Luo Kui made his move. Although his opponent was trash, Luo Kui still went all out. There was no point in crushing Yi Yun. What he wanted was to refine a relic that was close to the outstanding grade to shock everyone present.
Luo Kui threw the Fey bone into the Eclipse Cauldron and extracted all the energy in one go!
Boom!
Luo Kui's body burned with blue flames. Behind Luo Kui, a gigantic blue thousand-legged centipede soared into the sky!
The centipede was more than a hundred feet tall and it reached the dome.
The Thousand-legged Demon Centipede was a bloodline that belonged to Luo Kui. After the Thousand-legged Demon Centipede appeared, it drilled straight into the Eclipse Cauldron that Luo Kui had conjured!
This is …
People were alarmed. Luo Kui was going to refine his Ancient Fey bloodline power together with the Fey bone?
Although they knew that Luo Kui would not damage his Ancient Fey bloodline just to refine a relic, it was still shocking to see him seal the Thousand-legged Demon Centipede into the Eclipse Cauldron.
"That's not the case." At this moment, a Desolate Heaven Master present spoke. "The Thousand-legged Demon Centipede is a rare insect-type Ancient Fey. It carries venom on its body. Ancient mighty figures would die from its bite. This Thousand-legged Demon Centipede usually likes to devour all sorts of treasured herbs and strange poisons. Many treasured herbs and Fey bones with completely opposite energies and medicinal properties can be refined in its body, allowing the medicinal properties to fuse and be used by the Thousand-legged Demon Centipede. "
"Hence, in ancient times, a Thousand-legged Demon Centipede's value was immeasurable. It was because of the large amounts of medicinal properties accumulated in its body. If it was used as medicine, supreme-grade treasured medicine could be refined."
With this explanation from the Desolate Heaven Master, everyone was enlightened. The Thousand-legged Demon Centipede could devour all sorts of treasured herbs and Fey bones to extract the energy within. So the reason why Luo Kui allowed his Thousand-legged Demon Centipede bloodline to enter the Eclipse Cauldron was to assist in the refinement of supreme-grade relics!
With the Thousand-legged Demon Centipede, it was indeed half the effort!
"No wonder such a boorish man like Luo Kui would choose to become a Desolate Heaven Master, to the point of wasting his cultivation time. So he has the Thousand-legged Demon Centipede bloodline!"
"Indeed, if the Thousand-legged Demon Centipede can help devour Fey bones and extract energy, then it would be a waste not being a Desolate Heaven Master."
People began discussing and were a little jealous of Luo Kui. With the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede's help, Luo Kui would definitely have great achievements in the Desolate Heaven technique in the future.
And in the Luo clan, Desolate Heaven Masters enjoyed a very high status. Many Supremacies from the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven would often come to the Luo clan for a relic at a high price.
For example, the Luo clan's Third Imperial Uncle, who had gone into seclusion, was a Supreme-level Desolate Heaven Master. Even the current Emperor Luo had to bow respectfully to him as a junior.
If it weren't for the Third Imperial Uncle's retirement, he could easily decide the next Emperor Luo with just a word. There would be no need to compete at all!
At that moment, Luo Kui threw a few bone fragments and a few herbs into the Eclipse Cauldron.
Dang!
After the Eclipse Cauldron swallowed the supplement, the cauldron lid fell down and covered it!
Some of the young elites present had sharp eyes. They could tell at a glance that the other bone fragments and herbs that Luo Kui had thrown into the Eclipse Cauldron were extraordinary. Some of them were even worth more than the third-grade Fey bone that Luo Kui had previously taken out.
The supplementary Fey bone was even more valuable than the main Fey bone!
From the looks of it, Luo Kui had made up his mind to refine a supreme-grade relic.
But in fact, using a Fey bone of higher value as a supplement to forcefully raise the quality of a low-grade relic was a little deliberate. A truly powerful Desolate Heaven Master would use low-grade Fey bones to refine a relic of high quality. Only then would it have value.
However, that was too difficult. Luo Kui had only practiced the Desolate Heaven technique for about ten years, so for him to reach this stage could only be described as amazing.
"This Luo Kui has used so many supplementary Fey bones. This competition is a little unfair. That Yi Yun only used one Fey bone and nothing else."
"What's wrong with that? This is no longer a competition, but Luo Kui's solo performance! I also know a bit of the Desolate Heaven technique. Yi Yun used a Desolate Heaven technique disk array. It was completely open, so I could clearly see what seals he formed. With such seals, it's impossible for Yi Yun to refine a relic of good quality, so it's impossible for him to win. Furthermore, even such a low-grade runic seal is not considered perfect. From the looks of it, refining a main Fey bone is his limit. He won't be able to handle it even if he adds some supplementary Fey bones. What's unfair about it? "
A Desolate Heaven Master apprentice said. What he said was not without reason.
Yi Yun might have talent in the Desolate Heaven technique, but he was too young. His age was not even half of Luo Kui's. The occupation of a Desolate Heaven Master required a large amount of time. Furthermore, Yi Yun had never come into contact with the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven's Desolate Heaven technique, so the outcome was already decided.
At this moment, even Luo Huo 'er turned anxious.
She had always been certain that Yi Yun would not suffer. Since he had stepped forward, he had to have something to rely on. But now, with Yi Yun's relic being 70% complete, there was still no miracle happening!
Luo Huo 'er probably had the most say in this competition. This was because she was not only proficient in the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven's Desolate Heaven technique, she was also proficient in the lower realm's Desolate Heaven technique. She naturally knew that with the techniques Yi Yun was using, the quality of the relic he refined would only be at the "inferior" grade!
A pile of construction materials was used to build a stone hut using the most primitive method. When the hut was nearing completion, even a top architect would not be able to transform it into a magnificent palace.
But looking at Luo Kui, he had a supreme-grade desolate heaven cauldron, and with so many supplementary materials, as well as the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede bloodline, Luo Huo 'er estimated that the quality of the relic Luo Kui refined would be between the' refined 'and' excellent 'grades. The difference was like night and day.
Not only that, Luo Kui's relic refinement speed was faster than Yi Yun's. Yi Yun had only completed 70%, while Luo Kui had already completed 90%!
In at most five minutes, Luo Kui's relic would be completed!
However, Luo Huo 'er could tell that Luo Kui could not hold on much longer in the final stages of the relic's refinement. After all, using so many supplementary primordial materials was draining on Luo Kui's mental energy. Luo Kui's hand seals were also showing signs of imperfection. This also determined that the relic he refined would only be at the' refined 'grade.
Seconds changed to minutes as Yi Yun formed the hand seals one by one. He did not seem to be in a hurry at all.
At the same time, Yi Yun had already opened his energy vision. Others could not see the situation inside the Eclipse Cauldron, but Yi Yun could see it clearly.
In the Eclipse Cauldron, the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede had already reached its limits. It was not a real Thousand-feet Demon Centipede after all, it was just a bloodline summoned by Luo Kui. It could not digest too much energy in one go, causing its body to swell up, as though it was about to explode.
And at the same time, the energy seals that Luo Kui produced were condensed together, and were about to condense into a relic.
Just as Luo Huo 'er said, these energy seals had imperfections. Most people would not be able to detect them, but Yi Yun could see them very clearly. He could even acutely tell how many imperfections there were.
Yi Yun did not understand the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven's Desolate Heaven technique, but with the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun knew what the perfect form of energy was.
The imperfections in the energy would gradually accumulate and be magnified again and again. At the instant the relic was formed, they would fuse together, reaching an extreme. However, they would not explode. They would be forcefully suppressed by Luo Kui's relic forming technique. Following that, they would remain in the relic, becoming the relic's energy 'leakage', affecting the relic's quality rating.
In fact, when Luo Kui forcefully fused more than a hundred energy seals, it was when the energy was at its most unstable. This was a huge challenge to Luo Kui's mental energy, and it was also because of this reason that the relic's formation was a crucial step when a Desolate Heaven Master refined a relic. There was no room for mistakes.
At this moment, Luo Kui's relic was nearly complete!
Hundreds of energy seals had already been condensed by Luo Kui. All that was left was the final fusion. At this moment, Luo Kui was fully focused as sweat seeped out of his forehead.
Although it was only a third-grade relic, it was a huge challenge for Luo Kui to use so many auxiliary Demon Bones and give it his all to achieve an Excellent-grade relic. At this point, he was already close to his limit. Otherwise, he would not have left so many flaws in the second half of the energy imprint.
Although he had missed the opportunity to reach the outstanding grade, Luo Kui had only cultivated for eighty years. Not only was his personal strength outstanding, he had also diverted some of his attention to study the Desolate Heaven technique. To have such a result was something to be proud of!
Fuse!
Without any distractions, Luo Kui injected all his remaining mental energy into the Eclipse Cauldron to control the fusion of the energy seals.
Hundreds of energy seals emitted a sun-like glow in the Eclipse Cauldron. Just as they were about to fuse together —
A summoning force that no one could detect had mixed into the energy seals. This summoning force was formless and intangible, as if it came from the Origins of the Universe … Even Empress Xuan and Empress Luo failed to detect it, much less Luo Kui.
At this moment, nearly everyone was focused on Luo Kui's Eclipse Cauldron. No one was paying attention to Yi Yun. As Yi Yun condensed the energy seals, he controlled the Purple Crystal to gently 'nudge' Luo Kui's hundreds of energy seals.
It was this gentle nudge that nudged the most critical energy fusion point. This energy fusion point forcefully suppressed the imperfections of many of the energy seals …
Instantly, it was as if a spark had fallen into an oil depot. The delicate balance between the energies was broken.
Luo Kui, who was already at his limits, was delayed for a blink of an eye before he discovered the energy disturbance that was difficult to detect! Although a blink of an eye was short, it was enough to be fatal for the most critical relic formation process.
No good!
Luo Kui widened his eyes as his pupils turned bloodshot. With a loud roar, all the power of his bloodline burned. The Thousand-feet Demon Centipede in the Eclipse Cauldron opened its mouth in a bid to forcefully devour the energy seals that had collapsed. At the risk of damaging the relic's color, it wanted to preserve the relic.
However, the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede's body was already swollen. It was an arrow at the end of its flight, so how could it succeed?
Yi Yun did not stand on ceremony as he controlled the Purple Crystal to nudge the second energy fusion point.
As such, the collapse of the energy was unstoppable!
Boom!
A violent explosion boomed as the Eclipse Cauldron in midair trembled violently. The cauldron lid was blasted away as it slammed heavily into the ceiling. It smashed a brick on the ceiling to smithereens!
Phew —
A blinding blue fireball rose into the sky. Luo Kui's Thousand-feet Demon Centipede bloodline phantom image was enveloped in the blue fireball as it struggled in pain!
The Thousand-feet Demon Centipede's bloodline was considered powerful, but in a situation where it was at the end of its flight and was defenseless, it was engulfed by the explosion's shockwave at close range. Furthermore, it was in a sealed space like the Eclipse Cauldron, so the impact it received was obvious!
Luo Kui, who was telepathically connected to the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede, grunted as he retreated. He fell to the ground, his face as pale as a sheet!
Two streams of black blood flowed down Luo Kui's ears. This was also the most realistic portrayal of the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede's injuries. The powerful shockwave in the sealed space had penetrated the Thousand-feet Demon Centipede's ears, greatly damaging its Yuan Qi. It would take a few months to recover.
Dong!
The Eclipse Cauldron slammed heavily to the ground, scattering a pile of black ashes …
Luo Kui was battered out of his senses as he looked at the Eclipse Cauldron rolling on the ground in a daze. He could not believe what had happened in front of him.
The cauldron exploded? He had actually exploded while refining a relic …
At such an important occasion, Empress Luo, Empress Xuan, the elites of the world, and his future master, Prince Crimson Firmament, were all present, yet the cauldron had exploded! Luo Kui's heart was palpitating!
"This …"
The young elites present stared with widened eyes. Some of them had even knocked their wine cups over without realizing it.
Just as Luo Kui was about to refine a relic that was at least a 'refined' grade and steal the limelight, the cauldron exploded at the last moment.
As such, he did not even have a low-grade relic. From a 'refined' grade relic to a pile of ashes, this change was too great!
Seeing Luo Kui's soulless appearance, people knew that this failure was a huge blow to Luo Kui's confidence. In the future, Luo Kui might not even have a mental demon when refining relics. He might even become fearful, affecting his future achievements in the Desolate Heaven technique.
While all the elites present, including Empress Xuan and Empress Luo, were alarmed by Luo Kui's cauldron explosion, there was one person who was not affected at all. That person was … Yi Yun!
When people came to their senses, they saw that Yi Yun was still controlling a simple Desolate Heaven technique disk array. He was slowly refining the Fey bone relic with a small fire.
His actions could only be described as leisurely. The speed at which he formed the seals did not look like he was refining a Fey bone relic, but like he was picking mushrooms in the wild.
On one side was a cauldron explosion, while on the other, he was leisurely. This contrast was just too great …
But no matter how slow he was, Yi Yun still managed to complete the final seal. Following that, the final relic was formed.
Yi Yun's relic formation did not use any fancy techniques. It was the crudest relic formation technique from the lower realm. It was completed in an instant, simple and crude.
"Dong!"
A gray relic rolled down from the Desolate Heaven technique disk array and landed in Yi Yun's hand.
Some high-grade relics were crystalline after they were refined, but the relic that Yi Yun refined did not look good. It was as if there were impurities in it. Furthermore, its purity rating did not exceed its appearance. It was truly the same on the outside and inside.
Purity rating — poor.
When Yi Yun held the relic, he noticed that there were some ashes on it. He casually wiped the ashes with his sleeve and placed it on the maidservant's tray, indicating for it to be presented to Empress Luo.
"Your Majesty, this lowly one's relic is complete. This lowly one has only been in contact with the Desolate Heaven technique for about four to five months. I am quite satisfied with refining such a third-grade relic. I will now present it to Your Majesty."
Seeing the maidservant present the gray relic to Empress Luo, everyone present was dumbfounded. Their gazes followed the relic without blinking.
Holy shit, what the hell happened? Don't tell me that Yi Yun won!?
Many people finally realized this fact. Although the cauldron explosion had resulted in an inferior product, it was at least completed.
At this moment, Prince Crimson Firmament felt as if a million Ancient Fey beasts with mud-stained hooves were galloping across his heart.
He felt like he was a super retard. He had acted in a super funny silly show with Luo Kui, a battle retard among retards. He expected that in a few days, he would become the laughingstock of the royal capital.
And Yi Yun, who looked like a fellow with abnormal intelligence, had become the final winner.
"I have only been in contact with the Desolate Heaven technique for about four to five months."
"I'm actually quite satisfied with refining a low-grade third-grade Relic …"
Thinking back to Yi Yun's words from before, Prince Crimson Firmament felt like slamming his head into a wall. How did a fellow who looked like he had a screw loose win!?
Or was this kid pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger? However, Prince Crimson Firmament had a cultivation level of thousands of years. He had been paying attention to the competition from beginning to end, but he did not think that Yi Yun had secretly tampered with it. He did not have the ability to do so!
"Pfft!"
Luo Huo 'er burst out laughing as a pleasant bell-like laughter resounded.
She had a childish temperament to begin with. She had forcefully pretended to be dignified and elegant for the banquet, so how could she tolerate such a funny situation?
Seeing many people looking at her, especially Prince Crimson Firmament, who looked like his mother had died, Luo Huo 'er hurriedly coughed dryly. She used a handkerchief to wipe her mouth and put on a serious expression.
However, the more she acted like that, the more depressed Prince Crimson Firmament became.
Luo Huo 'er held back her laughter and pretended to be serious. It was the greatest mockery of him, because he felt that Luo Huo' er was laughing at him.
"Your Highness Crimson Firmament, I … I can't accept this!"
At this moment, the dispirited Luo Kui suddenly crawled up. How could he accept this? From his point of view, he had encountered an unpredictable problem while forming the seals, causing the cauldron to explode, giving Yi Yun a free win. "Just one more time, just one more time. I will definitely refine a top-grade relic!"
After Luo Kui said this, Prince Crimson Firmament's expression turned uglier. Luo Huo 'er said with a laugh, "Luo Kui, you said it yourself. To fail to refine a third-grade relic, what qualifications do you have to compete? You managed to poke a hole in the roof this time. If you do it again, won't the entire house be demolished by you? "
Luo Huo 'er played with her handkerchief. Her words did not give him any face. After all, Luo Lucid Palace was not a cave abode that was specially refined. It was not indestructible. When the cauldron lid exploded, it had only shattered a brick.
(A 5100 word chapter. It was considered a big chapter. It made up for the lack of updates from the day he caught a cold.)
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