Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Rika and the Black Sword Lord’s confidence had received lethal blows from the emergence of all these dark horses.
It would be alright if there were just one dark horse as they could still secure spots in the top five for themselves.
However, not only was Xu Xiaolan a dark horse, even An Lin, Julia, and Fanny were dark horses! There were four dark horses who had dominated almost the entire top five berths! How the f*ck did this make any sense?
For renowned pill refinement prodigies to fall out of the top five were simply too much for them to bear.
Rika and the Black Sword Lord stood off to the side with disconsolate expression.
Grey finally recovered a bit of confidence upon seeing his cousin, Julia, secure a spot in the top five, but he didn’t dare to flex in front of An Lin ever again.
A blush appeared on his face upon recalling how he had flexed and boasted to such a supremely talented pill refinement prodigy.
Meimei’s eyes were bright with excitement. Even her voice was a bit more passionate upon seeing so many prodigies pop up. “Congratulations, An Lin, Xu Xiaolan, Fanny, Ban Yue, and Julia! You will be granted entry into the final competition and will each receive a sixth-grade immortal pill coupon provided by the Pill Tower.
“The person who becomes the final champion will receive the intermediate rank immortal tool, the Nine Spirit Cauldron! Now then, let the final competition begin!”
Her red dress fluttered, and she stepped through the air in her high heels. An intricate competition platform appeared at the center of the dao plaza, upon which were five positions for each of the five competitors.
The five competitors made their way toward the competition platform, and they became the most eye-catching beings on the entire dao platform.
Rika and the Black Sword Lord looked up at the five dazzling competitors on the competition platform and disappointment coupled with envy swept through their hearts.
Never would they have thought that they wouldn’t even have the right to stand on the final competition platform.
An Lin was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of spectators in all shapes and sizes and even though he had experienced a lot of big occasions during his cultivation career, this was still a little unsettling to him.
Being scrutinized by hundreds of thousands of monsters and fiendish demons was a completely different experience from being scrutinized by hundreds of thousands of humans. Especially when all those monsters and fiendish demons were staring at him with scorching admiration in their eyes, this made him not only quite proud, but it also made him quite excited.
“The final competition is quite simple. Whoever refines the highest grade pill wins, and among pills of the same grade, the higher quality one wins!
“Furthermore, everyone has to use their own materials!”
Meimei winked seductively at all the competitors.
All the competitors remained expressionless. They were clearly ready for this little obstacle the Pill Tower was throwing at them.
After reaching this level, all pill refinement masters had a bunch of materials in their storage rings.
An Lin looked at the other three competitors, and he could tell that they were all extremely talented just from their cultivation bases. Julia was at the Soul Formation Intermediate Stage, Ban Yue was at the Soul Formation Initial Stage, and Fanny was even more impressive; she was at the Soul Formation Final Stage.
One had to realize that all of them were under thirty years of age.
Even in The United University of Cultivation, they would be among the most powerful students in the entire school.
An Lin took a few deep breaths to calm his nerves. There was still a bit of pressure on him, mainly because he had no idea what Fanny would be capable of after unleashing her full power…
At the top level of the Pill Tower, a golden figure placed its hands on the railings and looked down over the entire Pill City. All types of vibrant lights flashed, giving the city the appearance of a dazzling gemstone.
The golden figure looked down at this bustling city, which appeared as if it would never sleep, with a smile on its face. “An Lin of the Four Nine Immortal Sect? A high and mighty Sect Leader is competing in a competition between the younger generation? Isn’t that bullying?
“It would be fine if you were bullying someone else, but you’re trying to bully my daughter…”
On the dao plaza.
Meimei’s voice sounded again.
“The time limit for the final competition is four hours. Within this time period, you may start again if you fail in your pill refinement. Let the final competition begin!”
The final competition commenced.
Julia spat out a plume of frosty cold flames.
Blue dragon flames burned in her pill cauldron. These flames were remarkably stable, thereby preventing the essence within the materials from being incinerated under excessive heat.
It was quite a surprise for An Lin that a dragon with such an explosive temper would have flames like this.
Grey was starting to get a little cocky again. “Hmph! An Lin, your Divine Flames may be powerful, but my cousin’s Dark Snow Flames are not inferior to your Divine Flames!”
An Lin completely ignored Grey.
At this moment, Ban Yue also sprang into action. A green moon appeared from behind her while flames imbued with the power of the moon fell into her pill refinement cauldron. This was also a very special type of flames that were imbued with the perfected power of true yin.
All those that had progressed into the final competition were clearly all forces to be reckoned with.
Fanny paused momentarily before turning a taunting glare in An Lin’s direction as she made a peculiar hand seal.
Boom!
Golden crystalline flames appeared in the air while burning with scintillating light.
These flames were extremely explosive, and it crackled as if it consisted of countless crystals clattering together. At the same time, the mighty power of pure yang burst forth from the flames.
Upon seeing this, all the spectators faltered initially before raucous cheering erupted among them.
The flames Fanny displayed before everyone was also an extremely powerful Divine Flame!
This was a dark horse too! A dark horse strong enough to compete with An Lin and Xu Xiaolan for the championship title!
“As expected of the Pill Sage’s daughter. She’s so young, but she already has all the makings of a first-rate pill refinement master. She is the lucky star of the Pill Tower and the entire Pill City!”
“She will surely grow to become an exceptional pill refinement master in the future.”
Everyone discussed among themselves, and the atmosphere became extremely enthusiastic.
As competitors, Julia and Ban Yue were instantly struck by a sense of mountainous pressure.
Rika and the Black Sword Lord looked at each other to discover the same bitter expression mirrored on each other’s faces.
They had thought that they stood at the pinnacle of the younger generation of pill refinement masters, only to find that there were beings from the same generation looking down on them from a higher level.
Fanny turned to An Lin and Xu Xiaolan with an arrogant smirk. “You’re not the only ones with Divine Flames. My Divine Flame is known as the Golden Soul Crystal Flame, and it can imbue pills with greater intelligence! It is one of the Divine Flames most suitable for pill refinement.”
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan looked silently at Fanny without even a hint of surprise on their faces. Instead, there was only an inexplicable tranquility in their eyes.
Fanny was a little displeased. “What? You’re looking down on my Divine Flames? My Divine Flames are more suited to pill refinement than yours…”
An Lin immediately waved his hands. “It’s not like that, you’re misunderstanding us. We’re not looking down on your Divine Flames. Your Divine Flames are indeed very powerful among all the Divine Flames…”
Xu Xiaolan finished his sentence. “However… I have a holy flame.”
In that instant, everyone fell deathly silent.
Fanny was dumbstruck. “Hah?”
Xu Xiaolan waved a hand, and a ball of white flames appeared in the air.
This was a power imbued with the power of pure yang, and all living beings that cast their eyes upon it were struck by a sense of inferiority.
Everyone’s eyes, including Fanny’s, were all focused intently on that ball of flames.
So beautiful, so holy…
Was this a Divine Flame? No! This was a higher level of flames!
Everyone suddenly realized something at this moment, and some of them were even shaking from excitement. After all, they were witnessing legendary flames!
“My God, why am I seeing? Those are… Those are holy flames!”
“Are those holy flames? To think I would be able to see a holy flame during my lifetime. I can die with no regrets now…”
Fanny stared with incredulity at the flames in Xu Xiaolan’s hand as her confidence sustained a heavy blow. “How… How could you possess such flames…”
“Er, sorry to interrupt, but I can actually use holy flames as well.”
A voice suddenly sounded at this moment.
Fanny turned toward An Lin, the man who had made a bet with her.
An extremely pure ball of flames appeared before the man, from which emanated boundless holy might. This was a holy flame too!
Fanny’s body shuddered as she stood rooted to the spot.
She opened her mouth, but she was unable to utter a single syllable…
“Fake… It must be fake!”
It was one thing for one person to possess a holy flame, but both of them did?
This… Wasn’t this bullying?!
