Martial Master

Whispers echoed in the hall.

The Alchemy Room is a place in the Alchemy Pavilion of the Northern Sky Domain specifically designed to evaluate the alchemical skills of alchemists.

It was built by a great alchemist from the headquarters of the Alchemy Pavilion in the Martial Domain thousands of years ago. Not only the Northern Sky Domain's Alchemy Pavilion possesses it, but the other three domains also have similar facilities that can accurately assess an alchemist's skills.

Once an alchemist enters the Alchemy Room, their divine consciousness enters a virtual world, where they will undergo various assessments to verify their alchemical abilities.

The Alchemy Room has a maximum of fourteen levels. Currently, in the entire Alchemy City, apart from Xuan Sheng Pavilion Master who has reached the eighth level, only five others have managed to reach the seventh level—namely Huangfu Nan, Xuan Yi the Medicine King, Kang Youming, Jin Shengjie, and Qinghong Alchemist.

In addition, the strongest among the other elders has only reached the sixth level, and the only difference is the duration they spent at the sixth level.

Therefore, when everyone heard Kang Youming ask Qin Chen to attempt reaching the seventh level in the Alchemy Room first, they all gasped in disbelief.

This was not an easy goal to achieve.

"Alright, I accept." Before Xuan Sheng Pavilion Master could speak, Qin Chen had already agreed.

A cold smile crept across his lips; in ten days, he would make Kang Youming and the others lose face, utterly defeated.

What kind of feelings would they have if they lost to him by then?

"Since that’s the case, it’s settled. Ten days later, Qin Chen will first undergo the assessment in the Alchemy Room. If he passes, he will then compete with Kang Youming and the other two. If he wins, he will officially become the Holy Son; if he loses, we will decide later." Xuan Sheng Pavilion Master waved his hand and issued the command.

"This..."

Kang Youming's expression froze. His original intention was to have Qin Chen undergo the assessment in the Alchemy Room immediately, but now the Pavilion Master had set it for five days later.

"What? Kang Youming, do you have any objections?" Xuan Sheng Pavilion Master shot him a cold glance, the air around him turning icy.

"No, disciple has none." Kang Youming quickly replied, then secretly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He had a feeling that if he dared to voice any objections, the Pavilion Master would definitely strike him down on the spot.

"Then everyone is dismissed." Xuan Sheng Pavilion Master waved his hand to dismiss them.

"Hmph."

Kang Youming and the others sneered coldly at Qin Chen before heading off.

The group quickly arrived outside the Alchemy Pavilion.

"Wang Yongsheng." Kang Youming called out.

"Master Pavilion." Wang Yongsheng hurried over, bowing his head to speak in Kang Youming's ear.

In private, he always directly referred to Kang Youming as Pavilion Master, and Kang Youming enjoyed such a title.

"Didn’t expect that Qin Chen would actually propose a challenge to me. How arrogant! Who does he think he is? A mere kid still wet behind the ears, daring to challenge me?" Kang Youming scoffed.

Although he looked down on Qin Chen's challenge, the fact that a vice Pavilion Master was actively challenged by a mere twenty-year-old boy would make his reputation suffer greatly if it got out.

Fortunately, he was not the only one being challenged; Jin Shengjie and Qinghong Alchemist were also included, which offered him some psychological comfort.

"Right now, you need to do something for me—find out Qin Chen's background and past. Remember, be thorough. Use all available resources to uncover who his enemies are, who he has offended, what he has done, who his master is, and his life experiences. I want everything investigated in detail. I want to see where this little brat gets the courage to stand against me."

Cold light surged in Kang Youming's eyes.

Not just him, but on the other side, Jin Shengjie and Qinghong Alchemist were also quickly arranging for people to investigate Qin Chen's past.