"You're actually a member of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan!"
The look of shock lingered on Zhong Yin's old face for only a moment before his expression darkened. His mind raced, and he quickly shouted at the woman in purple robes:
"Your Beast Region and our Central Region have always been clearly distinct, each going its own way. Are you deliberately trying to provoke a conflict between our two races by behaving this way today?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Yin raised his hand above his head, and a burst of silver flames shot out. After a rapid writhing and transformation, it turned into the shape of a giant crocodile, which roared at the seven giant pythons in mid-air.
Upon hearing Zhong Yin's words, many people on the field immediately changed their expressions slightly, and their gazes toward the woman in purple robes became more wary. Even the remaining alchemists inside the barrier felt a chill in their hearts, and they couldn't help but exchange glances and secretly communicate with each other.
Regardless of their fighting, everyone present harbored hostility towards the Beast Region. They were well aware of the principle that those who were not of their kind were bound to have different intentions.
Zhong Yin had also thought of this.
Now that his Nascent Pill has been taken away, he has lost the opportunity to continue participating in the competition. Even though his cultivation level is inferior to that of the purple-robed woman opposite him, if he can take advantage of her position to force the purple-robed woman to withdraw from the Pill Gathering in conjunction with the alchemists present, even if he misses out on the Pill Gathering title, it would still be better than having it taken by a foreign race.
Moreover, in Yuwen Zong's previous telepathic message...
At that moment, Xiao Yan's heart tightened as the woman in purple robes revealed her identity. A beautiful face filled with arrogance quietly appeared in his mind. So many years have passed, and he wondered how Cai Lin was doing now.
"Buzz!"
However, just as this thought arose, the Nascent Pill in the medicine cauldron in front of him seemed to seize the opportunity and suddenly surged upwards, almost flying out of the cauldron. Fortunately, Xiao Yan pulled it back in time with his Heavenly Flames, and then looked at the purple-robed woman in mid-air with a dark face.
Faced with Zhong Yin's accusations, the woman in purple robes seemed to have anticipated them, and she gave a disdainful sneer, replying:
"You old fool, what arrogance! Even if I came here for the Pill Gathering, do you really think your rabble is qualified to wage war against my people?"
As she finished speaking, the woman in purple robes slowly swept her gaze across the entire room, her eyes revealing an arrogant look. Even Yuwen Zong and the others frowned upon seeing this.
"Furious!"
Zhong Yin shouted angrily, about to retaliate, when three of the seven giant pythons flying in mid-air suddenly rushed out and surrounded him from three different directions.
Seeing the situation Zhong Yin had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush forward. However, after a fierce battle, although he finally managed to defeat the three giant pythons, his already depleted Origin Qi was almost gone. Even with the support of pills, he was still forced to retreat to a corner of the arena when faced with the two giant pythons that charged down from mid-air again.
The woman in purple robes was completely unconcerned. Seeing that the remaining Nascent Pill could not be summoned, she no longer hesitated. She opened her mouth, and a large, thick cloud of black energy was exhaled, which quickly expanded to a size of about ten feet. Finally, under her control, it was all poured into the gray barrier above her head.
With the infusion of this black energy, the originally gray barrier rapidly deepened until it could no longer be seen through with the naked eye. Then, the woman in the purple robe waved her jade arm and flicked her jade fingers, sending several streams of light into the barrier. Immediately afterward, streams of black energy, each as thick as a thigh, surged out from various parts of the barrier. These streams, seemingly alive, actively shot towards the cauldron containing the Nascent Pill below. As they approached within inches of the cauldron, they abruptly dispersed, transforming into a strange mist that quickly enveloped the surface of the cauldron.
As the mist came into contact with the cauldron, the eighth-order Nascent Pill, which was still under control, began to struggle violently as if struck by lightning. The expressions of everyone present changed drastically, and they no longer dared to hold back in the slightest, frantically mobilizing their inner Origin Qi to suppress the Nascent Pill, while simultaneously combining it with the Power of the Great Dao, attempting to dispel the black mist in front of them.
However, to their utter astonishment, apart from the Great Dao of Fire, the Power of the Great Dao had little effect on this black mist. If most of them had not been Yuan Zun experts, they probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the onslaught of this black mist for even a quarter of an hour.
Compared to other places, Xiao Yan was in a particularly peaceful situation. At this moment, he was holding Heavenly Flames in his hand and carefully observing a small wisp of black energy in his palm.
Upon careful investigation, he quickly discovered some clues.
"This black mist appears to be condensed from some extremely yin substance. The length of Suiyue it has accumulated and the density of its yin energy are no less than some other celestial phenomena."
Perhaps it was because the Yin energy had settled to its extreme that ordinary flames could not affect it at all. Fortunately, in the face of the Heavenly Flames, no extremely Yin object could exert even half of its power, which allowed Xiao Yan to easily keep the black mist outside the medicine cauldron.
The woman in purple robes observed the entire scene unfolding on the field, yet it did not cause any ripples. She simply raised her hands and formed another hand seal, and an invisible ripple quickly spread out from beneath her palms.
" Dragon Beckoning Technique!"
Upon seeing the familiar hand seal the woman in purple robes had just used, Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically. His gaze fell directly on the woman's face, and an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
This Dragon Beckoning Technique is actually a treasure-hunting method of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. It was originally a means to quickly gather and seize rare and precious materials. In the hands of the Ancient Void Dragon, it could also be used to trap enemies. However, it is unexpected that this woman in purple robes would also know a method unique to the Dragon Clan.
Just as Xiao Yan was wondering about this, the Nascent Pill had been forcibly suppressed in the medicine cauldron on the field began to surge again under the guidance and control of the Dragon Beckoning Technique. Even Xiao Yan had to hold his breath and concentrate, doing his best to control the Nascent Pill in the cauldron.
"Bang!"
The lid of a medicine cauldron was uncontrollably flung open, accompanied by a cry of disbelief. As the figure quickly rose, a Nascent Pill transformed into a stream of light and shot into the snake's skull.
Upon closer inspection, the person who stood up was none other than Huoxun Mingcheng.
In this way, all the alchemists sent by the Pill Tower were eliminated.
"Not good!"
Just as everyone's attention turned to Huoxun Mingcheng, a loud shout suddenly came from the field. It turned out that the woman in purple robes Huoxun Mingcheng the moment when a Yuan Zun swallowed a pill and glanced at Huo Xunmingcheng out of the corner of his eye, and once again used the Dragon Beckoning Technique to forcibly pull out the Nascent Pill from his medicine cauldron!
At this point, there are only eight Tier Eight Alchemist remaining on the field, including Xiao Yan.
If this continues, I'm afraid that within half an hour, all the remaining Nascent Pill on the field will be taken by the woman in purple robes.