Chapter 163: So Inspiring

[ Kingslayer's Edge Forging Blueprint ]

[ Quality: Legendary ]

[ Rank: LV30 ]

[ Type: Longsword ]

Zhou Huai's breathing stagnated for a split second.

It really was a legendary weapon blueprint.

He raised his head and swept his gaze around the surroundings.

The gazes of those Forging Masters deliberately avoided this blueprint.

Evidently, they had already looked at it long ago.

And then chose to give up almost without the slightest hesitation.

That was true as well.

Rank 30 equipment was simply too low Rank for masters who routinely forged Rank 50 or 60 equipment.

Yet its quality happened to be legendary.

This difficulty directly became the ceiling of this competition.

Let alone them, even Nakamura Shinichiro didn't dare to touch it.

Forging Rank 60 Epic equipment at least still had a possibility of success.

Forging legendary equipment had zero chance whatsoever.

It was purely a waste of time.

However, this point was completely opposite when it came to Ou Yezi.

The people around saw Ou Yezi standing before this blueprint, remaining silent for a long time.

They all thought he was also frightened by this terrifying difficulty and prepared to give up.

Even Murong Chen, who had previously declared he wanted to take him as a master, couldn't help curling his lips.

"What? Not daring anymore?"

The next second.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes.

Ou Yezi reached out and directly picked up that dark golden blueprint.

He turned around and calmly said to the staff members.

"I have chosen."

At this moment, time seemed to freeze.

The movements in the hands of the other nine Forging Masters paused uniformly, their faces written with disbelief.

The onlookers in the plaza instantly boiled over.

"He… He actually really chose that legendary blueprint?"

"Is he crazy! This brat is definitely crazy!"

"The entire Great Xia Country cannot find a single Grandmaster who can forge legendary equipment! A greenhorn at Rank 18 actually dares to challenge it in a competition?"

"Where does he get the courage!"

Someone immediately uttered a different voice.

"As I see it, he is just giving up and letting it rot."

"That's right! Anyway, he can't forge Rank 50 equipment either, so he might as well pick the hardest one. Losing won't be disgraceful either."

"He made enough of a splash in the first round and is directly giving up in the second. His abacus is calculated quite shrewdly."

As soon as these words came out, it immediately drew a chorus of agreement.

Above the high platform, Mo Xuanye's expression also became solemn.

He walked with quick steps in front of Ou Yezi, his tone carrying a bit of admonition.

"Great Master Ou Yezi, have you really thought this through?"

Zhou Huai, manipulating Ou Yezi, nodded with certainty.

"Thought it through."

Mo Xuanye hesitated for a moment and said with a slight apology:

"Great Master Ou Yezi, I am truly sorry."

"To tell you the truth, this blueprint is put in by us every previous competition, considered a lucky bonus."

"But no one has ever truly dared to take it to challenge."

"So we subconsciously thought that no one would choose it this time either."

"Leading to… leading to the Materials we prepared possibly being somewhat insufficient."

"Among them, two of the most crucial rare Materials, [Dragon Blood Essence] and [Tears of the Stars], are severely lacking in the inventory of our Skyfire City guild, making it impossible to gather even a single portion."

"So…"

Mo Xuanye's words hadn't finished yet before Zhou Huai waved his hand and interrupted him.

Only to see a confident smile surface on Ou Yezi's face.

"Just one or two Materials, not much of a problem."

"I have already decided. Please trouble the staff to prepare them."

Hearing this, Mo Xuanye let out a long sigh.

He no longer tried to dissuade him.

Words had already reached this point, yet this young man still persisted.

It seemed he really intended to let it rot.

He was even too lazy to act it out.

Not far away, Nakamura Shinichiro watched this scene, the smile at the corners of his mouth almost splitting to the roots of his ears.

He couldn't even help laughing out loud.

Without this Ou Yezi, today's competition champion would have zero suspense.

However, none of them knew.

The reason Zhou Huai dared to persist like this naturally had his own backing.

This backing was precisely the new skill Ou Yezi comprehended after rising to Rank 15.

[ Divine Workmanship LV1 ]

[ Effect: Consumes 200 points of Mana per minute. During forging, it can automatically complete missing Materials. Current maximum types of Materials completed: 3. ]

This skill was his true reliance.

Soon, the other eight Forging Masters also finished selecting blueprints.

The staff members quickly prepared the corresponding Materials for them according to the blueprints.

"Clang——!"

As the bell signaling the start of the competition rang once more.

The ten Forging Masters present quickly plunged into the tense forging.

Zhou Huai chuckled.

His consciousness instantly withdrew and returned to his main body.

…

Donghai City, Eternal Night Guild third floor.

Zhou Huai slowly opened his eyes and stretched lazily.

"Uncle Fu, bring a pot of fine green tea."

"Alrighty, Young Master."

Uncle Fu acknowledged with a response, and soon walked in carrying an exquisite set of tea ware.

Zhou Huai leisurely savored the fragrant tea while enjoying the live broadcast on the television.

Such a boring and tedious work as forging, he wouldn't foolishly go and do it personally.

Handing it to the smart core ai, wouldn't it be great?

Under the manipulation of the smart core ai, every movement of Ou Yezi was precise to the extreme, and absolutely would not be disturbed by any off-court factors.

And his main body only needed to silently drink tea and wait for the competition results.

…

Skyfire City, forging competition scene.

Ou Yezi, whom everyone thought would directly give up and rot, currently had an expression that was incomparably focused.

He didn't go and process those complex Materials first like everyone else.

Instead, he took the blueprint of that pair of Rank 50 battle boots first and carefully observed it.

His actions immediately attracted the attention of the two hosts in the live broadcast room.

"Eh? Great Master Ou Yezi's actions seem a bit different from others."

"He seems not prepared to forge that legendary weapon first?"

Under everyone's gaze.

AI Ou Yezi moved.

He picked up the hammer, and the furnace fire surged.

Previously, everyone's attention had been attracted by Nakamura Shinichiro's flashy different fire.

Now, when they focused their gazes on Ou Yezi, they finally understood what returning to simplicity meant.

Every hammer drop of his was incomparably precise, without a hair's breadth of difference.

Every flip was just right, flowing like moving clouds and flowing water.

That was no longer purely forging.

That was more like a dance full of rhythm and aesthetic feeling.

However, just as everyone was watching with utter fascination.

"Bang!"

A muffled explosive sound.

The battle boot embryo about to take shape in Ou Yezi's hands suddenly burst open, sparks flying everywhere.

Forging failed.

"Sigh…"

In the audience stands, a chorus of regretful sighs sounded.

The bullet comments of the live broadcast room also flashed a piece of "Just as expected".

[I knew it, wanting to forge Rank 50 equipment at Rank 18 is simply impossible.]

[Ultimately they are still too young, ambitions higher than the sky, fate thinner than paper.]

However, on Ou Yezi's face, there was not the slightest expression change.

He only calmly swept away the scrapped Materials and took out a second portion of Materials.

Ding! Ding! Clang! Clang!

The crisp tapping sound rang out once more.

He seemed not to have received any interference from failure, still focused, still precise.

The second time.

The third time.

Bang! Bang!

Two consecutive failures.

Every single time, Ou Yezi didn't have the slightest pause, carrying out the next forging without hesitation.

Even though he was failing again and again.

But the audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were gradually moved by his silent persistence.

He didn't want to let it rot!

He didn't give up!

He perhaps… just wanted to create a miracle!

"Great Master Ou Yezi… Come on!"

Not knowing who it was, inside the quiet plaza, the first person softly shouted out.

This shout of encouragement seemed to ignite the fuse.

"Great Master Ou Yezi! Come on!"

"Come on! Don't give up! We support you!"

More and more people began to spontaneously cheer and root for him.

That voice converged into a torrent, ringing through the entire plaza.

Therefore, right during the fourth attempt.

When that pair of battle boots, inside the quenching pool water, emitted a "chih la" sound, yet didn't burst, instead blooming with a dazzling purple light.

The whole audience boiled over!

"Succeeded!"

"Good heavens! He succeeded!"

Countless people stood up from their seats, excitedly waving their arms.

He did it!

He really did it!

A Rank 18 Forging Master could actually forge Rank 50 equipment!

He created history!

Eternal Night Guild third floor.

Zhou Huai, who was watching the live broadcast with Uncle Fu while drinking afternoon tea, wiped the corner of his eyes.

"What is going on?… It seems I was also moved."

"It's so inspiring."