Leaving the Soul Illusion, there were already quite a few people on the platform.
The contestants this time were a mixed bag, but there were still many outstanding ones among them.
Han Feng quietly retreated behind the crowd. Because his aura was ordinary, everyone didn't pay much attention.
After waiting for a moment, Xiao Yan also walked out of the illusion with a face full of inexplicable confidence.
However, when he saw that many people were already standing on the platform, the smile on his face restrained slightly, and he quickly walked to Han Feng's side.
"Senior Brother, it seems there are quite a few experts this time."
"En."
Han Feng nodded.
Actually, it's you who are too slow...
Han Feng didn't say the truth out loud, afraid of dealing a blow to his little Junior Brother.
As more and more people came out, an old man riding a turtle slowly appeared in everyone's sight.
The old man wore a badge on his chest, representing his identity as the invigilator of this Pill Gathering.
"Time is about up. Come to me to receive the map and task list, then you can enter the Pill Realm."
The old man's voice was somewhat weak, but it reached everyone's ears.
"There is an exit location on the map. After you collect the medicinal ingredients on the task list, you can rush there."
"Everyone has a spatial stone. If you encounter a life-threatening situation, crush it, and you will automatically exit the Pill Realm. But this also means you lose the qualification to continue participating. Understood?"
Everyone nodded.
"Good, then I won't say more nonsense. You being able to come here must be mentally prepared. Those willing to continue participating in the second round of assessment, come to me to receive the items."
Everyone stepped forward one after another to receive the map and task list from the old man, and at the same time, an extra spatial stone appeared in their hands.
Han Feng and Xiao Yan were the last to receive them. The old man's gaze swept over Han Feng, then he opened his half-squinted eyes in doubt.
"You..."
As a High-Level Dou Venerate, he actually couldn't see through this person's aura.
"Senior."
Han Feng reminded slightly, and the old man recovered, handing the map and task list to Han Feng.
With the items in hand, Han Feng took Xiao Yan into the Pill Realm.
The old man watched the backs of the two, frowning and pondering for a long time, then shook his head and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
Pill Realm.
Han Feng opened the task list, scanned it briefly, then took Xiao Yan's task list.
Then, he directly took out the corresponding medicinal ingredients from his storage ring, packed them up, and handed them over under Xiao Yan's incredulous gaze.
"Alright, I'll take you directly to the exit later. I have something to do in a bit."
"Wait, Senior Brother, I won't get any training like this!"
Xiao Yan suddenly became righteous.
Although passing by cheating directly is very cool, thinking that he must be independent in the future, he felt he couldn't be so degenerate!
Han Feng glanced at his little Junior Brother.
"I think if you have time, you can take these few days to hone your alchemy skills further."
"As for gaining experience, the Dou Qi Continent is so big; there are plenty of opportunities."
Xiao Yan thought it made sense. The main event is in the final round; he might as well prepare more.
A moment later, Han Feng took Xiao Yan to a place close to the exit. After setting up a barrier, he left this place.
Just now in the crowd, he smelled a trace of the Hall of Souls' aura.
Next is hunting time!
Inside the Pill Realm, the primitive aura is rich, with mountains and rivers everywhere, and the magical beasts living here reproduce extremely prosperously.
Han Feng activated the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, transformed into an ordinary skylark, and rapidly traveled through the Pill Realm.
This time, the Hall of Souls participating in the Pill Gathering shouldn't be just to win the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Although the Heavenly Flame is precious, it's not that important to the Hall of Souls.
Han Feng vaguely felt that the Hall of Souls' target this time is not small.
The Pill Gathering gathered many alchemy geniuses. The Holy Pill City today has a stronger soul power than ever before.
If the Hall of Souls seizes the opportunity to catch all the alchemists in one net, it might be able to make up for the lost soul power in one fell swoop.
Although doing so might make the Hall of Souls a target of public criticism, as long as the task can be completed, the Hall of Souls is not afraid of being enemies with the entire continent at all.
On the Dou Qi Continent, the strong are respected. As long as the strength is strong, no matter how great the evil deeds, they will become ordinary with the passage of time.
The Hall of Souls, which has done evil for thousands of years, understands this too well.
For a group of alchemists, those big forces in the Central Plains are impossible to truly fight to the death with the Hall of Souls.
And those small fries, no matter how many gather, cannot make a climate.
Only the Pill Tower will be completely offended.
But the relationship between the Hall of Souls and the Pill Tower was a life-and-death struggle many years ago.
The Pill Tower Master back then fell under the backstabbing of the Soul Clan alchemy genius Hun Xuzi.
Logically speaking, the Pill Tower should be more hostile to the Hall of Souls than the Soul Execution Division. But after the two sides fought once back then, ending with the Pill Tower severely injured and defeated, since then, the Pill Tower hasn't actively troubled the Hall of Souls.
Simply put, they were beaten into fear.
Now the former high-level members of the Pill Tower all shrink in the Small Pill Tower, almost never going out in ordinary times, and the management matters of the Pill Tower have been handed over to the three giants of the Pill Tower, considered living a retirement life.
If they could be comfortable like this forever, it would be not bad. Unfortunately, this comfortable life is about to be broken soon.
Han Feng spotted a group of people in the valley below, seemingly looking for medicinal ingredients in groups.
Standing at the head of the team was a young man holding a folding fan with extraordinary temperament.
The man named Song Qing, the disciple of the Pill Tower Great Elder, a Rank 7 High Level Alchemist.
As a genius of the Pill Tower, he led the team to find medicinal ingredients together, acting as the head of this small group.
The Cao family genius Cao Ying was also in the team, but there were not many people close to her, as if she released an invisible aura suppressing the surroundings.
"Yinger, found a Heaven Soul Grass here, exactly what you need."
Song Qing walked over shamelessly at this time, flatteringly handing the newly collected medicinal ingredient to Cao Ying.
As the team leader, Song Qing was arrogant towards others, but facing Cao Ying, he had no such temper at all.
Not only because he admired this beautiful girl, but also because the other party was the disciple of Xuan Kongzi, the head of the three giants of the Pill Tower.
Whether in identity or strength, Song Qing was not as good as the other party. But being close to the water gets the moon first. As long as there are no men more excellent than him beside Cao Ying, the final victory will still be his!
While the few people were advancing, a man in a black robe suddenly appeared on the road ahead.
"Who goes there?"
The alchemist exploring ahead shouted loudly.
With two Pill Tower geniuses behind them, they naturally didn't fear any tigers blocking the road.
The black-robed man let out a cold laugh.
"Jie jie jie."
"A big harvest this time!"
Swish!
In the next instant, a soul barrier opened, trapping everyone inside.
Song Qing didn't know what was going on, just guarding in front of Cao Ying, wanting to show his manliness.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, several screams came from the crowd behind.
Several figures suddenly flew out from the crowd, holding black blades, with weird smiles on their faces.
"Jie jie jie!"
"There are enemies hidden in the crowd, scatter quickly!"
Song Qing struck out a stream of Dou Qi, hitting the soul barrier, but the result was like a stone dropping into the sea, without any effect.
Those alchemists severely injured by sneak attacks immediately crushed the spatial jade stones, but there was no response.
The surrounding space twisted, swallowing any fluctuations.
"Dou Venerate powerhouse!"
Cao Ying's expression finally became solemn at this moment.
She knew they must evacuate quickly; otherwise, all would lose their lives here.
"Song Qing, I will break the soul barrier. Help me delay for three minutes!"
Cao Ying said to Song Qing.
A hint of struggle appeared in Song Qing's eyes. Obviously, facing a Dou Venerate powerhouse, he was not very willing.
But he still said: "Don't worry Yinger, leave it to me!"
Cao Ying said no more, quickly began to condense her soul power, preparing to execute a soul skill to break the barrier.
The skylark transformed by Han Feng stood on the treetop, watching the crowd below fall into a bitter fight, and slightly released a trace of soul power to help Cao Ying break the soul barrier.
In the next instant, those alchemists who crushed the spatial jade stones were all teleported out of the Pill Realm by a spatial force.
"What!"
The black-robed man's face changed greatly.
The soul space barrier I executed was broken so quickly?
Watching helplessly as those alchemists who hadn't been harvested yet left one after another, the people of the Hall of Souls accelerated the frequency of their attacks.
The alchemists struggled to support. Although they could use the spatial jade stones to leave now, they were unwilling to end the experience of the Pill Gathering just like this.
Cao Ying's expression was slightly surprised, seemingly not expecting she would break the barrier so easily.
Did my strength improve recently?
Without time to think much, Cao Ying found the right direction and quickly fled towards the distance.
As for that small group behind, everyone is a competitor. If they want to leave safely now, they totally can. If they show off and lose their lives, they can't blame others.
Staying here is a dead end. To successfully pass, one must find one's own way out!
Seeing Cao Ying flee, Song Qing immediately followed.
"Yinger, hurry!"
Clearly Cao Ying's speed was much faster than his now, but Song Qing still shouted on his own, as if he was delaying time for the other party.
However, this useless shout attracted the attention of that black-robed person, who quickly chased after the two.
This action relieved the pressure on that group of alchemists, but startled Song Qing greatly.
"Cao Ying, you won't escape today!"
The black-robed person targeted Cao Ying. The other party had a Spirit State soul; this rich spiritual aroma is too tempting!
As for Song Qing, just a small figure in the Mortal State.
Seeing the black-robed person's target was Cao Ying, Song Qing's mind turned rapidly, and he shouted loudly: "Yinger, I will lure the enemy army away for you, hurry up and go!"
After speaking, Song Qing suddenly turned around and fled in another direction.
Seeing Song Qing escape, the black-robed person didn't care and continued chasing Cao Ying.
Seeing the black-robed person no longer chasing him, Song Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at that beautiful red figure, his eyes somewhat unwilling, but he didn't dare to stay, afraid another enemy would chase him, so he quickly fled.
Han Feng followed the three unhurriedly. Seeing Song Qing suddenly escape, he glanced faintly without paying much attention.
The Pill Realm is full of dangers; having an alert and flexible heart is good.
It's just a pity that after this Pill Gathering, this young man with good aptitude trying to pursue the Cao family genius probably has no chance.
Han Feng didn't help directly but invisibly tested out some things.
Regarding Song Qing's escape, Cao Ying smiled bitterly in her heart but was not too surprised.
When disaster strikes, even couples of many years might fly their separate ways, not to mention there wasn't any close relationship between the two.
Watching the black-robed man behind getting closer and closer, Cao Ying's face gradually became resolute.
Wanting to kill me is not that easy!
As a soul cultivator, Cao Ying is very familiar with manipulating soul power to fight.
Not long ago, her soul realm even broke through to the Spirit State. Combined with offensive soul skills, she might not be unable to rival a Dou Venerate!
Thinking that she easily broke the opponent's soul barrier just now, Cao Ying's confidence soared, preparing to give the opponent a backhand thrust.
Seeing the red-clothed girl suddenly become brave, Han Feng was slightly stunned.
This girl is tough enough!
She doesn't think she can defeat a Hall of Souls Venerate, does she?
Cao Ying condensed her soul power, and a red-tasseled spear shot out from her sea of consciousness, stabbing fiercely towards the black-robed man.
The Hall of Souls Venerate was obviously also somewhat overwhelmed by Cao Ying's backhand thrust and hurriedly condensed Dou Qi to defend.
Boom!
After one strike, the wind was light and the clouds were calm.
The Hall of Souls Venerate rubbed his somewhat numb arm. This soul spear's power is indeed not bad. If an ordinary Dou Venerate was hit, their soul might really be shaken numb.
But this chick ignored a problem. Since he dares to participate in the Pill Gathering, he must also be an expert in the Spirit State!
In the next instant, soul power of the Spirit State level spread from the black-robed man's body. In terms of skill, it was still above Cao Ying's.
Cao Ying's expression changed drastically. Why did this attack have no effect on him? Could the previous soul barrier be the opponent deliberately holding back?
The black-robed man's soul surged rapidly. Cao Ying knew it was too late to escape now.
Forget it, let's go!
Won't participate in this Pill Gathering!
As long as the green mountains remain, there is no fear of lacking firewood!
Cao Ying took out the spatial jade stone, ready to crush it.
However, in the next second, the black-robed man was suddenly pierced by a feather wing, and his soul power dissipated in an instant.
Cao Ying stared blankly at the sudden change in front of her, stunned in place for a while.
Han Feng flapped the little wings of the skylark and flew towards the two.
Cao Ying is the disciple of Teacher's old friend Xuan Kongzi, young with outstanding talent; losing the qualification to participate just like this is too much of a pity.
"Why are you still staying here, waiting for pursuers to catch up?"
Han Feng reminded.
Cao Ying looked in surprise at the little skylark flying from the sky, then realized that it was the other party helping just now.
"Thank you, Senior, for your help!"
Han Feng nodded.
"Hurry up and go."
Saying that, he turned around with the corpse of the Hall of Souls Venerate and left this place.
Cao Ying carefully put away the spatial jade stone, sighing in her heart that she almost lost the qualification to participate in the assessment.
Taking a deep breath, Cao Ying thought no more, circulated enough Dou Qi, and quickly fled into the distance.