Ten Thousand Dragons Technique

Chapter 422: Star-Grabbing Hand! Even Faster Than the Master of the Pill Tower!

Everyone went crazy. Isn’t this Lin Xuan too unreliable? Daring to extract ten medicinal liquids at once... is he insane?

Turn your head and look at the Master of the Pill Tower beside you! Even he only dares to refine nine types of medicinal liquid at once! You’re refining one more than the master? Are you trying to defy the heavens?

They didn’t believe Lin Xuan possessed this kind of ability. In their opinion, he was just far too arrogant.

Just watch. He’ll fail soon enough. There’s only one set of these medicinal materials. Once he fails, the entire alchemy attempt is a failure.

At that point, the Master of the Pill Tower will surely step in and strike him dead. Thinking of this, Master Song grew excited again. He wanted to watch this fellow be struck dead with his own eyes. Lin Xuan had humiliated him many times before, and only by watching his rival suffer a miserable fate could he soothe the hatred in his heart.

"Do you think he might actually be able to extract ten types? After all, he was incredibly fast at melting the medicinal materials earlier. Maybe he really does have the skill to extract ten medicinal liquids," an Alchemy Master mused.

"Impossible!" Master Luo shook his head. "Extracting medicinal liquids is several times harder than melting medicinal materials."

"Even if that kid succeeded in melting the materials, it’s impossible for him to extract ten medicinal liquids at once. It’s far too difficult."

"Indeed, he can’t possibly do it," Master Zheng chimed in, also shaking his head.

"Alas, still too young and inexperienced," Master Zhou sighed. Looks like Lin Xuan still needs a few more years of training.

Bing Qing closed her eyes in despair, unable to watch any longer. In her mind, the result was already a foregone conclusion: failure.

Inside the array, Lin Xuan heard their words and couldn’t help but smile. Can’t do it? Failure? Is extracting ten medicinal liquids at once really that difficult?

To him, it was a perfectly ordinary task.

Lin Xuan’s hands formed a series of seals, and the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire morphed into ten Flaming Palms that shot forward. The Star Plucking Hand, one of the ten great Alchemy Techniques!

The Flaming Palms swiftly grasped at the medicinal liquids, instantly snatching out all the impurities within. The entire process was swift and decisive. In a flash, the liquids were rendered perfectly pure, without a single remaining trace of dross.

"What?"

"How is that possible?" Master Luo exclaimed upon seeing the scene.

Master Zheng was completely dumbfounded.

Master Zhou was frozen on the spot. That kid actually succeeded? He actually did it!

The other Alchemy Masters were also in an uproar. Lin Xuan had truly extracted ten types of medicinal liquid at once! Isn’t this too heaven-defying?

"What? He succeeded?" Bing Qing’s eyes flew open, and she stared at the scene before her, utterly stupefied. He really succeeded... Am I dreaming?

She felt like she was going crazy. In that moment, it wasn’t just her; everyone was going crazy. The Alchemy Masters present had all lost their minds. Heavens, this was unbelievable!

Everyone knew that the extraction process was incredibly difficult and demanded extreme, painstaking caution. Yet Lin Xuan, with a seemingly casual move, had simultaneously extracted ten medicinal liquids—and succeeded! Such a feat could only be described as heaven-defying!

This guy actually possesses such a technique? Just how powerful is he?

A chorus of stunned gasps and exclamations rippled through the crowd.

Everyone present was a fourth-tier Alchemy Master. Their judgment and insight were formidable, so they could naturally appreciate just how remarkable Lin Xuan’s level of skill was.

Master Song shook his head frantically, his ears ringing and his mind a complete blank. He felt dizzy, as if he were about to faint. How could this be happening? Just moments ago, he had been mocking Lin Xuan, certain he would fail instantly. He had even been fantasizing about the scene of Lin Xuan being struck dead.

But the result? He had been viciously slapped in the face yet again! Lin Xuan hadn’t failed at all.

Lin Xuan succeeded? He really extracted ten medicinal liquids at once? This was something even he couldn’t do, yet a seventeen-year-old youth had accomplished it with ease. He couldn’t accept it. He was so furious he nearly passed out.

"This can’t be! Luck! It must have been luck!" Master Song roared madly.

But in the next moment, Master Song was rendered completely speechless. Lin Xuan had taken out another ten vials of medicinal liquid. With another flourish of the Star Plucking Hand, he instantly completed the extraction, obtaining perfectly pure liquids once more.

He had succeeded again!

Master Song couldn’t say a word. If the first time was luck, how could this be explained? This was no longer luck. This was strength—true, undeniable strength.

How can this kid be so strong? Master Song simply couldn’t accept it.

Just then, another master spoke up. "Master Song, didn’t you say that if this kid succeeded, you would eat your Alchemy Furnace? Are you going to eat your own, or should I find one for you?"

There were over a dozen masters present, and it was impossible for all of them to be on good terms with Master Song. Naturally, some were not. At this moment, those who disliked Master Song immediately kicked him while he was down, thoroughly rubbing salt in his wound.

Master Song trembled with rage. On any other day, he would have fired back a vicious retort, but now, he was utterly powerless to argue. His vision went black with anger, and he almost fainted on the spot. Fortunately, Master Luo and Master Zheng rushed to his side, catching him before he could collapse.

"Master Song, don’t get so worked up. Calm down," they urged, helping him to the side.

Master Song gasped for breath. Is my entire life’s reputation to be ruined just like this? Damn it! This is all because of Lin Xuan! He glared viciously at Lin Xuan in the array, looking as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Lin Xuan paid Master Song no mind, focusing entirely on extracting the medicinal liquids. The other Alchemy Masters also ignored Master Song, their gazes completely captivated by Lin Xuan. They watched as, with every move, he simultaneously extracted ten medicinal liquids. The entire process was decisive and clean, executed with an elegant and ethereal grace.

They were utterly stunned. Too strong... What kind of technique is that? Why have we never seen it before?

"Do you all think this kid might actually be a fourth-tier Alchemy Master?"

"I think it’s possible."

When Lin Xuan had previously claimed to be a fourth-tier Alchemy Master, they thought he was bluffing, because it was impossible for a fourth-tier Alchemy Master to be so young. But now, after witnessing his skill, they were all shaken. Given how powerful he was, perhaps he really was a fourth-tier Alchemy Master.

Exclamations spread through the crowd. A seventeen-year-old fourth-tier Alchemy Master! If word of this got out, the entire Great Xia Country would be stunned. In fact, not just Great Xia, but the whole world would be in shock.

Even the Holy Lands don’t have a fourth-tier Alchemy Master this young, do they? Is this kid about to break a world record?

An hour and a half later, Lin Xuan had finished extracting all the medicinal liquids. He sealed the purified liquids into new bottles and placed them on the ground. Then, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and began to rest his mind. He was waiting, as the Master of the Pill Tower still hadn’t finished.

Another half an hour passed.

The Master of the Pill Tower finally finished extracting the last batch of medicinal liquids. He let out a sigh of relief.

Two hours. That’s already very fast. My progress has been quite smooth. I wonder how Lin Xuan is doing over there? Lin Xuan shouldn’t be finished yet, right? After all, extracting medicinal liquids is several times harder than melting medicinal materials. He was able to keep up with my speed when melting the materials, but there’s no way he can match my pace with extraction. The Master of the Pill Tower believed that his opponent would be lagging far behind him.

But it didn’t matter. The Master of the Pill Tower was in no hurry and prepared to wait for Lin Xuan.

That little fellow has probably gotten about halfway done, right? the Master of the Pill Tower mused as he turned his head to look.