novelraw Chapter 1626: 85: The Whole Arena Boils Over
Chapter 1626: 85: The Whole Arena Boils Over
Capítulo 1626: Chapter 85: The Whole Arena Boils Over
“Dean, when you refer to ‘him’, are you talking about the Third Prince?”
The students from Mujian Country felt uneasy because, typically, the Dean would not address the Third Prince as “him”, so they believed the Dean was referring to someone else.
“No, the ‘him’ I’m talking about is that unremarkable disciple from Yuncui Kingdom’s Tiancui Academy.” The Dean of the highest academy in Mujian Country replied.
“What? It’s him? Isn’t he unremarkable? How did he become the champion?”
“Exactly! Dean, how did this happen?”
“This one’s alchemy skills are terrifyingly profound, beyond the realm of what you can understand.” The Dean of Mujian Country’s highest academy replied.
“Is it really that terrifying? Isn’t he just continuously supplying cultivation power to the alchemy furnace? We can do that too, what’s so remarkable about it?”
The students of the highest academy in Mujian Country were utterly bewildered.
“You’ll know in a while.”
The Dean of Mujian Country’s highest academy did not explain, as verbal reasoning was unconvincing; only the result would be persuasive.
The students of Mujian Country’s highest academy were all the more intrigued, so they decided to wait and see.
Soon, the Third Prince of Mujian Country completed his refinement.
Aside from Lin Yifan, he was the last contestant to finish refining the elixir, so now only Lin Yifan was left refining.
Everyone’s gaze was fixed on Lin Yifan, even the Third Prince of Mujian Country was no exception.
He didn’t know what was going on with Lin Yifan, but he sensed something strange. How could an alchemist who had shown no progress from the beginning until now not be peculiar?
The contest time was calculated by the burning of a large incense stick, and now it was nearly burnt out, with only the last small segment remaining.
This small segment of incense represented at most three minutes, so if Lin Yifan did not finish refining within these three minutes, he would be directly disqualified.
“In three minutes, I don’t believe he can turn the tide and refine a First Realm Fifth Grade pill.”
“I don’t believe it either!”
“It’s absolutely impossible to achieve, whether you believe it or not no longer matters.”
“Exactly, there will be no miracle.”
…
Everyone believed that Lin Yifan could not complete the refinement, whether they trusted him or not, they all shared this belief.
In this atmosphere, Lin Yifan, who was tackling the final hurdle, was under tremendous pressure; however, it also fueled his fighting spirit.
Thus, he devoted himself entirely to overcoming the final hurdle, crafting a perfect First Realm Fifth Grade pill.
“Tick-tock! Tick-tock!”
Time swiftly passed, in the blink of an eye, over two minutes had elapsed, now only the last ten seconds remained.
At this critical moment, the entire audience was silently counting down for Lin Yifan.
“Ten, nine, eight, … three, two, one!”
As the count reached “one”, the last small segment of ash fell, marking the end of the competition.
At that moment, Lin Yifan suddenly opened his eyes, withdrawing the cultivation power from his body, indicating he had completed the refinement.
“What does this mean? Was he not asleep just now?”
“Was this serious demeanor just an act?”
“Has he refined an elixir? But there was no reaction from his alchemy furnace!”
…
Everyone was puzzled, not understanding why Lin Yifan appeared so confident and composed.
“Don’t be fooled by his theatrics, he hasn’t refined an elixir at all.”
“Right! He’s just pretending to be calm, deceiving himself!”
“He has lost, the victor is the Third Prince of Mujian Country!”
“The champion is surely the Third Prince of Mujian Country!”
…
Facing such ridicule and doubt, Lin Yifan remained unmoved. The winner or loser would be revealed when the referee verified it.
The Third Prince of Mujian Country found Lin Yifan increasingly inscrutable. Logically, not having refined an elixir, he should be very nervous, very disappointed, very frustrated, so how could he be so confident and calm?
Princess Qingyan was the same, observing Lin Yifan’s refining process from beginning to end. Yet, throughout, she had not seen any reaction from Lin Yifan’s alchemy furnace, so how to explain Lin Yifan’s expression?
“What medicine is he selling in his gourd?”
Many wished to unveil this answer, and now they could only rely on the referee to reveal it.
Time was up, and the referee team immediately stepped onstage to inspect the contestants’ elixirs.
One by one, they completed the inspection. Currently, the Pill King of the entire stadium was that First Realm Fifth Grade Immortal Elixir refined by the Third Prince of Mujian Country, and if no other outstanding First Realm Fifth Grade Immortal Elixir emerged, then the Third Prince of Mujian Country would win.
Lin Yifan was arranged by the referee team to be checked last because this was a dreamy mystery, and everyone wanted to uncover the mysterious veil of this unremarkable alchemy furnace at the final moment.
No miracle had occurred, and the Third Prince of Mujian Country’s First Realm Fifth Grade Immortal Elixir held on till the end; therefore, the referee was prepared to tackle Lin Yifan’s seemingly unremarkable, enigmatic alchemy furnace now.
Everyone extended their necks eagerly, waiting for the final result to be unveiled.
The referee wasted no words, immediately opening Lin Yifan’s alchemy furnace.
With a “click”, the lid of the furnace was slowly opened.
At that instant, a strand of reddish-indigo smoke surged out from the alchemy furnace.
Upon seeing the reddish-indigo smoke, the entire audience erupted, their faces full of disbelief.
“This… How could this be possible?”
“There was no reaction just now, so why is there reddish-indigo smoke?”
“Too bizarre! It’s utterly unfathomable!”
…
After the shock, everyone realized one fact: Lin Yifan was aiming for the championship throne.
“Oh my! Reddish-indigo smoke, does that mean there’s a First Realm Fifth Grade Immortal Elixir inside the furnace?”
“He’s going to compete with the Third Prince of Mujian Country!”
“Looking at his reddish-indigo smoke, the purity seems not bad, and seems to be faintly above that of the Third Prince of Mujian Country. Is this reversal about to succeed?”
“Too terrifying! I thought he was asleep.”
“Turns out the strongest alchemist on the field was him, we were all duped by him.”
“But how did he manage to refine an elixir unnoticed?”
“Who knows? It must be some brilliant alchemy.”
…
When the reddish-indigo smoke emerged, the Dean of the highest academy of Mujian Country believed that the Third Prince of Mujian Country had lost, utterly lost.
Lin Yifan was truly using the Reality and Illusion Alchemy Technique, incredibly terrifying.
It must be known, even he couldn’t handle such alchemy, really couldn’t understand how this boy from the Superior Immortal First Realm could handle it.
Mujian Country’s highest academy students were ecstatic one moment and immediately had sullen faces, daring not to celebrate again the next.
This unexpected situation was truly beyond their anticipation, they thought Lin Yifan’s alchemy furnace was empty, not knowing there was more to it.