Published: December 25, 2024
Boom!
The Alchemy Furnace exploded, like a thunderclap on a clear day. The alchemist spat out blood, his robe charred black, and he was instantly teleported off the stage.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, several alchemists rushed forward to help him up. After checking on him, they finally sighed in relief.
Although this young man was in a sorry state, it was only a backlash of spiritual force. His injuries weren't too serious, but he had already lost the chance to participate in the third round of the assessment.
With a dejected expression on his face, he returned to his team after a simple treatment, looking utterly sorrowful.
After the first-ranked alchemist failed, it was as if a domino effect had been triggered. Boom! Boom! Boom! Sounds of explosions echoed continuously from the stage as one alchemist after another failed to control their concoction and was eliminated.
In less than a quarter of an hour, more than ten people had already been eliminated, losing their qualification to compete.
This scene moved everyone.
It was tough, too tough.
Many alchemists were only at the peak of the initial stage of the seventh rank, and they wouldn't dare to say that they could succeed in refining a seventh-grade king pill, let alone under the influence of a nearly seventh-level spiritual force storm.
Some contestants, even if they barely withstood the impact of the spiritual force, were only able to refine cautiously, unsure of their success.
Of course, not everyone was affected.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ye Mo and others' refining was completely unaffected by the spiritual force impact. Their eyes were calm, fully focused, blocking out all external disturbances.
"Hiss, how is this possible?"
"Under the interference of nearly seventh-level spiritual force, they can still refine so skillfully?"
"How can this be?"
The crowd was shocked.
"Look, around Ye Mo, there seems to be some kind of transparent barrier." Suddenly, someone exclaimed.
"It’s a spiritual force barrier that can resist the invasion of external spiritual force."
"Impressive! By using their own spiritual force to form a layer of barrier around their bodies, they can reduce the interference of the external spiritual force storm to a minimum."
"No wonder their refining seems completely unaffected."
Everyone suddenly understood the reason.
But someone still expressed doubt, "If the spiritual force barrier is so useful, why aren't the other contestants doing the same?" Immediately, someone sneered, "Do you think it's easy to form a spiritual force barrier? Building a spiritual force barrier consumes a tremendous amount of the alchemist's spiritual force. It might be possible under normal circumstances, but in such a tense refining situation, every bit of spiritual force is extremely important. Only Ye Mo and the others can manage to perform the spiritual force barrier without significantly affecting their own refining."
"So that's how it is."
Some contestants who weren't alchemists suddenly understood. Although the competition wasn't over yet, this one detail had clearly revealed the difference in cultivation between Ye Mo and the other contestants.
As time passed, more contestants were eliminated. Originally over one hundred eighty contestants, there were now only around one hundred thirty left, and the rate of elimination was increasing as time went on.
In the blink of an eye, half the time had passed, and Ye Mo and the others' refining was gradually reaching the final stages.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz.
The Alchemy Furnace trembled violently, entering the final condensation phase.
Smack!
On the stage, Ye Mo suddenly shouted and slapped the Alchemy Furnace. With a loud bang, the furnace lid flew open, and brilliant rays of light shot into the sky, bursting forth with astonishing radiance.
He let out a long howl, his eyes flashing with electric light, like a divine king descending to the world, exuding overwhelming power.
"Look quickly, Ye Mo succeeded in refining!"
"What pill did he refine?"
"Such a phenomenon, it must be a seventh-grade king pill, and definitely not a seventh-grade initial pill. The question is whether it’s a seventh-grade mid or late pill."