Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Mobas laughed heartily, pointed at Xiao Fan with one finger, exchanged a glance with Yan Ci, and his expression gradually relaxed.

Just as Mobas and Yanci were feeling happy, Xiao Fan coughed lightly, shattering their illusions.

"Um, sorry, because I leveled up too fast, I haven't certified myself as a sixth-grade alchemist yet, so I can only make do with the clothes I wore when I was a fourth-grade alchemist."

Xiao Fan spread his hands and then turned around so that Mobas and the others could see his alchemist robe more clearly.

"You say you're a sixth-grade alchemist? Well, I could also say I'm a snake-man clansman... I could also say I'm a sixth-grade alchemist, how can you prove that?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan speak, Mobas immediately retorted.

Just then, a violent and scorching aura surged from Xiao Fan's body, and a lotus-shaped cyan flame appeared in Xiao Fan's hand.

"This is the seventeenth ranked strange fire on the Strange Fire Ranking, enough to prove the authenticity of my alchemist identity. As for my status as a sixth-grade alchemist..."

"I can prove it."

Before Xiao Fan could finish speaking, You Ruo, sitting on the throne, spoke up. Seeing everyone looking at her, You Ruo leaned back lazily in her chair and said indifferently, "I can prove his identity as a sixth-grade alchemist. Besides, if you still have any doubts, you can have him demonstrate on the spot in the tribe. Of course, you will have to pay for all the conditions and alchemy resources required to hire an alchemist."

Hearing You Ruo's words, Xiao Fan did not object. He would be a fool not to accept the free medicinal herbs and prescriptions offered to him for refining the medicine.

In contrast, Mobas and Yanci looked at Xiao Fan with grim expressions. After all, since the Queen had spoken, it seemed almost certain that he was indeed a sixth-grade alchemist.

As for having the other party refine pills to prove their worth, let alone whether Mobas has enough resources to make him do it, even if he did, he wouldn't be willing to use them. The cost of asking an alchemist to do it each time is extremely high. Even the snake people feel a bit of heartache for it, let alone Mobas himself.

“Since Her Majesty the Queen has spoken, we naturally believe in his status as a sixth-grade alchemist. However, our conditions just now went beyond that; there was more…”

"enough!"

Just as Mobas was about to continue speaking, Fu Yinshi, who was standing to the side, interrupted him.

"This matter is Her Majesty the Queen's private affair. As members of the Snake People, what right do we have to interfere in the Queen's private affairs? Mobas, let's leave it at that."

The reason Yin Shi didn't interrupt earlier was that he wanted to watch the show first and see what Xiao Fan's abilities were before making a move.

However, when Xiao Fan revealed his strange fire, coupled with his status as a sixth-grade alchemist, it was enough to make Yin Shi give in.

Such a young sixth-grade alchemist, once he becomes completely acquainted with the Queen, she will be equivalent to half a member of their snake-people race. Yin Shi, having realized this, stepped forward and interrupted Mobas.

Not only Mobas, but even Yin Shi, after acknowledging Xiao Fan's strength as a sixth-grade alchemist, believed that Xiao Fan could not possibly still be a Dou Huang.

Judging from his appearance, he was only around twenty years old. It was already astonishing that he could achieve such terrifying results in alchemy. They did not think that Xiao Fan could achieve anything in cultivation.

Therefore, Yin Shicai stopped Mobas from speaking before he could, otherwise, if such a genius in alchemy were to be pushed away, the Snake-People would suffer a great loss, and Mobas would become a sinner of the Snake-People.

After all, the snake-people were well aware of the terrifying power of a sixth-grade alchemist.

Chapter 302 Flame Thorn Becomes Emperor

Upon hearing Yin Shi's obstruction, Mobas's face suddenly darkened.

At this point, he understood that with Xiao Fan's status as a sixth-grade alchemist, regardless of his cultivation level, he was enough to make Yin Shi and the others stand on Xiao Fan's side.

Thinking of this, Mobas's face showed helplessness.

"No, don't you have one more condition?"

Just as Mobas was about to give up, Xiao Fan continued, "My strength still hasn't been proven."

Xiao Fan looked at Mobas and slowly opened his mouth. Then, under their shocked gazes, Xiao Fan released his aura without reservation.

"boom!"

The powerful aura continuously washed over the bodies of the eight leaders, pressing them down so that their backs were bent over and they were almost touching the ground, but this was nothing compared to the shock in their hearts.

A sixth-grade alchemist in his early twenties, and also a Dou Huang!

Such talent is simply unheard of.

Mobas was completely overwhelmed by Xiao Fan's aura and knocked to the ground, his eyes almost losing focus.

He never imagined that Xiao Fan would be such a prodigy. A sixth-grade alchemist and the strength of a Dou Huang—either one of these qualities would be enough to astonish everyone and make them marvel at his incredible talent if it were in a human who was not even twenty years old. But when these two qualities were combined and both appeared in a young man, no words could describe his talent.

Yan Ci, standing next to Mobas, was also overwhelmed by Xiao Fan's aura, his body trembling. However, he kept mobilizing his internal fighting spirit, trying to resist the pressure from Xiao Fan.

"what!!"

Yan Ci roared, his eyes turning bloodshot, and he circulated his battle qi to the fullest extent, gradually straightening his originally bent back.

"Oh?"

Xiao Fan was surprised when he saw Yan Ci's performance. In the original story, Yan Ci was just a hot-tempered snake-man who didn't attract much attention, but now he aroused Xiao Fan's interest.

Even You Ruo, who was sitting on the throne, glanced at Yan Ci.

It was already difficult for someone at the peak of the Dou Wang realm to hold on under Xiao Fan's pressure, let alone force themselves to straighten their body again.

At this moment, Du Yanci's eyes were bloodshot, his lips were tightly bitten, and his whole body was trembling. The fire attribute technique in his body was constantly circulating, and even his skin was red due to the high temperature. He looked like a steamed crab.

Large beads of sweat trickled from his pores, only to evaporate instantly due to his body heat.

However, the body that had been bent over by Xiao Fan was now gradually straightening up.

Seeing this, Xiao Fan mobilized his internal fighting spirit, increasing the power of his crushing attack on the Flame Thorn.

The Flame Thorn, which had been gradually rising, was forced to fall back down again by Xiao Fan's renewed exertion.

Feeling the intense fire-attribute power surging within Yan Ci's body, Xiao Fan's eyes flashed with surprise. He then turned to smile at You Ruo on the throne, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Yan Ci again.

"puff!"

Just as Yanci was pinned to the ground again and was about to continue resisting, an invisible flame suddenly appeared inside his body, continuously burning his internal organs.

Upon realizing this, Yan Ci disregarded his resistance against Xiao Fan and hurriedly mobilized his internal fighting spirit to try to dispel the invisible flames.

Just as Yan Ci finished consuming that cluster of flames, before he could even rejoice, these invisible flames reappeared in other parts of his body, continuously burning his internal organs.

Engrossed in clearing the flames from his body, Yan Ci had long forgotten about the outside world, focusing solely on channeling his internal battle qi to extinguish the flames that kept reappearing in other parts of his body...

As he used his battle aura to expel the invisible flames, he didn't notice, or rather, he was too preoccupied to pay attention. With each attempt to extinguish the flames, his battle aura gradually solidified, and his overall presence grew increasingly powerful...

Outside, Mobas and the others had been pulled aside by Hua She'er to sit down, leaving only Xiao Fan and Yan Ci in the hall.

Yan Ci lay sprawled on the ground with his eyes closed, his face contorted in a grimace, the sweat pouring from his body soaking a patch of ground.

Xiao Fan casually sat not far from Yan Ci, waving his right hand continuously. Immediately, invisible flames that distorted space appeared beside Yan Ci.

"What are they doing?"

Mobas looked at the flower snake that had pulled him away and asked with a curious expression.

Upon hearing this, Hua She'er simply shook her head and then said, "I don't know, it was all ordered by Her Majesty the Queen." After saying that, she stood back down beside You Ruo.

"Don't disturb them; this is an opportunity for Flamethorn."

Just as they were stunned, You Ruo's voice rang out softly.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw You Ruo leaning lazily on the throne, her gaze fixed on Xiao Fan's back in the arena.

"The opportunity presented by Flame Thorn?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Shi lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Then, he froze, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Yan Ci in the arena with a complicated expression.

When Yue Mei and the others saw Yin Shi's condition, they knew that Yin Shi must have understood something, and they all looked at Yin Shi with curiosity, waiting for his explanation.

Yin Shi shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "This is just my guess. If I'm not mistaken, young friend Xiao Fan is probably helping Yan Ci break through..."

"what!"

"The underworld? How is this possible? Helping others break through in this way is unheard of."

......

Mobas and the others looked at Yin Shi in surprise upon hearing his words and began to refute him.

"Not bad, old man, you can actually tell."

Just as everyone was surprised, a faint voice rang out, and Xiao Fan looked at them and smiled.

"It was just a coincidence. When Yanci was resisting, he used his internal energy, which is why I discovered the strange thing."

"Perhaps the cultivation technique he's practicing has some side effects? Although fire-attribute techniques are domineering and many people who practice them have fiery personalities, none of them are as extreme as Yan Ci, who becomes incredibly irritable as soon as he activates his technique."

"From his use of battle qi just now, I realized that his personality is more influenced by the side effects of his cultivation technique."

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, the leaders all showed a hint of doubt on their faces.

Having known Yan Ci for so many years, they always knew that Yan Ci had a fiery temper and could start a fight with someone over a few words if he didn't like something. So, usually, no one would go looking for trouble with Yan Ci. But now someone was telling them that Yan Ci's personality was due to the influence of his cultivation technique.

Hearing this, the snake-people leaders waited curiously for Xiao Fan to continue.

However, after Xiao Fan realized that he had piqued their curiosity, he curled up the corners of his mouth, turned his head and sat back down, ignoring them.

This made everyone feel extremely strange. If Xiao Fan hadn't just revealed his Dou Huang strength, they wouldn't have been able to defeat him. It was only because Her Majesty the Queen was there that they had to teach this young man what it meant to respect the elderly and care for the young.

"Snapped!"

Just as everyone was staring at Xiao Fan with strange expressions, a seven-colored streak of light struck Xiao Fan on the head, making a crisp sound. It was You Ruo on the throne who gave Xiao Fan a slap. Although she didn't say anything, she clearly expressed her meaning: Riddler, get out of the Tagor Desert and explain yourself to me right now.

Having been ambushed by his own wife, Xiao Fan didn't dare to fight back and could only think to himself that he would deal with her later that night.

He then glanced at Yin Shi and the others with annoyance before continuing, "Have you noticed that there is a very faint trace of red energy in Yan Ci's battle aura?"

After hearing Xiao Fan's words, everyone thought about it carefully, and then a leader who had the most contact with Yan Ci spoke up: "That's right, I remember now. That wisp of energy in his battle aura is extremely troublesome and gives me a headache every time we fight."

"You mean that's the energy that affects Flamethorn's emotions?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Shi looked at Xiao Fan with curiosity.