Chapter 584 Black Magic Thunder

The sun and the moon alternate, the stars rotate, and three days pass quietly.

In the valley, Xiao Ling was still immersed in his own medicine refining career, unaware of anything happening in the outside world, with all his mind focused on the flaming medicine cauldron.

Above the medicine cauldron, flames were burning fiercely, and the brilliant flames illuminated Xiao Ling's face, which was focused to the extreme. His expression was full of determination, and he would not allow for any slackness.

Yao Chen was still quietly waiting on one side of the valley, his eyes always fixed on Xiao Ling's movements, his body as firm as a pine tree, not moving at all.

When the sun rose again in the sky and noon arrived, Xiao Ling, who had been sitting quietly in front of the medicine cauldron, suddenly looked in the direction of Yao Chen and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

That smile showed a sense of confidence, mixed with the joy of success.

Yao Chen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this, and couldn't help but think to himself, is this kid going to succeed?
This pill refining speed is really a bit too fast! Even if I can refine this grade of pill, it will probably take me several days to refine it.

This kid was only trying to refine a ninth-grade elixir for the first time, but he was able to show such signs in just over three days. It was truly amazing.

Yao Chen thought so in his mind, staring at Xiao Ling more and more intently, his eyes full of anticipation and curiosity, eager to know what the next result would be.

After exchanging glances with Yao Chen, Xiao Ling withdrew his gaze. Then, under Yao Chen's expectant and nervous gaze, he slowly stood up.

"Buzz!"

As Xiao Ling slowly stood up, a faint buzzing sound suddenly came from the flame medicine cauldron in front of him.

Sensing the movement of the flaming alchemy furnace, Yao Chen subconsciously released his soul perception towards the medicine cauldron, wanting to investigate the specific situation inside.

His soul perception was like a fine silk thread, silently spreading towards the medicine cauldron, trying to penetrate the blazing strange fire and understand the changes taking place inside.

However, even with his current deep and powerful soul power, he did not feel much movement and could only sense some energy fluctuations of the elixir.

The strange fire powder cauldron seemed to be shrouded in a layer of power that could burn everything, hiding the situation inside tightly. No matter how hard Yao Chen tried to explore, he could hardly get more details.

Yao Chen sighed inwardly, this strange fire cauldron was really hard to figure out. During Xiao Ling's refining process, he had tried many times to sense it, but he couldn't figure it out. He could only sense a little bit of the situation when the elixir was about to make a big noise.

"This kid's use of strange fire is really getting more and more sophisticated. He can control this medicine cauldron so tightly and flawlessly that even I find it difficult to see through it."

Yao Chen muttered to himself, his eyes full of complicated expressions. He was amazed at Xiao Ling's methods, but also had a strong anticipation for the "Sky Fire Condensing Yuan Pill" that was about to be released.

Xiao Ling did not notice much about Yao Chen's investigation, but even if he did, he was too busy to care about it at the moment.

His mind was completely immersed in the key step of producing the elixir. At this moment, he slowly raised his hand, then aimed it at the flaming medicine cauldron from a distance and clenched it suddenly. His movements were quick and decisive, with unquestionable determination.

"Roar!"

The moment Xiao Ling clenched his palm, the fire dragon that was originally hovering in the medicine cauldron suddenly let out a loud dragon roar. The sound was like the sound of a huge bell, echoing through the valley and causing ripples in the surrounding air.

Immediately, under Yao Chen's astonished gaze, his body expanded rapidly at an extremely alarming speed. His already majestic figure became even larger, and the flames on his body rose several feet higher, and the hot breath spread madly in all directions.

"boom!"

As the fire dragon expanded so violently, the flame medicine cauldron could not withstand such a powerful force after all, and exploded with a loud bang.

In an instant, blazing waves of fire burst out like an overwhelming force, sweeping in all directions like a surging wave. Wherever it went, the grass on the ground was instantly scorched and turned into wisps of green smoke. Even the surrounding rocks were burned slightly red. The scorching temperature caused the temperature of the heaven and earth here to soar.

Upon seeing this, Yao Chen hurriedly activated the powerful Dou Qi in his body. The Dou Qi quickly gathered around his body like a rushing stream, and then formed a crystal clear protective shield.

The shield emitted a faint halo and tightly wrapped his body, thus barely blocking the raging fire wave and protecting him from being affected.

However, he still raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, staring at the center of the raging flames, and muttered to himself:
"Although the recipe states that when this Heavenly Fire Condensing Essence Pill is made, it will make quite a noise, but I never thought it would make such a big noise. Fortunately, I found this open space in the valley to refine it. The place is spacious and there are not many people around. Otherwise, it would be difficult to handle with such a noise, and it would definitely turn the surrounding area upside down."

"Roar!"

After breaking the fire cauldron, the fire dragon expanded to several hundred feet in size at an astonishing speed in just a few breaths.

Its gigantic body blocked out the sun and coiled above the horizon, its scales sparkling brightly in the sunlight, as if every scale was condensed from the purest flames.

As it appeared, a terrifying aura spread in all directions like a surging tide.

The might was as if real. Wherever it passed, the space seemed to be compressed and slightly distorted. The trees around the valley were knocked all over the place by this force, and the branches and leaves rustled. Many branches were even broken and thrown far away.

And right below the fire dragon, Xiao Ling was still standing safely in the same place, his posture as straight as a pine tree. He looked up at the huge fire dragon in the sky, his hands dancing rapidly, his hand prints quickly changing into a series of afterimages, the movements were so fast that they seemed like phantoms, dazzling people, but revealing a different kind of rhythm.

"Condensing Pill!"

As Xiao Ling's hand seals continued to change, the fire dragon in the sky seemed to have received the most critical instructions, and suddenly let out a series of earth-shaking dragon roars. The sound was like rolling thunder exploding between heaven and earth, shaking the entire valley violently. There were even broken stones falling from the stone walls of the valley, as if it could not withstand the impact of the sound waves.

At the same time, an astonishing energy wave suddenly spread from the fire dragon's body.

At first, the energy fluctuations were like a gurgling stream, only faintly emitting an extraordinary aura, but in the blink of an eye, they were like surging rivers, sweeping wildly in all directions with an unstoppable force. Wherever they went, the air seemed to be ignited, with circles of heat waves visible to the naked eye. The sky, which was originally clear, was also disturbed by the energy fluctuations, and dark clouds quickly gathered and pressed down layer by layer.

"Using fire to condense objects, and hiding the elixir in the objects, this is actually a method of condensing objects to contain elixir. I never thought that you have such a skill. You have only watched me try it once, but you have mastered it by yourself through your own understanding, and even tried it when you first refined a ninth-grade elixir."

Looking at the elixir fluctuations emanating from the fire dragon's body in the sky, Yao Chen was stunned for a moment at first, his eyes full of surprise. He was obviously very surprised that Xiao Ling could display such a wonderful technique.

However, he quickly came to his senses and burst into laughter. That smile contained admiration for Xiao Ling's talent and understanding, as well as a bit of relief.

The method of condensing objects into elixirs is an alchemy technique that requires extremely stringent fire control abilities and soul strength.

Even with Yao Chen's current profound attainments, he would only consider using such a high-risk, high-return method when he was in excellent condition and was refining those extremely important pills.

After all, if there is any mistake in the performance, all previous efforts will be wasted, and it may even lead to extremely serious consequences.

But he really had not expected that he had not taught much and only let Xiao Ling observe once, but Xiao Ling would be able to rely on his extraordinary understanding and talent to learn this complex and exquisite method of condensing objects and making elixirs without a teacher.

Yao Chen was both amazed and moved. He was amazed at Xiao Ling's amazing learning ability and felt that this kid's potential in alchemy was truly unfathomable. With time, he would probably make some remarkable achievements in the field of alchemy.

Yao Chen couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is the ninth level really Xiao Ling's true limit?

Thinking of this, Yao Chen couldn't help but wonder in his heart, would the ninth level be Xiao Ling's true limit?
At this moment, the huge fireball formed by the fire dragon in the sky still emits a dazzling light. The "Sky Fire Condensation Pill" inside it continues to absorb energy. Its outline becomes clearer and its medicinal power becomes richer and mellower.

Xiao Ling's face was solemn, beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead, but the movement of his hands forming seals did not stop at all, but became more and more compact and fast. Each hand seal accurately injected his own fighting spirit and majestic soul power into the fireball, maintaining the key step of condensing the pill.

"boom!"

As the fluctuations emanating from the fire dragon's body became stronger and stronger, a loud bang suddenly sounded in the sky.

Soon Yao Chen was able to discover that the world seemed to be shrouded in darkness all of a sudden. The sky, which had already undergone many changes, instantly became completely gloomy and depressing.

In the sky, clouds quickly gathered from all directions, converging and piling up at an extremely fast speed.

However, the clouds that condensed this time were not the ordinary black color, but an extremely deep dark color. The color was like the deepest night and the endless abyss, revealing a terrifying mystery and unknown.

Dark clouds filled the entire sky, pressing down heavily as if to crush everything in the world.

The strange thing is that there was no sound of thunder, but when people looked at the black clouds that were so deep that even their vision seemed to be sucked in, a fear from the depths of their souls would arise spontaneously, as if even their souls were trembling slightly at this moment, as if they were facing the most terrifying existence in the world.

Yao Chen looked up at the movement in the sky, the constantly rotating black clouds, and the increasingly breathtaking atmosphere. Others would be terrified when seeing it, but after looking at it for a moment, a hint of familiarity flashed in his eyes.

This was not an unfamiliar movement to him, and he couldn't help but show a little joy on his face. He crossed his arms and said with some certainty in his tone: "The black devil has appeared, the ninth grade has been completed, and the black devil thunder has been released. It seems that this kid's pill refining this time will be no problem."

On the charred flat ground in the center of the valley, Xiao Ling was looking at the constantly wriggling black clouds with a serious gaze, his brows tightly furrowed, his eyes full of vigilance.

From there, he clearly felt an extremely strong destructive force. That force was like a substance pressing down on him, weighing heavily on his heart.

This kind of power is countless times stronger than the pill thunder caused by refining the eighth-grade elixir in the past. Just the faint aura emanating from it is enough to make people feel fearful.

In the distant sky, black clouds continued to wriggle continuously, and the entire world was silent, without even the slightest sound of thunder.

However, it was this deathly silence that made people feel even more terrified, as if the air around them had frozen.

As the black cloud continued to wriggle, about ten minutes later, a circular hole suddenly and slowly appeared in the center of the cloud.

The cavity was still pitch black, like the deepest black hole, so deep that when one looked at it, it seemed as if one would be swallowed up by the endless darkness, and one's soul could not help but shiver.

However, just as this circular hole appeared, the eight natal talismans in Xiao Ling's Niwan Palace suddenly moved. They trembled slightly and emitted a faint glow, as if they were eagerly warning Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling noticed this change instantly, and his heart trembled. He did not dare to slack off at all, and subconsciously used all his strength to promote his vast mental power.

I saw a gleam of light in his eyes, and his mental power surged out of his body like a surging tide, quickly forming an invisible yet solid space barrier around him. The shield emitted a soft halo, with runes faintly flashing in it.

"laugh!"

When Xiao Ling mobilized his spiritual power, a heart-pounding sound finally came from the hollow.

Immediately, a black lightning bolt about as thick as an arm shot out from it, with wisps of black air wrapped around it, emitting a terrifying breath of destruction.

It was extremely fast, like a streak of black light, and in the blink of an eye it silently swooped down towards the fire dragon hovering below.

Upon noticing this movement, Xiao Ling and Yao Chen both looked daunted. At this moment, the pill thunder had already appeared. The outcome would depend on this one move...

(End of this chapter)