Elimination

Seeing Xiao Yu begin refining pills again, Yan Li, who was not far away, also looked rather grim, and flames surged forth as he began another round of pill refining.

Xiao Yu glanced at Yan Li, who wasn't far away. Xiao Yu smiled contemptuously and mouthed, "You're doomed, trash!"

Yan Li naturally understood Xiao Yu's words, and a venomous glint flashed in his eyes. He coldly hissed, "You little beast, you're courting death! Once I win first place, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Yan Li withdrew his cold gaze and began to focus on refining the pills. However, he suddenly noticed that Xiao Yu had put all the medicinal herbs into the Medicine Cauldron, leaving only the Thick Earth Ganoderma. A bad premonition immediately welled up in Yan Li's heart!

Xiao Yu quickly separated and refined the remaining eight medicinal herbs in the Medicine Cauldron. With his extremely powerful Soul Power, he was already adept at controlling the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine these herbs separately, so he was very fast.

As Xiao Yu's slender fingers danced, controlling the flames in the Medicine Cauldron, a muffled sound also came from the Medicine Cauldron being refined behind him and beside Liu Ling and in front of the Little Princess.

The Little Princess pouted and said with a sullen face, "I failed too!"

Liu Ling's expression was slightly unpleasant; she hadn't yet figured out which part of the process had gone wrong.

While controlling the flames to refine the medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan glanced in Xiao Yu's direction, his eyes fixed on the Thick Earth Ganoderma placed beside Xiao Yu's stone platform. He frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "Did he forget, or is it simply useless?"

Questioning a prescription requires a lot of courage and boldness for an alchemist, but Xiao Yu found the reason for the failure after only one attempt, which is unbelievable. However, we have to trust his judgment. Now, all he needs to do is refine the pill perfectly to prove that he is right!

After a moment's thought, Xiao Yan directly removed the already refined Thick Earth Ganoderma essence from the Medicine Cauldron.

The alchemists in the VIP seats, including Fama, who had participated in the Alchemist Tournament, all had a hint of a smile and satisfaction in their eyes. Most importantly, Xiao Yu had his own insights into the correctness of the prescription, so he did not put in any unnecessary medicinal materials from the beginning.

Although Xiao Yan hesitated slightly when he saw the remaining Thick Earth Ganoderma while Xiao Yu was refining pills, he removed it after a moment's hesitation. Now, only Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Yan Li remained in the square refining pills.

Xiao Yu was clearly the fastest. Even with the second batch of medicinal herbs, he had already completed the refining and was now undergoing the final Pill Fusion. At almost the same time, Xiao Yan also began the Pill Fusion.

A bead of sweat trickled down Yan Li's pale face beneath his bamboo hat. He was anxious; he couldn't believe that someone could actually refine the elixir right in front of him.

Xiao Yu's Pill Fusion speed was even faster. Watching the pill slowly taking shape in the Cloud Turtle Cauldron, Yan Li let out a low roar of unwillingness. A burst of flame suddenly shot out from his palm, and the temperature inside the cauldron rose again. He had to refine the pill before Xiao Yu. This was the dignity of Fourth-grade Alchemist!

Unexpectedly, another muffled sound came from the alchemy furnace in front of Yan Li. This sound immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the square, and Yan Li was dumbfounded!

In his rage, he actually burned his last batch of medicinal herbs. Just like that, he was gone? He, a dignified Fourth-grade Alchemist, couldn't even make it past the second round in the Alchemist Tournament of the Jia Ma Empire!

The Little Princess, somewhat stunned, said, "What happened to this guy that made him so eager to refine pills? Now he's completely out of the running!"

"Exactly, maybe his alchemy skills are just so-so. I thought he was so strong," Liu Ling said, shaking her head slowly.

Upon hearing the Little Princess and Liu Ling's words, Yan Li was so angry that he felt dizzy, and then everything went black before his eyes, and he fainted!

Fama and the others in the VIP seats couldn't help but burst into laughter. Chelsea pointed at the unconscious Yan Li and laughed loudly, "This guy was eliminated just like that? I thought he was the biggest variable in this year's Alchemist Guild, but it seems I overestimated him!"

Fama shook his head and smiled, saying, "With such a temperament, even if your alchemy skills are good, you're destined not to go far!"

Elder Jia gave Yao Ye a look, and Yao Ye nodded, stood up, and strode outside. She instructed the guards to bring Yan Li out when the event was over.

At this moment, Xiao Yu gently patted the surface of the Cloud Turtle Cauldron, and a round pill flew out of the cauldron. He reached out and caught it in his hand. Seeing the pill's surface covered with a ring of Pill Pattern, Xiao Yu smiled with satisfaction.

Following closely behind was Xiao Yan, who caught a pill that flew out of the Medicine Cauldron with a relaxed smile on his face.

The Little Princess and Liu Ling also noticed the problem with the prescription. After exchanging a glance, they resumed refining the pills.

Some alchemists around Xiao Yu also saw the Thick Earth Ganoderma, and after a slight pause, they showed a look of sudden realization and quickly joined the next round of refining!

Fama exclaimed, "As expected of fellow disciples, their alchemy skills are both exceptional. It seems that the first and second place in this competition will both be theirs!"

As time slowly passed, about half an hour later, Liu Ling and the Little Princess finished refining the pills one after another, followed by the remaining Third-grade Alchemist with decent skills.

When the hourglass hanging on the wall had completely poured down, only a little over a hundred people remained standing in the square. After the assessment time was up, it was time for the test. Xiao Yu's pills were naturally the best. The best flame for refining pills, the Heavenly Flames, was not called that for nothing. Next was Xiao Yan, then the Little Princess and Liu Ling, and the remaining Third-grade Alchemist were not weak!

As dusk settled, Fama stepped forward and announced loudly, "Everyone, the Alchemist Tournament has concluded. Please rest well. Tomorrow is the final round, the day of the finals. I hope everyone can attend. Don't miss it and regret it for the rest of your lives!"

After they finished, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan walked together. Xiao Yan said in a low voice, "I didn't expect Brother Yu's alchemy skills to be so good. May I ask how you mastered this skill?"

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Third Brother, please don't ask. There are some reasons why I can't tell you!"

Xiao Yan immediately gave him a knowing look, and the two exchanged a smile before heading towards the Alchemist Guild, as President Fama had asked them to visit the Alchemist Guild.

When they arrived at the Alchemist Guild, they found that Fama, Elder Jia, Hai Bodong, Frank, Master Bu Lin, and other alchemists, as well as Lin Fei, Xue Mei, and others, were already gathered there.

When Ya Fei saw Xiao Yu Xiao Yu, she smiled and came to his side, whispering, "You did a fantastic job today!"

"Just average strength!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Ya Fei rolled her eyes at Xiao Yu and said, "What a character! Don't you even know how to be humble!"

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Why should I be humble if I have the ability? That's called confidence!"

Ya Fei chuckled, "Yes, yes, you're the most confident! Now let's watch a show!"

"What play?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled. Ya Fei gestured for him to look towards Elder Jia's direction.

After seeing that Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, the two fellow disciples, had also arrived, Elder Jia said to Yao Ye beside him, "Go and bring that guy over here!"

Yao Ye nodded slightly, and with a wave of her hand, she gestured to the guard beside her. The guard immediately went down and soon came back up, dragging a figure with him.