The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1304 - Chapter 1304 Chapter 1403 Four Lamps Emerge Together

Chapter 1304: Chapter 1403: Four Lamps Emerge Together Chapter 1304: Chapter 1403: Four Lamps Emerge Together “You, a mere Ninth Layer Spirit Bone, dare to spout such big words in front of me?” the woman in the black robe said coldly, completely dominating Fang Lin.

However, despite her words, she was deeply shocked inside.

The reason was simple: she was a Martial Artist of the Spirit Source realm. Although only at the first layer of Spirit Source, she was not to be compared with any Spirit Bone Martial Artist.

To put it bluntly, setting aside the special ability of the woman in the black robe to command Demon Beasts, her own strength was also quite formidable.

Even ten Martial Artists of the Ninth Layer Spirit Bone would not be taken seriously by the woman in the black robe.

Yet Fang Lin had managed to exchange blows with her for such a long time, and although he was being suppressed by her, he did not show any sign of defeat.

This was enough to indicate that Fang Lin’s strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Ninth Layer Spirit Bone Martial Artist, able to fight with a Martial Artist of the first layer of Spirit Source.

But that was just the potential to fight, nothing more. To actually overcome a true first layer Spirit Source Martial Artist was still too difficult. The colossal gap between their realms left Fang Lin without the slightest advantage.

Inner Strength was ultimately just Inner Strength, incomparable to the mighty Spirit Source, and there existed an insurmountable gap in essence.

Fang Lin was well aware that defeating a Spirit Source Martial Artist would be extremely difficult for him at this moment, unless he exhausted all his power, there would only be a slight possibility.

Honestly, Fang Lin hadn’t had a real battle with anyone for a long time. Since acquiring the Demon Puppet, he had scarcely needed to act.

Moreover, after that, a lot of things had happened. He had been imprisoned in the Extreme North Land, then went to Flat Sea City with injuries to compete in Alchemy Tao with the Taoist Sect, and then defended Qian Country. Fang Lin barely had any need to fight, and when he did, he left it to the Demon Puppet.

After all, Fang Lin’s strength was still insufficient. Facing the top experts of the three sects, only the Demon Puppet could cope.

But now, Fang Lin had finally found himself in a bitter and long-lost battle with this woman in the black robe.

Such a hard-fought battle was not a bad thing for Fang Lin. On the contrary, he longed for such a fight to fully exert his strength and force out his potential.

The Spirit Bone Martial Artists could no longer delight Fang Lin at this point; only a Spirit Source Martial Artist could make him feel the difficulty.

Of course, if they were experts of the third or fourth layer of Spirit Source or higher, Fang Lin would not engage with them. The difference in realms was too great and meaningless.

But this woman in the black robe was just at the first layer of Spirit Source. Engaging with her was just right for Fang Lin: not too easy, but also not so overpowering as to crush him.

The Kylin Battle Garment protected Fang Lin from the invasion of the Black Elemental Poison, but the Kylin Battle Garment was also continually being corroded by the Black Elemental Poison. As a result, the Demon Bone of the Kylin had to provide a constant stream of power to the Kylin Battle Garment to prevent it from dissipating.

Luckily, the Demon Bone of the Kylin was no longer what it once was, having absorbed dragon scales, Kylin blood, and a great amount of Sacred Qi. The power within the Demon Bone was inexhaustible.

The battle between the two reached a deadlock. The woman in the black robe certainly had the upper hand but could not completely defeat Fang Lin.

While Fang Lin staunchly defended his territory, preventing the woman in the black robe from gaining any advantage on the field, he was also striving to recover from his disadvantaged position.

The more the woman in the black robe fought, the more astounded and helpless she felt.

It was inconceivable to her. He was merely at the Ninth Layer of Spirit Bone, yet he could hold out for so long against her, and become stronger as the battle went on. What began as a fight with her completely dominating had now reached a point where he could find opportunities to counterattack.

This added to the woman in the black robe’s shock and fueled her anger even more.

Boom!

The black-robed woman gathered the toxic essence in her hand and struck out with a palm, against which Fang Lin employed his Kylin Fist to counter.

Fang Lin grunted, feeling his entire arm go numb, and a sensation of coldness spread from his palm.

“Not good!” Fang Lin’s heart sank, immediately realizing he must have been poisoned.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Fang Lin quickly distanced himself from the black-robed woman, as the Soul Commanding Pill Fire within him spiraled into action, burning away the intruding toxic essence to nothing.

“You’ve already been struck by my poison, your life won’t last long. Continuing to circulate your inner strength will only make you die quicker,” the black-robed woman said, her face wearing a hint of triumph.

Yet, Fang Lin remained silent and continued to strike without any hesitation whatsoever.

The black-robed woman now felt puzzled–was this guy immune to all poisons? Or did he not care about life and death at all?

“Wait until the toxic essence takes effect and invades your heart and lungs, then we’ll see how you can hold on,” the black-robed woman thought darkly to herself.

But after a while, Fang Lin was still as vigorous as ever, showing no signs of the toxic essence taking effect. On the contrary, he appeared even more spirited, leaving the black-robed woman completely baffled.

“My poison has no effect on him? How can this be?” The black-robed woman found it hard to believe, her eyes darkening further.

It wasn’t that the toxic essence had no effect on Fang Lin; rather, the existence of the four types of Soul Commanding Pill Fire within Fang Lin’s body had immediately burned the toxic essence clean, preventing it from erupting within him.

If Fang Lin hadn’t been a Pill Refiner with such abundant Soul Commanding Pill Fire within him, he would already have succumbed to the toxic essence’s effect and been close to death.

Seeing Fang Lin’s tenacity and the battle dragging on, the black-robed woman finally lost her patience and summoned ice frogs to aid in the fight.

The golden-furred dog had already been retrieved by Fang Lin into the Beast Bag, so at this moment the Demon Beasts had returned to normal and could be freely commanded by the black-robed woman.

Five ice frogs simultaneously sprayed out a chill toward Fang Lin, sealing off any direction in which he might dodge.

As the cold air approached, Fang Lin waved his hand, and the four Ancient Lamps of Flame God floated around his body, the flames gushing out to resist the chill.

“If you don’t want to fight me anymore, then I’ll end this battle now,” Fang Lin said.

The Ancient Lamps of Flame God shone brightly, with the wicks of the four lamps connecting together.

“I’ve never truly unleashed the power of the Ancient Lamps of Flame God before. Now that I’ve encountered these ice frogs today, it seems I’ll have to do so,” Fang Lin said as he poured his inner strength into the four Ancient Lamps of Flame God like a tide.

The Ancient Lamps of Flame God were artifacts of the Ancient Flame Emperor, totaling seven; when all seven were activated together, they had the power to scorch the heavens and the earth.

Although Fang Lin had only four of the Ancient Lamps of Flame God, lacking the might of all seven unleashed together, the true power of even these four lamps was still enormously terrifying.

Fang Lin had previously activated the Ancient Lamps of Flame God without tapping into their true might but had merely been using them in an ordinary manner.

The true power of the Ancient Lamps of Flame God required the user’s own strength to unleash, rather than consuming the lamps’ power itself.

Now, Fang Lin was channeling all his inner strength into these four Ancient Lamps of Flame God, invoking their most formidable power.

In an instant, the chill sprayed forth by the ice frogs dissipated into nothingness, and instead, a scorching heat filled the area, turning the place into something akin to the Endless Purgatory.

ps: The fifth update