CHAPTER 117: CHAPTER 116: TIANYI TOURNAMENT (PART 8)

The Carnivorous Rong covered in orange powder felt an unbearable itch at the roots of its tentacles, but strangely it couldn’t relieve the itch by wrapping around itself or other tentacles, as even the slightest touch would exponentially worsen the itch. Even the droplets of water from the stone cliff became a form of torture.

One Carnivorous Rong could no longer endure the external stimulation and retracted its tentacle roots back into its body, and an unexpected event occurred—the cruel itch disappeared in an instant, as if everything just experienced was merely an illusion.

Delighted with its discovery, this Carnivorous Rong transmitted the information to its suffering companions nearby, and more and more Carnivorous Rong began retracting their tentacle roots, immediately clearing a large path in the channel.

Li Xing nodded in satisfaction and led her astonished and joyful teammates into the channel. Learning from their companions’ experiences, the Carnivorous Rong at the back wised up and decided not to struggle after getting touched by the powder, directly retracting their roots to save themselves.

With the itching powder clearing the way, the Specialized Disobedient Team passed through smoothly.

Live broadcast on the scene.

The host could hardly believe his eyes, as the team initially deemed least likely to succeed showed such outstanding performance!

In terms of speed at passing through the Stone Mountain channel, the Specialized Disobedient Team was second only to the Sky One Team. Such a reversal right at the start of the competition makes this event increasingly exciting.

Host: "Master Zou, what do you think the orange powder was just now?"

Zou Huali’s eyes sparkled, and his voice trembled: "Medicine! It’s medicine!"

The host was intrigued: "Medicine?" All host commentators for the event, including Zhou Jun, who was one of the best, were experienced and knowledgeable, but even he had never seen such a peculiar medicine.

"Master Zou, aren’t medicines usually liquid? How can there be powder forms?"

Zou Huali’s attention was completely absorbed by the orange powder, as he enlarged the replay footage to observe the medicine’s overall appearance, barely having the energy to answer the host’s question.

Seeing that the broadcast might stagnate again, Lin Zhian promptly took over the topic:

"Indeed, medicines made by modern Healing Masters are typically liquid, but according to records, medicines before the Immortal Departure period were rarely liquid, existing more often in solid form. I’ve heard Li Xing’s alchemy method is ancient, so the medicines she produces are likely in solid form."

Host: "I see, Mr. Lin, you’re truly well-informed."

Lin Zhian laughed: "Not at all, I owe it to my work, dealing with files and books daily, naturally knowing a bit more."

Zou Huali, having completed his inspection, commented: "What Mr. Lin said is correct, but besides Li Xing’s unique alchemy method, her medicines are very distinctive, not bound to healing functions. Haha, she’s quite a talent!"

Usually stern, Zou Huali rarely smiled, so the host seized the moment: "Master Zou, why isn’t the Ancient Alchemy Technique being promoted anymore?"

"Firstly, Ancient Alchemy is high-risk, prone to explosions, injuring Healing Masters. Nowadays, Healing Masters are increasingly rare, each a valuable resource not to be lost. Secondly, Ancient Alchemy is harder to operate than modern techniques, requiring exceptionally high talent from Healing Masters, making it difficult to popularize."

The host nodded: "I heard Li Xing is self-taught, without a mentor guiding her on the Healing Master path. She must have exerted unimaginable effort to succeed with Ancient Alchemy."

Zou Huali and Lin Zhian nodded in agreement.

Just then, a conspicuous bold flashing banner appeared on the live broadcast screen:

//All medicines used by Master Li Xing in this competition are exclusively sold at There’s a Shop, No. 9 Chang’an Street, Harass City, reasonably priced, fair to all ages, welcome to purchase!//

Following that came another:

//Itching powder—slight skin contact causes unbearable itching. This medicine is Master Li Xing’s exclusive patent. The effects dissipate in ten minutes without any side effects, a must-have for parties and pranks! Flash sale price 10,000 star coins per gram, shop homepage is up!//

//It’s here! New medicines at There’s a Shop, hurry up or it’ll be limited again!//

//Is my internet 2G? Why can’t I snag anything?//

//...//

The backstage took ten minutes to delete these two infringing banners, but the advertising effect had already been achieved, as There’s a Shop’s online store traffic surged instantly, rapidly gaining thousands of new fans.

The stock Li Xing left at There’s a Shop was instantly snapped up, and other store medicines quickly sold out, looking at the increasing revenue, Yang Dawei grinned from ear to ear.

Star Beast Forest, the other side of Stone Mountain.

Qi Ming retracted his spiritual power with a grim face: "Brother Ye, they’re too fast, not many competition tokens left for us..."

Ye Qingting pondered for a moment and asked Qi Ming: "Which direction is the Desert Boat Team? How far are they from us?"

Qi Ming: "North, about five or six kilometers away."

Ye Qingting: "Do you know the Stealth Array that Liu Yuan used in the preliminaries?"

Qi Ming puffed his chest and said: "Of course I do! The Stealth Array was originally invented by my great-grandfather, I use it much, much better than Liu Yuan!"

Ye Qingting clapped his fists: "Great! Xiao Ming, set a Stealth Array for each person, let’s raid the Desert Boat!"

Cui Tianxiao and Qi Ming found this method feasible, but Li Xing shook her head: "Captain, you’re too conservative. If we’re going to raid, go for something big!"

Ye Qingting: "You’re not suggesting raiding the Tu Ling Team, are you?"

Li Xing shook a finger and said:

"In our current situation, raiding either the Desert Boat or the Tu Ling Team doesn’t guarantee a win, but raiding the Sky One Team is the way to maximize benefits. Winning puts us firmly in first place, while losing only maintains the status quo."

The Sky One Team, which was the first to cross Stone Mountain, would definitely choose the direction with the most competition tokens, and unsurprisingly, the Sky One Team will find more than half of the tokens.

The others thought it over carefully; Li Xing’s suggestion was reasonable and very tempting. They’re currently barefoot without fear of losing shoes, so why not take a shot?

Qi Ming looked at Li Xing, then at Ye Qingting, who was thoughtfully furrowing his brows, and asked: "Theoretically Sister Xing is right, but the key is if we really face off against the Sky One Team, how confident are we in winning?"

Ye Qingting pondered: "If it becomes a fight, we’re not necessarily going to lose. Jiang Yuesheng is a Heavenly Armor level Fire Elemental Spirit; based on the Five Elements theory, my match with him would be about fifty-fifty. An Qing is a Heavenly Armor level Golden Elemental Spirit; Ah Xiao’s Thunder Element is also on the path of fierce dominance, but since metal conducts electricity, in certain situations he has an advantage over An Qing, capable of a fight. Lin Caier’s martial arts are average, and Xiao Ming can handle her, possibly even have energy to support me and Ah Xiao. The only problem would be Captain Chu..."

After got some advice from Cui Tianxiao, Ye Qingting quickly adapted, starting to call her Captain Chu since last night, and now it’s becoming fluent and natural.