Chapter 110 - 107: Competing in Healing Abilities

The maid began to present the pills to Chu Yiming. The first tray presented was Mo Qianqian’s.

Shi Muyao, Pei Hong, and the others felt a surge of tension in their hearts.

Bai Xiu and Ye Xiao also stared fixedly at Mo Qianqian’s pills.

A look of surprise hung on Chu He’s face as well.

Xian Ling’Er was astonished; she had only invited him on a whim. She never expected this Asura’s pill-lifting ability to be so remarkably strong.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Chu Yiming successively picked up Mo Qianqian’s three pills, then set them back down.

Then, he announced loudly, "Three pills, successful!"

"What? Successful? Asura successfully lifted three pills?"

"Half the time for the first pill, thirty percent for the second, and twenty percent for the third—is it really possible to operate like that?"

"This Asura is truly a marvel!"

Waves of exclamations rose from the crowd.

Pei Hong, Shi Muyao, and their group let out long sighs of relief.

"Elder Asura is the best!" Shi Muyao exclaimed in excitement, a bit more admiration blooming on her face.

"I didn’t choose the wrong person!" the Slaughterer with the Evil Blade thought to himself.

On the stage, Gu Jin also revealed a joyful expression, even though he had only successfully lifted one pill.

"How is this possible?" Both Bai Xiu and Ye Xiao wore expressions of utter disbelief.

This was somewhat hard for them to accept. It was one thing for Chu He to surpass them and succeed with three pills; after all, Chu He knew the Double-Handed Pill Lifting Technique. But this Asura had actually surpassed them as well!

Afterward, the pill verifications were successful one by one. Not only did Chu Yiming check them, but Qiu Fengliang and even randomly selected spectators confirmed the results. The verification couldn’t be faked.

Of course, this was only the first round, so Chu Yiming did not pass final judgment. Everyone now had a clear understanding of the various Spirit Masters’ pill-lifting strengths.

Meanwhile, outside the Hongyan Building.

That middle-aged man rushed out again and loudly reported, "In the first round of competition, Chu He was the first to successfully lift three pills. Asura successfully lifted three pills, Xian Ling’Er lifted two, Bai Xiu lifted two, Ye Xiao lifted two..."

"What? Asura actually succeeded?" the crowd gasped in astonishment.

"Hahaha! Weren’t you people from the other two conglomerates acting arrogant? Didn’t you think our Great Treasure Master wouldn’t make it? How about now? You slapped your own faces, didn’t you?"

"Bai Xiu and Ye Xiao are inferior to our Great Treasure Master!"

"Your two conglomerates are far inferior to our Asura Conglomerate!"

Various gloating insults and jeers poured out from the Asura Conglomerate, making the members of the other two conglomerates look incredibly grim.

This first round truly left them speechless. They couldn’t have imagined that Asura would successfully lift three pills.

"Hmph, this is only the first round. There are two more rounds to go. Asura can’t keep winning forever!"

"That’s right. In the next two rounds, Asura will definitely lose!"

"Don’t celebrate too early. You’ll look even more pathetic later!"

The people from the two conglomerates shouted back.

"You still dare to talk big? Aren’t you afraid of choking on your own words like before?"

"Ye Xiao Conglomerate and Bai Xiu Conglomerate, your Great Treasure Masters will lose again!"

The people from the Asura Conglomerate shot back.

Meanwhile, inside the Hongyan Building.

"Now, let the second round begin!"

As Chu Yiming’s voice fell, thirty bare-chested guards marched in unison onto the battle stage. Among the thirty men were both middle-aged and young individuals. Every single one of them had a fierce countenance and resolute eyes. Each held a dagger in his hand.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Auras simultaneously erupted from the thirty men. Twenty of them were at the Spirit Vein Realm Sixth Layer. Ten were at the Sixth Level of Spirit Profound Realm.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

Without a word, the thirty men directly slashed a diagonal cut across their own upper chests. They carved out wounds that were a full half-inch deep and two and a half inches long. The wounds were almost identical, neat and uniform. Profuse amounts of blood flowed from their cuts.

Everyone’s expression changed. But those thirty men remained unfazed, not even blinking an eye, as if they felt no pain whatsoever.

"These are... the royal family’s Deadpools!"

"I heard the royal family had a squad of fearless Deadpools. It seems the rumors are true."

"Just these thirty exude such a powerful aura. If there were eighty, a hundred, or even more, their combat power would be unimaginable!"

Various murmurs of discussion arose from the crowd. The members of the three major families watched with darkened expressions. This was clearly the royal family intentionally flexing their muscles at them. The combat power of the royal Deadpools was likely extraordinary.

"Now, let the healing competition begin!" Chu Yiming shouted once more.

The thirty Spirit Masters on the stage activated their Spirit Bodies again and began to heal.

"Hmph, Asura, I don’t believe you can heal quickly as well!" Bai Xiu sneered coldly.

His Spirit roused, and a Spirit Body appeared in front of him. It reached out, pressing its hand against the Deadpool’s wound, and began infusing it with spirituality to heal.

"Asura is only a few years older than us. Successfully lifting one extra pill is nothing special. The competition consists of three rounds; let’s see how much Spiritual Power you have left to burn!" Ye Xiao also voiced his disdain coldly. Even for him, merely lifting two pills had caused an immense drain on his Spiritual Power.

Asura had lifted three. As they were both Second-Grade Spirit Masters, his expenditure was bound to be even greater!

"Mhm, it’s just lifting three pills. It’s nothing special," Mo Qianqian replied casually. But his words pierced their pride, making both Ye Xiao and Bai Xiu look incredibly grim.

BUZZ!

At the same time, Mo Qianqian summoned his Spirit Body. The Spirit Body reached out, pressing its hand onto the guard’s wound, and started infusing spirituality.

His consumption was indeed not small. However, healing one more person posed no major issue for him. Although the wound was rather deep, it wasn’t in a vital area and couldn’t be considered a severe injury. It wouldn’t require too much Spiritual Power to treat.

BUZZ! BUZZ!

One by one, the Spirit Masters began healing the Deadpools.

Time passed quickly. In less than half a quarter of an hour, everyone saw that the wound on the Deadpool in front of Mo Qianqian had completely healed. Once healed, the skin was perfectly intact, as if he had never been injured at all.

"Asura has already finished!"

"In less than half a quarter of an hour, Asura completely healed the wound? How is that possible?"

"My God, how could he be so fast?"

The crowd immediately broke into a chorus of shocked exclamations.

A faint smile touched the corners of Mo Qianqian’s lips. This was due to him refining the Bone-Eroding Spiritual Source; his healing abilities had grown much faster. Furthermore, after continuously healing the Slaughterer with the Evil Blade for the past month, his speed had been pushed to its absolute limit.

Healing an individual at the Sixth Level of Spirit Profound Realm was nothing to him.

"How is this possible?" Beside him, both Bai Xiu and Ye Xiao couldn’t help but turn their heads to look. Utter disbelief was plastered across both of their faces.

They hadn’t even reached the halfway point—no, they hadn’t even hit thirty percent. Yet Asura was already done? How could he be so fast?

On the other side, Chu He was equally astonished. Even pushing his abilities to the absolute limit, he wasn’t even halfway finished yet.

"With such speed, even I would be far outmatched by someone of the same rank!" Chu Yiming sighed softly.

"It’s a pity that this Asura is slightly older. If he were under thirty, he would undoubtedly take the title of Master Kui," Qiu Fengliang lamented from the side.

The Eldest Prince, the Third Princess, and their entourage were similarly amazed.

"Hmph, so what if you’re powerful? Just wait. Once you’re dead, you’ll be nothing!" Bai Xiu sneered inwardly.

He had now formed the absolute intent to murder Asura, even if Ling Qingxue hadn’t ordered it previously. Because, as long as Asura didn’t perform terribly in the third round, his ranking would very likely surpass his own.

As long as he killed Asura, all of Asura’s previous performances would amount to nothing, and he would merely become a stepping stone!

Ye Xiao harbored the exact same thoughts.

Kill Asura, and use him as a stepping stone to rise to the top!