Outside the arena, Lin Ke watched Zong Ya while keeping an eye on Zhao Yan.
The man had too many tricks up his sleeve. What he had just done alone was enough to make it impossible to let their guard down.
Although Lin Ke could not enter the arena directly to interfere, his methods did not stop there. With the Dream-Eating Gecko's ability, he could kill Zhao Yan outright now without anyone noticing.
But things had not yet grown that serious.
What he needed to guard against now were any sudden tricks Zhao Yan and the others might pull.
Since Zong Ya was staking everything on this attempt, he would naturally allow no one to interfere with her.
"Rumble, rumble, rumble-"
The atmosphere in the arena grew increasingly heated, alchemical flames roamed, and the fragrance of pills filled the air.
Everyone had reached the most critical moment and dared not relax in the slightest.
After considering it, Zhao Yan did not dare make another move, because the situation was quite clear by now.
Since everyone had reached the final stage, continuing to act as he had before would be far too conspicuous.
So, after some thought, he decided to restrain himself a little.
Time slowly passed.
Everyone in the arena began making an all-out effort.
During this time, people kept failing to refine their pills and were eliminated outright.
But no one faced greater difficulty than Zong Ya.
Because her earlier refinement had already failed halfway through, she was now continuing the process with damaged pills, making it considerably harder than it was for the others.
Her control over the heat and power, in particular, needed to be more meticulous than anyone else's.
Otherwise, if she failed again this time, she would have absolutely no room left to recover.
*So,