Battle Through the Heavens: Clan Leader, I'm sorry, now I just want to be a good person.

"You must understand that to become a second-grade alchemist, you must independently refine a second-grade pill. And to refine a second-grade pill, your own strength must reach the level of a Battle Master. You are still young..."

Before Master Otto could finish speaking, he was met with the slowly gathering Dou Qi veil around Xiao Fan and the Dou Shi-level aura emanating from Xiao Yan.

"Hahaha!" Frank, seeing the looks in Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan's eyes, knew this was a rare opportunity. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, today, let's see if our Black Rock City can produce a genius alchemist who will shake the empire."

He then immediately ordered the preparation of the assessment procedures for second-grade alchemists.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan followed Frank into the place marked "Second-Rank Alchemist Assessment".

Once inside the assessment area for second-grade alchemists, no one except Otto Frank and Xiao Fan is allowed to enter.

Frank instructed the two, "Alright, the specific refining process is the same as before. Now, it's up to you two to put on a show."

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance. Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with the joy and excitement of meeting a worthy opponent, while Xiao Fan had no choice but to pretend to be overjoyed.

Xiao Yan, little cousin, I have a system. What are you going to use to play with me?

Xiao Fan chuckled inwardly. Although his system sometimes seemed a bit dim-witted, it was still a system, capable of boosting his talent. It could easily crush anyone.

Xiao Fan glanced at his prescription; it was for refining a second-grade elixir, the Meridian Protection Pill.

The function of the Meridian Protection Pill is to protect one's meridians from damage. It is usually used when a person breaks through or absorbs rare and precious materials containing toxins and other attributes. The difficulty is considered moderate among second-grade pills; it is not a particularly difficult pill to refine.

Glancing at the medicinal herbs, Frost Flower Forest, and second-tier Water Demon Core on Xiao Yan's table, it seemed that the pill he was about to refine was the Ice Heart Pill, a second-tier pill.

The function of the Ice Heart Pill is to keep the soul in a clear state. Like the Pulse Protection Pill, it is mostly used when breaking through or healing.

It must be said that because the resources of a second-grade alchemist are more precious than those of a first-grade alchemist, each alchemist only has one set of medicinal materials during the assessment. This means that if one fails, one can only participate again in the next assessment. Therefore, those who have participated in the alchemist assessment consecutively and succeeded are basically not successful.

Xiao Fan followed the alchemy steps again, and the purple flames burned in the cauldron once more. Just like when refining a first-grade pill, he threw all the materials into it and easily refined a second-grade pill, the Meridian Protection Pill.

Seeing Xiao Fan's actions, Master Otto and Frank exchanged a glance, unable to hide the shock in their eyes.

Xiao Fan's skill is something that many second-grade alchemists cannot achieve, because it depends not only on the strength of one's soul power, but also on the alchemist's familiarity with the medicinal materials.

After Xiao Fan finished before Xiao Yan, I watched as Xiao Fan skillfully refined pills. Although I wasn't as fast as Xiao Yan, my speed was still astonishing.

Master Otto nodded secretly as he watched Xiao Yan's familiar technique.

Unexpectedly, the heavens have sent me two geniuses to the Blackrock City alchemist assessment this time.

The medicinal herbs in the cauldron were also refined by the flames, and slowly, only the essence remained. With the infusion of Xiao Yan's soul power, it slowly transformed into a light blue pill.

Master Otto and Frank saw that Xiao Yan had also finished refining his pills, and then checked the pills of the two men according to the procedure.

In their shock, the two discovered that the Ice Vein Pill refined by Xiao Fan still showed pill patterns.

This made both of them even more curious about Xiao Fan's teacher. When Xiao Yan saw Xiao Fan's pills, although he was a little disappointed, he quickly recovered, which made Yao Lao even more satisfied with Xiao Yan's attitude.