"Damn it! How could this happen? I clearly had it under control!"
Hu Jun was bewildered, now anxious, angry, and flustered, at a loss.
Before the competition started, he had boldly declared he'd defeat Lin Yifan; failing to do so would bring ridicule and possibly mocking from Lin Yifan.
This was a humiliation he couldn't endure, so he focused intensely, refining the latter part seriously, striving not to make any mistakes.
Until the very end, victory or defeat was not certain; thus, he still had a chance to turn the tables.
The competition was in full swing, many five-star alchemists had produced yellow smoke. However, their yellow smoke was worse than Du Yuze's and Hu Jun's, lacking competitiveness.
Some five-star alchemists attempted to refine sixth-grade elixirs, but no yellow smoke rose, which meant they were doomed to fail.