MM Racing 589. Refining by Dividing the Fire
589. Refining by Dividing the Fire
The moment Xiao Yan made his move, his skill astonished everyone present!
Because the purplish-red flame in his palm, which few people could recognize, underwent an incredible transformation right before everyone's eyes!
The crimson lotus flames spun rapidly in mid-air, then visibly changed color. The crimson lotus split into three clusters: blood red, cyan, and sea blue.
"What is this thing?!"
"Xiao Yan's flames are splitting!"
"Three kinds, and they actually split into three kinds of flames!"
Few people knew the origin of Xiao Yan's previous flames. Even those most familiar with the Strange Flame Ranking couldn't confirm the origin of Xiao Yan's flames. They only generally agreed that a flame capable of suppressing the Nine Dragons Thunderfire and the Three Thousand Burning Flames must also be a strange flame.
At this very moment, witnessed by hundreds of thousands of people, Xiao Yan provided the answer through his actions—his flames were formed by the fusion of three different flames!
"The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Sea Core Flame are both strange flames? And what about that blood-red flame?" At this moment, Venerable Mingshui's voice trembled slightly.
"Eighth on the list of extraordinary flames, the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame!" The eighth-grade alchemist, Luo Sai, who was observing closely, gave his answer immediately.
The old monster Qinghua also gave a wry smile: "These young people are really something else. Not only do they all have strange fire to use, but they are all more remarkable than the last. Why do they still fight with us old guys until they are bloodied and bruised?"
Rose lamented, "Our brilliance was long since worn away in all those years of wasted time. This world truly belongs to these young people!"
"If I had known I was here to embarrass myself, I should have learned from Ming Shui and just come as a spectator."
After witnessing Xiao Yan's three different flames firsthand, these two veteran alchemists completely quelled their competitive spirit. After all, they had no choice but to accept defeat; facing three young men in their twenties, their loss was clear and undeniable.
Xiao Yan wasn't just creating the flames for fun; the three-colored flames now each occupied an area in front of him, their light reflected vividly in his dark pupils.
Then Xiao Yan used his soul power to control three completely different herbs and rushed them directly into the medicine cauldron. The azure flames, like a lotus platform in full bloom, lifted up the thousand-year-old snow bone ginseng, the azure sea of fire, carrying the Nine-Bend Spirit Leaf, surged and flowed, and the blood-red fire lotus completely enveloped the marrow of the Xuanbing Ironwood.
Xiao Yan wants to control three kinds of flames simultaneously and refine herbs at the same time!
"Three different flames were refined in the same furnace!" Yao Qingyu covered her mouth in surprise, her fingertips sinking deep into the brocade in her sleeve.
"This guy's gone mad!" Yi Xu exclaimed immediately, then laughed. "Controlling three kinds of flames at the same time, and they're all different kinds of flames. We don't have to do anything, just wait and see this guy's flames go out of control and explode the furnace."
"Xiao Yan, I didn't expect you to use such a clumsy method to buy time. It really makes me laugh." Ling Zhuo also laughed out loud.
The main reason is that alchemists of the seventh rank or above know what Xiao Yan is doing: using three different kinds of strange fire to refine the product. If he can successfully refine it, he can greatly increase the speed.
However, a person's soul power is limited. Simultaneously manipulating three different flames for such a delicate task as herbal refining is extremely risky; a slight misstep could ruin the herbs. Not to mention that Xiao Yan now wields not ordinary beast fire, but three rare and wondrous flames from heaven and earth, making control even more difficult.
"This is ridiculous!"
"This guy is absolutely insane."
"This guy probably has no intention of successfully refining it; he's just using his three different flames to seek fame."
Xiao Yan was oblivious to the numerous taunts, and even if he had heard them, he wouldn't have cared. At this moment, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his spiritual soul, like a spiderweb, firmly locked the three-colored flames onto their respective orbits—the intense heat of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was melting the snow bones into jade marrow, the continuous flow of the Sea Heart Flame was tempering the veins of the Nine-Bend Spirit Leaf, and the Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame was burning the impurities of the Xuanbing Ironwood into black mist with near-violent force. The ice cracks on the surface of the medicine cauldron flickered, yet the interior maintained a delicate balance.
While fusing the three different flames can indeed provide some improvement, it also reduces the overall energy of the flames. Using all three simultaneously fully unleashes their power, but this power is extremely difficult to control.
What Xiao Yan is doing now is something he has been planning for a long time. Simultaneously controlling three different flames is indeed an extremely difficult task, but he is not entirely without confidence.
At this moment, Xiao Yan even vaguely recalled a conversation he had with Yao Lao when he was still a lowly first-grade alchemist.
"Teacher, you've asked me to learn all this; what is the purpose of this concentrated fire technique?"
"The method of focusing fire was created by me during my lifetime. It was originally intended to gather multiple flames together to achieve power surpassing that of ordinary flames when there was no other flame available. Ordinary people cannot control multiple flames because the burden on their soul power is too great. However, my creation has finally made this kind of distraction control possible, but it still requires a very high level of soul power. You cannot use it unless you reach the eighth-grade alchemist level."
"Can combining multiple flames ultimately achieve the effect of a different kind of fire?"
"What are you thinking, you silly boy? At best, it's close to one of the lowest ranked ones. It's impossible for it to truly be comparable to a strange fire. Besides, we'll find strange fires along the way, so you probably won't need this one."
"I've memorized all the legal provisions; it's always good to learn more."
"Don't worry, little one, I will take you to the highest stage of alchemy. You don't need to be so eager to learn everything you come across."
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"Teacher, I never expected that I would actually have to use it in the end." Xiao Yan thought to himself, "The soul splits into multiple threads, the spiritual pivot suppresses the flow; the various flames are in the same furnace, each performing its own function; the void cauldron absorbs the essence, burning the meridians and connecting them..."
Xiao Yan currently controls three different kinds of strange fire, which is more difficult than controlling beast fire. Fortunately, these strange fires are all Xiao Yan's own, rather than borrowed from others. Under such circumstances, Xiao Yan has actually managed to maintain the current balance.
Lei Jingxiao, who was standing to the side, also said happily, "My elder brother is indeed capable. That Wei fellow has stopped looking down on people."
At this moment, Wei Jiangyuan, whose worry had just been dispelled, continued to shake his head and said, "Even if he can stabilize the three flames and exert their power simultaneously without making a mistake, refining the three flames from the divided soul power is a delicate task. Where would he find the spare energy to do that?"
As if in response to Wei Jiangyuan's question, while controlling the three strange flames, Xiao Yan inexplicably condensed a considerable wind pressure in his palm, using the wind to control the flames.
"Wind-Boosting Palm!"