"Alright, fine!" Kong Mo's voice dripped with sarcasm. "Since you claim my method is rubbish, why don't you show us a better one?" His cold stare bore into Jiang Chen. "If you can't, don't blame me for teaching you a lesson!"
Jiang Chen responded calmly, "The solution is simple. Use a fourth-rank Purple Thunder Profound Pill instead of a Thunder Spirit Pill."
"The Purple Thunder Profound Pill is not only of higher grade but also has pure and gentle medicinal properties. There's no risk involved, and the effect is far superior to the Thunder Spirit Pill. If you didn't know that as a Third-Grade beast trainer, it makes me wonder how you got your badge."
Jiang Chen's casual tone was like a slap to Kong Mo's pride.
Kong Mo's face darkened. He forced a laugh. "You think I don't know about the Purple Thunder Profound Pill? Boy, do you understand where you are? If Thunderstone City had such a pill, we wouldn't be standing here talking!"
The onlookers from the Moonscar Chamber of Commerce shook their heads. Of course, they knew the Purple Thunder Profound Pill was better, but finding a fourth-Grade alchemist in Thunderstone City was impossible. Jiang Chen's suggestion was useless.
Jiang Chen remained unfazed. "Isn't it just a fourth-grade pill? I'll make one. What's the big deal?"
Silence fell over the courtyard.
Everyone stared at Jiang Chen as if he had lost his mind.
A fourth-rank pill wasn't something one could simply decide to make. Even in the Daxia Kingdom's Imperial City, fourth-rank alchemists were rare and highly respected.
"Haha! Boy, are you seriously claiming to be a fourth-grade alchemist now?" Kong Mo laughed, his voice full of contempt.
Jiang Chen met his gaze with a faint smile. "Congratulations, you guessed it. I am a fourth-grade alchemist."
The courtyard fell into stunned silence once again.
No one could believe what they were hearing. A boy of fifteen or sixteen, claiming to be not only a Third-grade formation master and a fourth-grade beast trainer but now also a fourth-grade alchemist? It was absurd.
"This young man," Yue Zhonghai, the white-clothed middle-aged man, finally spoke, his expression serious, "I hope you aren't just making wild claims. I won't tolerate being lied to."
His voice carried a note of warning. A boy with such credentials was unheard of.
"You'll know if I'm lying once you see it for yourself," Jiang Chen replied, his tone calm. He turned to Cui Fu, who was still in shock. "President Cui, does the Moonscar Chamber of Commerce have the materials for the Purple Thunder Profound Pill?"
Cui Fu snapped out of his daze. "Yes... yes, we do!"
A faint smile played at the corners of Jiang Chen's lips. His confident voice echoed through the courtyard.
"Then please bring me the materials. I'll refine the Purple Thunder Profound Pill right here, in front of everyone!"