Chapter Ninety-One: Let Me

"You want my alchemical fire? Very well! Then trade me your life for it!"

Su Ye loathed Chen Yu to the bone. This venerable old alchemist had the face of a respected elder, but beneath that pious guise he was shameless to the extreme, plotting with Ouyang Man to kill them all for the sake of his own greed.

Boom.

Su Ye clenched both fists, and flames erupted over his knuckles.

That thunderfire was immensely powerful, carrying an endless wave of heat. Even from ten paces away one could feel its searing force, daring no one to draw near.

And yet Su Ye himself seemed untouched, as though the raging fire could not harm him in the slightest.

"Yes, yes, this is the legendary spirit-infused alchemical fire, the kind that takes at least three thousand years to form. It is true alchemical fire!" Chen Yu's eyes widened, and he cried out almost feverishly, his gaze never once leaving those two tongues of flame.

Ouyang Man had already retreated to the outermost edge. Anxious beyond measure, she shouted at Chen Yu, "What time is it, and you're still thinking about alchemical fire? Hold him off! I'll have people bring guns over and turn him into a sieve!"

At those words, Chen Yu immediately came to his senses. He knew how terrifying Su Ye's methods were and dared not act rashly.

The panicked martial artists also steadied themselves again. If they had guns, then even if Su Ye's body were wrapped in waves of force, he could still be suppressed by bullets.

To withstand ordinary bullets, one had to be at least at the fifth level of the Qi Gathering realm.

A confident look appeared on Chen Yu's weathered face as he shouted, "Ha! Rest assured! I've refined pills for decades, and I've never seen any alchemical fire that could burn through my defenses! Watch me subdue him!"

Hum.

Chen Yu unfastened something from his waist, placed it in his palm, and extended it forward to reveal its shape.

It was a small furnace, no bigger than half a fist, entirely golden and gleaming with light. One could even see wisps of blue smoke drifting from within, as though the little pill furnace were truly refining medicine.

The other old alchemists broke into delighted laughter at the sight. "Ahaha, so it's Senior Brother's Gale Furnace! No matter how fiercely this little beast spits fire, he'll be defeated for certain!"

"Senior Brother Yu, hurry! Strip this brat of his flames! He dared offend our Clear Elixir Hall; we must tear him to pieces ourselves and grind him into medicine!"

With the support of the other alchemists, Chen Yu became even bolder. This tiny Gale Furnace was a treasured object guarded by the entire Clear Elixir Hall. If he were not the oldest among them, it would never have been passed into his hands.

Su Ye's brows drew together slightly. He did indeed sense something unusual about that little furnace, but he also knew that no furnace in the world could withstand the might of his thunderfire.

"You filthy cowards are fit to refine pills? Today I will make the whole Clear Elixir Hall pay the price!"

Su Ye rotated his palm, and the flames in his hand seemed suddenly alive. With a fierce push, he hurled one blazing mass forward like a burning shot of lead.

It was an utterly shocking sight. To produce flames from both hands was astonishing enough, but Su Ye had actually cast fire outward as though it were a fireball.

"Die—"

Chen Yu let out a strange cry. With the small pill furnace cradled in one hand, he surged forward. With a hum, the furnace released a beam of light and forcefully swallowed the incoming flame.

Even Chen Yu himself was briefly stunned, but then he looked at the little furnace in his hand with wild delight and burst into laughter. "Hahaha! In front of an alchemist like me, you still dare play with fire? With this furnace of mine, I can break every flame under heaven!"

Bang bang bang.

Su Ye struck out with three more palms in a row, sending three flaming bolts flying, only for them to be swallowed up at once by the little furnace.

The surrounding alchemists and martial artists all breathed a sigh of relief, then erupted into jubilant cheers.

"Haha, our Clear Elixir Hall's furnace is invincible under the heavens!"

"Su Ye, you little beast, so what if you can control alchemical fire? With a furnace in hand, you're just a tiger without teeth!"

"Senior Brother Yu, you are the great benefactor of our Clear Elixir Hall! Slay this brat, and Clear Elixir Hall should be placed under your command!"

Even Ouyang Man at the outer edge secretly let out a breath. As long as Su Ye's terrifying technique was useless, then they had won for certain.

Chen Yu stroked his beard, assuming the air of a master. He cast a sidelong glance at Su Ye and shouted, "Why don't you obediently surrender? How long do you mean to resist to the bitter end?"

"Hahaha! For all that you're alchemists, don't you even understand that the furnace absorbs the kind of flame it can take? Very well then, let me teach you all how to refine pills!"

Su Ye laughed heartily. The flame on the surface appeared to be merely alchemical fire, but in truth it was thunderfire.

In other words, the small furnace in Chen Yu's hands was not merely devouring alchemical fire, but heavenly thunder as well.

"Let me teach you how to refine pills!"

Su Ye gave a cold shout and stood upright. He thrust both arms violently to either side, and with a thunderous blast, flames erupted from his hands in torrents, all of them crashing into the ground.

In an instant, the area around him became a sea of fire. Everyone's vision was blocked, and none could look directly at Su Ye.

"Burn!"

Boom.

Two long, raging flames shot forward, instantly hurling themselves toward the small furnace in Chen Yu's hands.

Then Su Ye gave another fierce cry:

"Break for me!!"

Crack.

In that instant, the small furnace that Clear Elixir Hall treasured as a priceless object was blown to pieces.

Chen Yu's entire palm was blasted by the flames; the flesh split open, exposing white bone. Before he could even react, the rolling blaze had already engulfed his entire body.

"Ah, ah!"

In the blink of an eye, Chen Yu too had become a man of fire.

The alchemists who had been about to rush in together were thrown into utter panic. With no heart left to continue the fight, if they ran even a step too slowly, they would be swallowed by the flames.

"Ah, Senior Brother Yu has been killed! Ah!"

"Run! We can't deal with Su Ye! Run!"

The whole scene descended into chaos.

At this point, no one cared about seniority or brotherhood. They all had to flee at once, or else they would perish in the inferno.

Su Ye was now displaying overwhelming might, charging forward and killing several men in succession. By sheer chance he encountered Yin Chao, and without the slightest hesitation he smashed the man's body to pieces with one punch.

Yet for some reason, the alchemists who had fled outside now came running back in terror, as though they had encountered some dreadful enemy beyond the hall.

Su Ye swept his gaze around and quickly found Ouyang Man, who was trying to hide.

Though she was not the strongest in cultivation, everything here had been planned and directed by her. She was the one most deserving of hatred.

"Ouyang Man, where do you think you're fleeing to?" The flames around Su Ye had yet to dissipate. Even without moving, all the martial artists kept their distance.

"Su Ye, you... you killed Ouyang Yunfeng. You are doomed! How can one man oppose the entire Martial Alliance? You, you should submit to me now... no, no, cooperate with me now. I can keep you alive. In the future, the whole of Yang City will belong to the two of us."

As she spoke, Ouyang Man retreated shakily step by step. She knew she was absolutely no match for Su Ye and could only try bribery and temptation.

"Su Ye, think about it. If you kill me, what good will it do you? You possess thunder meridians and can leave Yang City, but what about the Jiang family? I know you came here seeking medicine. What about the injuries of the Jiang family head? Let me go, and we'll work together! Within all of Clear Elixir Hall, whatever pill you want, you can have it!"

Su Ye stood where he was, as if he were truly considering it.

Today, he and Jiang Liuying had indeed come to seek medicine, and no one had expected matters to turn out this way.

"Ouyang Man, I'm afraid even if I were willing to agree, Ouyang Yunfeng still would not let you go."

"What? Wasn't he killed by you? He..." Ouyang Man said in panic. Then she suddenly felt a murderous intent spreading behind her, and in shock she whipped around.

Stab.

A sharp long spike plunged brutally into her heart...