Doupo: Rebirth of Gu He, Starting with a Strategy to Win Over Yun Yun

Chapter 48: Consort Ya’s Conquest is Successful, Xiao Yan is Defeated!Time passed like water, and in the blink of an eye, it was the final round of the Alchemist Tournament.

Xiao Yan had been keeping his cool; aside from a red flame that was thicker and hotter than flames condensed from Qi, he didn’t have anything particularly eye-catching.

Liu Ling, under Elder Gu’s specific instructions, had also become much steadier, becoming a hot favorite to win the championship, on par with Princess Yao Yue.

On this day, in the bustling Royal Plaza, the final round had already begun.

Elder Gu sat in the best viewing compartment in the arena, with Ya Fei sitting beside him.

”Hmm?”

In his chair, Elder Gu tilted his head and immediately saw a snow-white, jade-like hand holding a peeled grape.

The grape glistened with the translucence of its flesh.

It looked incredibly fresh and sweet at a glance.

Elder Gu took the opportunity to open his mouth and ate it.

The grape was seedless, just as delicious as the fragrance on Ya Fei’s body.

He turned his head to look at the arena.

Fama stood on the high platform and gave a light cough, and the noisy audience instantly fell silent.

His indifferent gaze swept across the entire venue, and his aged, calm tone rang in everyone’s ears:

”Everyone, today’s assessment will be the most critical round of the tournament. The final winner will be the champion of this tournament! So, today, give it your all!”

The deafening clamor erupted once again.

Fama pressed his hands down, and after the wave of noise subsided, his vigorous voice spread across the arena, introducing the rules.

”In this third round of assessment, the Guild will no longer provide any assistance to the contestants.”

”Therefore, everything must depend on yourselves, including prescriptions, medicinal ingredients, and so on.”

He paused.

”That is to say, you must successfully refine a Medicinal Pill within your capability within the specified time.”

”And the one with the highest Medicinal Pill Rank and utility value will be the winner!”

Following Fama’s introduction, many contestants began to ponder.

The first to act were Liu Ling and Princess Yao Yue.

A light brown flame and a blue flame ignited one after another, and the two began to refine Medicinal Pills in a flurry of activity.

After some thought, Xiao Yan also began to prepare his medicinal ingredients.

...

In the VIP compartment.

Ya Fei asked Elder Gu with a charming smile,

”The most promising ones on the field are your disciple Liu Ling, Princess Yao Yue, and that young man named Yan Xiao.”

Without the incident of Xiao Yan treating the poison for Elder Nalan, not only did Nalan Yanran not fall in love with him, but Ya Fei also did not recognize him.

Naturally, she did not know that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan.

”Who do you think will win?”

Elder Gu smiled and said, ”Look at the changes on the field.”

Ya Fei cast her beautiful eyes toward the arena, only to see a sudden change in Liu Ling.

A wisp of brown flame emerged from his body and then adhered to the surface of his clothes.

Immediately after, clusters of flames continuously surged from his body, enveloping him. The brown flames rose fiercely, rendering him into a brown fire man.

Subsequently, surging brown flames burst out from Liu Ling’s fingers, entering the Cauldron and intensifying the raging flames.

Watching this scene, Ya Fei, who did not understand Alchemy, slightly opened her lips, surprise flashing across her beautiful eyes.

”He... what happened to him?”

Elder Gu sighed,

”Accumulating knowledge and waiting for the right moment.”

”Before the tournament started, I stirred his will, and now it has finally erupted.”

”His current strange fire is a Beast Fire from a Rank 5 Demonic Beast. With his Soul Power perception after the Epiphany, he can perfectly utilize it.”

An Alchemist’s Soul Power cannot be actively Cultivated; it can only become more vigorous with the passage of time.

But if one is lucky, one can achieve a significant increase in Soul Power in a mysterious and profound state, which is the case for Liu Ling below.

Ya Fei nodded as if she understood, but didn’t look at Liu Ling again. Instead, she rested her chin on her hand and gazed at Elder Gu.

Her legs were crossed beneath her, and Elder Gu noticed for the first time that she was wearing thin, flesh-colored silk stockings and open-toed gold high heels.

Her pink toes were faintly visible beneath the silk stockings.

”It seems the disciple is not as good as the Master...” she said with a smile.

Every word lacked any sense of flattery, sounding very much like reciting poetry.

Her gaze was as focused as a traveler in the desert seeing an oasis.

Elder Gu was taken aback and looked back at her.

Ya Fei said as if talking to herself,

”Elder Gu, you have sent me so many high-Rank Medicinal Pills, but I have never even seen you perform Alchemy once.”

”But I imagine it must be very handsome.”

She slightly pouted her rose-colored lips, and her sparkling eyes looked as if they held pearly tears.

Elder Gu asked involuntarily, ”What’s wrong?”

Ya Fei shook her head, her smile tinged with an unconscious bitterness, looking very much like a withered butterfly.

”I really wish I could see Elder Gu’s appearance while performing Alchemy...”

Elder Gu was stunned and said, ”Why wouldn’t that be possible?”

Ya Fei pursed her lips and shifted her gaze to the arena.

The field of emotion is not a marketplace; she could not treat her feelings for Elder Gu as a bargaining chip in a fight against rivals and conflate the two.

Therefore, the gaze she directed at Elder Gu could only be restrained to the point of no further restraint.

If... she could become the Clan Chief of the Mittel Family, perhaps they could...

Elder Gu looked at Ya Fei in confusion, but Ya Fei no longer spared him a single glance. Although she was watching the competition, she seemed to be thinking about something else.

She exuded a complex aura that Elder Gu had never felt before, a charm mixed with a depth that made people want to explore.

Suddenly,

[Ding! Target’s favorability towards the host has increased by 11%. Obtained reward ”Physical Body Secret Technique: Ying Wood Body”! ]

[Ying Wood Body: After practicing, it strengthens the Physical Body’s power, and the Physical Body’s strength can rival that of a Demonic Beast. The Physical Body is not limited to muscle aspects; the enhancement to male capabilities is also quite gratifying. This is the gospel for men, even middle-aged men must be strong! ]

[Target Ya Fei’s favorability towards the host: 71. Congratulations to the host for successfully conquering the target!]

[Remaining strategy targets for the host: Medusa, Qing Lin. There is currently one free strategy slot; the host can arrange it freely!]

Elder Gu was slightly surprised.

He didn’t even know what Ya Fei had been thinking, yet the strategy progress had reached 71% as if it were a natural outcome.

Moreover, what the hell is a Physical Body secret technique?

His performance in that aspect was not lacking at all, okay?

Don’t think you can mock his masculine stubbornness just by using this!

...

The competition continued.

Xiao Yan blew up his Cauldron twice, but finally refined the Medicinal Pill he had hoped for.

Green Spirit Blood-Building Pill!

A Rank 4 Medicinal Pill made from Earth Demon Roots, Heaven Jade Branches, and a Rank 4 Earth Demonic Beast Core!

Holding the green Medicinal Pill, which was the size of a dragon’s eye, a look of determination flashed across his eyes.

The championship, he, Xiao Yan, was determined to win!

Just as he had thought, the eyes of the entire audience were focused on him, and countless spectators were whispering.

”Such a strong medicinal fragrance...”

”This young man named Yan Xiao is really awesome...”

”...”

”Holy crap! This... this is a Rank 5 Medicinal Pill!”

Suddenly, Xiao Yan heard a scream from an eliminated contestant, and he couldn’t help but look in the direction the contestant was gazing.

The medicinal fragrance was permeating the air.

It was faintly taking shape.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. This was not a Rank 5 Medicinal Pill, but it rivaled a Rank 5 one, and the medicinal fragrance it emitted was even richer than his!

Xiao Yan took a few steps forward and saw the Alchemist who had refined the Medicinal Pill; it was actually Liu Ling, whom he despised the most!

He had refined a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill!

This was a Medicinal Pill that could rival a Rank 5 one, capable of directly increasing the strength of a Great Dou Master, and it would not produce resistance!

Its effect was much stronger than the Green Spirit Blood-Building Pill he had refined!

Moreover, Liu Ling moved his body to let the referee come over to observe, which also allowed Xiao Yan to see clearly that what Liu Ling had refined was not one Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, but two!

Two pills from one Cauldron!

Xiao Yan’s figure swayed; he supported himself on the table with one hand, while the other hand slammed down hard.

The championship had slipped through his fingers!