Published: December 27, 2024
After a brief rest, the third round of the assessment was about to begin.
In the square, originally there were over three thousand Refiner platforms, but now only more than three hundred remained, making it seem incredibly spacious. Each participant had ample space to fully showcase their skills.
"All contestants, please stand in your positions."
With the command given, the more than three hundred Refiner Masters who remained after the second round promptly stood in their respective places.
"After the previous two rounds of assessments, there are currently three hundred and thirteen of you left. All of you have passed the first two rounds, proving your strength in both the array patterns and the basic materials."
Those who made it to this round had fought their way out from tens of thousands of candidates and were all outstanding among the Earth Level Refiner Masters. At the very least, they had remarkable talent and the potential to become Heaven Level Refiner Masters.
However, what Tian Gong required were not just individuals with the potential to become Heaven Level Refiner Masters but rather those who had a high probability—at least over fifty percent—of becoming top-tier Heaven Level Refiner Masters.
This immediately narrowed the odds significantly.
Just like those at the Half-Step Heavenly Saint level, most might have the potential to reach the Heavenly Saint level, but only a very small portion would ever actually become Heavenly Saints.
What Tian Gong needed to do was to select this extremely small portion from the more than three hundred individuals.
All the remaining Refiner Masters held their breaths, their hearts filled with anxiety.
Every one of them knew that if they could pass the third round of the assessment and enter Tian Gong to become a Heaven Level Refiner Master, it would almost be a sure thing. Being in Tian Gong meant abundant resources and extraordinary training, far superior to their own research—by a factor of ten or even a hundred.
"Now, we are about to begin the third round of assessment. The first two rounds tested your basic refining abilities, and for this third round, we need to test the part that best represents the abilities of the Refiners, which is—refining."
When this powerful individual from Tian Gong finished speaking, even though everyone had already guessed, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Refining.
For a top-tier Refiner to perform refining was something almost impossible for ordinary people to witness, and now with over three hundred of the top Refiners refining, what an imposing scene it would be!
Especially for those Refiner Masters who had been eliminated earlier, amid their dejection, a glimmer of excitement reappeared in their eyes.
Being able to witness the refining of those in the same profession was an incredibly fortunate event for them. The insight gained from others’ refining could help them identify their own weaknesses and areas needing improvement, which was what they were most looking forward to.
"I believe you are all prepared."
The powerful individual from Tian Gong said calmly.
Indeed, every Refiner had already guessed the focus of the third round of assessment.
Just like how the final round for alchemists is alchemy, the refining assessment for Refiners is also a necessary part.
An alchemist, no matter how solid their foundational knowledge, how terrifying their flames, or how high the quality of their materials, if they cannot produce pills, it is all in vain.
The same goes for Refiners; no matter how strong their mental power or how skilled they are at activating materials and sketching array patterns, if they cannot integrate it all into the production of powerful holy weapons, then they are merely a waste masquerading as a Refiner.
"However, I know that the strengths, cultivation levels, and ranks of the Refiners present vary greatly. To ensure fairness, our refining assessment at Tian Gong will be different from ordinary refining assessments."
"First, you cannot freely refine the weapons you are most adept at because the materials will be provided by us at Tian Gong, and these materials are incredibly diverse, with all sorts of materials, totaling one hundred kinds."