The Heavenly Dao System-Chapter 118: Refilling The Audience

Many contestants were stunned by Ye Ming, especially those who had just been called out.

"Why are we eliminated?"

"This isn’t fair!"

"How could you be an examiner? You’re just a tyrant!"

Those who have been eliminated no longer care anymore and cursed Ye Ming loudly.

Some of them even began to accuse him of being a tyrant without any credibility.

After all, none of them had ever heard of him in the alchemy field.

They would have accepted the result if it was Song Jing who made the decision. She was a bona fide 8th rank alchemist.

But what about Ye Ming?

Someone who didn’t even have an alchemy rank badge was unqualified to be an examiner.

Previously, some had noticed a badge missing but they didn’t think much of it due to the dim lighting setting and the subsequent flame endurance round.

And to make things worse, this time, some of the audience also began to complain.

"This is corruption!"

"How could you just eliminate the contestants as you please? Could it be a rigged competition from the beginning?"

Needless to say, those enraged audiences were definitely the ones who had placed their bets on the eliminated contestants.

How could they possibly allow their money to go down the drain from such a nonsensical explanation?

They were determined to protest the unfairness. Some even harbored thoughts of accusing Lin Loi of rigging the competition.

Amidst the tension, Ye Ming simply picked his ear and yawned.

"To those who complained or find it unfair. You can leave, you know?" He laughed and snapped his fingers. "If you don’t like my style, then scram. I’m not here to cater to you. Want someone to cater to you? Go back home and cry in your mama’s arms."

His criticism and uncensored remark sent the crowd into a frenzy.

Not a single person in the audience expected Ye Ming to be that bold and courageous.

No, one should call him the god now!

Only such behavior and personality could qualify themselves to be the examiner.

While the complainers were stunned, Ye Ming quickly called for the guards to toss them out.

At the same time, he said, "Let those who are still outside the stadium but don’t have a ticket come in to fill the numbers. What we don’t lack is the audience that can always be refilled."

The guards were dumbfounded. Some of them glanced at their captain, Shan Tung, who simply nodded his head.

With the nod as permission, the guards wasted zero time and "gently" escorted the complainers out of the stadium.

Outside the stadium, the people were startled when they saw the city guards tossing some people out.

"What’s going on?"

"Did they cause trouble?"

While they were confused, the city guards started to announce, "There will be a new line from now on. If some in the audience get expelled by the examiner, those in the front of the line can get in without needing a ticket."

As soon as they finished saying that, they had a new line available, and some reacted immensely fast.

They hurriedly lined up on the new one and were instantly granted entry.

Upon seeing that, many cultivators scramble to get to the front of the new line.

Naturally, they didn’t dare to use force or anything. The city’s law was still in place, so whoever dared to disregard it would instantly be detained by the city guards.

There were no exceptions... unless your name resembled Senior Dao or held the same prestige as him.

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Back inside the stadium, Ye Ming once again glanced at the surrounding stadium.

"Does anyone else wish to complain about my ways?" He asked gently.

Many audience’s faces twitched upon hearing that. The projection screen didn’t mask any sound, so they had naturally heard a similar tone from earlier.

His question was akin to asking: who else wants to court death?

Sometime later, with no more complaints, Ye Ming nodded his head.

He returned his gaze to the contestants. "You’re lucky that you managed to gain some time because of the audience’s disturbances. But fret not, I shall fix this."

Afterward, he retrieved a jade token and signaled those behind the stages to bring out more herbs.

"Thanks to the disturbance allowing the contestants to have more breathing time. The challenge is now upgraded to 150 herbs and contestants must identify at least 90 herbs to pass."

In the blink of an eye, many contestants’ faces turned pale and frowned at the upgraded rules.

Some of them even began to curse at the audience.

"Shut your mouth next time!"

"If you bet an eliminated contestant and cry about it, then don’t say I won’t warn you. I’m going to refuse to sell anything to you in the future if you provoke the examiner again."

It wasn’t just one or two contestants making such a threat, but nearly every contestant on the stage warned them solemnly.

They didn’t dare to direct any complaint against Ye Ming because they had learned their lessons already. Ye Ming was the eccentric type—one who held immense authority.

Who would want to get on to his bad side?

Hearing the contestants losing their composures and cursing at the audiences, many become lost for words.

"Hah, the contestants have lost their minds." Song Jing exhaled deeply and felt pity. The contestants were all talented alchemists, but now they have been reduced to some ruffians.

Lin Loi pursed her lips but dared not make any comment. She could sympathize with Song Jing’s feelings, but she also found Ye Ming’s conduct to be very thrilling.

Not only did he shove a middle finger at those he disliked, but he even did it decisively.

’Fellow contestants, you can only swallow this bitter pill.’ Lin Loi prayed for their well-being silently.

A few minutes went by, and the second round officially commenced.

The contestants all began to identify the herbs that they recognized. Even so, they made sure to double-check, with some going as far as triple-checking and quadruple-checking.

After all, not identifying one was fine, but identifying incorrectly meant a deduction of 2 points.

They needed 90 points out of 150 points to pass!