The Atrocious Werewolf Prince



<Next Day>

~SWOOOSH~

The prince landed on a small mountain, he was called by Elder Lo.

"Greetings, Elder Lo." Said Ezra.

Elder Lo smiled and nodded and asked. "Do you know what is the dream place for alchemists?"

The prince calmly replied. "Myriad Miracle Tower."

Elder Lo was surprised. "How do you know?"

"Senior brother Mubarak told me."

"And it is the dream place for alchemists indeed, but... it's hell for those who are not in Myriad Miracle Tower.

 "Why is that, Elder Lo?" Ezra asked.

The old man in black stayed quiet for a moment and sighed before speaking again. "Being an alchemist is an honour, alchemists are rarer than Martial Masters and Rune Masters. But look at us, we are also alchemists but no one respects as much as we deserve. Do you know the reason?" He asked as he looked at Ezra.

"The same Myriad Miracle Tower?" The prince said with a questioning face.

Elder Lo was surprised when he heard this. "Right answer, you know this too" 

"Senior brother Mubarak told me this as well." He replied.

Elder Lo smiled and nodded his head. "Did he tell you how Myriad Miracle Tower is stealing our glory?"

The prince shook his head. "Senior brother didn't tell me that."

"Then let me tell you, alchemists are the backbones of this entire world, without them not only you can not cure your disease but you can neither progress faster.

Many powerful entities lines up at the doors of famous alchemists to get some pills for their breakthrough. All the alchemists in this continent, apart from those who are independent and those who are affiliated with other bodies belong to one of the seven 1st degree sects, Myriad Miracle Tower, the only sect who trains only alchemy, imprints and armament craftmanship.

They train alchemist and send them all around the continent, but the disciple alchemist can only leave the sect after they take the oath that they will not spit the ingredients and way to concoct the pill even if they die.

Because of this, no one in the continent knows the formulas of pills that the Myriad Miracle Towers concoct. They monopolise the pill business in entire continent, they are so rich that they hire powerful independent martial masters. If you touch an alchemist of Myriad Miracle Tower, even if he is a Lower Yellow Grade alchemist, they will search for you in the depths of ocean to kill you."

The prince calmly listened to everything but his face was grave.

Elder Lo smiled gently. "There is no way for alchemists of Spirit Devouring Mountain to gain such fame but all I want is to be respected in our sect and for that, we need to do something new. 

You have given me hope, Ezra. The way you manage that fire and effortlessly concoct the pill, I am bewildered… I know you are a bucket of secrets, however, I won't force you to spill the beans. Your secrets are yours to keep but I, as the elder, request you to help the alchemy of our sect."

"Don't make me ashamed of myself, Elder. How can you request an outer disciple like me, I'll tell you everything." Ezra said as he bowed, an evil grin appeared in his heart.

"Plan successful, boy." Fenrir congratulated.

***

Several days quickly passed after the match between Ezra and Pele, while the rumours it caused gradually vanishing.

After their initial shock, many disciples began to accept the result. The match was after all between those of the same faction, and did not have much to do with the other group.

The main takeaway of those that had watched the match was that although Ezra had won, it had been with the help of Elder Lo. However, even with the help it is difficult to concoct. Therefore, most people felt they were equals.

As such, the disciples under Elder Sonk basically did not care that Ezra had replaced Pele as the third participant in the quarter match. From what they could see, the ultimate result would not be any different regardless of whether it was Ezra or Pele.

It was obvious that Elder Sonk's faction did not really view Elder Lo's faction as a threat.

In their eyes, the only difference there would be after Ezra replaced Pele, was who would end up being humiliated.

Hence, the attention on the prince only lasted for a few days before fading away, no one bothering to take any further notice of him. They knew that the halo currently over Ezra would naturally dissipate during the quarter match.

***

Yet another morning lesson in the Pill Seeker Hall.

Ezra was seated on the mat with his eyes lightly shut, in front of him was placed a gold cauldron.

In the large hall, other disciples would look over from time to time. However, there was no longer anyone who dared to object to Ezra's status as the gold belt third seat. Even Pele, who was right behind, had practically surrendered for the past few days, no longer daring to casually provoke the former.

Ezra had clearly succeeded in establishing his position through the duel with Pele.

The hall was silent for a long time. Only after everyone completed their lecture session did hushed whispers begin to spread.

At the highest seat, Elder Lo cast his gaze downwards, sweeping past Bob, Blaze and Ezra Zephyr as he slowly said, "There are still 13 days till the quarter match."

Every gaze in the hall immediately converged towards the trio.

"Are you three confident?" Upon hearing Elder Lo's question, Bob and Blaze hesitated somewhat, not knowing how to reply. After all, they knew all three individuals from Elder Sonk's side were not simple at all, especially Kimba, he was an expert in imprints.

"Elder Lo, we will give our all in battle." Said Bob in the end, but anyone could hear the uncertainty in his voice.

Elder Lo frowned, somewhat unsatisfied by this answer. However, he understood that Bob and Blaze were facing a tremendous amount of pressure. After all, the disciples under Elder Sonk were indeed of higher quality than them and they even had the legacy left behind their predecessors.

Even more disciples secretly shook their heads and sighed inside. The truth was that even they did not fancy the chances of their team.

As for Ezra, nobody paid much attention to him. Although he had defeated Pele, the latter was slightly less talented than Bob and Blaze. Since the two of them had already declared their views, everyone believed that Ezra would only be tagging along.

However, it was not because anyone looked down on him, but because it would be the same even if it was Pele.

"If the three of you have any problems or needs in your research, you may feel free to find me directly." Offered Elder Lo.

At such a time, he could only give them as much convenience as possible, and hope that they would succeed in raising their insight.

A slight look of joy was revealed on Bob and Blaze's faces as they hurriedly acknowledged in a respectful manner.

In contrast, the prince fell into thought for a moment, before attempting to probe, "Elder Lo, I've recently been thinking about something ever since I concocted the pill. I have created a formula of Youth Refreshing Pill where we can get 5 times more result only by changing temprature and single ingredient…"

Since Elder Lo had initiated, Ezra decided there was no need to be courteous, and immediately struck while the iron was hot.

Before Elder Lo could respond, James smiled faintly and said, "Isn't junior brother Ezra being too ambitious. The Youth Refreshing Pill is a lower yelllw grade pill, wouldn't an increase of 5 times make it a middle yellow grade pill. Let alone gold belt disciples, even none of the diamond belt disciples have ever created a new pill. 

In my opinion, junior brother Ezra should put your efforts into learning what Elder Lo is teaching. The opponents you meet in the quarter match are no ordinary individuals after all, we do not have enough time for childish experiments.

If your new formula that came out of god knows where doesn't work, you will no longer have any energy to continue the match."

Other disciples also broke out into whispers, somewhat in agreement with James's words. They clearly understood just how stringent Ezra's idea was, they all believed that he thinks highly of himself after defeating Pele.

This also made them suspect that Ezra was taking the opportunity to profit from Elder Lo's offer.

Of course, it was mainly because they were quite jealous. It was a new pill formula with 5 times the effect..

The prince merely glanced at James, paying no heed to the latter's words as he looked towards Elder Lo.

"The formula for a new pill, huh?" Elder Lo was slightly taken aback. He pondered for quite a while and then said, "You do know how to find opportunities, now I have become curious about the new formula you have created."