Chapter 1332 - Battle of Pills

Four hours later, more than half the participants had completed their refinement. Black mist blanketed the sky above White Moon Valley, and each pill radiated a terrifying surge of nether energy.

Liu Wuxie formed profound seals, and a blot of black shadow surged from the cauldron, shooting into the sky.

"Quick, look over there!" cries echoed from the warships near the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Many eyes had fixed on Liu Wuxie from the start, eager to see whether he would keep creating miracles like in the first two events.

Elder Long's eyes nearly bulged, and shock rippled through the surrounding elders.

"A Nether God! It's a Dark Nether God!" The black shadow from Liu Wuxie's cauldron gradually shaped itself into a black nether god. The sight defied belief, and no one could fathom how he had done it.

In the Netherworld, Liu Wuxie absorbed vast nether energy and comprehended nether laws. He only needed to pour those laws and his will into this refinement.

Since the ingredients came from the Netherworld, he returned them to their original nature.

The Dark Nether God hovered in the air, releasing boundless, soul-captivating energy. Nearby disciples fell back as their pills began to dissolve, their nether energy devoured by Liu Wuxie's pill.

The Heavenly Dragon Sect's disciples flared with anger, yet they could do nothing. Liu Wuxie forcibly stripped the energy from the pills produced by nearly a thousand disciples.

"The Heavenly Dragon Sect is one entity. If we secure first place in this event, everyone who participated will receive a reward," Zhuge Ming announced, steadying the others and heading off resentment toward Liu Wuxie.

After all, if Liu Wuxie absorbed energy from other pills and achieved strong results, it was natural for the others to feel that it was unfair.

At Zhuge Ming's words, everyone relaxed. They knew that, even without Liu Wuxie seizing their pill energy, they wouldn't be able to take first place. With a guaranteed reward for all who participated, they began to cheer for him.

After devouring the nether energy from nearly a thousand pills, Liu Wuxie's pill finally took shape as the Dark Nether God dissipated and returned to the pill. The assessment came next, and whoever gained the most significant advantage would win; the assessment phase finally began in the afternoon.

"All competitors, send out your pills. Whoever releases the strongest nether energy will win," said an elder who appeared mid-air, representing Emperor Haoyuan.

Shortly after, countless pills soared into the air, and Liu Wuxie sent his as well after leaving his imprint on it. It streaked out like a black comet and hovered above White Moon Valley.

A bizarre scene unfolded as many pills began devouring weaker ones. Weaker pills vanished one after another in a spectacular cascade. Pills swallowed other pills to strengthen themselves—a rare sight in alchemy.

As the devouring spread, Liu Wuxie's pill immediately faced an assault from several pills the moment it entered the sky. Those pills naturally came from the Grand Unity Sect, which tried to devour his pill.

"A futile attempt," Liu Wuxie remarked with a smile. He found it ridiculous that the Grand Unity Sect wanted to destroy his pill. With his imprint inside, he could control it at will.

𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The Dark Nether God reappeared with a buzz, bared its jaws, and swallowed the oncoming pills. The attackers vanished in a blink, and no one expected Liu Wuxie's pill to be so terrifying.

Other pills fed at a snail's pace, while Liu Wuxie's pill devoured several at once. After consuming five or six pills, the Dark Nether God grew larger and even more terrifying. It began a predatory sweep and devoured every pill that approached.

Elsewhere, Mo Hong's pill also began devouring others to strengthen itself. In a blink, one-fifth of the tens of thousands of hovering pills had disappeared, and even Liu Wuxie found the pace staggering.

The alchemy event looked simple but hid dangers. Every pill carried its creator's imprint, and the struggle between pills doubled as a clash between alchemists. With a single misstep, the imprint within would be devoured.

Two bizarre fronts emerged—Liu Wuxie's pill occupied the east, and Mo Hong's pill held the west. Each slaughtered rivals within its region.

The north and south also produced several strong pills that hunted weaker ones, forming a four-way deadlock, though Liu Wuxie's and Mo Hong's remained in front.

Other pills performed well, but a clear gap still separated them from Liu Wuxie and Mo Hong's pills.

Mo Hong's pill manifested as a terrifying dark nether beast. In the south, the leading pill took the form of a black whirlwind that devoured everything in its path. In the north, the leading pill took the shape of a nether clan.

The Dark Nether God manifested by Liu Wuxie's pill expanded as it devoured surrounding pills. When he refined the pill, he infused a hint of the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron's energy into it, allowing it to unleash a powerful devouring force that blanketed the sky.

Even pills a few hundred meters away couldn't withstand the suction and drifted toward the Dark Nether God.

Everyone in the Heavenly Dragon Sect grew anxious, knowing the four dominant pills would decide the champion. As those four devoured more, their growth snowballed.

Liu Wuxie's Dark Nether God held the upper hand at first, but the southern whirlwind ballooned and swept across its region, rapidly surpassing it. The northern pill also expanded rapidly and eventually overtook the Dark Nether God. Mo Hong's pill swelled more slowly but grew steadily.

A strange contrast emerged: Liu Wuxie and Mo Hong's pills advanced with measured pressure, steadily radiating their influence outward, unlike the southern whirlwind, which erupted ferociously at first before slowing.

Each pill had a limit; once it had devoured enough, further growth became difficult. Only perfect fusion with nether energy would let a pill endure to the end.

When one-third of the sky's pills vanished, the competition finally reached its climax.

The southern whirlwind gradually condensed into a black vortex and finally stopped expanding. Its suction compressed the surrounding space, and by grade, it was no inferior to an eighth-grade spiritual pill. However, it was made from the Netherworld's ingredients, so it couldn't be consumed by human beings.

In the north, the manifested nether clansman grew to ten meters and wielded a strange weapon. One swing cleaved several fleeing pills, which it then devoured.

The four dominant pills drew closer, ready to consume the cluster that had gathered at the center. The arena tightened as everyone focused on the contest.

Elder Long gulped and glanced at Liu Wuxie, who remained utterly calm. The massacre continued, and even Quasi-Heaven Gaze Realm experts grew anxious. This had never happened before, after all.

The southern pill came from the Nine Dragon Palace, and its members had already begun to cheer. Their pill was at its peak potency and had devoured the most, with Mo Hong close behind. The northern pill came from Heavenly Tiger Star, not Indigo Bamboo Star.

Liu Wuxie ranked last, and the Dark Nether God looked pale beside Mo Hong's manifestation.

The pills clustered at the center began devouring one another, while the four great pills waited for them to finish feeding before making a move.

Time crawled on, and the pills in the south, east, and north gradually slowed. Only Liu Wuxie's pill kept growing steadily, giving everyone the sense of an immovable mountain.

"This is strange. Liu Wuxie's pill is the lowest grade, but I can feel a powerful energy within," murmured an Earth Immortal Realm elder, unable to put the sensation into words.

"I have a feeling Liu Wuxie's pill is still in its awakening stage," commented another Earth Immortal Realm expert.

The other three pills had reached saturation and struggled to grow even while devouring. Liu Wuxie's pill differed; its devouring speed kept rising, which meant it was only getting started.

Sang Lu stood beside Mo Hong, his face terrifyingly grim.

"Let the other two pills clash with Liu Wuxie's pill first. Exhaust their energy while we wait for an opportunity to strike," Sang Lu said venomously. He planned to use the pills produced by the Nine Dragon Palace and Heavenly Tiger Star to drain Liu Wuxie's pill.

Mo Hong shared the thought, keeping his pill at a distance. Other experts soon noticed their ploy and called them out.

"The Grand Unity Sect is really despicable to retreat and wait for the other pills to fight among themselves," said an elder from the Comet Temple. The same sentiment ran through other forces, as the Grand Unity Sect's performance this year had shattered many people's expectations of it.