Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1489 - 1509: He is actually faster than myself?_1

Chapter 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. But the moment Lin Chen abruptly changed his tune, people began to feel more inclined to believe him.

After all, the Double Dragon Sect’s approach has always been somewhat arrogant, hasn’t it?

The Double Dragon Sect is powerful, especially when it comes to the field of pill refining, where they are incredibly dominant.

Because of this impression, people subconsciously felt that Zeng Tongxiu saying such arrogant words was quite normal. After all, these people didn’t know about the incident where Lin Chen had beat Zeng Tongxiu. Seeing Lin Chen’s unwillingness to admit defeat, they subconsciously thought he was being threatened.

The way everyone looked at Zeng Tongxiu had changed slightly when compared to before.

Noticing the shift in everyone’s gaze, Zeng Tongxiu felt incredibly frustrated. He thought to himself, "Didn’t Lin Chen just make enemies for him and his sect out of thin air?"

Zeng Tongxiu wanted to explain a few more things, but then he thought, wouldn’t that just be admitting weakness?

Forget it, if they want to believe, let them believe.

In any case, the Double Dragon Sect isn’t afraid of anyone!

Zeng Tongxiu didn’t say anything more. Once everyone’s attention was off him, he whispered, "You’re quite good at this game of flattering and injuring."

Lin Chen blinked and replied, "Just telling the truth."

Even at this point, he’s still playing!

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!"

Lin Chen chuckled, "We’re in the same group, we’re actually already in a competition, do we need to make it official?"

Once again, Zeng Tongxiu was speechless. After a two-second silence, he said. "Go for it, I hope you can make it into the top 32."

Lin Chen stared into Zeng Tongxiu’s eyes and faintly smiled, "Are you waiting for a chance to beat me by your own hand?"

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."

Lin Chen chuckled, "I’ll do my best."

Zeng Tongxiu opened his mouth to reply but immediately shut it because he didn’t know what to say. Lin Chen was responding genuinely every time, but each response felt like a dagger to his heart.

The mostly harmless dialogue left Zeng Tongxiu feeling increasingly unsettled.

Forget it, he’ll worry about him later. It’s the promotion that matters now!

Zeng Tongxiu cleared his mind and stayed silent.

Soon, the second round of the competition began.

Zeng Tongxiu focused his thoughts and began refining pills. Quickly, the first pill was completed.

Its quality was at least top grade!

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.

Lin Chen was in the middle of refining pills, utterly focused, undistracted by anything else.

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.

A red pill quietly settled on the ceramic plate, its red color pricking at Zeng Tongxiu’s eyes like a sharp blade.

Zeng Tongxiu’s brows uncontrollably trembled; he felt an unprecedented shock and disbelief in his heart.

Had Lin Chen already completed the first pill and started refining the second one?

How could he be faster than I am?

The red pill’s color was uniform, and judging from looks alone, its quality was not low. Apparently, it met the assessment criteria.

Zeng Tongxiu’s face turned gloomy, a watchful look arose in his eyes.

Even though the first pill’s grade wasn’t that high, it was still a bona fide Immortal Pill. Something an ordinary alchemist couldn’t possibly refine.

This guy really can refine pills, and he’s formidable at that!

Zeng Tongxiu took a deep breath, suppressing the arrogance bubbling inside him, promptly focused his attention, and started refining the second pill.

I’m not worried about you being too weak; there’s no sense of accomplishment in defeating the weak. Now it’s great, I’ll win against you fair and square, showing you there are always people better than you. You might be able to refine pills, but you’re nothing in front of me, Zeng Tongxiu!

Zeng Tongxiu sped up the refining, soon, the second pill was successfully made.

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.

Zeng Tongxiu’s expression grew grim, and he started making the third pill right away.

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"Time’s up!"

Zeng Tongxiu stopped working, looking up at the front.

A hint of regret flickered across Lin Chen’s face as he extinguished the pill furnace. A plume of blue smoke wafted out from inside.

He was lacking just a quarter of the hour; the furnace would have been successful. But with the competition time, even missing a second would mean failure.

Zeng Tongxiu’s gaze landed on the ceramic plate in front of Lin Chen, where five different colored pills quietly laid.

He looked down at his own plate, which also had five pills whose quality didn’t seem to differ much.

Zeng Tongxiu’s gaze swept across everyone else. Relaxing a bit, he turned to look at Lin Chen again, with a more troubled expression than before.

Both he and Lin Chen had no problems advancing to the top eight, but he was significantly slower compared to Lin Chen!

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. To be successful, it would require at least half an hour!

With the quality of the pills they made being so similar, he had fallen behind.

He’d been overwhelmed by Lin Chen!