Chapter 2221 Acquire the Divine Weapon Seal, Supreme Honorable Leaderboard, Changes to the Leaderboard
At the Blazing Flame Volcano of Myriad Arms City, Chu Kuangren and Dai Tian were forging their respective weapons.
As the competition continued, Ou Yenuo's gaze on Chu Kuangren turned solemn, and so did the other weaponsmiths.
Lan Yu did not see anything wrong, but she could tell from Ou Yenuo's gaze that they were surprised.
She grinned and said, "It seems like Master's skills amaze all of you."
Ou Yenuo nodded and took a deep breath. "I have underestimated Master. I didn't expect him to have such a high level of mastery in weaponsmithing."
"Master is always a man of surprises."
Lan Yu giggled as she looked gently at Chu Kuangren.
On the other hand, Dai Tian also glanced at Chu Kuangren.
"Impossible. How can he have such control over the flame? It's almost perfect!
"What? Did he add the Red Gold Sand?
"What kind of technique is that? It's unusual!"
The more Dai Tian observed, the more amazed he was, and he started to feel anxious.
Fortunately, he discarded the uneasy feeling and replaced it with determination. "I'm the first on the Weaponsmith Leaderboard, and that's undeniable. I will never lose. This guy's method may be unorthodox, but the final quality of the weapon shall determine the victor."
With that in mind, he concentrated on his own weaponsmithing and forgot about Chu Kuangren.
Chu Kuangren had the Transcendent-tier Weaponsmith's Inheritance, which allowed him to forge with ease and skill. In addition to Lil AI's assistance, the weapon in the furnace slowly took the shape of a sword.
A while later, Chu Kuangren finally completed his weapon.
A sword, three feet long, was taken out of the furnace. As it took a turn in the sky, its sword qi tore the sky apart, and the buzz from its blade shook the heavens.
"Swoosh!"
As the sword flew back down and plunged into the ground, its blade shone and exuded a sharp qi in the air.
Everyone went up to have a look and was amazed by its quality.
"It's a good sword!"
"It is!"
Chu Kuangren ignored the people's praises and looked at Dai Tian further away, who was still smithing.
Since he was in no rush, he sat down and waited.
A few days later, Dai Tian's weapon was completed.
It was also a saber.
However, he clearly felt challenged by Chu Kuangren's amazing skills, so he used everything he learned to forge the saber.
When it was completed, the saber qi cracked the land.
The saber then flew up into the sky, ripping the heavens apart before it fell next to the sword.
Chu Kuangren stretched his body.
"You're finally done. I almost fell asleep."
"You're fast, but it doesn't mean good quality. Patience is the key to crafting good weapons. Chu Kuangren, you're still too young," Dai Tian said coldly.
"Just say you're slow and stop giving excuses."
"You…"
"Cut the crap, and let's check the results."
Dai Tian tried to argue, but Chu Kuangren silenced him.
"I will break your sword!"
Dai Tian pulled his saber up. "Bring it on."
"Ou Yenuo, go."
Instead of competing himself, Chu Kuangren sent Ou Yenuo to take his place.
When Ou Yenuo went up and pulled the sword up, he was amazed once more.
As a weaponsmith, he had exceptional senses toward weapons.
The moment he held the sword in hand, he knew Chu Kuangren's sword was better than the one he forged, far better.
"Come on."
Ou Yenuo tightened his grip on the sword.
He and Dai Tian stared at each other fiercely before they swung their weapon at each other.
"Kaboom!"
The sword and saber qi wreaked havoc across the field.
"Clank!"
A blade flew off upon the clash just like before.
However, it was the saber that broke this time.
"How is it possible?"
Dai Tian was shaking in disbelief as he held the broken saber in his hands.
His saber broke!
He tossed the broken saber away and snatched Ou Yenuo's sword for a better look. On a closer look, the sword's blade glittered and felt sharper than normal. It was a Pseudo-Chaos Supreme Treasure.
It was nothing stellar, but based on the materials they used, the most they could forge was an Embodier Weapon. However, Chu Kuangren was able to craft a Pseudo-Chaos Supreme Treasure.
He had brought out the full potential of the ingredients or more.
"Impossible. We used the same ingredients. How can you craft such a masterpiece? It's impossible!"
As if he was possessed, Dai Tian was shaking as he held the sword.
The other weaponsmiths were astonished as well.
They could not believe Chu Kuangren had defeated Dai Tian!
"Hand over the Divine Weapon Seal now," Chu Kuangren said.
Dai Tian regained his composure and looked conflicted. Then, he shouted, "Impossible! I'm ranked first on the Weaponsmith Leaderboard! There's no way the Hongmeng Leaderboard is wrong! You can't beat me! You must have cheated!"
Chu Kuangren skipped the chatters and released his Great Dao energy.
The energy transformed into a giant hand that captured Dai Tian.
"Hand it over or die. You choose."
"You…"
Upon sensing Chu Kuangren's frosty killing intent, Dai Tian reluctantly handed over the Divine Weapon Seal.
The moment the seal was handed over, Chu Kuangren grabbed it from a distance.
He looked at the Divine Weapon Seal and smiled as he kept it away.
"Ou Yenuo, you can handle the rest."
After that, he left the volcano without a pause.
Ou Yenuo watched as Chu Kuangren flew away. His reverence for the man grew.
…
"Chu Kuangren beat the first place on the Weaponsmith Leaderboard?"
"The Hongmeng Leaderboard was wrong?"
"How is this possible?"
"What technique did he use?"
When all the major forces learned that Chu Kuangren beat the first place on the Weaponsmith Leaderboard, they refused to believe it and suspected that Chu Kuangren cheated.
The Hongmeng Leaderboard had never been wrong.
If Dai Tian was the first on the Weaponsmith Leaderboard, no one in the Great Hongmeng Universe could beat him in weaponsmithing.
Could it mean that Chu Kuangren had surpassed the knowledge of the Hongmeng Leaderboard?
The thought surprised everyone.
While the people were baffled, Hongmeng spiritual qi rumbled in the sky.
A new leaderboard was taking form.
Everyone concentrated on the sky as the violet light gathered.
A brand new leaderboard had appeared.
This time, it was the Supreme Honorable Leaderboard, and it had a total of twenty-four places.
There were Twenty-four Grand Dao Supreme Honorables in the Great Hongmeng Universe, and each of them was an elite in their own field.
Ranked twenty-fourth was Gu Chan from the Buddha Universe.
Ranked twenty-third was Dugu Bupo from the Sword Universe.
Ranked twenty-second…
Ranked seventh was Ming Fei from the Radiant Universe.
Ranked eighth…
Ranked first was Wine Honorable from the Myriad Dao Universe.
The new leaderboard had a lot of weight to it.
Those who were ranked were basically the strongest people beneath the Monarch Realm, and some of them had already manifested a part of the Daoist law energy.
Each one of them was powerful on their own and worthy of all attention.
Chu Kuangren took an extra glance at it as well.
Then, the other leaderboards refreshed their rankings.
Some names shifted in the Grand Dao Leaderboard and the Primordial Leaderboard.
Chu Kuangren was still ranked first on the Grand Dao Leaderboard.
Armament Destruction had entered the Grand Dao Leaderboard as well, ranked second.
Chu Kuangren was also first on the Human Divine Bachelor Leaderboard, but a new name, Dugu Bupo, had appeared in the top ten. Dugu Bupo was ranked third, pushing the original, Gu Chan, down one place.
Other than that, the shifts of the other two leaderboards shocked everyone.
"Am I seeing this right?"
Everyone looked at the Weaponsmith Leaderboard and the Formation Leaderboard in disbelief.