Heavenly Flames Appear
"Alright, stop speculating here. We'll know for sure once we lift the gray robe covering this guy and see his true face." After a moment, Elder Hai, an old friend, spoke up, looking at the crowd guessing.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you." After hearing Elder Hai's words, Fa Ma pondered for a moment before nodding and replying in a low voice.
After Fa Ma finished speaking, Elder Hai's withered fingers flicked slightly from his sleeve. With the movement of Elder Hai's fingers, a wave of energy, like microwaves spreading through the air, quietly emanated outwards.
A faint chill spread silently through the air. Within a few breaths, this chill had imperceptibly reached the top of the gray-robed man's head.
After the cold front hit, the gray-robed man, who was tidying up the table, finally realized what was happening. He then slammed his hands together and stomped his feet heavily, attempting to retreat abruptly.
The cold current had already reached his head. Even if the gray-robed man reacted by then, he couldn't escape the chill controlled by Elder Hai. So, after Elder Hai uttered a soft "Break," the cold current instantly descended, and the gray robe covering the gray-robed man vanished with the sound of its falling.
With the disappearance of the gray robe, the face hidden beneath it was revealed. It was a youthful face that perfectly matched the one in the file.
When the audience saw that the person with the best score in the first round was such a young person, most of them were surprised. This person looked to be the youngest among all the contestants, yet he had managed to defeat everyone and become the champion of the first round.
"It's not disguise." Fa Ma said after carefully examining the Chu Yun Empire's Alchemist had revealed his face.
"Although I don't know why he has such a youthful face, I'm sure he's definitely older than the seventeen years old his file says." Recalling the way the man had dodged earlier, Elder Hai immediately spoke up in response to Fa Ma's words.
"Elder Hai, there are plenty of elixirs in this world that can change one's appearance." Looking at Elder Hai and the others, Lin Ming had been silent for a long time, spoke up calmly.
Upon hearing Lin Ming's words, everyone instantly understood. Considering that the Alchemist Grand Meet was being held here, it wasn't hard to understand why this person had used some pills.
"This conference seems to be going to be interesting!" Jia Xingtian squinted and sighed as he looked at the expressions on everyone's faces.
Everyone present knew what Jia Xingtian had said, but there was nothing they could do about it in front of everyone. So after a moment, Fa Ma had no choice but to put the matter aside and continue talking about the next match.
"Those of you who remain have passed the first round of testing. Now, let's begin the second round of assessment. Move your hands and press the red button on the lower left of the stone platform."
As Fa Ma finished speaking, the remaining contestants pressed the red buttons as instructed.
After everyone pressed the red button, the huge Blue Stone platform suddenly trembled slightly, and everything that had been revealed before was retracted. Then, on the flat stone surface, a pile of neatly arranged medicinal herbs and a prescription were displayed.
"The prescriptions presented this time are for Pill Refining normally. The rules are the same as before: you have two chances to refine them. Those who succeed will advance to the final third round, while those who fail will be eliminated." Fa Ma said again after seeing the medicinal herbs and prescriptions on the refining tables.
Upon hearing President Fa Ma's words, the remaining contestants all showed expressions of disbelief.
The first round of the competition involved Pill Refining based on incomplete prescriptions, and the second round should theoretically be even more difficult. However, judging from the rules of this competition, it is actually much simpler than the first round.
However, since President Fa Ma had said this in front of everyone, they had no choice but to Fa Ma do as he said, no matter how confused they were.
After the pill formulas were opened and examined, the doubts on many people's faces were dispelled. This was because the pills required for this second round were of the third grade, and among the participants present, probably less than half were capable of refining them. Therefore, many people's previous doubts were put to rest.
After their doubts were dispelled, some people began to eagerly begin refining the alchemy. At this moment, the Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire, who had been the focus of attention, instantly revealed a look of contempt and disdain on his face.
As the alchemy process continued, explosions occurred from time to time, and so far, none of the alchemists had completed the alchemy for this round of the competition.
"Bang!"
Seeing that Xiao Yan had also experienced the cauldron exploding, Lin Ming couldn't help but shake his head.
From the medicinal herbs these people were refining, Lin Ming could discern the nature of the pills to be made in this round. However, judging from the herbs provided, one herb clearly clashed completely with the medicinal effects of the pills. Therefore, this herb was entirely superfluous, and to successfully refine this round of pills, it had to be discarded.
Just as Lin Ming thought this, a very faint fluctuation flickered on Xiao Yan's finger. If Lin Ming hadn't been extremely familiar with this fluctuation, he probably would have ignored it.
As soon as this wave emanated, Xiao Yan, who had been lost in thought after his failed attempt at refining, instantly rallied and began his second attempt.
As the refining process continued, people were eliminated from the competition. Upon seeing this, the Alchemist of the Chu Yun Empire couldn't help but mock them.
"The Alchemist of the Jia Ma Empire are indeed useless. In this round, my Chu Yun Empire is in the lead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man put the last medicinal herb into the Medicinal Cauldron and quickly refined it. Then, he was seen rapidly fusing the herbs together inside the Medicinal Cauldron.
"The Alchemist Grand Meet of my Jia Ma Empire is not for people from your Chu Yun Empire to act arrogantly. It's too early to talk about who's number one." Seeing the Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire mocking all the Alchemist from the Jia Ma Empire, Xiao Yan, also Alchemist from the Jia Ma Empire, naturally couldn't hold back any longer and fiercely retorted.
After all, it's one thing for you to show off, but if you try to show off in front of me, Xiao Yan, I can't stand it.
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he slapped his hand, and all the remaining medicinal herbs on the table entered the Medicinal Cauldron. Then, a Green Flames instantly enveloped all the medicinal herbs inside Xiao Yan's Medicinal Cauldron.