Among the scores that appeared next, the highest was only seventy-nine. Truly, no one managed to surpass Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu.
In the end, of all the alchemists participating in the alchemy conference, only two had not yet undergone testing.
One was Ling Xiao.
The other was a girl with an extremely ugly appearance.
Her face was almost completely distorted. Few people were willing to look at her for more than a moment.
“I have heard before that the alchemists from your Six Lands are the orthodox ones and must be of excellent standard. But today, it seems the reputation far exceeds the reality!”
When people turned their gaze toward Ling Xiao, the girl spoke up.
Her words were almost a complete challenge to all the alchemists present.
As everyone knew, apart from the sea clan, all other races lived on the Six Lands. Her statement was equivalent to insulting everyone there, including Drug King Sun Ran.
“Stinky girl, what did you say?”
Dan Qing was the first to become upset.
He could tolerate Ling Xiao talking back to him, since Ling Xiao had many powerful backers. But what right did a woman with such an ugly appearance have to challenge him?
“I said you are all trash!”
The girl glanced at Dan Qing with disdain, then placed her pill into the mouth of the mechanism bird. “I will let you all know that the best alchemists in the Profound World do not belong to the races of the Six Lands, but to our sea clan!”
“Big talk!”
Dan Qing curled his lip, appearing extremely scornful.
This sea clan girl looked to be about the same age as Ji Luoyu. At such an age, without guidance from a famous master, how could she possibly surpass them?
“That sea clan little girl is no ordinary person.”
Ji Qing’s expression suddenly turned serious.
Dan Qing could not see the sea clan girl’s true ability, but Ji Qing was not only a master alchemist but also an absolute Yin-Yang Realm powerhouse.
He could not possibly miss it.
“Indeed. If I am not mistaken, the flame she used for refining earlier should be the ‘Deep Sea Demonic Flame’ derived from Supreme Yin Cold Fire. Although it is not comparable to divine fire, it can absolutely be called immortal fire!
Mortal fire, strange fire, immortal fire, divine fire. These are the four grades of flames.
For martial artists, unless they have a fire-attribute martial soul, it may not matter much. But for alchemists, this is essential knowledge.
Dan Qing and Luoyu used only strange fire, while most others used mere mortal fire for refining.
Her immortal fire is clearly a level higher.
Moreover, this little girl’s soul force is extremely powerful. For an alchemist, strong soul force ensures better communication with the pill and superior control.
If I am not mistaken, this little girl’s soul force is second to none among her peers! It is even stronger than mine was at her age.”
Drug King Sun Ran said gravely, “She is better than Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu. She is also better than Ling Xiao.”
“I agree!”
Ji Qing nodded as well.
“No way. According to what you two say, can she really break the eighty-point barrier?”
Although Elder Chang Le understood alchemy, he was not an expert after all.
“Old Ancestor, the two of them are correct. This girl is indeed formidable. Moreover, judging by the emblem she wears, she is most likely from the Water God Temple.”
The fourth judge was the chief alchemist from Chang Le Immortal Island.
Because his status was inferior to Sun Ran and Ji Qing, he usually did not speak much.
Since Elder Chang Le had asked, he took the opportunity to answer.
While they were speaking, the previously chaotic assessment site suddenly fell silent.
Countless people stared dumbfounded at the rankings on the jade wall.
Tian Hai Zhenzhu: one hundred points!
One hundred points meant full marks. It signified that the pill refined by this Tian Hai Zhenzhu had achieved ten-tenths efficacy.
At this moment, even Drug King Sun Ran’s brows furrowed.
He had once said that eighty points was the limit for this assessment.
Yet today, a perfect score had appeared.
At that time, Ling Xiao also slowly opened his eyes. The sudden silence made him feel a bit unaccustomed. He wanted to see what had happened.
Seeing that score on the jade wall, he was slightly stunned, then smiled.
He had long known that Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu were no match for him, so he had always felt this alchemy conference was just going through the motions and rather boring.
But now, he suddenly became excited.
A true opponent had appeared.
He did not care who this girl was or what her background might be. As long as she could be his opponent, that was enough.
Through his Tai Chi Eye, he could see the woman’s true appearance clearly.
That ugly exterior was merely a disguise. In reality, her looks were no inferior to Ji Luoyu, Feng Ming Piaoxue, and others.
Perhaps sensing that Ling Xiao was looking at her.
Tian Hai Zhenzhu also turned toward Ling Xiao. Her gaze carried intense indifference and hostility.
This made Ling Xiao somewhat surprised.
This person should never have met him before, so why such hostility toward him?
But upon second thought, Ling Xiao roughly understood.
He was the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty. It was he who had single-handedly destroyed the rising New True Demon Empire.
As a member of the sea clan, Tian Hai Zhenzhu’s hatred toward him had some basis.
In fact, his thinking was still not comprehensive enough.
The reason Tian Hai Zhenzhu hated him was not only because of her sea clan identity, but even more because of the Water God Temple.
Ling Xiao had wiped out the One-Eyed Pirate Group in Sin City and subdued the Double Flower Pirate Group, effectively dismantling the influence in that area belonging to the Water God Temple.
Although the Water God Temple had no intention of launching a full-scale war, their hostility toward Ling Xiao was inevitable.
At this moment, Representative Yan in the audience was particularly excited.
Although this sea clan girl’s cultivation was not yet as high as his, as an alchemist, she was currently the most outstanding among the younger generation of the Water God Temple.
As long as she took action, it would be absolutely impossible for Ling Xiao to win the championship of the alchemy conference.
Although they could not kill Ling Xiao for the time being, causing some trouble for him was still perfectly possible.
“We actually lost to a sea clan person!”
Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu exchanged glances, both feeling anger and unwillingness.
Although the races on the Six Lands were not very united nowadays, when facing the sea clan, they often shared a common enmity.
Even if the championship of this alchemy conference went to Ling Xiao, they would not want it stolen by a sea clan member.
That would be far too humiliating.
“This is truly a dark horse!”
Elder Chang Le gave a wry smile. He did not understand alchemists’ abilities very well, but Tian Hai Zhenzhu had scored full marks in the first round. In terms of creativity alone, she seemed no less than Drug King Sun Ran.
Who could be her opponent?
Could Ling Xiao do it?
The difficulty would probably be very great.
“I said it before. You races of the Six Lands are all trash. You should bow your heads and acknowledge us sea clan as superiors!”
Tian Hai Zhenzhu stood there proudly. The wind blew through her long hair, adding a touch of domineering aura and arrogance to her ugly face.
Dan Qing was unconvinced.
Ji Luoyu was also unconvinced.
Yet neither of them said anything, because in the first round, they had clearly lost to Tian Hai Zhenzhu, and lost badly.
