The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
Since Yin Shuiling could not defeat Tan Yun… then she would simply make sure no one could answer correctly at all! Even Tan Yun, Yin Shuiling, and Senior Brother Du are silent!” “Yeah, I thought I was knowledgeable, but I’ve never seen it either!” “…” “Silence!” Zhuge Yu said calmly. Tan Yun said calmly: “This herb is the Green Dragon Vine.” “It contains both earth and fire attributes.” “And it is 1,800 years old.” The moment his voice fell— the entire arena fell into silence!
Tan Yun answered 19 consecutive questions—and all of them correctly!
At that moment, Zhuge Yu’s expression darkened instantly.
Getting 1 or 2 answers right might still be acceptable—but 19 in a row without a single mistake was beyond belief!
One must know that
Du Ling and Yin Shuiling standing beside him were both “high-level alchemy masters”!
At this moment, Du Ling’s face twisted slightly as he clenched his teeth.
Yin Shuiling’s beautiful face was covered in beads of cold sweat, her expression more tense than ever before.
“Detestable!”
Zhuge Yu thought coldly.
Since Yin Shuiling could not defeat Tan Yun… then she would simply make sure no one could answer correctly at all!
With that thought, she subtly “altered” the originally intended Level 6 spirit herb into a mysterious variant.
A lush green herb appeared.
It was about 1 chi (≈30 cm) long, shaped like a snake!
The moment it appeared—
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They instantly recognized it—
This was the Hidden Serpent Grass, an earth-attribute herb!
Extremely rare!
And even more shocking—it was 1,800 years old!
All 3 of them immediately understood:
Zhuge Yu was deliberately setting a trap!
Since their side could not answer it, she intended to make sure no one could answer at all!
What a vicious scheme!
Across the arena, more than 2,000,000 disciples from the 3 sects began whispering.
“Does anyone recognize this herb?”
“I don’t! Even Tan Yun, Yin Shuiling, and Senior Brother Du are silent!”
“Yeah, I thought I was knowledgeable, but I’ve never seen it either!”
“…”
“Silence!”
Zhuge Yu said calmly.
“Do not disturb the competition.”
When silence returned, Tan Yun remained calm.
He glanced at Yin Shuiling and Du Ling, both of whom were sweating and deep in thought.
Clearly—they did not know it.
Tan Yun was not in a hurry to answer.
In his eyes, it was better to let the two of them respond first.
Because if they answered incorrectly—
they would lose 50 points!
As everyone knew, spiritual herbs were diverse and many looked extremely similar.
A single mistake in judgment could easily lead to failure.
Zhuge Yu spoke again:
“You have 3 breaths. Answer now.”
“Otherwise, it will be considered surrender and 20 points will be deducted.”
“Master, I do not know.”
Yin Shuiling shook her head.
“Senior, I do not recognize it.”
Du Ling cupped his hands.
All eyes in the arena turned to Tan Yun.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
“I already gave you a chance—but you failed to seize it.”
“It seems your skills are still lacking.”
“Being alchemy masters, yet unable to identify a herb… how laughable.”
“Hmph!”
Du Ling snorted coldly.
“Are you not afraid your words will come back to bite you?”
“Or do you think that as a mere outer disciple, it doesn’t matter if you lose face?”
“Exactly.”
Yin Shuiling smiled coldly.
Tan Yun smiled faintly.
“If I answer correctly—how about the two of you slap yourselves?”
The two fell silent instantly.
Naturally—they did not dare accept.
What if he was right?
“Ridiculous!”
Yin Shuiling cut him off.
“Last breath.”
Zhuge Yu said.
Tan Yun said calmly:
“This herb is the Green Dragon Vine.”
“It contains both earth and fire attributes.”
“And it is 1,800 years old.”
The moment his voice fell—
the entire arena fell into silence!
Before erupting into shock!
“He really knows it!”
“What is going on!”
“Senior Brother Tan is amazing!”
“20 correct answers in a row!”
“Senior Brother Tan! You are incredible!”
“…”
The disciples of the Huangfu Shengzong’s medicinal garden and alchemy lineage erupted into cheers, excitement overflowing their faces!
On the contrary, Tantai Xuanzhong, Tang Xinying, and Shen Subing all carried faint regret in their hearts.
They could see it clearly—
that herb was the “Earth-attribute Hidden Serpent Grass,” yet Tan Yun had misidentified it as the Azure Dragon Vine.
Although his statement about its age, 1,800 years, was correct, both its attribute and name were completely wrong.
Not only them—
even hundreds of elders from the Eternal Immortal Sect, as well as the four elders from the Divine Soul Immortal Palace, all shook their heads.
The conclusion was unanimous—
Tan Yun was wrong.
At that moment, only the disciples still believed he was correct.
“Announcement—Tan Yun’s answer is incorrect! Huangfu Shengzong loses 50 points!”
Zhuge Yu’s cold voice rang out.
“Ah… Senior Brother Tan was wrong?” Da Niu and the disciples from the medicinal garden let out regretful sighs.
Just like that—50 points were gone.
Laughter immediately erupted across the arena.
“Hahaha! I knew it!”
“There’s no way he could get everything right!”
“Look! He finally got one wrong!”
“Serves him right!”
Tan Yun merely raised his eyebrow slightly, his expression unchanged.
Am I really wrong?
Impossible…
At that moment, Zhuge Yu turned around, preparing to return to her seat.
But suddenly—
“Wait!”
Tan Yun’s voice echoed across the entire arena.
“What did you say?” Zhuge Yu turned back, her expression immediately turning displeased.
Tan Yun smiled coldly.
“Why do you claim I am wrong?”
“What if… I am actually right?”
Zhuge Yu sneered.
“You say the Hidden Serpent Grass is the Azure Dragon Vine?”
“Even I have never heard of any ‘Azure Dragon Vine’ before.”
“And the Hidden Serpent Grass is of the Earth attribute in the Five Elements—there is no Fire attribute at all.”
“You are wrong in both name and attribute, yet you still dare to claim you are correct? How ignorant.”
She waved her sleeve, preparing to leave.
But Tan Yun still stood there.
“Palace Master Shen, is this the final judgment?” he asked calmly.
Shen Subing softly replied:
“You already answered 19 consecutive questions correctly. That alone is impressive enough.”
Tantai Xuanzhong also nodded.
“Accept the result.”
But Tan Yun shook his head.
“I insist—I am not wrong.”
“I request confirmation directly from Palace Master Zhuge.”
The entire arena fell silent for a brief moment.
Shen Subing suddenly recalled something from two years ago—
Tan Yun had once identified the “Rejuvenating Spirit Grass” as its ancient name, the “Three Souls Heavenly Grass,” shocking her at the time.
She transmitted a voice message to Tantai Xuanzhong:
“Sect Master… perhaps he is right again.”
Tantai Xuanzhong paused, then nodded slightly.
“Very well.”
“Palace Master Zhuge… as the examiner, you should answer him.”
Zhuge Yu turned back, her gaze icy.
“Fine.”
“I will hear how you intend to defend yourself.”
Tan Yun stepped forward slightly, his eyes sharp.
“If I am correct—what then?”
“If I am wrong—I accept all consequences.”
He spoke firmly.
“My wager is the 190 points I have earned.”
“Combined with the previous 250 points.”
“A total of 440 points.”
“But if I am correct, then the Divine Soul Immortal Palace must deduct 440 points and transfer them to my Huangfu Shengzong!”
“Palace Master Zhuge…”
“Do you dare to accept this bet?”
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