Chapter 1926: An Egg Striking a Rock

All eyes were fixed on that young figure.

Soon, they revealed mocking expressions.

Mu Daocheng saw Ye Yuan and laughed loudly, “Haha, kid, you look unfamiliar! This is the Silver Arena—did you come to the wrong place?”

Although there were many Silver Dan Chen alchemists, those who frequented the Silver Arena were all familiar faces.

Not only was Ye Yuan unfamiliar, but he was also too young. Everyone’s first reaction was that he had come to the wrong place.

How could there be such a young Silver Dan Chen alchemist?

Beside them, the referee with deep eyes also spoke up, “Young man, this is the Silver Arena. You must have a Silver Token to be here.”

Clearly, he too did not believe Ye Yuan was a Silver Dan Chen alchemist.

Ye Yuan smiled, slowly took out the Silver Token that Old Man Ping had given him, tossed it to the referee, and said, “This should be the Silver Token, right? Please verify it, senior.”

The previous noise and jeers abruptly ceased, replaced by silence.

Such a young Silver Alchemist—they had never seen one before!

The referee took the token and probed it with his divine sense. Indeed, Ye Yuan was a newly promoted Silver Dan Chen alchemist.

The old man looked at Ye Yuan in surprise and said, “This Silver Token was just issued, but I have never heard of you before. Could it be…”

If such a young Silver Dan Chen alchemist had risen step by step, he could not have been completely unheard of.

This meant that Ye Yuan had likely obtained the Silver Token directly.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “I just passed the Dan Chen assessment and became a Dan Chen alchemist.”

Gasps!

“Directly promoted to Silver Dan Chen alchemist! This kid achieved nine sonic booms!”

“No way? The last time nine sonic booms appeared was hundreds of years ago, right?”

“Yeah, but those who achieve nine sonic booms are usually Six-Star Divine Alchemists entering the Dan Chen Pavilion for the first time. A Five-Star Divine Alchemist—unheard of!”

…

Directly passing the Dan Chen assessment and obtaining a Silver Token was an extremely rare occurrence.

The gazes of the crowd toward Ye Yuan all changed.

Without a doubt, a new star was about to rise in the Dan Chen Pavilion.

A flicker of surprise also flashed in the referee’s eyes. He returned the token to Ye Yuan and said repeatedly, “Awe-inspiring youth! Awe-inspiring youth!”

“Now, do I have the right to challenge him?” As he spoke, Ye Yuan looked in Mu Daocheng’s direction.

The referee smiled upon hearing this and said, “Heh, young man, you have great potential, but you underestimate the Silver Arena! Fighting him now will do you no good.”

“Don’t say that, Old Xin! It’s rare that someone delivers himself to us—don’t ruin my business, old man! This kid is just the one to send me to the Gold Token!” Mu Daocheng, upon hearing this, was unwilling to let it go.

Seeing Ye Yuan’s Silver Token, he was shocked but also delighted.

With just one more win, he could obtain the Gold Token and advance to the Gold Arena.

Becoming a Gold Dan Chen alchemist would greatly elevate his reputation and status—he had been hoping for this for many years.

In the Silver Arena, successfully defending the stage ten times was not an easy task.

Such a newbie was the best choice for his winning streak.

In a place like the Silver Arena, as long as you didn’t deliberately lose a pill duel, anyone could challenge anyone freely.

Ye Yuan also smiled and said, “It’s fine. Consider it practice.”

Hearing Ye Yuan say this, Mu Daocheng quickly seized the opportunity and said, “Old Xin, see, he agreed. It’s settled!”

Old Xin glanced at Ye Yuan, sighed, and said, “Fine, you may begin.”

Mu Daocheng was overjoyed and said, “Haha, kid, thank you so much! After winning this match, I’ll be a Gold Dan Chen alchemist.”

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “You’re welcome. But winning against me might not be so easy.”

Mu Daocheng laughed loudly, “Kid, do you think that just because you got a Silver Token directly, you’re invincible? Let me tell you, almost everyone here can achieve nine sonic booms! Dan Chen alchemists are far more powerful than you imagine. You’ve got a long way to go!”

Ye Yuan smiled faintly, “Is that so? Let’s begin.”

Old Xin said calmly, “The pill you two will refine is the Sweet Dew Pill.”

Below the stage, the crowd was envious.

No one expected that Mu Daocheng’s final match would pit him against such a greenhorn.

Thus, Mu Daocheng would obtain the Gold Token without lifting a finger.

This match was utterly without suspense.

Alchemists who had just entered the Silver Arena were actually very weak.

Only after experiencing one defeat after another would they become strong.

As a newcomer, no one thought Ye Yuan could be a match for the veteran Mu Daocheng.

After all, Mu Daocheng had already reached the level of a Gold Dan Chen alchemist.

The pill duel began, and the atmosphere erupted!

Mu Daocheng’s aura surged skyward, madly pressing down on Ye Yuan.

The arena was filled with his soul power, wild and violent.

Boom!

Almost instantly, their soul powers collided fiercely.

But compared to Mu Daocheng’s formidable momentum, Ye Yuan seemed far too weak.

“Heh heh, kid, let this be a lesson! So you know the Silver Arena isn’t so easy to enter!” Mu Daocheng laughed loudly and directly manipulated his soul power to strike.

In a pill duel with such a huge disparity in strength, the outcome was often decided in the first round.

Everyone thought Ye Yuan was sure to lose.

“Ugh…”

Suddenly, a muffled groan came, and Mu Daocheng spat out a mouthful of blood.

From the pill furnace before him came a dull thud, and a burnt smell spread across the entire arena.

Clearly, his batch of pills was ruined.

Old Xin’s pupils contracted, and shock appeared in his eyes.

“Th-this… what happened?”

“Mu Daocheng… lost?”

“No way? What sorcery did this kid use? Clearly, Mu Daocheng had the absolute advantage—how did he lose in one encounter?”

…

From below the stage came voices of doubt and uncertainty.

The result was not unexpected; the outcome was decided in one round.

But the victor was not Mu Daocheng—it was Ye Yuan!

On the stage, Ye Yuan was refining pills unhurriedly, as if oblivious to what had just happened.

Mu Daocheng muttered, looking at Ye Yuan in disbelief, “I… I actually lost?”

Just a few breaths ago, he had been elated, thinking he was certain to obtain the Gold Token.

Who would have thought he would lose in a single encounter!

Like everyone else, he thought he was sure to win.

But when his soul power met Ye Yuan’s, he found Ye Yuan’s soul power like a great mountain.

And he himself was like an egg.

An egg hitting a mountain—the result was self-evident.

An egg striking a rock—that was probably what it meant, right?