"The result of this artifact forging competition is very clear; Elder Zhu has won."
Gu Tianchi, the son of the City Lord of Tongtian City, Gu Nanhong, was very satisfied with Zhu Wenchang’s artifact refining skills. In his eyes, Zhu Wenchang was qualified to be his master, while Ye Chenfeng had always been nothing more than a clown to him.
Gu Nanhong glanced at Elder Tianhuo and said, "Elder Tianhuo, I believe there’s no point in continuing this competition. Do you truly believe that kid can restore the Fire Cloud Sword to above the Middle Grade Magic Artifact level?"
Faced with Gu Nanhong’s question, Elder Tianhuo felt a belly full of frustration and didn’t intend to involve himself in this matter any longer. After a cold snort, he remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Gu Nanhong’s opinion.
Seeing that Elder Tianhuo no longer spoke, Gu Nanhong smiled and said to Zhu Wenchang, "Elder Zhu, you have won this competition. Feel free to deal with this ignorant kid as you wish."
The Refining Sect’s Inner Elder, Zhu Wenchang, curled his lips into a smile, and the aura of the Initial Stage of Creation Realm surged within him. As he was about to take action against Ye Chenfeng, who was carving the Spirit Array Diagram, Su Bingshuan, with a cold expression, shouted, "Hold on, the competition hasn’t ended. Your arbitrary decision is completely unfair."
Su Bingshuan shielded Ye Chenfeng behind her, tightly gripping a purple longsword. anwhile, Liang Zuoyi could only brace himself and stand alongside Su Bingshuan, taking a deep breath and shouting, "Yes, the competition isn’t over yet. How dare you assu we’ve lost?"
With a sneer, Gu Tianchi said, "The two of you should stop acting here. Are you just trying to buy ti? If this kid never finishes carving the Spirit Array Diagram, are we supposed to wait here forever? I’ve already said, if this kid beats Elder Zhu, I, Gu Tianchi, will slit my own throat. But alas, he doesn’t have that ability!"
Zhu Wenchang’s face was filled with hostility as he looked at Su Bingshuan and Liang Zuoyi, saying, "Don’t worry, you two won’t be leaving either. Since you’re with this kid, you’ll have each other for company on the Road to Netherworld."
Su Bingshuan, who was gripping a purple longsword, looked at Elder Tianhuo and said, "Elder Tianhuo, you’re the notary of this competition. Are you just going to stand by and watch? Even if we lose, we want to lose convincingly."
Listening to Su Bingshuan’s firm words and looking at Zhu Wenchang’s malicious expression, Elder Tianhuo sighed and said, "Fine! Fine! This old man will play along a little longer!"
Then, Elder Tianhuo turned to Gu Nanhong and Zhu Wenchang and said, "They have a point; the competition isn’t over. It was my oversight not to set a ti limit for the competition. I won’t favor any side. If this kid hasn’t finished carving the Spirit Array Diagram by the end of the day, you may deal with him and his companions as you wish."
"Elder Tianhuo, this seems inappropriate. I believe today’s competition has already ended," said Gu Nanhong, City Lord of Tongtian City.
Ye Chenfeng, who was shielded by Su Bingshuan and Liang Zuoyi, was already swaying, with sweat pouring down his forehead like a waterfall, his face pale as a corpse.
At this mont, Ye Chenfeng had carved forty-eight fine lines, and the Spirit Array Diagram inside the Fire Cloud Sword was almost complete.
Sensing the intertwined lines inside the Fire Cloud Sword, the shadowy figure Jiang Yuntian said, "Kid, here’s the final step. Connect the head and tail of the starlight pattern with a fine line."
With a foggy mind, Ye Chenfeng swallowed, feeling a tearing pain in his Sea of Consciousness and ridians. Through sheer will, he guided the spiritual energy to carve the last fine line extrely slowly.
A light flashed through the starlight pattern inside the Fire Cloud Sword, marking the complete finish of the Spirit Array Diagram. After this last step, with a "pfft," Ye Chenfeng suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, the Fire Cloud Sword in his hand piercing the ground as he leaned entirely on it for support.
Gasping for breath, Ye Chenfeng weakly said, "I’ve finished too."
The commotion from Ye Chenfeng’s side drew everyone’s attention, and Gu Tianchi shouted, "Kid, don’t embarrass yourself any further. You’ve erased the internal Spirit Array Diagram of the Fire Cloud Sword, and you claim you’ve actually carved a new one?"
Supporting himself with the Fire Cloud Sword, Ye Chenfeng said, "Try and see. Won’t you even let attempt it?"
"Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. Only a Fourth-Rank Artifact Refiner or higher can forge a Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact. The youngest Fourth-Rank Refiner in the Earth Profound Realm might be a century old, do you think we’re fools?"
Gu Tianchi sneered constantly; carving the Spirit Array Diagram is the most challenging and crucial step in refining. If one can carve a Spirit Array Diagram, refining becos a different matter altogether.
Zhu Wenchang, eager to strike, said, "Tianchi, let this kid have his mont of clarity, let him try, and give up. The Fire Cloud Sword in his hand isn’t even worth a Lower Grade Magic Artifact."
Then, Zhu Wenchang glared icily at Ye Chenfeng and shouted, "Kid, slash your Fire Cloud Sword on the asure Instrunt Stele! I’m really looking forward to the result!"
"Elder Zhu, this kid really won’t cry until he sees the coffin," remarked Gu Nanhong, City Lord of Tongtian City, casually, as he deed the outco inevitable.
"Ye Chenfeng, be straightforward, are you truly capable of artifact refining?" asked Liang Zuoyi, hopeful.
Su Bingshuan also fixed her gaze on Ye Chenfeng, who shrugged and said, "Liang Zuoyi, how do you address ? Seems you’ve forgotten again. Do you think I can refine artifacts? Can I surpass the Refining Sect’s Inner Elder?"
With that, Ye Chenfeng, holding the Fire Cloud Sword, staggered toward the asure Instrunt Stele. Watching him, Liang Zuoyi said, "Su Bingshuan, it seems a miracle won’t happen. Artifact Refiners are from the Refining Sect. Even if Ye Chenfeng perfected artifact refining in the womb, how proficient could he be?"
Due to Ye Chenfeng’s re-carving of the Fire Cloud Sword’s internal Spirit Array Diagram, spiritual energy was needed to activate it. Thus, in others’ eyes, the Fire Cloud Sword appeared ordinary at that mont.
Standing by the asure Instrunt Stele, Elder Tianhuo huffed and said, "Kid, who told you to wipe the Spirit Array Diagram from the Fire Cloud Sword? Never mind, I won’t bother with you, a short-lived ghost. Hurry and test it! I want to leave."
Barely able to stand, Ye Chenfeng injected his dwindling spiritual energy into the Fire Cloud Sword, and the Spirit Array Diagram inside instantly lit up. As he swung the Fire Cloud Sword at the asure Instrunt Stele,
Gu Nanhong looked uninterested, Gu Tianchi sneered, Zhu Wenchang smirked, Elder Tianhuo was expressionless. As for Liang Zuoyi and Su Bingshuan, their gazes fixed on Ye Chenfeng, knowing the odds against him beating Zhu Wenchang were slim.
"Bang!"
The Fire Cloud Sword in Ye Chenfeng’s hand made contact with the asure Instrunt Stele, and Gu Tianchi eagerly said, "Alright, alright, the competition is over. You should be convinced of your defeat, you..."
However, Gu Tianchi’s voice suddenly stopped, an expression of disbelief on his face, as everyone else widened their eyes because the first layer of the asure Instrunt Stele was covered in blue.
"I really didn’t expect it! This kid has so skill after all?" Even the previously expressionless Elder Tianhuo showed so interest.
But just as Elder Tianhuo finished speaking, the blue light swiftly surpassed the first layer, easily surpassed the second and third layers, and entered the fourth.
"The Fire Cloud Sword has been restored to Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact quality?" Elder Tianhuo was no longer calm, shock overwhelming his features.
Yet the blue light in the fourth layer of the asure Instrunt Stele wasn’t content to stay still and quickly moved into the fifth, finally settling there.
This fifth layer represented a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact.
This ant that not only had Ye Chenfeng restored the Fire Cloud Sword to the Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact level, but he had also elevated it by a grade?
The air around seed to freeze at that mont, and even the collective breathing of everyone present disappeared.
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