"Li Mo, what on earth is he up to?"
"He's casting a weapon and throwing his hammer into the furnace. What the hell kind of operation is this?"
In the square under the scorching sun, Li Mo's body was surging with vital energy and blood, as if his body had been ignited along with the furnace fire.
It seemed that what he was casting was not only a weapon but also himself.
The Sword Furnace Square fell into complete silence, with only the sound of weapon - casting resounding like the tolling of great bells.
Both those who knew how to cast weapons and those who didn't were lost in thought at this moment, because they were all equally confused and had never seen any craftsman pull off such a stunt...
If you called him a genius, he just didn't follow the ordinary path.
"Hahaha, this is so much fun! Regardless of his talent in forging, this kid has a really wild approach."
The old man Du Wufeng was dancing with excitement.
When he was young, Du was also a prodigy, which was recorded in the unofficial history of craftsmen."Is it against the rules to use a mysterious weapon to forge a famous one?"
An old eunuch in blue official robes, with a pale and beardless face, spoke up. He worked in the Inner Palace and was in charge of purchasing ironware for the imperial court.
The old eunuch looked at an old man with white hair and a blue - black beard.
It was Nan Gongmin, the host of this conference.
Nan Gongmin squinted his eyes and said, "According to the rules of the Weapon - Casting Conference..."
"Smack!"
A walnut was cracked open by a forging hammer of a master craftsman. Du Wufeng grabbed the walnut kernels mixed with the shells and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them loudly and swallowing them in an instant!
"..."
Nan Gongmin was silent for a while. It seemed that he had decided not to confront these rough - hewn blacksmiths head - on.
"The rules don't explicitly state that one can't forge the forging hammer into the weapon."
"The sages said that a gentleman should not be limited to a single skill, which means we shouldn't blindly follow the rules."
Suddenly, a middle - aged man in a bamboo hat with gentle eyebrows and eyes spoke up.
"What Lord Luo said makes sense."
"But he doesn't have a forging hammer anymore. How can he finish forging the sword?"
".....Wait a minute."
Du Wufeng suddenly noticed that the forging hammer he had used to crack the walnut was gently vibrating.
In the next half - incense time, Li Mo continuously fused the materials of the Star Pestle with the sword embryo.
Gradually, the material was completely melted.
To everyone's surprise, another 'identical' forging hammer appeared in his hand.
"Does he have a second mysterious forging hammer of the same kind?"
Before the doubts could settle.
"Use the small hammer to fill the gaps, and the big hammer... to finish the job!"
Li Mo murmured to himself. The power of the world and the ability to assume the form of the law and the earth had made his vital energy and blood soar like a column of smoke.
His vital energy and blood seemed to be getting stronger at a seemingly imperceptible but actually extremely fast pace as the forging progressed.
This was the first time he was truly using the divine hammer to cast a weapon.
He didn't even have the energy to think about or pay attention to the spiritual nature of the weapon.
Fortunately, the power of the moon had connected his soul with that of the ice block.
In the distance.
"This kid can even activate a divine weapon, and he's only at the Divine Observation Realm!"
Beside Xiao Qin, the voice of his teacher, the Thousand Forms Martial Venerable, rippled slightly in his mind.
As a former peak - level expert at the Sixth Realm, his teacher rarely showed such a shocked expression.
He had only shown it twice because of Junior Sister Ying, and more often because of Junior Brother Lin.
Xiao Qin was already used to his teacher's shock.
"Elder Hanhe would probably shed tears if he saw this scene."
"Well, Han Zhen can die in peace if he saw this."
"Brother Huang, what are you doing behind me?"
Xiao Qin turned around and saw Huang Donglai hiding behind him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
If he hadn't been used to being vigilant about his surroundings during his travels in the martial world, he wouldn't have noticed when Huang Donglai had sneaked over!
Huang Donglai scratched his head and said, "Sorry, I couldn't help it, I just couldn't help it..."
Meanwhile, on the judging stand, Nan Gongmin, the old eunuch, and Lord Luo from the academy all recognized the extraordinariness of the hammer. It was clearly not the same one as before.
"Sure enough, it's the Panguin Meteor Hammer. It's really in his hands..."
It was only when Du Wufeng's sigh came that a bolt of lightning flashed through everyone's minds.
The Panguin Meteor Hammer ranked forty - seventh on the Divine Weapon List.
People needed to be reminded to remember it because among all the divine weapons, hammers were both outstanding and obscure. They were outstanding because there were few hammer - type weapons, and obscure because few people paid attention to or discussed them.
"No wonder Li Mo could kill the Grand Master of the Great Shang Dynasty with one hammer."
"I remember that the Panguin Meteor Hammer made it onto the Divine Weapon List because it had forged many divine weapons. There aren't many records of its combat achievements."
"Judging from the aura of this weapon, its ranking should be higher."
"But... Li Mo is only at the third - level Divine Observation Realm."
As they talked, it all seemed absurd. Well - known divine weapons in the world were not even guaranteed to be owned by experts at the seventh - level Palm Mysterious Realm.
Because divine weapons had spirits and different temperaments, they didn't necessarily follow the strong.
For example, the Pure Qi Universe Brush could only be wielded by a gentleman with integrity and a noble spirit.
It was understandable that Li Mo had become the master of the weapon, but the fact that he could actually use it...
"I can also slightly activate my ancestor's sword."
Xie Xuan thought that Li Mo's situation might be similar to his.
"....."
Du Wufeng put away his playfulness, and a serious look appeared on his old face. He remained silent for a long time.
Others didn't know, but the Panguin Meteor Hammer was not just a divine weapon.
It was also a forging hammer that had once belonged to the Heavenly Craftsman.
"Huff... Huff..."
Li Mo was in the high - temperature environment, feeling that the air he exhaled was on fire.
The sword embryo had gradually changed from golden - red to pure white, and within the pure - white flame, there was a touch of bright sky - blue.
The sword he was forging was meant to be comparable to the divine weapon, the Moon's Yin.
He had envisioned it to be perfect...
"Li Mo, extreme yang gives birth to yin."
A clear and gentle voice suddenly rang in his ear.
Li Mo was startled. He turned around and saw a figure striding through the fierce flames and approaching the anvil.
A pair of cold and delicate hands covered his.
"I know what it should look like."
"Let's swing the last hammer together."
Ying Bing leaned against him. Her fair face was tinged with the color of the fire, and the flames seemed to be her feathery clothes. This was the manifestation of the Phoenix form in the Jade Phoenix Divine Art.
The divine hammer seemed to be whining. It had been a bit reluctant at the beginning when it knew it was going to be used for weapon - casting.
The Panguin Meteor Hammer was raised and then brought down.
Finally.
Snow - like patterns clearly appeared on the long sword.
The divine hammer was instantly put away. Li Mo was a bit exhausted, but he stared intently at the long sword being washed by the power of the moon.
"Even the famous weapons forged by Master Du might be a bit inferior,"
At least, that's what Li Mo thought.