Rise of the Alchemy God

Chapter 173: Wang Li Na

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Less than an hour after the Sun City's group arrived, the third round of the tournament finally began.

The first group of participants took their positions and started to compete while the audience cheered for different contenders.

Although the beginner category was considered less important than the second, this didn't mean the crowd wasn't excited to watch their challenges.

The truth was that most of their matchs tended to be dull due to their limited skills.

However, for true enthusiasts of this profession, even this was a spectacle on its own.

They loved evaluating every single action of the participants, drawing conclusions about how their final products might turn out.

Ethna's fan, the last remaining member of the beginner category, still had some time before her turn.

She waited with the others, watching her peers compete. The more she observed, the more anxious she felt.

It had to be admitted that her group hadn't shown any great performance so far.

Unlike Ethan, Yan Mei, and Xiang Hua, who defeated their opponents with relative ease, she always had to give her all in every round.

In fact, in yesterday's competition, she almost lost, winning by only a very narrow margin.

The more she watched others compete, the higher her anxiety grew because she knew her turn was approaching.

'Come on, Li Na, you can do it,' she whispered, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves.

From a young age, she'd adored the alchemist profession, and as soon as she had the chance, she began to learn as much as she could.

She was lucky to be born into a family with a relatively stable financial situation. Being an only child, she received the love of both her parents.

Though they had urged her multiple times to pursue a different career path, trying to make her understand that alchemy wasn't an easy road, and that even after a long time, results weren't guaranteed, she was determined.

Eventually, her parents stopped trying to persuade her and chose to believe in her, supporting her as best as they could.

Thanks to their support, she was able to get more and more books on alchemy.

Finally, at the age of 16, she passed the test to become an apprentice alchemist.

This, for her, was the first real step on the alchemy path.

After achieving this, she truly understood how tough the world of alchemy could be.

She hadn't been born with any extraordinary talent, nor was she particularly skilled in any area, but one thing she didn't lack was hard work.

While hard work alone doesn't always guarantee success, in most cases, if one persevered long enough, it eventually bore results, which was true for her.

Although theory was a bit complicated, she studied it with passion and eventually passed the test to become an apprentice alchemist.

Since this rank was primarily focused on mastering basic knowledge of alchemy , more on theory than practice , within a few years, she managed to earn her next two stars.

After several more years, she became a fully-fledged adept alchemist.

Her achievements weren't particularly outstanding, but she didn't lose heart and continued.

After another five years, she finally reached two-star adept status, a level that was already respected among young alchemists.

She was now 24 years old.

While there were plenty of people of her rank around her age, she could still be considered slightly above average.

She had faced her fair share of difficulties during all these years of study, but in the end, she obtained the results she hoped for and finally got the chance to participate in one of the most important tournaments in alchemy: the Imperial Alchemy Tournament.

She had joined the selection process knowing that many more brilliant and capable young alchemists would be participating.

Fortunately for her, the most skilled ones had chosen to attempt the test for a place in the second category.

This allowed her to nearly reach a place among the top three.

Despite the difficulties, she managed to secure second place in the selection, winning one of the tournament spots.

For her, this was already a great achievement, and from that point onward, she didn't mind too much whether she would achieve a high ranking in the end.

Reaching this point at her age was already remarkable, especially as she was the youngest in her group, with her other competitors almost 30.

Only those in the expert category were closer to her age, if only slightly.

She could tell that the masked young man, who had shocked everyone at the selection competition, was likely younger than her by a little, but he exuded an aura far more mature than his age suggested.

This only increased her admiration for him.

She reminded herself that she had always done her best and persevered through every challenge that had come her way, so even now, she just had to keep giving her all.

After about another 30 minutes, the group competing finally stepped off the stage, meaning it was now her group's turn.

With her spirit somewhat lifted, she stood up and prepared to go, but just then, she heard a voice behind her.

"Go, Li Na, show them what you're made of," the voice said.

Turning to see who it was, her eyes widened in surprise, and her heartbeat quickened.

'He... he just encouraged me?'

Like a firework that had just been lit, she walked with more vigor and enthusiasm, quietly muttering to herself.

"I won't let him down."

"He believes in me."

"I won't let him down."

The person who had spoken was one of her fellow participants, and seeing that his words had a surprisingly positive effect, he patted his chest proudly.

Ethan, who was sitting right next to him, couldn't help but shake his head.

'Kids these days...' he muttered.

Bai Yu, on the other side, saw what had just happened, and understanding the situation, she didn't know whether to laugh or sigh.

And so, with a highly motivated Wang Li Na joining the rest of the participants in her category, the second round of today's first part of the challenge officially began.

After several hours...

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Wang Li-Na's match Results :

Match Outcome: Defeated

Final Position: 36

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