This Person Is So Young!

Hearing the man's words, Xiao Yu thought for a moment and understood what was going on.

At the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire, ordinary people needed a letter of introduction from their mentor to enter, as proof of their identity, unless they had some extraordinary status.

Otherwise, if just anyone could enter the Alchemist Guild, its threshold would have long been worn away by trampling feet.

But Xiao Yu had no letter of introduction, so naturally he had no way to produce one.

However, the corners of Xiao Yu's lips curved upward slightly as he extended his right hand.

Seeing Xiao Yu's movement, both guards' eyes lit up.

Bang!

Purple flames abruptly appeared in Xiao Yu's palm.

The two guards stammered.

"R-Real flame again?"

Xiao Yu smiled faintly and said to the two guards with a smile, "I'm here to certify my alchemist status. May I enter now?"

The two guards said respectfully, "Y-Yes."

Xiao Yu passed between them and headed inside. After taking two steps, he turned back and asked, "You said 'again' just now. What did that mean?"

One of the guards turned to Xiao Yu and said, "Sir, a young man went in just now. He also had no letter of introduction, and like you, he displayed real flame. However, his flames were white."

Xiao Yu nodded. It seemed Xiao Yan had already gone in. But because of his butterfly effect, Xiao Yan had not obtained the Purple Flame, so he could only expose the existence of the Bone Chilling Flame.

However, the guards at the entrance could only tell that alchemists of the fourth tier or above could release real flame. Asking them to distinguish between beast flames and Heavenly Flames was simply asking too much.

Xiao Yu stepped through the gates of the Alchemist Guild. The moment he entered, he smelled a rich medicinal fragrance that lifted his mood considerably.

There were not many people in the hall. Upon seeing Xiao Yu, a woman walked out from behind the counter and approached him.

"Sir, it seems this is your first time at the Alchemist Guild in Black Rock City?"

Xiao Yu looked over the spacious hall before turning his gaze to the woman. She wore a light green dress. Though not bewitchingly beautiful, she had bright eyes and fine features, while her neither servile nor overbearing manner made her quite pleasant to be around.

"Yes. I'm here to certify my alchemist rank badge."

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, the woman's eyes brightened. She bowed slightly, then said softly, "You're an alchemist as well? The registration process is this way. Please follow me."

She then led Xiao Yu to a window and took out a sheet of parchment from the counter behind it.

Holding a pen, she said respectfully to Xiao Yu, "Sir, my name is Yasi. According to procedure, we need to register your name, age, and your mentor's name."

Xiao Yu had already prepared for this. He said to Yasi, "My name is Mo Shang. I am nineteen years old. My mentor lives in seclusion in the mountains and dislikes being disturbed. I should still be able to undergo certification and receive a badge without listing his name, correct?"

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Yasi put away the items on the table and answered respectfully, "Yes, but in that case, you will need to take an assessment. Only if you pass can you receive an alchemist badge."

"Then I'll take the assessment."

"By the way, Sir, what tier alchemist are you?" Yasi suddenly recalled the young man Yahan had received earlier and asked Xiao Yu curiously.

A smile rose on Xiao Yu's lips. "Third tier."

Yasi's beautiful eyes widened as she covered her mouth with both hands in disbelief.

A nineteen-year-old third-tier alchemist meant Xiao Yu's talent was enough to shock the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Then, led by Yasi, Xiao Yu arrived before a large door.

Yasi bowed toward the leader standing at the entrance and said, "Uncle Teya, has the assessment inside begun?"

The leader called Uncle Teya smiled at Yasi. "Not yet, but it will begin soon. Yahan just brought in a young man a moment ago."

As he spoke, Teya smiled at Xiao Yu, though his heart tightened slightly. This was another young man whose depth he could not discern.

He had thought the young man who had just entered was already unusual, but another had arrived.

After checking Xiao Yu's information, Teya patted Xiao Yu on the shoulder with a smile. "Little brother, there's no problem. Go on in." As he spoke, he stuffed something into Xiao Yu's hand. "This is your examination number. Don't lose it."

Yasi bowed to Xiao Yu and said softly, "Yasi wishes you success in the assessment, Sir."

Xiao Yu glanced at the examination number in his hand. A large number six. Sixes bring good fortune?

Xiao Yu strode forward and entered the alchemist assessment area.

As soon as he entered the doors to the alchemist assessment area, Xiao Yu saw the people gathered in the hall.

There were two fourth-tier alchemists. From the way they were addressed, they were Otto and Frank of Black Rock City. Standing beside them were two young women, their direct disciples.

Xiao Yu swept his gaze across the hall. It seemed everyone present had just heard some surprising news.

Hearing the doors open, everyone in the hall turned their eyes toward the entrance.

When Otto saw Xiao Yu's face, he smiled. "Heh heh, we were just saying that little brother Xiao Yan was very young. It seems this newly arrived examinee is young as well."

Xiao Yu gave Otto and Frank a slight bow. "This junior is Mo Shang. I'll have to trouble you two masters."

Xiao Yu's greeting clearly pleased the two fourth-tier alchemists. Otto asked with a smile, "May I ask how old you are this year, little brother?"

Hearing Otto's question, Xiao Yu replied, "Nineteen."

The moment Xiao Yu finished speaking, the people in the hall looked back and forth between him and Xiao Yan, as well as Linda and Xue Mei, Otto and Frank's disciples.

It was as though they were trying to see which of the four would ultimately claim victory.

In the hall, Xiao Yan looked at the disguised Xiao Yu and said inwardly to Medicine Elder, "Teacher, this person is so young!"

Medicine Elder chuckled. "Heh, aren't you only nineteen as well? Still, reaching the first tier of alchemist at such a young age shows considerable talent. You must understand that there are always people greater than yourself."

Xue Mei's expression remained cold, as though she did not care about any of this. Only Linda looked somewhat unconvinced. Especially when she saw Xue Mei's proud demeanor, she believed that her own talent in alchemy was no inferior to hers.

As for Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, Linda believed they were merely two attention-seeking fools. In her view, wanting to pass the first-tier alchemist assessment at nineteen was impossible unless one was a genius disciple from a great clan.

Yet the introductions on Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan's lists were utterly ordinary, and neither was known to be the disciple of any famous alchemist. Naturally, Linda looked down on them. In her eyes, she had only one competitor—Xue Mei.