After round after round of identifying medicines by scent, Jiang Feng gained a new understanding of Zhuang Ling's abilities.
Clearly, among the seven people present, aside from Jiang Feng himself, Zhuang Ling ranked next.
And whether Jiang Feng's essence could be identified by the other six would directly determine the gap between Jiang Feng's and Zhuang Ling's scores.
If Zhuang Ling could identify Jiang Feng's essence, he would earn his sixth point.
And Jiang Feng would have no chance at that point.
In other words, in this round, Jiang Feng and Zhuang Ling would be tied.
Though the others did not understand the art of alchemy, they could understand the score comparison, and they had clearly realized this.
"In my opinion, Zhuang Ling and Jiang Feng will probably end this round in a draw."
"That's right. Zhuang Ling performed well this round. This must be his true strength."
"Exactly. Jiang Feng's essence is simply too straightforward. Zhuang Ling will surely be able to identify it with ease."
After all, essence refined by Jiang Feng in only five hours could not possibly be too complex.
"It's fine. Even if A-Feng draws with Zhuang Ling in this round, he already holds an advantage from the first round. As long as he wins the third round as well, today's spot to enter the ranks of core disciples will be his!" Shi Baru still had immense faith in Jiang Feng.
Jing Xingyuan and the others did not state their views. Their trust in Jiang Feng was not as blind as Shi Baru's. In their eyes, alchemy was an unfathomable thing. Other than watching the spectacle, they had no further opinion.
The four people and one beast above the platform had even more blind faith in Jiang Feng. They had never considered the possibility that