Inside Arena No. 2.

Ji Huang’Er had just sat down when she heard a wave of gasps from the crowd.

The gazes of many young men around her involuntarily blazed with passion.

A stunningly beautiful woman with silver hair and a snow-white robe walked in.

"Senior Sister Yue Ji!" Ji Huang’Er’s eyes lit up.

The next moment, Ji Huang’Er’s fine brows furrowed.

Seeing the black-clothed youth behind Yue Ji, Ji Huang’Er looked puzzled. ’How is that bastard with Senior Sister Yue Ji!’

However, in the next instant, a dazed expression appeared on Ji Huang’Er’s gorgeous face.

Qin Feng hesitated at the entrance for a moment before, under the watchful eyes of the entire crowd, walking directly into the circular arena.

’Did that bastard go to the wrong place? Why did he go up on the stage?’

’Didn’t he just take the First-grade Alchemist assessment?’ Ji Huang’Er’s alluring red lips parted slightly, and she was speechless for a long moment.

...

On the floor of the circular Arena No. 2, before identical stone platforms, the number of people taking the Second-grade Alchemist assessment was far greater than Qin Feng had imagined.

The partitioned stone platforms were arranged in three rows, each separated by a distance of twenty feet, providing enough space for every First-grade Alchemist to perform at their best.

Qin Feng stood in the second row, at the same kind of stone platform with the same kind of Pill Furnace.

However, it was clear that the quality of the Pill Furnaces in Arena No. 2 was much better than those in Arena No. 1.

"A little kid has shown up!"

"A new face?"

"Where did this little guy come from, thinking he can participate in the Second-grade Alchemist assessment?"

"Hey kid, how old are you?"

...

A series of mocking voices reached his ears. Qin Feng looked up, and to his surprise, he found that most of the participants in this Second-grade Alchemist assessment were middle-aged.

Among the twenty-some people, the majority were over thirty or forty years old.

There was even an old man in a black robe with a full head of white hair.

The few others were around twenty-four or twenty-five.

Although Qin Feng’s disposition had changed somewhat after cultivating the Mixed Element Star Technique, shedding the immaturity and greenness of six months prior, his bone age couldn’t deceive the many powerful experts present.

Qin Feng could feel many gazes sizing him up, filled with a hint of ridicule.

They were probably laughing at him for overestimating his own abilities.

His gaze flickered, but his expression remained impassive. Qin Feng focused on the stone platform, inspecting the auxiliary tools and checking if the Alchemy Furnace was intact.

Beside the Sun Dial, three Alchemists in black robes surveyed the area.

Next to the Name Executor Elder and Elder Zhiyu was another Elder, a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.

Qin Feng glanced at this dignified and imposing Fifth-rank Alchemy Master. He wasn’t tall and leaned on a black cane. A three-foot-long silver beard flowed from his chin, and his small eyes were placid, yet his gaze seemed to hold the vast changes of time itself.

Qin Feng was no stranger to this master.

This was the other vice president of the Alchemist Guild, Master Lianshan.

Master Lianshan was extremely famous. It was rumored that he was also the Hall Master of the Alchemy Hall at All Stars Academy, controlling all its affairs with immense power.

This was a true Giant.

Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted from the entrance of Arena No. 2.

A group of people appeared at the entrance to the circular arena.

The newcomers seemed to possess extraordinary status.

The one in the lead was a Fourth-Grade Alchemist in a black robe. He was an incredibly handsome young man, tall and dashing with sword-like brows and star-like eyes.

Qin Feng’s brow furrowed. This person was none other than Ye Ding, the one who had previously threatened to give him a hard time.

Ye Ding had actually already passed the Fourth Grade alchemy assessment and become a significant Fourth-Grade Alchemist.

A bevy of beauties surrounded Ye Ding, a flock of adoring women whose jade pendants chimed musically. Each one was a stunning beauty in her own right—some graceful and elegant, some mature and dignified. One was dressed like a young madam, a hint of shy innocence hidden beneath her maturity, while another was youthful and charming... there were more than a dozen of them in total.

Many of these beautiful women were dressed as Alchemists.

Their bright, starry eyes would occasionally glance at the handsome young man in the center, a touching tenderness within them.

"It’s actually him!"

"Ye Ding came too?"

"What, Senior Brother Ye is here too! No, wait, it’s Elder Ye Ding! He was promoted to a Fourth-Grade Alchemist and has been granted the position of Elder by the Alchemist Guild! He’s now the youngest Elder in the Alchemist Guild, besides Senior Sister Yue Ji!"

...

Listening to the astonished voices around him, Qin Feng’s eyes flickered. Although he hadn’t gone out of his way, he had gathered some information about this Ye Ding since their last encounter.

Ye Ding’s life story could be considered legendary.

Rumor had it that this man was blessed with great Qi Fortune.

He was originally a disciple of a thousand-year-old family. Later, the Ye Family was wiped out by the Qiu Family. While being hunted with nowhere to run, he stumbled into his family’s forbidden land, the Poison Dragon Pool. There, he surprisingly obtained the family’s long-lost Supreme Treasure, the Black Dragon Tripod, and inherited the legacy of the Ye Family’s first Ancestor, the "Black Water True Dragon Technique."

He then left the Poison Dragon Pool at the age of seven and ventured out on his own. Along the way, he had a series of fortuitous encounters and romantic dalliances, winning the favor of many influential figures and meeting numerous beautiful confidantes. These included the beautiful young wife of a famous expert, charming Witches and Demonesses, stunningly beautiful mature women, Direct Lineage Saintesses from Major Sects, high-born ladies, girls-next-door, and even adorable junior sisters...

His time at All Stars Academy was even more remarkable. He attracted the favor of many beautiful senior and junior sisters and even earned the admiration of a Giant from the Star Sect, who adopted him as a godson.

After joining the Alchemist Guild, his rise was unstoppable. He started learning alchemy at twenty and, in just five or six years, transformed from a complete novice into a Fourth-Grade Alchemist.

This rate of cultivation was in no way inferior to that of Yue Ji in her prime.

Many Alchemists were very optimistic about him, believing he would likely advance to become a Seventh-grade Refining Master before the age of forty.

It was said that this Senior Brother Ye was deeply in love with Senior Sister Yue Ji and had been pursuing her relentlessly.

At the entrance, Ye Ding’s gaze instantly found that stunning figure in the stands.

A trace of confidence flashed in his eyes. He believed that with his charm, no woman could resist him.

’My adoptive father said I’m likely a legendary Son of Qi Fortune, blessed with great luck and destined for great achievements in the future.’

’Although that woman Yue Ji has rejected me time and again, she will eventually become one of my women, a plaything in my bed!’

’No woman I set my sights on can ever escape my grasp!’

Sneering inwardly, Ye Ding wore a calm and composed smile. His gaze swept the area and fell upon the old man in the black robe on the arena floor. He gave a slight bow toward Master Lianshan.

"Master Lianshan!"

Confident yet composed, proud yet not lacking in humility—combined with his own talent and various accolades, his performance was nearly perfect.

He instantly won the favor of many Alchemists in the circular Arena No. 2.

’This kid is not bad!’ Master Lianshan praised silently, stroking the three-foot-long silver beard on his chin with a hint of admiration. "Kid, you’re here for little Yue Ji, aren’t you? Go on!"

"Thank you, Master!" Ye Ding smiled lightly, then turned his gentle gaze toward the beautiful figure in the stands.

He began walking toward Yue Ji.

"He really is here for Senior Sister Yue Ji!"

"Senior Brother Ye is truly devoted to Senior Sister Yue Ji!"

"Isn’t that the truth? I heard that last time, Senior Brother Ye risked his own life to enter the treacherous Illusion Wave Pool, just because he heard Senior Sister Yue Ji needed a unique supplementary Spirit Grass found only there, the Green Leaf Epiphyllum."

...

In an instant, Ye Ding’s appearance became the focal point of Arena No. 2.

Even the Second-grade Alchemist assessment seemed to pale in comparison to his presence.

Blessed with great fortune, he held the power to change the world with a single thought.

Many sighed with emotion, feeling that at this rate, it was only a matter of time before Yue Ji was conquered.

Just then, a young woman in a green dress beside Ye Ding swept her gaze over the stone platform area. Her eyes fell upon Qin Feng, and with a slight flicker of recognition, she identified the youth in black.

"It’s him!"

She walked over to Ye Ding and whispered in his ear. Ye Ding’s eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of surprise flashing in their starry depths. He gave Qin Feng a cold glance, then shook his head.

"Just a minor character. No need to bother with him for now!"

’Ji Huang’er is just a candidate for my harem for now. The main priority is to get Yue Ji into my bed. It won’t be too late to make a move after I’ve conquered this beauty.’