Paragon Of Sin

1852 Chapter 1845: Final Act (19)

”Teacher Sun, whatʼs that?” The young disciple asked with a curious glint shining in his eyes. Since the clash had begun, the young disciple paid close attention to Wei Wuyin. After bravely reprimanding his teacher earlier, directly saving his old life that was close to being used as an example of what not to say, the disciple had always watched Wei Wuyin expectantly, quietly rooting for him.

Teacher Sun had crushed his throat as a plea for forgiveness, so he was unable to communicate verbally, and he resorted to close-range spiritual transmissions. ”What?” Tracing his mindful and lovely discipleʼs gaze, his heart instinctively began to pump faster.

Ba-dum! Ba-dum! BA-DUM!!

Within his superior perception, he saw the region that Wei Wuyin existed in transformed into an incomprehensible area of obscurity and truth, as if the terrain itself that was originally void of all energies and essence, only chaos mana, had evolved on a qualitative level.

The young disciple only felt intrigued as his vision was obscured by a translucent haze, observing the mysterious transformation with anticipation. Was Wei Wuyin going to give concocting a Mystic-Heaven grade product a shot? In his mind, after listening to the commentary of the announcers, Wei Wuyinʼs Hail Mary play to obtain a tie had shattered, leaving him with no choice but to give it a shot.

Therefore, when all others had completed their concoction, it wasnʼt only he who was watching Wei Wuyin closely. Despite that, most were already discussing the next stage, calling out strategies that Wei Wuyin could deploy to seize a victory.

The prevalent theory was to openly and publicly share a Concoction Recipe from his Neo-Dawn Alchemical Lineage, sacrificing great internal secrets for a slim chance at a tiebreaker. This would give him the greatest advantage, but facing seven Heavenly Saint Alchemists in the pill category, even if it was his personally crafted product, there was no guarantee that he would be able to concoct a higher quality product.

Within the extensive Alchemical Lineages of the Utmost Purity Galaxy and the entire galactic cluster, products become etched in the Alchemic Dao after being concocted at the low-perfection. Many existing products had extremely vague information regarding their high-perfection and peak-perfection variations. Some of them included inferior Mystic-Heaven grade Alchemical Lineage Products. After all, after inventing an inferior product, they wouldnʼt continue to invest time, effort, and resources in it given that there were likely easier to concoct, cheaper, and more studied products out there for a similar effect.

Even if he had the highest degree of experience in concocting his personally crafted products, there was a significantly high chance that the skill, technique, and means available to the Zeniths would allow them to have higher success rates with higher qualities. This was especially so if the product selected by Wei Wuyin was of the Mystic-World grade, not Mystic-Heaven grade.
And Wei Wuyinʼs Alchemical Lineage only enters the realm of Mystic-World grade products, leaving the Zeniths fearless towards such tricks, and even licked their lips with anticipation for Wei Wuyin to publicly distribute his productʼs recipe and showcase a masterclass on how to concoct the pill for future study. This was why personal lineage products were rarely, if ever, used for All-Alchemic Clashes without severe concealment conditions established. In this All-Alchemic Clash, it was too public.

”Do you think heʼs going to succeed?!” The young disciple excitedly asked, his hands clenched into two tight fists. Teacher Sun could only feel uncertain. What was happening?

The announcers caught this shift as well. Luo Ningʼs prior words inspired an increased degree of focus and attention on everything Wei Wuyin dared to do. Tianshi Ya had already stated that surrendering was not outside of the realm of possibility. However, there were many possibilities, including a desperate bid to concoct a Mystic-Heaven grade product and becoming a Heavenly Saint Alchemist before the eyes of everyone here, subverting all expectations!

”Donʼt tell me World-Saint Neo-Dawn is going to try to concoct the Edict Potion?” Tianshi Yaʼs voice was laced with disbelief.

”What? Concoction? What are you even talking about? What in the heavens is that?!” Hao Chengxue almost pushed Tianshi Ya aside, directly pointing out the obscure aura emanating from Wei Wuyinʼs region. He couldnʼt sense anything, but every cell in his body was hollering in confusion.

Concoction?

Wei Wuyinʼs isolated region was no longer the same as before.

The Supreme Sages had an even greater reaction. Long Shiya had personally experienced the inside of Wei Wuyinʼs Sempiternal Resonance Domain and was unable to comprehend its origins—they were no different.

”What in the known hell is that? A domain?” The Incandescent Star Palace Lordʼs Soul Perception sensed nothing except a distinct feeling of profoundness far exceeding his understanding.

When Wei Wuyin tried to concoct transcendent Mystic-Rank products, he was obstructed by the fact that he couldnʼt externally control his innate aura of eternity given to him by the blessing of that great dao, unable to intermix it into his concoctions or arts. The only solution was creating a material capable of containing the aura of eternity and infusing it into the process, but that would require Mystic-Soul grade products, to which he had none, or possessed a power that could harness that aura of eternity such as a peak Resonant Soul Realm expert on the fringe of touching Immortality.

He couldnʼt and wouldnʼt be able to come in contact with either of those things as he was, so he resorted to upgrading his Utmost Purity Liquid to grade five as a workaround, allowing him to control and integrate his aura of eternity.

However, none of the Supreme Sages present were beyond the Microheaven Envoy Phase, the very first stage of the Resonant Soul Realm, and were the farthest away from that great dao. In their eyes, it was as if they were mortals staring at the unfathomability of Mysticism.

It was simply invisible, odorless, tasteless, and colorless. And even though Long Shiya was immersed in the Sempiternal Resonance Domain, not once did he ever recognize the aura of eternity. He had only sensed that the world was no longer in his control as Wei Wuyin had total dominion over all ambient forces.

It was no different than a Realmlord in the region of a Domain of Mysticism. It would feel no different than a breeze and likely a stab to their Astral Soul if the Domain of Mysticism was deployed with killing intent. However, in that situation, there was a great chance that they were already dead.

”Itʼs a Domain of Mysticism intermixed with a Worldly Domain art,” Goliath Bird Sovereign spoke matter-of-factly as if she was able to deduce Wei Wuyinʼs abilities with a glance.

Golden Night Sovereignʼs brows furrowed slightly after hearing that explanation. It didnʼt seem wrong, but it also felt wrong. The disjointed feeling of her intuition left her executing a Soul Ascension Art to amplify her Ocular Spell, enhancing her Soul Perception to its limits. What she sensed only validated Goliath Bird Sovereignʼs assumption.

The urge to jump in and feel the domain emerged, yet she held it back for the sanctity of the competition. If she violated it, then this would likely be her deciding that she no longer sought to live, offending all the Zeniths and every alchemist throughout the entire galaxy. She was sure that she wouldnʼt last the next hour under the siege of every Sovereign Knight and Dao Enforcer within the galaxy. She wasnʼt remotely suicidal.

”What is he doing to the materials?” Goliath Bird Sovereign frowned immediately.

Before everyone, Wei Wuyin withdrew one of the 330 materials for the Edict Potion. Then, his eyes glowed with a divine light, cascading the material in its radiance as if imbuing it with something special. Then, before their very eyes, they witnessed the material crumble into dust.

”HUUU!!”

Gasps echoed out EVERYWHERE!

Did Wei Wuyin decide to forfeit a set of material just like that?! This was crazy!

Just as the Incandescent Star Palace Lord was about to inquire about the material, seeking an explanation. After all, there was a chance that the material had unacceptable flaws, granting him a great disadvantage that the others had not possessed. While this meant corruption on their behalf, he didnʼt trust Goliath Bird Sovereign in the slightest or the Golden Night Sovereign, so they might have done something underhanded.

”World-Saint Neo-Da—” Just as he was about to speak out, two beams of divine light exploded from his eyes, landed on the table, and then the material that was thought to have been destroyed reappeared without the slightest sign of harm.

They looked at each other in confusion.

Did World-Saint Neo-Dawn swap out the materials?

However, they knew that wouldnʼt happen. Using a new set of material from the outside world was disallowed by various Alchemical Oaths, but using a transformed or transmodified material grafted or created from the original material was perfectly allowed. This was especially so given the mystical techniques deployed by Alchemists during the Extraction, Growth, Creation, and Transformation Process.

Wei Wuyin visibly paused before the crowd as he inspected the new material. Then, as if seeing if something would happen, he nodded in seemingly understanding before placing the material aside. Before the enraptured and confused audience, the second material was given the same treatment.

”Is he…transmodifying or transmuting the materials in pre-preparation for his style of alchemy?” Mei Xiaoyang asked, genuinely confused by events. She was aware that the Dao of Alchemy has two steps, the Preparation Step and the Alchemical Step. The former occurred at the beginning of the process, involving the gathering of materials, preservation, stimulation of vitality, and far more complexities that were akin to botanists caring for plants before practicing herbalism.

During the Preparation Step, materials were carefully selected and inspected to ensure that the essences and energies within were in good condition, and not locating any issues prior might lead to an inevitable failure. It was a crucial step.

In All-Alchemic Clash, the designated Overseers handle this task for the sake of fairness while under oath. Then, they would deliver it to the competing alchemists. They could relax to know that the products were inspected and properly treated with a similar, if not exactly the same, growth or acquisition process.

During this process, alchemists often grafted materials or stored them in different ways to stimulate their potential. For example, a fire attributed material delivered might be contained at 500°C for proper preservation of energy and quality but an alchemist might prefer if the energy within was a tad bit hotter, at 550°C for the Extraction Process. This small differential can greatly affect the process, either positively or negatively. This was why Alchemical Legacies, which contained all these minute details gained through the process of experimentation and conclusion, was extremely valuable!

The latter—the Alchemical Step—was the finalization process of the Alchemical Concoction Process. And just like the Preparation Step, failure can be determined during this process. Heaven-Saint Transforming Worlds was a prime example of this!

”It seems…he is?” Hao Chengxue was uncertain as well.

Meanwhile, the overseers were incredibly confused. In their perceptions, the materials looked the same, but they felt like ordinary materials, ungraded without the slightest trace of energy or essence. It was as if everything that was recreated was devoid of energy and essence.

What in the heavens was this?!

The Incandescent Star Palace Lord looked at the Golden Night Sovereign, who was executing her sensory powers to their maximum, unwilling to expend his resonant qi like she had on Soul Ascension Arts. It was far too precious.

However, when he noticed the grim look on her face, he couldnʼt help but ask: ”What do you see?”

”...” The Golden Night Sovereign was silent. She was baffled by what she observed.

Because she…

…observed…

…NOTHING!