Alchemy Master

Chapter 1176, The Trial Ends

Translator: Silavin

Feng Qianxue possessed the True Phoenix Martial Soul.

One could well imagine that even within the Phoenix Race of the Nine Heavens Flaming Sea, she held a position of considerable standing.

On one side stood the Human Race, shunned and despised by every Race in existence. On the other stood a Divine Tier Race, whose very name was enough to make Myriad Races tremble without a single word being spoken.

To waltz into the Nine Heavens Flaming Sea and walk off with someone who possessed the True Phoenix Martial Soul, relying solely on his own identity, the difficulties involved were not merely a matter of one or two trifling complications.

And so, having caught the barest glimpse of just how intimidating a Divine Tier Race could truly be, Qin Yichen felt not the faintest flicker of relief at having escaped his present predicament. Instead, the pressure bearing down upon his shoulders grew considerably heavier.

The cloud-laden sky, which had darkened and churned with the surge of Qin Yichen’s aura, gradually settled back into stillness as that aura was reined in once more.

The suffocating pressure, that crushing weight like a mountain upon the chest, dispersed slowly into the air.

Only then did the countless experts straighten their backs and recover from that wretched, hunched-over state they had found themselves in.

Even without that terrifying pressure, however, every gaze that fell upon Qin Yichen was thick with unconcealed dread.

A Divine Tier Race…

No wonder his aura had been so perfectly indistinguishable from that of the Human Race. Across the entire continent, perhaps only those few Divine Tier Races, so fearsome as to be beyond imagination, could possess foundations deep enough for such a thing.

Able to simultaneously cultivate both Martial Arts and Spiritual Energy, which had long been regarded as the calling card of the Human Race… such an ability appearing within a Divine Tier Race was something people could actually accept. No, they expected as much.

In their view, within the Divine Tier Race, nothing was impossible.

“He… he is actually from a Divine Tier Race?!”

At that moment, down in the crack splitting the earth, Hai Botian’s expression had gone as dark and still as a frozen pond.

A Divine Tier Race. Even the Netherworld Sea Race standing behind him would never dare provoke one. And yet, he had actually questioned this person’s origins just moments ago!

What a laughable thing to have done. What a spectacular display of his own narrow horizons.

Once this matter spread, it would deal his reputation and standing no small blow.

A man who had actively antagonised someone from a Divine Tier Race, no matter how pure his Bloodline or how outstanding his talent, the Netherworld Sea Race would weigh very carefully whether handing him the position of Patriarch was still wise.

His behaviour, after all, had already transgressed against the dignity of a Divine Tier Race.

Should the Race standing behind Qin Yichen choose to pursue the matter, the Netherworld Sea Race, for all that it was a Top Tier Race, might very well vanish from the face of the continent overnight.

A Top Tier Race was simply no match for a Divine Tier Race, the sort that had once stood behind the Five Human Emperors.

“Brother Qin…” Qing Luan, who had been wearing a rather tormented expression, now found his face flooded with shock as well.

He simply had not expected that the person he had befriended was actually someone from a Divine Tier Race.

Since the Prehistoric Era, the Races standing behind the Five Human Deities had withdrawn from the world and vanished from all sight. Yet, across that span of time, there would occasionally be a young man or two from a Divine Tier Race who ventured out to temper themselves.

And every such young man had stirred up tremendous waves across the continent, becoming the talk of the age.

Now, everyone had placed Qin Yichen squarely in the category of a young Divine Tier Race member out on a tempering journey.

Any Race that had forged good relations with those young wanderers had received blessings beyond measure. The mere thought of it sent a rush of excitement surging through Qing Luan’s chest that he simply could not suppress.

So long as ties with a Divine Tier Race were maintained, even without a Supreme Expert within the Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race, no other Race would dare come looking for trouble.

What Qing Luan was somewhat worried about, however, was his own wavering composure from earlier, when Qin Yichen had been suspected of being Human.

Admittedly, when faced with such a sensitive question as association with the Human Race, any Race would prefer to keep its distance, so his reaction had been perfectly normal by any measure.

But if that moment had created even the smallest rift between himself and Qin Yichen, Qing Luan felt he would regret it for the rest of his days.

Behind him, Xiang Linzi and the others wore similarly remorseful expressions. Yet, now that they knew Qin Yichen’s supposed identity, none of them had the face to push forward with an explanation.

“Brother Qing Luan.”

As though sensing the turbulent thoughts rippling through them, Qin Yichen suddenly turned to them with an easy smile. In that smile, there was not the slightest trace of estrangement.

“Brother Qin, you kept me well in the dark!” Seeing Qin Yichen’s expression, Qing Luan let out a breath of relief and gave a wry smile.

In truth, Qin Yichen’s own feelings towards them were rather complicated as well.

From the perspective of the Human Race, the entire continent offered not a single ally. Indeed, almost every Race, save for peace-loving sorts like the Elf Race, had been at odds with the Human Race.

Yet Qing Luan, Xiang Linzi, and the others had stepped forward without a moment’s hesitation when he had been surrounded and hemmed in by thousands of experts. That selfless act had set something stirring deeply within him.

He did not wish to grow too close to them, yet because of what they had done, Qin Yichen quietly noted their kindness in the depths of his heart.

Unless it came to a matter that directly concerned the fate of his own Race, he had no desire to stand against people who had nearly thrown their lives away for his sake.

“As expected…” As the oppressive clouds shrouding the sky dispersed, that towering figure in the sky revealed itself once more.

Even Mo Sheng, a Supreme Expert in his own right, felt an involuntary tremor of emotion upon confirming Qin Yichen’s identity.

To take on a Disciple from a Divine Tier Race within his own lifetime, even if the final hour was drawing near, he could die without regret.

From that point on, not a single person raised even half an objection to the trial having concluded early.

And no one dared set their sights on Qin Yichen any longer.

The intimidating presence of a Divine Tier Race was simply far too overwhelming. Though Qin Yichen could not help wondering, with a quiet flicker of curiosity, what all these experts would feel in their hearts if they were to discover that the one they believed to be from a Divine Tier Race was, in truth, from the Human Race.

In the end, with a word from Mo Sheng, the so-called trial came to its conclusion.

Qin Yichen swept away in the direction of Myriad Beasts City, and behind him, Qing Luan, Xiang Linzi, and the rest, who by rights ought to have returned to their own Races once the trial concluded, followed close on his heels.

For them and for the Races standing behind them, there was likely nothing more important than cultivating goodwill with someone from a Divine Tier Race.

As for the reappearance of someone from a Divine Tier Race venturing out to temper themselves, that news would surely spread across the entire continent at a frightening pace.

After everyone had departed, two grand and imposing silhouettes drifted into view. They were none other than the two Supreme Experts, Chen Xun and Mo Sheng.

At that moment, they gazed in a certain direction, each with a different gleam flickering within their eyes.

“Heh, the Divine Tier Race… Mo Sheng, this is quite the opportunity.”

“He is still too young. I wonder whether I will be able to live till I see the day he truly shows his potential…”