If Yani continued refining at this pace using ordinary thods, he would inevitably surpass her. Realizing this, she imdiately changed her technique and activated one of her Refinent Path killer moves.
Refinent Path Killer Move — Triple Pulse Fla Control.
The spiritual fla beneath Yani’s refining vessel imdiately shifted. Instead of maintaining a single steady rhythm, the fire began pulsing in three controlled cycles. One pulse intensified the heat to lt materials faster, the second stabilized the reaction, and the third compressed the forming Gu embryo, forcing the refinent to advance at a noticeably faster pace.
Yani’s expression remained calm as she maintained the technique. If Xuanyan wanted to surpass her now, he would have to match the speed created by her refinent killer move.
But she had no intention of stopping there.
Over the years Yani had studied many mortal-grade refinent techniques, and under i Lingyao’s guidance she had even mastered a few heaven-grade thods. Drawing upon that experience, she activated another technique ford by combining several mortal thods around a heaven-grade foundation.
Refinent Path Killer Move — Jade Thought Four-Hand Refinent Art.
Streams of spiritual light surged from Yani’s mind and condensed above the refining table. Two small jade-like hands gradually ford in the air, their delicate shapes glowing with a faint erald luster as they floated beside the vessel.
Yani’s real hands remained steady as she adjusted the intensity of the flas beneath the vessel, carefully maintaining the temperature so the molten materials would not destabilize. At the sa ti, the two jade phantom hands moved swiftly beside her, picking ingredients from the trays and adding them to the flas with flawless timing, accelerating the refinent without disturbing the rhythm of the fire.
"Quite impressive. Using two killer moves together... she must have spent years mastering those techniques. I really did not expect Yani to be this well prepared—she was hiding quite a lot, even from ," i Lingyao thought as she observed the refinent table. Under the effect of the two killer moves, Yani’s refining speed rose dramatically, allowing her to quickly regain the lead she had lost earlier. The flas beneath her vessel pulsed with a far more aggressive rhythm, yet the materials inside remained surprisingly stable.
A faint light appeared in i Lingyao’s eyes as she watched the competition unfold. She was genuinely curious now about how Xuanyan would respond. At the sa ti another thought surfaced in her mind. Xuanyan’s cultivation was only at Stage Four. Even if he understood refinent killer moves and managed to activate one, that would not necessarily benefit him. Killer moves were far more complicated than ordinary techniques, usually created by combining several thods together—sotis two, sotis three, and occasionally even more.
Naturally, techniques of that level consud a large amount of spiritual essence. With Xuanyan’s current cultivation, attempting to sustain a heaven-grade refinent killer move would likely exhaust his energy almost imdiately. If that happened, his control over the spiritual fla would collapse, and the entire refinent process could easily fail.
Thinking of this, i Lingyao’s gaze slowly shifted toward Xuanyan’s refining table. Her curiosity only grew stronger as she watched him work. If he could not rely on powerful killer moves, then how exactly did he intend to win this duel?
The gap between them gradually began to increase. However, the difference was subtle and not imdiately obvious to an ordinary observer.
Xuanyan maintained a calm and steady rhythm throughout the entire process. Relying solely on basic alchemy refinent techniques without using a single killer move, he continued regulating the spiritual fla with remarkable precision. Under his control, the materials inside the refining vessel were already approaching the final stage of processing.
Yani, however, was beginning to feel the strain. Her ntal energy had already been consud far more quickly than she had expected, and nearly half of her spiritual reserves were gone. The duel had not lasted very long, and they were still only refining the base materials, sothing that should normally be effortless for soone with her level of experience.
According to logic, Yani should still have plentiful ntal energy and should not be in a state of exhaustion. However, the reality of the competition was very different.
What truly exhausted her was the pressure created by Xuanyan’s steady progress. He displayed an incredibly solid foundation, relying solely on basic alchemy techniques to maintain a pace that even her killer moves could not greatly surpass. No matter how much she accelerated the refinent, Xuanyan continued advancing behind her with unwavering stability.
Yani had practiced alchemy almost her entire life, yet her foundation was nowhere near Xuanyan’s. That realization placed enormous pressure on her mind, especially with i Lingyao watching the duel from the side. Xuanyan maintained a stable rhythm while steadily closing the gap between them, forcing Yani to concentrate harder and harder just to keep her lead.
It seems my quasi-master attainnt cannot match Xuanyan’s master-level attainnt...
What should I do? Yani began to think and plan quickly while continuing to refine the Gu.
Yani quickly analyzed the situation while maintaining the rhythm of her refinent. Even with the two killer moves active, the gap between them had not widened as much as she expected. If this continued, Xuanyan’s advantage would beco increasingly obvious as the refinent progressed.
Relying only on Gu refinent techniques would not be enough to defeat him. My greatest advantage lies in the number of refinent path killer movesthat I carefully prepared!
Whoosh!
With a sudden flick of her fingers, a tiny spark of blue lightning shot through the air. The streak of light moved with astonishing speed, crossing the distance between them in the blink of an eye as it aid directly at the refining fla in Xuanyan’s hand.
Ding!
A crisp tallic sound echoed inside the chamber.
The streak of lightning abruptly stopped four inches away from the fla, blocked by a slender sword that had appeared seemingly out of nowhere. The blade hovered steadily in the air, its edge perfectly intercepting the incoming attack.
Xuanyan’s gaze remained calm, and the refining fla in his other hand was not disturbed in the slightest.
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