Published: December 25, 2024
This is definitely a seventh-grade late-stage Wang Dan.
If it weren't for a seventh-grade late-stage Wang Dan, it would be impossible to produce such a terrifying scene. Hiss!
Everyone gasped, almost unable to catch their breath.
In a grand alchemy competition, so many seventh-grade late-stage Wang Dan appeared, and they were born under such conditions. This shock was enough to leave everyone astonished.
These people were no longer just alchemy geniuses; they were true alchemy experts. As Ye Mo and the others completed their pills, the remaining contestants also finished refining their respective pills.
At this moment, the previous two rounds' champion, Qin Chen, was still closing his eyes to rest, showing no sign of starting his refinement. This... left everyone speechless, shaking their heads.
They thought Qin Chen had immense strength and extraordinary talent, but when it came to the real competition, he seemed to have dropped the ball. Now, with only a little over an hour left before the third round ended, even if Qin Chen wanted to start refining, it would likely be too late. What everyone didn't see was.
At this moment, invisible threads of mental energy were gradually forming around Qin Chen, ultimately merging into a vast mental energy net. Unlike Ye Mo and others who formed a mental energy barrier to fully resist external mental energy impacts, the mental energy net surrounding Qin Chen was surprisingly absorbing the mental energy storms from all realms.
Just because he was enveloped in the external realms, even Ouyang Zhengqi failed to notice the unusual happenings around Qin Chen. When the mental energy net around him formed, Qin Chen, who had his eyes closed, finally opened them.
Boom! He suddenly moved, his hands weaving, and streams of true fire circulated, instantly heating the furnace. The flames were extremely condensed, showing no signs of instability despite the impact of the mental energy storm.
This… left everyone in shock. After finishing the heating of the furnace, Qin Chen waved his hand, and numerous processed spirit herbs were thrown into the alchemy furnace, starting the refining process. This scene naturally attracted gasps of surprise. In alchemy, every spirit herb's addition must be timed perfectly; how could Qin Chen dare to throw in so many at once without fearing an explosion of the furnace?
But at this moment, everyone could no longer consider too much; all eyes were drawn to Qin Chen's smooth movements.
Although under the influence of the external realms, everyone could only see a slightly blurred image, it still captivated them, leaving them in awe.
Time passed little by little.
Ding!
When the bell for the end of the assessment rang, Qin Chen finally completed his refinement. Buzz, an astonishing phenomenon seemed to swirl in the world as streams of light shot into the sky from the alchemy furnace, instantly entering the pill bottle in Qin Chen's hand.
"Alright, the assessment is over. Everyone, stop refining."
Master Ouyang Zhengqi stood up, waved his hand, and instantly all refining stopped, the mental energy storm released by the external realms also dissipated. At this moment, only a little over a hundred contestants remained on the field, and among these, only eighty-seven successfully refined pills.
“Now we will begin to record scores.” With Master Ouyang Zhengqi's command, powerful figures stepped forward to record everyone's results.
The recording order started from the last-ranked contestant and moved forward. The eighty-seventh contestant opened their pill bottle and was surprised to find six sixth-grade Zun-level pills inside, and they were only mid-sixth grade.
A dignified seventh-grade Pill King unexpectedly refined sixth-grade Zun-level pills in such a grand competition, and only mid-sixth grade at that. Under normal circumstances, this would certainly invite ridicule from others, but at this moment, no one laughed. Although this person only refined mid-sixth grade Zun-level pills, they at least achieved eighty-seventh place in this round. Compared to other contestants who prided themselves on their strength but failed to refine successfully, it was a form of irony. Sometimes, recognizing oneself represents success.