Strongest Scammer: Scamming The World, One Death At A Time-Chapter 691: The Best Kind Of Scam

"Damn it, is it becoming unstable?" Han Yu’s eyes widened.

This had been mentioned in the scroll. It was a sign that the process might fail.

The worst part was that, according to the records, nothing could be done to directly control this stage.

"This cannot fail now," Han Yu cursed under his breath. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The others heard his voice, but none of them said anything. They all knew the same thing. At this stage, even the greatest alchemist could only watch.

"Please... heavens above... for father..." Fatui Zhuwen whispered, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.

Han Yu focused his spirit sense completely on the inside of the cauldron. Unlike the others, he could actually see what was happening.

And soon, he found the problem.

"The excess Soul Qi is clashing with the grey energy inside," Han Yu realized. "That is what is making it unstable, and it is preventing the crystal from absorbing properly."

He still did not know what the grey energy truly was, but he could tell that it was what the crystal needed most.

Which meant that he already had the answer.

"If Soul Qi is the problem, then all I need to do is remove it," Han Yu thought, his eyes sharpening.

He took another deep breath and used all his will to draw in even more Soul Qi.

His Soul Core trembled in excitement and responded eagerly, pulling with him.

Yiya. Yiya.

Strangely, it began to make faint sounds, something Han Yu had never witnessed before.

The Eight Emotions Lotus, sensing a rare opportunity, unleashed its power. It began to spin slowly at first, then faster and faster. As it spun, it drew in Soul Qi on its own, forming a massive vortex around it.

"This... it can do this too?" Han Yu was stunned.

He no longer needed to actively absorb the Soul Qi. His Soul Core, the Eight Emotions lotus was doing it for him.

"Perhaps I never saw this before because it never had the chance to absorb so much Soul Qi at once," he realized.

As the excess Soul Qi in the air was rapidly absorbed, the crystal inside the cauldron began to calm down. Its violent jumping slowed, then stopped completely. More of the sticky liquid formed around it, coating it evenly.

"So this is why they believed this step depended on luck," Han Yu thought. "They simply could not perceive the real cause."

The instability had never been random. It had always been caused by excess Soul Qi interfering with the process. Without the ability to sense or control it, alchemists could only pray.

But Han Yu could see it. And he could fix it.

With the interference gone, the process became incredibly smooth.

And at the same time, Han Yu was gaining an unimaginable amount of Soul Qi.

"To scam without even meaning to... this is truly the best kind of theft," Han Yu thought with a faint smile. "And no one will ever realize it."

If anyone could see his face at that moment, they would have been terrified by the cold, satisfied expression that belonged not to Han Yu, but to Ju Fan.

With Han Yu continually absorbing all the excess Soul Qi, the process of refinement became smooth as butter.

At a certain point, the Soul Qi and the grey energy reached an equilibrium where they no longer interfered with the crystal, which rapidly began to transform into a pill.

Han Yu now had to manually control this process, ensuring that the pill formed evenly and that none of its potency was harmed.

Still, with the constant supply of Soul Qi flowing into him, he felt more energetic than ever and went through the motions with ease. To the others, it looked as if he were under immense strain, his expression tense and focused, but in reality he was trying very hard not to laugh out loud.

"Honored Disciple is exhausting himself for us..."

"He truly is different from the other disciples of the sect..."

The people watching were deeply moved as they saw Han Yu working so tirelessly. At a certain point, blood even began to drip from his nose, ears, and eyes, which made them even more anxious.

"Honored Disciple, you are bleeding!" they shouted in alarm.

In response, Han Yu simply raised a hand.

"I am fine. Just focus on the arrays!" Han Yu shouted back.

Of course, he knew he was bleeding, but it was not due to any harm. In fact, it was beneficial to him.

"This blood... it is all the impurities from cultivating the Moon Slaughter Arts, as well as using the Blood Moon Crystals."

"Despite the technique, these impurities still accumulate, and they are the cause behind so many disciples and elders facing Qi deviation and heart demons. But now that problem is being resolved on its own."

"Who knew absorbing such a large amount of pure Soul Qi could have such an effect." Han Yu was extremely pleased.

The cauldron was calm now, and the crystal had completely turned into a blood red pill. The amount of refined blood within it was also decreasing, and in just an hour it had been fully absorbed, leaving behind a smooth, flawless red pill.

Of course, even though the pill had already formed, Han Yu still pretended to be working on it.

This was because there was still Soul Qi in the air, and he had no intention of stopping now. He continued for another hour, after which all the Soul Qi was finally absorbed into his Soul Core.

The sea of Soul Qi within his Soul Space was now at least three times larger than before, though Han Yu knew it had grown not just in quantity, but also in quality.

"This was truly a heavenly fortune for me. Looks like I will have to thank Zhao Liumen after this," Han Yu chuckled inwardly.

His chuckle was heard by the others, and their eyes widened.

"Honored Disciple... is the pill..." Fatui Zhuwen asked carefully.