Alchemy Master

Chapter 1169, The Gathering of the Experts

Translator: Silavin

The Silent Forest, that perilous land whose very name caused countless faces to change colour upon hearing it, had been, during this period of time, extraordinarily lively.

Countless powerful experts poured into it one after another, and among them, a large proportion showed considerable good sense, travelling along certain safe routes, passing through with frights but no actual disasters.

Yet among them, there was still a small number of powerful experts who fell with bitterness and hatred.

And this small portion numbered at least several thousand!

Naturally, this figure stirred not much of a ripple in most experts’ hearts. Rather, for a few more geniuses from other Races to perish was, for them, something of a welcomed development.

No small number of people hoped more experts would die here, to thin out the competition that awaited them ahead.

In the blink of an eye, the time limit set for the first trial was nearly at hand.

At the far end of the Silent Forest, the sky above was now free of those terrifying space rifts. The scene of the ancient forest gradually faded from view, replaced by a vast, endless plain that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Upon this plain, it was already packed with a dense, overwhelming sea of figures. Moreover, the urgent sounds of wind-splitting continued to arrive in waves, swelling this already staggering assembly of people yet further.

*Whoosh!*

From the distance, a group of over ten silhouettes came flying in, finally halting in mid-air as their figures became clearly visible, and it was Qin Yichen, Qing Luan, and the others. At this point, even Xiang Linzi’s group was amongst them.

“Amazing.”

Hovering in mid-air and gazing out at that nearly endless sea of figures, Qin Yichen could not help letting out a soft whistle of amazement.

After the brutal process of elimination, there were still this many powerful experts who had passed the first trial. That figure had gone somewhat beyond Qin Yichen’s expectations.

However, by his estimation, those who had perished at the hands of fellow Myriad Race experts, as well as those who had fallen to Demonic Beasts and the Dangerous Territories, perhaps numbered the same as those present.

“Those who have made it here are all outstanding prodigies from their respective Races.” Qing Luan smiled beside him.

Qin Yichen gave a nod of genuine agreement. Amidst that overwhelming sea of figures, he could detect quite a number of obscure yet formidable auras. It was clear that there were not few Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers in this assembly.

Qin Yichen’s gaze swept across the horizon and suddenly paused on a spot not far away.

There, a group of forty or fifty powerful experts were clustered together, and Qin Yichen’s gaze fixed upon the very front of this group. Standing there was a man whose appearance was at first glance quite unremarkable.

That man stood there with serene calm, yet he was akin to a blazing Sun whose radiance could not be concealed, drawing sidelong glances from all around. Moreover, the obscure fluctuations emanating from within his body were such that even Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“That is Wu Yang of the Golden Crow Race. He was already long capable of breaking through to the Saint Realm, but deliberately suppressed his cultivation for the sake of this event. It is said he has successfully cultivated the Golden Crow Race’s Divine Solar Technique to completion, and his offensive strength is exceptionally ferocious.”

When Qin Yichen’s gaze fell upon that man, Qing Luan spoke up with a timely reminder.

“Oh?” Hearing this, Qin Yichen’s brow rose slightly.

The Golden Crow Race, he had heard of it as well. It was said that the Golden Crow was born from the divine spiritual essence within the Sun, and should that innate spiritual nature be fully awakened, the Golden Crow Race would possess the power to destroy Heaven and annihilate the Earth. However, from antiquity to the present day, there had been no word of any expert from the Golden Crow Race who had ever cultivated to that stage.

“That group over a thousand metres to Wu Yang’s left are powerful experts from various Races affiliated under the Water Spirit Race. The one leading them on this journey is called Shui Wanqing, the most outstanding young prodigy of the Water Spirit Race. Her cultivation is no less than mine, and moreover, her methods of attack are formless and unpredictable. She is extraordinarily difficult to deal with.”

Qing Luan indicated in another direction and continued.

Qin Yichen’s gaze followed accordingly, and there, at the very forefront of that group in that direction, he saw a young woman dressed in light-blue robes standing with refined elegance. Her features were exquisitely beautiful, yet what made the most lasting impression was her pair of eyes, light blue as gemstones, as though one glance into them would see a person hopelessly lost within.

“Directly opposite Shui Wanqing would be the Water Spirit Race’s sworn enemy… the Young Heir of the Netherworld Sea Race, Hai Botian.”

Qin Yichen’s gaze followed the direction Qing Luan indicated and saw a young man standing in the distance opposite Shui Wanqing. His hair was a shade of deep, rich blue, and his eyes were akin to the sea itself, giving one a feeling of fathomless, immeasurable depth.

Under Qing Luan’s introductions, Qin Yichen came to set eyes on at least a dozen genius figures from Top Tier Races.

And every single one of these figures was extraordinarily formidable. The fluctuations emanating from their bodies were, without exception, no weaker than Jin Mi or Qing Luan. Several among them even caused Qing Luan to be considerably wary.

Regarding these powerful experts, Qin Yichen naturally had to treat them with due seriousness, yet none of them had thus far given him cause for excessive wariness.

It was probably because the requirements for this round had been limited to the Martial Ancestors. Those overly monstrous individuals had likely already broken through to the Saint Realm long ago, having forged their own path of cultivation, and were not particularly interested in being the Supreme Expert’s Disciple.

*Rumble!*

And just as Qin Yichen was sizing up those powerful experts from the Top Tier Races, an abrupt sound like rolling thunder came rumbling toward them from the distance.

“The Thunder Beast Race has arrived!”

Detecting this disturbance, quite a number of people’s expressions subtly darkened. Even Qing Luan spoke with some gravity.

**Whoosh!* *Whoosh!**

Then, beneath the locked gazes of countless onlookers, a silhouette barged straight in with an exceedingly domineering and unruly attitude, finally coming to a halt in the very central area of that teeming sea of figures.

Immediately, that silhouette slowly revealed itself, and there stood a muscular man of approximately twenty-four or twenty-five years of age, bolt upright in mid-air. A soaring, overwhelming aura swept outward from him, causing the expressions of countless people to shift sharply.

“Lei Jiuchun of the Thunder Beast Race!”

The appearance of this silhouette instantly triggered a wave of cries of shock.

Qin Yichen’s gaze also fixed upon that powerful, robust figure, and within his eyes a look of extreme gravity had taken hold.

Yet what horrified the greatest number of powerful experts was the object resting upon that muscular man’s shoulder. It was the Reincarnating Flame Ghost Staff!

That was the weapon of Jin Mi, from the Golden Flame Race!

“Jin Mi is dead!?” Qin Yichen’s expression darkened slightly, and he inwardly let out a quiet sigh.

Although Jin Mi’s background and strength both placed him firmly among the top ranks of those experts participating in this trial, this did not mean he was an invincible existence.

On the contrary, existences of their calibre needed only to carelessly expose a single weakness, and those who coveted them would seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal strike.

It could only be that this muscular man had surely taken advantage of Jin Mi’s grievous injuries to deliver the killing blow!