Chapter 164: I Don

At this moment, everyone suddenly remembered: Xiao Yan was the ace!!

Everyone had been captivated by the sudden potential displayed by Liu Ling and the young princess, and for a while had forgotten that Xiao Yan had long been a Fourth-Rank Alchemist!

All eyes turned to Xiao Yan's Alchemy Furnace, where two snow-white Pills had already formed—meaning the Spirit Refining was complete.

"This brat, at a time like this, still wants to make two Pills in one furnace! If anything goes wrong, both will be ruined!"

Hai Bodong was also stunned by Xiao Yan—right now, he still wanted to make two Pills in one furnace! Why not just make one properly!

Fa Ma's eyelids twitched violently; because of the unique nature of the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill, making two Pills in one furnace wasn't just about saving Medicinal Material—it doubled the difficulty.

"He's finished refining?"

"But why is there no Pill Fragrance? Is it a Third-Rank Pill!?"

As everyone stared in confusion, wondering why Xiao Yan's Pills had formed yet showed no signs at all, Fa Ma spoke with grave expression: "Because the true key to the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill isn't the extraction or fusion of the Medicinal Material."

"The true difficulty of the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill lies in the Fire Patterns formed after the Pill is complete!"

Xiao Yan even had time to turn his head toward Yan Li's direction; Yan Li, who had been laughing wildly moments ago, now had bloodshot eyes locked fixedly on Xiao Yan's Alchemy Furnace.

Because he had already realized what Pill Xiao Yan was refining!

"Impossible! The Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill requires three Flames, and Fire Control Power must reach Five-Grade or higher—making two at once is unthinkable! You cannot possibly refine a true Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill!!" Yan Li roared, refusing to believe it and unwilling to accept it.

If the Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill was the most famous Fourth-Rank Pill of the Chu Yun Empire, then the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill was the most legendary Pill of the Jia Ma Empire.

Fa Ma became head of the Alchemist Guild precisely because of the Pill Formula for the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill.

The Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill, a Fourth-Rank Peak Pill, is similar to the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill—it is one of those Pills capable of directly enhancing one's Cultivation Realm, but its effect only works on Great Battle Master level; if someone at that level consumes a Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill, they gain one Star of advancement, and most importantly, a person can consecutively consume two of these Pills.

That means, if you can gather two Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pills, you can steadily increase your power by two Stars.

"Then open your eyes and watch closely!"

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his Battle Qi surging wildly, his gaze sharpened, and he slammed both hands onto the Alchemy Furnace.

Wuuuuuuuuu!!!!!! The next second, the Alchemy Furnace erupted with terrifying flames!

Three colors of flame burst uncontrollably from the furnace's fire outlet in all directions!

"Three Flames?!!"

"Holy shit, he really has three Flames!!"

"Controlling three Flames simultaneously!!" Fa Ma's eyes widened, because the Alchemy Technique for the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill was not like this.

The Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill requires three Flames, and switching between them is critical—if the switch is too slow, the Pill's temperature drops and the Patterns fail to form; if too fast, the Pill turns to charcoal. Fire Control Power must reach an insane level of precision.

As for Xiao Yan using all three Flames at once to form the Patterns simultaneously, Fa Ma had thought of it—but only as a fantasy.

Because it was simply impossible.

Using three Flames is not the same as using three Flames simultaneously. Fa Ma could generate ordinary Battle Qi Flame with his own Battle Qi, then use his internal Fire Seed to produce a second Flame, and finally pre-place a third Flame inside the furnace through other means—called Borrowed Fire.

Only by such methods could one possess three Flames to refine the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill.

Now, Xiao Yan was controlling three Flames simultaneously, meaning he possessed three Flames within his body!! How could that be possible—it would explode!!

But the Burning Scripture made the impossible possible!

Last night, after obtaining the Pill Formula for the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill, Xiao Yan immediately realized that Fa Ma's version had a flaw.

Switching Flames was too prone to failure, so he changed it.

Booombooombooombooom!!!! The three Flames surged wildly outward, and the extreme heat formed a rising fire tornado that swept across the entire Guang Chang.

"Fall back!!"

"Kuang! Are you refining a Pill or trying to kill people?!"

The terrifying fire tornado forced everyone nearby to retreat—even Fa Ma had to step backward.

In the VIP seating, Ya Fei stood up nervously, her fair face pale, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.

"Don't worry—his strength is enough to handle this scene." Nalan Yanran gazed at the terrifying fire tornado in the arena, her voice calm.

Inside the Alchemy Furnace, the snow-white Pill resembled an ocean, with three dragons swimming across its surface—black, red, green—the three Pill Patterns looked like three dragons vying for the "Dragon Pearl."

When the three Patterns fully formed, Xiao Yan smiled, withdrawing all Flames. As the Flames vanished, a thick, unbreakable Medicinal Mist poured from the furnace.

The mist, like white smoke, contained three colors!

"It's colored Medicinal Mist!!"

Seeing the two Dragon Eye Size Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pills floating in the furnace, Fa Ma nearly jumped up in excitement.

"Success!"

"It's a Fourth-Rank Peak Pill—the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill!! He refined it alone!"

"Hahaha, excellent! Xiao Yan, well done!" Fa Ma could no longer hold back his laughter.

"Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill?!" The voice in Yan Li's ear exploded like thunder—his previously smug face turned instantly ashen.

"Impossible! How could an eighteen-year-old kid refine a Fourth-Rank Peak Pill?! You cheated—this was pre-refined!" Yan Li roared, eyes bulging.

Fa Ma sneered: "You're a Fourth-Rank Alchemist yourself—do you really not know whether this was refined on the spot?"

Yan Li looked around at the mocking glances—he knew he absolutely could not lose; if he lost, he would die in the Jia Ma Empire!

"Hmph, even if he refined the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill, what of it? Both the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill and the Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill are Fourth-Rank Peak Pills. Although the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill can indeed boost three Stars, it's a gamble—if it fails, you might even drop two Stars. But the Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill guarantees a one-Star increase, and you can use two of them! The Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill isn't necessarily better than the Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill." Yan Li's voice, laced with Battle Qi, echoed across the entire Guang Chang.

Hearing Yan Li's words, murmurs rose from the audience seats.

"True—if it were me, I wouldn't risk three Stars. If it fails and my Cultivation Realm regresses, I'd be ruined. With two Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pills, you can safely gain two Stars."

"Not necessarily—I'd take the gamble. The Purple Heart Obstacle-Breaking Pill can be used twice, but you might not even get two. And two of them are definitely more expensive than one."

The Guang Chang erupted into chaotic debate.

Fa Ma's eyes turned icy—he wanted to kill this idiot right now.

"Don't forget—Xiao Yan made two Pills in one furnace." Even Liu Ling could no longer stay silent, speaking up for Xiao Yan.

"Exactly—he made two Pills in one furnace, doubling the difficulty." The young princess sneered. Still trying to argue?

"Hmph, your initial rules never mentioned anything about two Pills in one furnace—you only said to refine one Pill, judging victory by quality and Rank." Yan Li refused to give up—after all, if he lost, he'd die.

Fa Ma squinted and said, "Fine, since you're so unwilling to yield, then have someone verify the pill's quality."

Just as Yan Li was about to question the judge's fairness and drag things out indefinitely, Xiao Yan, who had been watching the drama beside the Alchemy Furnace, rubbed his cheek and said apologetically, "Uh, sorry to interrupt."

At that moment, hearing Xiao Yan's voice, all the Alchemists snapped out of their shrewish shouting and turned toward Xiao Yan, who had remained silent all along.

"What is it, Xiao Yan?"

Xiao Yan extended one finger and pointed upward.

Seeing Xiao Yan's gesture, everyone instinctively looked up at the Sky.

!!!!!!!!!!!!

"This is!!!"

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, his calm voice echoing across the entire Guang Chang: "I don't like winning by just a little in competitions—I win absolutely."

The intense three-colored Pill Fragrance of the Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill swirled in the Sky, forming a cloud that lingered without dispersing—and it was generating tangible energy ripples out of thin air!!

"Pill Fragrance coalescing into clouds?! Is this a Five-Grade Elixir?!?!"

Xiao Yan pulled out a wooden box, placed the Pill inside, and looked at Yan Li, whose face had turned pale, and said, "Who told you I refined a Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill?"

"The Three-Striped Blue Spirit Pill is called 'Blue Spirit Pill' because its base color is blue—is my Pill's base color blue?"

Only then did Fa Ma suddenly realize: Xiao Yan's Pill had a white base color!!

"Open your old, blurry eyes and look closely—how many stripes does it have?" Xiao Yan pointed at the topmost white layer of the Pill. Only then did everyone notice the three stripes were arranged strangely—all slanting downward, not centered.

With Xiao Yan's words, everyone used Soul Force Perception to examine it—and only then did they suddenly realize: on the white base, there was yet another pale-white Pill Stripe!!!

It was nearly invisible to the naked eye because the base color was also white!

"F-F-F-Four stripes!!"

Xiao Yan smiled cruelly at Yan Li and said, "This is a Four-Striped White Spirit Pill—a Five-Grade Elixir, idiot."

(End of Chapter)