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On the stone platform, Dan Chen wiped away the blood at the corner of her mouth. Tilting her head back, her pale cheeks reflected the two-colored thunderclouds in the sky. A faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips as she struggled slightly to stand.
That frail and petite figure, at this moment, made even Dou Zun-level experts dare not show the slightest contempt. No matter what the final result would be today, the name of the Dan Clan would, because of this thin little girl, resound throughout Central Plains.
"Giggle, Sister Dan Chen, you really have improved a lot over the years, but I'm not any worse."
From the distance, a charming laugh suddenly came.
Dan Chen turned her head and saw Cao Ying slowly rising. That enchanting, breathtaking face was also covered with paleness at this moment. Yet even so, the smile on that beautiful face remained just as alluring.
Refining pills was likewise Cao Ying's pride, and the title of enchantress was by no means empty. Years of hard cultivation in the Pill Tower had, today, finally been completely displayed under the gaze of the masses.
A proud arc, like that of a phoenix, appeared on Cao Ying's cheek. Her jade-white hand swiftly formed a seal, and with a soft cry, "Rise!"
Boom!
A gigantic pillar of light burst out from the cauldron before Cao Ying, shooting straight into the heavens.
The dark clouds in the sky rapidly rolled and gathered, then, under countless stunned gazes, revealed two distinct colors. Moreover, beneath that blue and silver, there even seemed to be a faint trace of light red.
"This is… Three Color, its Three Color!"
"Another Tier 8 pill is born!"
The entire square erupted completely at this moment.
Countless eyes turned red as they stared at the brilliantly colored thunderclouds in the sky. Their hearts surged with excitement, and their blood boiled. This was the true climax of the Pill Gathering.
Compared to this, the previous Tier 7 pills were merely small skirmishes. The truly thrilling moment had finally arrived.
Song Qing stared dumbfounded at the two massive thunderclouds in the sky, a sense of defeat welling up within him. The pride he had felt earlier had already vanished, leaving only bitterness.
Compared with monsters like Cao Ying and Dan Chen, he, the so-called youngest elder of the Pill Tower, was far behind. Yet the blows were not over.
At the center of the grand stone platform, the figure who had been sitting cross-legged like a sculpture—Xiao Yan—slowly stood up at this moment.
Shua shua shua!
Countless gazes turned toward him.
Xiao Yan stood on the stone platform, thunder rumbling above his head. The occasional lightning that streaked across the sky cast a piercing light upon his youthful face, which remained exceptionally calm.
Floating before him was a black cauldron.
Heaven Cauldron Ranking, eighth place: Black Demon Cauldron.
The black cauldron was quite massive, faintly shrouded in a steady aura. On its surface were vividly lifelike flame totems. As the cauldron slowly rotated, those flame totems even seemed to move as if alive.
Faintly, one could even sense subtle flame energy gathering around the cauldron. This cauldron's origin was extremely mysterious. It had originally belonged to Yao Chen, and now it was being used by Xiao Yan.
"Master."
Xiao Yan murmured softly, took a deep breath, and flicked his sleeve.
Clang!
As his sleeve waved, the lid of the Black Demon Cauldron shot open, and a sky-shaking surge of energy burst forth from within.
Energy ripples swept outward and slammed hard against the inner walls of the cauldron, producing an ear-splitting metallic roar.
Even with the cauldron blocking most of it, a portion of the energy fluctuations still leaked out, making the stone platform below crack apart under the force.
Next, those energy ripples swept in all directions. Just as they were about to reach Wei Yang and Xian'er nearby, the silent guard Ah Da slid his palm from his sleeve and pressed gently.
Hum~
An invisible spatial ripple spread out, extinguishing all the energy waves.
Boom!
The moment the terrifying energy spread, the Black Demon Cauldron trembled violently. Immediately after, under countless shocked gazes, a towering pillar of four-colored flame shot into the sky with a thunderous roar.
The four-colored pillar of flame pierced the sky, its blazing radiance visible for a hundred li in every direction. Within that fiery column, a faint yet terrifying surge of energy spread, making many powerful experts inwardly shiver.
At the pillar's far end in the heavens, dark clouds rolled and quickly gathered. In no time, they condensed into the shape of a thundercloud.
Under the gaze of the entire crowd, the thundercloud churned, and two colors—blue and silver—rapidly revealed themselves. Then, a streak of red slowly emerged. The red grew brighter and brighter until its intensity was no weaker than the other two colors.
"Three Color, again three color!"
"And it's even far richer than Cao Ying's Three Color!"
The vast square erupted in an uproar at that moment.
Xiao Yan's reputation was nowhere near as resounding as Cao Ying's, but his display now directly overshadowed hers. After all, Cao Ying's Three Color could only barely count, far less vivid than Xiao Yan's.
Just as the crowd buzzed in shock—
Boom!
Another tornado of flame, this one a yellow-brown dragon-shaped column, shot straight into the sky.
Wooo—Rooaaar—
The fiery tornado howled, dragon roars echoing one after another. Amid countless trembling gazes, Xian'er slowly rose, her head of snow-white hair dancing in the wind. In that instant, her peerless grace stunned innumerable onlookers.
Soon, another vast three-colored thundercloud took shape and pressed against Xiao Yan's own three-colored thundercloud, the two masses clashing as if fighting for territory, neither giving way.
"Heavens, yet another three-colored thundercloud!"
Hearts quivered and began to grow numb with disbelief.
Even Xiao Yan looked over in mild astonishment. He had not expected that Xian'er would actually succeed in refining a three-colored Tier 8 pill as well!
He knew her true nature long ago—the Woeful Poison Body. To think she had surpassed both Cao Ying and Dan Chen, those two publicly acknowledged prodigies, and even matched himself.At this moment, he could only sigh that the world was becoming a bit too crazy.
Xian'er, gazing up at the three-colored thundercloud above her, felt her heart surge with excitement.
A three-colored Tier 8 pill!
She had succeeded!
Pill refinement had been her dream since childhood. Now, achieving such a feat in alchemy filled her with boundless pride.
Born with a poisonous body, yet able to reach such heights in the art of pills—it was something she had once never dared imagine.
"Two equally matched three-colored thunderclouds… these youngsters are truly incredible!"
"We've lost again, lost to that old fellow Yao Chen."
On the high platform, the three giants of the Pill Tower looked toward the two dense three-colored thunderclouds in the sky and could not help but sigh in admiration.
"Ah, worthy of Yao Chen. Even now, we still cannot surpass him."
Xuan Kongzi's gaze lingered on the sky for a long while before he finally withdrew it, letting out a complicated sigh.
It was clear that Xiao Yan and Xian'er had completely outshone Cao Ying and Dan Chen.
"That white-haired young girl—though I don't know her exact origins—seeing her with Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, I'd guess she must have some connection to that old fox Yao Chen."
"These two are destined for boundless futures. Especially that white-haired girl—if I'm not mistaken, she should already be at the Dou Zun level, correct?" the dark-skinned, stern-faced elder said, for the first time revealing a faint smile of appreciation.
There was clear admiration in his voice. Xuan Kongzi and the elegant woman in the cheongsam both gave slight nods.
Although Xian'er had tried to conceal her aura, after such a long period of pill refinement, the sharp-eyed three giants had still discerned some clues.
While Xuan Kongzi mused, his gaze shifted suddenly toward Old Qing Hua, Old Mu Gu, and the place where Wei Yang stood.
Now, the only ones who had not yet finished were these three. The results of these three would determine the champion of this Pill Gathering.
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