Chapter 379
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Chapter 379 Continue Betting
Walking out of the room and leaving the inn, Long Xuan looked around and finally walked towards the square.
His appearance attracted many people on the street to look at him with awe in their eyes.
The match half a month ago made him completely famous. Everyone in the city knew his name, and everyone listed him as one of the favorites to win the championship. Of course, he would be very eye-catching if he walked on the street at this time.
Today is the day when the second round of the alchemy competition begins, so there are a lot of people on the streets. People are crowded together, shoulder to shoulder, making it difficult to pass through.
Long Xuan frowned slightly, but when he saw alchemists flying towards the central square in the sky from time to time, he knew that just like in the previous round, the contestants could fly in the air.
So Long Xuan was no longer polite. He lightly tapped the ground with his toes and flew high up. He stepped on the eaves and climbed over the walls of the houses. He turned into a residual shadow and landed in the square not long after.
The central square is the competition venue. There is no one standing there for the time being, but it is surrounded by a whole row of tables filled with precious storage rings.
The things stored in these storage rings are the medicines used in the competition. Each storage ring is filled with elixirs, and there are signs on the table to mark the categories.
Seeing these storage rings, Long Xuan was secretly amazed. There were so many storage rings that every table was filled with storage rings.
The space in a storage ring is so huge that most people only carry storage bags with smaller space and cannot afford a storage ring with larger space.
With so many storage rings piled up on the table, one can easily imagine how huge the amount of elixirs prepared by the organizers of the competition is.
These storage rings must be ownerless and allow anyone to explore. After Long Xuan probed his soul power into each storage ring and took a rough look, the shock on his face became even more intense.
All kinds of spiritual medicines in the Gu world are already available, and in order to take care of everyone, the quantity of each spiritual medicine is extremely large.
Except for the extinct spiritual medicines, you can find any spiritual medicine in these storage rings as long as you can name it. Of course, earth-grade spiritual medicines and heaven-grade spiritual medicines are definitely excluded.
He couldn't help but sigh at the wealth of the ten empires. Seeing so many spiritual medicines displayed together was truly spectacular and enough to shock everyone's heart.
He was not the only one who was using his soul power to explore these storage rings.
Many alchemists looked here with burning eyes, showing the same shock, pointing at the storage rings on the table and whispering with their companions around them.
This group of alchemists were all sitting closest to the square, including a large number of contestants preparing to participate. Since it was an alchemist competition, the alchemists naturally had to sit in the front.
Behind these alchemists were a large number of spectators. There were so many people that there were no chairs and they had to stand.
This group of spectators has all kinds of identities, some may just be a small casual cultivator in the Spirit Gathering Stage, and some may be a powerful Gu King.
But no matter what the identities of these people were, they could only stand back and watch this alchemy competition.
Right in front of the square, there is a huge platform in a stepped shape with thousands of chairs.
Apart from the one hundred or so judges, those who can sit on it are people of very distinguished status from all over the place. The person sitting there may be an emperor or the leader of a sect.
Long Xuan simply scanned the competition venue, and after he had an idea of what was going on, he found a chair and sat down, waiting for the competition to begin.
As time went on, more and more contestants came in, and more and more people began to sit around Long Xuan.
At this time, at the front of the platform, Feng Tiancheng and Long Xiaoyao, the two enemies, were sitting side by side.
Feng Tiancheng turned his head to look at Long Xiaoyao and said with a smile: "Brother Xiaoyao, don't forget our bet. You'd better prepare that top-grade strange Gu first, so as not to be entangled when the time comes, hahahaha..."
There was a hint of pride in Feng Tiancheng's laughter, as if he was sure to win the bet.
How could he not have confidence? A fourth-grade alchemist had sneaked into his Feng family. If any contestant could make an alchemy that could rival that of the fourth-grade alchemist, he would definitely win the bet.
Hearing the harsh laughter beside him, Long Xiaoyao glanced at him impatiently and said disdainfully: "It's too early for you to be complacent now. It's still unclear who will win. Humph!"
"It seems that Brother Tiancheng is very confident in this round of competition. I am really curious, where do you get the confidence to beat the dark horse of our tribe?"
Seeing Feng Tiancheng being so arrogant, Long Xiaoyao frowned secretly and became alert.
"Haha! When have I ever made a bet with you that I wasn't confident? It's just that there are always uncontrollable accidents that make me lose the bet again and again."
"No matter how many accidents happen this time, they can't stop me from winning. I want to raise the stakes. How about we bet on five top-grade exotic Gu? And they must be ones that have been blood-bound by the individual. They cannot be purchased outside."
"I guess that as a fourth-rank alchemist like you, you must be very wealthy, so it should be easy for you to take out five top-grade exotic poisons." Feng Tiancheng curled his lips into a sinister smile.
"Humph! If there is a money-giving boy here to give money, there is no reason for me not to accept it. I will take your bet. I want to see where your confidence comes from."
Long Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes and looked at him. If the previous bets were just small gambles for fun, then this bet was a bit fatal.
There is often a huge gap between the best quality Gu worms and the best quality Gu worms. Gu cultivators will often only devote all their resources to cultivate the strongest few Gu worms. These Gu worms that are cultivated by Gu cultivators with all their resources are also called natal Gu worms.
The life-definition Gu worms consumed too many resources from the Gu cultivator, so how could they be discarded at will? Once he lost five life-definition Gu worms, at least half of his combat power would be gone, and he would not be able to recover in a short period of time.
This bet is a big one, so Long Xiaoyao has to be alert at this time.
Seeing that Long Xiaoyao agreed, Feng Tiancheng sneered and finally stood up slowly.
The venue for this alchemy competition is in Tianfeng City of the Tianfeng Empire, and as the chief alchemist of the Tianfeng Empire, he naturally has to step forward to preside over this alchemy competition.
After he stood up, he shouted loudly, "Now, as the chief alchemist of the Tianfeng Empire, I declare that the 79th Western Region Alchemy League has officially begun!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience suddenly boiled over, cheers rang out from all directions, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.
Hearing the cheers from below, Feng Tiancheng smiled lightly and made a gesture to stop the noise, and the crowd below suddenly fell silent.
"Those who passed the first round were like thousands of soldiers crossing a single-plank bridge. Now, only about a thousand contestants can remain for the second round."
"Now please invite these thousand or so alchemists to enter!"
Although Feng Tiancheng was standing very high and others were far away from him, his voice could be clearly heard by everyone in the venue.
After hearing the sound, the alchemist who had successfully survived the second round stood up, a little proud look on his face, and slowly walked towards the square in the middle.
The square is very large, with more than a thousand tables and chairs placed on it, and the name of a contestant is written on each table.
Each contestant's sitting position is decided by drawing lots, and the feng shui of the location is also the key to influencing the outcome.
The location in the middle is undoubtedly the worst. Not only does it take longer to get the medicine, but you also have to come into contact with the most neighbors.
If one of your neighbors has a furnace explosion, you are likely to be disturbed.
Long Xuan used his soul power to quickly sense around, and after finding the table with his name on it in the middle, he raised his legs and walked towards the table.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, this Yan clone's hands were really stinky, there was only one hand in the very middle, and he happened to pick it.
At this time, Long Yuyao, who had drawn the upper right corner, looked back at him with a smug smile, but there seemed to be a hint of gloating in this smile.
After walking to the center of the square and sitting down, Long Xuan looked around and frowned secretly.
There are people around him, in front, behind, and on both sides, and they are all very close to him. Once one of these people explodes, it will have a significant impact on him. This will test the psychological quality of every contestant.
After he used the Eye of Heaven to investigate all his competitors, his heart sank.
There are many Gu Kings among the contestants. Although a Gu King is not necessarily a fourth-grade alchemist, since there are Gu Kings here, the possibility of a fourth-grade alchemist appearing cannot be completely ruled out, although the possibility is very low.
The pressure brought to him by the fourth-grade alchemist was enormous, and he immediately became alert.
If there really are a few fourth-grade alchemists among this group of Gu Kings, then he can only use his clones to refine pills of a higher level.
The method of refining elixirs beyond one's level is absolutely unheard of in this world, and no one has ever thought of it. Who knows how many big guys will be shocked by him by then. He doesn't want to show off unless it is absolutely necessary.
When all the contestants entered the competition venue, Feng Tiancheng shouted again: "The rules of the second round are to show off skills. Whoever has the most difficult alchemy technique will get the highest score."
"But I advise you to do it within your ability. You only have one chance to refine the elixir. If you waste all the elixirs, you will still be charged."
"You'd better refine the elixir you are best at instead of deliberately pursuing difficulty. People should know themselves and never challenge things that they cannot control."
"That's all I have to say. I now declare the second round of this Western Region Alchemy Competition officially begins. Everyone, start taking action!"
After Feng Tiancheng finished speaking, he finally sat back in his original position, looking down with a hint of anticipation. He hoped that this round of competition would be more exciting and not make him sleepy.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of alchemists in the square took out their alchemy furnaces and began to warm the furnaces with alchemy fire.
In an instant, thousands of flames rose up in the square and the temperature of the competition venue suddenly increased.
The flames are colorful, blue, green, and all kinds of colors.
Various magical flames that are rarely seen in normal times appeared here together, dazzling the spectators around.
The grand scene of thousands of people refining elixirs together made countless onlookers blush and their blood boil.
(End of this chapter)