Devouring Soul Emperor

"Hello, I'd like to register for the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference."

Chu Qingyun said to the two men, smiling.

"Yes, registration… Huh? You want to register?"

One of them said, sounding astonished.

Chu Qingyun was a bit confused himself. 'I'm at the registration desk for the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference. Is it really that surprising that I want to register?'

"Ahem, my apologies. Very few people actually come here to register, so it was a bit of a surprise."

The man explained sheepishly.

Because everyone knew that this Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference was just a stage for the younger generation of Alchemy Dao geniuses from the various sects to show off.

Therefore, very few people would sign up just to be their foil.

As for the Alchemy Dao geniuses from the sects, they naturally didn't need to register. When the time came, they could participate directly under their sect's name.

"May I ask your name?" the man asked.

"Chu Qingyun."

"Alright, Young Master Chu. To register here, we first need to verify that you are truly an Alchemist, so…"

Both of the men were very friendly.

After all, anyone who dared to register here was at least a Spirit Level Alchemist. That status alone meant they were not someone the clerks could afford to offend.

Chu Qingyun nodded and held out his hand. With a WHOOSH, a ball of fire ignited in his Palm Heart.

This wasn't an ordinary flame formed from Primordial Power. It was a Martial Soul Fire, channeled from a Flame Martial Soul using its Martial Soul Power.

Upon seeing the Martial Soul Fire, the two men's expressions became even more respectful.

The two men asked a few more questions and recorded his details.

Then, one of them said, "Young Master Chu, please wait a moment while I fetch Master Kang. The final decision on whether you can participate in the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference rests with him."

The man took a few steps, then suddenly turned back. "By the way, Master Kang is a veteran King-level Alchemist, so Young Master Chu, in a moment…"

Chu Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "I understand. I will certainly not be disrespectful to Master Kang."

'A King-level Alchemist… that means Master Kang can consistently refine King-level Elixirs. Moreover, he's very likely a Martial King Level expert himself.'

A person like that would hold an extremely high status even in the major sects, a station that likely rivaled that of an ordinary Martial Emperor Level expert.

Naturally, Chu Qingyun would not carelessly offend such a figure.

The man nodded to himself, his favorable impression of and admiration for Chu Qingyun growing.

'Such a young Alchemist, yet he isn't the least bit arrogant. He's so approachable, truly different from those young Alchemists from the sects.'

Soon, he came out with a tall, elderly man.

This Master Kang had an aged face, but his eyes were exceptionally bright and full of life. He looked Chu Qingyun up and down, a faint smile on his lips.

Evidently, the clerk had said some good things about Chu Qingyun, at least enough to give Master Kang a very positive first impression.

Master Kang picked up the registration form and glanced over it. When he saw Chu Qingyun's age, his eyes widened uncontrollably.

Seventeen!

At seventeen, he wasn't just a level-six Martial Spirit, but also a true Spirit Level Alchemist!

This was simply unbelievable!

Because achieving the rank of a level-six Martial Spirit in the Martial Dao and becoming a true Alchemist in the Alchemy Dao were both endeavors that consumed immense time and energy.

Many Alchemists became so engrossed in the Alchemy Dao that their progress in the Martial Dao was delayed.

Conversely, those dedicated to martial arts, even if they had a talent for alchemy, rarely invested enough energy to become true Alchemists, often learning just the rudiments.

'Great Xia…' Master Kang read on, nodding.

After he finished reading, he looked up at Chu Qingyun and said seriously, "Chu Qingyun, the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference isn't just any ordinary alchemy competition. It is the highest-caliber Pill Battle for the younger generation of Alchemists in the entire Northern Domain."

"Therefore, without a certain level of skill, I cannot allow you to register for the competition."

"Let's do this: first, reveal your Martial Soul Fire and your Martial Soul."

Alchemy is a profession that relies heavily on talent. A great deal can be gleaned from one's Martial Soul and Martial Soul Fire.

The purer the Flame Power within a Martial Soul, the purer and more powerful the resulting Martial Soul Fire, which in turn provides greater support to the Alchemist.

Even if all other factors are equal, the difference in elixir refining ability between someone with a pure Flame Martial Soul and someone with a Martial Soul that merely has a slight fire affinity could be a hundredfold!

Chu Qingyun, who had received a complete Alchemy Dao inheritance from a lofty predecessor, was of course keenly aware of this.

So he held out his hand, channeled the Martial Soul Power from his Flame Martial Soul, and ignited a ball of fire on his palm.

"What a pure Martial Soul Fire!"

"This… could this be from a pure Flame Martial Soul!?"

Master Kang's insight was, of course, on a completely different level from the two clerks.

He could tell at a glance that Chu Qingyun's Martial Soul Fire was far from what an ordinary fire-affinity Martial Soul could produce. In terms of purity alone, it was likely purer than any Martial Soul Fire he had ever witnessed!

The two clerks in charge of registration were also astonished.

They didn't understand much about Martial Soul Fire, but it was incredibly rare to see a prominent figure like Master Kang become so agitated!

This…

Chu Qingyun hesitated for a moment. Then, with a flicker of thought, he decided to reveal his Martial Soul.

Of course, what he manifested this time was the "Flame Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Soul," which he had already perfected long ago.

A tall Martial Soul Illusion, a plant with ten vines wrapped in flames, quickly coalesced behind Chu Qingyun.

He hesitated because the first time he met the predecessor who had passed down the Alchemy Dao inheritance, his "Mutated Martial Soul"—a fusion of two Martial Souls—had been seen through at a single glance.

Because of that, Chu Qingyun hadn't used it at all on his journey.

Now, however, he couldn't afford to worry about that. He wanted to participate in the Pill Battle Conference, which meant his "Mutated Martial Soul" would have to make its debut.

But Chu Qingyun was worrying for nothing.

That predecessor was not only a supreme expert whose power transcended the entire Northern Domain, but also an incredibly powerful and worldly Alchemist. That was why he had been able to see through Chu Qingyun's "Mutated Martial Soul" in a single glance.

An ordinary person would never have been able to tell.

Even if they sensed something was amiss, they would likely only suspect a Mutated Martial Soul. They would never consider the possibility of Twin Martial Souls, let alone the Devouring Martial Soul.

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