Six Harmonies Demon General.
This was one of the most basic Artifact Refining Techniques recorded in the *Initial Understanding of the Dao of Artifacts*.
Of course, a "basic" Artifact Refining Technique from the *Initial Understanding of the Dao of Artifacts* was on a completely different level compared to the standards of this continent today!
At the very least...
...in Little One's assessnt, the Sacrificial Refining Technique of the Six Harmonies Demon General far surpassed the Nine Radiance Condenser or the Qin Soul Heavy Strike!
As the giant, six-ard phantom stirred and struck, traces of impurities were expelled from the various materials.
The once pitch-black Black Iron grew increasingly pure under the Six Harmonies Demon General's impactful Sacrificial Refining, beginning to gleam with a crystalline luster.
The crimson Blood Demon Stone was one of the most difficult special ores to purify. But under the tempering of the Six Harmonies Demon General Secret Technique, a raging crimson storm swept through, continuously extracting impurities from the stone. The originally dark-red Blood Demon Stone had turned a true blood-red after just three rounds of purification.
For the sa task of enhancing the Blood Demon Stone...
...Huo Yan had to perform five purifications to achieve a similar level of purity.
Qin Mutian and Tang Muxue had each perford six.
Between the four Sacrificial Refining Techniques, the difference in their quality and power was imdiately obvious!
'Damn it, how does this kid know such a powerful Artifact Refining Technique?'
'No, I absolutely cannot lose to him.'
Shaking off their shock, the experts all refocused on refining their own Artifact Embryos.
The competition raged on. Ever since Hong Yu revealed the Six Harmonies Demon General Artifact Refining Secret Technique, its magnificent moves and the mighty Demon General had attracted a large number of loyal fans.
Now, among the million spectators, at least twenty or thirty thousand had started cheering for Hong Yu.
Little Feng's face was flushed red. With his hands on his hips, he said proudly, "Aunt, look! Brother Hongyu is really amazing, right?"
"Mhm!"
Beichen Celestial Frost smiled, her lips pressed together.
Her cool gaze fell upon Hong Yu on the stage, her eyes flashing with a strange light as she thought, 'I never imagined Hong Yu was this skilled. If he can place in the top three, it would largely offset Master Fan's influence. That would be a huge advantage in my struggle within the Beichen Comrce Association.'
At this thought, she, too, began to grow nervous.
Ti ticked by...
Several hours passed quickly. This ti, no one dared to underestimate Hong Yu again.
Of course, compared to Hong Yu's sudden brilliance, the crowd still placed the most importance on Huo Yan, Tang Muxue, and Qin Mutian.
The three of them had been famous for a long ti!
It was clearly not enough for Hong Yu to beco a favorite on par with them with just the Six Harmonies Demon General technique alone.
When the second round of the assessnt ended, another ninety percent of the four thousand-plus contestants were eliminated.
After all, the first round of Spirit Array Rune engraving had no restrictions; contestants just needed to engrave the Rune they were best at.
So had even engraved the lowest-level Mortal Level Lower Grade Runes.
They did this just to secure a spot to advance.
Now, the second round of Artifact Embryo refining was tied to the final scores and rankings, so everyone naturally had to give it their all.
But the higher the level, the greater the difficulty of refining the Artifact Embryo.
As a result, many people failed at this stage.
Of the more than four thousand experts who had entered the second round, only over eight hundred remained.
"Contestants who failed to successfully refine their Artifact Embryo on ti, please take your Runes and your failed Artifact Embryos to Appraisal Station Three. Experts from the Spiritual Craftsman Guild will appraise them, assign scores, and determine your ranking!"
Aunt Leng's voice was indifferent and cold. After the eliminated contestants had left, she continued, "Congratulations to those who remain. You have completed the second round of this competition and have entered the final round. The content of the finals will be to fuse the Rune you previously engraved with the Artifact Embryo you just refined to create a finished Primordial Weapon."
"This round will determine the final rankings among you. I hope you will all give it your utmost effort!" Aunt Leng announced faintly.
The stage had beco extrely spacious. The eight hundred or so remaining contestants almost imdiately began the final refining process.
Huo Yan chose a spot directly opposite Hong Yu, a cold, unreadable glint in his eyes. 'This mutt... he must have done that on purpose in the first round, deliberately making lower my guard. As a result, I didn't pay attention to him in the second round, and he actually managed to refine an Artifact Embryo. Hmph, I won't let you get away with it in this third round.'
The corners of his lips lifted slightly.
Two cold glints, like a viper's eyes, flickered in Huo Yan's gaze as he stared intently at Hong Yu. 'I'll make your death a rhythmic one! Heheheh...'
"Hm?"
Hong Yu frowned imperceptibly.
He instinctively felt a chilling aura lock onto him. He couldn't help but look up, his gaze eting Huo Yan's cold, harsh stare.
His body trembled slightly.
Alard, Hong Yu quickly activated the Ice Divine Blade to defend himself, finally regaining his clarity.
His eyes held a grave expression. 'This Huo Yan is actually that powerful? His Spiritual Power must have reached the Late-stage Celestial Soul Realm. Otherwise, there's no way he could have affected so easily. This guy is no pushover. It looks like I'll have to be more careful for the rest of the competition.'
'But for now, I should focus on successfully refining this Primordial Weapon in my hands!'
Hong Yu took a deep breath.
He looked down at the Artifact Embryo in his hand and the Engraving Plate with the Black Hole Rune, a surge of excitent rising in his heart.
This was his first ti truly refining a Primordial Weapon. Although he had the *Initial Understanding of the Dao of Artifacts* guiding him down a smooth path, giving him a comprehension of the Artifact Dao comparable to a Tier Three Artifact Dao Spirit Master...
...and in so aspects, like Secret Techniques, his knowledge might even make a Tier Three Spiritual Craftsman drool with envy.
...this was, after all, his first ti doing it for real!
"Six Harmonies Demon General, Brand the Rune—Primordial Weapon, Condense!"
The six-ard phantom of the Six Harmonies Demon General reappeared behind him. Its six giant arms condensed, rging into two even thicker arms.
Its left hand seized the refined Primordial Weapon Embryo.
It was a Heavy Hamr, a full two and a half ters long, emanating a faint dark light. The hamr's head was a cylinder half a ter in diater.
Dragons and phoenixes were carved onto the Heavy Hamr, giving it an ancient, weathered look.
The Six Harmonies Demon General's right hand condensed in the air, and dozens of energy tendrils shot down, firmly gripping the Engraving Plate.
As energy poured in, the Spirit Array Rune on the plate began to emit a piercing radiance.
The radiance was blindingly brilliant.
A pitch-black hole appeared, faint and indistinct. Hong Yu let out a thundering shout, and the Six Harmonies Demon General simultaneously enveloped both the Primordial Weapon Embryo and the Engraving Plate.
The Rune was branded onto the Artifact Embryo.
The entire Artifact Embryo imdiately beca unstable, seeming to vehently resist the branding of the Rune as it tried to break free.
Hong Yu snorted coldly. The Six Harmonies Demon General's massive phantom hand held it tight, and no matter how much the Artifact Embryo struggled, it could not escape.
"Primordial Weapon—Fuse!"
A cold light flashed in Hong Yu's eyes.
The Six Harmonies Demon General erupted with a radiance dozens of ters wide, completely enveloping the Heavy Hamr Embryo and the Rune, compressing them together in an attempt to fuse them completely.
The preparations for the final fusion of the Artifact Embryo and the Rune were complete.
Only the final, and most difficult, step remained. Hong Yu had to channel his Spiritual Power into the Primordial Weapon Embryo and the Spirit Array Rune.
By using his Spiritual Power to communicate with and guide them, he could completely fuse the Spirit Array Rune and the Primordial Weapon Embryo. Only then could the true power of the Primordial Weapon and the Rune be unleashed.
This process required absolute concentration.
At the sa ti...
...it was also the most dangerous mont for a Spiritual Craftsman when refining a Primordial Weapon.
Absolute concentration ant focusing all of one's Spiritual Power on the Artifact Embryo and the Rune. At this ti, one's ntal defenses were at their weakest. If soone were to launch a Spiritual Power attack at him now, Hong Yu could only take the hit passively, without even a chance to defend himself.
In order to obtain the *Celestial Soul Nine Refinents*, break through his current stage, and travel to the Desert North Wilderness sooner, Hong Yu had no choice but to give it his all.
At the sa ti!
Huo Yan, who was facing Hong Yu, stopped at the final step of condensing his Spiritual Power. A mocking expression appeared on his face as he looked at Hong Yu, seeing that he had already entered the final, critical stage.
The corners of his lips lifted into a cold smile. 'Hong Yu, oh, Hong Yu... go die!'
He tapped his toe lightly on the ground. A powerful ntal Shockwave condensed and shot toward Hong Yu, traveling covertly through the floor.
BUZZ!
The ntal Shock was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, it traveled from the ground, up through Hong Yu's feet, and into his body.
PTHOO!
Hong Yu's face instantly turned white, and he spat out a mouthful of thick blood.
His complexion beca deathly pale in an instant. The Six Harmonies Demon General behind him trembled, and a flaw appeared in the fusing Artifact Embryo and Rune.
The Rune and the Artifact Embryo, which had already begun the final fusion process, both started to emit violent fluctuations and an even stronger sense of rejection and resistance. Both the Artifact Embryo and the Rune struggled ceaselessly, letting out chaotic energy waves.
They were trying to escape from the Six Harmonies Demon General's control.
Under their combined assault, fine cracks began to appear on the surface of the Six Harmonies Demon.
It looked as if it was about to crumble and dissipate.
"Stop this now!"
Hong Yu roared, his face contorted in a snarl as he ground his teeth.
His left eye, the Cyan Eye, flickered. A sharp and imnse Spirit Storm instantly suppressed the commotion, finally calming the restless Artifact Embryo and Rune.
He pushed his Profound Skill to its absolute limit, and a surging tide of Elental Power poured into the Six Harmonies Demon General, barely managing to stabilize it. But the Artifact Embryo and Rune had already begun to separate. In most cases, this would signify that the Primordial Weapon refining had failed.
Even if he could salvage it, such a Primordial Weapon would have huge defects—it would be a complete failure.
"Huo Yan?!"
Hong Yu had just barely stabilized the Artifact Embryo and Rune within the Six Harmonies Demon General when he was struck by the backlash, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
His eyes, blazing with furious flas, stared at Huo Yan opposite him.
Huo Yan grinned at him and mouthed the words: *Kid, this is just a little appetizer!*
Seeing Hong Yu's deathly pale face, Huo Yan grew even more smug. He pointed at the struggling, separating Artifact Embryo and Rune within the Six Harmonies Demon General as if to say, "Let's see you compete with now!" Then, with a gloating smile, Huo Yan moved two spots over, increasing the distance between himself and Hong Yu.
Wary of any retaliation from Hong Yu, he grinned and began his own final fusion.
"Bastard."
Hong Yu seethed, grinding his teeth.
But it clearly wasn't the ti for revenge. The most important thing was to complete the refining of his Primordial Weapon.
However, after Huo Yan's sabotage, it was clearly impossible to refine it to one hundred percent perfection.
A crazed light flickered in Hong Yu's eyes as he stared at the agitated Artifact Embryo and Rune. The contents of the *Initial Understanding of the Dao of Artifacts* spun rapidly in his mind, all its knowledge flashing through his thoughts again and again.
Until, at a certain mont...
Hong Yu suddenly opened his eyes, a look of grim determination flashing within them.
'My only choice is to risk it all on this move!'
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