A grand lesson was being conducted in the arena under the gaze of countless spectators.
The judges' table, however, was like a pot of porridge overturned, filled with arguments.
"Full marks! It has to be full marks!"
"No, it can't be full marks. No one has ever received full marks in the second round of the Alchemy Convention."
"But according to the rules, there are three scoring criteria: higher grade, higher quality, and less time spent. Young Master Xu refined the highest-grade sixth-grade pill in the arena. Its quality was supreme, and he also used the least time... I mean the time he spent on a single refinement."
"At most, that earns him ninety points."
"No, you've forgotten the final additional ten points. He submitted the transformations of all the remaining pills, all recorded in the jade slips. The pill formulas are normal as well. Though some details still urgently need verification, he gave us far too much—thirteen more transformations than we requested... He must receive full marks."
"If you calculate it that way, then why must others who refined pills twice have their time calculated across the entire session, while Young Master Xu only has his single-refinement time calculated? You should know that he was the last to finish refining and submit his work!"
"How can those be compared?"
"Why can't they be compared?"
"You old bastard, say that again if you dare!"
"I'll say it again!"
"Ah-daah~"
A group of old fellows argued so fiercely at the judges' table that they nearly came to blows.
There was no doubt that Young Master Xu would take first place in the second round.
But everyone disagreed over the standard for full marks.
One group maintained that Young Master Xu had spent the longest time refining pills.
Another maintained that Young