Competitors

The Douluo Youth Alchemist Competition was in full swing. The preliminary round alone had drawn over a hundred thousand participants.

Although this was only the preliminary round, it was far from easy for participants to make it through. Usually, after a preliminary round, it was already considered remarkable if five thousand people remained out of a hundred thousand.

The preliminary round consisted of three tests. The first was selecting medicinal ingredients. This stage generally did not eliminate too many Elixirists; it mainly weeded out those trying to coast along. A type of elixir would be designated, but no formula would be provided, leaving the Elixirists to prepare suitable ingredients themselves. First, it tested the young Elixirists' familiarity with medicinal ingredients. Second, it tested their understanding of the Elixir Scripture. Third, it tested their creativity with elixirs. After all, while an elixir's effects might be the same, the ingredients used to make it did not necessarily have to be identical.

The second test was refining the medicinal ingredients, the most important step in alchemy. If the ingredients were not purified properly, there would be no point continuing. Every Elixirist put great effort into this step. Properly refined ingredients increased the success rate of alchemy; every Elixirist knew that.

As for the third test, it was to refine the elixir itself. This test summarized the first two. If the chosen ingredients were flawed, the elixir could not be made; if the ingredients were poorly refined, the elixir would likewise fail.

Only by passing all three tests could one be considered to have truly passed the entire preliminary round.

"I've never seen an Elixirist competition before, but a sight like this is quite rare!" Yin Yinghuo curiously gazed at everything around her. It was her first time leaving Star Kingdom, and everything in