Chapter 1590: Beating the Rhythm

Tap!

Just as Ning Siyu shattered the Blood Longevity Ginseng, Ye Yuan lightly tapped his index finger on the table before him.

Ning Siyu's peripheral vision had been fixed on Ye Yuan's finger.

Seeing Ye Yuan's movement, her body instinctively moved.

Ning Siyu's movements were far less flashy than Song Qiyang's, even appearing somewhat clumsy.

The crowd was taken aback at this sight.

Could such crude technique yield good results?

"Heh, is this girl here to clown around? With such technique, she thinks she can beat me?" Song Qiyang laughed scornfully.

Tap, tap, tap!

Ye Yuan tapped the table three more times, and Ning Siyu's technique suddenly changed.

The law fragments emanating from the Blood Longevity Ginseng began to pour continuously into the Dao-Evolution Instrument.

The steward, who had thought Ning Siyu was done for in this round, now widened his eyes in disbelief, staring at Ning Siyu.

He was closest to Ning Siyu and could sense the aura of the law fragments.

Very few of those law fragments dissipated; most entered the Dao-Evolution Instrument.

Tap!

Tap, tap, tap, tap!

Tap, tap, tap!

Ye Yuan's fingers kept tapping on the table, the rhythm shifting unpredictably.

To outsiders, it seemed as if Ye Yuan was just idly tapping the table.

But Ning Siyu followed Ye Yuan's rhythm, constantly changing her technique.

The scale of the Dao-Evolution Instrument climbed wildly!

Four points!

Five points!

Six points!

At six points, it didn't stop, charging straight toward seven points!

Everyone was dumbfounded. What was with Ning Siyu's strange technique?

Seven points—that was the master level!

Had Ning Siyu's mastery of Dao-Evolution reached such an astonishing level?

"Don't reach seven points! Don't reach seven points!"

Song Qiyang screamed inwardly, hoping to stop Ning Siyu.

But Ning Siyu gave him no chance, charging straight to seven points!

Yet it wasn't over!

After reaching seven points, the speed of increase slowed noticeably, but it still crept upward bit by bit.

Finally, it stopped at seven point three!

The entire venue fell silent for a full five breaths before a wave of exclamations erupted.

"Seven point three! This... this is too unreal!"

"Could it be that Ning Siyu has already reached the master level?"

"This is too exaggerated. A three-star divine alchemist actually extracted seven point three law fragments! Even four-star divine alchemists, few can do that, right?"

...

The higher the Dao-Evolution score, the harder it became.

Especially after reaching sixty percent, even one more point was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Even if one broke through to four-star divine alchemist, with a deeper understanding of the Dao of alchemy, Dao-Evolution couldn't jump from fifty percent to sixty or seventy percent overnight.

But Ning Siyu had done it!

Ruoxu's face was full of shock. He had hoped that Song Qiyang's high score would thoroughly humiliate Ye Yuan.

But now, Song Qiyang's result was nothing but trash compared to Ning Siyu's!

Xuanyu's shock was no less than Ruoxu's.

He couldn't help asking Ye Yuan, "Elder Ye, how... how did you do it?"

However, Ye Yuan showed no joy on his face; instead, he looked somewhat dissatisfied. "This girl, she only extracted this much? Too disappointing!"

The elders exchanged strange looks. Was this guy deliberately showing off?

Seven point three!

And he thought it was too little!

In truth, they didn't know that Ye Yuan's special training for Ning Siyu was specifically aimed at this Alchemy Tower Grand Competition.

Ten days was too short to accomplish much; it was impossible to boost Ning Siyu's strength to such a terrifying level.

But targeting only this competition, Ye Yuan could make Ning Siyu win easily.

This Dao-Evolution, which only extracted law fragments from a single medicinal herb, was not very difficult for Ye Yuan.

Ning Siyu's techniques were all created by Ye Yuan, specifically for extracting law fragments from medicinal herbs.

These techniques consisted of over a hundred hand seals, which Ye Yuan had Ning Siyu practice until she knew them by heart.

As for how to apply them, she didn't need to worry.

Then, he and Ning Siyu agreed on signals; Ning Siyu only needed to execute the hand seals according to his rhythm, and naturally, she could extract more law fragments.

This was Ning Siyu. If it were Ye Yuan himself, not to mention ten out of ten, at least nine point five or more.

His understanding of the Dao of alchemy was simply beyond comparison.

Originally, Ye Yuan estimated that Ning Siyu would achieve at least seven point five, but she only managed seven point three. Of course, he was dissatisfied.

As if sensing Ye Yuan's displeased gaze, Ning Siyu stuck out her tongue, looking embarrassed.

She knew she had made some small mistakes earlier, which was why she hadn't met Ye Yuan's requirements.

The Dao-Evolution continued, and Ning Siyu seemed to gradually get into the groove. Her performance with the Jade Cicada Immortal Stamen was noticeably better than with the Blood Longevity Ginseng.

In the end, Ning Siyu's score for the Jade Cicada Immortal Stamen was seven point five!

Song Qiyang's face grew darker and darker, burning as if slapped.

He had been brimming with confidence, thinking he would surely win this second round.

But now, his score was nothing but garbage compared to Ning Siyu's!

Looking back, every word he had said and every bit of arrogance he had shown was just slapping his own face.

Soon, the result for the Imperial Extreme Purple Grass came out.

Seven point five!

Ning Siyu's total score: twenty-two point three!

That was a full five points higher than Song Qiyang's seventeen point three!

These five points represented an insurmountable gap.

"Unbelievable. Is this girl really Ning Siyu?"

"Is Elder Ye really that amazing? In just a few days, he taught Ning Siyu to such a level?"

"The Grand Elder's faction has truly lost all face this time."

...

Ye Yuan looked at Ruoxu with a half-smile. "Grand Elder, do you think this score is enough to settle things?"

The Grand Elder said darkly, "Young man, don't be so aggressive. If you keep this up, you'll suffer a great loss!"

Ye Yuan laughed upon hearing this. "My dear Grand Elder, it seems it wasn't me who was aggressive. I had just become an elder when your disciple came to provoke me. And now you say I'm the one being aggressive?"

The Grand Elder was momentarily speechless, then snorted coldly. "Young man, don't be too smug! You and I still have a match to settle!"

Ye Yuan smiled. "I can't wait."

The two were at loggerheads, and all the elders were silent as cicadas in winter.

This new elder was truly impressive.

Even the Second Elder didn't have the courage to speak to the Grand Elder like that, but he dared!

As for whether Ye Yuan truly had the strength, everyone remained skeptical.

Without seeing it with their own eyes, no one would believe that a three-star divine alchemist could defeat the Grand Elder.

As for Ning Siyu, they were more inclined to believe that the Second Elder had recently found some new trick for teaching disciples.