Chapter 858: Blazing Sparks and Roaring Thunder
"Look! The Power of Laws above Wobeilik Master's head is about to complete its condensation!"
"He might be the first to finish the competition!"
"Most people are still stuck in the Spirit Fusion process! A master is truly a master, worthy of being a former champion!"
Though Fang Jueyu's brilliant performance caught the attention of many spectators and Artifact Refiners, Wobeilik's focus remained on his work, staring at the sky like a statue, where the accumulating power in the clouds was becoming more intense.
"It's about to start, I hope I can break through my own bottleneck this time!" Wobeilik closed his eyes again, the last calm before the storm.
"This guy's got some skills!" Fang Jueyu glanced at Wobeilik. He could feel that the weapon prototype crafted by Wobeilik had reached a rather perfect level of craftsmanship both in Spirit Fusion and Soul Casting. If he can withstand this Power of Laws, he will surely complete a qualified Demigod Weapon!
Wobeilik's strength has already reached the Venerable Level Transcender. Given his strength and the quality of this weapon embryo, there's over an eighty percent success rate. If it weren't for Fang Jueyu's participation, he might really win this competition, as time spent is also a very important factor in the overall evaluation.
"Really sorry, but it's bad luck for you to run into me!" Fang Jueyu placed the golden Holy Soul Stone in front of him and slammed it down hard with his hammer.
"Boom!" The entire artifact refining platform shook violently, and even an unwilling roar came from within this golden egg.
With no more suitable vessels available, this golden egg serves as the home for the "Holy Soul" within the Holy Soul Stone. Ordinarily, no matter how strong the external force, it's hard to drive it out of the Holy Soul Stone.
"Hey, come out, I know your consciousness has awakened. If you don't come out, I'll smash this Holy Soul Stone!" Fang Jueyu shouted at the golden egg like a madman.
But the Holy Soul Stone shook violently, seemingly resisting Fang Jueyu's actions.
"What's he doing? Why is he talking to that weird stone?"
"What exactly is this thing? I feel like there's a monster living inside it!"
"He must also be completing the Soul Casting step, right? But I've never seen such a golden egg in any Artifact Refiner's process of creating a Demigod Weapon, could it be some new material?"
Everyone looked at Fang Jueyu, completely clueless about what he was doing.
"Look at this lousy stone, small and narrow, isn't it uncomfortable to live in?" Fang Jueyu said to the Holy Soul Stone like a con artist luring a naive girl, "Look at my shovel, refined through eighteen processes, tempered by both civil and martial fires, filled with Spiritual Energy, and with a master like me to lead you across lands and eliminate filth. Isn't that much more imposing than being stuck in this sorry stone?"
However, the Holy Soul Stone shook again, as if understanding Fang Jueyu's words but unimpressed.
"Is he crazy? Can the stone actually understand him?"
"Is this some special content within the Divine Refining Technique?"
"It's too bizarre; I've never seen anything so absurd!"
No one could understand what Fang Jueyu was doing.
"I'll give you one more chance, don't push me, don't test my limits. So many people are watching, give me some face!" Fang Jueyu continued his attempts to persuade, as during the soul fusion process, a willing Artifact Spirit would greatly aid in weapon control.
If an Artifact Spirit resists greatly, even if the weapon is made, it might backfire on its owner.
"Dong!" The Artifact Spirit inside the Holy Soul Stone still wouldn't budge, maintaining an impervious stance.
"What the heck? My bad temper, you're forcing me!"
Once more, Fang Jueyu swung his hammer at the golden egg.
"Eighty!"
"Eighty!"
"Eighty!"
This demolition-like force made the Artifact Refiners around involuntarily shrink back.
"Did you hear anything coming from inside the egg?"
"The material of this egg is extraordinary. Wang Dachui has the strength of a Controller, with a Divine Weapon hammer in his hand, and still can't leave any mark on this golden egg. It must be a very high-grade material, right?"
"I thought he had such great skills, but he seems to have his problems to solve too!"
"Pretty darn hard!" After dozens of hammer strikes, Fang Jueyu's hands were numb, yet not a single mark was left on the golden egg. He could even hear an occasional giggling coming from inside the golden egg.
"Host, the Holy Soul in the Holy Soul Stone seems to have matured for quite a while now, and appears to possess intelligence, might really help you create a Divine Weapon!"
"I can't believe I can't smash you!" Fang Jueyu's expression turned cold, "Mohe, power sharing!"
Mohe's power surged into Fang Jueyu's body, and in an instant, a force that seemed capable of rending the heavens roamed within his constraints, making him physically more powerful than even a ninth-tier Controller!
"His aura has improved again!"
"What a freak, not only is his Artifact Refining prowess strong, but even his Cosmic Source Power and physical realm are exceptionally high. The divine tycoon civilization truly produces talents!"
"Indeed, but I wonder how he compares to Fang Jueyu."
They would never know that Ma Yun, Zhou Runfa, and Wang Dachui were all roles played by Fang Jueyu throughout.
"Mount Tai Meteorite Drop!" Fang Jueyu leapt high, concentrating the Cosmic Source Power onto the black hammer in his hand, which emitted a blue glow.
"Is this martial arts from the divine tycoon civilization? Such a bold name!"
"Bold? Why do I find it somewhat juvenile?"
"Boom!" The hammer smashed onto the golden egg, and a golden shockwave instantly spread outwards.
"Is he planning to demolish the competition site?" An anxious King-level Transcender Grandmaster quickly formed a shallow barrier with Cosmic Source Power to block the shockwave, or it could endanger other contestants, possibly even fatal!
"Crack!" A fine crack began to spread from the top of the golden egg across its shell, finally breaking and disintegrating.
Almost simultaneously, a golden orb of light darted towards the sky, seemingly trying to escape Fang Jueyu's grasp.
"Heh, trying to escape?" Fang Jueyu once again took out that oil lamp-like Soul Weapon he'd used before in the Ziluote Civilization, and the golden orb was instantly pulled back by an invisible force.
"Another Divine Weapon, and it's a Soul Weapon! Is he carrying an arsenal of Divine Weapons?"
"Showoff! This is simply flaunting wealth!"
So far, Fang Jueyu has showcased three complete Divine Weapons, such a rich arsenal that even the Chairman of the Artifact Refiners Association, Luozi Fala, couldn't hope to match.
"Be my Artifact Spirit obediently!" Fang Jueyu hammered the golden orb into the shovel.
"Rumble!" A dull thunder echoed from the sky as dense clouds, almost obscuring the sky, covered the entire skyline, even swallowing the storm clouds drawn by the other three Artifact Refiners without a trace.
"Such dense Power of Laws, even thousands of times stronger than the other three!"
"Is a Divine Weapon about to be born?"
"Impossible! Even if his technique reaches it, he absolutely can't withstand this Power of Laws. There's a significant chance of the weapon being destroyed and the person perishing!"
"Hmph!" Fang Jueyu had already put away the hammer and Soul Weapon, holding the small cat litter scoop up to the roiling clouds of lightning above.
"What's there to fear about Tribulation Lightning? I like Tribulation Lightning the most!"
Having learned a secret technique from the Root Universe, Fang Jueyu could absorb any energy, be it Tribulation Lightning during breakthroughs or Power of Laws in artifact refining or Alchemy Thunder in alchemical processes, they were all his best supplements!
"Sizzle sizzle!" Purple electrical currents flowed over the cat litter scoop, exuding an aura of defiance against the skies.
"Is he really going to face this Power of Laws? Is he crazy?" At this moment, no one could remain calm, the entire audience's focus was locked on that young figure.
"What's there to fear about mere electricity," Fang Jueyu said with a steely gaze, "Children of the divine tycoon civilization grow up slicing through electrical wires with cleavers, leaving sparks and lightning in our wake!"