Martial Master

Ouyang Zhengqi's brain was racing with ideas that he never dared to imagine. At this moment, he finally understood that the eleven spirit herbs were not failures in the refining process; rather, their essence had been devoured by this one pill, becoming its nourishment.

Naturally, Ouyang Zhengqi was not the only one shocked; many master alchemists present also realized everything at this point.

A hint of bitterness quietly appeared on Ye Mo and the others' faces.

All along, they had been quite discontent with Qin Chen, believing that his victories in the first two rounds were merely due to his techniques. However, when they saw the assessment in this third round, they finally acknowledged him.

In terms of alchemy talent, they were not weak either, and in terms of cultivation, they were not inferior to Qin Chen. Yet when it came to refining, Qin Chen could produce pills that they wouldn't even dare to think of. Losing to such a genius left them utterly speechless.

Ouyang Zhengqi regained his composure from the shock and announced loudly, “Now I declare that in this Four-Domains Alchemy Competition, the first place is Qin Chen from the Northern Sky Domain, the second place is Ye Mo from the Eastern Continent, and the third place is Yan Chidao from the Southern Hua Domain. As for the subsequent rankings, you can refer to the list.”

With a wave of his hand, a radiant list appeared in the sky, comprising eighty-seven names.

All the contestants who completed the third round were on the list, with Yu Sihui ranked fourth, Kui Xinyu fifth, and Qiu Tian sixth.

“I don't accept this!” Yu Sihui's complexion changed, and she hurriedly shouted, “Although I refined eight pills, only two are top-grade and six are mid-grade, while Yan Chidao refined three top-grade and five mid-grade pills, the Black Bone King Body Pill I refined is definitely of a higher grade than Yan Chidao's Three Pattern Red Dragon Pill. Moreover, in the total scores of the first two rounds, I have three more points than Yan Chidao. Why am I not third?”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed. Yu Sihui was openly questioning the results of the competition!

However, the top three had the qualification to enter the Ancient Yu Realm, so everyone wanted to fight for it. Besides, Yan Chidao did not completely dominate her in the third round like Ye Mo and Qin Chen did, so she naturally felt dissatisfied.

“You're not satisfied?” Ouyang Zhengqi shot a cold look at her.

“Yes,” Yu Sihui raised her head, her eyes burning with intensity. Beside her, Qiu Tian and Kui Xinyu exchanged glances, their eyes flickering. They had come from the Martial Domain to compete for the top three spots to gain entry into the Ancient Yu Realm. Who knew that none of the three would even make it into the top three? Not only would they miss the qualification for the Ancient Yu Realm, but when they returned to the Martial Domain, they would likely lose all face.

“You're not satisfied, and you still have the face to say so.” Ouyang Zhengqi sneered, “In terms of actual performance, your Black Bone King Body Pill is indeed of a higher grade than Yan Chidao's Three Pattern Red Dragon Pill. Even though he refined three top-grade pills and you only refined two, in reality, you two are evenly matched.”

“Then why is Yan Chidao ranked third?” Yu Sihui did not expect Ouyang Zhengqi to say this.

“Why? You still have the face to ask why?” Ouyang Zhengqi chuckled coldly, “The purpose of our Martial Domain Alchemy Pavilion holding this Alchemy Competition is to select geniuses from the lower four domains. But what about you? One comes from an ancient alchemy family, one from the Heavenly Medicine Sect, and another from the Alchemy King Sect. Tell me, which one of you is a genius from the lower four domains?”

Yu Sihui and the others' faces immediately turned pale.

“If you truly had exceptional talent, far surpassing the geniuses of the lower four domains, that would be one thing. But look at yourselves, even in a fair duel, you are not better than your opponents and can only achieve a tie. You come from the alchemy forces of the Martial Domain, yet you can't even compete with a few minor geniuses from the lower four domains. Do you still have the face to claim unfairness? Don’t you feel embarrassed?”