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Bang!

The sudden explosion echoed in every direction, scaring everyone beneath the arena flat onto the ground.

The explosion had come suddenly and violently.

Yes, just as everyone had imagined, there had been an explosion. Someone had blown up while refining pills.

But the pill furnace had not exploded. It truly had not exploded—it had merely flown away, flying so far that it even smashed a building.

The vice principal, elders, and teachers on the arena were all dumbfounded, standing there blankly without a clue what to say.

After a long while, the students who had fallen down slowly got back to their feet and looked toward the arena. Yet their expressions instantly froze, leaving them utterly stunned.

Because the one whose pill refinement had exploded was not Xiao Meng, as they had imagined, but one of their academy's elders. Old Man Huo had blown up his refinement. Not only had he been burned black all over, he had also suffered internal injuries, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

It was far too unexpected. They had never imagined that Old Man Huo would be the one to blow up his furnace, rather than that teenager barely in his teens.

For a time, everyone was utterly bewildered. Even Xiao Meng was stunned for a moment. Old Man Huo had actually blown up his refinement—this was something he had never expected.

What kind of act is this old fellow putting on? Using a furnace explosion like firecrackers to celebrate my success? I have to say, this old fellow is truly magnificent. Seeing Old Man Huo in such a sorry state, Xiao Meng's mouth twitched fiercely. The explosion had come so suddenly, without the slightest warning, and had nearly scared the soul out of him.

At that moment, the surroundings fell