Blackfrost announced the beginning of the duel and asked the participants to prepare. While Alex and Ming Longxin prepared, Blackfrost went on to explain the rules of the Duel to the crowd.
The Alchemy duel was going to be based purely on the contestant's ability to make pills. Each one of them would be asked what pill they were going to make and then they would have to make that pill within an hour.
Each one of them would get 3 chances to make the pill they wanted to submit at the end of the competition. The one with the highest Harmony to the pill at the very end would be the winner.
There were minor rules as well, especially regarding not distracting the other participant or swapping for a pre-made pill.
Any attempts at cheating in any way would result in the immediate loss of the participant.
Once that was explained to the crowd, Blackfrost turned around toward the contestants.
"What pill will you guys be making today?" he asked the two.
