Inverse Sword Mad God
Chapter 344 - 344 343 Another Dark Horse!

344: Chapter 343: Another Dark Horse!

344: Chapter 343: Another Dark Horse!

“Even if he is an alchemist from another country, but such a young prodigy, if he truly existed, we should have heard of him,” Song Yunxing said in a grave voice.

His mood was very unpleasant right now, one Lin Xuan was already enough trouble, and now another prodigy had appeared.

At this rate, they were bound to lose the second round!

If they lost the second round too, the Medicine Emperor Institute would be completely out of the running for the championship.

“There are no rules in the competition against getting help, everyone knows this, so even if he is not from the Heavenly Mountain Country, we can’t prevent him from participating in the contest.”

“Unless…”

“Unless what?” Seeing President Meng Chuan keep silent, the surrounding elders became anxious.

“Unless his age exceeds thirty, which would violate the competition rules.”

“Over thirty years old?” Third Hall Master Wu Xiong was stunned, “Does President Meng suspect he is disguised?”

“I don’t rule out the possibility, after all, being so young and able to refine top-grade elixir, his talent is too terrifying.”

No wonder they were astonished, such talent was indeed frightening, considering these were top masters from the Heavenly Mountain Country, who probably could only engrave pill patterns when they were fifteen years old.

Not to mention alchemy.

Even Lin Xuan was already an eighteen-year-old youth.

According to the customs of the Spirit Martial Continent, he was already considered an adult at eighteen.

“Let him take off his cloak so we can investigate properly,” Song Yunxing said solemnly.

President Meng Chuan shook his head, then turned to the people next to him and said, “Where are the people from the He Family, let them come over.”

As Meng Chuan and others discussed, the crowd below was also abuzz.

They hadn’t expected this twist either, but they all looked excited.

“A dark horse, to think two dark horses appeared all at once!”

“This competition is too thrilling!”

“It seems this development has even shocked the Engraving Alliance!”

“We thought Lin Xuan would be the big winner, but there’s been an unexpected change.”

…

As everyone was discussing, a middle-aged big man in a red robe appeared in the stands.

“He Family, He Ming, greets all the elders.”

“Are you the head of the He Family?” President Meng asked gravely.

“Yes,” He Ming cautiously asked, “I wonder what matters the elders have to discuss with me?”

“Is that He Nian who refined the top-grade elixir, a disciple of your He Family?”

“Yes,” He Ming revealed a hint of pride, “He Nian has had a talent for alchemy since childhood.”

“And he has also been guided by a master, which is why he could refine that kind of elixir.”

“A master?” Old Man Di Que was skeptical, “Are masters so common nowadays?”

“Let him take off his cloak,” Song Yunxing said.

“Very well,” He Ming answered respectfully.

Then he turned and shouted to the square, “He Nian, take off your cloak!”

Everyone looked curiously to see the true face of this prodigious youth.

On the stone platform, the red-robed disciple slowly stood up, stretched out his fair hand, and took off the cloak above his head.

Black hair fluttered, revealing an unusually pale face underneath the cloak, as if it never saw sunlight.

A pair of dark green eyes, utterly cold, void of any emotion.

“This He Nian is actually a young girl?” The crowd was stunned.

President Meng and the other elders used their soul power to investigate, found no disguise, but those dark green eyes made them all inexplicably uncomfortable.

Lin Xuan used his pupil skill, also looking up.

In the distance, He Nian seemed to sense Lin Xuan’s gaze and suddenly turned around.

In her dark green eyes, an odd light suddenly flared.

At the corner of her mouth, a cold smile hung.

“Such icy eyes, completely unlike a young girl!” Lin Xuan wondered in his heart, but he could find no evidence.

Not only Lin Xuan, but Meng Chuan and the others could not find any evidence either.

“What is the matter with her eyes?” Old Man Di Que asked.

“It’s a special cultivation technique.

After practicing it, one becomes like this, and also becomes especially indifferent,” He Ming answered.

“Step down,” President Meng Chuan said.

“Yes!”

After He Ming stepped back, Meng Chuan and the other people furrowed their brows.

“It feels very strange; I bet she’s definitely not a young girl!” the Third Hall Master snorted coldly.

“But we have no evidence, and talking about it is useless.

It might even attract accusations of bullying weak forces by a giant,” Old Man Di Que shook his head.

“We can only continue with the competition for now,” President Meng Chuan said.

Then, he stood up and spoke aloud, “We have discussed just now, and the results of the competition are out.”

“The current leaders are Lin Xuan from Dan King Hall and He Nian from the He Family, with Duan Fei from the Medicine Emperor Institute in third place.”

“Please get ready for the next round.”

Everyone was surprised, unable to believe that the He Family, which had never been notably recognized, had surprisingly brought forth a dark horse, even surpassing the Medicine Emperor Institute.

“Could the Medicine Emperor Institute be facing a tragedy again?” many speculated.

On the stone platform, Duan Fei’s expression was dark.

“Curse it, where did this kid spring from, able to refine top-grade elixirs!”

He was going crazy inside, wishing that the topic for the second round was incredibly difficult so he could utilize his advantage as a Third Grade Alchemist.

As President Meng Chuan’s words concluded, the stone platform underwent changes, and mechanisms below sent up new items.

This time it was two sets of medicinal herbs, and there was also a Jade Scroll next to them.

Many hearts leaped with joy, unlike paper, a Jade Scroll could record the details of alchemy precisely.

With the Jade Scroll, the success rate of refining elixirs could increase by forty percent!

“Jade Scroll?”

Lin Xuan’s expression was strange, as by all logic, the questions should be getting harder; giving out a Jade Scroll now definitely was very unusual.

He picked up the Jade Scroll and used his Soul Power to sense it.

A moment later, he touched his nose with a wry smile.

Within it, there was a recipe for a kind of elixir called Vitality Pill, very detailed and comprehensive, with all the key details clearly explained.

Just by following the instructions above, the success rate could reach eighty percent.

“Could it be that the question has gotten simpler?”

Just as Lin Xuan was doubting, President Meng Chuan spoke again.

“The rules are the same as the last round; if you successfully refine within the allocated time, you can advance to the next round.”

Having explained the rules, many contestants started alchemy without waiting.

They were all too familiar with the process of reading a Jade Scroll and refining elixirs.

One after another, herbs were placed into the pill furnaces, and excitement filled the contestants’ expressions.

“Ah, never mind, let’s refine according to the recipe first,” Lin Xuan shrugged his shoulders and began engraving.

In the distance, the young girl He Nian once again donned her cloak, covering most of her face.

She picked up the Jade Scroll and quickly read through it.

A cold smile curled at the corner of her mouth, and a bright green light surged in her pupils.

“Humph, low-level tactics!

Is this the best the people of Heavenly Mountain Country can do?

It seems this second round will be an easy win for me.”

Having said that, she waved her hand in mysterious arcs, continuously manipulating the pill furnace.

President Meng Chuan, watching the busy contestants in the square, showed an anticipatory expression: “I wonder who will be the first to notice?”