Chapter 498, Excuse Me, I’ve Won

Translator: Silavin

 

The young Alchemy Master opposite Qin Yichen had initially maintained some vigilance towards Qin Yichen due to what had happened earlier, thinking that he would produce something remarkable. However, after scanning the scene a few times and discovering that it was indeed only a worn-out Pill Furnace, the sneer on his lips became even more ferocious.

 

“Brat, if you kneel down and beg for mercy now, perhaps you’ll still have a glimmer of hope!” The young Alchemy Master from White Cloud Alchemy Manor sneered contemptuously, waving his hand and speaking rather magnanimously. [How foolish! He has the Thousand Water Crane Cauldron at his disposal but chose to use this dilapidated Pill Furnace to duel with me? This is no different from seeking death!]

 

Not just this young Alchemy Master, but all the people from Ten Corner Alchemy Manor were shaking their heads at this moment.

 

In the crowd, a trace of a sinister smile appeared at the corner of Duan Zihai’s mouth.

 

He had to admit that Qin Yichen was stronger than himself.

 

But now, Qin Yichen’s actions displayed extreme arrogance. [But well, geniuses are all arrogant! Now pay for your arrogance!]

 

Similarly, not only Duan Zihai, but even Tian Liang, who stood on Qin Yichen’s side, had his heart pounding.

 

“Brother Shen, your Ten Corner Region truly has outstanding lands and remarkable people. To think you could produce such a fine specimen, haha…”

 

After a slight pause, the important figure from the White Cloud Alchemy Manor immediately pointed at the small and dilapidated Pill Furnace in front of Qin Yichen and sneered.

 

The corner of the Manor Master’s mouth twitched. He too had not anticipated that things would develop this way.

 

With his discerning eye and experience, he could see at a glance that it was… a trash furnace!

 

It was so small. So worn.

 

He did not know, nor did he understand, why Qin Yichen would bring out such a trash furnace.

 

*Haaa…* The Manor Master could not help but inwardly sigh. [How can someone resist the Pure Flame Furnace with just a trash furnace!?]

 

…

 

“Beg for mercy? You don’t have the qualification to ask that from me. Don’t you get it? To deal with you, this Pill Furnace is more than enough!” Faced with the provocation, Qin Yichen merely shook his head slightly and smiled lightly.

 

A Peak Earth Grade Pill Furnace?

 

Although Qin Yichen had never clarified the origins of the Pill Furnace in his hand, in his previous life, he had used this very cauldron without ever replacing it.

 

“Nonsense!” After several verbal exchanges with no advantage gained, the young Alchemy Master from White Cloud Alchemy Manor finally did not want to argue with Qin Yichen anymore. Instead, he directly mobilised his Spiritual Energy, and a strong wave of Spiritual Energy spread out.

 

*Hum…* As soon as his words fell, in the next instant, a vast surge of Spiritual Energy howled out, forcibly causing the space before him to ripple with visible traces.

 

Spiritual Energy was originally formless, but with the amplification of the Pure Flame Furnace, that powerful Spiritual Energy had already developed some subtle fluctuations!

 

Under this strange pressure, even from a distance, many people found it difficult to breathe.

 

*Heh!* However, when faced with all this, Qin Yichen still maintained his composure.

 

Indeed, if he were to face this head-on, it probably would not be easy, but he had his Pill Furnace!

 

*Bang!* Qin Yichen’s palm struck one side of the small Pill Furnace, and immediately, the small Pill Furnace emitted a sound as if it could not bear the weight, as if it would shatter under the force of his palm.

 

But it did not break.

 

Instead, on the inner wall of the small Pill Furnace, an originally dim and almost invisible Array Pattern suddenly flashed with a gleam of light.

 

And then, the situation changed drastically…

 

Just when everyone thought Qin Yichen would pay the price for his arrogance, that flood-like Spiritual Energy Attack, upon reaching Qin Yichen, was actually… unable to shake him in the slightest!

 

Qin Yichen was like a reef in the midst of a flood; no matter how turbulent the flood, he remained unmoved as a mountain.

 

Qin Yichen continued to stand there intact. The vast Spiritual Energy flowed past him, not even lifting the corners of his clothes let alone harming him.

 

“What’s going on?” Seeing this scene before them, everyone was stunned.

 

“He…” Tian Liang’s mouth opened and closed repeatedly, each time seeming about to say something, but nothing came out.

 

Without any warning, how could such a flood-like Spiritual Energy not harm Qin Yichen!?

 

No one had seen clearly what had happened.

 

They turned their gaze towards the two foremost experts, only to find, to their surprise, that the Manor Master and the important figure also wore expressions of confusion and bewilderment.

 

Evidently, they had never encountered such a situation before.

 

When faced with a Spiritual Energy Attack, there were only two choices…

 

One was to counterattack.

 

Two were to defend.

 

Qin Yichen obviously did not belong to the first category.

 

As for the second… The current situation could hardly be linked to defence, because there was no intense Spiritual Energy fluctuation on Qin Yichen.

 

It should be said that he… was immune?

 

It was as if Qin Yichen had a protective cover around him. He was within it, completely unaffected by external influences.

 

The Spiritual Energy flood quickly passed, and Qin Yichen still stood there intact, without the slightest change. Most importantly, he seemed to have done nothing at all.

 

“You…” The young Alchemy Master from White Cloud Alchemy Manor was also stunned, the arrogance and sneer on his face frozen.

 

“Impossible! How could you possibly withstand my attack!?” He could not believe it and mobilised his Spiritual Energy again, surging towards Qin Yichen in vast waves.

 

Qin Yichen just glanced at him lightly, and then, ignoring him completely, took the prepared medicinal herbs and poured them into the small Pill Furnace.

 

He was not measuring.

 

He was not weighing.

 

This process, viewed in the eyes of all Alchemy Masters, made them deeply frown.

 

The first thing every Alchemy Master was taught by their Instructors was… caution!

 

‘Caution’ had deeply penetrated the Soul of every Alchemy Master.

 

So, seeing such a casual scene made everyone feel uncomfortable.

 

However, discomfort aside, when the second attack came, the hearts of many people in Ten Corner Alchemy Manor rose in that instant.

 

Yet…

 

It was identical to the scene just now.

 

Qin Yichen still stood like a reef, unaffected in any way.

 

That was not all.

 

What was most unbearable was… under that flood-like attack, he was casually refining a Pill!

 

It seemed as if everything around him was irrelevant.

 

“Impossible! This is impossible!” The young Alchemy Master from White Cloud Alchemy Manor, as if he had gone mad, had bloodshot eyes and continuously launched one attack after another.

 

Yet, it still had no effect.

 

*Huff… huff…* After five or six consecutive attacks, beyond his endurance, his Soul withered, and he breathed heavily, no longer able to launch any attack.

 

*Bang!*

 

“Excuse me, I’ve won.” And as he collapsed from exhaustion, Qin Yichen patted the Pill Furnace, and a Pill exuding medicinal fragrance was caught in his hand.

 

Silavin: Well, it was suddenly exposed that the important figure is another Manor Master. Will use the term when he is properly introduced in the next chap instead of this one.