Free Web NovelThe clamor from outside had, at this moment, vanished from Li Mo's sight.
When the iron Materials fused, he could hear the fine sounds they emitted, he could see every single vein within them, he could smell the scent of steel and raging fire, and he could discern any texture within.
It was as if the various metals were no longer inanimate objects, but living presences.
Indeed, after learning Divine Craftsman Du's techniques, his Divine Treasure Hundred Refinements had advanced another level.
Knowing the Spirit of All Weapons.
Proficient!
Ten Forges per Breath!
Twenty Forges per Breath!
Thirty Forges per Breath!
The Eight Nine Arcane Art silently circulated, supporting his physique, allowing the forging count of Divine Treasure Hundred Refinements to climb higher and higher.
The hammer in his hand had almost become a blur.
However, the Materials in his hand were, after all, not 'Divine Treasures'; some were ordinary iron, and some were only slightly better than ordinary iron, yet they had still evolved from ordinary iron.
To withstand such a high forging count was too strenuous, but... "Ice Cube!"
Li Mo hammered the iron blank, sending it flying, and the glowing hot metal hovered before Ice Cube.
The bone-chilling Taiyin Power enveloped it, causing large ripples to steam in the Void Realm.
A chorus of exclamations rose and fell in the arena.
Du Wufeng's eyes widened: "He's actually using this method... for quenching? He can do this, he can actually do this..."
"Divine Craftsman Du, could you elaborate?"
"Quenching is a step to rapidly cool the high-temperature weapon blank, thereby improving its quality." freewēbnoveℓ.com
"Normally, quenching uses special cold spring water, or modulated oils, but this sword of his, he's actually using Han Xianzi!"
More precisely, it was Han Xianzi's Taiyin Power... Clearly, the quenching effect of Taiyin Power was beyond imagination!
"Ying Bing, that's enough."
Little Princess Jiang controlled the degree of quenching, speaking at the appropriate moment.
"Tempering!"
So, after the Taiyin Power dissipated, Li Mo grabbed the iron blank and threw it back into the furnace for heating.
After heating, it was once again high-intensity forging, twisting, stacking, and blending, followed by quenching and tempering.
The iron blank was heated and cooled repeatedly; its luster grew brighter and brighter, and its patterns became more and more vibrant.
"Good kid, to have thought of such a method!"
Du Wufeng clapped his hands loudly, nearly knocking the table apart.
"..."
Among the contestants, there were many masters with profound skills, but at this moment, they were all lost in thought.
They had all come through hammer by hammer, diligent practice, but had never imagined that weapon casting could be done this way.
Was this what it meant for effort to be worthless in the face of talent?
Was he truly a weapon casting Genius?
"This must be a good sword..."
Jiang Chulong watched intently, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"Is this sword being forged for Chu Long, or for me?"
Ying Bing was wondering this in her heart, but then she suddenly saw the patterns gradually emerging on the sword, like endlessly growing wild grass, and she pursed her lips.
Clearly, it was not a replica of Mid-Moon Yin, nor did it bear any relation to it.
Mid-Moon Yin transmitted a ripple that only its master could perceive.
Little Moon was a bit puzzled:
"You already have me, why are you so fixated on a famous weapon?"
Ying Bing lowered her gaze and quenched the fire expressionlessly.
Before long, a longsword covered in wild grass patterns, unpretentious yet subtly sharp, was born. To ensure a comfortable grip, Li Mo even fashioned a hilt from a peach branch.
As soon as this sword was completed, its extraordinary nature was evident.
Li Mo wiped the longsword clean and handed it to the eagerly awaiting Little Princess Jiang.
【Congratulations to the Host, for successfully investing in 'Jiang Chulong', a High Grade famous weapon.】
【You have an investment feedback waiting to be claimed.】
"Familiarize yourself with it for a while; later, it will be presented to the judges' panel."
"Hmm!"
Little Princess Jiang's joyful eyes couldn't be hidden even by her sunglasses!
She could feel that something within her body seemed to be resonating with this sword; the moment the sword entered her hand, she felt a Bloodline connection.
This was a damaged weapon, an ordinary iron, a famous weapon forged from Materials considered trash.
Even trash can shine again... Little Princess Jiang held the sword in a daze, then reluctantly placed it on the cloth, to be sent to the judges' panel later.
"...Is it really a famous weapon?"
Princess Yu Yang stared at the sword for a moment.
She noticed that Crown Prince Jiang Yu was also staring at the sword, or more precisely, at Jiang Chulong who had just picked up the sword, revealing a hint of disbelief.
"Sword Bone... it's clearly with me... Impossible... Absolutely impossible..."
Princess Yu Yang asked, puzzled: "Crown Prince, what are you talking about?" freewebnovёl.ƈom
"Nothing."
Jiang Yu quickly reined in his emotional fluctuations, though his complexion held a trace of imperceptible paleness.
Among the many blacksmiths, Li Mo was the first to complete his work.
But before the host could go up to interview him,
Li Mo took some Medicinal Pills to regulate his Qi and breath, then picked up the hammer again, his eyes even brighter than before.
Unlike other craftsmen,
He was preparing to forge a second sword.
And... "The Eight Nine Arcane Art might reach a Bottleneck today."
Li Mo exhaled a breath of scorching Qi.
He once again began to repeat his previous operations: refining pure iron Materials, continuously stacking and forging, quenching and tempering.
"Is he going to create another identical sword?"
"What's the point of that? Isn't it a waste of effort? The final score will only consider the one with the highest quality."
"He's naturally forging a weapon for Han Xianzi!"
"What a pity; if he had put all his effort into forging one, the sword he created might have had a chance to reach Divine Craftsman Du's level."
"No, the Materials for this weapon of his are clearly insufficient; at most, he'll forge a dagger."
At this point, besides the Prodigies on the Qianlong Ranking, not ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ many spectators were still paying attention to the other blacksmiths.
Those who didn't understand, seeing this, only felt that Li Mo was too ambitious, actually forging swords for two people at one Casting Assembly; they truly felt sorry for him.
The craftsmen, however, cried out in regret.
The Casting Assembly had a time limit; in the same amount of time, dedicating all one's effort to forging a single sword would undoubtedly result in higher quality.
What was the point of two identical swords?
Moreover, with insufficient Materials, the second sword might not even surpass the first.
"Ice Cube, Communal Moon!"
Suddenly, as Li Mo stacked the sword blank over a thousand times, the Taiyin Divine Intent behind him abruptly emerged.
Ying Bing was startled.
She didn't know what Li Mo intended to do.
But before her bewildered thoughts could fully form, her Taiyin Intent Soul was also released.
Communal Moon instantly merged their Divine Intent.
At this moment, Li Mo understood Mid-Moon Yin.
Ying Bing could see the unformed spirituality within the sword blank, and also... his vague ideas.
She stared at Li Mo, the figure holding a fiery red forging hammer, surrounded by raging flames, entering her eyes and causing ripples in her usual coolness.
"I understand..."
"Heaven and Earth Dharma Form!"
Li Mo's right arm suddenly thickened, making the starry pestle appear tiny.
The karmic fire on his body suddenly flared, as if reigniting the already burning Fallen Star Flame.
Boom—
The sword blank, mixed with various iron Materials, was struck with a buzzing sound!
Sparks flew continuously! Like a volcanic eruption!
Fifty Forges per Breath!
The swinging hammer was continuous, growing hotter and hotter; this Mystic Weapon actually showed signs of melting... it was about to fuse with the sword blank.
The rules of the Casting Assembly stated that only existing Materials could be used.
The blacksmith's hammer was also existing.
It's just that no one had ever thought of making the forging hammer a part of the weapon being forged.
Not even Ying Bing had thought of it.
He was going to use a Mystic Weapon to forge a famous weapon.
He was going to melt down the starry pestle that had accompanied him day and night, and together with her sword, fuse them into one in the scorching heat.
