Martial Master

"What the hell is this kid doing? He hasn't even started to activate a single material?"

"Looking left and right, is this a game?"

"At this point, why isn't he hurrying to activate?!"

Everyone was speechless, feeling anxious for Qin Chen. At this moment, Bai Yutang and Yun Mengze had already begun to activate the fifth material. Even the weakest among them had activated at least one material. Only in front of Qin Chen’s refiner platform, not a single material had been activated, and he showed no intention of taking action, leaving everyone in shock.

Especially since Qin Chen was the champion of the previous round, the stark contrast was unbearable.

"Could it be that he wants to repeat the last assessment, remaining silent until he surprises everyone?"

Someone frowned and said.

Qin Chen's previous miracle made them reflect, and they didn't dare to easily jump to conclusions.

His performance in the last round was simply against the heavens; starting from the bottom, at the critical moment, he surged forward and clinched first place. Did he wish to do the same this time?

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he was shot a glare by a nearby refiner.

"Are you an idiot? How could he remain silent and then surprise us? This round is completely different from the last. In the previous round, each step had an incense stick's worth of time. As long as you passed within that time, you wouldn't be eliminated.

But this time, you must activate six materials within one incense stick to avoid elimination. Now, nearly half an incense stick has passed, and Qin Chen hasn't activated a single material. Tell me, how can he spring a surprise?"

"Exactly."

The words of this refiner were echoed by another: “The first round required constructing formations. Under low-level conditions, every formation was not difficult and could be completed in a few breaths at the last moment, but this round is different...”

"The activation of materials needs a process and will consume a certain amount of time. Even if Qin Chen analyzes how to activate all the materials at the last moment, he won't have enough time to successfully activate them."

"Then, does this mean that Qin Chen truly hasn't been able to analyze even one material? But how is that possible? He was the champion of the first round!"

"Could it be that there was a problem with his score in the first round?"

"Impossible, right? With so many strong figures watching and the Tian Gong's refining masters overseeing, how could there be cheating?"

"Strange, it's simply too strange!"

The crowd was in an uproar, all with confused and bewildered expressions.

On one hand, they couldn't believe that Qin Chen couldn't activate a single material, while on the other hand, many refiners eliminated in the first round clearly stated that activating materials takes time, and Qin Chen couldn't possibly counterattack at the last moment like in the first round.

The stark contrast nearly caused their brains to crash.

"This Qin Chen hasn't activated a single material even now; what is he doing? Hasn't half the time passed?"

In the sky, numerous powerful figures looked equally puzzled, completely unable to understand.

"Hmph, Master Muye, I suspect that the reason that kid took first in the last round was purely luck, perhaps even cheating. His real refining level is simply abysmal," Yun Dongguang sneered.

Master Muye ignored Yun Dongguang's words, frowning as he fixed his gaze on Qin Chen. He was deeply puzzled; he didn't understand what Qin Chen was doing by constantly shifting the positions of the materials.

But he had a vague feeling that Qin Chen must have his reasons for doing so.

As for Tian Xing, he was less patient and coldly sneered, "What's the rush? The emperor isn’t anxious, yet the eunuch is. The competition isn't over. You’re making conclusions too early, aren't you? Can Lord Yun be so certain that Qin Chen won’t pull off a miraculous comeback at the end?"

Tian Xing's words nearly had Yun Dongguang choking. At this point, Tian Xing still had such high hopes for Qin Chen; it was ridiculous.