A Perfect Finale and a Full Haul: An Yi Kept His Achievements Hidden and Swept Up Dou Spirit Pill Ingredients

Time passed amid the tense countdown.

With An Yi's exceptionally high-quality Pinnacle Fifth-Rank Dou Spirit Pill setting the bar, coupled with the spiritual elevation brought about by that strange cry, the remaining alchemists in the arena seemed to have reached an unprecedented peak condition.

Especially Xiao Yan, who had been deeply provoked by An Yi's "Keep it up."

He gritted his teeth and, bolstered by the Heavenly Flame Wind Anger Dragon Flame, forcibly broke through his own limits, successfully refining the extremely difficult Three-Line Green Spirit Pill, a pill comparable to a Fifth-Rank Pill!

Meanwhile, although Yao Yue and Liu Ling had also exceeded their usual performance and each successfully refined a respectable Fourth-Rank Pill,

neither could compare to Xiao Yan's Three-Line Green Spirit Pill in practical value or refining difficulty.

As for Yan Li, the Cloud Empire alchemist who had remained shrouded beneath a gray robe, although he had barely managed to refine a peak Fourth-Rank Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, his true age was already rather advanced, and his soul potential had long since solidified. Faced with the soul-piercing intimidation of the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, he could only rely on his cultivation to endure it head-on, utterly lacking the desperate drive of young alchemists willing to risk everything.

Thus, not only did he gain no benefit from this baptism of the soul, but it also left his mind unsettled and his condition severely diminished. The Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill he refined was merely a barely passable inferior product.

When the final grain of sand fell.

Thunderous cheers erupted across the plaza.

President Fa Ma stepped onto the elevated platform with a ruddy face, his gaze sweeping over the entire venue.

Following the plan he had discussed with An Yi the previous night, Fa Ma cleared his throat and