Chapter 660 - 421: Grandmaster
Chapter 660: Chapter 421: Grandmaster
"What a fine Celestial Star Tungsten Steel Saber!"
Huo Xiaochen appeared at an unknown time, his eyes burning as he stared at the pitch-black saber suspended in midair. Although this saber had not yet been completely forged, judging by the aura it emitted, it was undoubtedly a top grade among High-tier Spiritual Weapons. If paired with unmatched, peerless physical strength, its power would absolutely double.
He never expected that Xu Yang would actually forge a High-tier Spiritual Weapon using the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel. Before this, he had assumed that Xu Yang was merely wasting the precious material.
He thought, "I didn’t expect him to have such skills. However, he’s only paved the way for me." He was determined to kill Xu Yang, so he already viewed this newly born High-tier Spiritual Weapon as something in his pocket.
"A High-tier Spiritual Weapon... Xu Yang actually possesses such capability," Wu Xiuyuan said, his face filled with shock.
This level of Weapon Forging Talent left Lu Ren in the dust. Lu Ren had only managed to forge Middle-tier Spiritual Weapons, yet he was hailed as the most talented Weapon Forger in the Celestial Strategy Academy, prompting many to lower their pride just to befriend him. But compared to Xu Yang, Lu Ren’s Weapon Forging Talent was essentially nothing.
"Haha... all these people who came hoping to see a joke are completely dumbfounded now," Zuo Mu said, feeling incredibly satisfied.
"Junior Brother Xu’s Weapon Forging Talent..." Sun Tao muttered, completely tongue-tied. He knew Xu Yang liked to hold back his true abilities, but he never expected him to hold back this much in the art of Forged Soldiers. This wasn’t just holding back a little; he was hiding depths upon depths of skill.
"If we need Forged Soldiers in the future, we can just ask Brother Xu," Gu Qingfeng said. His eyes remained fixed on the pitch-black saber in midair. The soaring Sword Intent enveloped an area of several hundred feet, and everyone could feel the majestic aura contained within the blade. It possessed enough power to easily slay a Martial Artist at the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer or Fifth Layer.
BUZZ...
Finally, the long saber stopped ringing. Having absorbed enough of the Power of Heaven and Earth, it fell from midair. Greed flashed in the eyes of many onlookers, and some could barely restrain the urge to snatch it. Suddenly, a figure rose to his full height, his five fingers firmly grasping the pitch-black saber in midair.
"It’s Xu Yang!"
"No, it’s Master Xu!"
"Good saber. I shall call you Celestial Star," Xu Yang said.
A strange light flickered in Xu Yang’s eyes. He felt as if he weren’t holding a saber, but an extension of his own body. Their auras blended perfectly, requiring no break-in period at all—he instantly achieved Man and Sword Unity. He could feel a majestic Sword Intent contained within the blade. Moreover, a surge of that Sword Intent spread up his wrist and into his body, forming a delicate cycle with his own strength. It seemed as though he could unleash that majestic Sword Intent at any moment, and that Sword Intent could also draw out all his power at will. In an instant, the exhaustion brought on by continuously circulating the Soldier Nurturing Skill over the past few days seemed to be completely swept away. His entire aura became sharp and aggressive.
He thought, "However, it’s still a bit too heavy." Shaking his head inwardly, he noted that after the saber was completed, its weight had increased further, likely exceeding six thousand pounds. With his strength, holding it in his hand didn’t feel overly heavy, but in a combat state, it would be impossible to wield such a heavy blade to execute the Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique that seemingly halted space itself. Furthermore, it seemed he couldn’t fully unleash that majestic power. Or rather, his current strength was insufficient to command such immense force.
"The saber is a good one, but it surpasses my Realm," Xu Yang thought. After all, his Cultivation was only at the Celestial Essence Third Layer. Although his Combat Power was comparable to the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer, he was still too weak to properly wield a High-tier Spiritual Weapon. The true might of a High-tier Spiritual Weapon typically required a Celestial Essence Seventh Level Martial Artist to unleash. With his current Cultivation, what truly suited him was a Middle-tier Spiritual Weapon. However, with a top-tier material like Celestial Star Tungsten Steel, he couldn’t possibly downgrade a High-tier Spiritual Weapon into a Middle-tier Spiritual Weapon just to make it suitable for his own use.
Sheathing the saber, the chilling aura that had enveloped the surroundings vanished. Xu Yang also felt a sense of emptiness, as if he had fallen from a great height, and his strength seemed to sharply diminish all at once.
"My Treasure Saber has just been completed and disturbed the neighbors. Please forgive me," Xu Yang said as he pushed open the door and cupped his hands in greeting to the surroundings. The commotion caused by the birth of the Celestial Star Saber had affected an area of several hundred feet, so he naturally had to express his apologies to those living nearby.
"It’s no problem at all!"
"Brother Xu, there’s no need to mind it!"
The people living nearby had long since rushed over, all smiling and waving off any concern. Only a fool would offend a Master of Weapon Forging capable of forging High-tier Spiritual Weapons over such a trivial matter, provided there was no absolute conflict of interest. Lu Ren had managed to befriend a genius like Huo Xiaochen entirely due to his meager Weapon Forging Talent. Compared to Xu Yang’s, Lu Ren’s Weapon Forging Talent was nothing but a joke.
"If only we had known..." In the crowd, Hu Ping and Cao Guan, who lived on either side of Xu Yang, wore complex expressions filled with regret. They should have been the easiest people to befriend Xu Yang, yet now, despite being his neighbors, they were essentially strangers.
"Du Ziming, now that Xu Yang has forged a High-tier Spiritual Weapon, do you still dare to say he’s wasting the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel?" Sun Tao asked as he took wide strides toward him. Du Ziming’s expression was already incredibly ugly. He had eagerly rallied so many people here, only for them to witness Xu Yang forging a High-tier Spiritual Weapon.
"You definitely didn’t forge this saber. Hand it over and let me see it," Shen Lian said. He still refused to believe that Xu Yang possessed such capability and demanded to inspect the blade in Xu Yang’s hand.
"If you have the capability, you can try and snatch it like last time," Xu Yang replied. He naturally wouldn’t show it to him. He didn’t need to prove anything to Shen Lian, and Shen Lian naturally didn’t dare to try and snatch it.
"You..." Shen Lian trailed off. He hadn’t expected Xu Yang to flat-out reject him, causing him a wave of embarrassment. As a Master of Weapon Forging, when had he ever been rejected like this?
"Xu Yang, could you lend me the saber for a look?" Lu Ren asked, his face full of eagerness despite the sourness in his heart. He was hailed as the number one weapon forging genius in the Celestial Strategy Academy, yet he had never forged a High-tier Spiritual Weapon to this day. Forcefully suppressing his jealousy toward Xu Yang, he wanted to borrow the saber to examine the profound mysteries of Xu Yang’s High-tier Spiritual Weapon.