Chapter 1931: Baring Fangs

At this moment, Ye Yuan and Yu Ying completely ignored Wang Jian as if he were air.

Ye Yuan didn't seek trouble, but he wasn't afraid of it either.

Since the other party had come to provoke him, he naturally had no reason to back down.

"Hey, you don't even take a Black Scale alchemist seriously—you're arrogant beyond bounds! Today, I'll show you just how strong a Black Scale alchemist can be!" Yu Ying sneered.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Is that so? Then I'll be sure to watch closely."

Below the stage, Jiang Yuan and his steward watched the scene with cold smiles.

They knew very well how strong Yu Ying was.

He had even produced a divine-grade fifth-tier divine pill of difficulty level eight.

Although Ye Yuan was strong, at the Black Scale level, he must have reached his limit.

"Heh, truly an arrogant fellow. Such a person doesn't deserve to stay in the Dan Chen Pavilion!" Jiang Yuan sneered.

After Jiang Hua was beaten, he sought out Yu Ying and asked him to teach Ye Yuan a lesson.

Yu Ying was very loyal to the Qingfeng Hall, and Jiang Yuan usually treated him well; the two were close friends.

Jiang Yuan told Yu Ying those baseless words, and Yu Ying, enraged, came directly to find trouble with Ye Yuan.

Now that Yu Ying had provoked Ye Yuan's pride, Jiang Yuan heard it and became even more convinced of Jiang Hua's words.

Seeing Ye Yuan accept the bet, Jiang Hua felt extremely smug.

"Patriarch, wasn't I right? This kid doesn't take anyone seriously, let alone a mere steward like me." Jiang Hua said with a look of grievance.

Jiang Yuan nodded. "If you dare to touch a tiger's tail, you must bear the consequences! I've already arranged for people to wait for him outside the city. As soon as he leaves the city, he's dead for sure!"

As an elder of the Qingfeng Hall, Jiang Yuan was naturally no soft-hearted person.

Ye Yuan beating his steward was equivalent to slapping his face—how could he tolerate that?

Moreover, Ye Yuan had insulted the entire Qingfeng Hall.

Jiang Hua was overjoyed at this; he clearly hadn't expected the patriarch to be so thorough.

"Thank you, Patriarch, for avenging me!" Jiang Hua said excitedly.

On the stage, the two were ready, and the battle was about to begin.

Never before had a Purple Xuan alchemist challenged a Black Scale alchemist.

The gap between the two was too vast; there was simply no possibility of a challenge.

But today, Ye Yuan, a Purple Xuan, was challenging a Black Scale.

And Yu Ying was an extremely powerful existence among Black Scale alchemists.

"Kid, open your eyes wide and see what true mastery of the Dao of alchemy is! You're still far from it! Today, I'll make you leave the Grand Imperial Capital!" Yu Ying sneered.

In fact, before this, everyone's estimate of Ye Yuan's strength was at the Black Scale level.

However, even among Black Scale alchemists, strength varied greatly.

The powerful ones among them had entered the Dao realm many years ago, beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

For a Divine Alchemist, the Dao realm was a watershed, a whole new world.

But Yu Ying didn't know that Ye Yuan had already reached perfection in the Dao realm.

"Alright, enough nonsense. If boasting could refine pills, anyone in the Tongtian Realm could be an alchemist," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Yu Ying's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "What a sharp-tongued brat! Be careful during the pill duel!"

Yu Ying's vast soul power erupted suddenly, sending a thrilling sensation through the air.

Entering the state of alchemy, Yu Ying remained sharp and aggressive, giving off an oppressive feeling.

Soon, around the cauldron, a mysterious and unfathomable aura began to rise.

Boom!

Yu Ying's aura grew stronger and stronger, like a fierce tiger charging into Ye Yuan's territory, overwhelmingly domineering.

To outsiders, it seemed Yu Ying wanted to occupy the entire stage, leaving no room for Ye Yuan to survive.

Yu Ying, being in the Dao realm, naturally had a completely different momentum from Ye Yuan's previous opponents.

His impact was thousands of times stronger than others.

Under Yu Ying's powerful aura, Ye Yuan seemed precarious.

"Indeed, it's too early for Ye Yuan to take on a Black Scale alchemist!"

"Is this the strength of a top-tier Black Scale alchemist? Truly unimaginably strong! It seems Ye Yuan has met his match this time."

...

Seeing Ye Yuan's situation, people sighed in amazement.

"Kid, aren't you looking down on Black Scale? This is the true power of Black Scale! Let's see how you refine pills now!" While refining, Yu Ying still had the energy to taunt Ye Yuan.

Under his powerful aura, ordinary people couldn't maintain their composure.

Alchemy allowed no mistakes.

Once disturbed, it could easily affect the outcome of the pill refinement.

Yu Ying's aura surged like waves, relentlessly battering Ye Yuan's aura with overwhelming force.

This pill duel was a collision of their Daos.

At that moment, Ye Yuan slowly opened his eyes and said calmly, "Is that all you've got? How disappointing!"

Yu Ying sneered and was about to retort when his expression suddenly changed.

Ye Yuan's momentum shifted abruptly, and a vast, ocean-like aura instantly pushed back.

Originally, the stage was filled with Yu Ying's aura.

But in the blink of an eye, Ye Yuan had fought back.

Yu Ying's face changed drastically; he had no time to speak and used every means to stop the retreat.

But all his efforts were in vain.

Ye Yuan's Chaos Heavenly Star Art was in full swing, unstoppable, crushing Yu Ying like a force of nature.

However, Yu Ying was, after all, a Dao realm expert, and he managed to withstand Ye Yuan's assault at the last moment.

Seeing this, everyone's expression changed.

At this moment, Ye Yuan seemed like a deity; the mysterious aura around him made people tremble.

"Wh-what's going on? How did Ye Yuan suddenly become so strong?"

"Unbelievable! So... so he had been hiding his strength all along!"

"Nonsense about hiding strength; it's just that we weren't qualified to make him go all out!"

...

Everyone was shocked; the scene before them was utterly unexpected.

All along, Ye Yuan's pill duels had been very gentle; he had never actively attacked anyone.

Having kept a low profile for so long, everyone thought his strength was limited to that.

But today, Yu Ying's aggression finally ignited Ye Yuan's anger, causing him to bare his fierce fangs.

He went all out!

When Ye Yuan went all out, he was actually this formidable!

At this moment, Yu Ying's face was pale, and he was flustered, having lost his composure.

Under Ye Yuan's dominance, his aura was suppressed within a radius of one zhang, unable to break through.

"Not bad, you have some skill. But you're too weak!"

Ye Yuan spoke slowly, and another wave of fierce assault came crashing in.

Pfft!

Yu Ying could no longer withstand it and spat out a mouthful of blood.

His batch of pills was completely ruined.

Yu Ying stared at Ye Yuan in shock.

Defeated?

He had actually been defeated!

He, a mid-level six-star Divine Alchemist, a top-tier Black Scale alchemist, had lost to a five-star Divine Alchemist?

Yu Ying felt as if he were dreaming.