Martial Master

The fusion of flames is not simply about allowing a few flames to merge on their own.

There are nine flames in the arena, each with different attributes and strengths. This assessment not only requires the flames to merge but will ultimately test the power of the fused flames.

Although Qin Chen might successfully fuse one or two flames, the greater likelihood is that the flames will conflict with each other and both will be extinguished, leaving nothing behind.

In fact, the explosions caused by the conflict of so many flames could easily reduce a Martial King to ashes.

This is not about merging flames; it's about playing with fire.

However, to everyone's astonishment, the flames in front of Qin Chen have actually started to merge, and they are doing so quite stably.

How is this possible?

"Rise!"

Many alchemists in the arena stood up in shock. It was the first time they had witnessed such a scene. The nine flames were merging into each other; although they were combating one another, during the process of conflict, they were also slowly fusing.

This left everyone incredulous. Qin Chen had not refined all nine flames. His control over the flames was merely the most basic mental control. How could these nine flames possibly merge without conflict?

"What on earth is happening?"

"What happened? Qin Chen hasn't refined the flames at all. Why haven't they exploded despite being out of control?"

"How did he do it?"

The crowd was stunned, unable to believe what they were witnessing. This was far beyond their understanding.

If merging flames were really that simple, then what were Yan Chidao and the others working so hard for? They might as well have let the flames merge directly.

But they knew very well that this was absolutely impossible; there must be a reason why Qin Chen could do this.

Even Master Ouyang Zhengqi stood up abruptly, his gaze burning as he stared at the scene before him, feeling a deep shock.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the flames in front of Qin Chen were in constant conflict, exchanging blows while continuously merging. The speed of their fusion far exceeded that of Yan Chidao and the others, who had already begun merging earlier.

Crackle!

Yan Chidao and the others were also drawn in by the sounds of shock around them. They couldn't help but take a glance, and upon seeing it, their hearts trembled. The flames they were merging shook violently, almost resulting in failure.

Instantly, they all turned their heads back, focusing on merging the flames in front of them, but the shock in their hearts was impossible to suppress; it felt as if a heavy stone was weighing down on them.

Yan Chidao and the others had profound cultivation and could quickly regain their focus, but the other participants weren't so lucky. They heard a series of bangs, and over a dozen participants who had been successfully merging suddenly lost their concentration, causing the flames they were fusing to explode, turning to ashes.

Their faces went pale, instantly turning ashen. They saw that the competition was about to end, and after all their hard work to reach this point, it was now completely ruined.

Among them was Wang Tai, who had previously provoked Qin Chen. He had successfully merged three flames and was assured of advancing to the next round, but in his shock, he was completely dumbfounded, and the flames he had merged dissipated.

Although he still had five unmerged flames in front of him, they were all difficult to merge, and with only a little over ten minutes left in the competition, trying to successfully merge three flames in such a short time was nearly impossible.

His chances in this alchemical competition were completely ruined, all because of Qin Chen.

"Ah, that damn bastard!" Wang Tai was almost driven mad, wishing he could rush up and kill Qin Chen on the spot.

Time ticked away, and there were less than ten minutes left until the assessment ended.

Suddenly, a wave of uproar echoed through the arena.

The remaining contestants trembled, glancing up, and saw that the nine flames that Qin Chen had started with had completely disappeared, leaving only a single, profoundly deep flame suspended in front of him, emanating astonishing heat.