Finals Begin

Yang Shan felt that he had truly struck gold today.

Not to mention signing the number one Alchemist from the previous life.

It also comes with a fourth-grade weapon refiner?

It's worth noting that, due to the original storyline, it's also a secondary profession.

The popularity of secondary professions such as weapon refiner and formation master is far less than that of Alchemist.

At present, even the top guilds prioritize allocating resources to Alchemist.

All other side jobs have to take a backseat!

One can reach the fourth-grade weapon refiner level at this stage.

Moreover, it's a "sole proprietorship".

It would be absolutely impossible to do this without some extraordinary encounter!

"My ancestors were blacksmiths, and the blacksmithing skills have been passed down through generations. I didn't like it when I was young, but I've grown to like it more and more since I turned thirty. However, I'm getting old now and can't lift things anymore, so my son suggested that I try playing in Battle Through the Heavens."

"Later, in that Ink Iron City, I went into a blacksmith shop and hammered away for three months. Then I triggered a special opportunity. The owner of that blacksmith shop seemed to have come from Central Plains."

Yang Shan was completely baffled.

Given such an opportunity, why was Tie Yang not famous in his previous life?

Yang Shan kept a watchful eye on things.

The contract with Tie Yang also had a 73 split, but Yang Shan added a "company benefit" clause.

A free disease testing contract worth 18,000 yuan! This disease testing is a service with clearly marked prices at major top hospitals across China.

After testing, any disease that has been recorded in the global medical industry at this stage can be detected! "Old Man Tie Yang, your ID card says you are 56 years old. To be honest, that's a bit old, so I changed your company benefits to this."

In case Tie Yang really has some difficult-to-treat illness, with Yao Xi's future earning power, she can ensure that the old man can live out the rest of his life in peace.

Yao Xi barely spoke throughout. Like a curious child, her gaze shifted back and forth between Yang Shan and Tie Yang, occasionally taking a bite of dessert, thinking to herself:

"Grandpa wasn't even this happy chatting with Dad. Hmm, Dad's coming back for Chinese New Year, and... that's still a long time."

After dinner, Yang Shan, Tie Yang, and Yao Xi went together to Royal Plaza.

The final is about to begin!

"Little Friend Yao Xi."

Yao Xi said in a somewhat childish voice:

"Uncle boss, is there anything you need Xixi to do?"

Yang Shan: "Um, you don't need to call me boss, just call me uncle."

Yao Xi: "Grandpa said that we should be respectful to the boss, just like we would to Grandpa, and listen to what the boss says."

Treat him like a grandfather? Tie Yang really knows how to teach! Yang Shan: "From now on, just call him Uncle. Yao Xi, I want to make a bet with you."

Yao Xi: "A bet?"

Yang Shan: "If you rank higher than me in this Alchemist Convention, I'll give you a Cauldron."

Yao Xi: "Thank you, Uncle. Xi Xi already has a small Cauldron!"

Yang Shan: "Pink."

"Ho ho!"

Yao Xi immediately cheered, put her left hand on her hip, and pointed at Yang Shan with her right hand:

"Okay, uncle, it's a deal! I'll definitely beat you!"

Sure enough, no little girl can resist the allure of pink! Looking at Yao Xi's smiling face, Tie Yang also felt that he had truly found a good boss this time.

Perhaps, before Yao Xi even turns 18, she will no longer have to worry about making a living.

Perhaps Yao Xi's parents won't have to work away from home all year round, only able to come back once a year during the Lunar New Year at Royal Plaza.

One hundred thousand spectators are already seated!

The ticket price is one yuan, which everyone can afford! Tian Yao Company just likes to add some harmless little charges in some minor details.

Don't underestimate this one dollar.

Watching a game live is a completely different experience from watching it live on stream.

There were "actors" arranged by Tian Yao Company around! They were stirring things up like crazy! They were guaranteed to create a huge atmosphere! So the players were naturally happy to give.

And most importantly, the final is definitely not a secret realm.

It didn't say the spectator area couldn't be a secret realm! One hundred thousand people in one secret realm, just this one vote, and Tian Yao Company will make a pure profit of one hundred million!

As the match time approached, many players had already entered the venue! Meanwhile, the "actor" NPCs scattered throughout the audience area had begun their performance.

"Look over there! That's Liu Ling, the disciple of Pill King Gu He!"

Wow, he's so handsome!

"Zhuang Youqian, the number one Alchemist of the Hero King Manor!"

"Hao Yunqi, the number one Alchemist in the Tian Hao Alliance, is Tier-4 Alchemist!"

In the audience, Zhu Tianpeng, having somehow acquired a large megaphone, roared at the top of his lungs, "Yao Yue Yao Yue, crush everything!"

There are two thousand stone platforms in the competition area, but the most central area has seventeen platforms, which are significantly larger.

Yao Yue was sitting on one of the core high platforms. She heard Zhu Tianpeng cheering and was a little flustered for a moment. "This idiot, he makes me feel really bad."

Chao Bafang covered his ears and shouted from the side:

"Lao Zhu! Is this going to do any good?"

Zhu Tianpeng: "I've increased my favorability a little, haha!"

"Holy crap!"

Chao Bafang snatched the megaphone from Zhu Tianpeng and shouted at Yao Ye, who was commanding the Royal Guard on the sidelines, "Princess Yao Ye! You've worked hard. Would you like me to get you some water to soothe your throat?"

Yao Ye was taken aback. "Nonsense."

To Chao Bafang: "Whoosh!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "What's wrong?"

Chao Bafang: "Affection level decreased by 1!"

Su Yitang, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing, "Ba Fang, you're so funny, really. Yao Yue and Yao Ye are obviously not the same type. It's no use yelling here."

Chao Bafang: "Does Su Meinu have any brilliant ideas?"

Su Yitang: "Yao Ye is clearly a person who gets things done. Don't say anything, just buy that plum juice from the system store and send it to Yao Ye, saying that you specially made it. Then don't say anything, and watch her take a sip and leave!"

Zhu Tianpeng gave a thumbs up:

"It still takes girls to know how to manipulate other girls!"

Three-minute countdown.

Most of the participating players have arrived.

These two thousand players are the true elites of the Jia Ma Empire! The lowest level they are is Tier-3 Alchemist! Tier-4 Alchemist have all been assigned to the central area.

This includes Zhuang Youqian, the "Liver King of Alchemy" from the Hero King Manor.

And Hao Yunqi, the "luckiest dog."

However, there are still three vacant spaces in the core area.

Especially in the very center, there is the largest bluestone platform.

Even Liu Ling and Yao Yue aren't qualified to sit up there!

Just then.

Xiao Aotian, dressed in black, entered the arena! All the players participating this time were wearing the white robes of the Alchemist Guild.

Because this robe has special properties, it temporarily increases one point of Good Fortune when refining pills! Even Liu Ling and Princess Yao Yue are wearing similar white robes.

At this moment, Xiao Aotian's black clothes became particularly conspicuous, like a drop of ink falling on a blank sheet of paper.

Feeling everyone's gaze upon him, Xiao Aotian felt his blood boiling!

"Here I am! This is my stage, Xiao Aotian's stage!"

That's just how Xiao Aotian is; he always manages to get himself all fired up.

But it seemed his passion had a hidden boost; the more passionate he was, the better he performed! Xiao Aotian tightened his black robe and walked forward step by step.

Although he didn't look at it intentionally, he could see out of the corner of his eye that the eyes of the people around him kept shifting with him.

Keep moving to the back!

"Hmm? What's behind?"

Xiao Aotian realized something was wrong.

Do these people have severe astigmatism?

Why are your eyes so far off-center?

"Yang One-Blade! Yang One-Blade is here!"

"Holy crap, who's that little girl next to him? Besides Yao Yue, are there any other contestants who are this cute little girls?"

The surrounding chatter made Xiao Aotian turn around.

That splash of crimson was even more dazzling than gold! A question lingered in Xiao Aotian's mind, "Why isn't he wearing Alchemist Robe?"

But he soon figured out the reason himself.

Yang One-Blade is currently the only one to trigger all Global Announcement.

Good Fortune conservatively estimates 20 points.

He wouldn't care about a mere 1 point of Good Fortune! That's why some famous people are often misunderstood for no reason.

The Flame Refining Garment that Yang Shan is wearing was specially prepared by Ya Fei, and it can increase the standard success rate by 2%!

Isn't this dozens of times better than Alchemist Robe? After answering his own question, Xiao Aotian quickly raised another question, "Who is that little girl? She looks so cute. Could it be Zi Yan? But Zi Yan doesn't know alchemy. Is she participating in a competition? She looks even younger than Yao Yue."

The answer Xiao Aotian came up with to this question was, "That beast Yang One-Blade!"

Jealousy burned fiercely in Xiao Aotian's heart like the Golden Emperor Burning Flame.

Oh! Xiao Aotian had no idea that the owner of the Golden Emperor Burning Flame was now also involved with Yang Shan! To make matters worse, in such a high-profile setting, Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild, located on the highest level of the VIP platform, specifically mentioned:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the contestant who has qualified to sit on the central bluestone platform in the final of this competition is Yang Shan, the only Fifth Grade Alchemist in this competition!"

Xiao Aotian: "Damn it!"

The forums have been buzzing with discussions about the progress of secondary profession players for some time now.

Even the Bai Xiaosheng posted an analysis.

Judging from the current situation...

The highest level a player can reach is fourth rank! Now suddenly a Fifth Grade Alchemist has appeared!

Many players were actually confused. "What does this mean? Yang One-Blade is Fifth Grade Alchemist?"

"What makes him Fifth Grade Alchemist?"

"Doesn't he sleep? Isn't he afraid of developing cirrhosis?"

"Impossible! No one can have a significant level advantage and still dominate all other players in their secondary profession!"

"He's in a vegetative state! If he weren't in a vegetative state, spending 24 hours a day grinding in games, I'd livestream myself eating three pounds of black garlic!"

"Bro, is your forum ID ' Bao Yin Bao Shi '?"

How did you know?

"Even if I'm Shit-Soaked Brain Still Wants to Stir!"

Yang Shan never expected that he would be "Fa Ma.

Yang Shan shook his head inwardly:

"Let them criticize me if they want. It's not the first time they've criticized me. They're probably used to it."

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Yao Xi tugged at Yang Shan's sleeve and whispered:

Everyone's looking at us!

Yang Shan smiled and said, "Let's go, the competition is about to begin."

"Okay! I'm going to beat the old man! The pink Cauldron, so pink!"

Yao Xi walks with a bouncy gait.

Yang Shan quickly chased after him:

"Slow down, slow down, come with your uncle."

As Yang Shan walked past Xiao Aotian, he even gave Xiao Aotian a friendly nod.

"He nodded to me? He dares to nod to me?"

Xiao Aotian returned Yang Shan's smile.

Jealousy aside, Xiao Aotian's ability to adjust his mindset is unparalleled.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have died more than ten times in his previous life just to increase his favorability with Medusa.

"So what if it's a fifth-grade pill? Do you think fifth-grade pill formulas are so easy to obtain? How can ordinary Fifth-grade Pill compare to my Body Tempering Pill? At most, they're made from the same ingredients. In the end, who wins and who loses will depend on skill!"

The fourth-grade Attribute Pill, the Body Tempering Pill, is indeed more valuable than many Fifth-grade Pill.

Xiao Aotian cheered himself on wildly, while Xiao Mei Xiao Aotian waved to him from the stands.

"Xiao Mei! Watch closely! This tournament will definitely be won by me!"

Xiao Aotian strode towards the competition area.

After the three people took their seats, all the participants were present.

[Ding! Players, please note that the final round will begin in ten minutes. The final round rules have been sent to your system message box. Please read them carefully.]

The special rules set for the preliminary and semi-final rounds are actually designed to help participants adapt.

This final round was truly a "two thousand people crossing a single-plank bridge"! The final round consisted of three stages.

Each level is an "individual ranking competition"! And the "level rewards" are based on the participants' level rankings, increasing the standard success rate of the alchemy! The first place winner of each level receives a 20% bonus.

Second place: 15%; Third place: 10%.

The fourth to tenth is 8%.

The percentages from 11th to 20th are 6%.

20 to 40, 4%.

From 40 to 100, 2%.

From 100th place onwards, only 1% remain.

Therefore, if you rank 100 or lower in all three stages, you can only achieve a standard success rate of 3%!

If you get first place in all three stages, you can achieve a standard success rate of 60%!

Finally, Fa Ma will lead a selection panel composed of nine elders from the Alchemist Guild to assess the value of the pills refined by the players.

The core challenges of this final round included:

Technology, development, Danish formula reserves, and luck!

There is only one chance to refine medicine.

Even for Yang Shan, a Fifth Grade Alchemist, failure means all his efforts will be in vain!

In theory, there is still a possibility that all Tier-4 Alchemist will fail in their alchemy attempts, and the championship could be won by Tier-3 Alchemist.

Therefore, choosing which elixir to refine is also something that needs to be considered!

Take Yang Shan for example. Even if he gets first place in all three trials, the chance of successfully refining the Spirit Marrow Pill is not 100% if he insists on doing so!

However, Yang Shan had no intention of settling for other elixirs.

In his past life, he was relegated to being a spectator in the finals.

Now that we have this opportunity, how can we back down? I refuse to believe that my luck will always be this bad!

Yang Shan had already offered incense to the AI Nüwa and filled out the questionnaire with "very satisfied"! Ten minutes later, Fa Ma shouted:

"The final round of the Alchemist Convention of the Jia Ma Empire shall now begin!"

The participants have two minutes to decide which elixir to refine.

Yang Shan had already taken out his Cloud Frost Cauldron and arranged his medicinal herbs.

As the only Fifth Grade Alchemist in the entire event, Yang Shan naturally attracted the most attention from the audience.

Even many of the contestants were watching Yang Shan.

Yao Yue and Liu Ling, the two NPCs participating in the finals, were also watching Yang Shan's movements.

When they saw that Yang Shan had taken six kinds of medicinal herbs at once, their hearts sank.

The more medicinal materials used, the higher the grade of the medicine.

Not only that, but when Liu Ling looked at the last Magic Core, she almost bit her tongue.

"Fifth Order King of Beasts Magic Core? He's going to refine a top-grade fifth-rank pill?"

The bloodshot eyes of Zhuang Youqian, the Liver Hero King Manor, seem to have become even more prominent.

"Even if I had eight livers, I couldn't out-live him?"

Hao Yunqi, the luckiest dog in the world:

"Damn, a top-grade fifth-rank pill formula? How come his luck is better than mine?"

Xiao Aotian sneered inwardly, "Very well, a top-grade fifth-rank pill, is that it? I, Xiao Aotian, admire your boldness, but you had better succeed in refining it. Hehe, you insist on showing off, heaven is on my side!"

Two minutes passed, and all the participants had chosen the pills they wanted to refine.

Some people seek stability and choose the highest probability option.

However, many players, because of Yang Shan's exaggerated selection of medicinal herbs, chose the pills with the lowest success rate that they had.

Since I'm just going to be a runner-up anyway, I might as well give it my all! If all the big shots fail, that'll be hilarious!

Two thousand Cauldron of various shapes and sizes lit up one after another.

Princess Yao Yue and Liu Ling both use Beast Flame at the third-tier Thousand Beast King level.

The strength of your Beast Flame will also give you an advantage in the final stage of the competition!

The configurations of these two NPCs are actually quite good.

However, compared to the top Alchemist players in the entire server, there is still a significant gap.

For example, Zhuang Youqian Hero King Manor, used a fourth-tier Beast Flame of the King of Beasts level when refining medicine.

Xiao Aotian and Hao Yunqi, the luckiest person, activated their flames almost simultaneously.

Xiao Aotian's flames were cyan, while Hao Yunqi's were brown.

Both flames are at the Fourth Order Thousand Beast King level!

Xiao Aotian and Hao Yunqi exchanged a glance, both of them burning with Battle Intent spirit.

Then, the two exchanged a knowing glance with Yang Shan.

The Scarlet Serpent Flame that Yang Shan ignited was also at the Fourth Order Thousand Beast King level.

But Xiao Aotian and Hao Yunqi breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness it's not tier 5!

Just then, a splash of emerald green caught the attention of Xiao Aotian and Hao Yunqi.

The moment the emerald green flame appeared in the hand of Yao Xi, the little girl sitting on the blue stone platform next to Yang Shan, the fourth-order Beast Flame of Yang Shan, Xiao Aotian, and Hao Yunqi all trembled slightly.

It's obvious that Yao Xi's Beast Flame is stronger! Fifth-tier Beast Fire!

Yao Xi can only be online for eight hours a day, which inevitably leads to a series of extraordinary encounters.

A third-tier Cauldron does not match Yao Xi's extraordinary experiences.

But if it has Fifth-tier Beast Fire, then it makes sense!

[Attention players, the first stage of the finals has begun!]

Two thousand participants entered the potion-making mini-game.

Unlike usual.

This mini-game involves two thousand people in the same secret realm!

The mini-game is:

Sugar Bean Little Dolls! Have you ever seen two thousand adorable dolls with different appearances team up to complete a challenge?

As the chief alchemist of the Hero King Manor, Zhuang Youqian was experiencing this scene for the first time.

Zhuang Youqian the left to take a look.

A long line of participants formed at the starting line.

They all have big heads and fat bodies, with short arms and legs!

However, Zhuang Youqian's vision is much better than that of the average player! Tier-4 Alchemist with a fourth-tier Beast Flame and a third-tier Cauldron.

Zhuang Youqian naturally gained a boost from the mini-game.

He will be slimmer, taller than the average competitor, and run faster.

That's the advantage! Then Zhuang Youqian looked to the right again.

"Whose stomach is this? Wait! Stomach?"

Zhuang Youqian's heart skipped a beat, and he slowly raised his head.

In the distance, there was a doll wearing a bright red coat.

But damn, how come this doll's legs are so long? Zhuang Youqian felt that even if he jumped up, he might not be able to touch the other's head!

Yang Shan seemed to have noticed Zhuang Youqian, but he had to lower his head to see Zhuang Youqian's face.

The sense of oppression brought by the height difference was off the charts! Zhuang Youqian chuckled, "Great God Yang, what a coincidence."

Yang Shan: "Yeah, it's quite a coincidence. Keep up the good work, Xiao Zhuang Gold Elder is probably watching you right now."

Zhuang Youqian almost cried when he thought about the boast he had made in front of Jin Shankao:

"Okay, Great God, you keep it up too."

Fifth Grade Alchemist + fourth-tier Beast Flame + fourth-tier Cauldron + Mortal Realm Perfection Soul Strength.

Yang Shan's growth rate is undoubtedly the highest in the entire event; his legs are now longer than those of male runway models!

Countdown: 3, 2, 1!

The game has begun! Zhuang Youqian, seizing the last moments, finally managed to adjust his mindset:

"Being tall doesn't necessarily mean you can run fast. I'm a pro, damn it!"

Zhuang Youqian only felt a gust of wind, and Yang Shan had already darted ahead.

The first obstacle is a high fence that players need to jump over. Some shorter players even have to use methods such as "jumping" or "backward jump" to get over it.

Then Yang Shan stretched out his long legs straight, first stepping with his left leg, then with his right leg.

OK, it's through! "Damn, that's cheating!"

It was definitely cheating, and it was even officially granted that Yang Shan was cheating!

Zhuang Youqian's mentality collapsed.

The obstacles in this first level are all sorts of things, such as retractable ladders, lifting doors, seesaws, and rotating discs.

There's even a "Guess the Number" game that tests your math and memory! It's a 3x3 grid where you have ten seconds to display different numbers.

The blackboard in front will display addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems for twenty seconds.

In addition to getting the result, you also need to step on the square with the corresponding number.

If you make a mistake, you have to start over.

"Three plus five, divided by five, minus three plus eight, multiplied by two, minus twelve plus two, multiplied by three, ha, three times seven is twenty-seven, can that stump me? What a joke!"

Then Yang Shan fell into the water.

I don't know where this math illiterate gets his confidence from.

Let's try again! The second time was finally successful.

Although it took a lot of time, Yang Shan has long legs!

No problem at all.

After passing two more checkpoints, the finish line is just ahead.

Of course, there were three more people ahead of Yang Shan.

Xiao Aotian, Hao Yunqi, and Yao Xi! Yao Xi noticed Yang Shan behind them and exclaimed, "Wow! Such a tall, handsome man!"

After saying that, Yao Xi ran even faster.

Xiao Aotian and Hao Yunqi felt their scalps tingle when they saw Yang Shan striding towards them with his long legs.

The three of them ran forward as if they were being chased by ghosts.

But at this point, the innate advantages become apparent!

Yang Shan overtook Xiao Aotian and Hao Yunqi when he was still 20 meters from the finish line.

Ten meters before the finish line, he successfully overtook Yao Xi.

Yao Xi called out in her childish voice:

"Uncle, uncle, please wait for me."

"Little Yao Xi, keep trying for the next level!"

As soon as Yang Shan finished speaking, his foot crossed the finish line! Cheers erupted from the audience.

Yang Shan proved one thing through practice:

The strong do not make mistakes.

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