"Just wait and see. Not only would he lose the bet with Di Nuo, but he'll also lose the bet with our Teacher Zhu. By then, we'll be able to see him kneeling on the floor in apology, before crawling out of the Netherworld Academy…"
As the crowd continued their discussion, the selection trials began.
When the elixir for this year's trial was announced, dismayed cries echoed across the entire arena.
"Sky Spirit Jade Elixir?! My goodness, am I seeing it right? We are going to compete based on that?"
"Madness, madness! Who the hell can refine this elixir?"
"Damn, luckily I didn't take the risk to sign up. Otherwise I would end up utterly humiliated."
"This is a high-grade elixir… although we sometimes refine elixirs beyond our grade, the success rate is pathetic. It would be considered a major stroke of luck to succeed just once over a hundred tries. Even if a high-level alchemist attempts this, his success rate would not be more than 10%…"