Reversal from the Brink: An Yi's Divine Flame Awakens, Forging a Dou Spirit Pill at the Limit

Tens of thousands of spectators watched as contestants on the field suffered exploding cauldrons and were eliminated one after another. The crowd erupted into uproar and heated discussion.

Yet no matter how fiercely the people below protested, Fa Ma and the others in the VIP seats remained perfectly composed, showing no intention of stopping the competition.

Of the nearly one hundred contestants who had originally made it into the finals, more than half had been eliminated in less than the time it took to burn an incense stick under the terrifying soul-searing pressure of the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame!

On the vast plaza, fewer than twenty alchemists remained, gritting their teeth and struggling to hold on!

The alchemists whose cauldrons had exploded due to the interference rushed beneath the VIP seats as soon as they left the field, loudly protesting An Yi's "rule-breaking" behavior to President Fa Ma.

But Fa Ma merely waved his hand and calmly said, "Stay calm. The competition is still ongoing," dismissing them all.

At the center of the arena.

Under Medicine Elder's guidance, An Yi's refinement finally entered its last and most difficult stage—pill condensation!

The Peak Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill released powerful energy ripples at the instant the medicinal liquids completely fused and were about to take form.

The energy even formed a small vortex around An Yi.

However.

This was, after all, An Yi's first time refining a Fifth-Rank Pill, and he had already consumed far too much soul power.

At this moment, his movements visibly slowed.

The white-gold flames enveloping the pill began to flicker faintly and turn unstable.

"Don't stop! Pill condensation absolutely cannot stop!"

Medicine Elder's furious shout exploded in An Yi's mind. "Focus! Hold on through this final step, or all your previous efforts will be wasted! This