At the same time, a torrent-like wave of soul power spread out from Ye Hao's body!
Bang bang bang…
Those unable to withstand this terrifying pressure all collapsed to their knees uncontrollably.
They were drenched in sweat and breathing heavily like exhausted oxen.
"So young, yet he has already mastered the method of using Heavenly Flame as a cauldron, and he even possesses Spirit Realm soul power! Th-this… how is this possible!!"
Yao Chen's shocked voice sounded again.
Moreover, Ye Hao possessed two Heavenly Flames!
That made him unbearably envious.
Xiao Yan supported himself with both hands on the ground.
"Teacher, what is Spirit Realm soul power?"
"In the Dou Qi Continent, after countless summaries and classifications by the ancients, soul power is divided into Mortal, Spirit, Heaven, and Emperor realms. Only after reaching the Spirit Realm does one gain the qualification to refine eighth-rank pills!"
Yao Chen exclaimed in astonishment.
"I never expected to witness someone so young possessing Spirit Realm soul power! Rare, far too rare."
"But even so, refining an eighth-rank pill is still extremely difficult! His success rate is no more than thirty percent!"
From Yao Chen's tone, Xiao Yan heard praise that had never once been directed toward him.
Damn it!
Why can't it be me?
Why?!
Even Xiao Yan himself did not notice that the black aura within his eyes was growing thicker and thicker.
"P-President, why are you kneeling?"
Fu Yan asked in a trembling voice.
Fa Ma swallowed hard and replied irritably.
"Cut the nonsense. You lot knelt even faster than this old man!"
Bang!
Gu He also failed to withstand the soul pressure. A dull sound came from his cauldron, followed by thick black smoke pouring out!
His cauldron had exploded!
Gu He stared in shock at the two Heavenly Flames in Ye Hao's hands, the envy in his eyes almost turning tangible.
He had searched for more than ten years without finding a Heavenly Flame.
Yet Ye Hao possessed two!
There was simply no justice!
Moreover, Ye Hao's soul power was clearly far stronger than his own.
Envy and jealousy caused him to lose control of his facial expression.
"So what if you have two Heavenly Flames and powerful soul power! If your alchemy skills are lacking, even a hundred Heavenly Flames would be useless! I will not admit defeat so easily!"
Gu He took a deep breath and began refining the pill for the second time.
One medicinal ingredient after another was wrapped in soul power and thrown into the cauldron. Under the scorching of the purple flame, droplets of various colored liquid flowed out from the ingredients.
Gu He regained his confidence, and his technique gradually became steadier.
Meanwhile.
Ye Hao's actions once again stirred a huge commotion!
Everyone saw Ye Hao take out several hundred medicinal ingredients and throw them all into the Heavenly Flame cauldron at once!
Seeing this scene, Gu He could not help bursting into laughter.
"Haha! Throwing all the ingredients into the cauldron like that, how is that refining pills? What kind of teacher taught you to refine pills like this?"
Ye Hao smiled in response.
"You guessed right. This is exactly the chaotic pill-refining method! Self-taught!"
"Is that so? Then I have already won this competition!!"
Gu He's confidence surged.
Fa Ma and the other alchemists were also dumbfounded when they saw Ye Hao's method.
They exclaimed in shock.
None of them had ever heard of such a method of refining pills.
They had always followed the formula step by step, adding ingredients in a precise sequence.
Even Yao Chen twitched his lips.
He shook his head repeatedly.
"What a waste of Spirit Realm soul power. He actually does not know that medicinal ingredients must be added one by one when refining pills."
Xiao Yan's eyes lit up.
Could it be…
Heaven had heard his prayers and caused Ye Hao to lose his mind?
Thus, Xiao Yan continued praying madly, hoping Ye Hao's cauldron would explode immediately! (TL/N: It's not actually a cauldron but a Cauldron made from flames.)
But this time, it did not happen.
Inside Ye Hao's Heavenly Flame cauldron, everything remained extremely stable without the slightest disturbance.
Moreover, Ye Hao's pill-refining technique and control of soul power were both flawless.
Yao Chen could not find a single fault, which made him even more confused, unable to understand what Ye Hao was doing.
His technique was clearly so superb.
Why was he insisting on acting recklessly?
Time passed bit by bit.
The sun set in the west.
Night gradually covered the land!
In the Alchemist Association square, orange flames ignited atop the towering pillars that stood dozens of meters high.
They illuminated the night.
In the arena.
On Ye Hao's side, the blue and green flames were steady as a mountain.
On Gu He's side, however, his brows were tightly furrowed.
The corner of his eye constantly watched Ye Hao.
"Why has his cauldron not exploded yet? It should have by now! How could such a chaotic refining method possibly succeed?!"
"Oh! I know. The Heavenly Flame must be too powerful and directly burned all the ingredients into ashes! Yes, that must be it…"
Bang!
A cauldron exploded!
But it was not Ye Hao's!
It was Gu He again!
Just now he had been distracted watching Ye Hao and failed to control the heat and soul power properly!
Fa Ma and the others were extremely shocked.
No one had expected Gu He to make mistakes repeatedly in such a short time!
Gu He was extremely annoyed that he had made such a low-level error.
His eyes were bloodshot.
He removed the ruined ingredients from the cauldron and began refining again!
Then…
Another explosion!
At this moment, Gu He's mentality completely collapsed!
Especially when he smelled a strange fragrance drifting out from Ye Hao's Heavenly Flame cauldron.
His face twisted terribly!
Fa Ma and the other alchemists widened their eyes.
Yao Chen was so shocked he did not know what to say.
The chaotic pill-refining method…
Did it really exist?!
…
"No! I must win. I must win. I cannot lose!!"
Gu He quickly adjusted himself and began the third attempt.
However, this time he did not learn from his previous mistakes.
He had only refined half of the ingredients when a dull sound came from the cauldron and black smoke spread out.
Another explosion!
"Pfft!"
Gu He spat out a mouthful of blood!
Cold sweat continuously poured from his forehead and back.
His clothes and hair were completely soaked.
"It's over. If Gu He does not quickly adjust his mindset, he will lose."
Fa Ma sighed.
Jia Xing Tian's expression was solemn.
He was already thinking about how to repair his relationship with Ye Hao.
As the fragrance became richer and richer!
In the sky!
Thunderclouds began to gather.
Boom.
Bolts of lightning slithered through the clouds like serpents.
Just looking at the terrifying power was enough to make one feel fearful.
Fa Ma said with a pale face,
"Th-that… is that the legendary pill lightning?!"
"One, two, three, four, five… five colors of pill lightning! Wh-what level of pill is this?"
Fu Yan had never seen such a scene.
He stood there completely stunned!
Xiao Yan asked,
"Teacher, what is happening?"
"Eighth-rank… eighth-rank… five-colored pill lightning!"
"What?!"
"At such a young age, he can already refine an eighth-rank pill that summons five-colored pill lightning. This child's talent is terrifying beyond measure!!"
Yao Chen could not help exclaiming.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan froze in place, his expression stiff.
Gu He looked at the sky in horror and kept stepping backward.
"No! Impossible! This cannot be!"
"How could he refine the legendary eighth-rank five-colored pill lightning? Impossible!"
Gu He shook his head frantically, as if doing so could scatter everything and wake him from this unbelievable dream.
Ye Hao had shocked him too many times.
It all felt too unreal!
The worldview he had built over many years was constantly collapsing!
Boom!
Within the thunderclouds, the pill lightning was gathering power.
"What a pity. Such terrifying pill lightning is impossible for someone with peak Dou King strength to withstand."
Within Xiao Yan's eyes filled with black aura, wild joy surged.
It would be best if he died!
Gu He thought the same and revealed a delighted expression.
If Ye Hao were struck to death by the pill lightning and he himself successfully completed his pill refinement…
No matter the quality, even if it was just a lump of medicine, the victor would still be him!
Yun Yun…
would still belong to him!
Thinking of this, Gu He regained his motivation!
Ye Hao looked at the pill lightning that was about to descend without any panic.
He curved his palm and used his soul power to trap the eighth-rank five-colored pill inside the cauldron, which had already developed spirituality and was trying to escape.
Then he stored it inside the system storage.
Only then did he raise his head to look at the violently churning five-colored pill lightning, quietly waiting for it to descend.
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