Chapter 557: Xiao Yan, Now Famous Across the Continent A Bittersweet Feeling!
For Wu Tian, this so-called "reward" was meaningless. However, to save Xuan Kong Zi some face, he still reached out and accepted the scroll. Without a second glance, he tossed it directly into his storage ring.
Who knew when he would actually look at it?
Unless someone got down on their knees and begged him, maybe just maybe he'd remember that he had such a scroll…
Xuan Kong Zi let out a dry laugh before shifting his gaze to the rest of the crowd.
"The champion has been decided. In two days, the Star Region will open. At that time, the top ten of the Pill Gathering will have the opportunity to enter and attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame!"
As soon as those words fell, a wave of excitement rippled through the crowd.
Everyone who had endured all the way to this point had been waiting for this very moment the chance to seize the legendary Three Thousand Burning Flame!
And now, the time had finally come.
What would it look like?
Who would claim it?
Naturally, most eyes turned to Wu Tian.
In their minds, he was the only one worthy of possessing the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
A man who specialized in collecting Heavenly Flames
A man who just won first place
With a 99% chance, the flame would end up in his hands.
However
Not everyone was discouraged.
The Hall of Souls members were thrilled.
Although they failed to squeeze one more person into the top ten, they still secured half the spots!
With such a lineup, their chances of success were high.
Even if Wu Tian managed to absorb the Three Thousand Burning Flame, they could simply interfere during the process.
Disrupt him.
Force him to fail.
And at that moment
They would launch their full-scale attack on the Pill Tower!
A storm was brewing.
Everyone could feel it.
The Pill Gathering wasn't truly over yet.
The real climax would come when the Star Region finally opened!
After a month of intense battles, the massive crowd that had gathered in the Pill Tower Square finally began to disperse.
However
Even as people left the square, the entire city was still buzzing with discussions.
This Pill Gathering had shattered all expectations.
A Nine-Colored Pill Lightning had actually appeared!
A brand-new Heavenly Flame had been born!
These were events unheard of in alchemy history!
As night fell, the city remained brightly illuminated, the streets still packed with people.
And the most talked-about person was
Not Wu Tian.
Not because he wasn't terrifying
But because no one dared to casually discuss his name.
After all
It was rumored that Dou Saints could sense conversations within their domain.
Who would be foolish enough to gossip about a Dou Saint right under his nose?
No one.
So instead
They talked about Xiao Yan.
The once unknown name, Xiao Yan, had now spread across the entire continent.
The man once mocked as "Green Turtle", "Yin-Yang Man", and countless other insults
Had finally turned his fate around!
Even Yao Chen, who had once abandoned him, no longer denied that Xiao Yan was his disciple.
That silent acknowledgment alone was enough to give Xiao Yan a place among the greats.
After all
Being the disciple of a Saint was a prestigious title.
But even that wasn't his most terrifying identity.
More importantly
He was Wu Tian's little brother.
Not only did Wu Tian bring him to the Pill Gathering, but he personally trained him.
With a title like that, who wouldn't be interested?
The alchemy world was full of gossipers.
And when they dug deeper into Xiao Yan's past
They were utterly shocked.
This Xiao Yan…
Had lived a truly tragic life.
He wasn't just a victim he was a human tool.
Was he pitiful?
Yes.
Was he not pitiful?
Also yes.
Because while he suffered countless betrayals, manipulations, and heartbreak
He had also become stronger than nearly everyone else in the same amount of time.
Even his so-called teacher, Yao Chen, had been lying to him all along.
His memories were altered.
His Heavenly Flames were stolen.
He was treated like an ATM, constantly being used.
Betrayed by friends.
Humiliated by women.
Forced to wear a shiny green hat more times than anyone could count.
Though he had eventually gotten his revenge, the pain never truly faded.
He had suffered through humiliations that no other top-tier talent had ever experienced.
Others had to struggle through pain and hardship to reach their current level
But Xiao Yan…
He looked like he had suffered.
But if you really analyzed his journey
You would uncover a frightening truth.
Time.
When he left the Jia Ma Empire, he was merely a low-ranked Dou Fighter.
Yet in just eight years, he had skyrocketed to the rank of a genuine Dou Zun!
From Dou Fighter to Dou Zun
That was an insane gap.
For other top-tier prodigies, this level of advancement would take at least twenty to thirty years.
But Xiao Yan?
Eight.
Just eight years to accomplish what took others decades.
At the Four Pavilion Conference not long ago, the so-called top young talents had only barely reached the Dou Zong realm.
Meanwhile
Xiao Yan had already soared past them all.
He had effortlessly become a Dou Zun while barely even trying!
A Dou Zun!
Once upon a time, the Four Pavilion Masters had all been Dou Zun experts.
And now, Xiao Yan had reached their level in less than a decade.
This wasn't just talent
It was a miracle.
And more importantly
It proved just how terrifying Wu Tian was.
After all
Wu Tian had trained Xiao Yan effortlessly.
If he could casually cultivate someone to Dou Zun level, then
Just how strong was Wu Tian himself?!
The more they thought about it, the more fearsome the realization became.
Countless people envied Xiao Yan.
"If only I were him…"
"If only I could become a Dou Zun in just eight years…"
"If only I could reach eighth-tier alchemist level in such a short time…"
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, who was currently walking through the streets in a black robe, overheard the endless praise and admiration from the passing crowds.
And at that moment
His eyes welled up with tears.
Tears of "joy."
But mixed within that joy
Was an overwhelming sourness.
They had no idea…
They had absolutely no idea what he had gone through.
If they had lived his life, they would have collapsed from despair.
If he could do it all over again…
He would rather stay a useless young master in Wu Tan City than endure the hell he had suffered.
But from the moment he arrived in this world
His fate had already been sealed.
(End of Chapter)
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