Shock

Otto Master was holding a cup of tea and drinking when he saw Xiao Tian's red flame. He immediately sprayed the tea in his mouth out. "What kind of fire is that? Heavenly Flames?"

Frank carefully studied Xiao Tian's flame and frowned. "It shouldn't be. Although the flame is another color, at his age, he couldn't possibly control Heavenly Flames."

"Bring me his information. I want to see whose student he is," Frank called to a subordinate.

The subordinate quickly left. A few breaths later, he walked back in with a Registration Form and handed Xiao Tian's Registration Form to Frank.

Frank opened the file.

"Tong Lao?" Frank pondered for a moment, then lifted his head blankly and looked at Otto. "Have you heard of this name?"

"Never heard of him. I've lived for decades and never heard that name. I have no impression of it in my memory," Otto said, completely baffled.

"Forget it. No point thinking about it. Digging to the bottom of things isn't necessary, and it wouldn't be good for anyone. In any case, he came out of our Alchemist Guild, so he can bring us glory. That's enough to make this life worthwhile," Frank said.

After that, the two fell quiet and continued watching the alchemy assessment.

Xiao Tian's deliberately red flame drew everyone else's gazes over.

Seeing everyone keep staring at his flame, Xiao Tian tossed the Medicinal Herbs into the Medicine Cauldron while saying helplessly, "This is an ordinary flame. There's no need to keep staring at it. Also, this is an assessment. You won't have time in a bit."

Seeing Xiao Tian begin refining, the others immediately came back to themselves. They stopped paying attention to Xiao Tian's fire and focused intently on refining their Medicinal Herbs.

After refining all the Medicinal Herbs, Xiao Tian began controlling the Medicinal Powder and Medicinal Liquid, gradually merging them together. The embryonic form of a Power Accumulation Pill continued to take shape.

Soft muffled sounds suddenly came from both sides at the same time. Lin Fei and Xue Mei saw that Xiao Tian had begun forming the pill so quickly, and the shock to their minds caused their Medicinal Herbs to be burned into ash.

Both of them stopped, then looked at Xiao Tian at the same time. Seeing how calm, unhurried, and steady he was, he did not look like an inexperienced young man at all. Instead, he seemed like a high-level alchemist with decades of experience. A sense of defeat could not help surging up in their hearts, and they could only sigh that they were inferior.

The two came back to themselves and no longer paid attention to him. Instead, they seriously picked up their second set of Medicinal Herbs and began a new refinement.

Time kept slipping away. When roughly two-thirds of the assessment time had passed, the Force Energy in Xiao Tian's hand shook. The Cauldron Lid of the Medicine Cauldron flew straight up. With a beckon of his hand, a pale-yellow pill flew out. Xiao Tian swiftly picked up a Jade Bottle, and the pill entered the Jade Bottle with perfect accuracy. The Cauldron Lid also happened to fall back onto the Medicine Cauldron.

Xiao Tian placed the pill on the stone platform and stood quietly, waiting for the assessment to end.

Lin Fei and Xue Mei, who were beside him, also formed their pills ten minutes after Xiao Tian finished.

Seeing Xiao Tian sweep his gaze over their pills, the two of them also smiled faintly at him.

"The assessment time is up." After Frank announced the end of the exam, everyone came forward with their Jade Bottles.

Frank and Otto first walked up to the other six people and inspected their pills. In the end, only two of the six passed the assessment.

After that, the two picked up the pills refined by Xue Mei and Lin Fei. After checking them back and forth, they said, "Although the pills are still somewhat lacking, they have reached the standard for passing."

When Xue Mei and Lin Fei heard that they had passed the assessment, they could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

Finally, they picked up Xiao Tian's Jade Bottle. Pouring out the pill inside, they said in astonishment, "What you refined is actually a Power Accumulation Pill? And it even has Pill Veins?"

After the others heard that it was a Power Accumulation Pill, they shook their heads. Aside from their age being comparable to his, they could not compare in anything else. Even the pill he refined was far more difficult than theirs.

"Tsk, tsk. You've been hiding quite deeply. A Power Accumulation Pill is not a simple First Grade Pill. Even some true First Grade Alchemists might not be able to refine it, let alone one with Pill Veins," Frank exclaimed, clicking his tongue.

After putting the pill back into the bottle, Frank smiled at Xiao Tian and said, "Congratulations, you have passed the First Grade Alchemist assessment."

"Two masters, I would like to continue with the Second Grade Alchemist assessment."

Xiao Tian's words rang through the hall.

"..."

Hearing Xiao Tian's words, the hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone's face was filled with dazed shock as they stared blankly at Xiao Tian.

"You're certain you want to undergo the Second Grade Alchemist assessment? The Second Grade Alchemist assessment not only requires refining a Second Grade Pill, but also reaching the Dou Shi realm. Have you achieved both?" Frank seemed to see a monster rising from the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild and asked loudly in excitement.

Xiao Tian gently nodded.

"How confident are you?"

"Eighty to ninety percent," Xiao Tian said confidently.

Frank shouted excitedly, "Someone, hurry and prepare the Second Grade Alchemist assessment. Quickly!"

The Second Grade Alchemist behind him hurriedly ran to the nearby Second Grade Alchemist Assessment Room to make preparations.

"This guy is already a Dou Shi at such a young age?" Xue Mei clenched her hand tightly and said in disbelief.

"He's pretty arrogant too. Others usually say they're fifty percent sure at most, but him? He directly says eighty to ninety percent. Who knows if that's confidence or bragging? This abnormal guy who suddenly popped up is too crushing. We really can't compare to him. We only barely passed the first grade assessment, while he can directly take the second grade exam," Fei Lin also said from the side.

Xue Mei also nodded in agreement.

In less than a minute, a Second Grade Alchemist told Frank that the Assessment Room was ready. "Come with me. The second grade assessment is different from the first grade. Observers are not allowed to watch. Everyone, wait quietly outside the door."

Xiao Tian followed Frank and Otto into the Assessment Room. After entering, Otto directly closed the door tightly.

"If we can't watch, then we can't watch. Who cares? Ah! I still really want to see it!" Lin Fei muttered from the side.

Just as the people outside were waiting like ants on a hot pan, spinning around in anxious circles, the door to Xiao Tian's Assessment Room opened, and Otto, Fu Ke Lan, and Xiao Tian walked out from inside.

Looking at the three who walked out, Lin Fei could not help hurrying to ask, "The assessment is over? What was the result?"

"It really makes one feel defeated. You have to admire him." Fu Ke Lan and Otto walked out with shocked faces. Frank sighed and said to Xiao Tian, "It seems the youngest Second Grade Alchemist in Black Rock City in nearly a hundred years belongs to none other than you. At your age, I was still earnestly refining Medicinal Herbs."

Everyone in the hall could not help swallowing, because the expressions and sighs of the two masters were already clearly saying that Xiao Tian had passed the second grade assessment.

"Two masters, I need to continue with the Third Grade Alchemist assessment," Xiao Tian said calmly, looking at the two of them.

"What? I didn't hear that clearly. Say it again. Am I hallucinating?" Frank was completely shocked by Xiao Tian's sudden words.

"I said I want to take the Third Grade Alchemist assessment. You didn't hear wrong," Xiao Tian said in a firm tone.