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After hearing the full story, Du Wufeng fell into deep thought, letting out a heavy sigh: “The Assembly has already begun; we can’t just arrest everyone who brought instant noodles.”
“I will report this matter to the Sword Manor Master, but no matter what, the normal proceedings of the Assembly cannot be interrupted. I will first dispatch Disciples to secretly monitor the situation.”
The Casting Assembly initially wasn't large-scale, but ever since it linked up with the Qianlong Assembly, more and more blacksmiths from all over the world have flocked to it.
Now, many eyes, including those of royalty and nobles, are closely watching.
It’s impossible to directly halt the Assembly; they can only investigate and then settle accounts after the competition.
Li Mo nodded: “The powder packets should all be normal, used for confusion. The focus should be on those who directly chew on the sauce packets.”
Du Wufeng raised an eyebrow. “You kid, you know a lot.”
“I’m just a casual observer, but I think mixing the powder packet with crushed noodles is pretty good. However, absolutely no one can chew on a sauce packet raw,” Li Mo said with the cold aloofness of an Ice Cube.
“Alright, then you go participate in the competition first.”
Du Wufeng didn't doubt his cold and righteous demeanor.
“Because some people took banned substances, the preliminary results might be inaccurate, but your qualification is certainly not affected. Go on.”
“Okay.”
Li Mo turned and exited the inner courtyard of the Sword Furnace. Looking at some people in the huge crowd outside who were eating instant noodles, his mood was complex.
He had to admit, the Demon Summoning Sect was really fast and crooked in terms of going down the wrong path.
How long had it been? Even many people in Dijin had already come into contact with it.
Currently, only some artisans looking for shortcuts were using it, but what about later?
Those who used divine power powder would almost certainly become cripples in the future.
Could he, in the name of the Heavenly Venerable Immortal, make the Demon Summoning Sect stop? Obviously not. But clearly, by spreading instant noodles normally and sending them to places in need, they could also gain a lot of living beings’ power. Why did they have to go down the wrong path?
“I hope the spread of this item isn’t as fast as I imagine.”
“At least before I can follow the clues...” Xiao Li thought so.
But reality often runs counter to ideals... It wasn't just the Demon Summoning Sect that was wild, but also Dijin.
While waiting for the preliminaries to begin, Xiao Li was still curious why the Sword Manor hadn't made a move yet.
Then he found out.
The midday sun shone brightly, and the weather was beautiful. Today was a good opportunity to show off one's physique. A man dressed in purple luxurious robes, with slightly exaggerated makeup, clearly not from the Manor, ascended the stage.
He raised the megaphone in his hand, his voice sharp and indistinguishable as male or female: “Distinguished contestants, esteemed audience, honorable judges, welcome to the 13th Casting Assembly!”
“This Assembly is exclusively sponsored by heavenly venerable brand instant noodles...”
“...?”
Li Mo, sitting below the stage, wanted to grab Ice Cube’s delicate hand to calm down.
But unfortunately, Ice Cube and Princess Xiao Jiang had gone to the Sword Tomb and wouldn't be back until after the preliminaries.
What the hell is “exclusive sponsorship”?!
How could a product of the Demon Summoning Sect appear so openly at the Dijin Casting Assembly?!
Xiao Li had so many complaints he didn't know how to voice them.
“Exclusive sponsorship, even the host is here. You might as well just do a live broadcast...”
No sooner had the thought fallen than the host's gender-neutral voice rang out again:
“Because this Casting Assembly is extremely grand, even Divine Craftsman Du, who has extinguished his furnace for many years, has emerged from seclusion for this, and will forge an excellent famous sword for the Crown Prince.”
“Your Majesty, with the world in his heart, shares joy with his people, and will project the entire process of the Assembly using the jiangshan sheji map. As long as you are in Dijin, you will be able to see it by looking up.”
Whoosh—
Like a screen, the jiangshan sheji map, which enveloped the Dijin Imperial City, now moved without wind, lifted into the sky by an invisible force, and then slowly unfurled.
The magnificent and beautiful scroll slowly unfolded, and under the gaze of three great suns, it was gradually imbued with ripples of golden light, like a giant screen reflecting light and shadow.
The light and shadow within also slowly appeared.
“Who the hell found the sponsor? Does my Tianshan Sword Manor still need other people's sponsorship? What, it’s that old dog Nangong?”
“I’ve long said that old dog Nangong is no good. Assembly after Assembly, how many times has he organized it? No changes, just a different name for the same old thing! I, Du Wufeng, also have reason to speak. How many great craftsmen were born from the Casting Assemblies I organized... He just practices swords behind closed doors, what does he know about casting? He doesn't have the ability, you know...”
Du Wufeng was currently cursing out Nangong, the head of the Casting Assembly organizers.
Hearing his own voice reverberate through heaven and earth, he froze.
“?”
Divine Craftsman Du showed a ferocious yet formal smile to the sky.
Clearly, people from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had no live broadcasting experience, leading to a broadcast accident... “...”
Li Mo frowned, leaned back slightly, and then suddenly became calm.
It seemed that the Demon Summoning Sect's advertisement appearing at the Casting Assembly wasn't so fantastical anymore.
Live broadcast.
Advertisement.
Noisy, cheering crowd... It was clearly a Casting Assembly, but the contestants were a group of muscular brothers... Dijin itself was a very magical place.
So, no matter what happened next, he felt... “First group of preliminary contestants, please come to the stage!”
A group of ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) craftsmen ascended the stage, their upper bodies reflecting a bronzed sheen in the sunlight.
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“Side chest pose!”
...“What the hell is this?!”
Xiao Li slapped his long robe onto the ground.
“Li Laodi? Are you also here to participate in the Casting Assembly? You probably won't even pass the preliminaries like this. There are so many powerful contestants this year, and the judges just love to see big ones.”
Tie Qi walked out from among the group of craftsmen.
As he previously had no legs, his upper body muscles appeared particularly thick.
“No problem.”
Li Mo maintained the cold aloofness of an Ice Cube.
Tie Qi was stunned, then lowered his voice: “Li Laodi, you haven't prepared some secret technique, or perhaps a banned substance, have you? I feel like this Assembly is a bit abnormal.”
“You absolutely must not go down the wrong path.”
Li Mo said helplessly: “I have a Supreme martial art that can locally enlarge parts.”
“?????”
Tie Qi might not believe it if anyone else said this, but Li Mo was different.
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“Please, group eight contestants, come to the stage.”
Li Mo and Tie Qi were in the same group, which consisted of four people.
Among the other two besides Tie Qi, one was that skinny craftsman, the one who had snuck through the mountain gate. He was currently whispering with another contestant.
“Your Heavenly Venerable Brand is truly pure.”
“Ninety-nine percent rare goods. Would I fool you with trash?”
The skinny craftsman and the other contestant slurped their instant noodles.
The blood vessels around their bodies suddenly bulged, and a surging blood Qi erupted, causing their bodies to inflate as if being pumped up, and their eyes turned blood-red.
They looked infatuated, seemingly enjoying the surging power within them that did not belong to them.
“Hmm?”
The two turned their heads and saw Li Mo and Tie Qi standing in front of them.
“You... saw everything?”
Their tone carried a dangerous implication.
If they were seen using banned substances and the other party reported them, their divine power powder would have been consumed in vain.
“It seems what you bought were all substandard products... No, not even substandard, just trash.”
Li Mo's eyes flickered, and he sighed.
What is a Golden Statue Award Best Actor? This is it!
The two: “?”
“You simply don't know what true power is.”
As his voice fell, a surge of immense vital energy suddenly erupted, and a booming heartbeat sounded like thunder.
Now, Li Mo's Heaven and Earth Dharma Form could cover his upper body.
