Chapter 397: Princess Yuyao Is No Longer Fragrant

398. Chapter 397: Princess Yuyao Is No Longer Fragrant

"Senior, I do not mean to boost others' morale while crushing our own, but to speak plainly regarding Fen Tian Old Ancestor and Qin Dan, they will definitely be able to create a Fourth Grade Pill Formula on their own."

Long Xuan thought for a moment, then finally spoke with a grave expression.

Long Xiaoyao nodded, as if he had expected this all along, and sighed: "We cannot completely rule out such a possibility."

"After all, they are both Fourth Grade Alchemists, and their alchemy talents are at the monster level; even without drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea, they might still create a Fourth Grade Pill Formula, let alone after drinking it."

"But I believe you also possess the ability to create a Fourth Grade Pill Formula on your own; if you use the Alchemy by Pill Method to create one kind of Fourth Grade Pill Formula, even if you cannot defeat Fen Tian Old Ancestor, the score gap will not be too large."

"Moreover, everyone is selfish; if Fen Tian Old Ancestor truly creates a Heaven-Defying Pill Formula, he will most likely be reluctant to let all the Judges see it."

"The most likely scenario is that Fen Tian Old Ancestor will use Enlightenment Dao Tea to create two kinds of pill formulas: one Heaven-Defying Fourth Grade Pill Formula, and another that is merely above average."

"He will choose to keep the Heaven-Defying Fourth Grade Pill Formula for himself and submit the one that is just up to standard."

"Therefore, I am very confident about you in this round," Long Xiaoyao said with a smile.

Hearing this, Long Xuan fell into deep thought; from Long Xiaoyao's words, he deduced one piece of information: as long as a person is monstrous enough, after drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea, they can create two kinds of pill formulas.

With his Golden Finger cheating, drinking Enlightenment Dao Tea to create something on his own would be like adding wings to a tiger; creating two kinds of pill formulas during the competition seemingly would not be difficult.

In that case, he would also be reluctant to submit the most Heaven-Defying Pill Formula; once over a hundred Judges see it, and since all results of the Alchemy Competition must be handed over to the organizers, there would be countless people who learn his unique pill formula.

He also planned to create two kinds of pill formulas, submitting the slightly inferior one; of course, this was under the premise that the score gap with his opponent would not be widened, otherwise he would have no choice but to tearfully submit the Heaven-Defying Pill Formula.

At this moment, in a cave within the distant mountain forests.

Jade-Faced Rakshasa knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

At this moment, she was covered in blood, her clothes tattered and ragged; where the damaged clothing revealed her skin were grotesque wounds deep enough to reach the bone, clearly indicating she was severely injured.

Yet at this moment, she showed no sign of pain; instead, her emotions were highly agitated, and she was staring intently with blazing eyes at the corpse not far away, which was similarly covered in wounds.

"Hahaha... Burial Demon Old Ghost, we have contested each other for many years, and in the end, you have perished at my hands."

"From now on, there will be no more Four Evils in the Sinful Land, only I, Jade-Faced Rakshasa; after I refine you into a Human Pill to complete the medicinal power of the Heaven-Defying Pill and achieve a Divine Grade posture, I will become the Number One Strongest of the Sinful Land."

"Thank you for fulfilling me; you can rest in peace!"

Jade-Faced Rakshasa let out a crazy laugh, then finally stumbled forward to the corpse, placed a huge Alchemy Furnace beside it, stripped the corpse naked, and threw it directly into the Alchemy Furnace.

She revealed an expression of disgust: "Hmph! This old coot is truly unsightly and disgusting; eating a pill refined from him is simply nauseating."

"If it were not for the need to complete the medicinal power of the Heaven-Defying Pill, I really would not want to endure this suffering."

Forcing down her nausea, Jade-Faced Rakshasa threw precious Spirit Medicines one by one into the Alchemy Furnace and covered it with the lid.

As a patch of firelight ignited beneath the Alchemy Furnace, the cave once again fell into silence...

At this moment, within a residence.

After leaving the Inn where Long Xuan was staying, Long Xiaoyao returned to his own dwelling and took out that mirror capable of video transmission.

Not long after, the anxious figure of the Dragon Emperor appeared in the mirror.

"How is the situation? Does our clan have the advantage in this round?" The Dragon Emperor had clearly not slept for a long time; with dark circles under his eyes, his exhausted figure asked impatiently the moment he appeared.

Long Xiaoyao nodded with a smile and said excitedly: "Heaven blesses our clan; our clan has produced an unparalleled Alchemy Heavenly Pride."

"I imagine the Dragon Emperor does not have the patience to hear the detailed competition process, so I will make a long story short and speak directly of the competition results."

"That Long Xuan created a unique Alchemy method; using this method, he scored ninety-two points in this round, two points higher than Fen Tian Old Ancestor's ninety points, bringing his lead to three points in the total score."

"A three-point gap is already considerable; since the Fourth Round involves creating pill formulas on one's own, which is Long Xuan's area of expertise, even if he cannot win, he can at least ensure the score gap will not be widened."

"Our clan's chances of victory are very high; it seems the National Preceptor's prophecy is true, and our clan might truly achieve victory under this Long Xuan's leadership, seizing half of the Feng Clan's Clan Luck."

Long Xiaoyao's eyes flashed once, revealing an ambitious expression.

Hearing this, the Dragon Emperor was immediately overjoyed; he clapped his hands heavily and paced excitedly back and forth within the room.

"Excellent! Truly excellent!"

"If he can truly win the wager for our clan, then he will have rendered a great merit, and I will reward him handsomely."

"Furthermore, such an unprecedented merit is sufficient to be bestowed with the Long Clan's highest honor; I shall Embroider a Dragon upon him!"

Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao's expression immediately became strange; he wanted to say something but did not dare.

As far as he knew, that young man was already covered in dragons, with no empty space left to embroider another dragon.

The tremendous Contributions he had made for the Long Clan were indeed quite numerous, with various Contributions all touching upon the Long Clan's highest honors.

This was the first time he had encountered a clansman covered entirely in dragon tattoos, with so many Hidden Dragons that there was no empty space left; such a situation was absolutely unprecedented in the entire Family History of the Long Clan.

In the Long Clan Genealogy, he should be considered the first man to be embroidered entirely with dragons.

The Dragon Emperor seemed to suddenly think of something; he immediately stopped pacing, hurriedly turned his head to look at him, and said: "Such a Heaven-Defying Alchemy genius is the hope of our clan; you must send people to protect him well, and absolutely no harm must come to him."

"This is, after all, the Feng Clan's territory; with the Feng Clan falling so far behind in score, they might resort to desperate measures like a dog jumping over a wall in their panic, so we must be on guard."

"If anything truly happens to him, you had better bring your head to see me, do you understand?"

The Dragon Emperor's eyes turned sharp, and he spoke in a commanding tone.

At this moment, his expression was extremely serious, not as if he were joking.

Hearing this, Long Xiaoyao immediately revealed a confident expression and smiled: "Dragon Emperor, please rest assured; currently within Phoenix City, whether it is the Gu Kings I can control or the Long Clan Gu Kings who have come to watch the competition, they are all distributed around the Inn, secretly protecting him."

"It is no exaggeration to say that, apart from myself, every Long Clan Gu King in the city is currently protecting him."

"Even the several Gu Kings who were secretly protecting Princess Yuyao have all been dispatched by me to that location."

"Moreover, that young man is very cunning and very cautious; although he appears to be staying in the Inn, in reality, he spends most of his time transferring to other places using Straw Gu and sleeping elsewhere."

"He is very safe; even if our clan's Gu Kings fail to stop an assassination attempt by the Feng Clan Gu Kings, the Feng Clan Gu Kings will strike at empty air, with absolutely no possibility of killing him."

"With such double preparations, it is absolutely foolproof; if anything truly goes wrong, I, Long Xiaoyao, will bring my head to see you," Long Xiaoyao declared without hesitation, making a military pledge with extreme confidence.

Hearing this, the corners of the Dragon Emperor's mouth twitched several times; what audacity, to actually dispatch the Gu Kings secretly protecting Princess Yuyao—has Princess Yuyao become unfragrant now? That was his most beloved precious daughter.

Never mind, the greater good comes first; let us ask her to endure some hardship for now; the Feng Clan will absolutely not make a move against the weakest one, so she should be very safe within Phoenix City.

"Ah-choo..." At this moment, Long Yuyao, who was in the midst of a dream, could not help but sneeze, rubbing her little nose... (End of Chapter)