Chapter 2588: Humiliate Me!

"Old man, it's time for us to go down and compete." At that moment, Ye Yuan suddenly stood up and said.

Everyone's spirits lifted. This arrogant, flashy, and cool guy was finally going to make his move!

Whether this waste-like talent was truly formidable or just a fraud would be revealed to the world.

His previous arrogance had already whetted everyone's appetite.

But in everyone's view, Ye Yuan was more likely putting on a front.

When it came down to it, he should be timid.

But now, Ye Yuan actually took the initiative to provoke, completely catching everyone off guard.

Qin Shun's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "Kid, you don't think that because that guy beat Jingxuan, you can beat me, do you? Hmph, I'd like to see how high the quality of a Heaven-grade pill refined with only four-fifths affinity is!"

Ye Yuan gave him a deep look, then suddenly turned to the Sect Master and said, "Sect Master, this little girl has excellent talent. It's too wasteful to leave her with this old man. How about letting her come to me?"

The Sect Master was stunned, and Qin Shun was also stunned.

Neither of them expected that before the pill refinement duel even began, Ye Yuan would openly poach talent!

Qin Shun was furious upon hearing this: "Kid, you're too presumptuous! Don't you think you should first consider getting past me?"

Ye Yuan said indifferently, "I think this pill refinement duel is unnecessary. Too troublesome."

Qin Shun sneered, "Kid, what trick are you trying to pull now? Trying to avoid this duel? Hmph, let me tell you, you'll fight this duel whether you want to or not!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You misunderstand. I mean, you pick three types of first-grade Heaven-grade pills. I'll refine them first. After I'm done, if you think you can surpass me, then you refine. If even one of your pills surpasses mine in quality, I'll consider it a loss!"

"What! This guy, is he too arrogant?"

"Teacher Qin is at least a third-grade Heaven Alchemist, and this guy completely disregards him!"

"Awesome! Truly awesome! I've lived this long and never seen such an arrogant guy! He's got character! But I wonder if he has the strength to back up this arrogance!"

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Ye Yuan's words caused another uproar.

Such arrogant words could only be described as utterly contemptuous.

A guy who wasn't even sure if he was a first-grade Heaven Alchemist completely ignored a third-grade Heaven Alchemist!

"Outrageous! Arrogant! Nonsense! Who do you think you are?"

Qin Shun completely lost his temper.

His lungs were about to explode with rage!

A moment ago, Ye Yuan openly poached his disciple.

The next moment, he treated him like air!

He, a third-grade Heaven Alchemist, was so proud—when had he ever been so insulted?

Ye Yuan, however, was full of smiles and said to Qin Shun, "Actually, I'm just saving everyone time! Old man, if I mess up the first pill, then you and Elder Shi can kill me with justification, right? Besides, there are so many first-grade Heaven-grade pills. You can make it hard for me, you can bring out your private pill formulas. In short, you can use every means to humiliate me. That way, we save time, don't we?"

Everyone was completely speechless.

Ye Yuan truly showed them what it meant to have no limits to arrogance.

He said it was to save everyone time.

But anyone who wasn't a fool could hear Ye Yuan's subtext: no matter what means you use, I can still crush you!

This boundless arrogance was no longer arrogance, but sheer madness.

"Hehehe, you mean that even if I produce a pill formula you've never refined before, you can still refine it?" Qin Shun laughed in fury.

Ye Yuan nodded slightly and said, "Exactly! If you stump me with the first formula, we'll all save some time. So, care to consider it?"

"No need to consider. I accept! This method is excellent!"

Qin Shun suddenly calmed down, but his words carried a chilling murderous intent.

Everyone knew the real show was about to begin!

The sect master shook his head slightly, increasingly feeling that the young man Luo Yunqing had brought was unreliable.

Youth could be reckless, but Ye Yuan's behavior wasn't recklessness—it was suicide!

Qin Shun took out a jade slip and tossed it to Ye Yuan, saying, "This is the formula for Crimson Cloud Heavenly Pill. If you can refine it, I'll concede defeat!"

Wu Chengchao exclaimed, "You actually have the formula for Crimson Cloud Heavenly Pill! I've heard this pill can neutralize all poisons under heaven, incredibly potent! The formula was said to be lost, and its refinement is extremely difficult. I never expected you to have it!"

Qin Shun sneered, "I've had this formula for decades, and even now I can only refine it to third-grade lower. Now I'm eager to see if this 'master' can refine it."

Everyone was greatly shocked upon hearing this.

A third-grade celestial pharmacist could only produce a third-grade lower pill—the difficulty of refinement was evident.

How could a first-grade celestial pharmacist possibly refine such a formula?

Ye Yuan took the jade slip and smiled, "No, no, no. Let's stick to what we agreed earlier! Among three celestial pills, if you surpass me in even one, I lose!"

Qin Shun sneered, "Heh, since you're asking for death, I'll oblige! Someone, prepare the celestial herbs!"

Ye Yuan gracefully descended and came before Wen Jingxuan, saying, "Girl, how about it? Have you considered my proposal?"

Wen Jingxuan sneered, "Come talk to me about it when you're still alive!"

Ye Yuan smiled slightly, said no more, sat cross-legged, and began studying the formula.

The formula was indeed extremely difficult, but after obtaining Zhong Jianchou's three jade slips, Ye Yuan had spent the past few years thoroughly studying the basic formulas.

Ye Yuan had mastered these basic formulas and reached the first-level great perfection of celestial pill principles.

On this foundation, refining high-difficulty pills was not particularly hard.

An hour later, Ye Yuan approached the cauldron with a serious expression.

To others, his demeanor seemed somewhat comical.

Many sneered, waiting to see Ye Yuan make a fool of himself.

However, as soon as the extraction began, everyone's expressions changed!

The superb, masterful fire control and the extremely pure celestial herbs all showcased Ye Yuan's formidable strength!

Earlier, two experts had demonstrated their extraction techniques.

But if Ye Yuan's extraction technique scored a perfect one hundred, then Lin Lan's technique scored only one point!

As for Wen Jingxuan, she didn't even score one point!

This was a gap between different levels!

The subsequent refinement left everyone dazzled and utterly astonished.

The sect master, Qin Shun, Wu Chengchao, Shi Feiyu, and even Luo Yunqing were all stunned, their mouths agape.

"This... how is this possible? His affinity is only four points. How does he perceive the celestial herbs? Without sensing the rule power within the herbs, how can he refine celestial pills?" Qin Shun's mouth hung open, his face full of bewilderment and shock.