This Void Devouring Flame seems a bit strange

"Patriarch Xiao Zhan? What do you think?" Xuwu Tunyan looked at Xiao Zhan who was sitting in the center and asked calmly.

Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly. He knew that this question was just a way to save face. He didn't have the confidence to say no.

"I don't have any objection, but why don't you ask Mr. Xu Yan what Yan'er thinks?" Xiao Zhan passed the buck to Xiao Yan.

"What do you think, Master Xiao Yan?"

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "I don't have any objection, but Mr. Xu Yan, aren't you afraid that I will fail the test and make a fool of myself?"

“Whether it works or not, you should already have the answer in your mind, right?” Xuwu Tunyan laughed loudly. Xiao Yan was really an expert at pretending to be confused.

Xiao Yan did not answer, but looked at Xun'er who was a little angry beside him.

"Girl, you're jealous of Xiao Mei, and now you're even jealous of Mr. Xu Yan?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but tease.

Xun'er, who was originally a little angry, was stimulated by these words and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I just can't stand him using Brother Xiao Yan to create momentum, making it seem as if Brother Xiao Yan's success was all his own."

"But it was indeed he who pointed out the problem with me. You also know that his intentions were not bad, right?" Xiao Yan couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, since no one has any objections, then everyone in the audience, if you want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, please take out all the money you have saved!"

After he finished speaking, a huge box appeared out of thin air in Xuwu Tunyan's hand, and then countless jade pieces flew out of the box: "If you want to participate, use your fighting spirit to carve your name and your choice on the jade piece, and then put in the amount you want to take out. If you don't want to participate, just ignore it. Also, don't try to report false numbers or fish in troubled waters when the results come out, I'm always watching."

The crowd exploded in excitement. Even if they had not seen with their own eyes what Xuwu Tunyan had done, they had at least heard about it.

"I'll offer 10,000 gold coins and bet that Yan'er can pass." Xiao Zhan took the lead in the charge. Since the odds had been opened, as someone who had received his favor, he had to show his support no matter what the outcome.

The Great Elder glanced at Xiao Zhan. Although he had some doubts as to whether Void Devouring Flame and Xiao Zhan were setting a trap to deceive him, the test stone tablet was inflexible, so it was unlikely that it could be tampered with. However, since the other party had behaved like this, he had no reason to lose. "The clan leader is really bold and daring. I will reluctantly pay 10,000 gold coins. However, I want to bet that Xiao Yan will not pass."

Xiao Zhan didn't care and just glanced at the Great Elder: "Great Elder, this is not a competition, why are you so confrontational?" There was a hint of frivolity in his tone.

"Hmph." The Great Elder directly expressed what he wanted to say with a nasal sound.

"I'll pay one hundred thousand." Xiao Xun'er wrote her name and amount directly on the jade piece in front of her, and then took out a black card. The moment the black card was brought close to the jade piece, it turned into a spot of light and entered it.

Xiao Xun'er was not as shocked as others. This technology that could store information and objects was possessed by any larger force, not to mention the ancient clan.

Not only the Xiao family members who were closer, but even Xiao Yan were shocked by the silver bullet attack. Although they had heard something about Xiao Xun'er's background, this black card was not something that everyone could get.

Xuwu Tunyan smiled calmly: "As expected of a lady from a famous family, you are really generous."

With these few people taking the lead, other members of the Xiao family were also tempted to give it a try. Many of them carved their names and options on the jade pieces, and then offered their money, which they would normally split in half.

This was of course within Void Devouring Flame's expectations. Greed exists in everyone's heart, and as long as it is guided, it will inevitably be triggered.

Every time someone wrote down a message and put it in, a jade piece with the message and money attached would fly into the box. Soon as the time limit was over, all the blank jade pieces that had not been entered were collected back.

"Oh! Master Xiao Yan's odds are now 100 to 1! Master Xiao Yan, don't you bet on yourself?"

Xiao Yan shook his head: "If I bet on myself, wouldn't that be telling everyone that I'm setting a trap to trick people?"

In fact, it was not that Xiao Yan did not want to bet, but because all the money he earned before was used to buy medicine, and Xiao Yan did not expect to make such quick money. The profession of alchemist did not lack money. Although he had not yet been exposed to alchemy, judging from the skills that Yao Lao had shown before, this profession was truly profitable.

“Pa pa pa!” Xuwu Tunyan clapped his hands. “I just like how frank you are. Did you all hear that? Young Master Xiao Yan is not betting on himself, so when the results come out later, don’t say that Xiao Yan and I were behind the scenes and then use this as an excuse to turn against each other.”

"By the way, Chief Xiao, before the test, I will give you a small gift." Xuwu Tunyan suddenly remembered something, and a teacup appeared out of thin air in his hand. He threw it down casually, and the teacup landed steadily next to Xiao Zhan.

"This is..." Xiao Zhan picked up the teacup. Unlike ordinary jade teacups, this teacup had a metallic luster and one could tell with the naked eye that it was of very good quality.

"Patriarch Xiao, you can try drinking some tea from this teacup." Xuwu Tunyan smiled.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Xu Yan." Although he was not quite sure about the reason, Xiao Zhan did not think that the Void Devouring Flame would do anything bad.

"Okay, I've said everything that needs to be said. Mr. Tester, please start." Void Devouring Flame said to the tester.

The tester's mouth twitched again, and then returned to his usual stern expression: "Test, start."

Xiao Yan slowly stood up, cast his eyes towards Xiao Zhan on the platform and smiled. Looking at his son's smiling eyes, Xiao Zhan nodded with satisfaction, picked up the teacup that Xuwu Tunyan gave him, and leaned back gently on the chair.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan strode towards the black stone tablet. That kind of confidence even made some of the tribesmen who wanted to laugh out loud have their sarcasm stuck in their throats.

Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, Xiao Yan came under the black stone tablet.

Looking at the black-shirted young man in front of him, the tester sighed in his heart. Back then, when Xiao Yan created a miracle, he was the first to witness it. In the past three years, he also witnessed the genius's gradual fall. After today, if no miracle happened, this should be the last time the young man will be tested in the family.

Under the intense gazes of the crowd, Xiao Yan's chest slowly rose and fell, his palms stretched out, and he lightly pressed against the cold black stone tablet.

All eyes were fixed on the stone tablet without blinking at this moment. They knew very well that this test might be the last test for this talented young man who once amazed the entire Wutan City.

Even Void Devouring Flame was no exception, but he was different from the others, he knew that Xiao Yan would definitely pass.

Void Devouring Flame took out the recording crystal, intending to record everything.

The stone tablet calmed down for a moment, and then a strong light burst out.

The huge golden characters on the stone tablet made almost everyone present feel as if their hearts and lungs had stopped.

On the test stone tablet were several large golden characters: "Seventh Stage of Fighting Qi".

The whole place fell into deathly silence.

Everyone in the field looked at the large characters on the stone tablet in shock, with wonderful expressions on their faces.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhan couldn't help but use force in his hand, but the teacup didn't break into pieces as it originally did, but it hurt Xiao Zhan's hand a little.

Now Xiao Zhan also understood why Xuwu Tunyan gave him a teacup.

"The seventh stage of fighting spirit... Yan'er, you... you really did it!" Looking at the black-shirted young man under the black stone tablet, Xiao Zhan's eyes were slightly moist. He knew in his heart how much effort Xiao Yan had put in and how much suffering he had endured in order to get to this point.

The three elders sitting next to Xiao Zhan also had faces full of disbelief. A year ago, he was at the third stage of fighting spirit, but now it has become the seventh stage?

"Impossible!" The Great Elder stood up and said, "Xiao Zhan! Did you collude with Xu Yan to do something?!"

It's no wonder that the Great Elder would have such a reaction. Not to mention that he had invested 10,000 gold coins before, the current result alone was unacceptable to him. He had even made plans for how to kick Xiao Zhan out and how to replan the Xiao family during this period of time. Now, this test has directly turned all his efforts into a burst bubble. How can he accept this?

"Grand Elder, are you awake?" Xiao Zhan glanced at the Grand Elder coldly: "You know the mechanism of the test stone tablet, don't you? How can it be tampered with? Or do you think that the tester is also playing dumb?"

The elder's expression froze. Indeed, the mechanism of the test stone tablet determined that the results it showed would not be false. Even if it was forcibly improved by drugs, it could not be concealed. Not to mention that there were testers watching next to them. To say that there was tampering was pure nonsense.

"Gu, hehe...the foundation-building spiritual liquid that the clan leader bought...is really strong, hehe."

The second elder swallowed his saliva. The mixture of his previous sarcasm and his current dullness looked extremely exciting.

Xiao Zhan glanced at the Second Elder. Although he wanted to take the opportunity to mock him, as the clan leader, he still controlled himself: "Second Elder, do you think that the second-grade foundation-building spirit liquid can have such a miraculous effect?"

The second elder shook his head awkwardly, he was not a fool. The foundation-building spiritual liquid could indeed increase the speed of cultivation, but it was basically impossible to rely on this thing to increase the four levels of fighting spirit within a year!

Next to the black stone tablet, the tester looked at the large characters on the tablet, the indifference on his face had long been replaced by shock.

"Xiao Yan: Fighting Spirit, seventh stage, level, advanced!"

Listening to the tester's announcement, the quiet training ground became even more silent.

Xiao Mei stood in the middle of the crowd, covering her rosy lips with her small hands, her face full of shock.

In one year, he improved his Dou Qi by four stages. This cultivation speed was simply shocking! Even Xiao Yan, who was at his peak three years ago, could not have achieved this speed!

With mixed emotions in her eyes, Xiao Mei stared at the young man standing under the black stone tablet, and a terrible thought popped up in her mind: his amazing talent for cultivation is back!

At the edge of the training ground, Xiao Ning, who was about to laugh at Xiao Yan, stared blankly at the large characters on the stone tablet. After a moment, he couldn't help but yelled, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"