â!!!â
The crowd gasped. Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief as they looked at the ring in shock. Everyone fell silent.
Even Ye Zhuixun was dumbfounded. He could not even speak.
The venue became so silent that even the sound of a needle dropping on the floor could be heard.
Although Lou Qianxue had a cold aura, she was still calm.
She nonchalantly kept the Wu Jin Meteorite Iron and smiled. âIt should be fair now.â
âYou! Jade-Masked Blast! You b*tch! You dared to create a disturbance at my Alchemy Competition?â Master Gan was so furious that his body trembled. He could not restrain his anger as he yelled at her.
âWatch your mouth.â Lou Qianxue looked at him with a gaze as cold as ice. âIf you continue to behave like this, Iâll have an alchemy battle with you.â
âYou! Little b*tch! Do you think that I canât defeat you in an alchemy battle?â
Lou Qianxue scoffed in disdain and did not speak.
Master Ganâs head made a âbuzzâ sound. He instantly exploded. âB*tch! You look down on me, a proper elder of the Alchemy Kingâs Mansion?â
âItâs true that I look down on you. But itâs you who is accusing me of looking down on the elders in the Alchemy Kingâs mansion.â
âYou!â Master Gan could not hold back his anger. He immediately took a step toward the ring...
âMaster Gan.â However, Master Ling grabbed his arm. âWe are here to recruit students, not to have an alchemy battle with others. If you win, itâs fine. But if you lose, you wonât just lose your life! You will also harm the reputation of our Alchemy Kingâs Mansion! Itâs something that cannot be salvaged even if a hundred of you die!â
Master Ling took a pause before continuing, âFurthermore, sheâs at least a fourth-grade alchemist. On top of that, she has an Abnormal Fire inside her. You better think properly. Are you sure you want to have an alchemy battle with her?â
â...â Master Ganâs face turned red. He froze in his tracks.
Master Ling continued, âIf this round of the Alchemy Competition ends here, we wouldnât have recruited a single student. We would mess up what Lord tasked us to do. You know the consequences of that, right?â
Master Gan trembled.
âWeâll restart the competition again.â Master Ling made the decision.
Master Gan looked toward the ring at Wei Ziran, whose pill cauldron was also ruined. He then sneered, shook his sleeves, and left.
Master Ling glanced at his colleagueâs back and said to Lou Qianxue, who was in the ring, âMiss Jade-Masked Blast, as what you wanted, weâll restart the third round of the competition.â
âThank you.â Lou Qianxue respectfully cupped one hand in the other.
She had always been like this. If people respect her, she would respect them. If people offend her, she would pay them back tenfold!
The third round of the Alchemy Competition restarted.
When the crowd saw Lou Qianxue coming down, they raised their hands and wiped their sweat one after another.
âThis Jade-Masked Blast. Sheâs really arrogant and presumptuous! By the looks of it, she even belittles the Alchemy Kingâs mansion!â
âSo what? I think sheâs very awe-inspiring. Didnât you see that even the elders from the Alchemy Kingâs Mansion did not dare to have an alchemy battle with her?â
âThatâs true. Her cultivation and alchemy attainment is far from a commoner. Sheâs indeed qualified to be arrogant...â
â...â In the remaining time, everyone paid more attention to the eye-catching Lou Qianxue than toward the candidates.
After two hours, the competition ended, and the results were announced.
âFour candidates got the correct alchemy prescription and have qualified. These four people can follow us and join the Alchemy Kingâs Mansion. The fourth place... with a purity level of... The third place... with a purity level of... The second place...â
At this point, Master Ling paused.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Every person in the audience concentrated their gazes toward him and held their breaths.
âWho got second place? Is it Ye Zhuixun or Wei Ziran?â