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Chapter 335 Absolute Shock (1)_1

Chapter 335: Chapter 335 Absolute Shock (1)_1

Only two people in the entire venue watched the prelude to the explosion with calm. One was Dugu Qianye himself, and the other was the main judge. He watched Dugu Qianye’s concoction with an excited expression, understanding that this was a necessary process in the concoction of the Fire Dragon Pill. Many of the medicinal ingredients had explosive properties, and it was inevitable for intense collisions to occur when trying to fuse them together. Compared to his previous concoctions, the commotion this time was still considered small.

Dugu Qianye watched the activity in the pill furnace without panic. Everyone held their breath, afraid that their own breathing might blow up the furnace. So, when the first crack appeared in the furnace and a crisp crackling sound was heard, everyone was shocked for a moment, thinking the furnace was definitely going to explode.

After the first crisp sound from the furnace, Dugu Qianye began to inject some spiritual energy into it. It was still early for the pill to form, so everyone thought she was trying to save the furnace and the batch of precious ingredients this way.

"Tsk, if that were useful, I would have successfully concocted countless elixirs by now," one alchemist said.

"Injecting spiritual power like this is no help for pill formation. Does she even know this?"

"Hmph, she probably got this far by sheer luck, huh? The alchemists these days—so young, yet like this. Sigh..."

"What should we do, I bet on her to win. If she blows up the furnace, won’t we lose terribly?" someone suddenly remembered they had bet on Dugu Qianye coming in first.

"Haha, you should learn from us and bet on Shayan! They are people we know. You all are aware of the previous competition results, so why would you throw your money away? That’s why you must recognize the situation in the future."

"Old Black, this doesn’t look good for Dugu Qianye, right?" Bei Wuchang, seeing the incessant shaking of Dugu Qianye’s furnace, poked Hei Wuchang’s arm and said, "If it really explodes, it’ll be a tragedy for the East Continent."

Hei Wuchang nodded; if the elixir was destroyed, Dugu Qianye would have no chance to start over that day. That would mean a loss for the East Continent, no matter how the other two fared.

Dugu Qianye pumped a lot of spiritual energy into it but still could not prevent the furnace from cracking. Like a spiderweb, cracks spread over the entire surface of the furnace, and ultimately, as everyone had expected, the furnace exploded!

A few seconds before the explosion, Dugu Qianye stepped back, and then rapidly erected a shield in front of herself with spiritual power to protect herself. After a loud bang, the arena was left shrouded in a cloud of white smoke.

"It really blew up!"

"Does this mean she’s lost?"

"I don’t know, but she probably has, since those who blew up their furnaces were directly eliminated before."

Everyone familiar with Dugu Qianye did not expect her to actually blow up her furnace, as they were aware of her elixir-making skills. Now, this truly made people wonder if it was an actual lack of ability or an overambitious attempt at alchemy that led to the disaster.

Debris from the pill furnace flew out, and the arena was littered with small, black iron fragments. They lay there quietly as if presaging Dugu Qianye’s failure.

Seeing Dugu Qianye’s furnace explode, Shayan burst into laughter: "Haha, haha, I didn’t expect it to really explode. Wasn’t she said to be very powerful? But in the end, it’s all for naught. Where’s the host? The host can announce the results now. Hahahaha, she lost! She’ll have to come with me in a bit!"

Shayan, excited, wanted to go up and see if Dugu Qianye had been killed by the explosion. He had barely taken two steps when he heard a sharp voice coming from above.

"Who said I failed?"

The wind blew across the competition field, scattering the white smoke from the exploded furnace, allowing everyone to get a clear view of the scene above. After seeing clearly, they all gasped in shock.

The white fog caused by the explosion had dissipated, and everyone saw Dugu Qianye standing next to the shattered Pill Furnace, as well as the batch of refined ingredients she had wrapped in spiritual power.

The chief referee saw the situation on the field and sprung up from his seat, his face filled with excitement as he looked at the fireball floating in midair.

"Spiritual, Spiritual Cauldron! It really is a Spiritual Cauldron!"

A Spiritual Cauldron is when an alchemist uses their own spiritual power to replace the cauldron, directly wrapping the ingredients for refinement and congealing the pill. At this moment, the fireball was further refining the ingredients.

Many alchemists had thought of the Spiritual Cauldron, but since none had seen it before, they were uncertain. Now, hearing the chief referee’s words, they were filled with excitement and disbelief. The Spiritual Cauldron had always been a legend, and they hadn’t expected to not only see Dugu Qianye’s Dual Pill Refinement today but also the Spiritual Cauldron!

"It’s so magical, to be able to refine pills in this way?" Those who didn’t understand alchemy marveled at Dugu Qianye’s spiritual fireball, clicking their tongues in admiration.

Shayan, who had wanted to approach, froze in place upon seeing the scene in the competition field. As an advance level alchemist, he of course knew what this was, but precisely because he knew, he found it even more fantastical. The fact that she had performed the Spiritual Cauldron meant she was of a higher level than him, right?!

Green Emperor Xiahou literally leaped up from the resting area and ran to the edge of the field, his eyes not blinking as he watched the fireball.

After speaking that line to Shayan and driving him back, Dugu Qianye did not speak again, focusing entirely on controlling her spiritual power to further purify the ingredients inside. To burn away all the useless impurities without affecting the other components indeed required a high level of concentrated spiritual power.

Black and White Impermanence, the host, and the chief referee had all come to the edge of the field, joining Green Emperor Xiahou in watching the alchemy, and also to prevent others from causing trouble at this moment.

Dugu Qianye, seeing their protective stance, calmed her heart and continued with her alchemy. Black and White Impermanence would not let anyone interrupt her.

The Fire Dragon Pill was notoriously volatile, and even with the Fusion Herb, it could only be mitigated slightly. Once all the ingredients had melted together, any pill furnace that was not exceptionally good would be unable to withstand the clash of the ingredients’ nature, and an explosion was inevitable.

During her time in the Refining Demon Pot, she had been thinking about how to solve this issue. Originally, if she could not find a good Pill Furnace during the competition, she would not refine this elixir until there was no one around, using the Shennong Cauldron instead. Unexpectedly, while searching for the Dual Pill Refinement method, she came across the technique of the Spiritual Cauldron.

Therefore, when the first crack appeared in the Pill Furnace, instead of inputting spiritual power to cushion the impact and protect the cauldron, she formed a small fireball inside that wrapped up all the ingredients, creating a temporary Spiritual Cauldron.

"Look, it’s about to congeal into a pill!"

Since there was no obstruction from a Pill Furnace, everyone could see clearly inside. So when the medicinal liquid began to shrink and solidify, the spectators saw it distinctly.

The members of the Hidden World Families and top aristocratic families watched Dugu Qianye like hungry wolves, considering how they might poach her from the Alchemist Guild to join them. Having someone like her was worth offending the Alchemist Guild!

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