Chapter 690

"Did you not take your medicine, or did you take too much? Or do you just like to spout nonsense? I really want to know just where your confidence comes from," said Long Chen indifferently.
His divine sense had been constantly paying attention to Huo Wufang. Although his Pill Flame blocked Long Chen's divine sense so that he couldn't see the situation inside the furnace, Long Chen could tell from the fluctuations that at best, the final pill would only have three rings. That would be the absolute limit.
Long Chen turned his nose up in disdain toward a three-ring pill. Although he hadn't reached the final step, he was confident his pill would have at least five rings, and perhaps even six.
So Huo Wufang's crazy laughter made him extremely curious.
"Long San, I admit that my Spiritual Strength is weaker than yours. In terms of alchemy skill, you also might be a level higher than me. Even in terms of Pill Flame, you can rely on your Spiritual Strength to just barely stand on the same level as me.
"In that kind of situation, it really might be difficult for us to say who would win. But, you're looking down on me too much. I will show you all a divine alchemy art that you've never seen before! Nine Revolution Blood Soul Upgrade Art!"
BOOM!
The golden flames scattered, revealing Huo Wufang's arrogant smile. He opened the furnace, displaying a medicinal pill shining with light. Even in the daylight, it was still so dazzling.
"Heavens, a nine-ring pill!" Startled cries rang out. It was actually the peak of high grade pills. 
But Long Chen wasn't looking at the pill. Instead, he was looking at Huo Wufang. He suddenly said, "It's no wonder you dare to use this move. The blood was yours, but the soul energy was someone else's. How vicious!"
Long Chen's words startled everyone. If his words were true, then wouldn't that mean Huo Wufang's body contained two souls, and one of them had been the sacrifice?
LC then asks Tower Ancestor how the winning pill is judged. The ancestor says based on medicinal effect. Chen then goes back to work finishing off his pill.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a huge pillar of flames soared out from Long Chen. The flame pillar was thirty meters thick and soared straight into the clouds.
A terrifying pressure spread. The competitors around him were unable to bear the heat and had to retreat.
It was fortunate that they had sent their completed pills up to the judges already. This was to prevent cheating. Otherwise, it really would be easy to cheat in this chaotic scene.
"Heavens, is he really human?!" People's jaws could not drop any lower. This scene was too shocking.
Only the Tower Ancestor didn't reveal any expression at the immense flame pillar. Instead, his originally turbid eyes began to glow, looking as if they could see through space.
"As expected." He smiled, and then his eyes returned to their normal state.
Long Chen had summoned this flame pillar only to mask his true actions. Because Huo Wufang had sacrificed a soul in order to use the Nine Revolution Blood Soul Upgrade Art, his calculations had gone astray.
Now, if he wanted to defeat Huo Wufang, he had to rely on the Earth Flame. But he couldn't expose the Earth Flame, so he had to hide it within this pillar of flames.
Long Chen had crushed the pills that had just been about to form, turning them to powder. Then he began a crazy refinement with the Earth Flame.
Long Chen's shattering pill furnace revealed a certain thing. That was a pill with no rings, only a faint halo. According to pill grades, it could only count as a regular high grade pill.
However, this pill caused everyone but the Tower Ancestor to be shocked. Fang Chang and Chai Liehuo were filled with crazy delight.
"Giant... giant pill?!"
It had even reached the high grade. Its medicinal effect would be equivalent to at least two nine-ring pills.