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The young masters from the sects and noble families happened to rush over at this very moment.

The first thing they saw was Gao Neng lifting the lid off the furnace.

The moment the lid was lifted, a fluctuation of energy surged out, followed by a fragrance like that of an orchid wafting from the furnace.

Countless eyes widened in an instant.

Because, lying quietly inside the furnace, was a single sea-blue pill. It was as if blue seawater was flowing within it.

"A Sea Horse Pill?!"

"He succeeded!!!"

"He... He succeeded again?!"

If the Fire-Resistant Pill Gao Neng refined in the first round was of a lower-mid grade, one could still attribute it to coincidence or luck.

But this time, with the refinement of the Sea Horse Pill, coincidence and luck were completely out of the question.

Because this was an upper-mid quality pill!

Even the masters from the sects and noble families who specialized in refining Sea Horse Pills only had a 50% success rate at best when crafting such a relatively high-quality pill.

And that was only if they were extremely lucky.

But what about Gao Neng?

He produced a successful Sea Horse Pill from the very first furnace!

"High-temperature flash-baking... It really works!" Even if the young masters from the sects and noble families refused to believe it, they were all dumbstruck by the reality before them.

Lin Baibai was also stunned.

His decades of alchemy experience crumbled in that instant.

He couldn’t understand...

’How could something like this happen?’

"No!!! This isn’t scientific! It’s not scientific at all!!!" Lin Baibai was not an impulsive man; in fact, he was usually quite calm.

The problem was, he couldn’t stay calm right now.

’It’s just too unreasonable!’

’He must be cheating!’

’Who the hell does alchemy like this?!’

Up on the main platform, Wu Qingjing, Yutian, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Pill Association, and Liang Qi, who had been silent the whole time, all stood up at once.

Their gazes were fixed on the Sea Horse Pill lying in the furnace.

"He succeeded with another one!"

"Elder Wu, can you... believe this?" Yutian’s lips were dry.

"I... I can’t believe it, but I have no choice but to believe it..." Wu Qingjing mumbled in response. ’Who would dare believe something like this?’

"..." Liang Qi said nothing.

He simply didn’t know what to say.

’It’s too bizarre!’

So bizarre it sent a chill down his spine.

Meanwhile, in the private room on the second floor, Li Tiannan, Sword Elder, Elder Qin, and the others were also staring wide-eyed at the Sea Horse Pill in the furnace below.

"Elder Li, you’ve really found a treasure!" Sword Elder had already been envious of Li Tiannan, but now his envy was so intense it twisted his features.

’What an incredible treasure!’

’He’s handsome.’

’Extremely rich.’

’And he can even create genetic weapons.’

’Now he’s even mastered the Alchemy Technique that only sects and noble families should be able to grasp, and all without a teacher. Tell me, where else in the world could you find such a perfect treasure?’

"How is this possible?" The composure Elder Qin had maintained finally cracked. As a titan of the Alchemy Realm, he knew better than anyone that this so-called "high-temperature flash-baking" was nothing but nonsense.

But with this nonsensical method, Gao Neng had shattered his understanding time and time again, making him suddenly question his own mastery of alchemy.

...

The exhibition hall grew strangely silent.

Gao Neng looked around apologetically. ’I really didn’t mean to scare you all like this. I’m actually pretty helpless here.’

’There’s nothing I can do about it.’

’I’m using a cheat.’

’If you have a cheat...’

’...are you not supposed to use it?’

He felt pretty hopeless too.

Because no matter how he performed alchemy, he would only succeed; he was completely incapable of failure. Even if he used the wrong ingredients, he would just successfully refine some other pill. What could he do?

’A one-hundred-percent success rate!’

’There’s really no way for me to fail.’

*Sigh...* Gao Neng sighed internally. Then, under everyone’s dumbfounded gaze, he lifted the lids off the remaining four furnaces in one go.

Another wave of energy surged out.

The fresh scent of orchids grew even richer.

Four Sea Horse Pills lay in the center of the four furnaces, crystal clear and translucent. Energy like blue seawater flowed within each of them.

’You see...’

’Five Sea Horse Pills, again.’

’Not a single one missing.’

’A one-hundred-percent success rate.’

"..." The young masters from the sects and noble families.

"..." Wu Qingjing, Yutian, Liang Qi, and the others.

"..." Li Tiannan, Sword Elder, Elder Qin, and the others in the second-floor private room.

"..." Yi Qinglian, Luna, and the other Alchemists.

"..." The soldiers secretly monitoring the situation, as well as Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang, who were secretly watching this scene on video.

The entire exhibition hall was eerily quiet.

"My apologies. Five Sea Horse Pills, no more, no less." Gao Neng spread his hands. He knew what everyone was thinking. They were surely cursing him for being a monster.

That was their right.

Gao Neng wouldn’t stop them. He just felt a loneliness welling up inside him—the loneliness of an unrivaled master. It was a truly lonely feeling.

Finally, just as Gao Neng was feeling lonely enough to compose a poem, the stunned young masters from the sects and noble families awoke from their silent astonishment, and the hall erupted.

It was like an explosion after a long silence.

A thunderous roar of screams and shouts erupted.

"Five Sea Horse Pills!"

"That’s five Sea Horse Pills again!!!"

"A one-hundred-percent success rate! A true one-hundred-percent!"

"!!!"

All sorts of cries rang out.

Among them, the loudest, fiercest, and most frantic shouts still came from the three directors of the Celestial King Group.

Because they were truly going crazy with joy.

’We’re so happy!’

’Two hundred billion, perfectly rewarded!’

’Our bet paid off!’

’Gao Neng really knows alchemy, and it’s the high-temperature flash-baking kind!’

Of course, the method he used was no longer important. What was important was that Gao Neng’s alchemy success rate was one hundred percent—an unbeatable one hundred percent.

How could the three directors not be ecstatic?

"Chairman, did you see that?!"

"I saw... This kid, he’s truly a... genius!" Fang Yuan could no longer find any other words to describe his assessment of Gao Neng.

’It’s terrifying!’

’It’s simply not something humanly possible.’

Fang Yuan’s eyes lit up.

He suddenly recalled the first time he had seen Gao Neng. Back then, he hadn’t believed in Gao Neng either. He had even been prepared to give him a hundred million just to make him leave.

But what happened later?

Gao Neng had proven his talent for weapon forging with facts. Two weapons, successful on the first try, had shut him up completely.

Most importantly, Gao Neng later overcame a huge obstacle that the Celestial King Group had failed to conquer despite spending over five billion.

Electromagnetic Cannon No. 4!

Gao Neng was the one who made it a reality!

For some reason, Fang Yuan had a feeling that he, back then, had been just like the alchemists here today—utterly baffled by Gao Neng’s actions.

...

Just as everyone was in an uproar, several figures on the main platform exchanged a look. Then, they all started walking toward Gao Neng.

Gao Neng naturally noticed them approaching.

Not only did he notice them, but he also knew what they wanted. So, he just stood quietly where he was, waiting patiently.

"Everyone, please make some room!" a voice called out.

The young masters from the surrounding sects and noble families looked at the figures before them. Snapping back to their senses, they quickly cleared a path.

The group strode up to Gao Neng.

"Captain Gao."

"Chairman Sheng, Vice Chairman Lei, Secretary General Wang." Gao Neng smiled and nodded. The men before him were from the Alchemy Master Association, and the one who had spoken was Secretary General Wang.

Wu Qingjing, Yutian, and Liang Qi had also come to Gao Neng’s side by now, but the three of them remained silent.

"Captain Gao, your skills have astonished everyone. The three of us have worked in the Alchemy Master Association for decades, and we have never seen anything so miraculous," Secretary General Wang continued.

"You flatter me, Secretary General. It was just luck," Gao Neng replied with another smiling nod.

"If you had only refined five Fire-Resistant Pills, one might call it luck. But to now refine another five Sea Horse Pills cannot possibly be luck. I wonder, does Captain Gao have an explanation for this result that is clearly not based on luck?" Secretary General Wang’s lips were also curved in a faint smile.

"An explanation? Heh, how would Secretary General Wang like me to explain?"

"Gao Neng, with your alchemy technique, it is absolutely impossible to have a one-hundred-percent success rate refining Sea Horse Pills!" Secretary General Wang said after glancing at Chairman Sheng and Vice Chairman Lei beside him.

"And so?"

"If Captain Gao is unwilling to explain, then we will have to conduct an inspection."

"Oh? And how will you do that?"

"It’s simple. Some things may appear to be real, but one can never know if they truly are," Secretary General Wang said, his gaze sweeping over the five pills in the furnaces.

"Yes, that is simple. Secretary General Wang, if you want to know if they’re real, please, go ahead and inspect them." How could Gao Neng not understand what Secretary General Wang was implying?

"Then you’ll have to excuse our impudence!" Secretary General Wang nodded, walked directly to the side of a furnace, put on a pair of silver-thread gloves, and carefully picked up a Sea Horse Pill.

The young masters from the sects and noble families around them naturally understood what was happening now.

They were going to publicly inspect the pills to see if they were real!

Any other alchemist would have been furious in this situation. After all, this was tantamount to questioning their moral character as an alchemist.

However, Gao Neng’s success rate in refining pills was truly too exaggerated. It was understandable that Secretary General Wang would come to inspect them.

The young members from the surrounding sects and noble families all held their breath.

Because, in their hearts, they all shared the same doubt as Secretary General Wang and the others.

The pills...

Were they real or fake!

"Secretary General Wang, by publicly inspecting the authenticity of these pills, are you accusing Gao Neng of cheating? If so, please present your evidence. Otherwise, you should know the consequences of such an action!" Just then, a voice rang out from behind Gao Neng.