One had to know that when Xiang had participated in the alchemy contest in the past, he was only at the Late Divine Sea Realm. At that time, he had relied on his raw strength to subdue the energy of the Cold Yin Fruit seed alone. Though Xiang was impressed with Nero's performance, it wasn't something impossible to do, at least not to him. To him, this was only the beginning of testing the true depths of Nero's abilities.
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Nero, who was on stage, was focused on subduing the energy from the fruit seed. At this time, he had the energy became increasingly violent but so was Nero's power. Little time passed, and the energy was completely subdued. Nero didn't waste any time, his divine sense rushed out completely enveloping the fruit seed and gently lowering it into his pill furnace. After that, he turned to the auxiliary herbs and started to process them.
