As the three-colored gas effortlessly reassembled within the furnace, coalescing into a pill, Maria achieved the "Something."

This was the genuine embodiment of “Creating Something from Nothing"!

A palpable tension gripped the spectators. They had never borne witness to such an extraordinary pill-refining technique.

Their anticipation surged as they eagerly awaited the moment when Maria's pill would be fully formed.

Even Jadiel couldn't help but unconsciously tense up, his posture erect as an unyielding tree.

His unwavering gaze remained steadfastly fixed on Maria, and he refused to look away.

Aside from the three strands of smoke witnessed earlier, Maria's pill -refining process produced no further emissions.

The furnace fire still appeared feeble and lacked vitality. The pill furnace remained unchanged in appearance.

Initially, a faint reflection of tricolored smoke was discernible within the pill furnace.

However, now, that radiance had dimmed, resembling a flickering candle on the brink of extinguishing.

"Could it be a failure?" Barbara silently muttered, secretly hoping for Maria's failure.

Could refining a fifth-grade pill truly be so effortless?

Moreover, it should echo the theme.

"Maria must have failed. Well, she deserved it! Trying to showcase herself when she clearly lacks the ability!"

These words raced through Barbara's mind. However, abruptly, she was bathed in a burst of golden light, as if numerous brilliant Lamps had been ignited simultaneously!

“What in the world is happening?" Barbara exclaimed.

She hadn't retreated in time and found herself closest to Maria's pill furnace, causing her eyes to squint from the dazzling radiance.

However, the examiner Jadiel, who stood at a distance from Maria's pill furnace, as well as the other examinees present, managed to keep their eyes open amidst the brilliant golden light.

They observed with clarity as a resplendent golden pill took form within Maria's pill furnace.

Though the golden pill measured only about half the size of a ping- pong ball, its radiance rivaled the midday sun. A faint mist enshrouded it, akin to a blazing sun suspended high in the sky!

"So, has your pill finally been completed?" Jadiel couldn't contain his eagerness, casting aside his previous stern demeanor toward other examinees.

“Indeed, sir." Maria nodded, and with an effortless flick of her hand, as if plucking a feather, she gracefully lifted the heavy metal Lid of the pill furnace.

The lid was nearly 1.2 inches thick, twice the size of a pot cover and weighty.

Clang!