The wait was taking too long, and Uchiha Tamaharu had no interest in waiting around. He left behind a Shadow Clone, teleported to an empty place, and entered Amenominaka to cultivate.
When he emerged a few days later, nearly all the contestants had come out. Some had been injured or killed, though. The Pill World was home to Magical Beasts roaming freely, and those who were too weak had no way to fight back.
"Good. The final round is next. You'll use the medicinal ingredients you gathered in the Pill World to refine pills. The winner will be determined by the grade of the pills!"
"You have five days. Begin!"
Tianleizi announced the final round.
His gaze fell on Aizen. He knew that the Pill Tower had recently gained an exceptionally talented junior whom Xuankongzi valued highly—someone who might even surpass Yao Chen.
Many of the spectators were looking at Aizen, too. They were curious to see what kind of pill he could refine.
Aizen quickly raised his pill cauldron, and flames immediately flared beneath it. They were golden flames, released and fueled by the Soul King's Power.
At the same time, he began extracting the essence from the ingredients, preparing for the first step.
The other alchemists did the same, each focusing intently and not daring to let their attention wander.
"Aizen and Kisuke Urahara are refining the same pill."
Uchiha Tamaharu was a little surprised.
It seemed the two of them were going to have a showdown.
Otherwise, how could they coincidentally be using the same pill formula?
"The Blood-Bone Fusion Pill is an Eighth-Tier Pill, and a very difficult one to refine."
"His flames are strange, too. I've never seen anything like them, but they don't seem any weaker than Heavenly Flames!"
Xuankongzi recognized at a glance