The Curtain Falls

As the pills emerged and their forms condensed, Old Man Mu Gu's pill rapidly took the shape of a rather ferocious tiger. The moment it appeared, it roared angrily in all directions.

Xiao Yan's pill did not indulge it either, swiftly condensing into a small dragon half a zhang long. With a low roar, it looked at the tiger flying toward it, then swept its tail and sent the tiger flying.

The tiger was still unwilling to yield. It let out two low growls and looked toward the azure ox condensed from Xiao Heng's pill. Xiao Heng's pill seemed to share his temperament, too lazy to pay any attention to the tiger as it lazily gazed at the little dragon.

A battle between the two was about to erupt. Neither Xiao Heng nor Xiao Yan stopped them—or rather, this was something they had commanded from the start.

Boom...!

With a deafening crash, the azure ox and little dragon slammed heavily into each other. Wild winds erupted as they both retreated, evenly matched. After all, both pills had endured five-colored Pill Lightning; it would not be easy for either to defeat the other.

The two withdrew, then transformed back into pills under their masters' control.

At that moment, everyone's gaze turned toward the high platform, toward the three giants of the Pill Tower. The two pills were clearly evenly matched, but that made it all the harder to decide who deserved first place.

Now it was Xuan Kongzi's turn to have a headache. He rose to his feet, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before finally settling on Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan. No matter what, a victor had to be determined.

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