"Didn’t you just take the First-grade Alchemist assessment?" the freckled girl asked, staring blankly at the black-clad youth.

"I did,"

Qin Feng nodded as a matter of course.

"Then why are you taking another assessment... Wait, no, you just said you want to apply for the Second-grade Alchemist assessment!"

The freckled girl cried out, a strange look on her face. She stared at Qin Feng for a moment, then said with a frown.

"Senior Brother, please don’t make things difficult for me. To apply for the Second-grade Alchemist assessment, you need a First-Grade Alchemist Badge at the very least..."

"You mean this thing? I’ve got one!" Qin Feng casually tossed the First-Grade Alchemist Badge he had just received onto the counter with a THUD.

The freckled girl’s words came to an abrupt halt. She stared blankly at the strange blue and white badge before her.

The girl was extremely familiar with this badge. It was, without a doubt, a First-Grade Alchemist Badge.

This strange Senior Brother, who she thought was just spending a fortune to experience the life of an Alchemist, had actually managed to pass the Alchemist assessment.

The freckled girl was exceptionally surprised.

"Can I register now?" Qin Feng prompted softly.

The freckled girl snapped out of her daze and said hurriedly, "Senior Brother, I’ll fill out the forms for you right away!"

With the experience from last time, Qin Feng’s registration process went much faster.

Before long, the freckled girl had filled out a form.

With shock still lingering in her eyes, the freckled girl looked at the black-clad youth and said softly, "Senior Brother Qin Feng, the registration for the Second-grade Alchemist assessment costs eight hundred Points. Would you like to pay now?"

’The Second-grade Alchemist assessment fee is actually eight hundred? What a rip-off!’

Qin Feng muttered to himself but casually handed his Points Card to the freckled girl. After a few dozen seconds, she returned the Points Card to Qin Feng along with the registration form.

At the same time, the freckled girl added a reminder.

"Senior Brother Qin Feng, you’re in luck. Today’s Second-grade Alchemist assessment is in an hour. The location is right across from the First-grade Alchemist assessment point!"

"Good!"

Qin Feng took the Points Card and the registration form. Watched by the freckled girl’s complex gaze, he walked towards the Second-grade Alchemist assessment point.

...

A few dozen seconds later, outside the assessment point, Qin Feng was surprised to see Ji Huang’Er sneaking out of the circular arena.

"It’s you!" Ji Huang’Er’s delicate nose wrinkled as she looked at the black-clad youth before her, who had the brim of his hat pulled low and looked rather furtive. She snorted lightly.

"I didn’t expect you to sneak out too!"

The red-clad girl glanced at the door opposite them, her gaze following Qin Feng’s path. Her eyes lit up.

The Second-grade Alchemist assessment point.

"Qin Feng, you really are treacherous and cunning! To think you’d run to the Second-grade Alchemist assessment point to avoid being pestered by all those people!"

After speaking, the red-clad girl shot the black-clad youth a cold glance and strode right in.

"..." Qin Feng watched the red-clad girl’s arrogant figure stride inside, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

"Qin Feng, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, a somewhat authoritative voice sounded in Qin Feng’s ear. His foot, poised to follow her inside, froze. Qin Feng turned around to see two familiar figures behind him.

It was the two Elders who had been in charge of the First-grade Alchemist assessment earlier.

Name Executor Elder and Elder Zhiyu. Qin Feng remembered them.

Walking over, Name Executor Elder sized Qin Feng up and glanced at the entrance, nodding. He said with a smile, "You must want to go in and observe the Second-grade Alchemist assessment. That’s a good idea. Observing the Second-grade Alchemist assessment will be of great benefit for your future promotion to Second-grade Alchemist!"

"The young man is very ambitious!"

Ever since Qin Feng had successfully refined the Bone Tempering Pill, Elder Zhiyu’s impression of him had improved greatly, and he nodded in agreement at the words.

"Let’s go in together. As it happens, the two of us are also overseeing this Second-grade Alchemist assessment!"

Hearing the two Elders’ words, Qin Feng blinked. After hesitating for a good while, he said, "Um... Elders, I’m actually here to participate in the Second-grade Alchemist assessment..."

"..."

"..."

At the black-clad youth’s words, the two Fourth Grade Alchemists who were walking ahead instantly stumbled.

"You’re here to participate in the Second-grade Alchemist assessment?"

The two Elders’ faces were filled with astonishment.

"Elders, why are you lingering here instead of entering Hall Number Two?" Just then, a pleasant, melodious voice sounded. A stunningly beautiful woman with snow-white hair and a Silver Robe emerged from Circular Arena Number One.

"Ah, it is Miss Yue Ji!" Name Executor Elder let out a light breath, slightly composing himself from his shock. He glanced at Qin Feng and shook his head slightly.

’This kid is definitely just messing around.’

Name Executor Elder’s gaze swept over Yue Ji, and he took a slight Half-Step back.

Yue Ji’s status was extremely special. The two Elders looked at her as equals, even with a hint of reverence in their expressions.

This young woman truly had the ability to command the heartfelt respect of two Fourth Grade Alchemist Elders.

A twenty-three-year-old Fourth Grade Alchemist, a twenty-three-year-old Sea of Reincarnation Realm expert, the designated successor of Master Zhuang He, a True Disciple of the Star Sect—any one of these titles was enough to intimidate a crowd.

This was a true Little Giant.

Within the Star Sect, many powerful figures believed that Yue Ji might break through to the Nirvana Realm before the age of thirty, becoming the youngest Martial Arts Giant in the history of the Star Sect.

Yue Ji glanced at the two Elders, her peripheral vision landing on Qin Feng. A glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"You are Qin Feng, and you want to participate in the Second-grade Alchemist assessment?"

Yue Ji’s torch-like gaze fell upon the form in Qin Feng’s hands. An immensely powerful aura emanated from this stunning woman. Under her gaze, Qin Feng’s muscles stiffened, and for a moment, he felt as if he had plunged into the Infinite Star Domain.

She smiled faintly. "A very good idea. This is a new attempt. Of course, at your age, it doesn’t matter even if you don’t pass. This attempt will at least be good experience for the real assessment next time!"

Her words implied that she didn’t think highly of Qin Feng’s chances.

It wasn’t that she was discriminating against him.

Generally speaking, after an ordinary Alchemist Apprentice passes the First-grade Alchemist assessment, they usually need a year, or even several years, to readjust.

Second-grade Alchemist was a completely new Domain, one that was utterly unfamiliar to every First-grade Alchemist.

Even those with outstanding talent would, at the very least, wait a year to receive guidance from a mentor and go through a period of study before attempting to become a Second-grade Alchemist.

Therefore, even with Yue Ji’s perspective, she didn’t believe Qin Feng could pass the Second-grade Alchemist assessment.

Name Executor Elder and Elder Zhiyu also nodded to themselves in agreement.

Qin Feng was too young.

In the thousand-plus-year history of All Stars Academy, there had only been one fifteen-year-old Second-grade Alchemist.

And that was Yue Ji, standing right before them.

But in the end, there was only one Yue Ji!

Qin Feng was still too green!

’It seems none of them think I can do it! A pity, because this time, I’m not just going to become a Second-grade Alchemist!’

He thought this to himself but didn’t say anything to refute them.

After she finished speaking, Yue Ji headed directly for Circular Arena Number Two. To her, although Qin Feng’s aptitude was decent, he wasn’t yet worthy of her notice.

A few dozen seconds later, the group appeared in Circular Arena Number Two.

(Four more Chapters tomorrow)