Chapter 30: Chapter 30 The Competition Begins
The next morning, thousands of golden rays of light slowly appeared, illuminating the entire Pill Tower Domain.
As the core of the Pill Tower Domain, Holy Pill City looked even more prosperous under the golden light.
In an alchemy refining room at the foot of the Pill Tower, Xiao Yan opened and closed his eyes. With the help of the Soul Restoring Pill, his previous fatigue was swept away, and he became more energetic.
"After this high-intensity alchemy practice, my soul has become more condensed, and even my Dou Qi has become a little more solid than before."
Feeling the increased power in his body, Xiao Yan couldn't help but get out of bed and stretch hard, his body crackling like popping beans.
"Cool!"
Xiao Yan exhaled, put away the medicine cauldron, and prepared to go to the competition area.
Although the scale of this youth competition was not small, it was still not as grand as the legendary Alchemist Grand Meeting. Even so, when Xiao Yan arrived at the square dedicated to the competition, it was already crowded.
"Look, that boy has already transformed his Dou Qi into wings at such a young age. His talent is simply demonic."
"Look at his age, he is probably only about fifteen or sixteen years old. At this age, he is already a Dou King. He will almost certainly be a rising star in the future."
Two people eating meat buns chatted.
"You bunch of country bumpkins, that boy is the disciple of the Medicine Venerable. With the reputation and strength of the Medicine Venerable, it would be strange if this disciple were too mediocre."
The chattering in the crowd was soon interrupted by another figure. It was a girl in a red dress with a beautiful figure.
"Look, it's the Cao clan's demoness!" someone exclaimed.
"She has also reached Dou King? She really is a demon."
"If I can marry her, I'll reach heaven in one step."
"Hey, someone here is dreaming. Hurry up and pee on him to wake him up. Those with diabetes, please stand back a little, don't let him infect you with the sweetness of those delusions he has right now."
"I'll do it, let me get some water to wake him up."
"Boom!"
A crisp bell sound suddenly resounded.
With the sound of the bell, the originally deafening noise in the square was finally suppressed.
The previously noisy area became much quieter, and countless eyes turned to a tall stone platform, where the higher-ups of the Pill Tower were about to appear.
Soon after the bell sounded, bursts of things piercing through the wind suddenly sounded, and then everyone saw figures falling from the sky.
Xiao Yan glanced around and found that among the so-called three giants of Pill Tower, only the leader Xuan Kongzi appeared. Obviously, although this kind of competition is grand, it still pales compared to the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
"Haha, I am Xuan Kongzi, and I welcome all the young alchemists who have come here to Pill Tower. You are like the rising sun in the sky, and you are the future of the alchemy world on the Continent."
Xuan Kongzi's eyes swept across the group of young people in the competition's venue. These people generally had young faces that were still childish. The youngest one was only twelve years old, holding a bottle of beast milk in his hand, but on the brocade robe he wore, there was a mark of a second-grade alchemist embroidered.
The oldest one was only eighteen years old, just barely an adult, but there was also a mark of a fourth-grade alchemist on his chest.
Although they were just a group of half-grown children, no one dared to look down on them. Forget their talent, each of them were from forces with deep backgrounds.
Perhaps their father or grandfather is an amazing high-grade alchemist, meaning none of these children could be offended.
"Children, thank you for coming from the Pill Tower Domain or even farther to participate in this competition. Haha, I won't waste your time. The rules of this competition are very simple. You choose the materials yourself and refine a pill that you think is the best. The one with the highest grade and the best quality will be the champion!
And the reward for this champion is an eighth-grade pill, Soul Enriching Heaven Pill!"
"Wow!" As Xuan Kongzi's voice fell, the previously silent square erupted in enthusiasm.
"The eighth-grade pill Soul Enriching Heaven Pill has the miraculous effect of nourishing the soul. After taking it, it will improve the soul talent and power of the alchemist, it is incredibly valuable and useful for the Rank Seven Alchemists who want to break through to the Eighth Rank. Such a pill, even a seventh-grade alchemist, would be envious of these children for obtaining it."
As soon as these words were spoken, the audience couldn't help but be in an uproar, and even the participating teenagers' eyes were full of desire. As geniuses of the alchemy world, they certainly knew how much this Soul Enriching Heaven Pill could help them.
Even Xiao Yan had a great desire for this item.
Rank Eight Pills are extremely precious. There may be some in stock in the Xiao clan, but Xiao Xuan ordered that he was not allowed to use the things in the Xiao clan's treasury to improve his strength. He had commanded that he was to hone himself in the outside world.
Therefore, this item is very tempting to Xiao Yan.
"The time has come, you can now choose the materials you want to refine the pill of your choosing. As long as the elixir materials are below the seventh grade, the Pill Tower can provide you with two sets for free."
Xuan Kongzi laughed, and many Dou King-level Pill Tower guards holding red plates asked the contestants to write the name of the elixir they were going to refine.
"Xiao Yan, this time, I will definitely defeat you." Cao Ying was not far from Xiao Yan. She glanced at Xiao Yan and her voice was a little cold.
"Don't look so bitter and resentful. We are just competitors, not enemies." Facing Cao Ying's challenge, Xiao Yan just waved his hand indifferently.
"You're right, we are not enemies. But I still want to say that I will definitely defeat you!" Cao Ying's expression eased slightly, but her narrow and long lashes and beautiful eyes still carried strong hostility and battle intent.
"Hehe, then just wait for me to press you to the ground and supress you." Xiao Yan smiled and ignored Cao Ying's angry eyes, turning to look at the thin and weak Dan Chen on the other side.
The fish have begun to bite the bait, and now it depends on the strength of the angler.
"Sister Dan Chen, you have to work hard!" Xiao Yan showed Dan Chen a warm smile, he was coincidentally standing under the sun and was thus bathed in its rays. The golden sunlight shone on him, his sunny and clear face was sharp, and his spotless white clothes were bright. With the ruffian air about it, he was able to successfully dazzle many of the girls who were watching him.
"Yeah." Dan Chen nodded her head seriously, and her soft peach blossom eyes looked at Xiao Yan with a bit of vigilance.
But she seemed to think that this was not very polite. After thinking for a moment, she blushed and said, "You… you should do your best too!"
"Hehe, with your encouragement, I must win the championship." Xiao Yan teased, making Dan Chen's face even more embarrassed. Cao Ying, who was standing aside, had been eyeing Xiao Yan angrily, but she couldn't help but frown when she saw this scene.
"What a cute girl, I really want to bully her." Xiao Yan had a few thoughts in his mind. At this time, a Dou King guard had already walked in front of him with a red plate.
Slightly restraining his mind, Xiao Yan picked up a pen and wrote five big words on the note on the red plate.
"Xiao Yan: Mighty Huang Pill!"
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