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102: Second-class Alchemist, forbidden game

“……”

Xie Weilou ignored the old man inside the ten thousand souls banner and continued to watch the two refine pills.

This old man might have some tricks up his sleeve, but his danger level was too high. The safest method was to refine him and bring him into the ten thousand souls banner. Then, he would become one of its members!

In less than half an hour.

Chi Yan finished refining the pill. With a wave of his hand, a pill flew out, and a rich fragrance filled the hall.

Everyone immediately stared at the pill Chi Yan had refined, curious about what kind of pill he had made.

“A second-grade pill, the Dragon-Tiger Pill!”

Xia Emperor slowly spoke.

“What? A second-grade pill?”

Everyone’s expressions changed in surprise. Being able to refine a second-grade pill meant that the other party might be a second-grade alchemist.

The path of alchemy is divided into nine grades, with each grade further divided into four minor levels: early, middle, late, and peak. Advancing in grade is extremely difficult.

For Chi Yan to be able to refine a second-grade pill at such a young age was indeed extraordinary.

“Second… a second-grade pill…”

Lu Xing was refining pills with all his might. When he heard that Chi Yan had refined a second-grade pill, his body trembled, and his eyes showed an expression of disbelief.

Boom!

The moment he lost focus, the flames instantly intensified, and the power within the pill furnace became difficult to suppress.

“Not good!”

Lu Xing’s face changed drastically, and he quickly tried to suppress it, but unfortunately, he was a step too late.

Bang!

The furnace exploded instantly, and the power of the blazing flames swept in all directions.

“……”

Xia Emperor raised an eyebrow.

The old eunuch beside him waved his hand, and the power of the blazing flames was suppressed.

“It’s over already?”

Xie Weilou felt a bit regretful; he hadn't had enough. He was still very interested in this alchemy.

“It actually exploded?”

“Are the alchemists of the Sacred Academy that incompetent?”

“I’ve heard of this Lu Xing. He’s a disciple of a Grandmaster of Alchemy at the Sacred Academy. In his early twenties, he entered the late stage of first-grade alchemy. He has some arrogance, but unfortunately, the gap between first-grade and second-grade is too large. It’s normal for him to have difficulty accepting it for a while.”

“His character is lacking; he’s destined not to go far.”

Everyone shook their heads. Lu Xing had already lost. Even if his furnace hadn't exploded, even if he had tried his best, he would have found it difficult to refine a second-grade pill.

However, for a qualified alchemist, even if they know they’ve lost, they should still concentrate fully and complete their pill refinement. Lu Xing’s furnace exploding midway was indeed quite disgraceful.

“I…”

Lu Xing stood rooted to the spot, his face pale, his eyes incredibly dim.

Just now, he had mocked Chi Yan, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face by the other party in an instant. Hearing the discussions of those around him at this moment, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Xia Emperor said indifferently, “Step down! Eastern Zhou wins this round.”

Lu Xing then lowered his head and retreated.

When he had made his move this time, he had thought he was absolutely certain to easily defeat the person from Eastern Zhou.

He didn’t expect to lose the first round, and to lose so miserably, with his furnace even exploding. It was utterly humiliating.

Yan Wuhai looked at Lu Xing and mused, “Don’t take this matter to heart. No one can always be undefeated. Occasionally losing once might lead to better improvement.”

After all, Lu Xing was someone he had invited. If the other party lost, he naturally wouldn’t discourage him; instead, he would comfort him well.

“Mm!”

Lu Xing saw Yan Wuhai comforting him, and he nodded gently, his mood slightly improved.

Xia Emperor looked at Ji Yuehua, Second Princess of East Zhou, “What do you plan to compete in for the second round?”

Ji Yuehua, Second Princess of East Zhou said, “The second round will be a competition of Restriction.”

“Reporting to Xia Emperor, this humble one is Donglai Yun!”

An ordinary-looking man from Eastern Zhou walked out. He bowed to the Xia Emperor.

Xia Emperor nodded lightly and looked around, “For the second round, who will come forward?”

Many young people dared not answer. The first round had revealed much. This time, the Eastern Zhou delegation was full of hidden talents and had come prepared.

If Chi Yan was a second-grade alchemist at such a young age, then what about the others?

They must also be extraordinary!

Great Xia had lost one round, and still had two chances, but if they continued to lose, it would be difficult to say.

The Emperor was right here. If he were to lose face, it would be very troublesome. Moreover, Xie Weilou had praised him earlier, and the Emperor was feeling pleased. If anyone were to make him lose face, they would definitely be remembered.

Yan Ruyu looked at Li Haoran beside her. It was indeed the right decision to invite Li Haoran here this time!

Li Haoran rose and bowed to the Xia Emperor, “Your Majesty, I will take this round!”

“Good!”

Xia Emperor smiled and nodded. He naturally knew Li Haoran’s background. Great Xia should not lose this round.

Losing one round was fine. As the host, they should naturally show some grace, but continuous defeats would not do.

Li Haoran walked to the center of the hall. He looked at Donglai Yun, “How does Your Excellency intend to compete?”

Donglai Yun waved his hand, and a white jade box appeared before Li Haoran: “Simple! This box has Restriction set by me on it. If you can remove them, then I lose!”

Li Haoran took the box, glanced at it, and said with a faint smile, “Your Excellency’s Restriction are quite good. You should be a second-grade Restriction Master!”

“……”

Donglai Yun narrowed his eyes and nodded gently.

“What a pity!”

Li Haoran smiled, and then extended two fingers, their sharp edges glinting. He quickly etched on the box, moving extremely fast, continuously breaking the Restriction on it.

Everyone stared at Li Haoran, finding it difficult to keep up with his speed.

A moment later.

Click!

The Restriction on the box were completely removed, and the box opened automatically.

Li Haoran handed the box to Donglai Yun, “It’s open.”

Donglai Yun looked at the box in front of him, then deeply at Li Haoran, “You should have entered the third-grade realm of Restriction, right?”

Li Haoran said with a faint smile, “Restriction, I only understand a little.”

As the National Preceptor’s disciple, his methods naturally wouldn’t be weak. He was involved in formations, alchemy, Restriction, and artifact refining.

“I lost!”

Donglai Yun took the box. He asked, “May I ask who Your Excellency is?”

Li Haoran smiled and said, “Li Haoran!”

“Li Haoran? The disciple of the Great Xia’s National Preceptor?”

Donglai Yun’s heart tightened.

“Mm!”

Li Haoran nodded gently.

Donglai Yun took a deep breath. He had lost fairly. He bowed and then turned to retreat.

“Not bad!”

A smile appeared on Xia Emperor’s face.

The civil and military officials also breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Junlin and the others glanced at Yan Ruyu. Li Haoran winning a round would naturally bring many benefits to Yan Ruyu. On the other hand, if the people they had invited couldn't win, they would be suppressed by Yan Ruyu.

“……”

Yan Ruyu’s expression was composed, without any superfluous emotions.

“What about the third round?”

Xia Emperor looked at Ji Yuehua, Second Princess of East Zhou.

Ji Yuehua, Second Princess of East Zhou glanced around, “When I came to Great Xia before, I heard that the Young Lord Xie of Marquis Zhenxi was very talented and had created many excellent works, which made me very curious. I would like to have a poetry competition with him.”

“……”

Everyone subconsciously looked at Xie Weilou, their faces showing strange expressions. Was he being targeted by Ji Yuehua, Second Princess of East Zhou? This was not a good thing.

Some people sneered, thinking there would be a good show to watch next.

Ji Yuehua, Second Princess of East Zhou’s gaze also fell on Xie Weilou, her eyes sparkling, “Presumably, this is Young Lord Xie! I read your poems before, and I felt they were very good. I wonder if you would be willing to have a poetry competition with me?”

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