Chapter 396: Long Xiaoyao Visits Again

397. Chapter 396: Long Xiaoyao Visits Again

At these words, Feng Tiancheng instantly collapsed into his chair, his face ashen as death.

The super-high score of ninety-two points was the highest in the entire venue; in this gamble, Long Xiaoyao had undoubtedly won again, and he would lose five Life-Bound Gu Worms to Feng Tiancheng.

Those were five Life-Bound Gu Worms, and adding the five Life-Bound Gu Worms already lost previously, the total now reached ten.

Losing ten Life-Bound Gu Worms would cause his combat power to plummet drastically; if he retained even ten or twenty percent of his original fighting strength, that would be considered good, so calling him a cripple would not be an exaggeration in the least.

His face turned deathly pale in an instant, despair filling his eyes; the sensation of falling from the heavens down to the clouds was clearly unbearable.

Even now, he could not comprehend how he could possibly lose such a seemingly certain gamble.

He had now completely lost his senses, to the extent that Long Xiaoyao had to announce the competition results himself.

At this moment, both Fen Tian Old Ancestor and Qin Dan frowned; Long Xuan had scored ninety-two points in this round, which was two points higher than theirs.

Counting the previous round, Long Xuan's total score now led theirs by three points.

A three-point gap was already significant; in a contest among Heavenly Prides, even a one-point lead counted as a considerable gap, let alone three points.

Both displayed ugly expressions and finally grew serious; in the upcoming matches, they did not plan to hold back in any way.

With a three-point deficit, trying to catch up in scoring without refining Fourth Grade Pills was clearly impossible; at this moment, both had already made up their minds.

Meanwhile, Long Xuan showed a look of disappointment; scoring only ninety-two points was truly too few.

Seeing the Judges act so crazily just now, he had thought he might receive a perfect score.

But in the end, they gave him so few points, making his excitement all for nothing.

At this moment, he was actually still unsatisfied.

Since Long Xiaoyao had already declared the event over, Long Xuan naturally had no reason to remain here; he finally turned and left, slowly walking toward the Inn.

The crowd of onlookers parted to make way, revealing looks of awe, as if witnessing an unparalleled Alchemy genius rising brilliantly.

Returning to the Inn, Long Xuan had just closed the door and not yet had time to rest when Long Xiaoyao jumped in through the window with an excited expression.

"Well done! Your victory in this round truly exceeded my expectations!"

"In the upcoming matches, I don't require you to win; as long as you tie your opponents or score only two points lower than them, the champion of this Alchemy Competition will be yours."

"This time, the Long Clan's chances of victory are extremely high."

"Thanks to you, I won another five Life-Bound Gu Worms from Feng Tiancheng in this round; having lost ten Life-Bound Gu Worms, he has now completely become a cripple—you should have seen how dark his face looked just now, hahaha..."

As soon as Long Xiaoyao appeared, he laughed loudly with a flushed face.

Seeing Long Xiaoyao appear, Long Xuan felt a headache coming on; he could not understand why such an important figure preferred jumping through windows instead of using the door, which had truly startled him just now.

"Senior, I wonder if your visit today is to inform this junior about the rules for the next round of competition?" Facing such an important figure, Long Xuan dared not be negligent and spoke in a very respectful tone.

Long Xiaoyao was in a good mood today; waving his hand, he smiled and said, "No need for excessive courtesy; your future achievements will surely surpass mine, and perhaps I will even rely on you in the future, so we may address each other as equals."

"I indeed came this time to discuss the competition rules with you, to give you some psychological preparation in advance."

Long Xiaoyao put away his smile, finally showing a serious expression, and stated solemnly, "An unexpected incident occurred in this round of competition; the Four Evils of the Sinful Land attacked and damaged the barrier of the Medicine Realm, causing the Array Formation within the Medicine Realm that seals people's abilities to lose its effect."

"Under such circumstances, Fen Tian Old Ancestor and other Gu Kings went on a killing spree; half of the contestants died, and the majority of the survivors, having exited too early and thus collected insufficient Spirit Medicine, were ruthlessly eliminated."

"Therefore, extremely few contestants passed this round; we Judges forcibly raised scores, yet barely managed to keep thirty people, while the remaining seventy could only be eliminated."

"The rule for this Fourth Round is that these thirty contestants will enter a Palace, jointly drink Enlightenment Dao Tea, and utilize the power of the Enlightenment Dao Tea to create a Pill Formula within ten days."

"The more Heaven-defying the created Pill Formula, the higher the score will be."

"The ten contestants with the highest scores will advance to the Finals."

Long Xiaoyao suddenly looked at him and smiled, saying, "Previously, you entered a Trance State and created the Alchemy by Pill Method, which is excellent and sufficient to spark a frenzy of Alchemizing Pills with Pills throughout the Alchemy Realm."

"Observing this, it is evident that you are extremely skilled in the path of self-creation; the next stage plays to your strengths, and the game rules are very favorable to you."

"You had best score higher than Fen Tian Old Ancestor again in this round, further widening the gap in scores between you and him."

"Under such circumstances, even if he refines a Fourth Grade Pill in the Finals, his total score may not necessarily surpass yours."

Long Xiaoyao suddenly displayed a grave expression and stated seriously, "Barring any accidents, having fallen so far behind in score, Fen Tian Old Ancestor will definitely refine a Fourth Grade Pill in the Finals; you must be psychologically prepared."

Long Xuan nodded; this statement truly made him feel pressure, daring not to be careless, and he asked again, "Could Senior tell me approximately what level of Pill Formula Fen Tian Old Ancestor might create after drinking the Enlightenment Dao Tea? This would give me some idea of what to expect."

Long Xiaoyao shook his head and sighed, "Who can say for certain?"

"I can only tell you that Enlightenment Dao Tea can temporarily enhance a person's comprehension and mental capacity, causing them to enter a Trance State, but what they comprehend varies from person to person."

"Some people, after drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea, can only create a very trashy First Grade Pill Formula, while those with high comprehension and profound accumulation of knowledge might create something incredibly Heaven-defying after drinking it."

"However, most Alchemy geniuses, after drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea, cannot even create a Third Grade Pill Formula, let alone dare to imagine creating a Fourth Grade Pill Formula."

"Otherwise, the Heavenly Phoenix Empire, which possesses the Dao-Understanding Tea Tree, would long ago have been flooded with Fourth Grade Pill Formulas."

"Your baseline is to create a Third Grade Pill Formula; as long as you create a Third Grade Pill Formula, advancing to the Finals will be guaranteed."

Hearing this, Long Xuan frowned deeply; creating a Third Grade Pill Formula was incredibly easy for him, something he could achieve even without drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea, yet at this moment, he did not feel relaxed at all.

Just now, Long Xiaoyao claimed that Enlightenment Dao Tea effects varied by individual, and that those with high comprehension and profound accumulation of knowledge could create something incredibly Heaven-defying after drinking it.

What he understood from this was that people with high comprehension and great wisdom, having read many books, could create something incredibly Heaven-defying after drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea, and the degree of being Heaven-defying had no upper limit.

And Fen Tian Old Ancestor and that Qin Dan seemed to be exactly this type of person; the Progress above Qin Dan's head was very similar to that Duan Tianwu, so barring any accidents, he was Duan Tianwu.

Why Duan Tianwu hadn't died and appeared here, he did not know, nor did he care to know.

Duan Tianwu's imagination was in no way inferior to his own; according to what he learned from the Abbot, he had created too many Heaven-defying inheritances, and his accumulation of knowledge was extremely profound.

The terrifying Endless War Canon, Devouring Demon Gu Formula, Great Buddha Sword Technique, Great Strong Gu, Heart-Questioning Finger... all these Heaven-defying things were created by him.

He could create so many terrifying things without even drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea; if he were to drink it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The things he creates next will absolutely scare someone to death; they will definitely not be blocked by a mere Third Grade Pill Formula.

Just thinking about it made Long Xuan's scalp go numb.

That Fen Tian Old Ancestor was even more terrifying; he possessed the Complete Version Evil Phoenix True Eye, and it was said he had secretly learned almost all inheritances under heaven, a terrifying figure who had been surrounded and suppressed dozens of times by countless forces yet never died.

If speaking of the accumulation of knowledge, who could compare to him? Even everything Duan Tianwu had learned did not amount to one ten-thousandth of his.

What kind of terrifying thing would such a person with such profound accumulation create after drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea?

Long Xuan dared not imagine further.

Without even thinking, it was certain that a Third Grade Pill Formula would be far from sufficient to stop them.

With two such Monsters coming to cause trouble, Long Xiaoyao actually told him that he held a significant advantage in this round.

What kind of advantage was that?

If he mishandled this round, those two Monsters might pull ahead of him by a ten-point gap; he absolutely did not hold the advantage in this match. (End of Chapter)