After hearing the old woman's words, Xu Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "Aunt Yi, I reported this man's information to the alliance leader long ago. He used Liquid Inscription in both the preliminaries and the first round of the main competition to craft exceptional Soul Tools, and he gave them all to the Ordinary Alliance. The alliance leader believes he must be from Illustrious Virtue Hall..."
"So he's a prodigy from Illustrious Virtue Hall. That explains it. Miss Xu, if possible, the Ordinary Alliance should try to befriend him. His skill with Soul Tools may even surpass mine. Anyone who can reach this level before thirty has a chance of glimpsing the realm of a Level 9 Soul Engineer!" the red-robed old woman said.
"Of course I understand that!" Xu Ruyi said.
Apart from a handful of people who paid Jiang Hai a little more attention, most withdrew their gazes after a glance. After all, this was a competition, and Jiang Hai was not their opponent yet. Rather than waste time watching someone else's performance, they were better off focusing on crafting their own Soul Tools.
For contestant number 137, however, things were not looking so good. He knew his own capabilities. He was merely a Level 5 Soul Engineer, and faced with someone who could perform Liquid Inscription on skyfrost silver, he no longer knew what to say.
Sure enough, contestant number one really was different.
Contestant number 137 gave a bitter laugh, gritted his teeth, and selected the most valuable piece of rare metal to work on. Even if he could not advance, he could not waste this opportunity. He could take the Soul Tool with him anyway. At worst, he could simply concede when the time came.
Contestant number 137 felt a pang of regret. Before the