BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 376: Testing the Quality of Pills! The Mysterious Black-Robed Person!

Chapter 376: Testing the Quality of Pills! The Mysterious Black-Robed Person!

Fa Ma's slightly hoarse voice echoed in everyone’s ears: "Now, all contestants, please locate the green button at the lower left corner of your stone platform and press it."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan glanced around the platform and finally noticed an inconspicuous corner with several small buttons in different colors. His fingers paused on the green button, and he pressed it lightly.

As the button was pressed, the smooth surface of the stone platform trembled slightly. A small stone panel slowly rose about half a foot, its surface sinking to reveal a small black hole.

"This is a testing machine. You are to place your refined 'Bone-Growth Pill' inside. If the pill meets the requirements, the jade mirror in front of you will light up green. If it fails, the light will be red, indicating failure. The consequence of failure is elimination. The brighter the green light, the closer your pill is to the special effects described in the formula. On the other hand, the brighter the red light, the further your creation is from a true 'Bone-Growth Pill'—more like a useless pellet, though it might still serve as a snack!" Fa Ma’s humorous words echoed through the square, causing the audience and VIP seats to burst into laughter, though many alchemists in the square suddenly turned pale.

"Haha, well then, everyone, begin!" Fa Ma lifted his arm slightly, signaling the start.

Gently holding his perfectly round pill, Xiao Yan calmly stared at the dark hole of the testing machine, but he didn’t immediately place the pill inside. Instead, he scanned the area around him.

By this time, many alchemists had already started placing their pills into the machines. Shortly after the pills were inserted, the once-plain square became filled with colorful lights. Bright or dim, green and red beams flickered, revealing the joy of success and the gloom of failure.

"Damn this testing machine!" a two-star alchemist angrily glared at the jade mirror flashing a bright red light. His mirror had the strongest red glow in the entire square, drawing countless surprised gazes toward him.

He slammed his fist onto the stone platform, retrieved his cauldron into his storage ring, and, under the scrutiny of many eyes, stormed off the platform, muttering curses under his breath.

"Ridiculous! These absurd tests! Why can't we just focus on refining pills properly? Would that kill them? A bunch of old fools! I went through so much trouble gathering these ingredients, only for them to spring a test on us! The formula didn’t give any useful details beyond the name. How are we supposed to refine this thing?"

As this round of testing continued, nearly a hundred alchemists, their faces pale or flushed with frustration, left the square.

At that moment, Xiao Yan held his pill but hadn’t yet placed it in the testing machine. His attention shifted toward Liu Ling.

When Liu Ling prepared to place his pill into the machine, Xiao Yan mirrored his actions.

Princess Yao Yue, noticing Xiao Yan placing his pill, quickly followed suit, and at the same time, Xiao Yi Xian also placed her pill into the testing machine.

In an instant, Liu Ling, Xiao Yan, Princess Yao Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian all placed their pills into the dark testing machine hole at almost the exact same moment.

As the four pills were inserted, countless gazes fixated on the center of the square. Everyone was eager to see whose pill—among these three standout contestants, Xiao Yan, Liu Ling, and Princess Yao Yue—would outshine the others.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The jade mirrors remained silent for a moment, but soon after, faint booming sounds echoed as four dazzling green beams shot out from the stone platforms in front of the four contestants. The intensity of their green lights was far greater than any of the previous beams in the square.

Chapter 376: Testing the Quality of Pills! The Mysterious Black-Robed Person!

In the center of the square, three green beams of light shone brightly. The one on the left was slightly dimmer, the one on the right was a bit brighter, but the green beam at the front was as vivid as jade, with a color so rich and enticing.

"Wow! Such a deep green!"

From the audience, exclamations of surprise echoed continuously as they gazed at the emerald-like beam of light rising from Liu Ling's platform in the middle.

"He refined the pill so quickly, and yet its quality is still this good!"

Looking at the bright green light emanating from Liu Ling's platform ahead, Xiao Yan realized he had been thoroughly defeated in this round.

"What has Liu Ling been through these past few years to have become so strong?" Princess Yao Yue, standing beside Xiao Yan on the central platform, was equally surprised. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with amazement as she gazed at the dazzling green glow in front of Liu Ling.

"Kid, you still have a lot to learn about alchemy!" Liu Ling turned his head with a broad smile, looking at Xiao Yan as he teased him.

However, at that moment, Liu Ling's gaze shifted to the back of Xiao Yan, toward a corner of the square. He noticed another green beam, deeper in color than Xiao Yan's or the princess's, second only to his own.

Moreover, Liu Ling felt a strange sense that the black-robed, hooded figure on that stone platform was watching him.

"Who is he? Why does he seem so familiar?" Liu Ling murmured to himself, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.

At that moment, Liu Ling’s slightly confused gaze seemed somewhat provocative in Xiao Yan’s eyes, and Xiao Yan couldn’t help but feel even more irritated as he looked at Liu Ling.

"Who would've thought that the disciple of the Alchemy King, Gu He, would possess such skill? Not only is his speed remarkable, but the quality of his pills is also top-notch!" Jia Xingtian said with a chuckle, watching the three brilliant green beams of light rising from the center of the square.

"Yan Xiao's pill quality isn’t bad either. If he hadn’t failed once earlier, causing his second refinement to be a bit rushed, the quality might have been even better," Fa Ma quickly shifted the focus back to Xiao Yan after hearing Jia Xingtian praise Liu Ling.

However, not long after, Fa Ma’s attention was drawn to the green beam of light coming from Xiao Yi Xian’s stone platform in the corner.

"Who would have thought that the pill refined by that mysterious black-robed person would also be of such high quality?"

Fa Ma muttered to himself. Just then, Chelsea brought a set of documents over.

"Lord Fa Ma, here is all the information on the black-robed contestant!"

"Hmm!"

Fa Ma nodded as he took the documents from Chelsea. After skimming through the pages, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"So, the black-robed contestant... is actually a woman?"

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