"What?"
"You want us to remove the impurities with fire manipulation? That's impossible!"
Not just the bottom-level alchemists, but even Rank 3 alchemists looked as if they had heard sothing absurd. Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire
"Indeed, to remove impurities while making sure the pill doesn't get burned by our fire is next to impossible!"
"This is clearly a setup! Not just us, even many Rank 4 alchemists might not be able to do sothing like that."
The Zhang brothers did not say anything and calmly watched their reaction with a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes.
The people in the audience silently watched the show with great interest. This was the reason they ca to this tournant; this was their entertainnt!
"What an annoying bunch." The woman from the Alchemy Pavilion clicked her tongue in annoyance but did not say anything about the test.
Clearly, she did not have the confidence to clear this test if she were in their shoes.
"Why are youngsters so impatient?" Zhang San spoke calmly, but his booming voice silenced everyone.
"Listen to the complete explanation first before running off your mouth." Seeing the look of dissatisfaction in his eyes caused so of the participants to turn red in embarrassnt.
"Rank 1 alchemists have to remove 40% of the layer of impurities to pass this test! Rank 2 alchemists have to remove 65%, while Rank 3 ones have to simply reach at least 90% to pass!" He calmly explained the whole test, which further cald so of the alchemists, but so of them still appeared dissatisfied.
Even though they were talented, this test still appeared difficult to them.
"If you still have any dissatisfaction, you can leave this tournant right now." Seeing their expressions, Zhang Yi snorted coldly, causing them to tremble in fear.
"Once you are done, remove your fire from the cauldron and I will take a look at your results later. Don't worry; after you take your fire back, the formation will activate once more, making sure that the pill stays the sa."
Zhang San nodded at his eldest brother and continued explaining. He also noticed a glint of slyness in the eyes of so participants and understood what they were thinking. What he said next instantly dispersed that glint.
"Don't think that you can use the formation to keep on taking breaks and continuing. Once the formation activates, it won't turn off anymore, no matter how much fire you use."
With their gritted teeth, these smart alchemists could only prepare themselves for the test.
"Is there anything you don't understand?" Seeing no one showing any objections, the old man smiled before adding, "Well then, you shall begin!"
*Woosh!*
As if their lives depended on it, the alchemists hurriedly took action, but at the sa ti, they did not touch the pill imdiately.
*Puff!*
"Damn it!" It did not even take five minutes before soone destroyed the pill.
His loud curse did not affect the others around him because of the translucent barrier around their tables.
Seeing the alchemists were properly engrossed in their test, Zhang Yi looked towards Captain Black Sword and nodded.
Taking the signal, the captain soared into the air instantly and waved his hands. Another barrier, almost invisible to the crowd, appeared in the air, covering the first stage of the test.
Just as the veil dawned on the first stage, sothing unexpected happened. Before the eyes of the audience, four big illusionary screens appeared.
While so of them were mortals, they could not see anything from such a distance. They had to lean closer and narrow their eyes as if they were vision impaired.
"What a treasure!" A series of happy exclamations could be heard throughout the arena.
Each screen floated before each direction, showing everything in very high-quality detail.
As if following a script, Zhang Er, the second brother of the Zhang trio, ca forward and glanced at the remaining 17 participants.
Naturally, they were the alchemists who were ranked 4 and above.
Among this group, a few figures caught his attention. Among these were two black-cloaked girls and Noah.
Other than them, there was another boy who appeared to be in his early twenties with a handso appearance.
His deanor was calm as still water as if nothing could faze him.
"Now that those alchemists have started their tests, it is ti to start your test as well." After a quick glance, he spoke out loud. "Rank 4 alchemists, get on the stage!"
"Eh, we have to take the test at the sa ti?"
"Can't we watch their test? It looks interesting."
"You can watch it later on; the recordings will be sold after the competition ends." Hearing their complaints, the old man waved his hands nonchalantly.
Having no choice, the Rank 4 alchemists launched themselves to the third platform, leaving the middle one empty.
"So they are Rank 5 alchemists. To think they are of the sa age as us." They naturally looked back at the two remaining participants on the stage.
Looks of jealousy and awe could be seen in their eyes.
While they were looking at Noah and the cloaked woman, Noah was looking at the test of the first-rank alchemists.
He did not even bother to return the look he was getting from the cloaked woman from the side.
'Where did this guy co from?' With her eyes narrowed behind the veil, the woman thought. Being ignored by Noah, she started to get angry. 'This guy doesn't even take seriously.'
'I will make sure you regret looking down on !' She kept giving Noah death stares until she felt a chill down her spine.
The sect master of their sect was currently looking in her direction. 'What happened to her? Why is she trembling?'
What she did not realize was that her niece was feeling a sense of impending doom looming over her head.
She couldn't tell what she was feeling, but her senses were telling her to run away. Fortunately, the gaze that made her feel like that vanished almost instantly, making it look like it never appeared in the first place.
"Just what was that?" She muttered under her breath, barely holding herself together and looking around. Then she looked back at Noah and thought, 'Did he do sothing?'
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