Alchemy Master

Chapter 1163, Jin Mi

Translator: Silavin

And those words of Qing Luan’s were heard by many sharp-eared individuals nearby.

In an instant, the expressions on face after face shifted.

Qing Luan was certainly not someone anyone wished to offend!

But if they allowed Qing Luan to simply walk away with someone, in full view of hundreds and thousands of them, treating them all as though they were invisible, the story of it spreading afterwards would leave them without a shred of face to their names.

“Hmm? Does everyone here wish to make an enemy of my Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race?”

Seeming to sense that the surrounding experts had no intention of stepping aside, Qing Luan let out a cold snort, and a wave of pressure belonging to one who stands above others swept outward in all directions.

In terms of pure combat ability, Qing Luan was absolutely capable of transforming himself into a ferocious weapon. Were he to unleash his full strength, even if he ultimately could not break through the encirclement, he could likely drag over a hundred experts down with him as companions to Hell!

More critically, with a single sentence, he had brought the name of each person’s Race into the equation.

To stand against him was to stand against the Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race behind him!

Who among those with no Supreme Expert of their own Race behind them would dare to place themselves opposite the Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race?

Under the weight of that single sentence, many eyes flickered with a thick and unmistakable wariness. Clearly, even if they could personally gamble away their lives, they would not dare drag their own races into a calamity from which there was no recovery.

Witnessing this, Qin Yichen could not help but give a bitter smile.

This was the confidence that came from belonging to a Top Tier Race!

If he were to announce his identity here, to say that he was of the Human Race, he would likely receive precisely the opposite effect. He would not be surprised if even Qing Luan turned his blade around and came for him first.

After all, the Human Race, among the Myriad Races, was practically a forbidden word!

No Race could tolerate it, the livestock they raised being kept for slaughter, building their own territory, carving out their own place to flourish. It was a stain on the record of every Great Race!

“Brother Qing Luan, other people’s grievances are really not something you ought to be sticking your nose into.” And just as the atmosphere grew awkward, a cold laugh suddenly rang out across the Heavens.

“Jin Mi!” Hearing that voice, Qing Luan’s expression changed abruptly.

The moment he had come rushing over, he had been prepared to take Qin Yichen and leave immediately. The one thing he had most feared was the appearance of precisely this person, Jin Mi.

And now it seemed Jin Mi had clearly been lurking in the shadows all along, watching how things developed here!

Hearing that voice, the several thousand experts scattered apart. Their reason for gathering here was inextricably connected to Jin Mi’s promises.

And now, with Qing Luan of the Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race also present, this place was no longer their stage.

A standoff between Top Tier Races was entirely beyond the reach of Forces such as theirs to involve themselves in.

“Brother Qing Luan, leave that person here. You may leave now, and I can treat this as though nothing ever happened.”

From within the forest in the distance, a golden figure shot upward like a golden sword capable of piercing Heaven, and a voice laden with threat rang out slowly across the land.

As those words fell, a young man robed in golden garments appeared directly before Qing Luan, barely a hundred metres away.

This person was none other than Jin Mi of the Golden Flame Race!

At this moment, powerful fluctuations swelled and rippled outward from Jin Mi’s body, and as he stood suspended in mid-air, he was like a Golden War God. The very space around him seemed to tremble at his presence.

“Jin Mi, if you want the Pill Formula, you are perfectly capable of discussing it with Brother Qin directly. Why has it been necessary to push things to this point?”

Seeing Jin Mi, Qing Luan’s expression darkened, and he said in a low, sharp voice. Clearly, he was deeply wary.

“Heh heh, unlike your Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race, we prefer to keep certain things in our own hands. That is the only way to feel at ease.” Jin Mi gave a cold laugh, and his voice carried a domineering quality that brooked no question or challenge.

Hearing this, Qing Luan’s expression became thoroughly grim. It seemed that today Jin Mi had set aside all pretence of civility, and was absolutely determined to have the Pill Formula.

Were it not absolutely unavoidable, Qing Luan had no desire whatsoever to make an enemy of Jin Mi. After all, the strength of the Golden Flame Race was no weaker than his own Race. Moreover, their Supreme Expert was in their prime. If they truly tore off all pretence and clashed head-on, his own Race would struggle to bear the consequences.

“Brother Qin, in a moment I will hold Jin Mi off. These few will cover you. See if you can find an opening to break through the encirclement and escape.”

Qing Luan spoke in a low voice to Qin Yichen, his tone carrying an unusual and absolute resolve.

The several experts behind Qing Luan showed a flicker of complicated expressions. It was not difficult to imagine that, if it came to that, it would be an extraordinarily brutal battle.

Yet even knowing the likely outcome, not one of them retreated.

Because they understood that even if they fell today in battle for Qing Luan, their own Races behind them would without question receive the protection of the Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race!

For them, this was perhaps not entirely a bad outcome!

“Thank you, Qing Luan.” Seeing Qing Luan’s stance, Qin Yichen felt something warm stir in his chest, though towards the latter, he could not help but feel a flicker of reluctance.

[Was I not being a little too rotten in doing this?] He wondered, [If he ever found out about my true identity, what expression would he wear in the end?]

“Brother Qin need not stand on ceremony. On the way here I encountered Xiang Linzi and the others. As long as you can break through the encirclement, they will certainly lend you a hand.”

Qing Luan said quietly.

In truth, his courage in stepping forward at this moment rested upon his Race at his back as the greatest foundation. He was confident that no one would be so foolish as to actually raise a hand against him, and so even in helping Qin Yichen, the only opponent he truly needed to face was Jin Mi alone!

Though he had his wariness of the latter, Qing Luan also had his own confidence. Making him yield was not something Jin Mi could accomplish so easily.

“Qing Luan, I would rather not drag you and the others into this. Let me handle this matter myself.” Qin Yichen let out a quiet sigh and stepped out from behind Qing Luan.

Seeing Qin Yichen’s movement, countless people stared in blank astonishment.

With Qing Luan’s protection, he would clearly have been able to shed a massive amount of the pressure bearing down on him. Combined with the asura-like ferocity he had displayed earlier, which was still holding many in check, there was perhaps a genuine chance he might have broken through successfully.

Yet with this gesture, he could not help but seem breathtakingly arrogant.

Did he actually believe that he alone, by himself, could walk out of here?

Of course, none of them knew that Qin Yichen simply could not bring himself to make the Heaven Devouring Green Marten Race suffer too much loss on his account.

“So there is some backbone in you after all!” Seeing Qin Yichen step forward, a sharp light flashed through Jin Mi’s eyes, and he said with a cold laugh.

“Not everyone is like you, fond of using others as pieces on a board. If you want the Pill Formula, come and take it yourself.” The latter had arranged wave after wave of experts to encircle and block him, and though it had not resulted in his falling here, it had left him in a thoroughly wretched state. Qin Yichen harboured not a trace of respect towards this person called Jin Mi.