Eight-and-a-Half Colors
The dazzling light of the Five-Colored Pill Lightning illuminated the heavens and earth, making Xiao Yan's figure appear as if a god of alchemy had descended to earth.
Countless people cheered wildly, and even Xiao Yan himself, when he felt the vast and Spirituality vibrant perfect state within the pill, and the five-colored Lei Yun in the sky symbolizing ultimate glory, couldn't help but feel an overwhelming surge of excitement and pride.
"Five-Colored Pill Lightning... I did it! With this Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill, can I finally... finally surpass Lin Ming?"
A hint of relief and pride just appeared at the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth, but the sigh in his heart has not yet completely settled--
A sudden change occurred!
At the very center, on the stone platform that had been silent as if isolated from the world, Lin Ming, whose eyes had been closed for who knows how long, suddenly opened them!
In his eyes, there was no weariness, no excitement, only a profound tranquility like the starry sky, and an absolute confidence that allowed him to control everything.
"Chaos Returns to One, Soul Sculpting... Pill Formation!"
A low, not loud, yet seemingly containing some Supreme Principle of the universe, roared from Lin Ming's mouth like a spring thunder, clearly penetrating the depths of the souls of everyone present!
As the shout fell, the Dark Red Myriad Beast Cauldron before him suddenly emitted an unprecedentedly intense hum! On the cauldron's body, all the ancient beast patterns seemed to come alive at this moment, letting out a silent roar!
Inside the cauldron, the Chaos medicinal liquid, after a long and arduous fusion process, finally underwent a qualitative transformation under the ultimate guidance of Lin Ming's Spirit Realm Grand Perfection Soul Power!
The boundless life-giving power of the Bodhi Treasure Liquid, the Soul Origin Saint Soul Marrow, the domineering energies of the dragon, phoenix, and Magic Core, the immense medicinal power of Myriad Auxiliary Medicines... all the terrifying energies that were originally colliding, testing, and entangled with each other, at this command, were like subjects hearing the king's order, no longer resisting in the slightest, and in a natural, perfect, and harmonious way, completely and utterly merged together!
A strange radiance, indescribable in words, burst forth from within the cauldron! It was not mere light, but a Chaos light that seemed to contain the creation of life, the Soul Sublimation, destruction, and rebirth!
At the very moment when all the energies perfectly merged and the elixir was about to be fully formed—
Above the sky, the Lei Yun, which had been stable in four colors and were beautiful but relatively "quiet," seemed to be injected with boundless vitality and anger, and suddenly let out a roar that tore the sky apart!
Rumble rumble rumble--!!!
The churning of the Lei Yun was no longer "violent" as before, but rather as if the entire sky had turned into a boiling sea of thunder! Its expansion speed was beyond everyone's comprehension, and in the blink of an eye, it swelled to a terrifying scale that could cover half of the Sacred Pill City Square!
What's even more chilling is the changing color of the Lei Yun!
The original four colors—blue, silver, red, and gold—were overturned as the Lei Yun expanded wildly, as if a palette had been spilled. More, more dazzling, and more breathtaking colors emerged with an incomparably ruthless force!
Purple appeared instantly, and then grew and took shape in the blink of an eye, rivaling the previous four colored sections.
Then, a deep, cold, and deathly blue suddenly appeared! As it appeared, it rapidly grew stronger. Afterward, a dark yellow, as heavy as the Earth Origin, emerged and bloomed, forming the Seven-Colored Pill Lightning that left everyone dumbfounded.
One, two, three...
Under the gaze of countless blank, almost empty eyes, the colors within the Lei Yun increased at a breathtaking pace! Five colors, six colors, seven colors...
And this wasn't the end. As the dark yellow reached its peak, a touch of emerald green emerged from the center where the Seven-Colored Pill Lightning converged! That emerald green, imbued with creation and vitality, forcefully pushed aside the seven-colored Pill Lightning, claiming a territory that rivaled any other color.
Finally, when the vibrant green, full of creation and vitality, was incorporated into it, the Lei Yun stretching across the sky had transformed into a full eight colors!
Eight-Colored Pill Lightning!!!
Cyan, silver, red, gold, purple, blue, yellow, green!
Eight colors of light intertwined, rendering the entire sky bizarre and fantastical, like a dreamlike realm, yet radiating a world-destroying power that made even Dou Zun expert's legs go weak and his soul freeze!
The entire vast Sacred Pill City square fell into a deathly silence.
The earth-shattering sound wave previously stirred up by Xiao Yan's Five-Colored Pill Lightning seemed to be instantly extinguished by an invisible giant hand.
Everyone, whether ordinary spectators, the VIPs, or other contestants on the stone platform, including Xiao Yan had just created the Five-Colored Pill Lightning Miracle, stood frozen in place as if they had been frozen in place.
Their eyes were wide open, bloodshot, and their mouths were involuntarily agape, yet no sound came out.
At that moment, the brain completely ceased thinking, leaving only the eight-colored, swirling, destructive Lei Yun that filled the entire field of vision!
"Eight... eight colors..."
After an unknown amount of time—perhaps a moment, perhaps an eternity—a dry, trembling, hoarse voice, as if it had used up all its strength, stammered out from a corner.
The sound was like lighting a fuse, instantly shattering the deathly silence of the entire venue!
"Eight-Colored Pill Lightning! My God! It's Eight-Colored Pill Lightning!!"
"Legend... the legendary Eight-Colored Pill Lightning! The pinnacle of Tier 8 Medicinal Pill!!"
"What... what exactly did he refine?! Is this really Tier 8 Medicinal Pill?!"
"This is insane! This world has gone mad!!"
The uproar was like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years erupting! The sound was even more terrifying than any before! Countless people were so excited that they collapsed to the ground, as if they had gone mad. They had witnessed a real miracle that only existed in ancient books and legends!
On the high platform, the Three Pill Tower Heads, as well as Yao Chen, had completely lost their usual composure and calmness.
Xuan Kongzi's usually calm face was now filled with extreme shock. He leaned forward slightly, his fingers unconsciously gripping the armrest tightly, cracking the hard jade without realizing it.
His lips trembled as he murmured, "Eight colors... it's actually eight colors... Ancient texts record that Eight-Colored Pill Lightning is the limit of heavenly might that Tier 8 Medicinal Pill can unleash... This boy, this boy has actually touched that barrier..."
Tian Lei Zi's dark, serious face was now twitching violently. He stared intently at the eight-colored Lei Yun, as if trying to etch the image into the depths of his soul. His voice trembled like never before. "Impossible... How could this be... To gather eight colors, the Spirituality, medicinal power, and essence of the elixir must reach a near-perfect balance and extreme... How... How did he manage to do that?!"
The beautiful woman, Xuan Yi in black, covered her red lips with her jade-like hand. Her alluring eyes were now filled with boundless horror and disbelief. She shook her head in a daze. "Eight-Colored Pill Lightning... since the Pill Tower began recording it, its appearances have been extremely rare, each time accompanied by the rise of a god of alchemy... Lin Ming... could he be...?"
As for Yao Chen, the once-peak Venerable Yao of the continent who had witnessed countless storms, his expression was also fluctuating violently, revealing the turmoil in his heart.
He looked at Lin Ming, and at the eight-colored Lei Yun, his eyes filled with extremely complex emotions: shock, admiration, relief, and a faint sadness that even he himself did not notice.
He spoke softly, his voice barely audible to himself. "Eight colors... I've spent my entire life trying, and I've never even touched them... The younger generation is truly formidable, truly formidable..."
However, just when everyone thought that the Eight-Colored Pill Lightning was Lin Ming's end, the ultimate glory of this Pill Gathering—
On the stone platform, Lin Ming gazed at the Chaos Color Pill inside the cauldron, which had already taken shape but still had a slight, almost imperceptible flaw in his perception. His brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
"It's not perfect yet... There's still a slight gap between the Bodhi Vitality and the Saint Soul Origin..."
With a thought flashing through his mind, Lin Ming's vast and boundless Soul Power surged once more, like the most precise carving knife, making a final and most exquisite adjustment to the core Spirituality structure of the elixir!
This seemingly insignificant adjustment is like the finishing touch on a masterpiece!
Inside the elixir, that last trace of discord was completely smoothed out, and all energy and Spirituality were perfectly integrated, truly reaching the state of perfection!
At the same time, in the sky above, the once stable eight-colored Lei Yun, in the balanced area at its core, suddenly became even deeper and more restrained in its light. A touch of transparent color suddenly appeared, within which was a trace of Void Color that seemed capable of scorching the soul!
However, this color did not expand; it simply remained still after it appeared.
Although this wisp of transparent Lei Yun did not fully bloom after it was born, this legendary ninth color made everyone clearly feel that the power and quality of the Pill Lightning seemed to have risen to another half a step!
Eight-and-a-Half Colors!
This is incredibly close to the Tier 9, yet it still remains within the Tier 8 range – the true pinnacle!
Gazing at the Lei Yun that finally settled at Eight-and-a-Half Colors, nearly nine colors so rich they seemed about to drip down, the only sounds in the world were the rumbling of the rolling Lei Yun and the heavy, bellows-like breathing of countless people.
Xiao Yan looked up at the unreachable Eight-and-a-Half-Colored Pill Lightning, which seemed to make even heaven and earth submit to its pressure. All the excitement, pride, unwillingness, and even the slight desire to compare that had just arisen on his face vanished without a trace at this moment, like dust swept away by a whirlwind.
He stood there, stunned. The Bone-Growing Blood-Melding Pill in his hand still radiated Five-Colored Spirit Light, still his most perfect masterpiece. But under the Imperial Heavenly Might of the Eight-and-a-Half Colors, it seemed so... insignificant.
A deep sense of powerlessness, mixed with relief, finally turned into a long sigh, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted.
He slowly lowered his head, looking at his palms, a bitter yet relieved smile appearing on his lips.
"So... I shouldn't have even considered comparing myself to him in the first place..."
"This level of achievement... is beyond what hard work and fortuitous encounters can reach..."
The heart that had been tense, wanting to prove itself and surpass Lin Ming, finally calmed down completely at this moment.
This time, he lost... completely and convincingly.