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

This completely stunned everyone present!

This was indeed a grand occasion. Not to mention the contestants, even many elders in their families couldn't tear themselves away upon hearing the words "dragon."

The dragon crystal core is also very attractive to these veteran martial artists who are older and have lived longer.

Zhang Chaoqiang pondered from the sidelines, realizing that not only did the contestants on the field harbor their own agendas, but their families did as well.

It should be noted that, apart from Gu Yizheng, most of the people present were not the strongest in martial arts in their city, and were within the range of their peers.

It can be said that they are quite outstanding in the synthesis of artificial crystal nuclei.

If they could get past this dragon crystal core, with their strength, they would be almost unable to withstand the dragon's heart's blood.

As members of such a family, they must think of the family's interests. This extremely precious dragon crystal core should never belong to them.

However, this has nothing to do with Zhang Chaoqiang. In his current state, he is already confident of winning the first two competitions and has a very high chance of taking first place. He also has to obtain the Jiaolong Crystal Core.

At the same time, he was also looking forward to what kind of martial arts skills he could gain from it. He had never seen an ancient bloodline level crystal core before.

"Cough cough..."

Reshe coughed, suppressing the somewhat agitated and impatient atmosphere, and then quickly and concisely announced the final prize for first place!

"The first prize in this crafting competition is the opportunity to enter the Central National Treasury and choose one item from it as a reward!"

Entering the Central Treasury?

The words were simple, but the rewards they contained were even more astonishing than the dragon crystal core from before…

Who doesn't know that the Central Treasury contains thousands of years of cultural heritage and treasures?

Among them, there may even be divine beast cores and all sorts of rare treasures!

Can you choose any item?

This directly represents an opportunity for rapid advancement!

"Wow, the rewards for this year's synthesis competition are so generous and amazing!"

Gu Yi was standing next to Zhang Chaoqiang, his gaze intense, occasionally glancing at Zhang Chaoqiang's front and then flickering...

Zhang Chaoqiang: "Oh?"

He became interested, and Gu Yizheng continued speaking to himself:

"The first prize in the first National Youth Martial Arts Tournament, held hundreds of years ago, was the same. The winner that year selected a golden sacred plant from the treasure vault..."

Planting it at home and eating the fruit of the Holy Spirit's bounty brought the entire family divine protection. Not only did the top student eventually break through to the ninth rank...

Their once ordinary little family had suddenly become a powerful clan, though they couldn't compare to the families present today. But the spiritual plant in their treasure vault had such effects…”

It's easy to imagine how tempting that number one spot is...

At this point, a hint of frustration flashed across Gu Yizheng's eyes, which he quickly erased without a trace, and he smiled and congratulated Zhang Chaoqiang.

"Zhang Chaoqiang, based on your performance yesterday, you have the best chance of winning first place. Although it's not a sure thing, it's almost certain. I want to congratulate you in advance."

Gu Yizheng bowed to him, clasping his hands in greeting.

This prompted Zhang Chaoqiang to quickly return the gesture, nodding his thanks.

There was no denial whatsoever, which made Gu Yizheng's gaze even more profound.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the university admissions officers and powerful families present, their goal for the past two days had only one thing in common…

We must recruit the top eight, or at the very least, the sixteenth-ranked contestants.

Of course, the most important ones are the top five and the number one!

After announcing the rewards, Resher also revealed some minor changes to this concentration competition.

"Today, the second day of the concentration competition, we will be making some changes to the synthesis environment for all participants!"

change?

After saying that, Resher opened a synthetic space on the field, and after some adjustments, the temperature suddenly dropped…

A storm of wind, snow, and rain unfolded within the synthesized space.

"If such severe external conditions are encountered during the synthesis process, will it still be able to maintain its ability?"

Synthesizing artificial crystal cores in a harmonious and peaceful space wouldn't be a difficult task for most people, but no one can guarantee that a synthesizer can remain in such an excellent environment permanently...

Get to work!

Therefore, we simulated the same harsh environment in the synthetic space to see if everyone could still perform to their full potential!

"Of the 31 contestants, the 16 who persevered the longest in the harsh environment and synthesized the most crystal nuclei of the relevant concentration were selected in the morning to determine the final list of those who will advance."

In the afternoon, it was the round of 16 to 8!

As soon as this rule was announced, many people present complained bitterly…

Because some skilled players are not particularly strong overall, their strength usually fluctuates around the second tier.

The evaluation on the second day was not only about whether one could concentrate fully and maximize the increase in the concentration of synthetic crystal nuclei under harsh conditions!

It also tests one's adaptability and physical strength.

On the surface, Zhang Chaoqiang is only a first-level martial artist, but the public directly regards him as having the strength of a third-level martial artist, so no one is worried about him.

But in reality, Zhang Chaoqiang was having a huge headache about this…

The harsh environment within the synthetic space was bitterly cold, reaching tens of degrees below zero. Thunder and lightning of the same strength as those at the peak of the first tier flashed alternately, and the howling wind could drown out all other sounds...

In such a terrible environment, how could Zhang Chaoqiang's physical body withstand it? In the end, he would probably have to use his spiritual power to protect his body.

Furthermore, these two rounds were quite simple: the contestants needed to synthesize ten artificial crystal cores of the same concentration, specifically medium concentration, and they had to keep synthesizing them until they could no longer withstand the harsh environment…

The top 15 contestants who exit the synthesis space are considered eliminated.

This places great emphasis on the contestant's control over spiritual power and their own physical strength.

This round of assessments has been slightly biased towards the martial arts skills of the synthesizers, which is natural, given that the Central Kingdom has always revered martial arts.

This is true not only of the Central Kingdom, but of the entire world; it has always been this way, and it will never change.

So while a small number of people were complaining bitterly, Gu Yizheng thought it was a good thing, because his martial arts strength was already at the middle stage of the second tier.

The overall level reached nearly 2400P of spiritual power.

In this round, he believes his performance will not lag as far behind Zhang Chaoqiang as it did last time.

The next second, as the thirty-one contestants entered the synthesis space, Old Chen finally explained to Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong, who had been completely bewildered and unaware of what was happening:

"The first one to come out will be eliminated, and the remaining sixteen will advance to the next round."

"Whoever comes out first is eliminated..."

Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei seemed to have understood.

However, it's not actually a matter of who comes out first being eliminated. It's just that those who exhaust their spiritual power and can't withstand the environmental storms within the synthesis space are forced to leave, and the number of crystal cores they synthesize is less than those of the other contestants still in the process of synthesis...

That's what it means to be eliminated.

The unified set consisted of ten crystal cores of varying concentrations. Within the synthesis space, Zhang Chaoqiang observed that a total of one hundred demon beast crystal cores and ten first-tier artificial crystal core synthesis embryos were arranged.

But in this round, the key is for the body to resist the external storm!

My ideas are different from others.

Others were thinking about how to withstand the test for a longer period of time in order to increase the number of items they could synthesize.

Zhang Chaoqiang, on the other hand, was thinking about how to get these artificial crystal cores in the shortest amount of time so that he could leave as soon as possible to preserve his spiritual power.

The biting cold and the wind, sharp as knives and at least close to 1000P, accompanied by thunder that made your heart pound...

At first, it left many contestants dizzy and disoriented. Even Gu Yizheng was stunned for several minutes before finally using his spiritual power to protect himself and barely resist it. Then, he calmed down and tried to synthesize the substance as little as possible without external interference...

As for the others, needless to say, they were basically teetering on the brink of collapse. Originally, the compression from the first stage to the second stage of the first-order crystal core would take them no more than thirty to forty minutes, but now it would take at least an hour...

Although many people outside the arena had high hopes for Zhang Chaoqiang, he was actually suffering quite a bit...

The external environment constantly assaults the body, and even with spiritual energy used for protection, it cannot completely withstand the oppressive force.

Therefore, his goal became to cut the Gordian knot!

Unlike others who take a steady, step-by-step approach, seeking only longevity...

Zhang Chaoqiang used his fastest speed to extract the pure spiritual energy from the 100-meter crystal core one by one. This operation surprised everyone watching!

"Zhang Chaoqiang, that's too fast!" Tan Yue was dumbfounded. In just over half an hour, Zhang Chaoqiang had already extracted the pure spiritual energy from nearly a hundred demon beast crystal cores...

It is not necessary to complete the entire synthesis; it is sufficient to compress it into the crystal embryo and complete the second stage. This is the rule of the concentration competition.

"How did Zhang Chaoqiang manage to turn the test of spiritual power control and physical strength into an efficiency assessment?"

Resher was immediately horrified: "The others are focusing half their efforts on resisting the harsh environment, seeking to prolong the time they can synthesize..."

However, Zhang Chaoqiang didn't think so. His synthesis speed was high and efficient. Perhaps he believed that compared to others seeking stability and longevity, a quick victory was more likely to preserve his spiritual power...

Soon, after purification, the compressed spiritual energy was injected into the synthesized embryo…

Initially, the second stage of completing one crystal nucleus took ten minutes…

It was one thing for him to compress ten different pure spiritual energies into the embryo at the same time.

Later, Zhang Chaoqiang even completed two crystal core embryos simultaneously... which means compressing twenty kinds of spiritual energy at the same time...

Ten minutes, one completed; twenty minutes, three completed; thirty minutes, six completed…

As Zhang Chaoqiang's speed increased, the compression he subsequently underwent was further accelerated due to his emotions.

It started at ten minutes, then became eight minutes, and finally even five minutes…

Finally, the second phase took exactly the same amount of time as the first phase…

The entire second phase, under Zhang Chaoqiang's operation, took less than forty minutes, with a total time of one hour and twenty minutes.

After completing the pure spiritual energy compression of the last crystal core, Zhang Chaoqiang felt that he still had one-third of his spiritual energy remaining, and then left the synthesis space without hesitation.

The first person to emerge from the space was Zhang Chaoqiang…

Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong were the first to get anxious:

"Super Strong has been eliminated?"