Chapter 133: Buddha Fury Lotus

Xiao Yan immediately picked up paper and pen, and began drafting and calculating on the paper.

"Although I've refined the origin of Strange Fire, that doesn't mean I have to directly use the origins of Strange Fire to collide. The origins of Strange Fire are too hard to control. What if I just extract a bit of the Strange Fire's flame, use Soul Force to control it, and then, like nitroglycerin, withdraw the barrier of Soul Force so they can touch and explode…"

At this moment, it was as if something had appeared in Xiao Yan's mind. He entered a wondrous state of Enlightenment, constantly writing things no one could understand on the drawing paper.

"Extracting Strange Fire requires powerful Fire Control Power, and controlling the fusion of flames requires powerful Soul Force. No, if it's like this the power is insufficient—I need to add some fuel."

"Dou Qi! Right, Dou Qi! When executing Dou Techniques, Dou Qi is the foundation—how did I forget? If I channel a large amount of Dou Qi into the Soul Force, then after the Strange Fire fuses, adding Dou Qi will make it even more violent."

Xiao Yan had no idea that he was currently creating an entirely new Dou Technique. Generally, only some old monsters would create Dou Techniques based on their own experience, yet Xiao Yan was only eighteen years old!

Xiao Yan shut himself in his room for a full day and night before finally designing the rudimentary form of the Dou Technique!

"Lotus! The petals of the lotus are Strange Fire extracted and compressed into shape; the lotus platform made of Soul Force is used to fix and separate the Strange Fire petals; then Dou Qi is compressed into Dou Qi lotus seeds and fixed on the lotus platform!!"

Xiao Yan looked at a draft on the table, on which was drawn an exquisite lotus. The lotus was composed of petals, a lotus platform, and lotus seeds—corresponding exactly to the three elements Xiao Yan had mentioned!

"A lotus woven from Strange Fire… let's call this move Buddha Fury Lotus."

Xiao Yan contentedly let out a long sigh. Only then did he recall that he had actually been thinking for three days and three nights straight. After eating a Pill that relieved his hunger, he slowly stood up and stretched.

Whatever Xiao Yan thought of, he would do. With a childlike smile, he trotted off toward the Training Ground.

He wanted to test how powerful the Dou Technique he had invented for the first time was!

"You came out at just the right time. I've visited every medicine merchant in Shimo City and Mo City, but I still couldn't find many of the Medicinal Materials for the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill. I think we'll still have to go back to Wang Du's Miter Auction House and the Alchemist Guild headquarters to find them." Hai Bodong descended from the sky, took out several Brocade Boxes containing Medicinal Materials, and handed them to Xiao Yan.

Over the past few days, Hai Bodong had been desperately searching for medicines according to the Medicinal Materials required by the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill Formula. However, neither Shimo City nor Mo City were medicinal-material cities, and for a Five-Grade Pill's Medicinal Materials, he could only find a few stalks.

"For Medicinal Materials, we can visit a few nearby Cities. I still need to cultivate my Pill Alchemy for some time before I have a chance to step into Five-Grade. But Hai Lao, your return is timely—do me a favor." Just as he stepped out of his room, Xiao Yan saw Hai Bodong. His eyes darted around, and he said with a beaming smile.

Seeing that beaming look on Xiao Yan's face, Hai Bodong didn't know why, but he felt in his heart that nothing good was coming.

"What do you want to do? Tell me first." Hai Bodong frowned. Whatever favor it is, tell me first—I'll listen and then decide.

"A few days ago, the kid suddenly had a flash of Spiritual Perception and created the rudimentary form of a Dou Technique. I plan to test its power." Xiao Yan didn't hide it and said it directly.

"Oh, is that so? Then no problem." Hai Bodong heard it was just testing a Dou Technique—simple. He agreed in one breath.

The two walked toward the Training Ground together.

"Speaking of which, when I was young, I also had a sudden whim and created a Dou Technique. I estimate it had the power of Arcane-Rank Low-Level. But I was already a Dou King back then. You're so young, yet you can already create a Dou Technique. By the way, what rank is your Dou Technique?" Hai Bodong chatted about some youthful anecdotes as they walked.

Xiao Yan shrugged and said, "I don't know. That's exactly why I asked Hai Lao to help me evaluate it."

Soon, the two arrived at the Training Ground. Hearing that Xiao Yan was going to test his self-created Dou Technique, every mercenary in the Mercenary Group rushed over to watch.

Even Xiao Ding and Xiao Li came to watch.

"Third Brother always has these wonderful ideas." Xiao Ding shook his head speechlessly, but the smile at the corner of his mouth simply couldn't be hidden.

Xiao Yan slowly came to a stop at one corner of the Training Ground. He gave Hai Bodong, who stood opposite him, a slight smile and said, "Hai Lao, please defend with all your strength later. I want to see how much power this Dou Technique I've created has."

Hai Bodong snorted coldly in his heart and said, "Hmph, although your Soul Force is strong, your Cultivation Realm is still only that of a Great Dou Master. For me, the great Ice Emperor, to defend with full strength—wouldn't that be laughable?"

Although he thought this in his heart, Hai Bodong still nodded. With a wave of his hand, an ice shield one meter tall appeared before him.

Seeing that Hai Bodong had only conjured a one-meter ice shield, Xiao Yan laughed inwardly.

His right hand reached out flat. Immediately, two flames—one blood-red and one emerald-green—slowly drilled out from his palm and rose up. Looking at the two differently colored flames in his right palm, Hai Bodong was slightly stunned, because he suddenly recalled a question he had overlooked.

That was: this freak Xiao Yan seemed to possess two kinds of Strange Fire!!

One was the blood-red Strange Fire he had used when fighting Hai Bodong at the start; the other was the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire he had snatched from Gu He!

"Hmm? Can an Alchemist possess two kinds of Strange Fire at the same time?" Hai Bodong was only slightly puzzled in his heart, but he wasn't very clear on Strange Fire either.

Looking at the two wisps of flame in his palm, Xiao Yan thought to himself, "How much flame should I use? Let's go with the amount needed when refining a Four Grade Bloodline Pill."

After Xiao Yan decided on the amount of flame, the terrifying Fire Control Power brought by the Burning Art could be said to control the Strange Fire to the exact degree. The small flame, originally like a lighter, instantly grew tall.

In an instant, Soul Force and Dou Qi burst forth from his body. The Mortal Realm Late Stage Soul Force was like a pair of invisible, dexterous giant hands, rapidly transforming the shape of the Strange Fire.

Under the gazes of the crowd, who were astonished as if witnessing a miracle, a fist-sized, exquisitely beautiful Fire Lotus appeared before everyone's eyes.

"So beautiful."

"It's practically a work of art."

The Fire Lotus was dual-colored. One half was blood-red; on its petals, one could even faintly see beast Spirits running, emitting faint beast roars. The other half was emerald-green, crystalline, flawless and pure, looking like the most beautiful jade in the world.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yan's brow furrowed. The instant the Fire Lotus took shape, Xiao Yan suddenly discovered that once the Strange Fire left his body, it was no longer affected by the Burning Art. The two kinds of Strange Fire actually produced a strange connection between them, as if they were hostile toward each other and wanted to devour one another. The bit of Soul Force Xiao Yan had released couldn't control them at all.

Xiao Yan's gaze hardened. Terrifying Soul Force poured down like a waterfall, madly trying to sever this connection.

Boom boom boom!!!! Instantly, the rubble on the ground floated into the air, and even cracks appeared on the ground where Xiao Yan stood, sending tremors through the area!

After all, Xiao Yan's Soul Force was at the Mortal Realm Late Stage—fully erupting with it was extremely terrifying!

Xiao Yan suddenly looked up at Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong's heart trembled: "Hey, hey, hey, hey, wait a moment!"

Xiao Yan poured in most of his Soul Force before barely managing to control it, but he also knew he couldn't hold it for long. Without caring anymore, he directly tossed it in the direction of Hai Bodong.

(End of this chapter)