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Chapter 155 What are you so proud of?

"Have you guys noticed that guy's acting a bit strange?"

In the VIP section, Fa Ma suddenly spoke up, addressing Jia Xingtian beside him.

"Hmm, that guy isn't an alchemist from my Gama Empire, but rather an alchemist from another country. Is there a problem?"

Although Jia Xingtian's soul power was also very strong, it lacked some refinement compared to the alchemist Fa Ma.

The black-robed youth exuded a very calm and composed aura, as did his life force.

However, he possesses incredible soul power, far surpassing that of top geniuses like Liu Ling and Yao Yue.

However, even this mysterious young man's soul power was still inferior to Xiao Yan's, which surprised Fa Ma greatly.

Although Xiao Yan is also very young and has powerful soul power, this is based on his talent for cultivation. In addition, Xiao Yan's life force is very strong, which shows that he is very young.

The black-robed youth possessed an excessively profound level of spiritual and life force; he resembled an old man more than a youth.

"That guy, apart from his appearance, his aura is too deep and stagnant, like a pool of still water, while his soul power far surpasses that of ordinary young people. The appearance of these two completely different things together suggests that he may not be what his appearance suggests."

Fa Ma's few words greatly surprised Jia Xingtian, who knew that the other party's disguise was so good that even he couldn't detect it.

Or perhaps Xiao Yan's excellence led him to subconsciously believe that geniuses were as numerous as carp crossing a river, while ignoring the fact that Xiao Yan himself was an extreme outlier.

"You mean, that guy might be using a fake identity to sneak into this alchemist conference?"

Faced with Jia Xingtian's question, Fa Ma nodded: "I can vouch for it with my identity as an alchemist. Beneath that young appearance, there must be an old soul hidden."

"Should we temporarily suspend the Alchemist Conference and then find this guy and investigate him?"

Although Jia Xingtian is the guardian of the royal family, the organizer of this alchemist conference is still Fama, so naturally we have to listen to his opinion.

"Absolutely not! This Alchemist Conference is a grand event to promote our Gama Empire. If we cause the Gama Empire to become infamous on the continent because of differential treatment, it would be a loss rather than a gain."

But if this guy wins the championship, the alchemist community of my Gama Empire will still be ridiculed. That's a bit of a problem.

Fa Ma frowned. There are some pills in this world that can change one's appearance and temperament. Even an alchemist like him could only sense a slight abnormality.

Even a nine-star Dou Huang like Jia Xingtian couldn't detect it, which shows how incredibly potent this pill is.

But it would be unfair to the Alchemist Tournament if someone with years of experience in alchemy were to impersonate a young person and win the championship.

In addition, his achievements have made it difficult for us to openly attack him, otherwise we would be slandered by the enemy country, which has made things difficult.

"The safest course of action now is to defeat this guy fair and square at the Alchemist Conference. However, neither Liu Ling nor Yao Yue are quite up to par."

Fama was also in a dilemma, unsure of what to do for a moment.

"Then you don't have any pills that can break through the opponent's disguise?" Jia Xingtian continued to ask.

Fa Ma shook his head: "No, this kind of pill is extremely uncommon, and it doesn't have any special effects, so there are usually no pills specifically for it."

Even if such a pill exists, it would probably be one I'm not familiar with.

Fa Ma's answer did not satisfy Xing Tian: "If that's the case, wouldn't everyone be able to take pills to change their appearance and take advantage of the situation? What fairness is there in this Alchemist Conference then?"

"Putting aside the fact that such special pills are difficult to refine, even if they were successfully made, how many old guys would be willing to lower themselves to do it? If they were discovered, they would lose face big time."

Moreover—the situation doesn't seem so bad. The opponent might be more capable, but it seems they've encountered a super genius in this year's competition.

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was sitting in front of the alchemy platform with his eyes closed in consolidation, Fa Ma suddenly felt that the situation might not be so bad after all.

"Anyway, let's ignore him for now and deal with him after we get through this second round."

After speaking, Fa Ma left the VIP seats and walked to the front desk: "Ladies and gentlemen, the refining stage is over, but this does not mean that the first round is over. In order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation and only refining a pill that is in name only, this competition has also prepared a testing device."

There is a device on the alchemy platform. When you put the pills into the groove, it will automatically start the detection.

If the jade plaque shows a green light after testing, it is considered to have passed. The stronger the green light, the higher the degree of completion of the elixir and the better its quality.

If it glows red, it indicates failure. The brighter the red light, the worse the quality of the elixir, and it may even be completely ineffective. So, everyone, let's begin.

This first round of testing has caused difficulties for many people, including some who are trying to take advantage of the situation and advance to the second round.

Unfortunately, their pills could not escape the detection device's keen eye, emitting a red glow.

The jade tablet of one of the second-grade alchemists was covered in a glaring red light, but this red light concealed his flushed face.

"Damn it, why is there this ridiculous testing phase? All that time I wasted forcibly mixing all the herbs together, I'm so angry!"

Amidst the cheers and laughter of the crowd, the second-grade alchemist put away his cauldron and hurriedly left the scene.

This round of testing eliminated nearly a quarter of the participants.

"You two, let's work together and see whose pills are of the best quality." Although Liu Ling wasn't as fast at refining pills as Xiao Yan, he was confident that his pills were of the best quality.

Xiao Yan nodded, and Yao Yue had no objections. The three of them together put the pills in their hands into the groove.

In an instant, three green lights appeared, the one on the left was slightly stronger, the one on the right was weaker, and the one in the middle shimmered with a pure light like jade.

"It seems that Brother Xiao Yan not only refines quickly, but also produces excellent quality. I am truly impressed."

Even the usually proud and arrogant Liu Ling couldn't help but praise Xiao Yan. However, this was only the first round. The final round would determine the winner, and then she would have to go all out and use all her trump cards.

"It was just luck, nothing to mention."

However, just as Xiao Yan and the other two were comparing their pills, another emerald-colored pill shone brightly in the southwest, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

That was the black-robed youth who had provoked everyone before. The pills he refined were of the same perfect quality as Xiao Yan's.

"The alchemists of the Gama Empire are not very good."

Xiao Yan and his two companions were able to read each other's lips.

Even Xiao Yan was slightly annoyed by the other party: "What are you so smug about?"

Then, Xiao Yan produced another pill and threw it into the groove right in front of the other party.

Only now did everyone realize that Xiao Yan, who had only refined the material once, had no materials on his table.

Everyone suddenly realized that this guy had actually put in two ingredients at the same time to refine it, leaving himself no room for error!