With the sound of a gong in the square, it indicated that the first person who passed the first round of assessment had appeared.
Then, the clang clang clang sounds became more and more frequent, and more and more people passed the first round.
However, this scene inevitably had an impact on some people...
Just like on the alchemy table next to Ye Chen, perhaps because he was stimulated by so many people passing by, the young alchemist was obviously anxious. Then Ye Chen saw the black gas rising from his purple medicine cauldron out of the corner of his eye.
Failed!
Although there is still one set of materials left, time does not allow it now.
Ye Chen looked at the other person's annoyed expression and could only shake his head...
His character is not good enough and he is affected by even such a simple interference. He is obviously too immature. Even though he has become a third-grade alchemist, he is still unqualified.
I hope this incident can teach him a lesson...
It was just a simple third-grade elixir, which was easy for Ye Chen now. However, he did not show off too much and only refined it when the time was almost up.
Next, someone will come to check the quality of the pills. As long as they are not waste pills, they can generally be considered passed, so this first round is not difficult overall.
A middle-aged man wearing a fourth-grade alchemist robe came up to Ye Chen. Looking at the white fourth-grade alchemist badge on his chest, he was obviously an alchemist who passed the assessment at the Dan family's assessment point.
The middle-aged man just glanced at Ye Chen and saw that he was only a third-grade alchemist on his chest. He immediately lost interest and just picked up the vitality pill in front of him, looked at it carefully, then nodded and said, "Not bad. Although the quality of this vitality pill is not top-notch, it is also very high. Congratulations, you have passed the test."
Ye Chen nodded slightly to the other party, then walked down the alchemy table and headed towards the area for those who had passed the assessment.
Next, all they have to do is wait patiently for the first round to end and then participate in the second round.
Ye Chen didn't have to wait too long before a loud bell rang over the entire square, announcing the end of the first round of assessment.
All of a sudden, the alchemists who had not yet completed their refining were as devastated as if they had lost their parents, and walked out of the venue in disappointment.
There was no other way. Although this first round seemed too easy to Ye Chen, he still eliminated half of the people...
Under normal circumstances, most of these people would be able to successfully refine the Life Force Pill, but there are always unexpected things in the examination hall, so many people feel that they are just unlucky and have not been able to exert their due strength.
But if you lose, you lose, and if you fail, you fail, no matter what the reason! After all, luck is often a reflection of strength.
Song Lian, who had been watching the game from the stands, flew over the crowd again and said to Ye Chen and the others, "Congratulations on passing the first round. There are a total of 2,025 contestants this time, and 854 have passed the first round. Next, you will participate in the second round, the soul test!"
The so-called soul test is also very simple. Everyone lines up and passes through a special formation arranged in advance. As long as they can pass it successfully, they will pass.
Finally, Song Lian gave a special reminder, saying, "Matters concerning the soul are extremely dangerous. Therefore, I remind all young alchemists: if you feel you can't bear it anymore, withdraw immediately. Otherwise, you may cause damage to your soul, and it will be too late to regret it then!"
These words made Ye Chen frown slightly, while many other people had already begun to back down in their hearts.
"Is this old man trying to scare people on purpose?" Ye Chen muttered to himself, ready to take a closer look at what was so special about this so-called formation.
Well, when Ye Chen saw this so-called soul formation, he was immediately disappointed.
The so-called formation in front of me looks like just an ordinary passage, which is about one hundred meters long.
Ye Chen and his fellow contestants lined up and walked inside. As long as they could pass, they would be considered successful. Those who failed could leave through the passage next to them.
After the second round of assessment began, Ye Chen followed the crowd and slowly walked inside...
As soon as he took the first step into the passage, he felt as if there was some kind of pressure coming towards him from all directions.
It's just that this pressure is not on the body, but on the soul!
"So that's it!" Ye Chen suddenly realized.
It seems that I have been overthinking...
He had originally wondered how this soul formation would work, but he hadn't expected it to be just simple soul oppression...
After feeling it, I found that the pressure at the entrance of this passage is not very strong. To put it more intuitively, as long as the soul value is around 160 points, it can be easily endured.
But as you go deeper, the pressure will become greater and greater. By the time you reach the middle position, it has even reached 200 soul points, which is almost the limit that a third-grade alchemist can bear.
In Ye Chen's field of vision, many contestants whose soul power was not up to standard had begun to retreat one after another, and the number of people in the passage was getting fewer and fewer.
After about a quarter of an hour, Ye Chen finally walked out of this "long" passage with everyone. As soon as he came out, many contestants collapsed to the ground, obviously exhausted.
As for Ye Chen, he just felt it carefully and said softly: "Not bad, it should be close to 300 soul points in the end. This has reached the threshold of a fourth-grade intermediate alchemist..."
Of course, this is just the level of soul power achieved.
Again, a person with strong soul power does not necessarily have a corresponding alchemist level. Of course, if the soul power is not up to standard, then it is definitely impossible to reach the corresponding alchemist level!
Just as Ye Chen was thinking, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes falling on him...
Following his gaze, Ye Chen saw a young man who looked a little immature.
Of course, this was just what he thought of as a young man. After all, in the eyes of others, Ye Chen obviously looked more immature than the former.
"You are very good!" Seeing that Ye Chen had discovered him, this person did not dodge, but said this with a cold face.
This sentence made Ye Chen stunned...
What is going on?
Am I being praised?
Should I act happier?
However, the other party obviously didn't care about Ye Chen's reaction. After he finished speaking, he turned his head and continued to stand proudly apart from the crowd.
Ye Chen: "…"
Although he was speechless in his heart, seeing the other party's relaxed expression, it was obvious that he was just like himself, and his soul power far exceeded the limit of this second round of testing...
A contestant who is so young and may have reached the standard of a fifth-grade alchemist, could this person be the legendary genius of the Song family - Song Qing!