NOVEL WEB Chapter 131: Elder Huo
Chapter 131: Elder Huo
After pondering for a moment, Su Yun's eyes lit up as he thought of a good idea.
He leaned over and whispered into Xiao Yixian's ear.
After listening, Xiao Yixian's face lit up with joy, and she sweetly said, "Thank you, brother."
With their plan decided, Su Yun looked back at the five people in front of him, intending to pick a "lucky one."
As Su Yun's gaze swept over them again, beads of sweat began to form on the foreheads of the five.
Although they didn’t know what Su Yun and Xiao Yixian had discussed, the look in his eyes made it clear: he was about to pick an unlucky one!
Su Yun stroked his chin and finally fixed his gaze on Lin Xiuyai.
It’s you, then. Who told you to be so handsome?
In his past life, after going to college, Su Yun had control over his living expenses, which led to indulgence in food and drink, causing his figure to go out of shape. Entering society gave him even less time to take care of himself.
So, after his transmigration, although he wasn't strikingly handsome, his appearance was at least clean-cut, with a well-proportioned body—neither fat nor thin. Even though he had trained with those body-strengthening techniques, he hadn’t turned into a muscle-bound brute.
He was quite satisfied with his current appearance. While he wasn’t the most handsome man in the world, he was decent-looking and relatable.
Over the past few years, Xiao Yixian had also blossomed, becoming more and more beautiful. The two of them together made a well-matched and picturesque couple.
Su Yun was content with this—being the most handsome man in the world was unrealistic and wouldn't necessarily resonate with others.
The other contenders, who had drawn blank lots, were still hesitating, pacing in place.
Seeing this, Su Yun was the first to step forward.
The elder in the referee's seat noticed and signaled to Su Yun.
"Which one do you want to challenge?"
The five defenders' hearts tightened at the question, each silently praying not to be chosen.
Su Yun responded by slowly walking over to Lin Xiuyai.
As Su Yun's figure approached, Lin Xiuyai felt like crying.
Nearby, Lin Xiuyai's mischievous friend, Yan Hao, looked at him with schadenfreude, while the other three defenders sighed in relief.
Feeling Yan Hao’s gaze, Lin Xiuyai glared at him fiercely.
"Elder, I choose this student," Su Yun declared.
The elder in the referee's seat nodded.
"The others, please move outside the ring."
Now, only Su Yun and Lin Xiuyai remained in the arena.
Feeling Su Yun's increasingly menacing gaze, Lin Xiuyai forced a smile.
"Heh... Brother Su, please go easy on me."
Su Yun looked at Lin Xiuyai’s dandyish face and his gentle, scholarly demeanor, and he chuckled.
"Don't worry, Brother Lin. It's just a competition. Think of it as a sparring match. At most, you'll suffer some minor injuries. We cultivators shouldn't fear such things, right?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiuyai relaxed and gratefully responded, "Thank you, Brother Su."
He wasn’t afraid of minor injuries. Losing to Su Yun was inevitable, and he had already mentally prepared himself for it. What worried him was that Su Yun might inflict internal injuries, preventing him from performing at his best and hindering his chances of competing for a top-five spot later on.
Now that he had Su Yun’s reassurance, he felt at ease.
He hadn’t considered surrendering. Lin Xiuyai, after all, was still a young and prideful man, unwilling to admit defeat to someone much younger than himself. His pride wouldn’t allow it.
After ensuring both were ready, the elder shouted, "Begin!"
Lin Xiuyai immediately stirred up the Dou Qi within him, and a green Dou Qi armor materialized around his body.
Dou Qi Armor Transformation!
Next, wind-attributed Dou Qi gathered at his feet, and his figure disappeared from the spot, circling around the arena.
Su Yun quietly observed the scene, thinking to himself, Trying to use the speed advantage of wind attributes to outmaneuver me, so that the defeat doesn’t look so bad?
A good idea, but unfortunately, it’s completely useless.
A harmless smile appeared on Su Yun's face as scorching Dou Qi flooded the arena, his aura spreading out.
Seven-Star Dou Spirit!
The previously noisy crowd of students on the stands fell silent in an instant, collectively gasping in shock, inadvertently contributing to the greenhouse effect on the Dou Qi Continent.
On the other side, Hu Qian and the three elders all showed expressions of surprise.
Hu Qian stroked his graying beard.
“A Seven-Star Dou Spirit at this age? With this level of cultivation, he would immediately make it onto the Strong Ranking upon entering the Inner Academy.”
The other three elders were respectively two senior members of the Outer Academy—one wearing a golden robe and the other a gray robe—and Elder Huo from the Alchemy Department, who was a peak fifth-tier alchemist, on par with Fa Ma of the Jia Ma Empire.
Elder Huo nodded.
“More than that. With such talent at this age, his potential must be extremely terrifying. With the help of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, he might reach the peak of Dou Spirit within just a few months. He could soon be challenging for a spot in the top ten of the Strong Ranking.”
The two other elders also nodded in agreement.
The gray-robed elder couldn't help but speak up.
“Old Huo, quickly check if he’s an alchemist!”
Elder Huo’s withered face twitched.
“You must be losing your mind. I’m no immortal. How could I tell just by looking at him? Judging by the fluctuations of his Dou Qi alone, it’s impossible to determine that.”
The gray-robed elder hastily defended himself.
“I’m just anxious, that’s all.”
Hu Qian spoke up to comfort him at this point.
“Alright, alright. No need to get so worked up. Elder Huo, you know their situation well. Whether Su Yun is a sixth-tier alchemist is extremely important. Why not take a closer look?”
Hearing this, Elder Huo sighed.
“Alright, no need to persuade me. But don’t get your hopes up too much. Even if Su Yun is a sixth-tier alchemist, it doesn’t mean he can successfully refine the Breaking Sect Pill. You must know that the Breaking Sect Pill is a peak-tier sixth-grade pill. If an ordinary sixth-tier alchemist were to attempt refining it, the success rate would be less than ten percent. Although Su Yun’s cultivation is impressive, he’s only at the Dou Spirit level. Remember, to support the refinement of a sixth-tier pill, the minimum required cultivation is Dou King.”
Although Elder Huo didn’t say it outright, the meaning in his words was clear to all three of them.
The golden-robed elder showed a look of unwillingness.
“Is there really no exception?”
“An exception? Of course, there is. If a Dou Spirit possesses an unusual flame and becomes a sixth-tier alchemist, it’s not impossible. However, there are only twenty-three types of unusual flames on the Flame Ranking, making the probability of such a thing infinitely close to zero. Besides, we all know how most alchemists obtain their cultivation. Su Yun’s Dou Qi is solid and his foundation is quite firm—he doesn’t look like someone who relies on medicinal supplements.”
Elder Huo smiled bitterly as he analyzed the situation thoroughly.
It wasn’t that he didn’t hope Su Yun was a sixth-tier alchemist; after all, he had been friends with the two elders for many years and didn’t want to see them fall. But the reality in front of him was disheartening.
The three elders, understanding the situation, lost much of their enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, in the arena, Su Yun glanced coldly at Lin Xiuyai, who was circling around him, and let out a chilling smile.
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