Fa Ma slowly swept his gaze across the entire venue and pressed his hands downward. The deafening clamor gradually subsided, while his resonant voice lingered endlessly over the square.
"For this third round of assessment, the guild will no longer provide the contestants with any assistance. Everything must be relied upon yourselves, including pill formulas, medicinal ingredients, and so on. In other words, within the allotted time, you must successfully refine a medicinal pill within the limits of your own ability. As for the final victor, that will naturally depend on the grade and practical value of the pill they refine!"
Upon hearing the booming announcement, most of the contestants in the square were stunned by this sudden test topic. After a while, some contestants' faces turned pale. Clearly, they had not prepared suitable pill formulas or sufficient medicinal ingredients. Without those two conditions for a test like this, the outcome was obvious—their chances of losing would greatly increase.
Although he had learned the test topic beforehand, Xiao Yan still pretended for his expression to change. After all, remaining perfectly calm in the face of such an unexpected test would inevitably arouse suspicion.
Uchiha Madara could not help but laugh. Xiao Yan's acting was truly convincing, and he even paid attention to such insignificant details. As expected of someone destined to accomplish great things.
While controlling the changes in his expression, Xiao Yan quickly swept his gaze around. He noticed that although the little princess and Liu Ling had initially been taken aback upon hearing the topic, they quickly recovered. The expressions on their faces were not particularly unpleasant.
"They really do have deep foundations. Judging by their expressions, this topic may have surprised them, but it does not seem to hinder them much."
Muttering softly to himself, Xiao Yan