On the stone platform, the recovering prodigies opened their eyes and looked at Leo and Ethan.
Under everyone’s gaze, Ethan grudgingly said, “I, Ethan, admit defeat!”
With that, Ethan waved his sleeve, and three seven-grade Spirit Herbs appeared, flying towards Leo.
After fulfilling his bet, Ethan didn’t want to look at Leo any longer. He distanced himself from Leo, sat cross-legged on a corner of the stone platform, and began to restore his spiritual power.
Leo directly put the three seven-grade Spirit Herbs he won into his Storage Sack. He then cupped his hands towards the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign and walked to Seraphina’s side.
“Boy, you’ll have your time to cry!” Northwood glanced coldly at Leo, thinking to himself.
Clearly, Northwood was still resentful about Leo taking the “Frost God Bow” earlier.
Seeing no other Cultivators approaching, the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign scanned the crowd and announced loudly, “I declare that the twenty-five people on the central stone platform are candidates to receive my inheritance.”
Twenty-two prodigies, plus Leo, Seraphina, and Ethan who were the last to step onto the central stone platform, made exactly twenty-five people.
Hearing the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign’s words, all twenty-five people on the central stone platform stood up and looked at him.
“Congratulations on becoming candidates. I will first give you a reward,” said the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign. With a wave of his right hand, twenty-five jade cups floated in front of the twenty-five people.
With another wave of his left hand, a white jade wine pot appeared out of thin air.
The white jade wine pot poured light green liquid into each of the twenty-five jade cups.
A rich aroma of wine spread across the stone platform, a scent so unique that it made everyone feel a sense of tranquility and joy.
The soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign smiled and said, “This is a fine wine I brewed using hundreds of seven-grade Spirit Fruits over decades. Its effects are powerful; after drinking it, you can quickly restore your spiritual power, and it also benefits your physique and divine sense.”
Listening to the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign’s words and looking at the light green wine in their cups, all twenty-five people’s eyes became fervent.
Using hundreds of seven-grade Spirit Fruits to brew wine was something only a powerhouse like the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign could do.
“Drink the wine in your cups. After a quarter of an hour, we will proceed to the second round of testing,” said the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign.
“Thank you, Pill Sovereign!” The twenty-five people bowed in unison.
Standing by the small lake, the Cultivators who couldn’t step onto the central stone platform could only look on with envy and jealousy.
Without hesitation, the twenty-five people picked up the jade cups floating in front of them and drank the wine in one gulp.
As the wine entered their mouths, it filled them with a sweet and fragrant taste.
Even Leo couldn’t help but feel slightly intoxicated as the wine entered his stomach.
The vast energy contained in the wine spread throughout Leo and the others’ bodies.
Immediately, all twenty-five people sat cross-legged and began to refine the energy from the wine.
A quarter of an hour later, a thick aura burst forth from each of their bodies.
They stood up one by one, their eyes gleaming as they looked at the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign again.
At this moment, all twenty-five had fully restored their spiritual power consumed by crossing the stone path. Their physiques and divine senses were also nourished.
Of course, in such a short time, they couldn’t completely refine all the energy from the wine.
“The second round of testing is simple: you will fight each other. The top five will each be rewarded with a precious elixir. Finally, I will choose one person from the top five to inherit my legacy,” announced the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign loudly.
With a wave of his sleeve, five golden pills appeared.
Seeing these five golden pills, all the prodigies’ eyes became fervent and intense.
Their expressions seemed even more excited than when they saw Nether Flame.
The five golden pills emitted a faint golden glow. The fragrance from them made all the prodigies’ Golden Cores restless with a primal desire.
“This is… Sacred Golden Elixir!” someone among the prodigies exclaimed in shock.
The Sacred Golden Elixir is a high-level seven-grade pill that can help transform a Golden Core into a Spirit Core.
Breaking through from Golden Core to Spirit Core is a sign of entering the Spirit God realm.
For those at the peak of the upper-stage Spirit Saint realm, Sacred Golden Elixir is priceless!
Moreover, even for a seven-grade alchemy master known as Pill Sovereign, it’s not easy to successfully refine Sacred Golden Elixir.
Yet here were five Sacred Golden Elixirs.
“Indeed, these five pills are Sacred Golden Elixirs,” confirmed the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign.
Hearing this confirmation from him made all the prodigies present breathe heavily.
Although they were all outstanding figures in their respective kingdoms with potential to advance to the Spirit God realm, it was still just potential.
They might spend their entire lives without breaking through to the Spirit God realm until their lifespan ran out.
With a Sacred Golden Elixir, their chances of breaking through to the Spirit God realm would significantly increase.
Outside by the small lake, observing Cultivators also saw these Sacred Golden Elixirs and heard what was said by the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign.
Though their eyes showed extreme longing, they knew these five Sacred Golden Elixirs were beyond their reach.
“These five Sacred Golden Elixirs are your final reward. I hope some among you will become Spirit God realm powerhouses,” said the soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign again.
“Thank you, Pill Sovereign!” The prodigies bowed gratefully in unison.
The soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign nodded and waved his sleeve.
A white jade round table and several white jade chairs floated out and landed on a part of the central stone platform.
On the table were several pots of spirit wine.
The jade cups they used earlier also floated onto the table.
“The rules for this second round are simple: you will challenge each other. Each person has one chance to challenge. If you lose, you cannot challenge or fight again.”
“The winner of each match can sit down and enjoy a cup of spirit wine. The potency of spirit wine will remain in your body and greatly benefit your cultivation. Finally, five winners will be determined.”
The soul fragment of the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign glanced at each of them as he explained the rules for this round.
The rules were straightforward: each person had one chance to challenge. If they won, they could continue challenging. Each victory allowed them to enjoy a cup of spirit wine.
If they lost a challenge, they were eliminated. Therefore, choosing an opponent was crucial.
Naturally, they would choose the weakest opponent first. After defeating one and drinking a cup of spirit wine to recover, they could fight again.
Immediately, all prodigies’ eyes flickered as they scanned those around them, calculating whom to challenge.