Chapter 304: Battle Flames

r-grade medicinal pills.“Three! ” Shen Xiang was smiling, picked two of them, put them in his mouth, and swallowed while refining the pills.Two days later, he digested those two Divine Grade Diamond P...Chapter 304 - Flame Race

The Elder Dan arrived unexpectedly and departed swiftly. Shen Xiang was dumbfounded as he gazed at the contents within his storage bag. The colorless spirit mushroom was translucent and seemed to have been carved out of crystal, containing the five-element spiritual energy. It had merged this five-element spiritual energy together and turned it into colorless spiritual energy, making him think that it was very similar to his Heavenly Dao True Qi.

The five-leaf grass, a small plant with leaves of different colors, only had two. And the two colorless spirit mushrooms were also the same. There were only two five-colored lotus seeds as well, these were all found by Elder Dan for him. This made him very touched and he decided that he would send something to Elder Dan after returning.

Although she was a mysterious woman, Shen Xiang gradually developed a good impression of her.

The sun rose along with the day, shining upon the earth as the Grand Alchemy Race within Fragrant City was about to begin. Shen Xiang was participating in the higher-level competition, and he was also the youngest person taking part. He had only recently advanced to the Fifth Stage Alchemy Master level.

There were not many people participating in the higher-level competition, but there were more spectators watching. The stands around the stage were filled to capacity; only thirty low tables existed, indicating that there were only thirty participants. However, the number of people participating in the lower-level and middle-level competitions surpassed a hundred each; thus, the competition field was vast.

"Damnit! Did Old Brother Shen come Can’t see him anywhere!" Zhu Rong said dismally, the entire plaza was packed with people and could be described as a sea of humanity. This Grand Alchemy Race was the climax act within the Fragrant City Fair, and they were surprised that there weren’t many people.

Yun Xiaotiao, Xu Wulong, Lei Family Brothers and Liang Mingdong were all here. They squeezed their way through the crowd, watching the middle-level competition’s擂台. Everyone was present, but there was no sign of Shen Xiang.

Yao Hai Sheng and Wu Qianqian were participating in the middle-level competition’s arena. Among them, Wu Qianqian was an attractive young beauty among the few female alchemy masters. Her stunning appearance attracted many people’s attention, including those who were normally quite uncommon in female alchemy masters. However, they usually had significant accomplishments. For example, the head of the Fragrant City Fair and Elder Dan were female alchemy masters as well. They were both extremely talented alchemy masters within the highest ranks of the Celestial Martial Continent.

"This lot of fools, quickly watch the higher-level competition. Young Brother Shen is over there," Hao Dongqing shouted. His voice was not only heard by Yun Xiaotiao and the others; many people also heard him, causing them all to look at the higher-level competition’s arena simultaneously.

Soon, Shen Xiang’s tall and robust figure was found by them. To their surprise, Shen Xiang actually appeared in the higher-level competition arena. The news spread rapidly, causing the entire arena to erupt into chaos.

Around them were cheers and exclamations, as Shen Xiang’s presence meant that he was at least a Fifth Stage Alchemy Master. His age also made them nervous, as he was already at the Fifth Stage Alchemy Master level. It sent shivers down Yun Xiaotiao’s spine.

"He has to be admired for his bravery, but it is not wise of him," someone said.

"Indeed. From the looks of it, he just became a Fifth Stage Alchemy Master and is competing against Fifth Stage and Sixth Stage alchemy masters in the higher-level competition. Entering as a new Fifth Stage Alchemy Master is very disadvantageous to him, considering the master alchemists present," another person added.

"Sure enough, too young!"

"Haha! The middle-level competition participants must be laughing now—losing such a formidable opponent," said another person.

As they listened to the crowd below discussing, Yun Xiaotiao and the others knew that participating in the higher-level competition was extremely disadvantageous to Shen Xiang. They blamed him for his reckless actions.

Wu Qianqian’s eyes shone with admiration as she watched Shen Xiang’s figure from afar. Initially, she thought that they would compete against each other here, but they were both still at different levels.

Yao Hai Sheng sighed, never expecting that his young master would be so powerful. He had jumped straight to the Fifth Stage Alchemy Master level.

Lian Changyun was also present, although he had been beaten by Shen Xiang and his injuries were not severe. His father was the Lord of Lotus Island, who had numerous spiritual medicines and magical pills to recover quickly. He saw that Wu Qianqian, the stunning beauty, was looking at Shen Xiang with admiration from afar. This made him even more jealous as he humphed to himself coldly.

Recently, rumors spread that Shen Xiang and Wu Qianqian were a couple. As long as someone paid attention to him, Lian Changyun thought that Shen Xiang should have been beaten up. He clenched his fists fiercely, wishing to break Shen Xiang’s head.

Yun Xiaotiao and the others found a place to watch both the middle-level competition arena and the higher-level competition arena. Lady Li was standing on the higher-level competition’s stage, declaring the first round’s content.

"The fundamental skill of an alchemy master is fire. The first round will be a battle of flames, testing who has the most powerful flame and who has better fire control ability," Lady Li said.

As she spoke, several people walked onto the stage. In front of each person were large low tables that were about waist-high, filled with half-meter tall candles.

"The candles in front of you contain small red ice crystals about as big as a grain of rice. Your task is to burn the candles and take out these red ice crystals, placing them inside an ice box beside it. Each candle contains one hundred small red ice crystals. The ones with the fewest red ice crystals when given a set time limit will be eliminated," Lady Li explained.

Shen Xiang released his spiritual sense, understanding the situation before him. The candles contained specially made ice crystals that were hard to melt under normal circumstances, but they would immediately melt when touched by flames.

Every round in the higher-level competition eliminated five people, fifteen for the middle-level competition, and twenty for the lower-level competition. This first round was only a small matter to Shen Xiang.

The competition had not yet started, allowing participants time to prepare. Shen Xiang observed the competitors; Lady Dan provided him with their information that evening, except for a few people. Others were prominent alchemy masters within the Celestial Martial Continent.

Most of them came from Fragrant City Fair and Lotus Island, with eight alchemy masters coming from Fragrant City Fair and seven from Lotus Island. Others were from the True Martial Sect, Beast Martial Sect, and Proud Sword Sect, all of whom had six-stage alchemy masters who were considered the best in their respective sects.

Only Shen Xiang realized that there was only one Fifth Stage Alchemy Master present, and he was the one with a low evaluation. He knew why everyone did not take him seriously; they were all Six Stage Alchemy Masters who could easily defeat a low-level Fifth Stage Alchemy Master.

Shen Xiang glanced at the seemingly nameless Sixth Stage Alchemy Master. From his file, these people might have been sent by the逍遙仙海 Sect.

"Get ready, and it’s time!" Lady Liu announced the competition’s start. The entire arena fell silent, all focused on watching the alchemy masters competing on stage. These alchemy masters were seen as superior beings by them, and watching them compete up close made everyone excited.

The first round was not particularly difficult or simple, testing both fire control and spiritual sense. After releasing his flames, many alchemy masters realized that the candles were not ordinary ones and were difficult to burn. Increasing their flames could also affect the delicate red ice crystals within, causing many people’s heads to ache.

They were unsure whether or not they should burn them, neither burning nor waiting. Only those who had great confidence in their flames and spiritual senses dared to set them on fire. Shen Xiang was one of these people, his flames were the fiercest as sweat dripped down from below. These people could only worry for Shen Xiang, fearing whether his method of burning would melt the ice crystals inside.hese Celestial Lords about to be wiped out, the Senior Sage Imperial Deacon hurriedly sent out a wave of energy from afar where he was fighting against Qing Sage. But before reaching Shen Xiang, the a...