Final Round Begins

More than an hour later, the aura that had disappeared into the distance reappeared in Lin Ming 'Elder Hai senses, and Lin Ming knew that Elder Hai and the others must have returned defeated.

Just as Lin Ming conceived this idea, Elder Hai and Fa Ma returned to the Mittel Family.

Sensing Elder Hai's return, Lin Ming thought for a moment, then left his courtyard and headed towards the family compound.

"Lin Ming, you've arrived." Upon seeing Lin Ming's arrival, Elder Hai spoke up.

"Elder Hai, judging from your expressions, it seems this expedition didn't go very smoothly." Lin Ming said, seeing the angry yet helpless looks on Elder Hai and Fa Ma's faces.

"Ah! This expedition, while not entirely fruitless, has yielded quite a lot. Just as I mentioned before, this person is not a seventeen-year-old boy, but Yan Li, the Vice President of the Chu Yun Empire Alchemist Guild. As for his youthful appearance, it's due to the pills he's taken." Fa Ma was the first to answer Lin Ming's question.

"President Fa Ma, now that this person's true colors have been exposed, isn't that a good thing?" Lin Ming said, pretending not to know anything after hearing Fa Ma's words.

"We know this person's identity, but in a moment of carelessness, Yan Li destroyed the elixir that could restore his appearance. This is why he has maintained this youthful face. As a contestant, if something were to happen to him now, our Alchemist Guild would be branded as someone who killed a contestant to prevent another country's Alchemist from winning the tournament. In that case, the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire might be disbanded. So even though we've discovered Yan Li's true identity, we can't do anything to him before the tournament ends." Hearing Lin Ming's question, Fa Ma immediately expressed his concerns.

"Alright, Old Man Fa, since things have come to this, we can only let someone defeat Yan Li in tomorrow's competition. As for Yan Li not winning the championship, then his journey can also come to an end." After Fa Ma finished speaking, Elder Hai said to him.

"Sigh! Now we can only rely on Xiao Yan to fight back. Alright, I'll go find Xiao Yan now and give him the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill formula and medicinal herbs I prepared. Let him get ready! Whether we can stop Yan Li tomorrow depends on Xiao Yan's performance!" After Elder Hai said this, Fa Ma again, and then got up and left.

Watching Fa Ma leave, Lin Ming knew he was going to find Xiao Yan to give him the formula and ingredients for the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill, so that Xiao Yan could refine it in the third round.

After Fa Ma left, Lin Ming had a few more conversations with Elder Hai, and then left to return to his small courtyard.

The hustle and bustle of the Imperial City awakened the sleeping Yan Yang, so much so that the darkness was gradually dispelled after the light shone down.

Today was the final day of the Alchemist Grand Meet, so the spectators arrived early, making the venue incredibly crowded when Lin Ming and his group arrived. Fortunately, guards maintained a clear passage, otherwise, they wouldn't know how they would have gotten inside.

When Lin Ming arrived, he saw Xiao Yan already there, chatting with Yao Yue and Liu Ling, and all the other contestants had also arrived.

Not long after Lin Ming arrived, as the blazing sun rose higher in the sky, a clear bell chime echoed throughout the scene.

"Everyone, today is the final round of the Alchemist Grand Meet. The winner of this round will be the champion of this competition. So, give it your all for your dreams!" After the bell rang, Fa Ma immediately stood up and looked at the contestants in the arena and said.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" As soon as Fa Ma finished speaking, the onlookers who had been waiting for a long time immediately roared excitedly in unison.

Seeing the enthusiastic audience, Fa Ma waited a moment before gesturing for them to quiet down, and the shouting subsided.

After the shouting subsided, Fa Ma spoke again, "In this third round of the assessment, the guild will no longer restrict which type of pills each participant can refine. Therefore, in this final round, you can refine any pill, as long as you complete it within the specified time, you can participate in the final competition. After the time is up, we will judge based on the pills you have refined, and the person with the highest score will be the champion this time."

Upon hearing the rules announced by President Fa Ma, apart from a very small number of people whose expressions changed, the vast majority of people remained completely unaffected.

Those who survive two rounds of selection are truly skilled. These Alchemist generally have powerful backing, or at least have their own accumulated knowledge and experience. Therefore, they have undoubtedly made thorough preparations for this competition, so this round, where they can perform on their own, is certainly not a problem for them.

"The rules for the third round have been announced, and it seems everyone has no objections, so..." On the high platform, Fa Ma slowly raised his hand, then, gazing down, he quietly lowered his hand with a soft voice.

"The third round of assessment, now, begins!"

A moment of silence fell over the plaza after Fa Ma finished speaking. This silence was then broken by Little Princess Yao Yue and Liu Ling, a disciple of Pill King Gu He.

"Thump! Thump!" Two almost simultaneous sounds of landing shattered the silence of the arena.

At this moment, both Yao Yue and Liu Ling took out their Medicinal Cauldron. The two Medicinal Cauldron, one green and one red, instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax. This was because both of the Medicinal Cauldron that Yao Yue and Liu Ling took out were Fifth Order Medicinal Cauldron with five fire mouths.

While Five-Fire-Mouth Cauldron isn't as difficult to find as Heavenly Flames, it's still quite rare and precious. Even Lin Ming, the highest-level Medicinal Cauldron he's ever used is only Four-Fire-Mouth Cauldron.

While Lin Ming's lack of deliberate searching may be a factor, it also reveals its rarity.

If the Medicinal Cauldron that Yao Yue and Liu Ling brought out were a warning to the contestants, then the flames they unleashed after taking out the Medicinal Cauldron were a heavy blow to them.

Yesterday, both Yao Yue and Liu Ling used ordinary flames generated by their Dou Qi within the Medicinal Cauldron. However, now, the flame Yao Yue used was no longer Yellow Flame generated by Dou Qi, but a Water-Blue Flame. As for Liu Ling, her flame was brown, clearly not an ordinary flame either.

Inside the plaza, as Yao Yue and Liu Ling stopped concealing their abilities, many others with the same thoughts also revealed their hidden skills, causing various different flames to appear on the plaza.