The Path of Immortality: Starts With Creating Water Bear Gu-Chapter 380: The Three Frenzied Contestants

The contestants didn’t start refining pills immediately. The scoring standard for the first round focused solely on the difficulty of the pill being refined—speed was irrelevant to the score.

As a result, every contestant decided to observe their competitors to see what pills they planned to refine before making their own decision.

However, since everyone shared this thought, no one began refining pills for the moment.

Even Long Xuan hesitated to decide what pill to refine. Instead, he focused on the Gu Kings present, waiting to see their choices. If any of them managed to refine a fourth-grade pill, he would have to adjust his strategy accordingly.

As time passed, with no one making a move, the spectators grew drowsy. Some even began yawning incessantly.

Finally, Feng Shuang lost his patience and shouted:

“Damn it! If no one else is going to act, I’ll show you how it’s done! Watch closely!”

With a wild laugh, he activated his soul power. The storage rings on the surrounding tables stirred, and countless spiritual herbs flew out. The herbs connected mid-air, forming a line before gathering into a single point.

Many people scrutinized the herbs to deduce what pill Feng Shuang intended to refine.

When they noticed that the herbs he summoned were of both ice and fire attributes, their pupils shrank. Someone immediately cried out in shock:

“Holy crap! This fatty is going to refine the Ice-Fire Polar Pill! Is he trying to blow us all up? Run!”

At this, the contestants sitting near Feng Shuang panicked, scrambling to distance themselves from him.

Even the spectators outside the arena and the judges seated on the high platform were visibly alarmed, breaking into hushed discussions.

“No way! Feng Shuang is attempting the Ice-Fire Polar Pill? The difficulty isn’t just high—it’s so extreme that even most fourth-grade alchemists can’t pull it off!”

“Tsk tsk, this Feng Shuang is really bold to take on the Ice-Fire Polar Pill. This will be entertaining.”

“Hahaha… The Ice-Fire Polar Pill requires unique materials. The clash between ice and fire generates immense destructive power. If the cauldron explodes, it can genuinely kill people. Look at the faces of the alchemists sitting near him—they’ve gone pale! Hahaha…”

Seeing that Feng Shuang had chosen to refine the Ice-Fire Polar Pill, everyone perked up. Their eyes sparkled with excitement, completely forgetting the earlier boredom.

“Holy crap! He’s actually refining the Ice-Fire Polar Pill! If he fails, I could get blown to pieces! I’m requesting to move further away from him!”

One of Feng Shuang’s neighbors, scared out of their wits, immediately raised their hand and shouted with a pale face.

On the high platform, Feng Tiancheng, observing Feng Shuang’s bold choice, nodded in satisfaction. When he heard the request to change seats, he sternly declared:

“Rules are rules. If everyone wants to change their position, how can this pill-refining competition proceed?”

“If you’re scared, wait until he finishes before refining your pill. The second round doesn’t factor time into the scoring.”

Upon hearing this, many contestants near Feng Shuang rushed to leave. In no time, over a hundred people had fled, leaving an empty zone around him.

“Hmph! Cowards!”

Feng Shuang merely glanced at the fleeing contestants with disdain before returning his focus to refining. He refused to let anything distract him.

“Damn it! You’re refining the Ice-Fire Polar Pill, huh? Well, so will I! Do you think I’m scared of you?”

The Ninth Prince, Wang Wu, gritted his teeth and finally utilized his soul power to retrieve materials for the Ice-Fire Polar Pill from his storage ring, preparing to refine it himself.

Originally, according to his plan, he wasn’t intending to refine the Ice-Fire Polar Pill. Although he had the ability to do so, he wasn’t entirely confident in his success. However, upon seeing that his competitors were attempting to refine the Ice-Fire Polar Pill, he had no choice but to change his strategy.

The Ice-Fire Polar Pill is considered one of the most difficult third-grade pills to refine. If he didn’t attempt it, he would undoubtedly fall behind in points, which was something he couldn’t accept. As such, he decided to aim higher and challenge himself with refining this pill, even though it was beyond his full mastery.

When Long Yuyao saw Wang Wu preparing to refine the Ice-Fire Polar Pill, she bit her lip, abandoned her original plan, and decided to challenge the same highly difficult task.

Soon, materials for refining the Ice-Fire Polar Pill flew out from the storage rings on the surrounding tables and gently landed on the table in front of Long Yuyao.

With these two also attempting to refine the Ice-Fire Polar Pill, the alchemists seated nearby turned pale, fleeing to a safer distance to wait until they were done before attempting their own refining.

Meanwhile, Long Xuan, sitting farther away from the trio, remained unmoved. With his defensive capabilities, he wasn’t worried about any damage from a potential explosion caused by a failed refinement of the Ice-Fire Polar Pill.

After observing their decisions, Long Xuan turned his attention to Feng Jiu and Qin Dan. Both had achieved perfect scores in the first elimination round, making them the strongest alchemists present and the ones who posed the greatest threat to him.

He decided to wait and see what pills they intended to refine. Patience was his strength.

He didn’t have to wait long. Soon, Qin Dan, with a disdainful smile, began controlling his soul power. A series of spiritual herbs flew out from the storage rings around him.

Long Xuan quickly focused on the herbs, trying to deduce the pill Qin Dan intended to refine. Half of the herbs were materials for the Ice-Fire Polar Pill, while the other half were unfamiliar, including a peak-grade Fire Spirit Stone and a peak-grade Ice Spirit Stone.

Anyone familiar with pharmacology could tell that Qin Dan intended to refine an improved version of the Ice-Fire Pill, incorporating many advanced materials, including the immensely valuable peak-grade spirit stones.

The audience was stunned. This man was a rare genius, having modified the recipe for the Ice-Fire Polar Pill. However, there was no doubt that if this improved pill exploded, the resulting destruction would be even more catastrophic, given the opposing properties of the peak-grade spirit stones he used.

Naturally, the difficulty of refining this version was significantly higher than that of the original.

If he succeeded, his score would undoubtedly surpass that of Feng Jiu, Wang Wu, and Long Yuyao.

Long Xuan glanced at him in surprise. The improved recipe for the Ice-Fire Pill must have been Qin Dan’s unique creation, a result of countless hours of research. Yet, he was willing to expose it without any attempt to conceal it.

However, as long as Qin Dan didn’t attempt to refine a fourth-grade pill, it wouldn’t pose too much of a threat to Long Xuan.