After Xiao Yan's test ended, the atmosphere in Holy Pill City was thoroughly ignited. A contest between geniuses, with neither side yielding, was the kind of Pill Convention competition the public wanted to see. Xiao Yan and Ling Zhuo had thus replaced the Pill Tower and Spirit Clan as the two major focal points.
Ling Zhuo held an unchallenged first place on the Heavenly Secrets Talents Ranking, while Xiao Yan had only temporarily participated in the first Nine Dragon Fire Trial. He had only one result to his name, yet it was the sole perfect score ever seen on the Heavenly Secrets Talents Ranking.
Many were even dissatisfied with this, because Xiao Yan had lit one dragon-patterned pillar first within three hours, then lit the remaining eight simultaneously. Compared to Xiao Yan, Ling Zhuo had taken three and a half hours to light the dragon-patterned pillars one by one, yet he had received ninety points. This left many people feeling indignant on Xiao Yan's behalf.
Neither the Pill Tower nor the Heavenly Secrets Tower had any intention of changing Ling Zhuo's score, but the public debate showed no signs of stopping.
Everyone knew that Xiao Yan's one hundred points came only because the maximum score for the "Nine Dragon Fire Trial" was one hundred. Ling Zhuo's ninety points, meanwhile, came because ninety was the most his strength could earn him. The difference between their flames could not possibly be reflected by a mere ten points.
After Xiao Yan officially finished his challenge, Xuan Kongzi once again insisted that Xiao Yan rest at the Pill Tower for at least half a month. At the very least, they had to make good use of Xiao Yan's unprecedented feat to steady the hearts of the Pill Tower's many important figures.
Xiao Yan had