He wasted both portions of materials and was directly eliminated.
Yet the eliminated alchemist still looked utterly bewildered. He had no idea why he had failed.
He felt as if he were lost in fog and clouds.
This startled the alchemists who had not yet used their second portion of materials. They all put down the ingredients in their hands.
They were truly frightened and somewhat at a loss.
Despite the buzzing discussions from the outside, Ling Xiao seemed completely deaf to it. He focused solely on refining the pill according to his own method.
He did not follow the correct approach. Instead, he threw both portions of materials into the furnace at the same time!
This was much faster than needing to fuse and extract the two types of Moon-Sealing Flowers, but it was far more reckless, and the excess materials would increase the risk of failure unnecessarily.
Therefore, neither Sun Ran nor Ji Qing were particularly optimistic about him.
In contrast, Tianhai Zhenzhu’s method had always followed Ji Qing’s intended one. The process was extremely smooth, though it required more time.
“Hehe, I said it before. You alchemists from the Six Lands races are all rubbish. You cannot even think of something so simple. Truly stupid to the extreme.”
Perhaps because her refining had entered the safest stage, Tianhai Zhenzhu finally had the leisure to mock others.
Although she had said such words several times already, none of the alchemists present could retort.
Because what Tianhai Zhenzhu stated seemed to be fact. Apart from that reckless fellow Ling Xiao, none of the others had thought of the most correct method.
“You are no better yourself. The method you use still cannot escape clinging to conventions. Moreover, Tianhai Zhenzhu, do not forget that you already lost to me in the first round. If I am rubbish, then you are less than rubbish.”
Just as the audience and alchemists were feeling indignant, a clear, cold voice rang out.
“It is Ling Xiao!”
“That’s right. We still have him!”
“He has not failed yet!”
Tianhai Zhenzhu’s face looked rather grim.
She could mock any other alchemist participating in the competition, but Ling Xiao alone she had no right to mock.
“In this round, you are bound to lose!”
After holding back for a long time, Tianhai Zhenzhu finally managed to say, “From the moment you threw both portions of materials into the furnace at once, you did something reckless and foolish. You are stupider than those people!”
“The one who understands nothing yet only calls others stupid is actually the truly ignorant and ill-informed one. I cannot even be bothered to argue with you, because in this second round, you will still not be my match in the end!”
Ling Xiao chuckled lightly, then turned his gaze back to his own alchemy platform.
He would use facts to teach this Tianhai Zhenzhu how to speak!
“Well said!”
Thunderous cheers erupted from the audience seats.
Then, people were astonished to discover that two masses of crimson flames had appeared on Ling Xiao’s hands.
These flames were intense and vigorous, as if they could melt anything.
“What flames are those? Strange fire? Immortal fire?”
In the audience, many stood up and discussed the flames in Ling Xiao’s hands animatedly.
For an alchemist, flames and soul power were both indispensable.
Thus, the stronger the flames one possessed, the stronger the soul power, combined with exquisite technique, the more outstanding the pills one could refine.
Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu possessed strange fires.
But the red flames Ling Xiao released, many could not name, and could not even judge their grade.
The audience could not tell, but the alchemists were very familiar with flames.
“It is the True Samadhi Fire!”
Finally, someone revealed the answer.
“The True Samadhi Fire from the Twelve Sacred Flames! This is the highest grade divine fire. No wonder this fellow Ling Xiao dared to put both portions into the furnace at once. With this divine fire, plus his ability, he really might achieve what others cannot.”
A brilliant smile spread across Ji Qing’s face.
This child Ling Xiao truly kept surprising him.
“Hahaha, this Ling Xiao is full of surprises. This time, that sea clan little girl will find it hard to beat him.”
Elder Ancestor Changle was also grinning from ear to ear.
He had been very displeased with Tianhai Zhenzhu’s arrogance.
Now at last there was a young fellow who could make that arrogant girl shut her mouth. How could he not be happy?
“He actually has divine fire to assist him. No wonder he is so confident!” Ji Luoyu murmured in surprise to herself.
Dan Qing also felt the intense heat emanating from the divine fire. His heart suddenly grew restless and uneasy.
Compared to Ling Xiao, he seemed to have nothing. He truly felt like a failure.
Yue Nu greatly enjoyed the feeling of her man being treated as a hero.
Now, on this square, only Ling Xiao could confront that monstrous girl from the sea clan, turn the tide, and become the true hero.
Her man should be exactly like this.
Heter colour sparkled in Yun Ya’s beautiful eyes.
Hua Fuguang and Hua Lveying excitedly hugged each other.
Feng Ming Piaoxue’s beautiful eyes flowed with charm, radiant and alluring.
Even that sea clan’s Tianhai Zhenzhu was stunned for a moment, then showed a ruthless expression.
She had lost to Ling Xiao in the first round. No matter what, she could not lose again in this one.
However, Ling Xiao paid little attention to all these varied gazes.
At this moment, his mind was completely focused on the furnace before him.
The crimson flames of the True Samadhi Fire rose beneath the furnace, carrying a mysterious and majestic air.
Several more minutes passed. Dan Qing and Ji Luoyu’s pills were successfully refined and completed.
After them, more than a hundred others successively finished the test.
But they showed no joy.
Because although they had remedied their failure, they had still taken the wrong path.
They had merely passed.
All their gazes turned to Ling Xiao and Tianhai Zhenzhu.
These two were the true standout contenders.
Both were very fast!
Both had excellent technique!
The difference lay only in that Tianhai Zhenzhu seemed more seasoned and steady, as if the one there was not an eighteen-year-old girl, but an eighty-year-old elder.
While Ling Xiao’s movements were not as seasoned, they were elegant and unrestrained, almost without hesitation. Every action seemed precisely calculated.
Both had their unique aspects and attractive qualities.
But almost everyone present supported Ling Xiao.
After all, Tianhai Zhenzhu was from the sea clan.
Ling Xiao was a very representative human from the Six Lands races!
Moreover, Tianhai Zhenzhu had previously said many things that greatly displeased the audience and alchemists present.
“I originally thought that apart from having superior flames to Tianhai Zhenzhu, Ling Xiao had no other advantages. Yet unexpectedly, his refining speed is not inferior to hers at all! Impressive. How on earth did this fellow train?”
Since Ji Luoyu had already completed her refining, she had plenty of time and energy to watch the duel between the two.
Ling Xiao’s performance repeatedly refreshed her judgment of what a miracle could be.
