496 The Public Enemy of Alchemists (1/2)

When the judge saw the array inspection results, his expression stiffened, and his delight from a moment ago disappeared.

All the surrounding spectators were dumbfounded; they found it really incredible.

The pupils of the alchemists from the Heavenly Pill City and Heavenly Shine City dilated, and their bodies shuddered.

They had failed!

They all failed… The elixirs they had refined did not reach the stipulated requirement, causing them to get eliminated in this elimination round.

Despite all that, Bu Fang remained indifferent. He grabbed the Cloud Mist Restaurant's board with one hand, he exerted some strength and hoisted it onto his shoulder before slowly walking down from the arena.

The spectators looked on at him in shock as they made a path for him.

Only one person had passed the eighth arena's round, and that person was the only chef in the Magical Hand Conference.

Hiss!!

They all couldn't help sucking in mouthfuls of cold air. The events that had just occurred, to them, were incredulous and extraordinary. Such as result was too outrageous.

At that moment, the alchemists from the Heavenly Pill City and Heavenly Shine City slipped into a reverie, albeit not a pleasant one. They were highly talented geniuses and had garnered some fame in the world of alchemists. However, they still couldn't pass this elimination round and were eliminated. This was a grave blow to them.

”If not for the disturbance caused by the fragrance, then how would I have ended up refining such a thrashy elixir…” An alchemist from Heavenly Shine City was so angry that his expression became somewhat distorted, and he almost flew into a rage. His entire body could not stop trembling with rage.

Unlike him, the alchemist from the Heavenly Pill City just shook his head and sighed. He was more open-minded than his counterpart from the Heavenly Shine City, however, it would be a lie if he said that he didn't resent Bu Fang. If it were not for the alluring fragrance that was emitted while Bu Fang was cooking, he would not have been eliminated in this round. After all, he was a genius who had the possibility of reaching the top fifty.

However, there was no such thing as ”only if” in this world.

”We failed… and we can only blame ourselves since our skills weren't good enough. We must continue to strive hard in the alchemy path.”

All the alchemists sighed, and then they turned around, walked down from the stage, and left.

Out of all of them, the judge suffered the most. As he took back his jade talisman, he felt as though a torrential storm of curses were rushing at him from the chief judge.

The day before, four people had passed, at least; but now, only one person passed. This was something that had never happened in any Magical Hand Conference.

As the judge clutched his head, he suddenly felt fear at the thought of running into Bu Fang again. As long as that guy climbed up the stage, nothing good would occur.

”F*ck! If I run into him again, I'll quit being a judge, else he really will cause me to have a cardiac arrest.”

At that moment, the judge had tears streaming down his cheeks, while the spectators clamored in excitement.

An extremely exciting piece of news had spread out of the eighth arena once again.

From out of the group of fifty-one competitors, including genius alchemists from the Heavenly Pill City and Heavenly Shine City, who had just competed in the arena, almost all of them were eliminated. Only one person had managed to pass the round.

Furthermore, the competitor that passed the round wasn't an alchemist, a doctor or a poison master.

He was just a… chef.

A chef had participated in the Magical Hand Conference and managed to stand out in the elimination round by passing it.

Were the alchemists with him all morons?

When the news spread, the spectators became excited and exclaimed in surprise. People were usually attracted by the appearance of such dark horses in the competition.

Unlike the spectators, the alchemists stood in solidarity against Bu Fang. They were alchemists, after all, so they had to protect the dignity of alchemists on their own. The chef, to them… was a common enemy of all alchemists.

Although the alchemists who were defeated by Bu Fang in that round were angry, the person who had suffered the most was the judge.

As the judge had expected, he got scolded by the chief judge, leaving him feeling so aggrieved that he almost choked.

This was especially true after he was suspended from his duty as a judge because countless complaints about him were received.

How pitiful was that?

The judge was quite aggrieved at that moment because he really was innocent and free of guilt.

However, as he mulled over his ordeal some more, he calmed down and relaxed; after all, if he hadn't been relieved of his position as a judge, he would once again run into that chef who carried a board, Bu Fang.

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”Was our senior brother Liu… eliminated?”

Duan Yun's pupils dilated when he heard the news.

A genius who had placed among the top fifty of the Heavenly Pill City's Pill Tower's ranking was actually eliminated in the elimination round. That piece of news thoroughly shocked Duan Yun.

Senior brother Liu sat dejectedly in the Heavenly Pill City's warship; he seemed dazed and beside himself.

The Magical Hand Conference was an event for alchemists to prove themselves. It was an extremely important stage for all alchemists. They had made countless preparations in order to showcase their skills and amaze everyone. However, senior brother Liu got eliminated before he had managed to display his true skill. This was an extremely grave blow to him.

”It's said that out of the fifty people who had participated alongside our senior brother Liu, only one managed to pass the round, and furthermore, that person wasn't even an alchemist...” One of the alchemists from Heavenly Pill City's alchemists said while sighing in regret.

Duan Yun was taken aback by the alchemist's words. Had the round been that brutal and difficult? Out of fifty-one contestants, only one person had managed to pass? How did such a matter occur?

From the fifty participants in his arena, around fifteen people had managed to pass that round and head to the second elimination round.

”That's just the way it is... Do you know how shocked I was to learn that the guy who defeated our senior brother Liu was a chef?”

”A chef?” Duan Yun was taken aback once again by his words. Even chefs could participate in the conference?

”That's right, a chef. The chef cooked an extremely fragrant dish that prevented the others from concentrating while they refined their elixirs. It was said that more than forty people blew up their furnaces. That chef was really demented,” said the alchemist from the Heavenly Pill City in a tone of surprise.