Chapter 149 Golden Wolf Howler

Yang Tian nodded. Refining second-grade pills required an enormous amount of blood energy. Previously, his success rate for high-grade first-grade pills had reached about seventy percent, but he had never attempted second-grade pills.

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind sinking into his body. Since his soul cultivation had entered the Prowling Spirit Advanced stage, his training speed had slowed considerably.

Before Yang Tian stood a crimson pill furnace. With a wave of his hand, blood energy surged from his body, flowing through his palm and pouring onto the furnace.

Suddenly, the entire furnace expanded to about twenty zhang. Inside, fierce flames blazed. As the furnace lid lifted, countless fiery beams shot into the sky.

Yang Tian flipped his hand, and a cluster of flame appeared in his palm. Within it, purple lightning flickered, and strands of scorching energy burst forth.

His fingers traced rapidly through the air. Compared to his earlier clumsy techniques, he now formed a fire mouth with remarkable speed and ease.

"Chi!" With a wave of his hand, the dragon head formed in the air was cast into the furnace. The flames erupting from the furnace surged even higher, and the beast patterns on its surface seemed to come alive.

Taking out eleven spirit herbs in succession—Blood Coagulation Flower, Purple Restoration Herb, Water Ling Flower—Yang Tian was refining a second-grade low-grade pill, the Blood Coagulation Pill, a healing pill relatively easy to refine among second-grade pills.

Tossing a Blood Coagulation Flower into the furnace, Yang Tian changed his hand seals. The fire mouth spewed a burst of scorching flame, directly calcining the flower.

"Chi chi..." As the flame surged in, crystalline specks appeared on the leaves of the entire flower, resisting the melting heat.

"I need to find a way to increase the power of the flame seed. This refining speed is too slow." Watching the spirit herb slowly dissolve, Yang Tian muttered inwardly.

Flame seeds were classified as Earth Fire, True Fire, Mysterious Fire, and Heavenly Fire. Yang Tian's flame seed was nearly at the True Fire level, which was quite fortunate; most condensed flames were of the lowest grade.

Flame seeds needed to absorb high-quality flames to enhance their intensity. Yang Tian's flame could soon reach True Fire because he possessed the Lightning Origin, allowing him to absorb lightning tribulation for evolution.

According to the Dragon Control Fire Art, lightning fire and flame must be harmoniously generated. Thus, Yang Tian needed to find extremely high-quality flames to evolve his flame. Otherwise, during the next tribulation, if the lightning's intensity far exceeded the flame's, his pill refining success rate would plummet.

Though the flames within the Golden Crow Divine Furnace were powerful, they had not evolved a fire spirit. Absorbing such flames only increased the flame seed's intensity, not its quality.

Fire spirits were born from flames, requiring countless ages to emerge. They were extremely rare in the cultivation world and were treasures sought after by all alchemists.

Inside the furnace, a lump of crystal-like liquid medicine shimmered. Yang Tian's soul power surged out, gradually kneading the liquid in the air.

Licking his lips, Yang Tian's hand seals suddenly quickened. Vast blood energy burst forth, and the furnace's fiery waves surged again.

"Be careful to conserve soul power. Though your soul power is strong now, don't waste it..."

"Slow down the kneading. After each kneading, use the pill fire to calcine, or the pill's medicinal power will decrease..."

Yang Xiao constantly pointed out Yang Tian's shortcomings. Before this master alchemist, Yang Tian's techniques appeared extremely crude.

Yang Tian's mind was intensely focused. As he formed the final hand seal, the Thunder Dragon's mouth opened, directly sucking the unformed pill into its maw.

The entire furnace shook. The flames inside all surged into the fire mouth. The mixed pill gradually solidified, and the狂暴 energy within was slowly refined.

At that moment, Yang Tian suddenly opened his mouth, expelling a surge of thick blood energy into the furnace. As the blood energy poured into the Thunder Dragon, the flame intensity within surged again.

The pill became mellow. As the pill fire tempered it, the medicinal power within grew increasingly pure.

Yang Tian wiped the sweat from his face. His blood energy consumption was considerable. Had his cultivation not increased severalfold, he would not have been able to refine a second-grade pill now.

"Out!" Suddenly, Yang Tian shouted. All his blood energy surged out, the fire mouth's power soared again, and the dragon's mouth opened wide.

Myriad rays of light burst forth. The fire mouth exhaled a stream of mellow energy. A pill slowly rose, drawing the surrounding world's essence.

The dragon-shaped fire mouth opened and exhaled, a burst of scorching flame mixed with lightning arcs continuously lifting the pill.

"Faster!" Yang Tian's blood energy drained wildly as he desperately squeezed out every bit, pouring it into the fire mouth.

As time passed, when Yang Tian squeezed out the last trace of blood energy, the pill in the void stopped absorbing.

"Done." As the pill floated in the void, Yang Tian stopped, utterly exhausted.

Yang Tian received the Blood Coagulation Pill. Sensing the medicinal power within, he smacked his lips, a surge of excitement rising in his heart. Now he was a second-grade alchemist.

Just as Yang Xiao was about to speak, his expression suddenly froze. After a few moments of silence, a glint of surprise flashed in his eyes, his face a mix of doubt and uncertainty.

"Uncle Xiao, what's wrong?" Seeing Yang Xiao's expression, Yang Tian was startled. It was the first time he had seen Yang Xiao like this, so he asked.

"Heh, come out and you'll know." After a moment's thought, Yang Xiao smiled mysteriously.

Shua! Yang Tian pursed his lips, but his movements were swift. His figure vanished from the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

Rumble! In the distant void, the sky was a blaze of light. Violent collision sounds resounded across the horizon. Faintly visible under the countless rays was a golden gleam fiercely resisting the enveloping light.

Suddenly, strands of golden light shot out. Surges of energy pierced heaven and earth. The void collapsed, like a massive storm sweeping across the sky.

Yang Tian's face went blank. He hadn't expected to encounter such a stroke of luck as soon as he entered the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains...

Brilliant light blazed. The distant battle was rapidly approaching Yang Tian's location at a terrifying speed.

The oppressive aura of the battle in the sky sent chills down Yang Tian's spine. If even a wisp of residual energy struck him, he would be instantly obliterated.

As patches of void collapsed, Yang Tian vaguely saw a huge golden beast, like a mountain, ravaging the void.

Without hesitation, Yang Tian turned and ran. The battle was spreading toward him; if he got caught, he might lose his life.

Yang Tian sprinted madly. Yang Xiao was stunned, then couldn't help but smile and scold, "What are you running for? They're not after you."

"I'd be a fool not to run. That spirit beast is already at the War Emperor realm. If it spots me, it'll crush me with one slap." Yang Tian replied without thinking.

"It's chasing you? You're less than an ant to it. Stop running and find a place to watch the show." Yang Xiao, looking eager for entertainment, urged Yang Tian.

"Watch the show?" Yang Tian was startled. That was a colossal beast; one wrong move and he'd lose his life.

"Don't worry, they won't notice you. Observing such powerful fighters will benefit you greatly." Yang Xiao rolled his eyes and said.

"Really?" Yang Tian's sprinting feet halted instantly. A gleam lit up in his eyes. Such battles were usually invisible to a small cultivator like him.

Nodding, Yang Xiao said, "Now release control of your body. I'll take over."

"Alright." Yang Tian nodded. As soon as he spoke, his body soared into the air. With a sonic boom, his form shot toward the battle site.

"So fast." Looking down at the ground below, Yang Tian smacked his lips. He could never match this speed.

"This is fast? When you master the Carefree Eight Wastelands Step, and if you're lucky enough to find 'Carefree,' that's true speed."

"Carefree?" Yang Tian was stunned. Just as he was about to ask, they had already neared the battle. The terrifying pressure constantly assaulted the void, and the piercing sounds could shatter metal and stone!

A golden body radiated an aura that pierced the clouds. Its two large eyes shot golden beams. Every golden bristle was hard as iron, exuding a chilling air and a sense of overwhelming power, occasionally sparking.

This spirit beast resembled a wolf. Its four golden claws gleamed coldly, even more intimidating, tearing through the void with each swing. On its head were several golden stripes, exuding a noble aura.

Rumble! Its massive golden tail, like a dragon's tail, dozens of zhang long, swept across like a hurricane, punching through the void.

"Uncle Xiao, what spirit beast is this?" Yang Tian observed for a while, confusion in his eyes. He had never seen such a beast, but it was certainly no ordinary one.

"This is a Golden Wolf Howler, a rare ancient mutant! I didn't expect to find one here. This beast was infamous in ancient times! At its peak, it can rival supreme experts." Yang Xiao replied with a slight smile.

"Ancient mutant!" Yang Tian smacked his lips, his eyes roving over the Golden Wolf Howler's body. It was only a matter of time before it advanced to a great demon.

Rumble! The Golden Wolf Howler's might was terrifying. Its massive tail swept across heaven and earth, its power awe-inspiring! Its body seemed forged from divine materials, tearing the sky apart with bare claws.

Bang! Suddenly, a crystalline hand appeared in the void. Myriad rays of light burst from its palm, a terrifying force howling forth, crashing into the golden tail. Sparks flew, and a piercing explosion rang out.

The figure was shrouded in mist, appearing ethereal. Yang Tian could tell at a glance it was a woman.

"Human, hand over the Golden Amber Divine Stone. Don't forget where you are—this is the Ten Thousand Mountains, not a place for you to run wild." The Golden Wolf Howler roared, its voice shaking heaven and earth. Even Yang Tian, far below, felt his eardrums ring.

"Sorry, I have great use for this material. I can give you a Transformation Pill as compensation." The voice was elegant, cool and moving, like a heavenly sound, very pleasant.

"Transformation Pill!" Yang Tian's face froze, and his throat involuntarily moved. The Transformation Pill was a sixth-grade high-grade pill that helped spirit beasts take human form. It was extremely precious, and she was just offering it in exchange?