Chapter 376: Chapter 376: Seven-Pointer Tempering Skill

Four different flames spewed from the mouths of the four beast heads, surging into the Pill Furnace.

In an instant, the entire platform was aflame, with temperatures rising sharply.

Li Jianlong’s hands moved quickly, cleanly throwing each medicinal herb into the Pill Furnace—his technique, masterful and experienced.

From this, it could be seen that Li Jianlong was truly the first genius of the Li Family in the Alchemy Tao. His movement of throwing in the herbs did not involve any sloppiness or unnecessary actions.

He didn’t focus on flashy moves, but on efficiency, the hallmark of a true Pill Refiner.

To Fang Lin’s eyes, Li Jianlong’s Pill Refining skills were not inferior to Guo Zhen’s, and with the Four-footed Square Ding in his possession, he indeed proved to be a challenging opponent.

However, it was unfortunate that he was facing Fang Lin, who paid no mind to either the Four-footed Square Ding or Li Jianlong’s own abilities.

At that moment, Fang Lin tossed all the herbs into his Shenlong Cauldron all at once, electrifying everyone and whipping up their excitement.

“Looks like he’s going to use Shaking Three Mountains again.”

“That ancient alchemy skill is indeed astounding.”

“Li must have offended Fang Lin, otherwise, he wouldn’t need to use Shaking Three Mountains against him.”

Everyone buzzed, straining their necks in anticipation of seeing Fang Lin deploy Shaking Three Mountains again.

Li Jianlong squinted, already having prepared his countermeasures against Fang Lin’s Shaking Three Mountains.

After dumping all the herbs into the Pill Furnace, Fang Lin glanced across the stage at Li Jianlong, whose wary expression prompted a grin on his face.

“Think I’m going to use Shaking Three Mountains? Watch me not,” Fang Lin murmured inwardly as the deep red flames outside the Pill Furnace flared up.

Then, under the astonished gaze of everyone, a ball of blue flame appeared on Fang Lin’s left hand.

The second Soul Commanding Pill Fire!

Just when everyone believed that Fang Lin was going to employ Shaking Three Mountains to take on Li Jianlong, he surprised them by revealing his second Soul Commanding Pill Fire instead.

The Extreme Sea Flame!

“My God! This Fang Lin actually has two Soul Commanding Pill Fires!”

“Isn’t that kind of insane?”

“It’s just unimaginable, Fang Lin is simply a monster.”

Shock registered on countless faces; even the veteran Pill Refiners were unable to maintain their composure, turning pale at the appearance of Fang Lin’s second Soul Commanding Pill Fire.

Soul Commanding Pill Fire was notoriously domineering. Refiners who absorbed one were risking their life—if unsuccessful, death was certain.

Yet, Fang Lin not only had an extremely powerful beast fire as his Soul Commanding Pill Fire but also a second one that was naturally occurring.

No one could imagine how brave Fang Lin must be to dare to absorb a second Soul Commanding Pill Fire—he was literally courting death.

“That fool Su, isn’t Fang Lin going too far? How can he have two Soul Commanding Pill Fires? Is he trying to defy the heavens?” Lu Wuwei blurted out, dumbfounded.

Elder Su replied with a bitter smile: “It’s all due to his own luck.”

It wasn’t just Lu Wuwei; the two other elderly figures including Old Woman Gu were all shocked. Even they only had one Soul Commanding Pill Fire each.

Even among the Middle Three Kingdoms, those possessing two Soul Commanding Pill Fires were extremely scarce.

Because the risks of absorbing a Soul Commanding Pill Fire were colossal, especially the second one. It would come into severe conflict with the existing Soul Commanding Pill Fire, the two repelling each other. If one couldn’t suppress and neutralize the conflict, the refiner would end up burned to death by the flames.

Even if some powerhouse brings the refiner back from the brink, he would essentially be half-crippled.

“This youngster, if we disregard his talent, I daresay he’s truly a hidden dragon poised to ascend,” Zhuge Cang paid homage, giving Fang Lin a high evaluation.

No one doubted Fang Lin’s abilities any longer. If having two Soul Commanding Pill Fires was not enough proof of Fang Lin’s ability, then they were truly blind.

Upon seeing Fang Lin invoke his second Soul Commanding Pill Fire, Li Jianlong remained stern though, not terribly surprised.

After all, this wasn’t the first time Fang Lin publically used two Soul Commanding Pill Fires. When the Ten-thousand Medicine Sect visited the Purple Mist Sect for the second time and Fu Haixin bet with Fang Lin, Fang Lin used two Soul Commanding Pill Fires, stunning the Ten-thousand Medicine Sect.

Being in Qian Country, Li Jianlong had heard of it. Although he found it hard to believe since he’d not witnessed it himself, today, he finally had.

Then, Fang Lin tossed the Extreme Sea Flame into the Pill Furnace, and it flared up in an instant.

“This is…the Internal and External Fire!”

“Yes, it is indeed the Internal and External Fire Alchemy Skill!”

“Fang Lin really is a man of many talents.”

Many people gasped in surprise. What Fang Lin was currently utilizing was the Internal and External Fire Alchemy Skill, which had once been used by Li Chong, another Alchemy Tao genius from the Li Family, during the Pill Alliance assessment. However, Fang Lin easily neutralized it.

Moreover, when Li Chong employed the Internal and External Fire, his Outer Fire was an ordinary flame, while his Inner Fire was a Soul Commanding Pill Fire, resulting in a severe imbalance in his internal and external fire, naturally reducing its effectiveness.

What Fang Lin was currently using, on the other hand, was the true Internal and External Fire Alchemy Skill, both his internal and external fires were Soul Commanding Pill Fires.

This competition was truly a marvel, even surpassing the one where Fang Lin had sparred with Guo Zhen.

“As long as you don’t use Shaking Three Mountains, I have nothing to fear,” Li Jianlong thought, suddenly striking the smoldering Pill Furnace once again.

Four crystals clear droplets fell from the eyes of the beast heads and into the Pill Furnace.

“Hm?” Fang Lin said, his brow furrowing slightly. He was unsure of what the droplets were.

Regardless of what they were, he deduced that they were likely a hidden measure of Li Jianlong’s intended to defeat him.

“So be it. I guess it’s time for me to bust out some of my real skills,” Fang Lin thought.

Fang Lin suddenly smacked the Pill Furnace, shooting out a cluster of purple flames encasing a pulsating blob of medicinal liquid.

“What is he doing?”

Everyone was startled, completely bewildered by Fang Lin’s action.

At that moment, Fang Lin snapped his fingers repeatedly, as if shooting a series of sparkles into the medicinal liquid.

With seven snaps, seven petite fire snakes intertwined within the medicinal liquid, sometimes slithering, sometimes coiling.

Most of the audience were puzzled, but Zhuge Cang, Lu Wuwei, Elder Su and others who had been paying close attention from a distance, immediately got up from their seats.

“Seven-Pointer Tempering Skill!”

Zhuge Cang’s weighty voice rang out, filled with amazement and disbelief.

No matter if it was the laid-back Lu Wuwei, the stern Chen Mu, or even Elder Su, Old Woman Gu and the others, all their faces changed dramatically, as if they had seen some unimaginable monster.