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"I accept your challenge!"
Inside the grand hall, Liu Xing's cold voice echoed. "If you can defeat in weapon refining, I will call off my engagent with Xue i. But if you fail, my fourth brother will throw you off the flying magical beast."
Liu Xing sneered at Mo Yu, surprised that he dared challenge him in weapon refining. However, Liu Xing was confident in his skills and intended to ensure Mo Yu wouldn't live to see another day.
At the side, Liu Xu's eyes glead with malice as he stared at Mo Yu, eager to throw him off the flying beast and relieve the grudge festering in his heart.
"This isn't fair!" Lin Fei exclaid. "When Mo Yu threw Liu Xu off the flying beast, he went easy on him. But now you're aiming to kill him..."
Before Lin Fei could finish, Mo Yu raised his hand to stop her and turned toward Liu Ye, the family patriarch. Calmly, he said, "I accept Young Master Liu Xing's terms. I ask the Clan Head Liu to be our witness—if I win, the Liu family will cancel the engagent. If I lose, I'll leave myself to Liu Xu's rcy."
Liu Ye frowned as he looked at Mo Yu's composed deanor. Although he recognized the boy's extraordinary talent, Liu Xing was already a second-grade weapon refiner. If Mo Yu wanted a sure win, he'd need the skills of a third-grade weapon refiner—a feat only achievable by soone at the Da Dou Shi level or higher.
After so thought, Liu Ye agreed to the competition.
Of course, even if Mo Yu lost, Liu Ye had no intention of letting Liu Xu kill him outright. Without knowing the boy's background, Liu Ye only intended to teach him a lesson.
"Mo Yu, I approve of this weapon refining competition," Liu Ye said, gazing at the eager Liu Xing and the unreadable Mo Yu while swirling the tea in his cup. His deep voice filled the hall.
The atmosphere in the hall shifted, and excited murmurs arose. Everyone focused on Mo Yu and Liu Xing, eager to see who would erge victorious.
Most of the Liu family believed that Liu Xing's victory was inevitable. As part of a family of weapon refiners, Liu Xing's talent was exceptional—becoming a second-grade weapon refiner at a young age, a rare accomplishnt in the family's history.
Though Mo Yu's cultivation talent was terrifying, no one believed he could also excel at weapon refining. After all, in the Dou Qi Continent, it was common knowledge that neither alchemists nor weapon refiners were skilled in combat. Even Gu He, the Pill King, barely made it into the top ten powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire, and he ranked near the bottom.
However, contrary to the family's expectations, Xue i, Lin Fei, and Qing Lin placed their trust in Mo Yu.
Xue i and Lin Fei knew that Mo Yu had once repaired a weapon for the Ye family's ancestor. Although they didn't know his exact skill level, the fact that he had solved such a challenge indicated that his forging abilities were significant.
As for Qing Lin, though she had never witnessed Mo Yu's forging skills, her faith in him was unwavering.
"Follow ," Liu Ye said from the head of the hall. "If we're to test forging skills, the Liu family's Armory Hall is the best place."
Liu Ye rose to his feet and led the group to the armory, with Mo Yu, Liu Xing, and the others close behind.
After navigating several corridors, they arrived at a large hall with the sign "Armory Hall" above the entrance.
The guards standing at the entrance quickly opened the doors upon seeing the patriarch leading the group.
Inside, the spacious hall was brightly lit, almost as if it were dayti.
At the center of the hall, several stone platforms were arranged neatly, each equipped with a standard forging furnace.
"Each of you will select a platform and forge the weapon of your choice," Liu Ye instructed. "The one who produces the higher-quality weapon will be the winner."
"Understood, Father." Liu Xing cast a disdainful glance at Mo Yu before confidently approaching the central platform, placing various materials on it.
The spectators gasped when they saw the materials Liu Xing brought out. As mbers of a family of weapon refiners, they imdiately recognized them.
"He's going to forge the Blazing Spear!"
The Blazing Spear was among the most advanced second-grade artifacts in the Liu family's collection, even surpassing the fad Ice Soul Sword. It was clear that Liu Xing intended to crush Mo Yu with an overwhelming display of skill.
The Liu family mbers exchanged pitying glances with each other, already certain that Mo Yu would lose.
Mo Yu, however, smiled to himself. In the Dou Qi Continent—where weapon refining was relatively undeveloped—it was ti to show them that there was always soone better, and that there were no limits under the heavens.
After nodding toward Liu Ye, Mo Yu calmly walked to the platform on the far left.
"Don't think your strength allows you to underestimate the Liu family!" Liu Xing sneered. "Today, I'll show you what true weapon refining is!"
Without waiting for a reply, Liu Xing placed his hand on the furnace's fire outlet. His dou qi surged through his ridians and into his palm. With a muffled sound, flas roared to life inside the furnace.
Ignoring Liu Xing's taunts, Mo Yu slowly retrieved his materials from his storage ring: Athyst Stone, Tai Xuan Golden Silk Thread, Golden Sun Wood...
Mo Yu planned to forge the Fire Binding Net.
Before leaving the Xiao family, Mo Yu had already begun collecting materials to increase his chances of successfully subduing the Ten Thousand Beast Fla. Half a month ago, he had found the final component in the Mo family's treasury but had not yet had ti to forge it. Now was the perfect opportunity.
The Fire Binding Net, though highly specialized, was a third-grade artifact capable of resisting extre heat and fire. It would be more than enough to secure Mo Yu's victory.
Upon seeing Mo Yu's materials, Liu Ye frowned. Even with his vast knowledge, he couldn't tell what Mo Yu intended to forge.
The materials were not only extrely rare but also notoriously difficult to work with. So of them were so challenging that even Liu Ye doubted his ability to refine them perfectly. Yet Mo Yu seed confident, clearly possessing skills to back him up.
Before the competition even began, a sense of foreboding settled over Liu Ye.
With all his materials laid out, Mo Yu turned his gaze to the nearby forging furnace.
Compared to an alchemist's cauldron, a forging furnace was more compact, though so weapon refiners preferred using cauldrons. However, since weapon materials were harder to handle than dicinal herbs, and weapons were much larger than pills, furnaces were designed to concentrate heat more effectively.
Mo Yu had lacked the proper equipnt before, but with a suitable furnace now at his disposal, he intended to give his best performance.
Standing beside the furnace, Mo Yu channeled his dou qi through his ridians and into his palm. With a soft hiss, the energy ignited within the furnace.
"Bang!" With a dull thud, a surge of crimson thunder flas suddenly burst out of the furnace, roaring into existence.
At the sa ti, not far away, Liu Ye nervously accepted a teacup from one of his subordinates. Just as he sipped it, his peripheral vision caught sight of the crimson thunder flas rising from Mo Yu's furnace. His pupils abruptly widened. "Crash!" The teacup fell from his hand, shattering on the ground.
Tea splashed onto Liu Ye's pant leg, but he was too stunned to care. His trembling finger pointed at Mo Yu from a distance, and he exclaid in disbelief, "Crimson thunder flas? What kind of strange fire is this?"
The hall fell into a dead silence, and every gaze was drawn towards Mo Yu.
"That guy... actually summoned crimson thunder flas? Could it be a Heavenly Fla? No, that's impossible. What is this thing? How could he possibly possess such a treasure?"
The Liu family's weapon refiners were all in shock, staring at the blazing crimson thunder flas in Mo Yu's furnace. Even though the furnace acted as a barrier, the color alone revealed that this was no ordinary Dou Qi fire.
In fact, the flas gave off an aura closer to thunder than fire, a bizarre fusion of thunder and fla that left everyone in the hall awestruck.
Xue i and Lin Fei, both seeing such an unusual thunder fla for the first ti, gasped in astonishnt, covering their lips with delicate hands. As alchemists, they could sense how terrifying Mo Yu's thunder fla was—likely more powerful than even the flas their teacher controlled.
"This boy... He isn't simple at all. No wonder he dared to challenge Xing'er despite his young age. It turns out he has this kind of foundation. Judging from the concentration of those crimson thunder flas, his craftsmanship in refining must be equally terrifying. He not only possesses remarkable cultivation talent but also masters high-level weapon refining techniques. It seems our Liu family has provoked a dangerous individual." Liu Ye's heart trembled as he cald himself, slowly realizing the gravity of the situation.
"Patriarch, should we stop the competition?" a white-haired elder of the Liu family asked uneasily as he stepped closer to Liu Ye.
Liu Ye frowned, but after a mont, he shook his head. "Stopping the match abruptly would only bring more disgrace to our family.
"Besides, although Mo Yu can control these extraordinary thunder flas, refining weapons isn't just about fire. Soul perception, heat control, and the precise proportioning of materials—every step is critical. I trust Xing'er. For now, let's watch and see how things unfold."
With Liu Ye's decision made, the hall fell silent once more, though this ti most of the gazes remained fixed on Mo Yu. Everyone was eager to find out if this young man, who wielded such an extraordinary fla, could also excel in other aspects of the competition.
anwhile, Mo Yu remained entirely focused on his work, undistracted by the stir caused by his Vermilion Burning Sky Thunder. His eyes swept across the materials on the stone platform, and without haste, he began picking them up one by one, thodically tossing them into the furnace.
The presence of the furnace greatly enhanced the efficiency of refining, allowing Mo Yu to finish in just two hours what would usually take five to produce: a Fire Binding Net.
Under his precise control, the Vermilion Burning Sky Thunder roared like a ferocious tiger, combining with the furnace's power to swiftly engulf the materials inside. The essence required for the Fire Binding Net was extracted with practiced ease, leaving behind only the impurities.
Slowly but steadily, the net's form began to take shape within the furnace.
Despite the complexity of the task, Mo Yu's handso face remained calm, devoid of tension. The faint crimson glow from the thunder flas reflected off his features, but his relaxed deanor exuded the confidence of soone far more experienced. His poise was so remarkable that the spectators almost forgot they were looking at a young man under twenty, mistaking him for a seasoned master weapon refiner.
Xue i and Lin Fei exchanged stunned glances once again, recognizing that the serene aura surrounding Mo Yu was reminiscent of what they had only seen in their teacher during alchemy sessions.
Even Liu Xing noticed sothing was off. As he observed the fearso thunder flas and the erging weapon inside Mo Yu's furnace, a flicker of resentnt appeared in his eyes.
"This damned brat... He hid his true abilities so well that I completely underestimated him. But if he thinks he can beat , he's mistaken. Fiery Spear, co forth!"
Casting a sideways glance at Mo Yu, Liu Xing's eyes burned with jealousy and defiance. What he had initially dismissed as ignorance in Mo Yu's forging skills had now transford into recognition of an extraordinary talent—one that he was determined to surpass.
Focused entirely on the task at hand, Mo Yu remained oblivious to Liu Xing's hostile gaze. Even if he noticed, he wouldn't have cared.
Fixated on the furnace, Mo Yu worked tirelessly, and ti flew by without him realizing. After nurous rounds of tempering, the web-like structure of the Fire Binding Net had finally reached perfection.
Gazing at the shimring surface of the net, a satisfied smile appeared on Mo Yu's face. Slowly, he withdrew his hand from the furnace, and as he did, the crimson thunder flas began to dissipate.
The Fire Binding Net was complete.
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