Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

This demonstrates that his personal abilities far exceed his qualifications as a synthesizer!

In an instant, those lavishly dressed members of the powerful families, whom Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong felt inferior to themselves, and high-ranking officials from various cities all cast friendly and congratulatory glances at the two.

And some of them, willing to swallow their pride and lower themselves, would even praise Zhang Chaoqiang in front of the two of them.

"Your child, Zhang Chaoqiang truly lives up to his reputation!"

Faced with such a statement, which was essentially just polite talk...

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei were also very happy to accept, and naturally, they wouldn't spoil the other person's mood, replying in kind as well:

"Thank you. Your son is also very good; you can tell he works very hard!"

"Heh, heh heh, you two, the younger generation in our family is a girl..."

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei: "..."

Then they realized that one shouldn't make definitive statements.

With their combined memory, how could two slow-witted people possibly remember each other when there were at least a thousand people on the field?

It was just a polite exchange of pleasantries, with each person bragging about the other's child.

So when others praise their son, the two of them usually reply, "Your child is also very good!"

Such a versatile statement can't be wrong, right?

Shortly after the two were genuinely pleased with their social skills, they also shared this phrase with many people who came to greet them.

"Ms. Shen, Mr. Zhang, congratulations on your son Zhang Chaoqiang breaking the national record! We are informing you here..."

"Thank you, thank you! Your child is also very good, and performed exceptionally well!" Similarly, just blindly apply the universal formula and you're good to go.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei's replies suggest they were congratulating each other.

However, the other party, consisting of several people, smiled somewhat awkwardly: "Ms. Shen, Mr. Zhang, we are referees for the competition..."

Only then did the two realize that the two people in front of them were actually wearing the referee uniforms for this competition. What a huge blunder!

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei also gave awkward, forced smiles.

"We are here to remind you both that we will provide proof of Zhang Chaoqiang's record-breaking achievement and apply for an award certificate and prize money for him."

Award certificates will be issued two days after the synthesis competition concludes!

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..."

Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong, looking embarrassed, could only nod like chickens pecking at rice.

Within five minutes of Zhang Chaoqiang's performance, the scene, which had briefly stirred up a commotion, returned to calm.

Most people still keep their eyes on the contestants from their own families and cities.

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei also shifted their completely bewildered gazes from Zhang Chaoqiang's position to Tan Yue's.

They asked, puzzled, "Chaoqiang has been out for so long, why hasn't Xiaoyue come out yet?"

"They're still synthesizing it; it won't be that fast..."

At first, Lao Chen was willing to talk to the two and answer their questions, but he gradually became impatient, and in the end, he simply said "I don't know" to get rid of them.

Old Chen immediately felt much more relaxed. In most cases, simply coping is the most comfortable way to deal with things.

On the other hand, Zhang Chaoqiang observed that Tan Yue was already purifying the sixth monster crystal core on the field.

Among all the participants, she wasn't considered fast; in fact, she might have been among the slowest at any moment.

After all, Gu Yizheng from Zhongzhou City had already completed eleven...

Gao Guojun from Tongxin City and Xiao Xia from Liuhai City also completed ten pieces.

Wu Ma Mengchao from Xinyun City, Dang Zhenpeng from Jiangnan City, Yang Yunqing from Yangyun City, and Xiang Yunlian from Jingran City all completed ten medals during this period.

They are evenly matched.

The majority of the rest hovered around 6-9 pieces.

Although only six orbs of pure spiritual energy floated in front of Tan Yue, the situation was by no means pessimistic.

Because from the very beginning, Zhang Chaoqiang's strategy for dealing with Tan Yue was to slow down his pace as much as possible.

He knew Tan Yue's personal abilities, but her biggest weakness was her impatience.

If you can calm your impatient mind, it will be helpful for Tan Yue's first and second stages of synthesis.

By slowing down, Tan Yue was able to maximize her mental and spiritual power.

Compared to regular synthesis training, the control over spiritual energy is much more stable, indicating that the person is in a better state of mind. Although it is slow, it is sustained.

This ensures that the final results are at a certain level, which is a good thing.

During the slow synthesis process, under the gradual purification process, as time goes by…

A full hour had passed since Zhang Chaoqiang completed his assessment.

During this hour, almost everyone on the field had completed the first stage of purification.

Gu Yizheng, who was recognized as the strongest synthesizer before the start of the synthesis competition, finally extracted a spiritual energy concentration of 18 parts, which was just enough to reach the high concentration stage.

Meanwhile, the top ten players in terms of synthesis ability, such as Wu Ma Mengchao from Xinyun City, Dang Zhenpeng from Jiangnan City, Yang Yunqing from Yangyun City, and Xiang Yunlian from Jingran City, are all basically at the stage of 17 pieces.

Gao Guojun from Tongxin City and Xiao Xia from Liuhai City are somewhat inferior.

They ultimately only managed to accumulate 16 units of pure spiritual energy in the first stage.

While the quantities varied, most had completed the first stage, except…

Tan Yue.

Her speed was so slow that it completely surpassed that of all the other competitors present, that's right...

It applies to all the contestants.

Currently, she has purified 13 samples and is currently purifying her 14th.

In the later stages, refining a larger amount of pure spiritual energy requires even greater control over one's spiritual and mental power.

After Zhang Chaoqiang carefully reviewed the data, he found that the crystal nucleus concentration of the top 61 contestants was basically 13.

The lowest concentration currently is around 11.

According to the competition rules, if the crystal nuclei are of the same concentration...

The judges will then make additional judgments based on various aspects of the synthesized crystal nucleus.

For example, is the spiritual energy extracted from the monster crystal core pure, and does compressing this pure spiritual energy into the artificial crystal core to synthesize an embryo damage the embryo?

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang did not want Tan Yue to end up in a situation where additional judgments had to be added, because he knew that Tan Yue often made careless mistakes when it came to synthesis.

A concentration of 13 crystal cores is not enough for Tan Yue to secure a place in the top 61; at least 14 are needed.

Then Zhang Chaoqiang calculated that after his rigorous training, Tan Yue's synthesis concentration was usually around 12 to 13, but now, after slowing down his state and focusing intently, he could achieve the same results.

Tan Yue is now able to attempt to synthesize the 14th one, and Zhang Chaoqiang believes there's a high probability of success. If this 14th one can be successfully purified, then her chances of advancing will be effectively increased to 50%.

Nearly twenty minutes passed quickly.

Others have already begun the second stage, which involves compressing pure spiritual energy into the artificial synthetic embryo.

Tan Yue had just finished purifying the 14th demon beast crystal core.

Sweating profusely, Tan Yue knew that 14 was her limit. She estimated that this score gave her a good chance of advancing.

If I really can't advance, then I can only blame myself for not being skilled enough. Therefore, I did not choose to continue refining, but instead began to enter the second stage of compression.

Even Lei She, who was the host on the field, couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

"Student Tan Yue has finally completed the first stage. As you can see, the concentration of the purified crystal cores she has produced has reached as many as 14!"

He has surpassed nearly 70 other competitors, which is beyond the scope of simply being described as "excellent" for a 13-year-old.

Many people were also taken aback.

Tan Yue is very close to Zhang Chaoqiang. Could it be that everyone who gets close to Zhang Chaoqiang is also so extraordinary?

This made them a little insecure.

Even though Tan Yue was the last person to complete the first stage, given the concentration of 14 crystal cores, if she successfully completed the second stage of compression, then advancing to the next round would be a certainty.

Furthermore, she was one of only two relatively young players in the entire competition, which made many people in the audience somewhat envious of her.

The top players in the first round may have held back a little.

Therefore, they handled the compression of spiritual energy with great ease in the second phase, and an hour later, they became the second people to emerge from the synthesis space…

It was none other than the renowned Zhongzhou contestant, Gu Yizheng.

Following closely behind were Wuma Mengchao, Dang Zhenpeng, Yang Yunqing, and others.

However, the instant they stepped out, they saw the ranking list in the void…

The fact that his name was listed first, coupled with the concentration level of his synthesis, truly startled them…

Chapter 228 An Acquaintance Arrives

The first name placed within the void barrier.

It felt somewhat familiar, yet also somewhat unfamiliar.

It was Zhang Chaoqiang, who had caused quite a stir before the competition even started.

The final rankings are not shown above, since the first round of the competition is not yet completely over. However, the current rankings are provisional based on the players who have already completed the competition.

So when Gu Yizheng came out full of confidence, he found that he was not in the first place, neither in terms of his name nor his score.

He was in second place, and Zhang Chaoqiang, who was currently in first place, was no longer the name that moved him the most.

The concentration he personally achieved was even more incredible to him…

"Seriously? Thirty?"

Zhang Chaoqiang managed to unleash the pure spiritual power of thirty crystal cores.

How can such a small artificial crystal nucleus embryo contain such a huge number of cells without its microstructure collapsing?

With an incredulous look in his eyes, he looked at his teacher, Lei She, the director of the research institute at the Zhongzhou Science and Technology Museum.