Magic Doctor CEO Lady's Humble Husband (Fade Chen)

Seeing this, Zoella became even more determined. She purposely walked in front of Eva and said, "Four- star alchemist, do you dare?"

Eva was silent, as if she was hesitating.

At this moment, many people started to chime in.

"Miss Xu, there's no need to push yourself anymore. Passing three rounds in a row is good enough."

"That's right. The four-star alchemist assessment is much harder than the three-star one."

"More importantly, even if you fail the assessments for three-stars and below, at most your pills will go to waste. However, at four-star level, even the tiniest slip-up might cause the Magic Furnace to explode. The medicine might become unstable and attack the divine soul. The alchemist could end up getting hurt."

"That's right. There's no need to take this risk. It's a big achievement to reach three-star level."

Listening to everyone's comments, Eva thanked them with a smile. Ultimately, she still agreed. "Thank you all for your concern, but I want to challenge myself."

The crowd went into an uproar.

"This has never happened before. Both beauties are going to join the four-star alchemist exam."

"There have been people who attempted it before. But now there are two sudden candidates. Not only that, they are both so beautiful."

"This is going to be good. I can't wait to see how things will turn out."

Not only were the candidates excited, but even the adjudicating teachers were interested to see what might unfold. They got ready to get up and head to the four-star alchemy room.

Some of the teachers stood up impatiently to leave. "There are no more three-star alchemist candidates, right? I'll be on my way then."

Just as everyone was about to leave to go see the show...

Fade, who was in the crowd, spoke up. "I'm sorry, I haven't participated in the three-star assessment yet."

Hearing this, the teacher's expression changed. He looked toward Fade and asked, "You want to take part in the three-star assessment?"

Fade nodded and handed over his two-star alchemist badge as well as his candidate certificate.

After confirming his identity, the teacher sat down. With an annoyed tone, he ordered, "Well, hurry up then!"

When the others heard the commotion behind them, they turned their heads and saw that Fade was actually participating in the test to become a three-star alchemist. They couldn't help but be shocked. The candidates who took the test along with Fade were the most surprised.

"He passed the two-star assessment? How come I have no recollection of him?"

"The two gorgeous girls were too eyecatching. Of course none of us noticed him."

"In my opinion, he's just wasting his time. It's not easy to become a three-star alchemist. Out of the dozen or so people earlier, only Eva and Zoella are left."

"Alas, he's just getting in the way of us watching them fight."

In the midst of all the discussion, Eva and Zoella, who were about to leave, also realized what was going on. They were taken aback to see that it was Fade. Oh, it's that guy..."

"Him again? I can't believe he passed through the two-star assessment."

Both ladies turned around to watch Fade do his assessment.

Both of them were feeling completely different emotions.

Eva was curious and worried about Fade.

Zoella, on the other hand, was full of resentment and disdain for Fade.

Since they both stopped to watch, so did everyone else. They all had to wait for Fade to finish his assessment before they could watch the two girls in the four-star assessment. Fade entered the alchemy room. Even though he was the center of everyone's attention, his expression remained unchanged.

He slowly picked his ingredients and meticulously dealt with them. Finally, he threw them into the Magic Furnace. While keeping a close eye on the fire, he started to brew. The flame rose and calmly burned in the furnace.

Nothing changed. The silence continued for

about 5 minutes.

Finally, the fire went out. Fade opened the Magic Furnace and took out a red pill. Then, he placed it before the adjudicating teachers.

On the pill, there were three streaks of fire marks. It was indeed a three-star pill.

After a thorough examination, the adjudicating teachers handed Fade a three-star alchemist badge.

As such, Fade became the third person in this batch to obtain a three-star alchemist badge.

He was also the third student who passed three tests in a row.

However, he could not compare to Zoella's risky experience, nor Eva's splendor.

His success seemed to be nothing special, so no one was particularly impressed.

Watching him do alchemy, everyone had a very odd feeling.

Fade was very organized with everything he did. Not a single step was out of place.

But compared with Zoella and Eva, Fade's process just seemed too ordinary.

From choosing the ingredients, washing, preparing, mixing, and finally throwing it into the Magic Furnace to brew.

He made no mistakes at all. Even the fire was calm.

It was almost as though he had not refined a three-star pill, but rather a homecooked dish.

Zoella, Eva, and even the failed candidates had all given off a sense of anxiety. It was only natural for people to be drawn to look at them. The suspense could be felt every step of the way.

But with Fade, there was no such feeling.

Therefore, when Fade walked out of the examination room wearing a three-star alchemist badge, the people present did not cheer. Instead, they were very quiet.

"Why does something feel so weird with him?"

"Me too. I don't know what it is, but something is definitely off."

"It just feels so... bland. There's no beauty and tension in his alchemy."

"That's true. When I watch the other alchemists, I feel so amazed. When I look at Fade, I don't find it interesting. It seems as though any normal person could do what he just did" "As expected, it's not easy to mpare to the two pretty alchemists."

"Regardless, it's still a big achievement to reach this stage. Fade has got the rest of his life settled."

Many of the onlookers did not really acknowledge Fade's skills in alchemy.

But at some point,

Devon, an

alchemist who was patrolling the examination room, passed by quietly. He glanced at Fade, then at

the onlookers who were talking about it, and whispered, "What a bunch of idiots."

Devon was a five-star alchemist, so he was much more experienced than all these other candidates.

He too had observed Fade during his assessment.

On the contrary of being unimpressed like the other students, he was extremely taken aback.

It was precisely because Fade had been so calm and precise.

This was the reason that Devon had been shocked.

As a five-star alchemist, Devon knew very well how hard it was for Fade to have such control over his alchemy.

The control and precision he had over every step showed his familiarity with the process. That was why Fade was able to craft a three-star pill at such ease.

After all, Fade could even control the flame of the furnace so well that it remained constant throughout.

Controlling the flame required an extremely powerful divine soul. It was amazing that Fade was able to do it so well.

Among the year's candidates, Devon had initially thought Eva was the most promising.

But after watching Fade's three-star assessment, he changed his mind. Fade was without a doubt the top student.

When it came to flame control, Eva was still quite some distance behind Fade.

As for Zoella, Devon had never even considered her.

Without her family's background and money, as well as Mattham pulling the strings from behind, she never could have gotten to where she was.

However, Devon had never been much of a talker. He never said all this to anyone. He simply observed from afar.

After Fade passed the test for a three-star alchemist, the crowd moved toward the four-star alchemist assessment room.

Zoella took the lead and walked into the examination room first.

"I want to participate in the four-star alchemist test," Zoella said confidently.

The teacher standing guard at the door asked, "The four-star alchemist test has a high risk for danger. Are you sure you want to participate?"

Zoella nodded. "I'm sure."

The adjudicating teacher nodded his head and let her in.

Meanwhile, more and more people started to gather outside the area.

Not only were there other candidates who had followed along, but there were also a few workers from the Alchemist Association as well as other adjudicating teachers.

It was already a big deal to be able to pass the two-star alchemist assessment.

Those who were able to pass the three-star assessment would be considered geniuses. The Alchemist Association would pay heavy attention to them.

As for the four-star assessment, no one had tried it in many years, let alone passed it.

Therefore, when they heard that

there were two candidates who

wanted to participate in the four-star alchemist test this time around, these adjudicators' faces were also filled with curiosity as they came to observe.

Feeling everyone's gaze, Zoella was even more pleased.

She wanted to pass the four-star alchemist assessment in front of everyone and regain the pride from losing to Eva earlier.

Taking a deep breath, Zoella gathered her thoughts and started the test.

She no longer chose the same set of pills. Instead, she chose the easiest four-star pill, the Four Seasons Flowers Pill.

Once, under the guidance of her teacher Tommie, she had successfully refined it before.

As she was picking her ingredients, a discussion broke out amongst the crowd.

Ordinary candidates could not tell what was going on, but the association members and adjudicators could.

"Judging from her ingredients, she's making the Four Seasons Flowers Pill."

"Probably. It's the simplest four-star pill to make. It's only natural that she would choose this."

"No matter how simple it is, it is still a four-star pill. It won't be that easy."

As everyone was chattering away, Zoella was focused on her assessment. She put her ingredients into the furnace and started to brew it.