Battle Through the Heavens: Exceptional Comprehension, Becomes Emperor at Ten Years Old

Chapter 81: Assessing First Rank!

"Imperial Prison, become an elder? What the hell is this?" Xiao Yan was dumbfounded.

Helpless, Xiao Yan thanked the person and then headed towards the Pill Hall.

Meanwhile, in the Black Rock City Pill Hall, the original Alchemist Guild has now been transformed into a branch of the Imperial Prison Pill Hall.

At this moment, in an office in Dantang, Otto and Frank were discussing something.

Otto looked at his old friend opposite him and said, "The Alchemist Guild has now joined the Imperial Prison and established the Pill Hall. The guild leader has told us to prepare to go to the Imperial Capital to learn and improve our alchemy skills!"

Frank smiled faintly, "Are you going to watch the Guild Master refine pills? We two old folks have been stuck at the fourth-grade alchemist level for quite a while now; it's time to go to the capital and improve ourselves!"

Otto nodded and said, "Okay, then let's make preparations and find a time to go there, the sooner the better."

"By the way, is your disciple going to take the first-grade alchemist exam again?" Frank asked Otto.

Otto said, "Yes, Linfei took the test once before, but unfortunately she didn't pass. This time she's preparing to take the test with Xue Mei, so she should be confident!"

Frank looked at Otto with a mysterious air and asked, "Did you have your disciples practice the part of the soul cultivation technique that the president gave us?"

Otto looked at Frank and said, "Of course! How could we not give such a good thing to our disciples to cultivate with?"

"The cultivation of that Soul Technique is indeed powerful. My alchemy skills have improved considerably, and even my soul power has become stronger. I never dared to imagine before that the soul could be cultivated!"

"After Xue Mei cultivated, her soul power also became much stronger. It's just a pity that the part of the soul manual that the guild leader gave us is only the first half. If we want to get the rest of the soul manual, we have to complete some tasks or make contributions to the Imperial Prison!" Otto sighed.

Frank said, "Alright, alright, it's good enough to have some. If we can use this Soul Technique to reach the fifth rank, its usefulness to the Imperial Prison will naturally be much greater than it is now, and we can then exchange it for the remaining Soul Techniques!"

"As for Linfei and Xuemei, it depends on their own talents."

"That makes sense!" Otto nodded.

Outside the Pill Hall, Xiao Yan arrived and, looking at the tall and luxurious building, couldn't help but sigh, "Alchemists are really rich! Such a luxurious building is quite special even in a city like Black Rock City!"

The old alchemist chuckled and said, "That's for sure. Alchemists are irreplaceable on the entire continent. Top alchemists can even be brought here by the legendary Dou Sheng powerhouse."

"Moreover, alchemists receive payment for concocting medicines for others, and sometimes even invaluable favors, which is why alchemists are not to be trifled with."

Xiao Yan, seizing the opportunity, asked with a smile, "Then, teacher, you must have known quite a few powerful figures in the past, right? I wonder what rank of alchemist you were back then?"

The old apothecary snorted and said, "Don't try to trick me into telling you anything. There's no point in telling you all this now. You'll understand when the time is right."

Xiao Yan shrugged, then stepped into the Pill Hall.

Just as I was about to come in, two women walked in through the doorway.

Both were around twenty years old. The woman, dressed in purple, wore a tight-fitting purple alchemist's outfit, and her full, mature, and graceful figure was eye-catching.

Her long, black hair was tied up with a purple ribbon, hanging down to her pert head, making her look heroic and dashing!

Standing beside the woman in purple was a tall, slender woman with clear, bright eyes like a cold spring in a snow-capped mountain.

She wore a tight-fitting silver dress, and even her long, flowing hair was a pale silver, possessing a strange allure.

The two women's charm and temperament attracted the attention of passersby, but they seemed to be used to it.

"Snow Fairy, I will definitely defeat you today!" the woman in purple suddenly said to the person beside her.

Xue Mei gave a slight smile and said, "Perhaps. I don't want you to take the test a third time, Lin Fei!"

Upon hearing Xue Mei's words, Lin Fei's chest heaved with anger.

"Hmph, just watch, I'm confident I can get a first-grade alchemist this time, and I feel like it won't be long before I become a second-grade alchemist!" Lin Fei said through gritted teeth.

Xue Mei turned to look at Lin Fei and said, "Oh? That's not bad!"

The two women walked into the hall as they talked. Xiao Yan looked at them with some surprise. In the Alchemist Guild of the Empire, there were probably hundreds of people who could become second-grade alchemists.

However, most of the second-grade alchemists are old men in their sixties or seventies, and even the younger ones are all around thirty years old.

If what these two girls said is true, and someone becomes a second-grade alchemist at the age of twenty, then their future achievements will probably not be lower than a fifth-grade.

In the Gama Empire, there are fewer than a handful of fifth-grade alchemists!

"Forget it, this is none of my business. Let's go in and prepare for the assessment!" Xiao Yan shook his head and said.

Upon entering the main hall of the Pill Hall, Xiao Yan followed the instructions and obtained the certificate to be assessed as a first-grade alchemist before being led to the assessment hall.

As expected, Xiao Yan encountered the two women again here.

Frank and Otto also came here, since it was their disciple who came to take the test, they wanted to see it for themselves.

However, the two of them also noticed Xiao Yan, mainly because his age was surprising. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old when he took the exam to become a first-grade alchemist.

If he succeeds in the assessment, it will prove that this young man's alchemy skills are extremely remarkable.

The assessment for becoming a first-grade alchemist is very simple, or rather, the assessment for becoming an alchemist is very simple: it's just about refining pills according to the pill formula.

The grade of the elixir is determined by the assessment level.

There were nearly forty people who came for the assessment this time. Normally, at least thirty of them would fail!

That is precisely why alchemists are so valuable.

When the alchemy process officially began, the three of them – Lin Fei, Xue Mei, and Xiao Yan – attracted considerable attention.

The alchemy techniques of these three individuals were clearly different from those of the other examinees; they were skillful and focused.

Frank and Otto exchanged a glance. Xue Mei and Lin Fei's increased soul power, resulting from their cultivation of the Soul Technique, was directly reflected in their alchemy skills.

But Xiao Yan is different. He's an alchemist who appeared out of nowhere, and what's even more surprising is the pale red flame in his hand.

"That seems to be some kind of beast fire?" Otto said uncertainly.

Frank nodded and said, "It should be, it's definitely not a strange fire!"

Xiao Yan also noticed Lin Fei and Xue Mei's alchemy skills at this moment, and was immediately surprised.

The old apothecary whispered in his ear with a smile, "Young man, those two girls are quite skilled at alchemy. They are focused and have excellent control over the heat. They have a bright future ahead of them!"

Xiao Yan snorted but didn't say anything. Instead, he focused all his attention on refining the pills.

(End of this chapter)