Chapter 0101: Exceptional Performance

Chapter 0101: Exceptional Performance

Qin Yun could only sigh inwardly; these people were all well-prepared.

Especially Master Wei and the others, who had been preparing for nearly a decade.

And Qin Yun only found out two days ago—it was already too late to start preparing.

Everyone was just curious as to why Duan Qian hadn't provided resources to Qin Yun; otherwise, he wouldn't be so far behind.

Qin Yun was almost completely ignored by everyone...

The other Runes Masters had already transformed a large piece of iron into spirit iron and were starting on their second piece.

But Qin Yun had just taken the red-hot iron out of the furnace and picked up his forging hammer.

"Is that... the Giant Spirit King Hammer? No, it's not the real Giant Spirit King Hammer!" an old man exclaimed, drawing everyone's attention to Qin Yun.

"He obtained the blueprint for the Giant Spirit King Hammer last time and has already forged it? The forging process for this king-grade spirit artifact is very complex and not easy to accomplish. Especially the layout of the runes, which requires a high level of precision to integrate with the entire design, or else it won't succeed."

"It seems he has successfully forged a lower-grade version of the Giant Spirit King Hammer!"

"It's said that the blueprint comes from the ancient giants, and the layout of the runes enhances their power!"

"The true Giant Spirit King Hammer can grow larger, after all, it's used by giants!"

Qin Yun didn't know about the origins of the Giant Spirit King Hammer. As soon as he took out the hammer, he performed the Six Styles of Dragon Forging and began forging.

Boom!

With one strike, the force was like splitting a mountain, shocking everyone into looking over, each with an expression of disbelief!

"A lower-grade Giant Spirit King Hammer has such power?"

"One strike equals several of ours!"

"This guy might catch up; we need to hurry. We don't want to be laughed at by this kid!"

Qin Yun was exerting himself to forge, unleashing such terrifying power.

With just a few strikes, he transformed a hundred-pound piece of iron into a small piece of spirit iron.

After finishing one piece, he quickly retrieved another piece from the furnace and finished it in a few more strikes, impressing the veteran Runes Masters with his speed.

"It seems the Giant Spirit King Hammer can release the inner strength of a giant!"

"I never thought he would have such a hammer."

"Maybe he can catch up!"

Hearing the worried words from the Star Palace members, Duan Qian smiled slightly. He had known about the power of the Giant Spirit King Hammer, but Qin Yun himself hadn't realized it yet.

Even so, he was still amazed by Qin Yun's strength.

To unleash the full power of the Giant Spirit King Hammer wasn't easy; generally, a Xuan-level hammer technique was required.

Qin Yun's Six Styles of Dragon Forging wasn't bad, approaching Xuan-level, and he had mastered it to a certain degree, using inner strength to execute it.

"There's no need to heat ordinary iron in the furnace!" Qin Yun looked at the glowing alchemical runes on the Giant Spirit King Hammer, which generated intense heat on their own.

He stopped supplying flames to the furnace and brought out the unheated iron onto the forging table.

Using the Six Styles of Dragon Forging, he struck the hammer down. At the moment of impact, the alchemical runes absorbed the injected inner strength and released a powerful smelting heat, instantly turning the iron red.

Everyone was initially puzzled by what he was doing, but now they were shocked!

One strike, two strikes, three strikes... he finished with just six strikes, using only the first two styles of the Six Styles of Dragon Forging.

"That little bastard!" Master Wei watched enviously, cursing inwardly.

Qin Yun had bypassed the furnace, making him much faster than the others.

Duan Qian was also startled, knowing that the alchemical runes on the Giant Spirit King Hammer were upper-grade spirit runes.

That's why they had such an effect, combined with the purple-gold inner strength, which perfectly integrated with the Giant Spirit King Hammer and the alchemical runes.

Qin Yun focused intently on forging, as if he had become one with the Giant Spirit King Hammer. His movements were natural and fluid, reaching a state of mastery.

Initially, everyone thought that as the youngest Runes Master, Qin Yun was nothing special, perhaps even inferior to Liang Shuojin.

But now, in comparison, he was far superior to Liang Shuojin.

Liang Shuojin's forging technique was clumsy, appearing amateurish to many Runes Masters.

In contrast, Qin Yun's forging was smooth and masterful.

"Qin Yun has forged fifty pieces of iron, while Liang Shuojin has only done forty!" an old blacksmith from the Runes Hall whispered in amazement.

The fastest, Master Wei, had only completed sixty-eight pieces! With his upper-grade furnace and forging hammer, he was only slightly faster than Qin Yun.

Among the disciples of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, the most anyone had forged was fifty-six pieces, barely more than Qin Yun.

Most of the twenty Star Palace disciples were lagging behind Qin Yun! Despite having array formations and middle-upper grade spirit artifacts, they were falling behind someone they had looked down upon!

Qin Yun himself hadn't expected to catch up!

Among the competitors, he was considered average.

"Qin Yun can't sustain this pace until the end! The challenge lies in forging a hundred pieces of spirit iron into one, which requires a lot more inner strength." An old man from the West Palace sneered.

Qin Yun's position was relatively close to the center, surrounded by flag formations.

This had one major advantage: he could absorb a large amount of Nine Sun spiritual energy through his Nine Sun Divine Soul without being noticed, and also snatch away the spiritual energy drawn by the Qi-gathering flag formation.

After cultivating his Primordial Spirit, his perception of spiritual energy became even clearer, so when the Nine Sun Divine Soul absorbed spiritual energy, it could take in even more!

Nearly an hour passed!

"Finally completed one hundred pieces of spirit iron!" Qin Yun looked at the small pile of spirit iron, wiped his sweat, and he was the twentieth person to finish forging a hundred pieces.

The people from the Blue Spirit Star Palace all had very grim expressions because Qin Yun was faster than their disciples!

In the eyes of the old Runes Master, the Blue Spirit Star Palace disciples performed quite well, but compared to a monster like Qin Yun, they fell short.

Next, Qin Yun used the smelting furnace.

He heated the hundred small pieces of spirit iron until they were red-hot, then stacked them together and forged them into standard-sized spirit iron bars.

Surprisingly, Qin Yun still had abundant energy, which was very unusual.

Since he only had one spirit vein and hadn't taken any pills, he managed to sustain such prolonged exertion. Even Grandmaster Wei, who was at the peak of Martial Body Ninth Level, couldn't achieve this.

"Grand Steward, don't you find Qin Yun a bit strange? This is beyond normal!" an elder from South Palace said coldly.

"The reason your Blue Spirit Star Palace declined and had to hide in a place like this isn't without cause. Can't you see that Qin Yun's internal cultivation has reached a divine level, condensing his inner essence into spirit, thus cultivating his Primordial Spirit, allowing him to quickly absorb spiritual energy to replenish his consumption?" Duan Qian chuckled.

Reaching a divine level in internal cultivation is what every Martial Body realm cultivator dreams of!

Hearing Duan Qian's words, even Grandmaster Wei stopped hammering and stared at Qin Yun in astonishment, as did the other Runes Masters!

Duan Qian continued to mock, "Otherwise, how did he escape from the Tianxing Tower? His Primordial Spirit left the tower to absorb spiritual energy, condensed purple-gold fire, and through spirit patterns, burned a hole in the tower."