Chapter 659: Watch Closely
Chapter 659: Chapter 657: Watch Closely
Master Hong spoke up. “Zuo Feng, congratulations. You have successfully refined a Top-Grade Dharma Artifact.”
“You are now a certified One-Star Top-Grade Refiner of the Artifact Refiner Guild.”
The moment he said this, the crowd erupted into a commotion once more, with endless cries of amazement.
Even Chen Shou, who had made a name for himself in the first round, felt somewhat ashamed of his own inferiority.
Many people rushed to shower Zuo Feng with praise.
Zuo Tu exclaimed excitedly, “Cousin, you truly are the genius of our Zuo Family!”
“With you leading the way, our Zuo Family will grow even more powerful.”
A man like Zuo Feng was destined to become a trendsetter for the Zuo Family.
So Zuo Tu, being from a branch family, hurried to suck up to him.
Zuo Feng, extremely arrogant, basked in the crowd’s praise without a second thought.
He didn’t feel there was anything improper about it at all.
However, his gaze was fixed on Jiang Chen with utter disdain.
‘What a loser,’ he thought, scorning Jiang Chen in his mind.
The other participants began to successfully complete their refining, one after another.
It went without saying that some had also failed.
As for Jiang Chen, he had reached the most crucial moment. The Thousand-Hammered Refining Skill was naturally time-consuming.
However, the Dharma Artifact it produced would naturally be of high quality.
CLANG!
Finally, Jiang Chen stopped his refining.
Jiang Chen picked up the long saber he had refined, examined it, and shook his head slightly.
Seeing Jiang Chen shake his head…
Zuo Feng laughed out loud. “What a piece of trash. He can’t even refine a Lower-Grade Dharma Artifact.”
He had laughed after glancing at the Dharma Artifact Jiang Chen refined.
Jiang Chen’s Dharma Artifact had none of the aura of a high-end item, nor had it been consecrated. It was as if he’d just reshaped a piece of iron.
Zuo Tu also sneered repeatedly.
“Cousin, how could he possibly compare to you?”
“A piece of trash like him is just here to make a fool of himself.”
Jiang Chen ignored them, carried the saber he had refined, and walked up to Master Hong.
“Master, if you would.”
Master Hong could tell at a glance that Jiang Chen’s Dharma Artifact was ordinary.
He said abruptly, “Kid, there’s no need to look. This Dharma Artifact of yours isn’t even a Lower-Grade Dharma Artifact.”
“Accept reality. I hope you can become a One-Star Lower-Grade Refiner by the next time you come.”
Therefore, Master Hong had no intention of channeling his Cultivation Power to inspect Jiang Chen’s Dharma Artifact. In fact, he had dismissed several people just like this with a single sentence.
With his vast experience, he didn’t need to personally use his Cultivation Power to test it.
Jiang Chen asked, annoyed, “Is this how your Artifact Refiner Guild does things?”
‘He dares to say it isn’t even a Lower-Grade Dharma Artifact without even appraising it.’
Jiang Chen had spoken, his words laced with sarcasm.
When Master Hong heard this, his expression changed.
It was the first time anyone had spoken to him like that.
“You kid…”
He was about to reprimand Jiang Chen, but then he remembered that Jiang Chen was a Martial Arts master. He didn’t want to provoke someone like that too much.
He said immediately, “Fine, then this old man will let you see for yourself just what kind of thing you’ve refined.”
“Watch closely.”
Seeing Master Hong about to appraise Jiang Chen’s Dharma Artifact, everyone else turned to look.
Many even had expressions full of mockery.
Someone even advised Jiang Chen to try again next time.
Master Hong abruptly poured his Cultivation Power into the Dharma Artifact Jiang Chen had refined.
He even deliberately used a powerful surge of Cultivation Power.
Normally, a so-called Dharma Artifact that didn’t even qualify as a Lower-Grade one would shatter on the spot if he infused it with so much Cultivation Power.
Master Hong wanted to humiliate Jiang Chen in front of everyone.
But in the next moment, Master Hong froze.
As his Cultivation Power surged into it, the Dharma Artifact Jiang Chen had refined suddenly burst forth with an increasingly intense red glow, shining with extraordinary brilliance.
In just a few short moments, its light was already far more brilliant than the glow from the Top-Grade Dharma Artifact that Zuo Feng had refined.
This made Master Hong stare blankly.
He was bewildered, his eyes wide as he stared at the saber in his hand.
“This…”
He couldn’t process it. The thing that looked like it wasn’t even a Lower-Grade Dharma Artifact hadn’t been destroyed by his Cultivation Power. Instead, it was now emitting a glow even more intense than a Top-Grade Dharma Artifact.
Clearly, the Dharma Artifact Jiang Chen had refined had already surpassed Zuo Feng’s Top-Grade Dharma Artifact.
In that instant, the crowd gasped repeatedly. Everyone stared with wide, unbelieving eyes.
“This…”
“Am I seeing things? A Top-Grade Dharma Artifact… no, it’s surpassed a Top-Grade!”
“How is this possible?”
Even Zuo Feng, Zuo Tu, and the others looked as if they had been struck by lightning.
BUZZ…
Finally, the red glow from the saber Jiang Chen had refined reached its peak. The blade trembled once, then stabilized completely.
It emanated the aura of a Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact.
Master Hong was stunned.
Everyone was stunned.
GULP…
Someone swallowed hard.
He shouted in a daze, “A Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact! It’s actually a Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact!”
“Unbelievable! To reach the Super Grade on his first certification… this kid is heaven-defying!”
In the history of the Artifact Refining Realm, those who could achieve the Super Grade on their first certification were as rare as a phoenix’s feather—incredibly, incredibly few.
Yet Jiang Chen had done it.
There was nothing but shock.
When Zuo Feng saw this, he couldn’t help but tremble.
He couldn’t accept this reality.
Just moments ago, he was calling Jiang Chen useless, but now, Jiang Chen had utterly crushed him, stealing all his thunder.
Not only was his cultivation stronger, but the Dharma Artifact he refined also surpassed his own.
Before, Zuo Feng was a shining pearl, the center of everyone’s attention.
But now, almost every single gaze was fixed on Jiang Chen.
WHOOSH!
Suddenly, members of the Han Family were the first to react, rushing toward Jiang Chen.
“Jiang Chen, we invite you to join the Han Family!”
And so, the Han Family members began to rattle off the many benefits of joining them.
However, Master Hong, now completely disregarding their previous friction, also approached Jiang Chen.
He said to Jiang Chen, “Jiang Chen, this old man was in the wrong earlier. Please forgive me.”
“However, I also sincerely invite you to join our Artifact Refiner Guild. Are you willing?”
Just like that, Jiang Chen had become an even greater genius of an Artifact Refiner than Zuo Feng, naturally sparking an immediate bidding war for him.
Over on the Zuo Family’s side, their leader glanced at Zuo Feng.
Then, without hesitation, he swiftly ignored Zuo Feng and strode over to Jiang Chen as well.
He said with great sincerity, “Jiang Chen, we invite you to join the Zuo Family. If you join, the matter of you hitting Zuo Feng can be completely forgotten.”
After all, Jiang Chen was a more talented Artifact Refiner than Zuo Feng.
If someone like him joined the Zuo Family, his status would likely completely overshadow Zuo Feng’s.
Zuo Feng would be relegated to a supporting role.
Therefore, the Zuo Family members couldn’t care less about Zuo Feng, whose face was currently ashen with rage.
Zuo Feng gritted his teeth in anger.
“Bastards! You’re all bastards!”
“How could you do this to me, Zuo Feng!”
The feeling of being ignored was truly driving Zuo Feng mad.
Zuo Tu also stood frozen in place, finding it utterly unbelievable that things could take such a dramatic turn.
Jiang Chen had become a terrifying dark horse.