The presiding protector listened to Lu Ren's words, swept out a hand, and drew Lu Ren's Pill Furnace before him. Peering inside, shock appeared on his face. "Two Immortal Calamity Pills? How is that possible?"
"What? Two Immortal Calamity Pills?"
Everyone was greatly shocked.
With another sweep of his hand, two Immortal Calamity Pills flew from the Pill Furnace. Though their quality was ordinary, they were undeniably two Immortal Calamity Pills.
"No... impossible... You cheated!"
Hua Piaorong's lovely face drained of color as she shook her head repeatedly, unwilling to believe what she saw.
Lu Ren was so young—how could he refine two pills in one furnace, especially Ninth-grade Immortal Calamity Pills?
"I cheated? With so many alchemy masters watching, are you questioning their discernment?"
Lu Ren sneered.
The presiding protector immediately returned to the high platform and conferred with the seven merchant guild alchemy masters. He then came before Lu Ren and asked, "What is your name?"
"Lu Ren!"
Lu Ren replied.
"Lu Ren did not cheat. He refined two pills in one furnace and produced nine Immortal Calamity Pills within one hour, successfully squeezing into tenth place!"
The presiding protector announced loudly.
At those words, Hua Piaorong staggered, as if every ounce of strength had been drained from her body.
"Hua Piaorong, you have fallen to eleventh place. Please leave the arena!"
The presiding protector said coldly.
Hua Piaorong clenched her silver teeth and glared viciously at Lu Ren. Forcing out several words through clenched teeth, she said, "Lu Ren, just you wait!"
With that, she vanished into the crowd, filled with unwillingness and resentment.
Everyone around them looked at Lu Ren with shocked expressions.
They had thought Hua Piaorong could become the only female alchemist in recent years to break into the top ten of the Myriad