The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
"Heavens!" "Tan Yun is actually a Saint-Level Venerable Alchemist!" "Has the world gone mad?!" "A disciple actually possesses alchemy skills comparable to the Alchemy Chief!" "Senior Brother Xiong! everyone, look!" "Tan Yun isn't at the 3rd Level of the Soul Refinement Realm anymore!" "What?!" "No way!" "It's true!" "He's already reached the 5th Level of the Soul Refinement Realm!" "What kind of absurdity is this?!" "He didn't just successfully refine a Peak-Grade Divine Spirit Pill inside the S...
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While the women were lost in their own thoughts,
the Space-Time Arena exploded into chaos!
Whether they were disciples of the Alchemy Lineage or disciples from the 5 major lineages who had come to watch the competition,
everyone cried out in shock and disbelief.
A massive wave of voices swept across the arena like a raging storm!
"Heavens!"
"Tan Yun is actually a Saint-Level Venerable Alchemist!"
"Has the world gone mad?!"
"A disciple actually possesses alchemy skills comparable to the Alchemy Chief!"
"Senior Brother Xiong! Hurry and slap me! I need to know if I'm dreaming!"
"Seriously? Alright, don't blame me if I hit hard!"
Smack!
"Ow! That hurt!"
"So it's real!"
"Tan Yun is a complete monster!"
"His talent is practically heaven-defying!"
"Exactly! This is terrifying!"
"Wait... everyone, look!"
"Tan Yun isn't at the 3rd Level of the Soul Refinement Realm anymore!"
"What?!"
"No way!"
"It's true!"
"He's already reached the 5th Level of the Soul Refinement Realm!"
"What kind of absurdity is this?!"
"He didn't just successfully refine a Peak-Grade Divine Spirit Pill inside the Space-Time Star Scroll!"
"He also broke through from the 3rd Level to the 5th Level of the Soul Refinement Realm!"
"This is unbelievable!"
"Is he even human anymore?!"
"..."
However,
amidst the uproar,
some people sighed.
"No matter how talented he is, it's useless."
"Elder 4 finished refining a Peak-Grade Divine Spirit Pill before him."
"That's true..."
"A peerless genius is about to fall."
"What a pity."
"But whatever."
"Tan Yun isn't from our Sacred Spirit Lineage anyway."
"Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with us."
...
While more than 500,000 disciples continued shouting in disbelief,
the 400-plus alchemy deacons stood frozen in place.
Their eyes were so wide they looked ready to pop out.
Their hearts churned like storm-tossed oceans.
Meanwhile,
on the high platform,
every elder—
whether it was Lu Yi, Chen Shuiyue, or the others—
collectively inhaled a cold breath.
Hiss!
Hiss!
Hiss!
All of them were so shocked that they could scarcely believe their own eyes.
No...
it wasn't merely shock.
It was fear.
Fear of Tan Yun's alchemy talent.
In their eyes,
even if Tan Yun had begun studying alchemy while still in his mother's womb,
it should have been impossible for him to reach the level of a Saint-Level Venerable Alchemist.
Especially Tang Xinying and Lu Yi,
the 2 genuine Saint-Level Venerable Alchemists present.
More than anyone else,
they understood how difficult it was to reach such a level.
Although Tang Xinying appeared to be a 16-year-old girl after consuming the Peak-Grade Youth-Preserving Pill gifted by Tan Yun,
her true age was already 110 years.
The reason she had reached the Saint-Level Venerable Alchemist realm
was because she had spent decades cultivating and studying alchemy in secluded training within mustard-seed space-time treasures.
And what about Lu Yi?
Though he was only a little over 60 years old,
the cumulative time he had spent studying and practicing alchemy inside space-time treasures
exceeded 600 years.
He had devoted nearly his entire life to reaching his current level.
But Tan Yun?
How old was he?
How could they not be shaken?
His alchemy talent
was terrifying beyond description.
...
Meanwhile,
within the endless sea of clouds high above,
Gongsun Yangchun couldn't help exclaiming in astonishment.
"Tan Yun..."
"is truly an unparalleled genius."
"None like him have existed before."
"And perhaps none will ever appear again."
"A disciple like this..."
"I must bring him to my side!"
Greed filled his eyes.
"Those who obey me shall prosper!"
"Those who oppose me..."
"must die!"
...
Several million feet above Gongsun Yangchun,
Tantai Xuanzhong looked down with a cold smile.
"Recruit Tan Yun to your side?"
"So that one day he can join you in betraying the Huangfu Sacred Sect?"
"What a foolish dream."
The chill in Tantai Xuanzhong's thoughts was so cold
that it seemed capable of freezing both heaven and earth.
On the central platform of the arena, Lu Yi burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! Hahaha!”
“Interesting!”
“Very interesting indeed!”
He looked at Tan Yun with the pride of a victor already savoring his triumph.
“Tan Yun, you truly are extraordinary.”
“In all my years, I have never admired any disciple.”
“Except for you.”
“At such a young age, you actually reached the rank of a Saint-Tier Honorable Alchemist.”
“Even I must admit that you've shocked me.”
The smile on his face widened further.
“But unfortunately...”
“You finished your pill later than I did.”
“Experience triumphs over youth.”
“And the result is simple...”
“You lost!”
Hearing that, Tan Yun merely chuckled.
“Elder 4, why are you celebrating so early?”
“Or do you still not understand?”
“You began refining the moment you entered the Space-Time Star Scroll.”
“And it took you a full 8 years to complete your pill.”
“As for me...”
“I only used 3 years and 1 month.”
“3 years and 1 month?”
Lu Yi immediately sneered.
“Do you think everyone here is a 3-year-old child?”
“You still dare tell such a ridiculous lie?”
However—
Tang Xinying's next words instantly changed his expression.
Looking at Tan Yun with unmistakable admiration in her eyes, she calmly said,
“Elder 4.”
“What Tan Yun said is true.”
“For the first 5 years inside the scroll...”
“He never refined a single pill.”
Boom!
The words struck Lu Yi like a bolt of lightning.
His entire body trembled.
“Impossible!”
“No way!”
He shook his head frantically before turning toward Han Yong below the platform.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
Han Yong drew a deep breath and replied firmly,
“The Chief is telling the truth.”
The moment he heard that answer, Lu Yi's aged body shuddered uncontrollably.
Waves of shock crashed through his mind.
Yet before long, that shock transformed into murderous hostility.
He fixed his gaze on Tan Yun.
His eyes blazed with killing intent.
“I don't care how long you spent!”
“I only know one thing!”
“I finished first!”
“And at that moment, your pill wasn't finished!”
“According to the competition rules...”
“You lost!”
“And according to our wager...”
“I will personally kill you right now!”
The moment those words fell, Shen Subing, Mu Mengji, and Xue Ziyan all turned pale with worry.
Even Tang Xinying was preparing to intervene.
Meanwhile, hidden high in the heavens, both Gongsun Yangchun and Tantai Xuanzhong were ready to act as well.
But—
What happened next left everyone completely stunned.
...
Tan Yun looked at Lu Yi and revealed a cold smile.
“Elder 4.”
“My apologies.”
“But you can't kill me.”
“Can't kill you?”
“Hahaha...”
Lu Yi laughed loudly.
But his laughter suddenly froze.
His eyes widened so much they nearly popped out of their sockets.
“Th-This...”
“How is this possible?!”
Whoosh!
Another Supreme-Grade Divine Spirit Pill suddenly shot out of Tan Yun's cauldron.
But what happened next was even more unbelievable.
Tan Yun looked at the trembling Lu Yi and smiled mockingly.
Amid countless gasps from the crowd—
Whoosh!
Another pill flew out.
And it was also...
A Supreme-Grade Divine Spirit Pill!
“Impossible!”
Tang Xinying's face turned pale.
At the same time, a disciple's scream erupted like thunder.
“Heavens!”
“Everyone, look!”
“There's another one!”
The crowd immediately turned toward the cauldron.
Sure enough—
The 15th pill floated out.
“Insane!”
“This is absolutely insane!”
“It's not over yet!”
“There's another one!”
“16 pills!”
Cries of disbelief exploded throughout the arena.
Many people felt as if their minds had gone completely blank.
Under countless frozen gazes, the 16th Supreme-Grade Divine Spirit Pill slowly emerged from the cauldron.
Then it lined up beside the other 15 pills, floating before Tan Yun.
Silence.
The entire arena fell into absolute silence.
Everyone stood there like stone statues.
Because every alchemist knew one basic truth:
A single batch of pills could produce at most 12 pills.
Then how had Tan Yun done it?
How had he refined 16 pills from a single furnace?
Could it be...
That he was cheating?
...
Lu Yi was the first to recover.
Pointing at Tan Yun, he roared furiously,
“You bastard!”
“How dare you!”
“If I'm not mistaken...”
“These 16 Supreme-Grade Divine Spirit Pills—”
“You must have hidden them on your person beforehand!”
“And then secretly tossed them into the cauldron when nobody was paying attention!”
The moment he finished speaking, many elders immediately nodded in agreement.
After all, throughout their entire lives, they had never heard of—
Nor had they ever seen—
A single batch producing 16 pills.
Even Tang Xinying herself began to doubt.
Could Tan Yun really be performing some kind of trick right in front of her?
Among all the elders, the most vocal opponents were:
Elder 2, Han Yun.
And Elder 16, Wei Yue.
The reason was simple.
If Tan Yun was declared the winner, Han Yun's High-Grade Spirit Vein reward would immediately drop to a Low-Grade Spirit Vein.
As for Wei Yue—
His situation was even worse.
The Low-Grade Spirit Vein that should have belonged to him would disappear entirely.