Exposed-and Refining a Pill on the Spot!

Since he had agreed to judge the tournament, he could hardly let a pest like this slip by.

"But the tournament will end in half a month at the latest. Refining a pill now might..." Fa Ma hesitated.

"Cut the chatter. Go prepare the ingredients. If you're missing anything, the Mittel Family will find it for you." Hai Bodong glared at Fa Ma, who hurriedly nodded. "Then we'll have to trouble you, Master Xiao Yan."

Yao Ye and Ya Fei exchanged intrigued looks. Alchemists already held lofty status in the Jia Ma Empire, and the chance to watch this one refine a pill with their own eyes filled them with excitement.

Several days passed in a flash.

In the vast plaza, fewer and fewer Alchemists remained at the center.

The original thousand-plus contestants had been whittled down to just four or five. Even the weakest among them was at least a Three-Rank Alchemist. Yet the youngest—and most uncanny—of the lot had displayed overwhelming talent. Even Pill King Gu He's disciple had been outclassed by him.

"Hum..." A low hum spread outward, followed by a nearly tangible purple pill fragrance. "Heh, heh, heh! My Peak Fourth-Grade Pill, the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, rivals an ordinary Fifth-grade Pill! Who can compare? Who can beat me?"

The Little Princess and Liu Ling looked grim. Both had refined fourth-grade pills, but theirs fell far short of the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill in quality and grade.

That rich pill fragrance said more than enough.

The crowd fell silent, then erupted in cheers.

A seventeen-year-old Fourth-Rank Alchemist was already worthy of a place in the history books. Not even the tournament in which Pill King Gu He had competed had seen a spectacle like this.

Only Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, and the others looked troubled.

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