[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-peerless-expert":3,"chapter-urban-peerless-expert-urban-peerless-expert-chapter-1489":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Urban Peerless Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1447445,1898,"Chapter 1489 - 1489 1509 He is actually faster than myself_1","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-1489",1489,"\u003Cp>1489: Chapter 1509: He is actually faster than myself?_1 1489: Chapter 1509: He is actually faster than myself?_1 If Lin Chen had insisted that these words were said by Zeng Tongxiu, others might not have believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment Lin Chen abruptly changed his tune, people began to feel more inclined to believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Double Dragon Sect’s approach has always been somewhat arrogant, hasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Double Dragon Sect is powerful, especially when it comes to the field of pill refining, where they are incredibly dominant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this impression, people subconsciously felt that Zeng Tongxiu saying such arrogant words was quite normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these people didn’t know about the incident where Lin Chen had beat Zeng Tongxiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Chen’s unwillingness to admit defeat, they subconsciously thought he was being threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way everyone looked at Zeng Tongxiu had changed slightly when compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the shift in everyone’s gaze, Zeng Tongxiu felt incredibly frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself, “Didn’t Lin Chen just make enemies for him and his sect out of thin air?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu wanted to explain a few more things, but then he thought, wouldn’t that just be admitting weakness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, if they want to believe, let them believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the Double Dragon Sect isn’t afraid of anyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu didn’t say anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone’s attention was off him, he whispered, “You’re quite good at this game of flattering and injuring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen blinked and replied, “Just telling the truth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at this point, he’s still playing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, Zeng Tongxiu couldn’t restrain his anger, and he whispered, “I admit I lost to you in our previous fight, but let’s have another match in pill refining!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen chuckled, “We’re in the same group, we’re actually already in a competition, do we need to make it official?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Zeng Tongxiu was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a two-second silence, he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go for it, I hope you can make it into the top 32.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen stared into Zeng Tongxiu’s eyes and faintly smiled, “Are you waiting for a chance to beat me by your own hand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu didn’t expect Lin Chen to see through his thoughts so easily and he responded in a low voice, “I just want to have another match with you, that’s all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen chuckled, “I’ll do my best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu opened his mouth to reply but immediately shut it because he didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was responding genuinely every time, but each response felt like a dagger to his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mostly harmless dialogue left Zeng Tongxiu feeling increasingly unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, he’ll worry about him later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the promotion that matters now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu cleared his mind and stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the second round of the competition began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu focused his thoughts and began refining pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, the first pill was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its quality was at least top grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu released a satisfied sigh, glanced at the name of the second pill on the topic board above, and his gaze shifted to his right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was in the middle of refining pills, utterly focused, undistracted by anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu smirked at the corners of his mouth, about to look away, when his eyes crossed the plate on the left of Lin Chen, his gaze suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red pill quietly settled on the ceramic plate, its red color pricking at Zeng Tongxiu’s eyes like a sharp blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu’s brows uncontrollably trembled; he felt an unprecedented shock and disbelief in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Lin Chen already completed the first pill and started refining the second one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he be faster than I am?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red pill’s color was uniform, and judging from looks alone, its quality was not low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, it met the assessment criteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu’s face turned gloomy, a watchful look arose in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the first pill’s grade wasn’t that high, it was still a bona fide Immortal Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something an ordinary alchemist couldn’t possibly refine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy really can refine pills, and he’s formidable at that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu took a deep breath, suppressing the arrogance bubbling inside him, promptly focused his attention, and started refining the second pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not worried about you being too weak; there’s no sense of accomplishment in defeating the weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s great, I’ll win against you fair and square, showing you there are always people better than you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You might be able to refine pills, but you’re nothing in front of me, Zeng Tongxiu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu sped up the refining, soon, the second pill was successfully made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu subconsciously looked in Lin Chen’s direction, and sure enough, there were two pills placed in front of Lin Chen on his plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu’s expression grew grim, and he started making the third pill right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time’s up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu stopped working, looking up at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of regret flickered across Lin Chen’s face as he extinguished the pill furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plume of blue smoke wafted out from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was lacking just a quarter of the hour; the furnace would have been successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the competition time, even missing a second would mean failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu’s gaze landed on the ceramic plate in front of Lin Chen, where five different colored pills quietly laid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at his own plate, which also had five pills whose quality didn’t seem to differ much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Tongxiu’s gaze swept across everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relaxing a bit, he turned to look at Lin Chen again, with a more troubled expression than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both he and Lin Chen had no problems advancing to the top eight, but he was significantly slower compared to Lin Chen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen had almost completed the sixth pill; it was probably a quarter of an hour away, whereas Zeng Tongxiu had just started on the sixth pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be successful, it would require at least half an hour!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the quality of the pills they made being so similar, he had fallen behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been overwhelmed by Lin Chen!\u003C\u002Fp>",1023,"2026-06-06T01:52:05.231Z",1,"novelbin.me","dbb6bd8856226dd86d1496407871f0a89dcdad07631739cf37b0fd48f8b4beeb","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-1490","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-1488",4071,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-peerless-expert-cover.jpg"]