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Wick, as one of the referees, led the team onto the field.

He politely reminded Mint, "There's still plenty of time. Are you really sure you want to submit the potion?"

"You've already finished refining it, why aren't you submitting it?"

Mint's casual tone made the judges exchange bewildered glances as they accepted the potion.

She didn't leave, but returned to her seat, watching Renee's academic refining techniques intently.

Although she didn't improve herself, Renee's efficiency was the highest Mint had ever seen, even surpassing some of the Academy's instructors.

"I knew those old geezers deserved to die!"

Shortly after the hourglass was halfway through, Renee's potion was ready.

Two bottles of potions were placed on the table, awaiting the judge's inspection.

The lineup of judges for the Potions Trial is quite impressive, with more than ten renowned Potions Masters from various kingdoms and tribes of Anna making an appearance to test the achievements of the younger generation.

Representatives from Jingxin, Kurien, and the Grelian family also came to the venue to taste the food firsthand.

Crystal balls containing magical energy were brought to the site by maids. To maximize the experience of the potion's wonders, everyone would empty their magic beforehand.

Kurien held the small cup in his hand and invited everyone to drink together: "Then, let's drink this mint cup first."

Saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

A cool sensation ran down my throat and into my stomach.

The depletion of magic power would make a magician who desperately craved magic feel hot and irritable. This refreshing, minty-like substance could undoubtedly provide the user with a sense of clarity.

After a short while, nothing happened.

As Kurien grew anxious for Mint, his body, like a shriveled sponge, plunged into the water and instantly filled up.

The body, which contains magical energy, involuntarily absorbs the surrounding magical energy, forming a vortex that can be observed by high-level mages.

In the blink of an eye, every referee was filled with magic.

Moreover, they vaguely sensed that the absorption and filtering of magic had become more efficient.

Those with only a rudimentary understanding of potions, like Kurien, reacted relatively well, but the masters of potions stared at the liquid in their cups with complex expressions.

He glanced at the mint, then at the medicine, and hesitated to speak.

The unshakeable academic understanding of alchemy was somehow carved out of existence by something strange.

The jailer joked, "This reaction, could it be that your Dao heart has shattered?"

Renee glanced at Mint, then approached the referee: "Can I have a drink?"

As the protagonist of today's story, her request was fulfilled.

She drank it all in one gulp, feeling the surging, boundless magic within her, and Renee slowly opened her eyes.

"I lost."

The Grion family was utterly astonished.

Mint was a straightforward person; she poured herself a glass of Renee's potion and smacked her lips.

"Hmm, it's definitely lacking. Your potion isn't vibrant enough; it's lifeless."

Even if Renee admits defeat, the normal procedures still need to be followed.

After everyone present tasted it, they found that the assessment of mint was surprisingly accurate.

After a person takes the potion, the magic power within their body is churning and about to burst forth, as if it wants to transform into a dragon and suck up the surrounding energy.

While a potion for one person can quickly replenish the body's magical power, it lacks that restless, eager-to-try surge of energy.

Renee's mother exclaimed that it was impossible.

How could a wild mage who emerged from a corner, using a ridiculous alchemy method, possibly defeat Renee's flawless and error-free alchemy skills?

The knowledgeable potion master also exclaimed that it was impossible.

It wasn't just the experts among the judges whose hearts were shattered; they all felt that all their past efforts had been crushed into powder by Mint's foot, and then ground down with even more force.

When did potion-making become so casual and perfunctory?

Some people accept the facts.

"A unique style, exceptional alchemy skills, and outstanding talent... why doesn't the Star Speaker Academy want someone like that?"

"There are too many talented and extraordinary people in Anna, do you look down on Mint?"

"Didn't Mint drop out of school on her own?"

"Wake up! The Star Speakers told everyone it was a 'potion accident,' and he was expelled out of school out of shame. You actually believed them all?"

The outcome was decided, and Curry personally announced that Mint had won the first game.

After discussions between the two parties, the second round was decided to be a drug-induced destruction.

Each side concocts a potion, using it to neutralize the potency of the other's potion.

As the two left the arena to recover their magic, the potion scholars who were acting as referees curiously pressed them for answers.

"Who taught you your potion-making skills?"

Mint blinked: "Self-taught."

After a moment of silence, someone asked, "So you left the Star Speaker Academy because they couldn't teach you the knowledge you wanted?"

This really hit the nail on the head.

She scoffed, "My mentor is jealous of talent and ability. What good can I learn from him?"

The boundary between the real and virtual worlds is overjoyed.

Yes, yes, that's what I'll say!

The difficulty of eliminating the academic clique has become much smaller.

Chapter 386 So angry my lungs hurt

The competition had only just begun, and some people's faces had already darkened.

The instructors from various factions at the Star Speakers Academy were already on pins and needles listening to the surrounding discussions.

If there's one side that least wants Mint to shine, it probably wouldn't be the Grion family.

Mint showed no mercy to the academy, making a huge splash during the event, clearly intending to settle scores with the academy.

I can't imagine what Mint would say if she won.

The maids continued to add more materials to the venue.

The two can only combine potions from existing materials; they cannot choose their own, which limits the scope of their potion-making abilities.

Mint, with her hands behind her back, looked around at the pile of materials, touching them with confidence.

Alchemy requires following the theme, while destroying medicinal properties is purely a matter of free rein, allowing one to do whatever one wants, which suits her style perfectly.

Holding the hourglass, Wick, after receiving a signal from his companion, asked, "Ready?"

Seeing that both of them nodded in agreement, he inverted the hourglass and announced loudly.

"The second round of the potion contest, Potion Destruction, officially begins!"

Wick and several referees stood in the center of the arena, using their own magic as a barrier to separate the two and prevent them from directly observing the process during the refining.

Mint and Renee went out together to select ingredients.

The jailer asked in bewilderment, "Eleravie, isn't the way they do this so they can guess the other party's intentions during the material selection stage?"

Elaeva was still stuffing herself with food. She licked the grease from the corner of her mouth and asked a question.

"Does taking it mean I have to use it?"

Renee and Mint were grabbing whatever they could find indiscriminately, carrying it back to their desks with long strides.

They took things, and the maids replenished them. After two or three rounds, the messy items piled up on the small table, and they had no choice but to put them on the ground.

Renee remained calm and methodical.

Mint is still whimsical.

The potion master also discovered that Peppermint's method of removing impurities was not a spur-of-the-moment show of skill; she used the same method when concocting other potions.

After a series of wild swings, the job was done.

This single action saves three steps in the conventional refining process, and its effectiveness has already been proven in the previous round of trials.

I can understand it, yet I can't quite grasp it.

Many people are scratching their heads, wondering how she did it.

"She, she threw in so many conflicting medicinal substances and dared to refine it with such intense heat..." The speaker swallowed hard. "What audacity."

Not to mention the half-baked experts in the stands, even the referees on the field looked at each other in bewilderment.

Watching Renee refine her ingredients is a feast for the eyes; watching Mint refine them is terrifying.

But Mint always manages to get the results she wants by walking a tightrope.

Without any formal training, how could someone achieve such success solely through self-study? Are the people at the Star Speaker Academy out of their minds?

100 years ago, Tina, a magician with almost the same experience and equally outstanding skills, accomplished the feat of improving the potion-making process.

If she hadn't focused on promoting potions to younger generations, her achievements during her lifetime would have been even greater.

In a daze, the magic potion, tempered by the fierce fire of peppermint, was born.

She pinched ice cubes with her bare hands and put them in, then transferred the liquid to another crystal glass, shook it, and swirled it around!

Do you shake finished potions too?

"Okay, that's a wrap~~~"

This cheerful tone was just like the lighthearted energy of someone brewing potions for the people on the boundary between the real and the virtual worlds.

They were so relaxed, it didn't feel like a competition, but rather a performance.

Having learned from his previous experience, Wick went straight up to sit on the potion, only to be stopped by Peppermint.

"I'll do it myself."

Wick was puzzled, but he didn't suspect anything.

Watching her walk so steadily and gracefully was actually quite amusing.

"They may seem unconventional, but they take their work seriously."

The boundary between reality and illusion on the observation deck caused everyone to break out in a cold sweat.

French Fries swallowed hard: "Mint won't..."

"It shouldn't be that bad... She's already realized that Renee isn't aggressive anymore, there's no need to go this far." Jiang Heyi said, sweating profusely.

The hourglass was halfway through, and Renee's work was finished.

The entire audience held their breath in suspense.

The outcome of this match will determine whether the potions will have to compete in a third round.

Kurien asked the potions master beside him, "What potion do you think Peppermint made?"

The potions master hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"You can't see it either?"

"The ingredients added to the mint potion were too mixed, and a lot of the processed materials were discarded. It seems that... he came up with a plan on a whim, and only finalized his own potion-making plan at the very end."

"Excuse my bluntness, but if an ordinary potion master tries to alter the properties of a potion while refining it, nine times out of ten they will be taught a lesson by the potion itself."

Kurien was puzzled: "Then the mint..."

"I can only say that perhaps she has found her own unique and difficult-to-imitate style of alchemy."

"As the saying goes, there is order in chaos. Her refining process has reached the point where she doesn't need a formula or proportion, but can achieve results simply by relying on her intuition and sense of proportion."

The Potions Master said with concern, "I only hope that the Potions Masters watching today will not abandon their principles and blindly follow suit, unable to distinguish right from wrong..."

The apprentices who had come with the potion master were all covered in sweat.