Meng Roch was a Renhuang of the Ninth Plane. He was a famous armorer who could forge the best Renhuang ritual implements.
He had been famous in the Tianyan Region for many years. The City Lord's Office of Tianyan City had always wanted to recruit him. They had gone to invite him many times, but they had all been unsuccessful. He had always wanted to prove one thing. Even without the resources of the City Lord's Office, he could still become a top armorer.
He could even defeat the armorer of the same level as him.
Armorers were naturally proud, and Meng Roch was even prouder. It was not that he did not want to join the City Lord's Office, but he wanted to prove himself first. His armorer did not rely on the resources of the City Lord's Office. He could defeat the armorer of the City Lord's Office on his own.
He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Now, the day had finally come.
He would enter the City Lord's Office with the glory of defeating the best armorer of the City Lord's Office. Then, with the resources of the City Lord's Office, he would continue to improve himself, break through the shackles, and reach a higher level.
At this time, Meng Roch was standing in one of the nine armorer's arenas. He had begun his armorer's. This was of great significance to him.
This was the ninth round of armorer's. After this round, he would be able to enter the City Lord's Office and compete with all the top armorer's.
Meng Roch looked to be in his forties. His face was angular, and his expression was calm and steady. He began to set up his armorer's domain. In his armorer's domain, the temperature was extremely high. Blazing flames of the Great Path flowed through the space.
Then, Meng Roch took out the materials he had prepared and began to quench and purify them.
These materials had all been carefully prepared by him. None of them were ordinary. But even so, he still had to take out the impurities and purify them to extract the essence of the materials.
A crimson hammer appeared in his hand. Scorching Divine Flames flowed along the hammer as he began hammering the materials.
Besides him, everyone else had also begun their own armorer's craft. For a time, the sound of hammering rang out incessantly.
Armorer's was a process of returning to one's natural state. No matter how strong one's cultivation was, or how powerful one's armorer's craft, the previous steps were the most primitive, repeated tempering.
There weren't many people participating in the ninth round, but every single one of them was a master or an elite blacksmith. The entire Tianyan City was holding its breath, watching the last round before the final battle.
Time passed little by little. In the quiet Tianyan City, there seemed to be only the sound of iron hammering.
The top figures of the City Lord's Office did not continue chatting. Instead, they looked at the nine weapon forging arenas. The experts of the City Lord's Office were paying more attention to Meng Yan. They naturally knew of Meng Yan's strength and extraordinary weapon forging ability. If he could enter the City Lord's Office to be nurtured, he would definitely be able to forge Sub-Divine Weapons in the future. This was a character that they needed to recruit with all their might. He would definitely enter the City Lord's Office.
Thus, they were all looking forward to Meng Roch's performance.
Ye Futian was also paying attention. He had seen Blind Tie forge before. His skill level was very high, not necessarily inferior to the people here. But ever since he had followed him, Blind Tie had put aside armorer. He was thinking that in the future, when Uncle Tie passed the Divine Tribulation of the Great Path, he could pick up armorer and forge a Sub-Divine Weapon.
"Meng Yan's every step is extremely steady. The strength, timing, and control of the fire are all perfect. He should be able to forge a very top-notch ritual implement. I wonder what surprises there will be," a top figure of the City Lord's Office said in a low voice. He seemed to admire Meng Yan very much.
"In the ninth round, Meng Yan will probably seek stability. As long as he doesn't make any mistakes, there won't be any problems. He won't forge a ritual implement that is too difficult," someone said. Everyone nodded in agreement. Since he had advanced steadily, then he naturally had to enter the City Lord's Office first. Then, in the final battle, he would challenge the more difficult ritual implement forging.
"Look at that person." At that moment, someone pointed at the weapon forging arena where Meng Yan was and said, "The armorer behind Meng Yan seems to be very powerful as well."
Many people noticed that in the direction behind Meng Yan, in an inconspicuous corner, there was a black-robed armorer. His techniques were extraordinary and extremely exquisite.
"He is indeed very powerful."
There were many people in the City Lord's Office who were proficient in weapon forging. After seeing the techniques of that person, they all felt that he was extraordinary.
However, the exact level of this armorer still needed to be observed.
After purification, it was time for the materials to be fused and shaped. All the purified materials would be fused together according to a certain ratio, after which they would be forged into the shape of the ritual implement that needed to be forged. This process was also extremely important.
The requirements for the ratio of the materials and the fire control were all extremely precise. The more powerful the ritual implement, the higher the requirements. The slightest mistake could cause the strength of the crafted ritual implement to be greatly different. There couldn't be any mistakes, otherwise, all the previous efforts would be wasted. If there was a huge mistake, it might even cause the crafting to fail, resulting in a useless ritual implement.
Time passed bit by bit. As the fusion and shaping process continued, the crowd could also see what kind of ritual implement those armorer wanted to forge.
"Meng Yan is forging a sword. As expected, he is seeking stability," someone from the City Lord's Office said.
"Who is that person behind Meng Yan?"
Many people in the City Lord's Office shook their heads. Evidently, it was another extremely powerful and unfamiliar armorer.
"His level of weapon forging might not be below Meng Yan's," someone said. At least from the looks of it so far, he was completely not inferior to Meng Yan. Regardless of which step of the crafting process, he had completed it equally perfectly.
"The key is still to see the following ritual patterns and the fusion process," someone said. "However, the ritual implement that this person is forging seems to be a cauldron, a black cauldron."
Even the Flames of the Way seemed to have a jet-black luster, as if they were pitch-black flames. That treasured cauldron gave off an extraordinary feeling. Once it was successfully forged, it was extremely likely that it would not be simple.
"Meng Yan might not know," someone said.
In the process of weapon forging, weaponsmiths needed to be completely focused, without any distractions. Only then would they not make any mistakes. Given Meng Yan's standard, he naturally wouldn't make such a mistake. He was completely immersed in his own world of weapon forging, unaffected by the outside world.
He was also extremely confident in his own weapon forging standards. As long as he completed each step normally without any problems, the weapon he forged would definitely be the strongest in this round. In fact, his target was to be the strongest out of all nine rounds. He still wanted to defeat the top-notch weaponsmithing grandmaster from the City Lord's Office in the tenth round.
This kind of intense confidence caused Meng Yan to not need to pay attention to the weapon forging of others. He was still completing his own weapon forging steps step by step. Every step was done in an orderly manner, perfect and flawless.
But even so, people were still worried for him. Because, he had a competitor who was similarly flawless.
Some of the top-notch characters in the City Lord's Office were paying special attention to the weapon forging process of the two of them. There were even some who could feel a trace of nervousness in their hearts.
One after another, people began to inscribe ritual patterns, fuse the Dao, and temper their weapons.
As time passed, some people succeeded in forging ritual implements. However, the person who succeeded first was not necessarily the best in weapon forging. Weapon forging ultimately depended on the quality.
Gradually, the ritual implements were forged one after another.
At this time, Meng Yan let out a long breath, then waved his hand. Suddenly, a beam of dazzling divine light shot straight into the clouds, as if piercing through the sky. A divine sword flew up, clanging in the air. It bloomed with dazzling divine light, causing countless people to gasp in amazement.
Everyone in Tianyan City seemed to be attracted by this sword light.
"What a powerful sword," someone exclaimed. "This grade must be very high."
"As expected of Meng Yan. At the Renhuang Plane, he may be the best in weapon forging. He is no weaker than the armorers in the City Lord's Office," someone said.
Meng Yan looked at the sword he had forged, and a rare smile appeared on his face. It seemed that he had strong confidence in the ritual implement he had forged.
He looked in other directions and found that after he was done, the other Weapon Forgers had basically finished crafting their ritual implements. As expected, no one's ritual implement grade could be higher than the Godly Sword he had crafted. Only one person had not finished yet.
Meng Yan did not notice that in the City Lord's Office, as well as in Tianyan City, some of the powerful cultivators who were good at weapon forging had rather serious expressions.
"Hmm?"
At this time, Meng Yan also seemed to feel that something was wrong. In the next moment, a terrifying aura permeated the air.
Then, a black cauldron rose into the air. On the surface of the cauldron, there seemed to be many terrifying black dragons engraved. They bared their fangs and swallowed everything, causing the entire space to suddenly darken. The black dragons seemed to have come to life, swallowing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, as well as the essence of the sun and moon.
In an instant, the entire weapon forging arena became dark. Many people's pupils contracted as they stared at the cauldron.
"This …"
Many cultivators' hearts raced. What was going on? This ritual implement was so strong. That aura was terrifying.
In the same arena, the brilliance of many ritual implements was suppressed, becoming dim. Only the divine sword continued to release divine light, illuminating the area. It seemed to be competing with the cauldron.
This scene made the people of Tianyan City understand that the others had already been eliminated. Only these two ritual implements had the right to fight for first place.
The eyes of the cultivators from the City Lord's Office who presided over the weapon forging arena also narrowed slightly. They walked in the air, staring at the two ritual implements. Their hearts were extremely unsettled. Of course, they knew Meng Yan. They knew that Meng Yan was a master of armorers that the City Lord's Office was determined to get. Moreover, everyone expected that he would definitely enter the City Lord's Office.
But now, that was not necessarily the case …
"Judge." The black-robed armorer who had forged the cauldron said plainly. As his voice faded, the light of the cauldron grew even brighter, devouring all light. The light of the divine sword seemed to be suppressed. It roared endlessly and spat out terrifying divine light, but the divine light was still devoured.
It was as if it was being suppressed.
Meng Yan's expression changed. He wanted to play it safe, but someone had forged a divine weapon that could suppress other ritual implements.
"Master Meng Yan." The host called out to Meng Yan. Meng Yan raised his head and looked at him. The host continued, "This divine sword is extraordinary. Master Meng Yan's armorers are as good as ever. On behalf of the City Lord's Office, I welcome Master Meng Yan at any time. But in this battle of armorers, Master Meng Yan's divine sword is slightly inferior."
As soon as this was said, the surroundings became exceptionally quiet.
Meng Yan had actually lost.
Even Meng Yan himself was stunned. He looked at the two divine weapons in the air. He had indeed lost. It was not that he was a sore loser, but rather that he felt like he was in a dream. He had actually lost before entering the City Lord's Office. He did not even have the right to enter the City Lord's Office for the final battle.
This was normal for others, but for him, it seemed like a great mockery.
His desire to live was extremely strong. That was why he had been unwilling to enter the City Lord's Office to cultivate. He wanted to first prove himself and become the most dazzling person in the Armorers Competition. But now, he had become a foil for others. How ironic.
"I've lost!" Meng Yan mumbled. Although he couldn't accept the reality of his defeat, the truth was right before his eyes. He had no choice but to admit it.
After speaking this, he turned and left, appearing somewhat desolate. His back view was filled with a sense of desolation. The experts from the City Lord's Office felt extremely complicated when they saw this scene. They felt that they might have missed out on an extremely powerful weaponsmith.
Meng Yan might not be able to enter the City Lord's Office anymore.
No one would have expected such an unexpected turn of events. Yet, reality was just like a dream.
However, who was the person who won?
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