Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

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In an instant, everyone mentally labeled Ye Chen as someone not to be trifled with.

There was no way around it; even with the most powerful fighting techniques, these people wouldn't be completely powerless to resist. But faced with that strange and mysterious soul skill, most of them chose to back down...

With such a deterrent, Ye Chen accepted the silver scroll without any further resistance.

However, Ye Chen wasn't too greedy. After collecting the scroll of fighting techniques, he returned directly to Cai Die's side and showed no intention of making any more moves.

This scene made many people secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

However, in Ye Chen's eyes, Zi Yan, who was darting around the battlefield like a little mudfish, also found an opportunity. She grabbed a red scroll and, before anyone could react, she plunged into the void. When she reappeared, she was already beside Ye Chen.

"This..." The people who were also vying for the red scroll were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

They didn't have the guts to cause trouble for Zi Yan in front of Ye Chen, so they could only accept their bad luck and choose another target.

Unlike Ye Chen and Zi Yan's smooth journey, Xiao Yan and Iron Sword Venerable's journey was quite bumpy.

The two were being chased by a puppet...

Left with no other choice, the two could only risk injury to destroy the puppet, but in doing so, they lost their chance to compete for the scroll.

Seeing Xiao Yan return looking dejected, Ye Chen smiled gently and then tossed him two Grade 7 healing pills, allowing him and the Iron Sword Venerable to heal their injuries.

While no one was paying attention, Old Ghost Zhaixing didn't try to snatch the scroll from the others. Instead, he quietly approached the remains of the Dou Sheng and slowly extended his large hand...

"Ok?"

An invisible wave emanated from him, which Ye Chen noticed, and then he saw the movements of the Star-Picking Old Ghost.

"Heh, they're really courting death..." Ye Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, then he immediately said to the people around him, "Let's go, leave the main hall immediately!"

Although only a skeleton remained, its strength was still beyond what those present could handle.

Especially now, because of Ye Chen, the power in the arena is even weaker than in the original story!

Although they didn't quite understand Ye Chen's meaning, Xiao Yan and the others didn't doubt it and immediately retreated out of the main hall.

Remembering Tang Zhen, the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, who had previously shown goodwill, Ye Chen also reminded him with a telepathic message.

Whether he listens or not is up to him...

After rushing out of the main hall, Ye Chen didn't go too far, but instead decided to watch the show from there.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to ask a question, a somewhat indistinct, low, hoarse voice suddenly came from the main hall...

"Great…Heaven…Creation…Palm!"

Chapter 387 Severely Injuring Old Ghost Zhaixing

A terrifying halo swept across, leaving behind a massive, hundreds-of-meters-deep hole. The once towering hall had completely vanished.

Xiao Yan and the others watched this scene with relief, then looked at the group of people around them who had escaped by luck, feeling a bit smug.

"There must have been at least a thousand powerful figures in that main hall before, right? Now, there are only three hundred at most in this battle. Nearly seventy percent have been lost. I estimate that the Central Plains will be in turmoil after we return..." Xiao Yan's gloating voice rang in Ye Chen's ears. Clearly, this guy was in a good mood because he had just noticed that the Xuanming Sect group seemed to have been wiped out...

Although they were badly beaten by the remains of the Battle Saint, everyone was now in a state of shock mixed with madness.

"A Heaven-Rank Fighting Technique! It's definitely a Heaven-Rank Fighting Technique!" an old man who had lost an arm roared in a frenzy.

Only a Heavenly Rank combat skill can unleash such terrifying power.

At this moment, the jade-white skeleton slowly emerging from the smoke and dust attracted everyone's attention.

"Don't be afraid, he's just a remnant soul. As long as we work together, we can shatter his remnant soul!" Old Ghost Zhaixing shouted fiercely.

Unfortunately, his words received no support from anyone outside the Soul Palace.

"Hmph! Old ghost Zhaixing, you make it sound so simple, so why don't you make a move?" Tang Zhen said with a gloomy face.

Although he received a warning from Ye Chen in advance, he hesitated for a moment and was too late, causing Burning Flame Valley to lose two elder-level experts.

Of course, compared to the Xuanming Sect, which was completely wiped out, the Burning Flame Valley was obviously very lucky.

Old Ghost Zhaixing gritted his teeth, glanced at everyone present, and at the Dou Sheng skeleton opposite him that was absorbing the blood mist to recover its strength. He knew that he could not delay any longer...

"Valley Master Tang, Young Master Ye, let's join forces now to suppress the remains of the Dou Sheng. Otherwise, once he recovers more strength, we might not be able to escape!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Zhen hesitated slightly and looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "What Elder Zhaixing said is true. However, since it was you who proposed it, why don't you take the lead?"

Tang Zhen nodded quickly and said, "That's right. Moreover, if you hadn't awakened the remains of the Dou Sheng when we were in the main hall, we would have suffered such heavy losses!"

Tang Zhen's words directly drew all the hatred onto Zhaixing Laogui.

Seeing the hateful gazes directed at him from all around, Old Ghost Zhaixing almost couldn't help but turn against this old man.

"Alright, I'll lead the way. But I hope you two won't go back on your word, otherwise all these people here will really die because of you!"

Well, this old ghost who picks stars is obviously no pushover either, and he immediately pinned a huge label on Ye Chen and Tang Zhen!

After uttering those words, Old Ghost Zhaixing moved swiftly, transforming into a blurry black shadow and hurtling towards the blood-red skull in the center of the hall...

The vast battle energy surged out like a volcanic eruption, covering the sky and the earth!

This immense power instantly thinned the blood mist that filled the hall, and also startled the blood-red skeleton that was absorbing the blood mist...

"Squeak, squeak..."

The crimson skull's eyes flickered with red light as it watched the black shadow that was rushing towards it with a vast amount of battle energy. It slightly clenched its jaws, then took a step forward, and its dark red skull hand reached out to grab the old ghost who was picking stars.

"boom!"

The old ghost who picked up the stars slammed his full-force punch into the skeletal hand, causing a huge shock.

However, those seemingly fragile skeletal hands were harder than diamond; this old man who picked stars...

Ghost's full-force punch only forced the skeleton of the Battle Saint to take a step back, while he himself was forced back more than ten steps, looking somewhat disheveled.

"Aren't you going to make a move?!" Upon discovering that the skeleton's strength had increased so much, Old Ghost Zhaixing was shocked and roared angrily at Ye Chen and the other man.

Ye Chen and Tang Zhen, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, exchanged a glance, then stopped slacking off and simultaneously attacked the blood-red skeleton...

Rumble!

A purplish-brown fire dragon soared into the sky, then with a powerful slam of its tail, it crashed heavily onto the skeleton.

sizzle...

After the crimson mist came into contact with the strange fire, most of it evaporated instantly.

This enraged the crimson skeleton, which raised its head and let out a silent roar before charging directly at the fire dragon.

However, they were blocked by Old Ghost Zhaixing and Tang Zhen when they rushed halfway there.

"Bang bang bang!"

The vast battle aura, like a meteor, tore through space and exploded heavily on the body of the Battle Saint's skeleton. The terrifying power directly knocked the latter back hundreds of feet, and even the originally crystal-clear jade-like bones seemed to have cracks.

"Very good, continue!" Seeing this, Old Ghost Zhaixing was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted in agreement, continuing to rush forward.

With Ye Chen's Three Thousand Starry Sky Flames responsible for restraining and drawing attention, while Old Ghost Zhaixing and Tang Zhen launched attacks from the side, in a short time, much of the remaining soul within the Dou Sheng's remains had been scattered, and its strength had also greatly decreased...

Just when everyone thought the three of them were about to defeat the remains of the Dou Sheng in one fell swoop, suddenly, the old ghost who rushed up grabbed one of the Dou Sheng's arms and turned to run away.

"Heh heh, I knew you old devil wouldn't be honest!"

Unfortunately, his actions did not escape the notice of Tang Zhen and Ye Chen.

The former then flashed to the skeleton's side and grabbed one of its legs...

"Tang Zhen, you're courting death!" Old Ghost Zhaixing was furious.

I never expected that this mere Burning Flame Valley would dare to ruin the plans of my Soul Palace!

If Tang Zhen hadn't stopped him, he would have already run far away with the things by now.

"Hmph! The people of the Soul Palace are indeed utterly untrustworthy!"

A cold snort rang out, and Ye Chen appeared before the two. However, what terrified Old Ghost Zhaixing was that a gigantic phoenix had already taken shape above Ye Chen's head. With a flick of his finger, the energy compressed to its limit in the phoenix's beak burst forth!

"Phoenix Killing Spear!"

Even though it's a Heaven-rank combat skill, the power of the Phoenix Killing Spear used at the Dou Zong level is less than one-tenth of what it is now.

Faced with that soul-crushing fear, Old Ghost Zhaixing nearly went mad...

"Great Star Hand of the Netherworld!"

Without any hesitation, Old Ghost Zhaixing immediately used his signature move.

Looking at the suddenly appearing cosmic starry sky around the other party, Ye Chen gave a cold smile...

The Phoenix Slayer Spear completely ignored the giant hand in the starry sky. In a single exchange, it pierced through the "cosmic starry sky" and then charged toward the Star-Picking Old Ghost with undiminished power.

"How can it be?!"

His attack was so easily shattered by the opponent; this was enough to make the old ghost Zhaixing's soul fly away...

call out!

puff!

A sound like space being torn apart came, and then Old Ghost Zhaixing felt a pain in his chest. He then saw that his entire chest had been pierced with a bloody hole the size of a bowl, and even his beating heart was clearly visible.

Chapter 388 Tang Zhen's Request

Everyone was stunned to see the old ghost who had almost been torn in two.

"A Heaven-Rank Battle Technique?! Ye Chen actually mastered a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique! That Old Ghost Zhaixing was almost killed?"

The power of this Heaven-Rank Battle Technique is too strong. It actually allowed a four-star Battle Venerable to crush a five-star Battle Venerable. Thinking of this, everyone became even more eager for Heaven-Rank Battle Techniques.

Unfortunately, of the original ten scrolls, only a few were seized by the powerful forces; the rest were destroyed in the hands of the previous Great Creation...

If these Heavenly Rank combat techniques were in those scrolls, that would be a real disaster!

As he was struck by the Luan-Slaying Spear, a black jade pendant on the old ghost's body suddenly shattered, and a spatial wormhole instantly formed. The former then dragged his mangled body and plunged into it...

"Ye Chen, you wait! The Soul Palace will never forget this grudge!"

Ye Chen watched this scene with slightly narrowed eyes, but did not react.

"Why won't you let me make a move? If I do, he won't have any chance to escape..." Cai Die's voice rang in Ye Chen's ears.

Ye Chen didn't turn around, but calmly transmitted his voice, "It's alright, so be it. It won't have much of an impact. However, it's best not to expose your strength in public..."

Although Ye Chen demonstrated the strength to kill a five-star Dou Zun, it only shocked the people around him and didn't cause them any bad thoughts.

But if Butterfly were to intervene, the situation would be entirely different.

The appearance of a peak Dou Zun is a major event for any force in Zhongzhou, representing different meanings, which is why it arouses the vigilance of those present.

This is something Ye Chen doesn't want to see.

Having defeated the Star-Picking Old Ghost, the next step is to share this Battle Saint's remains with the Burning Flame Valley...

Of course, Tang Zhen didn't seem to find anything special about the skeleton, so he was very polite and only asked for the skeleton's left leg.

Yes, it's the leg that he grabbed earlier.

Ye Chen naturally had no objection to this. However, he also guessed that the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley seemed to have something to ask of him…

"It's like this, my Burning Flame Valley was preparing to refine a high-grade seventh-rank pill, but due to my limited skill, the refining failed."

I only have one set of materials at hand, so I'd like to ask Young Master Ye for help in refining it. Of course, regardless of whether it's successful or not, my Burning Flame Valley will offer a generous gift in gratitude..."

"Alchemy?" Ye Chen nodded slightly; that was to be expected.

After all, 90% of those who approach him want his help in refining pills.

"A high-grade seventh-rank pill, could it be the Fire Bodhi Pill from the original story?" Ye Chen secretly guessed, and felt that it was probably true.

It seems that without Xiao Yan's help, who possessed a different kind of fire as in the original story, the alchemy project at Burning Flame Valley has failed.

Of course, failure in alchemy is a common occurrence, but Tang Zhen did not dare to try again because he lacked the necessary medicinal materials. Therefore, he wanted to spend money to invite a truly high-level alchemist to help him.

However, due to the Pill Gathering, the high-level alchemists in the Pill Tower had no time, while other alchemists who could refine high-grade seventh-rank pills were busy preparing for the competition, so it was delayed.

"That's easy. Afterwards, Valley Master Tang can bring the items to the Pill Tower to find me, and I can help you refine a pill once," Ye Chen said directly.

"Thank you so much!" Tang said with a look of surprise and delight.

He was actually a seventh-grade alchemist. The reason it was so complicated in the original story was simply because he himself didn't have much confidence in refining the Fire Bodhi Pill, so he thought of seeking help from other alchemists.