I Don't Like Winning by a Little (Part 1)
"Meow!" A cat's cry came from Xiao Yan's heart.
(▼ヘ▼#) Meow meow meow! (I'm also a Strange Flame, okay!)
"You're still a bit short. When you grow to the point where all flames submit the moment you appear, then you'll have truly reached the stage of a genuine Strange Flame," Xiao Yan said with a Soul Transmission and a smile.
Although Mao Wu is a Sub-Flame, it's the Sub-Flame of the second-ranked Void Swallowing Flame. Its potential for complete growth is definitely no weaker than any other Strange Flame, and it might even have a higher upper limit than the lower-ranked Strange Flames.
Xiao Yan had long anticipated that all the flames in the plaza would submit and worship. He gently pressed his palm on the Medicine Cauldron, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame instantly filled the entire Medicine Cauldron.
When the Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Flame entered the Medicine Cauldron, the flames of all the Alchemists in the plaza returned to normal.
"This guy is really discouraging," Little Princess said, somewhat dejectedly. She had heard that Xiao Yan possessed a Strange Flame, but she had never personally witnessed its power. So, she had always thought that the Qianlan Water Flame she obtained from a Tier 6 Magical Beast wouldn't be much weaker than a Strange Flame.
But as it turned out, there was no comparison at all. Her Beast Flame had directly knelt before it! Anyone with eyes could see that no matter what kind of flame, it was far inferior to a Strange Flame. Otherwise, such a submissive display wouldn't have occurred.
Compared to Little Princess's dismay, Liu Ling's face was gloomy. His flame also came from a powerful Magical Beast and was originally meant to be his trump card. He didn't expect to lose before the competition even started.
"Hmph, what's the use of just having a good flame? Pill Refining is about Pill Refining skills!" Yan Li said indignantly, pouring the black flame in his hand into the Medicine Cauldron.
"Today, I, Yan Li, will prove that having a Strange Flame is nothing special!"
Yan Li, as expected of the Vice President of the Alchemist Guild of the Chuyun Empire, quickly composed himself and rapidly placed all the medicinal herbs into the Medicine Cauldron.
Yan Li's method of extracting medicinal herbs was surprisingly no slower than Xiao Yan's method of extracting all the herbs together. Although Yan Li still extracted the herbs one by one, he immediately stored them in the Medicine Cauldron after extraction.
As in the previous day, Xiao Yan was still the slowest to start. However, this time, Xiao Yan didn't throw all the medicinal herbs in at once. Instead, he carefully placed them into the Medicine Cauldron one by one.
"As expected, Xiao Yan's Strange Flame is superior," Nalan Jie said, sitting in the VIP seat.
"Yes, after all, the Strange Flame is a divine object that even Elder Gu He yearns for but has never obtained. Naturally, it can't be compared to the flames of Liu Ling and the others." Nalan Yanran's beautiful eyes were also fixed on Xiao Yan's location. She had witnessed the power of the Strange Flame.
"Did the people who came from Yunlan Sect this morning urge you to go back?"
"Yes, I applied to enter the Sect Secret Realm early," Nalan Yanran nodded slightly.
"Sigh." Hearing this, Nalan Jie shook his head in dismay and said, "Yanran, in fact, throughout the entire Gama Empire, I'm afraid no man of your age can surpass Xiao Yan. Only he can meet your conditions, right?"
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran's fair hand, which was about to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, froze slightly. She pursed her red lips and said softly, "I guess so."
Seeing Nalan Yanran's expression, Nalan Jie didn't say anything more. Some things, once they're wrong, they're wrong. Once they're over, they're over. Mistakes can be corrected, but missed opportunities are gone forever.
At this time, nearly two hours had passed. On the plaza, some Alchemists who were refining Tier 3 low-level pills had even completed the final pill fusion.
They had refined pills that were tempting to the mind.
At this moment, Fa Ma and other judges from the Alchemist Guild had stepped down from the VIP seats and began to inspect the pills.
Of course, even the participants knew that their Tier 3 low-level or even mid-level pills were simply not enough to win the championship.
Ignoring the participants who had completed their refining, Xiao Yan stared intently at the Medicine Cauldron. His left hand occasionally threw in a medicinal herb, while his right hand quickly extracted the refined material from the Medicine Cauldron and placed it into a jade bottle.
He appeared very careful and cautious.
Time passed by, and at this moment, only four people in the entire arena had not completed their refining: Yan Li, Liu Ling, Yue Er, and Xiao Yan!
When nearly half of the competition time had passed, the pills in Little Princess's Medicine Cauldron solidified first. After a while, a rich medicinal fragrance emanated from Little Princess's Medicine Cauldron.
"The fragrance of the pills is overflowing, forming a pill mist. Could it be a Fourth Grade Pill?!"
"It's not just Little Princess! Look at Liu Ling's. There's also a pill mist in his Medicine Cauldron! And it seems to be denser than Little Princess's!"
"Oh my god, Little Princess and Liu Ling are both refining Fourth Grade Pills! And it looks like they're about to succeed!"
"Huh? But aren't they only Tier 3 Alchemists? How can they refine Fourth Grade Pills?"
"You're wrong about that. Tier 3 Alchemists have a very small chance of successfully refining Fourth Grade Pills. Otherwise, how would Tier 3 Alchemists advance to Tier 4?"
"It seems they both won their gamble."
Without a doubt, both Little Princess and Liu Ling, after learning about Yan Li's matter, understood that if they only refined Tier 3 pills, even if they were at the peak of Tier 3, they would still lose.
If you don't aim for the championship in a competition, you might as well go home and farm. So, Little Princess and Liu Ling both decided to take a gamble! Seeing the pills about to take shape in their Medicine Cauldrons, Fa Ma's expression improved slightly, and he said, "Two kinds of Fourth Grade Pills. These two little fellows do possess talent that is no less than Gu He's."
"Hahaha, just two wet-behind-the-ears kids, trying to snatch the champion's throne from my hands?!" A strange laugh suddenly rang out from the side. In Yan Li's cauldron, the flames were burning fiercely, and a faint purple pill mist was rising from the Medicine Cauldron!
"Colored pill fragrance?! This is a peak Fourth Grade Pill!!!" Looking at the faint purple pill mist slowly rising from the Medicine Cauldron, all the Alchemists who knew what this meant cried out in alarm.
Fa Ma's face darkened, and he slowly said, "This guy actually succeeded in refining it!"
Even a peak Tier 4 Alchemist wouldn't have more than a 50% success rate when refining pills of the same level, yet Yan Li actually succeeded!
It was as if the heavens were on his side.
"This time, I'm afraid we're doomed to lose."
The Little Princess and Liu Ling stared blankly at the faint purple fragrance rising from Yan Li's Medicine Cauldron, their faces instantly turning dejected and pale.
In the face of absolute advantage, any explanation seemed extremely weak.
"Hahaha, the champion is mine! You can't afford to fail, and neither can I!"
Suddenly raising his head and letting out a low roar, Yan Li slammed his palm onto the Pill Refining furnace. The lid shot off, and a large amount of dark black flames surged out from within the furnace. At the center of those dark black flames, countless purple rays of light burst forth.
A rich, purple medicinal fragrance slowly rose, eventually forming a cloud of purple mist above Yan Li's head, like a spiritual fog.
"Hahaha, how could a greenhorn like you possibly win against me! Look, this is my greatest masterpiece!! The Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill!!!"
Hearing Yan Li speak the name of the pill, even Fa Ma's pupils contracted violently.
The Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, that was a peak Tier 4 Pill comparable to a Fifth Grade Pill!! "It's over, it's actually the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill..."
The entire plaza was deathly silent, everyone looking at the purple pill floating in Yan Li's Pill Refining furnace with horrified expressions, their faces full of despair.
"Are you perhaps referring to me when you say greenhorn?" Just then, on the other side, Xiao Yan's calm voice broke the deathly silence.
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