Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

Upon witnessing this extraordinary phenomenon, the audience in the square immediately became alert. At this moment, countless eyes were focused on an old man on the stone platform, as it was this old man who had summoned the Dan Lei.

Dan Lei's appearance did not attract Xiao Li's attention. Xiao Li didn't even want to look at it. His attention was entirely focused on the medicine cauldron. At this moment, the pool of multicolored medicinal liquid in Xiao Li's medicine cauldron had condensed into a large, multicolored liquid, which had become quite concentrated.

Following the appearance of the first bolt of pill lightning, the second, third, and fourth bolts also appeared. The intensity of these bolts varied, but most were low-grade seventh rank, with only one or two being mid-grade seventh rank.

Many succeeded, but some failed. Several seventh-grade alchemists encountered problems when condensing the pills at the last moment, causing their hard work of nearly twenty days to be in vain.

Failure in alchemy is a common phenomenon; even Xiao Li cannot guarantee a 100% success rate in alchemy.

Chapter 96 The Birth of an Eighth-Grade Pill!

Five days later, several more people successfully refined pills. The highest quality pill they refined was a Grade 7 high-grade pill. Although it barely reached the high grade level, the pill lightning it triggered was extremely shocking!

The alchemist who refined the seventh-grade high-level pill was none other than the Cao family member who wielded the Blood Demon Flame. The Cao family was one of the five great families of the Pill Tower and belonged to the family of alchemists. It was no surprise that he could refine such a pill.

At this moment, there were still four people on the field whose medicine cauldrons were flickering with flames. If you looked closely, you would find that the lowest level of their alchemist badges was the seventh-grade intermediate level. That's right, the seventh-grade intermediate level one was Xiao Li, and the highest level one was an eighth-grade alchemist, that person was Venerable Tianhe.

Xuan Kongzi looked at the four people who were still refining pills.

"It seems there are only these four left: Venerable Tianhe, Chixiaozi, the Dan family members, and the little guy that Mangtianchi brought."

Xuan Yi: "They seem to be under a lot of pressure. After all, they've noticed that a young Dou Huang is competing against them. If they lose, it won't just be a matter of face."

Boom——

No sooner had Xuan Yi finished speaking than the Dan family member completed the refining process, and the pill lightning he attracted was even stronger than that of the Cao family member before.

Peak of the seventh rank!

Before the Dan family member could rejoice for long, the Dou Zun expert named Chi Xiaozi poured his vast and boundless soul power into the medicine cauldron. Faintly, a faint spiritual energy permeated the soul power.

boom--

A beam of yellowish-green light, ten feet long, shot out from his medicine cauldron and soared into the sky!

After the beam of light rose into the sky, the dense silver lightning bolts in the sky seemed to have seen something terrifying and retreated, not daring to touch the yellow-green beam of light!

Amidst countless shocked gazes, the beam of light shot straight into the sky. Immediately afterward, clouds suddenly appeared where the beam of light passed, and in just a few blinks, they condensed into a thundercloud nearly a hundred meters in size!

Moreover, what is most shocking is that the thunderclouds formed this time actually have two colors: blue and silver!

Two-colored thunderclouds, an eighth-grade elixir!

Many people in the square were seeing the two colors of Danlei for the first time.

Eighth-grade pills are considered to be at the very top of the pyramid in the world of pills. Although there is only one grade difference between eighth-grade and seventh-grade pills, they are worlds apart!

Eighth-grade pills possess spirituality, even some basic intelligence; in other words, they have their own life force! They can already be considered living beings.

Moreover, the classification of eighth-grade elixirs is unimaginably strict, and its quality cannot be identified with the naked eye. Instead, the quality can be identified by the color of the elixir!

The higher the quality of the elixir, the more colors of the pill lightning it attracts when it takes shape. The highest grade eight elixir can attract nine-colored pill lightning, and there are only a handful of people on the continent who can refine such elixir.

The fact that Chixiaozi was able to attract two-colored pill lightning means that he has already refined an eighth-grade pill, an eighth-grade pill with two-colored pill lightning!

The Dan family members standing to the side were dumbfounded. He hadn't even started showing off yet, and an eighth-grade pill had already appeared. This was really a bit of a mental challenge.

Chi Xiaozi looked up at the silvery-blue pill lightning in the sky and smiled. His years of hard work had finally paid off. As an alchemist, what could be more exciting than refining an eighth-grade pill in such a grand competition as the Pill Gathering?

Chi Xiaozi was preparing to receive Dan Lei when he glanced at the remaining two contestants. One of them was someone he knew, Venerable Tianhe, a rogue cultivator from the Southern Region of Zhongzhou with a good reputation. He had never bullied others because he was an alchemist and would occasionally guide some alchemist apprentices, showing the demeanor of a grandmaster!

But the other young man, Chi Xiaozi could clearly see that he was only an eight-star Dou Huang. Even if he was extremely powerful and could refine a seventh-grade pill, he should have finished it long ago. Why was he still refining it now?

Upon closer inspection, Chi Xiaozi discovered wisps of spiritual energy emanating from Xiao Li!

"A spirit realm soul! No way! Wait, isn't that the kid with the strange fire? Holy crap!"

At this moment, Xiao Li had completed the final step of condensing the core. With a wave of his hands, the Yin-Yang Heart Flame transformed into two giant dragons, one black and one white, which burst forth from the cauldron, carrying a huge pillar of light that shot straight into the sky!

The beam of light rose into the sky and quickly condensed into thunderclouds of two colors.

"Another two-colored pill lightning! This kid is only a Dou Huang, yet he can refine an eighth-grade pill!"

Xiao Li's face was already pale. He was fully focused on the final step of condensing his core and didn't have time to take any Qi-inducing pills. As a result, he had already consumed a lot of his battle qi.

"No, this isn't a two-colored pill lightning. His pill lightning also contains a hint of red. This kid almost refined an eighth-grade three-colored pill!"

The elders of the Pill Tower on the high platform could naturally recognize the spiritual quality of the eighth-grade pills refined by Xiao Li, which was slightly better than the pills refined by Chi Xiao Zi.

"Hehe, kid, you really can refine eighth-grade pills now, but this time I've won!" Venerable Tianhe thought victory was assured. He had truly taken Xiao Li as an opponent in this competition, and now that he saw Xiao Li's pill lightning, his mindset calmed down.

Xiao Li, panting heavily, glanced at Venerable Tianhe: "Isn't it too early to determine the winner? The real competition is only just beginning!"

Xiao Li took out a jade bottle from his storage ring, and poured out a pale yellow dust particle, which was covered with rich spiritual energy.

On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi stood up abruptly: "That's Spirit-Nourishing Powder! This little guy actually had such a backup plan!"

Tian Leizi and Xuan Yi also stood up, their eyes fixed on the young man.

Xiao Li threw it into the medicine cauldron, then suddenly slapped his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood, which all poured into the medicine cauldron!

The Yin-Yang Heart Flame in Xiao Li's hand transformed into two fire dragons, which continuously swirled within the medicine cauldron.

"Ascension!"

As Xiao Li's blood and the spirit-nurturing powder entered the medicine cauldron, spiritual energy was rapidly injected into the longan-sized pill.

Once you reach the eighth rank, focusing solely on the quality of energy is no longer the most important thing; enhancing the spirituality of the elixir is the true priority!

Immediately afterward, the two-colored thunderclouds in the distant sky, as if drawn by some force, suddenly began to churn violently once more!

"The thunderclouds in the sky have changed!"

Xuan Kongzi stared at Xiao Li: "Truly insane! Just like that guy Yao Chen, risking everything to elevate the spirit of the pill at this critical juncture! Not only did he use Spirit-Nourishing Powder, but he also used his own blood to guide it!"

If this kid's technique weren't different from Yao Chen's, I would really suspect that he's Yao Chen's personal disciple!

Back then, at the Pill Gathering, Medicine Venerable Yao Chen relied on his Spirit Ascension Technique to overpower all the other heroes and win the championship!

At this moment, Xiao Li did the same thing as Yao Chen!

Above the sky, Xiao Li's two-colored thunderclouds began to undergo tremendous changes. The wisps of red continued to grow stronger and gradually formed three-colored thunderclouds: blue, silver, and red!

It wasn't over yet. The tricolored thunderclouds continued to churn violently. Suddenly, a ray of golden light appeared! This ray of golden light was extremely dazzling, attracting the attention of countless people!

Blue, silver, red, gold, four colors of thunder!

Xiao Li unleashed four-colored pill lightning, astonishing everyone present. Who would have thought that a Dou Huang could refine an eighth-grade pill with four-colored pill lightning!

Although the gold that Xiao Li summoned was slightly smaller than the other colors, it was indeed a genuine Rank 8 Four-Color Pill!

"I did it!" Xiao Li lay down on the stone platform, completely exhausted.

Chapter 97 The Ultimate Winner

"Four-Colored Thunder! You're really amazing, kid. I, Tianhe, admire you. I was originally planning to save some energy, but since that's the case, I'll go all out."

The flames inside Venerable Tianhe's medicine cauldron grew even larger. Venerable Tianhe infused his soul power into the cauldron, then took out a special fruit and threw it into the cauldron.

"This is a Spirit Ascension Fruit? Its function is to enhance the spirituality of an eighth-grade pill by adding it during the pill condensation process. Is it really necessary for Tianhe to be so serious?" Xuan Kongzi shook his head. He didn't expect that Venerable Tianhe would actually compete with a little guy.

About fifteen minutes later, Venerable Tianhe's medicine cauldron also emitted a huge pillar of light, which shot straight into the sky and instantly attracted pill lightning.

Blue, silver, red, and gold thunderclouds appeared rapidly, and that wasn't all; the thunderclouds in the sky were still churning! A moment later, as the clouds surged, a ray of purple light, like the divine radiance that pierced through the vast sky, quietly penetrated the clouds, turning a patch of thunderclouds a pale purple!

As soon as the purple color appeared, the thunderclouds instantly transformed into five-colored lightning!

Blue, silver, red, gold, purple—five colors of thunder!

Unlike Xiao Li's four-colored pill lightning, Xiao Li's golden pill lightning was smaller than the other three colors of pill lightning, while Venerable Tianhe's five-colored pill lightning was equally huge, covering the sky and directly overshadowing Xiao Li's pill lightning!

Wow! ! !

The once silent square erupted into a frenzy in an instant. Countless people, their faces flushed with excitement, cheered loudly, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth. The entire city of Saint Pill trembled slightly under the weight of this roar.

The Five-Colored Thunderclap is practically a legendary existence; it's an honored guest no matter which faction you join.

With the appearance of the five-colored pill lightning, it was basically declared that the champion of this pill gathering belonged to Venerable Tianhe!

Chi Xiaozi, who had been watching from the sidelines for a long time, was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He felt that his two-colored Dan Lei was somewhat inadequate.

Then Chi Xiaozi looked at Xiao Li lying on the stone platform and shouted, "Hey, young friend, the Pill Gathering is not over yet! It's not over until you catch the Pill Lightning and protect your pills!"

Young friend, do you need my help to deal with this thunderbolt?

Chi Xiaozi didn't want such an excellent alchemist to stumble on Dan Lei's side.

Xiao Li struggled to his feet and clasped his hands in thanks to Chi Xiaozi: "Thank you for your kindness, senior. I have my own way!"

“Yeah, this kid has a Dou Zun-level puppet, why should I worry about him?” A Dou Zong-level contestant suddenly thought of something.

The next moment, a golden and silver figure appeared beside Xiao Li. The golden and silver figure instantly rushed into the sky to meet the four-colored lightning in the sky!

Boom——

The golden and silver earth demon puppets crashed head-on into the pill lightning. Instead of the puppets shattering, the golden and silver puppets absorbed the lightning power of the pill lightning!

"Ah? Can this still happen?"

Many people were bewildered. What kind of puppet is this? Can it be done like this?

"Oh? A puppet that can absorb the power of lightning? I saw it in an ancient ruin back then, but unfortunately I didn't get it. It was destroyed by someone else. I remember Mang Tianchi also went to that ruin."

"Could this be something he gave to this little guy?" Xuan Yi pondered.

boom! !

The dazzling lightning, like a giant dragon roaring across the sky, raged and danced, then brought with it brilliant lightning bolts, sweeping down from the sky and finally almost striking the earth demon puppet's body in mid-air.

Countless bolts of lightning, like tiny snakes, entered the Earth Demon Puppet's body, which was being strengthened at an extremely rapid pace!

The golden light on the Earth Demon Puppet's body increased, and it was about to transform into the Heavenly Demon Puppet. Just as the Earth Demon Puppet was absorbing the pill lightning, several wisps of pill clouds around it were also attracted to it.

Chixiaozi, who had already received several bolts of pill lightning, suddenly realized that his pill lightning was moving away. Tianhe Venerable, who was preparing to confront the pill lightning head-on, also realized that his pill lightning was being attracted to Xiao Li.

"Young friend, are you sure there's no problem? The Dan Lei (a type of energy) is gathering together!" Chi Xiaozi asked anxiously, looking at the few Dan Lei that showed signs of merging.

"It should be fine, my puppet should be able to hold out!" Xiao Li sat on the stone platform, looking at the scene in the sky.

"The lightning bolts have actually attracted each other, and their power will surge again. Should we intervene? In this situation, it wouldn't be unreasonable for us to intervene and stop them," Xuan Kongzi said, as this matter had exceeded expectations.

Xuan Yi frowned: "Should we wait? I think the puppet seems to be fine."

Boom!

As thunderclouds gathered, the energy of this world suddenly became extremely turbulent, and terrifying thunderous power permeated the heavens and earth.

Boom boom boom boom!

Terrifying colored lightning struck the earth demon puppet, and a crisp metallic clang echoed through the sky.

The violent thunder lasted for a full half hour, and some of the audience members couldn't bear the sound.

As time passed, the dark sky gradually dissipated, and the figure in the sky had completely turned golden.

"Success! The Heavenly Demon Puppet!"

Xiao Li summoned the Heavenly Demon Puppet back and examined it carefully. It was entirely golden. Xiao Li took out the Heavenly Blaze Sword and slashed at the puppet.

clang--

The shock made Xiao Li's hand ache, but there wasn't even a white mark left!

"Let me try!" Venerable Tianhe had already arrived beside Xiao Li and suddenly punched the Heavenly Demon Puppet!

The Heavenly Demon Puppet remained motionless.

"What amazing defensive power! Judging from its aura, this puppet is probably equivalent to a five-star Dou Zun," Venerable Tianhe exclaimed in surprise.

As soon as Venerable Tianhe finished speaking, the thick thunderclouds in the sky completely dissipated, and warm sunlight once again poured down from the sky.

All eyes suddenly turned to the high platform where Xuan Kongzi, the president of the Pill Tower, was located. The Pill Gathering had now come to a complete end, and it was time to announce the final results.

Xuan Kongzi smiled slightly and stood up: "The pill lightning has dissipated, and I won't say any more. All participants, please take out your pills!"

The last four people on the stone platform took out their pills, and the four perfectly round pills floated in mid-air.

One peak-grade seventh-rank pill and three grade-eight pills! The brilliance of the peak-grade seventh-rank pill was completely overshadowed by the three grade-eight pills.

On Chixiaozi's elixir, a faint spiritual mist condensed into a delicate cat.

On top of Xiao Li's pill, a lurking leopard materialized, lying there alert to its surroundings.

The Heavenly Crane Venerable's elixir condensed into an incomparably powerful tiger, which sat there as if it were the sole king of this world!