A gift returned ten thousandfold: I am the number one licker in all realms!

After observing the scene repeatedly, Luo Xing was basically able to determine that this kid was probably the biggest opponent in the entire arena.

The other opponents also possessed some abilities, but Luo Xing couldn't discern anything about them at the moment. However, this kid was far too arrogant. He essentially unleashed all his mental power techniques in one move.

The second young master didn't seem overly excited when he saw that his mental strength number was eight; it was as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

He looked around at the people around him, who were staring at him with such intense gazes.

He seemed to be enjoying the joy of victory, so much so that he couldn't extricate himself from it.

"Hahaha. It's just the number eight."

"This young master can do it with ease."

"You bunch of ants, do you even dare to dream of competing with me for the championship of the Alchemist Tournament?"

"I have already mastered the supreme Dao of Alchemy. The championship of this Alchemist Conference will surely belong to me."

"I advise those who want to take advantage of the chaos to leave as soon as possible, lest they embarrass themselves when they are refining pills at the conference."

As he spoke, he surveyed his surroundings with an arrogant gaze, finally walking to the center of the plaza. He looked at everyone around him as if they were all beneath his notice. Then, he fixed his gaze on Luo Xing, who was in last place.

The disdainful gazes were more like looking at ants. The reason for this was that most of the people present were in their thirties or forties, even over a hundred years old, with some being ancient monsters over a thousand. However, the fact that Luo Xing looked to be about the same age as him piqued his interest.

"Kid, I see you have some heroic talent, but at your age you dare to come here to die, you'd better get lost."

"Ha ha ha ha."

As he spoke, he left the venue.

Many viewers were watching this scene intently. Some said he was arrogant, but no one dared to laugh at him.

After all, this is the youngest one to get started.

Even among the most talented alchemists in the guild, it would be extremely difficult to contend with him. Even the newly emerged Alchemy Saintess is considerably inferior to him.

The gray-robed elder, who was acting as the referee, could only sigh helplessly.

Although he also disapproved of the kid's arrogant demeanor and attitude, since the other party hadn't broken any rules, he didn't say much. All he could say was that the kid deserved to die.

Prior to this, their Alchemist Guild had even devised a specific alchemy plan to deal with this second young master.

However, after all that talk, no real experts were found.

How could these old fogies possibly attack this junior without considering the consequences? Their Alchemist Guild's reputation would be ruined. Now, their only hope is that their Alchemist Saintess, Luo Qingqing, will deal with him, and perhaps she'll use a special move at the last minute. Maybe then they'll still have a chance of winning.

Several more contestants lit up their spirit pillars, and the numbers on them were mostly five or six.

The overall elimination rate remained relatively stable at around 50% to 60%.

The third brother was taking a written exam when he moved the white ball of spiritual energy into the solid pillar of spiritual energy.

After a few seconds, the stone pillar finally appeared, and the number was six.

Bai Laosan became excited instantly.

"Hahaha, I passed! I passed! I didn't come here for nothing! Hahahaha."

Luo Xing smiled and shook his head, unsure whether to feel fortunate for him or to mock the guy's alchemy skills, which were truly not high. Even his mental strength was only so-so.

At best, it's just passing grade. It's really difficult to achieve anything in this competition, but he didn't expect to achieve anything anyway. So, Bai Laofan's attitude is pretty good. He only came to this competition to see one thing: he would come to try his hand at it every time.

Although he hadn't achieved any particularly outstanding results, he consistently gained something new after each alchemist conference. It even improved his initial alchemy skills. For him, that was a good thing.

After Bai Laosan left, he came over and patted Luo Xing on the shoulder, his face wrinkling more and more.

"Hahaha. Lao Bai, I've finished testing. I'm following you from now on, brother."

"Then we'll show those who look down on us what real young talents are like."

"You remember those guys who were laughing at us earlier, right? They're probably hiding somewhere watching right now. Don't let them laugh at us, or I'll lose face because of you."

Luo Xing smiled helplessly, indicating that he didn't really care.

Let them laugh all they want. If they don't even have this much of a mindset, how can they cultivate the Tao? It's nothing but mockery. He's received far more mockery than anyone else since childhood.

Over the years, Luo Xing had endured countless taunts and disdainful stares, but he had always managed to overcome them. He simply didn't care about such trivial matters.

"Don't worry, Lao Bai, I won't let you down. I'll show those people what they're made of later. You can't judge a book by its cover."

“I will make those blind people and those who look down on others open their eyes again and never dare to underestimate anyone again.”

Hearing Luo Xing say this, Lao Bai felt a little relieved.

Not only was Old Bai watching his granddaughter, but Bai Xue was also watching from a spectator seat somewhere in the arena. When he saw Luo Xing about to make his move, he couldn't help but cheer and encourage him.

To him, Luo Xing was undoubtedly his savior, so he had to come and support Luo Xing no matter what, even though he knew it wouldn't be of any real help. He just wanted to do his part, however small.

Meanwhile, watching Luo Xing were also the Holy Maiden Luo Qingqing from the Alchemy Grand Gathering, and the Second Young Master of the Yao Clan.

Although the second young master looked down on Luo Xing, he could sense the gaze in Luo Qingqing's eyes. He could easily tell that Luo Qingqing seemed extremely interested in this person—even exceptionally so.

"I'm talking about my saintess."

"What's gotten into you again? Why are you staring at that good-for-nothing? He's only in his twenties. Do you think he's like us? Some kind of holy son or daughter of a holy land?"

"What's so interesting about him? If you ask me, you'd be better off looking at me. I'll treat you to dinner tonight, and we'll go to Zui Xiang Lou for a feast, how about that?"

Luo Qingqing only glanced at him.

"Hehe, there's no need to trouble the Second Young Master."

"However, I advise the Second Young Master not to say that beforehand. It's better if he's a good-for-nothing."

"Let's have lunch. My family elders just came over and explained everything to me. This kid is far more complex than he seems. If you don't take him seriously, you might suffer a great loss."

He was taken aback by Luo Qingqing's words. He swallowed hard, wondering what had gotten into her.

"Alright, hearing you say that, I've suddenly become a little interested. Let me see if this kid is really as amazing as you say?"

At this moment, nearly half of the audience members had left.

Most people felt that there was basically nothing left to see, and leaving now would be just right.

They didn't think that Luo Xing, this young man, could amount to much.

Luo Xing stepped forward and stood in front of the pillar with neither arrogance nor servility, facing the gray-robed referee.

He cupped his hands in a slight bow and said.

"Elder, I'm ready. May we begin?" "You may begin. Please channel all your spiritual energy into the center of that stone pillar."

After listening, Luo Xing immediately condensed the ball of spiritual energy he had gathered in his hand once more. The size of the ball of energy kept changing until it finally condensed into a spherical ball of energy.

Luo Xing hurled the ball of light in his hand at the stone pillar, and the pillar began to shake.

However, as time went on, people sensed something was wrong. The stone pillar was shaking so violently, and the light from the orb was so dazzling.

At this moment, many people in the audience noticed this scene, and for a moment there was some panic and even uproar.

"Look, look! Look!"

"Something's not right, something's definitely not right. Why is the ball of light that kid is projecting so brightly?"

"And look at that stone pillar, it looks like it's about to tremble violently and collapse to the ground."

The more intense the situation on the scene, the stronger the mental attack from the contestants.

At this moment, the stone pillar was shaking violently, and it even showed signs of cracking.

It lasted for about a minute, and finally...

With a loud bang, the stone pillar began to explode! The square was covered with stone fragments from the explosion.

This scene shocked everyone, and everyone couldn't help but stand up and watch it with excitement.

"Holy crap, what happened? How did that pillar explode?"

"Oh my god, are you kidding me? How could the equipment used in the competition explode?"

"They know that the stone pillar was forged from a kind of celestial cloud."

"It is also composed of a considerable amount of spirit stones."

"How could it be destroyed so easily? My God, this is unbelievable! What did this kid do? Is his mental power just too strong?"

The gray-robed elder, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but swallow hard.

Luo Xing paused, momentarily confused, then turned to look at the referee.

"May I ask, Elder, what is going on?"

To everyone's surprise, the gray-robed elder appeared utterly shocked and began to tremble. He spoke in a trembling voice.

"This is absolutely incredible."

"It's because of your mental strength level. Your mental strength level is too high, exceeding the maximum level of nine that this stone pillar can support."

"Congratulations, contestant! You have successfully advanced and become the champion of the first match."

The moment he finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

They were all incredulous, staring dumbfounded at the young man in the center of the room. Only in his early twenties—what a terrifying age!

Luo Qingqing and the Second Young Master in the audience were also completely dumbfounded.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. How could his mental strength level be higher than mine?"

“His mental strength level has even surpassed nine.”

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. This stone pillar must have been subjected to too much mental attack before."