"So strong!"
All eyes were on Xiao Yan as pupils contracted and breaths were sharply inhaled in surprise.
Xiao Yan, terrifyingly powerful!
Keep in mind that even Feilin and Xue Mei, both being Heaven's Proud Daughters, were only halfway through at this point. As for the other alchemists, they were only at the stage of refining the raw materials.
Yet Xiao Yan had already managed to produce a First-grade Elixir so quickly!
"He's too strong. To have refined it so rapidly, he must truly possess the strength of a Second Tier Alchemist," Chairman Fokelan exclaimed in amazement.
"Yes, I suspect that handsome young girl, and that one called Xu Ran, might be even more formidable. I have a premonition that they are even stronger than Xiao Yan," Otto continued.
"How could that be? Xiao Yan is the fastest in refinement. And looking at Xiao Yi Xian, it seems she is having some difficulty," Fokelan was quite astonished.
"Struggling, because she is not refining just one elixir, but three at the same time. We provided each person with three sets of ingredients, so..." Grandmaster Otto swallowed hard, seemingly doubting his own guess.
If that were true, then it would be truly terrifying!
Does such a genius really exist in this world?
The difficulty of refining one and three simultaneously is not the same!
To refine three at once, the alchemist's control over the elixirs had to be extremely high! Even as Four-Star Alchemists, if asked to divide their attention and refine three elixirs at the same time, they were not entirely confident of success!
"Otto, are you sure? How is that possible?"
Fokelan was beyond shocked!
Good heavens!
Has the world gone this mad?
Multitasking in alchemy is no small feat!
"We only prepared three parts of the ingredients. In other words, if she fails this alchemy attempt, she'll declare her promotion to First Grade Alchemist as a failure straight away," Fokelan went on.
"She must have absolute confidence in her own abilities," Grandmaster Otto remarked, finding it hard to believe himself.
With such confidence alone, she would crush countless others.
Whether she succeeds or not, she has already eclipsed many, easily becoming the biggest dark horse of this alchemist examination.
In their eyes, Xiao Yi Xian was a genius of her era, regardless of whether she succeeded or not!
Such daring and confidence, especially in a woman, made them blush with embarrassment. Although they had confidence in their own Alchemy, it was not to this extent.
Even though they were Four-Star Alchemists, their success rate in refining Fourth-Grade Elixirs was still under fifty percent.
Gradually, most stopped their alchemy.
Both Xue Mei and Feilin had successfully refined their elixirs, while the others had all ended in failure.
"Incredible," Xue Mei and Feilin felt a tremendous impact due to Xiao Yan's rapid success. At this moment, Feilin and Xue Mei watched Xiao Yan with admiration, which made Xiao Yan quite proud.
"Xu Ran, Xiao Yi Xian, this time I've won for sure."
Xiao Yan's mouth curved upwards in confidence.
"Finally done," Xiao Yi Xian slowly retracted her Dou Qi, a sweet smile curling at her lips.
"Xiao Yi Xian, I didn't expect you to struggle so much with a single First-grade Elixir. You think you can compete with me? Even though I'm slightly inferior to Xu Ran, I can still play you," Xiao Yan said confidently, puffing out his chest and drawing numerous eyes in the hall.
"Is alchemy judged by speed?" Xiao Yi Xian looked at him disdainfully, as if viewing a clown performing tricks.
"Of course it's not just about speed, but when we're all making the same First-Grade Elixir, speed does determine the level of our alchemy skills!" Xiao Yan's voice was loud, and his show-off attitude left many speechless.
Though they were annoyed by Xiao Yan, they had to admit there was truth in his words.
Indeed. Under equal conditions, the one who refines faster is the more skilled alchemist.
Even if Xiao Yan was too ostentatious, his superior alchemy skills truly shocked everyone.
In everyone's eyes, Xiao Yan's alchemy was the strongest here!
His proficiency in making First-Grade Elixirs indicated that Xiao Yan's true strength surpassed everyone present by a lot. Before, they assumed Xue Mei and Feilin were the most noteworthy in this assessment, as they indeed possessed the capabilities of a First-Grade Alchemist. But Xiao Yan...
"Who said I only made one First-Grade Elixir?" Xiao Yi Xian said with a smile, dimples showing.
"Look quickly, all the medicinal ingredients on Xiao Yi Xian's table have..."
"Could it be that Xiao Yi Xian refined all those ingredients!"
"But that's three portions of ingredients!"
At that moment, everyone noticed the difference with Xiao Yi Xian and started exclaiming in astonishment.
Xiao Yan, Feilin, and Xue Mei were all shocked to the core.
Master Oto and Fokelan were also utterly stunned. They came to their conclusions after observing that all three portions of Xiao Yi Xian's ingredients had disappeared.
"Three Pills in One Furnace. Xiao Yan, you've lost this time," Xiao Yi Xian said, holding three perfectly round elixirs in her hand!
Three Pills in One Furnace!
She actually refined three First-Grade Elixirs at the same time!
The whole place was in an uproar!
Countless people were dumbfounded, looking at Xiao Yi Xian, one of Heaven's Proud Daughters, with both love and hate. They struggled even to refine a single elixir, yet such a beautiful girl possessed such sublime alchemy skills! They were all human, so why was the difference so vast?
"So it's true!"
"They weren't lying. Then their real strength must far surpass that of a First Grade Alchemist."
Feilin and Xue Mei, both Heaven's Proud Daughters, were now so devastated they wished they could hide away!
Especially Feilin! Thinking back on her previous disdain for them made her face burn with embarrassment to the point where she wished she could burrow into a hole in the ground. Oh God! If such Heaven's Proud Daughters were considered worthless, then what were they?
And...
Feilin's gaze turned to Xu Ran!
Previously, she had heard that Xiao Yi Xian's alchemy was taught by Xu Ran! How astounding must Xu Ran's alchemy skills be?
"Sorry. These are the elixirs I've made," Xu Ran said, shrugging his shoulders, finally revealing the nine elixirs he had refined in a leisurely manner.
Nine!
Yes! Xu Ran used just three portions of ingredients to refine nine First-Grade Elixirs.
Generally, normal alchemists waste a lot when making elixirs, with the actual utilization rate of the ingredients' potency in an elixir furnace not even reaching thirty percent. That's why using the ingredients for one elixir, Xu Ran could make three.
Three portions of ingredients, sufficient to make nine!
This signified that Xu Ran's control over the Refinement of materials had reached its peak; combined, the waste of the ingredients' potency was practically non-existent.
"Impossible! I can't believe it! Xu Ran, you cheated!" Xiao Yan yelled in horror, looking at Xiao Yi Xian and Xu Ran. He could understand Xiao Yi Xian, but how on earth did Xu Ran refine nine elixirs?