Rise of the Alchemy God

In the end, both Etha and Xun Wei ended up producing 9 vials of pills each.

The only difference was that one had produced the required number of pills, while the other had produced three pills for each vial.

Xun Wei, seeing this sight, could only say that he was not surprised by this result.

The only thing he hoped for was that since the other party had produced more pills than necessary, their pills would have compromised purity, making them inferior to his.

He had produced each individual pill with the maximum purity it could have.

For example, if a high-grade pill had a purity of over 75%, he made sure that his were at least 85%.

Similarly, for the low-grade pill requested, he ensured that their purity was at the maximum limit of that grade, which was 49% purity.

So he was quite certain that in this aspect he would have the upper hand, and since this was a competition in which both sides demonstrated their skill in refinement, the purity percentage of all pills would be the most important factor.

Producing more pills in a short time was good, but if their purity was low, then it was not worthwhile to produce so many.

The examiner, just like before, received Ethan's pills in advance, so now he was waiting for those of Xun Wei.

Seeing that he had also managed to produce 9 pills out of ten, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Just as one would expect from his son," he thought, thinking of Xun Wei's father.

As a master alchemist, he naturally knew Xun Yu personally, so he expected that his son would also have a certain talent in alchemy.

And seeing the results, it seemed that his talent was not inferior to that of his father.

"What a pity for him that he had to face this kid," he thought while examining the two rows of vials.

With the pills from both parties before him, he could begin to evaluate them.

He had observed throughout the duration of the time, so he already had a certain idea of their purity level, but he still decided to examine each one.

One by one, he sent some of his spiritual energy into the pills and determined their purity level as well as some other factors.

The evaluation process itself took no more than 5 minutes, and it was the same for the previous competitions, where most of the time he immediately declared the winner.

In the end, after examining the pills from both parties, he delivered his verdict.

"You both did an excellent job, not only managing to produce almost all the required pills but also maintaining their purity above average.

So, good job to both of you," said the examiner sincerely.

He knew that Xun Wei was only 21 years old, and that the masked boy was also very close in age, and seeing two such young boys produce pills of this level made him happy.

He could say that at their age he was not capable of showing this level of skill, so he was pleased because this meant that the next generation of alchemists would have many stars that would shine much brighter than them, and as an alchemist, he could only rejoice in this.

He also thought that both had a good chance of reaching the level of grandmaster alchemist; indeed, all four of them, remembering that the two girls also had skill levels no less than theirs.

"That said, there can be only one winner, and that is none other than the masked boy," he said.

Xun Wei, who somewhat expected this result, could not help but feel a bit down about it.

The examiner, however, did not seem to have finished speaking.

"The purity level of both pills was very high, but those of the masked boy were significantly superior regarding the high-grade pills.

If your pills on one side managed to reach a purity level of 85%, his managed to hit 90% in each one of them, and if that wasn't enough, one of the two pills he produced in excess of the requested amount was also of a higher grade, with the same level of purity percentage," said the examiner bluntly.

This fact made him think that Ethan's level was certainly very high, even among expert-grade alchemists, and this could not help but make him happier because it meant that in this year's imperial competition, they would have a monster like him competing for them.

Other nations would hardly have a talent like him on their side.

While the examiner was daydreaming about the results of this year's competition and the prestige this would bring to their kingdom, Xun Wei, who thought he could accept defeat, could not help but feel his soul leave his body upon hearing these further details about how he had lost.

'What? His purity percentage reached 90%? And moreover, for each high-grade pill he produced?!'

The more the examiner explained how he had lost, the more he felt that his life was meaningless.

It should be known that the maximum purity level that could be reached for a high-grade pill, no matter what its level was, once reaching 90%, it would hardly go much further.

By now, all alchemists agreed that it was impossible to achieve a purity of 100%, but with sufficient effort, one could at least get close.

Reaching a purity of 80% was considered good, 85% was considered very good, and 90% was considered exceptional.

Beyond this point, only the best alchemists could achieve it.

So, hearing that his opponent had reached 90% in every single high-grade pill was a tough pill to swallow.

Now he knew that his defeat against the masked guy was not by a small margin, but it had been an overwhelming defeat!

Xun Wei was not the only one to be stunned by this result;

even Xiang Hua and Yan Mei, who were listening to the final verdict, could not help but show a slight change in their expressions.