Chapter 177: The Miraculous Recovery

At this moment, Ye Xingchen was almost completely focused on controlling the potion in his hands. Clearly, due to his mistake, an unexpected chemical reaction had occurred in the concoction. The liquid was bubbling violently, as if on the verge of collapse at any moment.

What made it worse was that the competition was entering its final stage. Everyone knew he had no time left to start over.

However, Ye Xingchen’s maneuver quickly caught the attention of the senior students present. Those who had been shocked by Liu Yuxuan’s sudden fourth-rank high-grade potion snapped back to reality. Even those who had been speculating whether Ye Xingchen would suddenly turn the tables and become a dark horse now began to mock him. They knew that the moment of ingredient fusion was the most critical stage. Once a mistake occurred, all previous efforts were wasted. Clearly, Ye Xingchen’s current operation was a major blunder.

“Hahaha, just as I thought, the last place student is still the last place!”

“Hmph, I told you. How could a mere scoundrel compare to Senior Fan Jian?”

The crowd began to jeer.

But Liu Yuxuan watched nervously. Ye Xingchen’s potion skills had been taught by him, and he believed that Brother Xingchen would not be defeated by such a small obstacle. He knew Brother Xingchen was far stronger than he imagined.

Even the referee instructor on the field shook his head. “It seems Ye Xingchen is still not as good as Liu Yuxuan. I thought he would show us a miracle like Liu Yuxuan did, but I suppose I was overthinking it.”

Meanwhile, Alchemy Professor Tang Wanrou couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat at Ye Xingchen’s sudden crisis.

What happened? Just a moment ago, Ye Xingchen was doing fine. How could such a huge mistake occur so suddenly? This was completely unexpected.

The culprit behind it all was Mu Wanqing, who had been scared out of her wits by a genuine otherworldly cockroach. Su Liyue and Li Yunxin could only shake their heads helplessly.

Ye Xingchen felt the ridicule of the people around him and smiled helplessly. He had originally intended to hide his strength, but it seemed he had no choice but to go along with fate.

He took a deep breath, and his gaze suddenly turned extremely focused.

The next second, his hands moved.

His fingertips traced afterimages across the test tube, moving so fast that they seemed to leave multiple trails. It looked as if countless hands were simultaneously controlling the flame’s temperature, the liquid’s flow rate, and the injection of spiritual energy. The raging bubbles in the potion calmed under the touch of an invisible hand, visibly subsiding. A soft, pale golden glow began to spread across the liquid’s surface.

“Oh my god? How is this possible?” someone exclaimed.

Even the students in the stands, who had just been mocking him, grew tense. This was completely beyond their understanding. In theory, potion preparation had specific proportions. Once a failure occurred, the only option was to start over. Never before had they seen a potion that had gone berserk and was then stabilized on the spot like this. How could they not be shocked?

Ji Ruxue, a senior student in alchemy sitting next to Su Liyue, was also stunned by Ye Xingchen’s miraculous operation. She was a fifth-year genius alchemist, ranked among the top three in the competition.

She had seen countless exquisite techniques but had never witnessed such an extraordinary feat. Those hands seemed to possess some kind of magic, each movement precisely hitting the critical point of the liquid’s transformation. Even the fluctuations of spiritual energy carried a strange rhythm.

Yet this was the first time she had seen such an operation. She couldn’t help but admire that this person named Ye Xingchen might be no less talented than her. Then she glanced at Su Liyue, Mu Wanqing, and Li Yunxin. No wonder he had captivated these beauties. This Ye Xingchen indeed had some skills.

As the last wisp of spiritual energy was injected, the ingredients in the potion fully merged. A rich but not pungent medicinal fragrance began to spill out. The aroma was mellow and lingering, carrying the freshness of grass and trees and the solidity of metal and stone. Lingering on the nose, it gave one a refreshing sense of comfort.

“It’s a fifth-rank potion! And this fragrance… it’s definitely not low-grade. At least mid-grade!” the referee instructor suddenly shouted.

Ye Xingchen put down his hands and wiped the sweat from his forehead, but inwardly he was complaining.

He had deliberately tried to make it as crude as possible, even suppressing the sudden surge of potency. How did he still end up refining a fifth-rank mid-grade potion? Sigh, it seemed that trying to create a ‘trash potion’ while keeping a low profile was actually a technical challenge.

The crowd that had been laughing moments before now seemed to have their voices choked off. Everyone stared blankly at the potion floating in Ye Xingchen’s palm. The energy fluctuations contained in the fragrance were even stronger than Fan Jian’s fifth-rank low-grade potion.

Liu Yuxuan let out a sigh of relief, a sincere smile spreading across his face. He knew that Brother Xingchen never let people down.

Tang Wanrou patted her chest, her tense nerves finally relaxing. When she looked at Ye Xingchen again, there was a hint of curiosity in her eyes. Just how many surprises did this young man have in store?

Ji Ruxue snapped back to reality. When she looked at Ye Xingchen again, her gaze had turned serious. It seemed this year’s alchemy competition would be much more interesting than she had imagined.

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