When Feng Yuqin arrived at the competition venue, she found that there were more people than usual.
Moreover, she could sense many powerful cultivators herself.
"Master, you've put yourself in a prominent position now," Xiao Ying said.
"It's too dangerous," Jin Jin said worriedly.
"Exposing a talking spiritual pet is definitely a dangerous thing," Feng Yuqin said calmly.
"We'll protect you well," Xiao Ying said.
Jin Jin also nodded emphatically: "We won't let those bad guys hurt Master."
"The people who come today should include many who want to win you over," Feng Yuqin said.
However, she also understood that among these attempts to win her over, there must be some forces that wanted to win her over first and then seize her spiritual pets.
There were also some who thought that since she was so young but had such strength, she was worthy of making friends with.
She didn't care about any of these.
Her purpose in today's competition was to show everyone her strength and then gain recognition for her alchemy skills.
Feng Yuqin slowly walked onto the competition stage.
There were two people from Tiancheng, and one each from Yuecheng and Xingcheng.
All four of them looked at Feng Yuqin with hostility.
Feng Yuqin ignored their looks and walked to stand in front of her alchemy furnace.
"I really didn't expect Feng Yuqin to make it to the top three from the top five," someone sighed.
"Do you think she'll win today?" Everyone was becoming more and more curious about Feng Yuqin.
"It's hard to say. I'm just curious. Isn't she from a small country? How could she have such powerful alchemy skills?"
Now, some people had begun to recognize Feng Yuqin's alchemy skills. They no longer thought that she had won by luck like before.
If it were really just luck, she couldn't have made it this far.
Just as everyone started to discuss, the time for the competition arrived.
Although the rules were the same, the pills to be refined each time were slightly different, and they were announced temporarily.
"The pill for today's competition is the seventh - grade Breakthrough and Ascension Pill. Both the success rate and the quality need to reach 50%," the steward announced. As soon as his words fell, everyone present was in an uproar.
Because it was not easy to achieve both requirements.
Especially for the seventh - grade Breakthrough and Ascension Pill.
Many alchemists might not be able to achieve both requirements even after they had been promoted to the seventh - grade alchemist level.
This was a test for alchemists.
The first one whose face turned deathly pale was Luo Tianhao from Xingcheng.
Because he could only meet one requirement.
He glanced at Feng Yuqin, thinking that she probably couldn't meet both requirements either.
As long as Feng Yuqin couldn't meet them, he could make it into the top three.
Thinking like this, Luo Tianhao regained his confidence.
Because of the dual requirements, everyone became more interested.
Previously, as long as one requirement was met, the alchemist would pass.
Even so, there were always alchemists eliminated each time.
If both requirements needed to be met this time, they all thought the situation was rather uncertain.
"Based on the current situation, the competition should be between Luo Tianhao from Xingcheng and Feng Yuqin from the Central Region," someone whispered.
"There's not much suspense for Tiancheng and Yuecheng. After all, Li Muchuan from Tiancheng is there. He definitely won't fail."
"I heard that Luo Tianhao only reached the seventh - grade alchemist level last year. His refining of seventh - grade pills is not that stable yet."
While the people below were discussing, the presidents of several major guilds above also started to discuss.
"President Qian, do you think Luo Tianhao from your Xingcheng is more powerful, or that Feng Yuqin?" He Kai loved to watch the fun.
After all, he was very confident in Li Muchuan from Tiancheng, so he had the leisure to watch other people's troubles.
Qian Minghui's face didn't look good after hearing the steward's announcement.
Luo Tianhao was from Xingcheng, and he knew exactly what kind of situation Luo Tianhao was in.
It wasn't a problem for him to meet one requirement and reach 50% if he put in some effort.
But meeting both requirements was very difficult for Luo Tianhao.
"President Song, you don't seem to be worried at all?" Yue Hongtu saw that Song Jianming's gaze had been on Feng Yuqin, but there was not a trace of worry on his face. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Could it be that you think Feng Yuqin will win?"
"President Yue, are you joking?" Ou Yuanwu, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but speak up and sneer, "How old is Feng Yuqin? Even if she was very powerful before, it's still very difficult for her to meet all the requirements."
Feng Yuqin had always just barely met the promotion standards before.
So at first, everyone didn't react strongly. They all thought she was just lucky.
But now that she had made it to the top three from the top five, many people had different thoughts.
Ou Yuanwu didn't want Feng Yuqin to be promoted.
Previously, he had always been concerned about Ye Chengkang, but today he really couldn't hold back and spoke up.
"Let's make a bet," Yue Hongtu suddenly said.
The others all suddenly looked at Yue Hongtu and Ou Yuanwu.
"What do you want to bet on?" Ou Yuanwu asked.
Yue Hongtu didn't answer but instead fixed his gaze on Feng Yuqin.
The competition had already started. Feng Yuqin's movements were still unhurried, as if she wasn't here to participate in a competition but just to practice casually.
Yue Hongtu also thought that Feng Yuqin was not a promising person before, but as he watched slowly, he felt that Feng Yuqin had the strength to make it this far. Otherwise, she couldn't have been so stable every time.
"Let's just bet on whether Feng Yuqin will make it to the next round," Yue Hongtu said.
Ou Yuanwu snorted: "You really think she'll make it to the next round. Why don't you just bet on whether she can get the first place?"
These words were very sarcastic.
"President Yue bets that Feng Yuqin will make it to the next round. I'll bet that Feng Yuqin will get the first place," Ye Chengkang's words stunned everyone.
Everyone looked at him in surprise, thinking they had misheard.
Even Ou Yuanwu looked at Ye Chengkang in shock and asked, "President, what did you just say?"
"I said I bet that Feng Yuqin will get the first place," Ye Chengkang said calmly.
Ye Chengkang's second statement made everyone understand that he was serious.
President Ye actually bet that Feng Yuqin would get the first place? This was what everyone was thinking.
Song Jianming had confidence in Feng Yuqin, but his confidence was based on what Feng Yuqin had told him, that she would definitely make it into the top three.
And he thought that the woman of Mo Xuanye wouldn't be that bad. So since Feng Yuqin said she could make it into the top three, she could.
But he never expected that Feng Yuqin could get the first place.
After all, the Central Region's previous rankings were not very good. Even if Feng Yuqin could make it into the top three, it would be very beneficial for the Central Region.
"President, although I don't know why you think highly of this Feng Yuqin, she's just a teenage girl. How could she possibly get the first place?"
Ou Yuanwu's words were quite euphemistic. After all, this was still the president of the General Guild. In his heart, he actually thought that Ye Chengkang might have become muddle - headed after not being in charge for many years.
If that was really the case, it would be easy.
Thinking of this, a glint of excitement flashed in Ou Yuanwu's eyes.
Ye Chengkang quietly saw Ou Yuanwu's thoughts. A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he slowly said, "Isn't this a bet? Since it's a bet, we should bet on something impossible. Or is the vice - president afraid to bet?"
"Why wouldn't I dare to bet?" Ou Yuanwu was provoked like this and immediately said, "You think highly of Feng Yuqin to get the first place. I think highly of Li Muchuan to get the first place. President, just say what we'll use as the bet."