With the alarming news suppressed by Lin Loi, the alchemy competition ran smoothly.
In the blink of an eye, 45 minutes passed.
The moment the timer was done, Ye Ming instantly rose from his bed and shouted, "Time's up. Everyone, stop your movement!"
As soon as his words resounded, all contestants promptly stopped their actions.
Having witnessed the consequences of not stopping in the previous round, they didn't dare to test their luck.
Nevertheless, it was evident that quite a few contestants were frowning. Without even needing a magnifying glass to determine the truth, they were definitely one of those who failed to complete the task.
After all, 5 modified alchemy recipes—even if low ranked were still different to concoct.
Moreover, they were required to decipher them on the go.
Unless one was an alchemy genius, it was beyond impossible to accomplish it.
However, this was precisely the joy of this round. If given enough pressure, there were bound to be some miracles.
