Wave after wave of crowd chatter echoed around the arena.

Everyone was amazed at the outcome. A comeback at the last moment by Suncreek Villa's Yan Lingqing. She too had made a 5th-grade spirit liquid!

"WHAT!" Song Shan and Mo Ling thundered, springing out of their chairs aghast. They were completely incredulous.

"Impossible! IMPOSSIBLE! There must be a trick!" Mo Ling snarled. Yan Lingqing was clearly only a 4th-grade resonance artificer. How could she have made a 5th-grade spirit liquid?

Anger clouded Song Shan's face, brewing like a storm.

The sudden turn of events had devastated his perfect plan. It was foiled completely.

Over at the Golden Dragon Bank side, President Lu's eyes were round as saucers as well. He rubbed his portly chin. "Too much...