Martial Master

“Alright, if it's a fire control competition, I want to know how you intend to compare?” Qin Chen sneered.

Although he was unaware of what the other party had in mind, he truly had no fear in the realm of alchemy.

“Good, let's be direct. I appreciate you.” Jin Shengjie laughed heartily, but then, his aura suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice, “The fire control competition is nothing more than precision and strength. We won't bother with any of those vague rules. Here’s the deal: I will perform a few actions. If you can imitate them, you win; if you can't, then I win. How about that?”

Jin Shengjie looked at Qin Chen with a mocking expression.

Qin Chen coldly smiled and gestured for him to proceed.

Jin Shengjie did not take it seriously and said lightly, “Watch closely.”

As soon as he finished speaking, with a bang, a flicker of flame rose from his hand. This flame was incredibly weak and entirely blue. As soon as it appeared, it immediately emitted a heart-pounding aura.

“Blue flame, what kind of fire is this?”

“It looks warm but not very high; why does it give me an extremely unsettling feeling?”

“I feel the same way. Just looking at it feels like my body is about to be burned away.”

“What a terrifying flame.”

The crowd was instantly shocked, and many alchemists also stared intently, trying to discern.

“This is... Bi Hai Ting Chao!” Suddenly, the master of Xuan Cheng Pavilion stood up, his face changing as he said solemnly.

“What? It’s Bi Hai Ting Chao?”

“Bi Hai Ting Chao is a legendary ground fire. Although it’s not very high on the ground fire rankings, its plasticity is extremely high, making it one of the flames most desired by alchemists lacking sufficient mental power.”

“What a Jin Shengjie, I can’t believe he got his hands on Bi Hai Ting Chao without our knowledge. Does he intend to compete with Qin Chen? The plasticity of Bi Hai Ting Chao is ranked among the top of all flames.”

“Damn, that’s too despicable.”

The crowd was shocked. After understanding the characteristics of Bi Hai Ting Chao, they were all dumbfounded, their mouths agape.

They couldn’t figure out why Jin Shengjie would choose to compete in fire control against Qin Chen when he already knew Qin Chen’s capabilities; it turned out he had such a powerful weapon as Bi Hai Ting Chao.

How could they compete? First of all, ground fire is the most miraculous flame in the world, second only to heavenly fire, and although Bi Hai Ting Chao doesn’t rank very high among ground fires, that’s only because its attribute is more feminine, which often results in insufficient high temperatures for high-grade elixirs. However, in terms of precision, Bi Hai Ting Chao is definitely the top-tier among all ground fires.

The so-called precision refers to the subtlety of mental power consumed in controlling the flames.

Generally, an alchemist needs to use their mental power to control the flames effectively, and depending on the type of fire, the required mental power will vary since some flames are violent while others are gentle.

Bi Hai Ting Chao, on the other hand, is one of the few fires that requires the least reliance on mental power.

In simpler terms, to create the same shape, using Bi Hai Ting Chao would consume more than half less mental power than using other flames. What an advantage that is!

One could say that Jin Shengjie, with Bi Hai Ting Chao, is absolutely the strongest among the three vice pavilion masters in the realm of fire control, and even competing with a peak seventh-grade Apothecary like Xuan Cheng Pavilion Master isn’t out of the question.

Qin Chen was clearly being set up.

In an instant, everyone looked at Qin Chen with pity. In their eyes, no matter how skilled Qin Chen was in fire control, he could not possibly be Jin Shengjie’s opponent.

“Indeed, the flame in my hand is the ground fire ‘Bi Hai Ting Chao’. I obtained this ground fire recently by chance, and I value you highly, which is why I set such a competition.” Jin Shengjie smiled slightly, but inside, he was laughing coldly.