Chapter 90 - 90

Chapter 1358: Saint Outwardly, Demon Inwardly (1)

Mayor's residence.

Su Yu looked at Zhao Li and smiled, "Teacher, let's start."

Zhao Li nodded. For this project, Su Yu would be the main weaponsmith while he would be the assistant. As this would be Su Yu's dao weapon, it would naturally be better if he could complete it with his own hands.

The other weaponsmiths and Hu Xiansheng couldn't help feeling excited about this.

Only they themselves knew how much Su Yu had sacrificed for this weapon during the past month. If they ended up producing a normal earth weapon, it would be a massive loss for Su Yu.

One could say that Su Yu had invested everything he had accumulated so far into this weapon.

A hammer appeared in Su Yu's hand. It was the Soul Expanding Hammer.

Zhao Li solemnly said, "First, forge the covers. Then, bind them. We will first build the frame before putting everything together."

"I understand."

After a deep inhalation, Su Yu started swinging his hammer. The covers and the binder would serve as the frame and foundation of the book. A carrier treasure was being used as the binder. That alone would raise the forging difficulty significantly.

Bang!

The crisp clanking sound resounded throughout the city.

With a single strike, multiple clanking sounds followed.

Stacked hammer.

Back when Su Yu was helping with Zhao Li's weapon, a single strike of Zhao Li's hammer had produced 180 stacks. The stronger a weaponsmith was, the more stacks one would be able to hear. At the time, Su Yu had only been able to hear 108 of the stacks.

As for the other weaponsmiths, even the best among them had only heard 144 stacks. Zhao Tianbing was the sole exception as he had been able to hear all 180 of the stacks.

At the time, Su Yu was still weak.

At the time, he had yet to grasp a proper vibration technique.

At the time, he was still incapable of stacking his hammer too many times.

But today, Zhao Li's furrowed brows relaxed when he heard Su Yu's first strike.

Seventy-two stacks in one strike.

It might have looked like one strike, but it had vibrated seventy-two times, producing seventy-two hammer strikes at once. Su Yu might not have been a weaponsmith for long, but as he grew in cultivation, his mastery over weaponsmithing had also grown significantly.

***

Bang!

The strike sounded entirely different from the clanking sounds that had persisted for one month in the city.

Outside the city, some weaponsmiths exclaimed in excitement, "Soul Expanding Hammer! Either Zhao Li or Su Yu is finally forging as well!"

The Soul Expanding Hammer was only passed on in a single line. Zhao Li and Su Yu were the only individuals capable of using it in the Myriad Realms.

As fellow weaponsmiths, they weren't completely unfamiliar with Zhao Li's Soul Expanding Hammer. Thus, some of them were able to instantly guess that the Soul Expanding Hammer was being used here by only listening to the hammer strike.

Suddenly, the air warped.

Someone arrived.

It was a human expert.

Or to be precise, it was the sulking Heavenly Forge King. Beside him were Nan Wujiang and Yun Chen. And behind them, a few other Invincibles and youngsters could be seen. There were even some weaponsmiths among the group.

"Seventy-two strikes."

Heavenly Forge King said, "Su Yu has probably reached the earth grade for real."

Bang!

Yet another clank rang out. When Heavenly Forge King heard it, he raised his brow. Seventy-three strikes. Was Su Yu easing himself into it? Was he slowly increasing his number of stacked hammers?

More powerful weaponsmiths were arriving. One of them was an earthfire devil. The earthfire devils were known for their expertise in weaponsmithing. The newly arrived devil laughed, "Hahaha! Not bad at all! Seventy-three hammers. With Su Yu's strength, just this strike alone is enough to kill a sixth-stage Mountainsea."

The strength he mentioned referred to Su Yu's willpower, not physical strength. In terms of physical strength alone, Su Yu had long reached the level of Sunmoons.

"Seventy-three stacks...truly impressive."

Some other experts started nodding as well. This was especially true for the weaponsmiths among them. They could dislike Su Yu, but they wouldn't deny the sheer talent he possessed. He was incredibly young, yet he had reached such a height in weaponsmithing. Denying his talent was the same as denying themselves or all weaponsmiths in existence.

As Su Yu started forging, mist started gathering in the sky. Slowly, a projection appeared.

Someone remarked with a smile, "This weapon won't be lower than the earth grade."

Only the forging of a weapon at the earth grade or above could produce a projection. Of course, the appearance of a projection did not guarantee that the forging would be successful. It was merely an indication of the weapon's potential.

As for what exactly Su Yu was forging, it was still unclear. Everyone merely saw a brick-like item.

Finally, the first golden stripe appeared on the book.

***

Also watching the forging beside Niu Baidao was Cui Lang. He was a weaponsmith as well, and he had recently reached the profound grade.

When he saw the projection, he asked Niu Baidao, "Principal, is he forging a brick?"

Why did that weapon look like a brick?

Niu Baidao ignored him.

That was definitely not a brick. Who would forge something like a brick?

Heavenly Forge King said, "Su Yu is actually doing the final forge himself. He's not strong enough. It's hard to say if he has enough endurance to last until the end. The forging of an earth weapon of this level will require at least one full day."

"Endurance won't be an issue."

Niu Baidao said, "He knows the Soul Expanding Art. His willpower is strong with a fast recovery speed. It won't be an issue."

Heavenly Forge King said nothing else. Su Yu was still forging.

Boom!

The clanking sounds continued reverberating everywhere.

Some people started feeling uncomfortable from the reverberations. Some of the Skysoars even started feeling suffocated. They felt as though each strike of Su Yu's hammer had landed on their hearts.

Everything was progressing smoothly. Nothing unusual was happening.

After a while, a weaponsmith said, "This seems to be a normal weapon. Nothing abnormal is happening."

"Exactly. From the progress, there probably won't be a tribulation. He might even receive some rewards upon succeeding."

The projection started shining in gold.

Nothing out of the ordinary was happening. Seeing that Su Yu wasn't doing anything unusual, everyone calmed down and started waiting patiently.

***

Inside the mayor's residence, Zhao Li had an extremely solemn expression.

Normal?

No. This was no normal weapon. It was a weapon of calamity.

Su Yu had yet to bind the pages to the book. The true forging process would only start when the pages were involved as well. Each page would be embedded with a drop of Sunmoon blood essence. This would be a weapon of carnage and calamity.

Three hundred drops of blood essence. Three hundred races. Three hundred deaths.

The covers of the book were perfectly normal. In fact, Su Yu had been including some saintly powers during the forging of the covers, creating a weapon that would be saintly externally and demonic internally.

The covers gave off a sense of righteousness and justice.

It felt as though Su Yu was making a weapon fit for the saints. But that was absolute nonsense. Zhao Li knew this. Zhao Tianbing and the others knew this as well.

The hammer dropped down again and again. Eventually, Su Yu's clothings were ripped apart by the vibrations, revealing his muscular and toned body. Even his long hair had been ripped off by the vibrations, leaving some needle-like hair on him. Beads of sweat started dripping down his body.

Drop after drop, his sweat dripped onto the ground.

Boom!

Seventy-four hammers.

Yet another golden stripe appeared.

His assistants watched in silence.

Hammer after hammer, he bound the binder with the covers. The binder was a carrier treasure. It was incomparably tough. Forging the covers of a book into it was not something an ordinary person could do.

A clump of raging flame appeared in front of him. The fire burned the binder, helping with the fusion of the covers and the binder. At the same time, the fire of inheritance lit up and burned the binder, giving the weapon an even more saintly appearance.

Whoosh!

As the binder shook, yet another golden stripe appeared. Su Yu continued swinging his hammer while dripping with sweat. Again and again, he struck the book, immersing his entire body in the vibrations spread from the hammer strikes.

Not even regular earth weaponsmiths could withstand weaponsmithing of such intensity. After all, he was working on a carrier treasure. It was all thanks to his powerful physical body that he could withstand this.

Zhao Li had been watching in silence. Suddenly, he said, "Add one stack to your hammer with the addition of each golden stripe." The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

Su Yu said nothing, but he followed Zhao Li's suggestion.

The clanking sounds continued.

The others in the room did not feel any pressure. Rather, they were fully immersed in the process, adjusting their breathing and cultivating according to the tempo of the hammer strikes.

Hu Xiansheng was the exception. He felt somewhat out of place as he knew nothing about weaponsmithing. Each hammer strike would give him a sense of discomfort.

Seemingly having noticed his discomfort, Zhao Tianbing sent him a voice transmission, "If you feel uncomfortable, try to stay further away. This is the dao of weaponsmiths. It does not suit outsiders."

Hu Xiangsheng resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Why was Zhao Tianbing making it seem like weaponsmiths were special existences? The air around him warped and started absorbing the vibrations spreading through the air, instantly eliminating his sense of discomfort.

The others said nothing. Hu Xiansheng was a space master. Cultural researchers specializing in space were extremely rare. One should never underestimate any of them.

Chapter 1359: Saint Outwardly, Demon Inwardly (2)

As Su Yu hammered away, more and more golden stripes became visible on the projection.

At the moment, nine had taken form.

Peak early yellow grade.

Outside the city.

Someone smiled and said, "The dao of benevolence and righteousness. Is Su Yu forging a weapon fit for saints?"

He was both speaking the fact and mocking Su Yu for forging such a weapon.

From the projection, they could see a flickering light, akin to a ray of light in the midst of darkness. The radiance emanated an auspicious and peaceful atmosphere, with a tiny bit of scholarly aura mixed within. This surprised a lot of people. So deep inside, Su Yu was but a scholar.

A different person laughed and said, "Don't tell me he's forging a book. This thing is starting to look like a book. I can never understand these bookworms."

The various experts and geniuses were paying close attention to the progress of the weapon. Why? Because Su Yu was involved. Rather than the weapon, it would be more apt to say that everyone was interested in Su Yu. This forging wouldn't have attracted such a large crowd if it weren't for Su Yu.

Among the crowd was an old-and-young pair. Each of them was wearing a unique mask. The masks weren't Heavenly Hunt Pavilion masks, but they were still quite unique. The younger of the two, a woman, sent a voice transmission, "Elder, how is this butcher a scholar? A person of benevolence and righteousness? Is he really forging a saintly weapon? Are you buying this?"

The elder looked around, focused on the atmosphere, and replied, "Nope. However...this is indeed a weapon of the righteous dao. This saintly power...is so righteous that I'm suddenly feeling like a monstrous sinner. This isn't what I'm curious about. I'm more curious about the material used here. Why does the material feel incredibly unique?"

The elder was a specialist in spatial manipulations. From the undulations in the air, he could sense that Su Yu was working on an extremely special material.

The young woman said indifferently, "He's rich. What's the big deal if he ends up using something special as the material?"

"No, that's not it...whatever."

Hallow decided not to elaborate.

He had a feeling that Su Yu was using something incredible as the material. Also, he couldn't feel the presence of the space Hu Xiansheng had cut previously in the weapon. Clearly, Su Yu had yet to start with the forging of his real weapon.

***

Bang!

Eighteen golden stripes had appeared.

The weapon had reached the peak of the middle yellow grade. This had taken Su Yu around half an hour. He had swung his hammer over a thousand times, and each swing would unleash more than a single hammer strike.

The better the material, the harder it would be to forge. If this were merely a yellow grade material, Su Yu could probably finish forging it in minutes.

At this point, his hammer had reached ninety stacks. His entire body was beaded with sweat. Each drop of sweat would evaporate before it could even drip to the ground before being replaced by a new drop. At this point, he couldn't even afford to let his sweat drip down anymore lest it interrupt his focus.

Zhao Li had yet to do anything. As an assistant, he would not interfere as long as Su Yu could still persist.

The fire grew in intensity.

The covers were still mere covers as the pages had yet to be bound with the covers and binder.

Bang!

With the appearance of the twentieth golden stripe, the book finally reached the level of a high yellow-grade weapon.

Su Yu ignored that and continued forging with full concentration. He had forgotten about everything except the fact that he had to keep forging. This would be an extremely important weapon for him. He couldn't fail here.

Bang!

With the appearance of yet another golden stripe, the hammer strikes of Su Yu grew heavier and heavier.

At this point, some of the residents in the city started shutting their doors. Each hammer strike would cause their hearts to thump. This was a rather uncomfortable sensation.

As for Su Yu, he continued hammering away while activating different characters one after another. He would burn the weapon for a bit before switching to the lightning character to refine the weapon. With a carrier treasure as the binder, even Su Yu was feeling quite uncomfortable. But his discomfort did not arise from the fact that he was wasting a carrier treasure. Rather, his discomfort was due to the sheer difficulty of forging a carrier treasure.

***

An hour since the start.

The twenty-seventh golden stripe appeared.

Two hours since the start. The thirty-sixth golden stripe appeared.

The weapon had reached the very peak of the yellow grade.

Even as a mere yellow weapon, many people could feel the surging power that the weapon was emanating.

A weaponsmith gasped and remarked, "The foundation of this weapon is too powerful. Even now, he's still working on the foundation of the weapon. Just what is he using as the material? How did it reach the peak yellow grade when he's still working on the foundation?"

Someone else said, "I'm afraid he's trying to forge the foundation of a heaven weapon. This fellow is planning for the future here. It's a good idea. But he would probably benefit someone else. Could he even live that long?"

The speaker laughed mockingly as he said that. Nobody could deny that Su Yu was forging a powerful foundation for his weapon.

Even now, the golden stripes were still smoothly appearing one after another. This indicated that he wasn't done yet with the foundation building. The golden stripes would appear at a much slower rate after the foundation was completed. After all, one would start challenging the limits of the weapon after one was done building the foundation.

Bang!

With a rumble, the projection grew in clarity. Everyone could see the appearance of the thirty-seventh golden stripe. The weapon had reached the profound grade.

Slowly, Su Yu appeared in the projection as well. Bright, golden light was emanating from his entire body, as though he was the sun illuminating the world. He continued swinging his hammer while sweating all over.

A female demonic beast clicked her tongue and praised, "What a good figure. How surprising. Mayor Su looks like a tender child, but his body is actually quite impressive."

"Shameless!"

In response, a human snorted with contempt.

Everyone else ignored the two.

This wasn't what the rest of them cared about.

Someone laughed and asked, "Heavenly Forge, what grade do you think this weapon will reach?"

Heavenly Forge King looked at the speaker and replied indifferently, "And why is this your concern?"

"You're a boring man, Heavenly Forge."

The speaker was an earthfire devil. He grinned and asked, "Are you interested in making a bet? I'm betting on the fact that his weapon will be a middle or high earth weapon."

"Not interested."

Heavenly Forge King was uninterested in the bet. But that was mainly because he was too poor to afford it. In any case, he had no idea what Su Yu was trying to make. He only knew that this might not be the real forging yet. After all, Niu Baidao was still out here. He knew that Niu Baidao was supposed to be providing something to Su Yu for the forging as well.

The earthfire devil did not mind Heavenly Forge King's attitude. He said, "What a pity. If Su Yu focused purely on the path of weaponsmithing, he might be able to become a heaven weaponsmith one day. Look. His hammer has reached 108 stacks. Isn't that impressive? The Soul Expanding Hammer of the Zhao Family is truly very interesting. I wonder if Zhao Li is interested in selling the technique for a good price..."

The Soul Expanding Hammer was incredibly suitable for weaponsmithing. It was a mystery how Zhao Li had created such a technique. Of course, his father had also contributed a lot to it. Zhao Li had referred extensively to his father's works to create that technique.

Heavenly Forge King merely sneered. The earthfire devil should stop dreaming. He knew Zhao Li's temper well. He had tried to purchase the technique from Zhao Li before as well. And his offer was rejected. If even a human Invincible couldn't buy the technique from Zhao Li, a non-human should forget about it.

Back then, Heavenly Forge King had offered quite a high price. Yet not even that had managed to tempt Zhao Li. In the end, the technique had been taught to Su Yu for free. He merely believed that Su Yu was a suitable successor. Thus, he had taught Su Yu for free.

***

"Forty stripes." After some time, someone exclaimed, "Why does it feel like...Mayor Su's profound weapon is a lot more powerful than even some earth weapons? Is the Soul Expanding Art really so amazing?"

"The materials are playing a big role in this as well."

"I don't know weaponsmithing well, but I can feel the strength of the weapon. Just how long will Mayor Su take to complete this forging?"

"An earth weapon will require about one day."

"Oh, that's not too bad, then."

As everyone discussed among themselves, the clanking sounds continued while one golden stripe after another appeared. At this point, only the front cover had been embedded into the binder. Even with only the front cover, the weapon was already a profound weapon.

Inside the mayor's residence.

After some time, Zhao Tianbing exhaled and sent a voice transmission, "When both covers are bound, the weapon might reach the peak profound grade."

Zhao Li nodded. That was his guess as well.

Just the frame of the weapon was already enough to reach the peak profound grade. Furthermore, it would be a profound weapon that was even more powerful than some ordinary earth weapons.

Zhao Li was only worried that Su Yu wouldn't last that long. A weapon like this was much harder to forge than even earth weapons. At this point, there was no longer any doubt that Su Yu was already an earth weaponsmith. But how much longer could he last?

***

How much longer?

There was no such thought in Su Yu's mind. He had exhausted quite a lot of his willpower thus far, but his recovery had also been rapid. He hadn't even used much of his heavenly source qi or other recovery treasures. Thus, this wasn't a worry for him.

Furthermore, he could also switch to source qi after running out of willpower. That was what he had done when he helped with Zhao Li's weapon previously. And his source qi was much more plentiful than his willpower. There was nothing to worry about. However, forging was still tiring work. He couldn't avoid feeling tired.

As Su Yu worked in silence, more and more golden stripes appeared. At the same time, the number of stacks on his hammer continued rising steadily. In fact, his hammer had accumulated so many stacks that with each strike, the recoil would cause his entire body to shake.

Forty-one golden stripes, forty-two golden stripes...

Three hours since the start.

Four hours since the start.

There were now fifty-five golden stripes on the weapon.

Of the crowd gathered around the city, most people were only there to enjoy the show. In truth, they had no idea what was happening. They only knew that the weapon was still a profound weapon. It was no big deal for many of them.

But those familiar with weaponsmithing had an entirely different reaction. The more they watched, the more solemn they became.

Why did it feel like even at fifty-five stripes, Su Yu was still working on the foundation. It felt as though he hadn't even left the preparatory stage. Was the mere foundation of the weapon going to reach the earth grade? Was that possible?

Eight hours since the start.

The seventy-second golden stripe appeared.

The weapon had reached the peak profound grade.

Numerous people exhaled in relief. If this was the limit of the foundation, the final product would probably be an earth weapon. In the mayor's residence, Su Yu was looking at his book. Both covers had finally been embedded into the binder.

The frame was finally completed. Next, it was time to add the pages to the book. For some reason, Su Yu was frowning and shaking his head.

Not enough.

Even after completing the frame, the weapon was still a peak profound weapon. Sure, this peak profound weapon of his was stronger than even regular earth weapons, but this was below his expectations.

He inhaled deeply, licked his lips, and smiled, "Teacher, it's time to see whether I have inherited your teachings well."

Zhao Li sighed and said, "I'm only afraid that you won't be able to last until the end."

"It will be fine."

While the others were still confused, Zhao Tianbing thought of something and exclaimed, "Su Yu, think carefully about this! If you reforge, the difficulty of the subsequent phases will increase significantly. It might be too much for you..."

"No. I want to try. Since I'm forging a weapon for myself, I will only settle for the best. I am already far stronger than Teacher Zhao back then."

Zhao Li rolled his eyes. Could the kid not use him as an example when making a point?

Yes. Su Yu was going to reforge the weapon.

Reforging.

Like what Zhao Li did previously, he would remove all the golden stripes before reforging all the stripes. This would greatly increase the might of the weapon, but the difficulty of forging would also increase significantly.

At this point, the others finally realized what Su Yu wanted to do. Hu Qi asked, "Su Yu, are you trying to make the frame itself an earth weapon?"

"Yes." Su Yu smiled, "It would be too weak otherwise. Such a weak weapon does not fit me."

WIth a roar, he withdrew all his willpower. Then, a powerful burst of source qi erupted from his body. He would use his source qi instead of willpower to reforge the book.

Boom!

With the first strike, a golden stripe shrank. This was the same thing Zhao Li did before. When Zhao Li saw what Su Yu was doing, he sighed helplessly.

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He wasn't even in the final phase of the forging yet he was already reforging the book. By reforging so early, the following phases would increase in difficulty.

Chapter 1360: Saint Outwardly, Demon Inwardly (3)

"Reforging?"

The people outside the city were stunned.

The earthfire devil exclaimed in surprise, "What is he doing? Reforging? But he's only at the foundation forging phase. Why is he reforging so soon? This is too early. Is there even a need for a reforge?"

At this point, Heavenly Forge King was no longer ignoring the earthfire devil. He solemnly said, "Why is he reforging while he's only at the foundation forging phase? How is he going to complete the subsequent phases if he's reforging this early? He's not an Eternal. Can his stamina, source qi, and willpower keep up with this?"

Su Yu's action puzzled a lot of weaponsmiths.

However, the reforging of only seventy-two golden stripes was still something acceptable for them. It wasn't that incredible of a feat. They were merely surprised by how early Su Yu was doing this.

Most people had believed that Su Yu was forging an earth weapon. Now that a golden stripe was starting to fade, a confused layman asked, "Did he fail? Why is the golden stripe fading?"

Those aware of what was happening merely ignored the question. What a fool. He should shut his mouth to avoid showing his ignorance. A failure? How did he reach the conclusion that the reduction of golden stripes was a sign of failure?

A major race expert smiled and explained, "It's the reforging method. This is the only way a skilled and confident weaponsmith can further strengthen a weapon. After removing all the existing golden stripes and reforging all seventy-two golden stripes on the weapon, it will be much stronger than regular earth weapons while the exertion of using the weapon will remain at the level of a profound weapon. This is the dream weapon of many experts."

Understanding dawned on many.

That sounded impressive. A profound weapon stronger than earth weapons with a low level of exertion when using the weapon. There seemed to be a lot of benefit to using such a weapon.

Someone asked the speaker, "Immortal Lord Huo Qi, Su-Mayor Su can simply use an earth weapon instead. Why is he insisting on reforging the weapon?"

"Foundation building."

The speaker replied, "Up until now, Mayor Su has only working on the foundation of the weapon. His goal is not an ordinary earth weapon. He is most likely planning to forge an incomparably powerful earth weapon. If Su Yu can really complete the forging, it will indicate that he is already better than regular earth weaponsmiths."

While they were speaking, the first golden stripe finally faded away. The disappearance of the golden stripe had somehow strengthened the scholarly feel the weapon was emanating. Each golden stripe was the embodiment of a weapon's prowess. With the golden stripe forced into the weapon itself by Su Yu, it would naturally further strengthen the weapon.

One golden stripe after another faded away.

Eight more hours passed. The reforging was finally complete. All the golden stripes had faded away while the sky was already dark.

Su Yu had worked on this weapon for sixteen continuous hours.

Everyone was shocked at how much endurance he had. His endurance was far beyond that of a normal person.

Su Yu did not stop here. After heaving a sigh of relief, he continued the forging even as his body dripped with sweat.

After sixteen continuous hours of high-intensity forging, his body was showing signs of breakthrough. However, he suppressed it forcefully as this still wasn't the right time for an advancement.

During the second forging, the golden stripes were appearing at a much faster speed than before.

***

After only six hours, all seventy-two golden stripes were back on the weapon.

That was not all. There was also an incomplete golden stripe on the weapon, marking this weapon as a pseudo earth weapon.

The air warped and trembled slightly, as though a heavenly reward was about to appear.

Heavenly rewards would rarely appear for regular earth weapons. However, Su Yu was forging no ordinary earth weapon. Furthermore, it a weapon of righteousness. With a roar, he slammed his hammer down one more time, completing the seventy-third golden stripe.

An earth weapon was born.

At the same time, a burst of gentle power appeared in the sky. The gentle power entered the book instantly, followed by numerous multicolored clouds from the sky. Together, they further refined the book.

Su Yu was all smiles. He had seen this coming. Sure enough, his guess was correct.

At the very least, it was still a reward for now. He realized that even the laws could be fooled. He had yet to complete his weapon, but the frame of his book had indeed been forged in the direction of a righteous weapon. It was a weapon of the righteous dao.

It had a kind, righteous, scholarly, and refined aura to it. The book frame was a weapon fit for saints. The crowd outside the city exclaimed in shock. The earth weapon had been completed. It had even attracted a heavenly reward.

Incredible.

This wasn't the first time the birth of an earth weapon had attracted a heavenly reward. However, it would only happen one out of a hundred times. Surprisingly, Su Yu had generated a heavenly reward for the very first earth weapon he forged.

With this, he could be considered an official earth weaponsmith. If it wasn't for his seemingly endless number of enemies, this identity alone would be enough for him to live a good life in the Myriad Realms.

***

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This did not seem like that big of a deal.

It was far below expectations. The weapon had instantly gained three additional golden stripes after absorbing the heavenly reward, reaching seventy-six golden stripes. It could be considered a decent weapon among early earth weapons.

However...it was still only an early earth weapon. Almost all the geniuses and experts had present had such weapons in possession.

After all, even Mountainseas could wield earth weapons. An earth weapon was extremely rare for a regular person, but it wasn't rare for the geniuses and experts of the various races.

After causing such a big ruckus and spending such a long time, Su Yu had only produced an early earth weapon. In truth, it was quite disappointing for many. They felt like they had waited here for nothing.

***

Inside the mayor's residence.

Zhao Li and the others stood up. The others believed that this was the end of the forging. But they all knew that this was only the start.

Zhao Tianbing smiled, "Well done, Kid. What courage. What ambition. You dare to fool even the heavenly laws."

Saintly weapon? Nonsense. This was nothing but a calamitous weapon.

For some reason, Su Yu had opted to forge the frame of his calamitous weapon into a saintly weapon. And the heavens had deemed it fit for a reward. Zhao Tianbing felt like his horizons had been expanding by witnessing how Su Yu worked.

Next, they would finally proceed with the calamitous part of the weapon. Things could get thorny.

Su Yu laughed and said, "The laws are indeed fair. They agree that my weapon is one of benevolence and righteousness. It is meant to touch and educate all beings in existence."

Abruptly, his presence changed. With a solemn voice, he declared, "Everyone, I will start properly forging the weapon now. Please stay further away from me for the following part or things might get troublesome for you."

They nodded.

Su Yu looked at Zhao Li and said, "Teacher, I might even be struck by lightning during the following part. I will resist it. But the forging can't stop. Please be on standby to take over the forging at any point."

Zhao Li nodded. Manifesting a large hammer in his hand, he inhaled deeply and promised, "Don't worry."

"Let us start."

A floating page was plucked from the air by Su Yu. When it was tossed to the book, a bloody aura erupted as the book and the page clashed. At that moment, a hammer dropped down on them, creating a deafening rumble.

The golden projection in the sky gained a hint of red.

Above the page, a massive beast was roaring, seemingly in defiance of this imprisonment. It roared and struggled, yet it couldn't avoid being slammed into the book by Su Yu's hammer strikes.

This process was a lot more exhausting than before. The projection in the sky started trembling violently as the tinge of red rippled all over the weapon.

Even those who were about to leave, thinking the show was over, looked over blankly.

Previously, the projection was surrounded by a saintly and gentle white radiance. But now, it was emanating a bloody and ferocious aura.

Understanding dawned on the better weaponsmiths in the crowd. Heavenly Forge King sighed and said helplessly, "I knew it. How could that kid be a kind person? Sure enough, we had only been looking at the foundation building. He's still forging a weapon of calamity."

Nan Wujiang observed the projection for a bit and nodded, "Things seemed off previously. But now, nothing seems off anymore."

Why was Su Yu pretending to be a kind and righteous man? He had killed too many people to put on such a facade.

In the sky, crimson clouds started appearing, as though the heavenly laws were infuriated. It appeared as though they were furious at being fooled, but there was also the possibility that these crimson clouds would appear no matter what since Su Yu was now forging a weapon of calamity.

However, the clouds had yet to fully transform into a tribulation. But if Su Yu persisted, a tribulation would descend from the heavens.

A page had been added to the book.

The golden stripes on the weapon remained the same, but a large number of crimson clouds had appeared in the sky. Su Yu ignored the crimson clouds and plucked another page before adding it to the book with a swing of his hammer. Yet again, a beast appeared atop the page and started roaring.

Strike after strike, Su Yu hammered the beast back into the book expressionlessly.

At that, the crimson clouds in the sky increased in intensity.

Third page. Fourth page...

When the fifth page was added, the seventy-seventh golden stripe appeared.

Right at that moment, the crimson clouds assumed a humanoid form and descended upon Su Yu.

***

"Blood tribulation," muttered Heavenly Forge King.

Beside him, Yun Chen frowned and said, "This is only the first wave. If Su Yu doesn't stop, a tribulation will arrive with the addition of each golden stripe. He has to stop. If this continues, the tribulation will grow in strength. Even the first tribulation is already comparable to a Mountainsea in strength."

At seventy-seven golden stripes, the weapon had produced a tribulation at the level of a Mountainsea.

As everyone watched attentively, a roar rang out, "I am your tribulation, not the other way around."

A massive mouth appeared in the sky before swallowing the entire blood humanoid. With a rumble, the Su Yu consumed the tribulation and scattered the crimson clouds in the sky. Having done that, Su Yu snorted. How dare a mere Mountainsea act as his tribulation?

But that tribulation had appeared at a timely manner. A blood tribulation was good at further tempering his body. He had been feeling annoyed at his body since it was trying to advance. With the tribulation, he could suppress it for a bit more.

"What a savage."

Was a Mountainsea tribulation really that weak? Yet that savage had swallowed it with one bite before returning to his forging. Clearly, a tribulation of such level couldn't harm him at all.

Su Yu continued working on his weapon. Once again, crimson clouds converged in the sky. A weapon of calamity shall be punished. Such was the way of the heavens.

At the moment, the projection was dominated by two colors: white and red. The white represented the saintly power of the weapon while the red represented the calamitous power of the weapon.

A saint and a demon in one body.

Six more pages were added to the book. With a rumble, yet another golden stripe appeared. Up in the sky, a red humanoid appeared and descended on Su Yu and the book yet again. Holding his hammer in one hand, Su Yu formed a fist with his other hand. With one punch, he blasted the red humanoid apart. Next, the blood character appeared and consumed the remnants of the red humanoid clean. Nothing was left behind.

Su Yu continued forging. Again, more crimson clouds appeared in the sky.

***

"What a crazy kid."

Hidden somewhere in the void, the Heaven Department head shook his head and said, "He has ordered a lot more materials than us. This won't be the end. This kid is clearly aiming for a heaven weapon. At this rate, even Sunmoon tribulations will start appearing."

"Crazy indeed. I had thought that he was only forging a saintly weapon. But instead, he's forging a weapon of carnage. He is still as murderous as ever."

"Who would ever believe that he's forging a saintly weapon? I have been doubting that since the start."

"..."

The Invincibles started talking among themselves. Su Yu was putting out quite an enjoyable show. Fortunately, he had not stopped at a mere earth weapon. For these Invincibles, watching the descent of tribulations was akin to watching a show.

After all, it wasn't often that the heavenly laws manifested in the world.

Chapter 1361: Character Fusion (1)

"Seventy-eight stripes."

With the appearance of the seventy-eighth stripe, the crimson clouds transformed into a massive spear before shooting down at Su Yu. At this point, he had added eighteen pages to it.

Once again, he hammered the book with one hand and punched the spear apart with the other hand before sending his blood character out to absorb the remnants of the tribulation.

Even when multitasking, Su Yu's aura remained completely stable. The massive recoil from his clash with the tribulation washed over his body, but he was able to withstand the impact without much trouble.

Boom!

Page after page was added to the book, and one roaring beast after another appeared. The more pages he added, the stronger the resistance was. All the beasts were resisting the fate of being sealed inside the book.

"Suppress!"

With a roar, Su Yu forcefully suppressed the resistance before continuing with the forging. Beads of sweat continued appearing all over his body. As the process continued, the speed at which the crimson clouds were appearing started increasing.

The appearance of a saintly weapon would be rewarded by the heavens. However, the appearance of a calamitous weapon would be punished.

However, Su Yu merely snorted at that thought. Heavenly laws? What nonsense. Killing never stopped in the Myriad Realms. In his opinion, saintly weapons should be the ones punished instead. Did the heavens truly expect someone to move the many psychopathic butchers in the Myriad Realms into redemption?

What a joke.

Curbing slaughter through slaughter was the only feasible path.

When the seventy-ninth golden stripe was about to appear, numerous crimson swords started shooting toward him from the sky. Each sword had the strength of a Mountainsea, but Su Yu was not to be underestimated either.

With a slap, he swatted all the swords apart before absorbing the remnants clean with his blood character. Finally, the seventy-ninth stripe appeared.

"Absorb!"

With a roar, Su Yu inhaled deeply and dragged a large amount of heavenly source qi into his body to replenish his source qi. Additionally, he also swallowed a hallow source qi fruit to replenish even more source qi before resuming his work.

Eventually, the eightieth stripe appeared.

Boom!

Crimson lightning appeared and started bombarding Su Yu and his book. As a response, Su Yu sent his characters out, clashing against the crimson lightning bolts in the sky. After a long time, with a final rumble, the crimson lightning bolts were defeated. At this point, the tribulation reached the level of a seventh-stage Mountainsea.

Zhao Tianbing warned, "You have to be careful from now on. At the eighty-second stripe, high Mountainsea tribulations will start appearing!"

It wasn't easy to forge a weapon and deal with heavenly tribulations at the same time. At the same time, the book was roaring nonstop as well. Or to be precise, all the beasts sealed into it were roaring, resisting their enslavement by Su Yu.

Their resistance would only grow the more pages there were. Up in the sky, crimson clouds continued appearing, warning Su Yu that he had better stop here.

"Stop?"

Su Yu snorted. After investing so much, he wouldn't stop so easily. With his yang acupoint, he would be as strong as a late-stage Sunmoon.

That would grant him enough strength to handle even a heaven weapon. A weapon would only be a heaven weapon with at least 109 golden stripes. What was the point of settling for an early earth weapon? He would take this chance to push the book as far as he could. He would never give up before reaching his absolute limits.

He had plenty of pages left to add.

One more hour passed. The eighty-first golden stripe appeared, pushing the weapon to the peak of the early earth grade.

Boom!

The crimson clouds in the sky transformed into multiple miniature humanoids. Each of them had the strength of a peak sixth-stage Mountainsea. They all dove down at Su Yu, who reacted by sending several characters to meet them midair.

He was too busy to deal with them personally. He was forcefully suppressing and forging the book.

At eighty-one golden strips, forty-five pages had been added to the book. The difficulty of forging was now much higher than before.

Su Yu was finding it harder and harder to suppress the book. It wasn't that he wasn't strong enough. Rather, he felt his strikes starting to become inaccurate due to the recoil from hitting the book.

Suddenly, Zhao Li said, "Follow my instructions. 162 stacks, split them into three waves, gradually weakening your strikes..."

Su Yu asked nothing and followed Zhao Li's instructions. Zhao Tianbing's eyes shone brightly as he advised, "Activate the five elements and trap the book with the Five Elemental Cage. This is an incredible weapon. Even at such an incomplete state, it is starting to gain a tiny bit of sentience."

Su Yu did not question the words of the two grandmasters. He forged according to their instructions. Sure enough, the sense of recoil was no longer as strong and the resistance of the book weakened significantly.

Traces of the eighty-second golden stripe started appearing. The full appearance of this stripe would push the weapon to the middle of the earth grade.

"Junior Brother, get ready!" Zhao Tianbing warned.

The moment the eighty-second stripe took form, a tribulation at the level of a peak Mountainsea would definitely appear. It was unclear if Su Yu could handle it when he was so occupied.

Switching all his focus and strength to the tribulation would fail his forging. To prevent that from happening, he wouldn't be able to use more than thirty percent of his strength to deal with the tribulation.

Zhao Li nodded.

He said, "Forge ahead. We both use the same forging technique. I can take over at any time."

This was Zhao Li's main role as the assistant in this forging.

Any tribulation might distract Su Yu and cause the forging to fail. The tribulations would target both the weapon and the weaponsmith. The weaponsmith had to personally deal with them. Nobody else could face the tribulations on behalf of the weaponsmith.

Su Yu did not answer. He continued slamming his hammer down. Any carelessness would break a golden stripe. The entire forging would fail. He wouldn't dare to be careless at a time like this. With Zhao Li around, he could forge ahead with confidence.

He continued adding pages to the book. With the addition of more pages, the recoil from hammering the book grew stronger.

The pages were still resisting.

Boom!

No. They were doing more than resisting. They were attacking him as well. Their attacks weren't too powerful, but they were enough to reduce the accuracy of his hammer strikes. Annoyed, Su Yu's eyes turned cold. He roared loudly at them.

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His roar struck the pages like a roar of the heavens, shattering the projections they produced before bringing his hammer down again.

***

Outside, a storm was forming.

A large number of crimson clouds converged in the sky.

Heavenly Forge King and the others looked incomparably solemn. Heavenly Forge King said, "The weapon is going to reach the middle earth grade soon. What a lad. He first forged a saintly frame before proceeding with the demonic part of the weapon. The heavenly laws are akin to toys before him. But with the saintly and the demonic sharing one body, the difficulty of the forging will increase significantly."

Yun Chen nodded solemnly.

Su Yu was simply too brazen.

At most, he was only a middle earth weaponsmith. However, this weapon was on the verge of surpassing that level. It did not look like he would stop the forging anytime soon. Could he really last until the end? Could he keep things under control?

The crowd around the city continued swelling.

At this point, even the veteran weaponsmiths who had long withdrawn from public life, including some heaven weaponsmiths, were starting to show up under the escort of various experts.

A weapon that was both saintly and demonic at the same time.

The weaponsmith forging such a weapon was a youngster like Su Yu. For many weaponsmiths, this was an incredibly grand and rare occasion. They couldn't miss out on something like this.

A trembling and seemingly senile old man listened attentively for a bit before muttering as though he was talking in his sleep, "Things aren't going too well. The clanking sounds seem a tad bit messy. Is he...adding blood spirits to the weapon as well?"

The laymen wouldn't understand what he was saying. Meanwhile, those familiar with weaponsmithing nodded.

Heavenly Forge King was also listening attentively. When he sensed the chaos amid the clanking sounds, he roared, "Su Yu! Adjust yourself! Use the Five Elemental Forge Technique! Don't try to force it!"

However, Su Yu ignored the advice and continued forging in the style of the Zhao Family. Heavenly Forge King frowned. Clearly, the kid did not trust him. If the kid continued forging the weapon forcefully, things would get more and more troublesome.

***

Inside the mayor's residence.

Zhao Tianbing frowned and said, "Follow his advice."

Zhao Li disagreed, "Keep using the Zhao style. With a flexible exterior and a solid interior, these pages will continue disobeying you in the future. Do not be lenient with them even if you have to risk failure. Only with force would their obedience be ensured."

"..."

Zhao Tianbing looked at his junior brother disapprovingly and sent a voice transmission, "Do you know how big a loss it would be for him if he fails the forging?"

"I only know that a disobedient weapon is better off destroyed. What is the point of leaving a weapon that might turn against its master around? All the famed master-devouring weapons in the world only exist because of people like you."

Zhao Li snorted coldly. Heavenly Forge King was not wrong. Zhao Tianbing was not wrong as well.

Following their advice, the success rate would increase considerably. One was a heaven weaponsmith while the other was a peak earth weaponsmith. Their reputation was deserved.

However, following their advice would leave the possibility that Su Yu's weapon might turn against its master in the future. This was how most of the master-devouring weapons in the world came to be. Their weaponsmiths were unwilling to fail the forging. Thus, they had kept the possibility of rebellion open for the weapons.

If Su Yu couldn't suppress their rebellious nature during the forging, their resistance would be even more dangerous in the future. After all, it would continue growing as Su Yu gathered more blood and corpses into the book.

Thus, he had to beat the pages into obedience during the forging.

Chapter 1362: Character Fusion (2)

Su Yu would naturally follow Old Zhao's suggestion. He said nothing and hammered the book repeatedly, scattering one projection after another as the book trembled violently in resistance.

He was striking the book so hard that it even felt like space itself was about to be smashed apart.

Any other person would switch to a different forging technique at a time like this. Su Yu knew the Five Elemental Forge Technique as well, but he did not use it. He agreed with Old Zhao. He had to beat his own weapon into obedience. He had no need for a disobedient weapon.

Boom!

Finally, the eighty-second golden stripe took form. Instantly, the air warped as three crimson beings appeared and dove down at Su Yu. Each was as strong as a seventh-stage Mountainsea.

With a roar, Su Yu sent a kick at them. His arms continued working steadily on the book. With one kick, the three crimson beings scattered. Once again, the blood character absorbed the remnant energy in the air.

With this, the book had reached the middle earth grade.

By this point, Su Yu was already gasping heavily. Over fifty pages had been added to the book.

The difficulty would only continue to increase.

Each page represented an independent spatial pocket, and each would resist the others.

At this moment, Zhao Li looked at the others and said, "I suggest you leave now."

They frowned, but Hu Xiansheng said, "Let's leave. I'll stay here. If the weapon does explode during the forging, hundreds of spatial pockets will explode at the same time. Even Sunmoons will die. With me around, I can try to escape the kid before the spatial explosions kill him."

Su Yu laughed and said, "Faculty Head, you should have more confidence in me."

"Holy shit!" Hu Xiansheng exclaimed with fright, "Don't speak! Don't listen to us! Focus on your weapon!"

What was this guy doing?

Why was the madman not fully focused on the weapon he was forging? The weapon was essentially a bomb. Any carelessness might result in an explosion. Hundreds of spatial pockets will explode. It would be disastrous.

Suddenly, Grandstar's voice rang out, "Don't worry. If an explosion does occur, I will act."

They were all relieved to hear that. That was good to hear.

At that moment, Su Yu swallowed the final celestial devil fruit in his possession. He had provided four for this project. Three had been consumed for the others and he was consuming the final fruit himself.

The moment he swallowed the fruit, his stamina, source qi, and willpower started recovering rapidly. The tiny injuries left in his body from the recoils earlier started healing as well.

The fruit had instantly pushed him back to his peak condition. With a roar, he resumed his forging with a renewed vigor. With a rumble, the eighty-third golden stripe took form.

The powerful recoil nearly knocked his hammer out of his hand. There was still a gap between his proficiency in combat and weaponsmithing. Thus, he wasn't able to control his strength as well while weaponsmithing. The most update n0vels are published on n0velfire.net

Just as he lost balance, a larger hammer dropped down.

With one strike, Zhao Li suppressed the book and roared, "Readjust and continue!"

Readjust?

Yes. Su Yu soared into the sky, howled, and punched a crimson cloud apart. The impact of the punch caused even the surroundings to shake. This was his way of readjustment: by venting the excessive strength in his body.

Done with venting his strength, he dropped down and resumed his forging right after Zhao Li finished another hammer strike. He said, "Teacher, withdraw for now. Just be on standby to help during crucial moments."

Zhao Li must preserve more of his strength for now. If a similar situation happened while he was too exhausted to help, things might get disastrous. Since Su Yu had yet to reach his limit, he could continue. He said, "I can still handle this. Don't worry. It's still early."

He hadn't even gone through with the advancement of his physical cultivation. This was nothing.

He would not resume the forging of his body before the appearance of the 91st golden stripe. In fact, he was planning to push it further and start only at the 108th golden stripe. He believed that the advancement of his physical cultivation could probably trigger a heavenly reward. He could use the heavenly reward to add a few extra golden stripes to his weapon.

Zhao Li said nothing. He retreated just as Su Yu returned. He was still not strong enough. In fact, the recoils from the few hammer strikes he landed earlier had nearly shaken his bones apart.

He had a solemn expression as he retreated. If it wasn't for Su Yu's impressive physical strength, just the recoil of the eighty-third golden stripe would be enough to kill him. Generally, one wouldn't be able to forge a weapon to such a level without being a Sunmoon. Even if one were skilled enough, one wouldn't have the strength to do so.

In fact, Zhao Li was skilled and experienced enough to forge a weapon like this. However, he did not have the strength to do it unless he received the assistance of others. If he tried working on such a weapon alone with his current strength, the recoil might kill him before he could finish.

The forging continued.

***

Outside the city.

Heavenly Forge King sighed and said nothing else. From Su Yu's actions, he understood what Su Yu wanted.

An obedient weapon.

He would rather fail than accept a disobedient weapon.

Heavenly Forge King had a bitter smile on his face. For most people, this wasn't an issue of choice. Rather, this was an issue of wealth.

He didn't know how much Su Yu had invested in this weapon. But he knew that Su Yu had definitely invested a lot. In any case, Heavenly Forge King himself would most definitely not be willing to risk failure after investing so much.

Even if that would result in a disobedient weapon, he could always adjust the weapon accordingly after completion. But first, he would prioritize completing the weapon. A loss like this would take one hundreds of years to recover from.

However, Su Yu was still too young. He had obtained his wealth too easily. Thus, he did not know how to appreciate his wealth.

Heavenly Forge King grumbled inwardly.

When the kid became a heaven weaponsmith like him and ended up not forging anything for many years due to a lack of material, the kid would come to realize how much of a waste this was. One should always prioritize completion, not the obedience of the weapon.

But beside Heavenly Forge King, Yun Chen said, "Perhaps...he's right. Weaponsmithing and cultivating alike, compromise might not be the right choice. One should have the courage to charge forward relentlessly."

After saying that, he shut his eyes.

Charging ahead relentlessly...

It was easy to speak. But how many people could actually do it?

At the very least, Yun Chen himself had failed to do it.

That year, he had opted to fake his death and run from all his troubles to affirm his dao. Charging forward relentlessly? That was too hard. Perhaps that was the moment his dao had been broken.

His subsequent attempt at dao affirmation had failed. Now, he was only a Pseudo Invincible. Perhaps that was because deep inside, he had never approved of the choice he made back then.

***

While Heavenly Forge King and the others were thinking about all that, another trouble was brewing for Su Yu.

Crimson clouds were converging in the sky.

Surprisingly, nothing happened when the eighty-fourth golden stripe took form.

At that, Zhao Li's expression changed drastically. Zhao Li also had a troubled expression as he said, "The laws are changing how they act. They are accumulating force to deal with you."

"Accumulating force?"

Su Yu was surprised. Were the laws capable of something like this as well?

If he were to stop or fail right now, would the heavens stop and allow him to skip this tribulation altogether?

So the heavenly laws were capable of adapting as well? How surprising.

"What if I fly up and defeat this tribulation before the laws can accumulate more strength?"

Zhao Tianbing hesitated slightly before answering, "It might reform immediately. Since it is still in an unreleased state, it can reform endlessly."

Su Yu was left speechless.

What was this?

Were the laws waiting for the ninety-first stripe before punishing him?

Was that the case?

Zhao Tianbing was quite unfamiliar with such a situation. He had been a weaponsmith for many years, but he hadn't encountered too many of these tribulations.

Eventually, Su Yu decided to stop worrying and pushed on with his forging. He was ready for further trouble. If things became too troublesome to handle, he could instantly finish his seventy-second body forging. That might help for a bit.

Time continued passing.

Su Yu continued consuming heavenly source qi and hallow source qi fruits to replenish his energy. In the sky, more and more crimson clouds converged.

Su Yu continued forging, ignoring the crimson clouds above.

Eighty-fifth stripe, eighty-sixth stripe, eighty-seventh stripe...

More and more pages were added to the book.

By the time the 88th golden stripe took form, a total of 130 pages had been added to the book.

At this point, the sky was already fully covered by crimson clouds.

***

"Is he crazy?"

Someone exclaimed in shock, "If he continues, the tribulation will reach the level of a Sunmoon. Is he really trying to forge a heaven weapon?"

There were already eighty-eight golden stripes.

Meanwhile, the tribulation was growing more and more terrifying. If Su Yu persisted until the ninety-first golden stripe, the tribulation might really grow to the level of a fourth or fifth-stage Sunmoon.

"He's strong enough. What is there to fear?"

"What do you know? If the tribulation descends when he's forging the weapon, the weapon will be ruined even if he can survive the tribulation. It is clear he has invested heavily into this weapon. The loss of such a weapon will be massive."

Chapter 1363: Character Fusion (3)

Everyone was talking about Su Yu and his weapon.

Zhao Li was also growing increasingly nervous. He said, "Su Yu, the tribulation might descend at the ninety-first stripe. Be careful."

"Got it."

Su Yu gnashed his teeth and pushed on. The eighty-ninth golden stripe was slowly taking form. The projections of numerous beasts emerged from the book and attacked Su Yu. Up above, the crimson clouds continued gathering.

Su Yu's tribulation character was starting to pulse.

Things were getting dangerous.

Suddenly, Su Yu shouted, "Teacher!"

Instantly, Zhao Li stepped in and brought his hammer down. At the same time, Su Yu shot up. In the sky, the crimson clouds had transformed into a human. That one human shot down at Su Yu. It had the strength of a fifth-stage Sunmoon.

Su Yu swore madly.

The heavens were playing dirty! If his tribulation character hadn't warned him, he wouldn't have known that the tribulation would attack at the eighty-ninth golden stripe.

"Fuck!"

Su Yu started cursing while fighting the crimson man in the sky. Down below, Zhao Li brought his hammer down. With a rumble, the recoil washed over him, causing him to curse as well.

What madness was this?

Even the heavenly laws were capable of playing dirty?

Fine, fine. Nobody had promised that the tribulation would descend at the ninety-first golden stripe. It was merely an assumption they had made. They were not the only ones caught by surprise. The experts around the city were just as surprised.

Holy shit!

That was enlightening.

Instead of waiting for the next breakthrough, the tribulation could choose to descend at a random time. Was that terrifying?

Everyone had assumed that the tribulation would wait until the next breakthrough in the forging. But the tribulation had surprised everyone by attacking earlier. Impressively, Su Yu was able to react in a timely manner. And he also had someone taking over for him temporarily. Otherwise, the forging would have failed by now.

"Die!"

With a roar, Su Yu punched the crimson man repeatedly, forcing it to retreat again and again. After three minutes, Su Yu cut the crimson man apart with his bare hand. Then, his blood character flew out and absorbed the remnant energy in the air.

Down below, Zhao Li was coughing blood while hammering the book repeatedly.

Su Yu hurriedly dove down before taking over again. Zhao Li, who was coughing blood, stepped back and started consuming the treasures provided by Su Yu to recover. While recovering, he shouted, "Zhao Tianbing, help repair my hammer! Now!"

Zhao Tianbing started swearing. Why was his junior brother ordering him around like that? Couldn't his junior brother ask nicely instead? Whatever. Since he had raised his junior brother like his son, he decided to be forgiving. The other weaponsmiths stepped forth as well. All of them started repairing the hammer.

Su Yu was simply too strong. That was why he had been able to withstand the recoils from the forging. That was not the case for Zhao Li, who was still a Mountainsea. He had only taken over for three minutes yet that had nearly killed him. The most update n0vels are published on novelFirｅ.net

***

Su Yu was finding the forging to be more and more difficult.

Without Old Zhao around, he would have failed during the previous tribulation.

He couldn't help but admit that he was still lacking. He had overestimated himself. He had also underestimated the heavenly laws' capacity of shamelessness.

He hadn't even fused his characters into the weapon. He was starting to worry that the fusion of characters would draw an even more powerful tribulation.

Perhaps he should put his body forging on hold until then.

Boom!

Once again, more crimson clouds converged in the sky. Su Yu was incredibly wary, paying close attention to the sky lest the heavenly laws decide to launch another sneak attack.

After a long time, the ninetieth golden stripe took form.

That pushed the weapon to the peak of the middle earth grade.

At the ninety-first golden stripe, it would become a high earth weapon.

At this point, about half of the prepared pages had been added to the book. Only 140 of them were left. Perhaps these pages would only be enough to add about seven or eight more stripes to the weapon. At that time, it would be up to luck whether the weapon would end up at the peak earth or a different grade.

That was no longer something Su Yu could worry about. He was already near his limits. At this rate, it wouldn't be surprising if he couldn't push the weapon to the heaven grade. He was willing to settle for an earth weapon for now. In that case, he would need to add some incomplete stripes to the weapon as well to open the possibility of future improvement.

To reach the divine grade, the weapon needed more than 144 golden stripes. He was still far from that.

Yet again, the heavenly laws did something unexpected. Instead of waiting and accumulating, it attacked immediately. With a curse, Su Yu threw a ball at the tribulation.

Blood tribulation was something the target must face alone. Nobody could help with it.

However, the little furball was a unique existence. He felt more like Su Yu's character than an independent living being. He had been residing in Su Yu's sea of willpower like a character for quite some time. Thus, he was the sole exception to this. As Su Yu tossed the furball out, he shouted, "Furball, eat it!"

"Ahh! It's so strong!"

The little furball grimaced. What was Yummy thinking? This thing was too strong to be eaten!

"It's merely the power of the heavenly laws. You can do it!"

Old Zhao had yet to recover while he was too busy to deal with the tribulation. Thus, he could only assign the little furball to the job.

The little furball screamed in frustration. This was bullshit! Alas, he had no choice but to do it. He opened his mouth wide and his body started swelling.

Fine, fine. He would eat it. If this killed him, so be it. With one bite, he swallowed the crimson man.

Immediately, the little furball swelled even further, to the point it felt like he was going to burst apart. With crimson qi leaking all over his body, he wailed miserably while flying all over the sky, "I can't! I'll explode soon!"

"Just digest it. You can do it!"

Su Yu merely offered the little furball a little encouragement before forgetting the matter. He wasn't worried that the little furball would die form this. If the furball was really so fragile, he wouldn't have tossed the furball out there.

At most, the furball would only suffer from some indigestion. It would be fine. Apart from the encouragement, he also tossed his blood character out to help the little furball. Then, he returned his focus to his forging.

***

Outside the city.

The crowd was dazzled by the unfolding events. How did a weaponsmithing session turn into a battle of wits with the heavenly laws?

"The ninetieth stripe is here!"

"It's now a peak middle earth weapon. Can Mayor Su be considered a middle earth weaponsmith now?"

"This is crazy!"

"..."

Meanwhile, those familiar with weaponsmithing had a much smaller reaction. They weren't too surprised. They could only say that the excessively valuable materials used were one of the reasons for this weapon to reach such a level.

Su Yu might not be able to push a weapon to such a level with regular earth weapon materials. Thus, he still couldn't be considered a proper middle earth weaponsmith.

"An even bigger trouble is waiting for him at the ninety-first stripe. That might be where this ends."

"Yeah. If he's already forced to toss the soul devourer out, he's probably already at his limits."

"..."

The weaponsmiths conversed among themselves. None of them bothered to converse with the laymen. It was pointless. Only the less skilled weaponsmiths bothered with giving the layman some explanations.

Before long, a rumble rang out as source qi converged madly in the area yet again. The ninety-first golden stripe was about to appear. This was a weapon that could be used by even late-stage Sunmoons.

Crimson clouds converged in the sky before turning into a crimson man. Unlike the previous crimson man, this crimson man was equipped with a crimson helmet.

Zhao Li's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly said, "I'll take over! Go deal with the tribulation!"

Su Yu gnashed his teeth and glanced at Zhao Li. He saw that Zhao Li was still heavily injured. There was no helping it since Zhao Li's physical cultivation was too weak.

Su Yu started considering forging his body now.

Seemingly having guessed his thought, Zhao Li said, "Wait. Wait for a better timing."

Then, he brought his hammer down on the book.

Zhao Li could still help. If Su Yu were to start his body forging now, he would most likely hit his limit immediately. In that case, the book would probably not surpass the peak earth grade. To go further, he should start his body forging when the book was already a peak earth weapon.

With his teeth clenched, Su Yu pulled out and shot into the sky. He consumed a drop of blood essence and erupted with the strength of a seventh-stage Sunmoon. The new crimson man was cut apart by Su Yu before it could do anything.

"Hmph!"

How dare the heavenly laws play dirty with him? Did the heavenly laws believe that he was really a Cloudbreach?

He, too, could fight as a late-stage Sunmoon!

After the continuous feast, the blood character was starting to show signs of breakthrough. Su Yu was quite alarmed to notice that. Would this be his first fifth-tier character? How interesting.

This was his first character, but it had seen much reduced usage lately. However, it had been able to continue growing rapidly.

At this rate, it would really grow into Su Yu's first fifth-tier character. He had a lot of characters. The blood character did not enjoy any advantage over any of the other characters. How surprising would it be for the blood character to be the first to reach the fifth tier?

With such musings in his mind, Su Yu dropped down from the sky. He still had the strength of a seventh-stage Sunmoon.

When Su Yu returned to the book, Zhao Li did not pull back. Instead, he said, "We'll forge together. Your strength has increased too abruptly. You might not be able to control your strength well enough. There is too much room for mistakes."

Su Yu nodded. Old Zhao was right. In fact, this was why he had not consumed any blood essence up until now. With his increased strength and the assistance of Zhao Li, the forging felt much easier than before. And finally, the ninety-first golden stripe took form.

The minor advancement of the book gave both Su Yu and Zhao Li some gains in their weaponsmithing skills, but it also increased the pressure on them. Numerous ferocious beasts emerged from the book again and attacked them.

Su Yu could easily smash these beasts apart, but Zhao Li was having a much harder time. Before long, he was bloodied all over. He merely gnashed his teeth and pushed on. He was not the main weaponsmith here. As an assistant, he could only help Su Yu maintain a stable tempo. This was the best way to increase the compatibility between Su Yu and the book.

An hour later, the ninety-second golden appeared.

This time, Su Yu withdrew immediately. Old Zhao took over forcefully and hammered away while coughing blood. In less than one minute, Su Yu returned after smashing yet another crimson man apart.

***

Ninety-three stripes. Ninety-four stripes.

More and more golden stripes appeared on the book. Fewer and fewer pages were left to add.

Of the three hundred pages, only less than eighty were left. Perhaps they would run out of pages after about four or five more stripes.

Su Yu inhaled deeply. He must persevere until the ninety-ninth stripe. Then, he could start his body forging or fuse his characters inside to further improve the book. After so many tribulations, both Su Yu and Old Zhao were on the verge of collapsing.

Weaponsmithing wasn't easy.

As of this moment, Zhao Tianbing and the others could only help with the repair of Zhao Li's hammer. His hammer was constantly being damaged as the book was already stronger than his hammer.

One ought to remember that the hammer was Old Zhao's dao weapon. It was a weapon with his main character inside.

Su Yu said nothing. He did not try to get Old Zhao to leave. This teacher of his had decided to help him with this dao weapon. This stubborn teacher would not leave after making a decision. Thus, he could only prepare himself to start his body forging when his teacher couldn't last any longer.

While thinking of all that, Su Yu continued adding pages to the book. At the same time, he continued defeating the tribulations descending upon him from the sky.

At this point, the tribulation had reached the level of a sixth-stage Sunmoon. This had exceeded his initial expectation.

He had never imagined that he would need to face such powerful tribulations when he was only forging a weapon.

Ninety-eight stripes.

Ninety-nine stripes.

Finally, all the prepared pages had been added to the book.

The book had officially reached the very peak of the high earth grade. It was one step away from becoming a peak earth weapon.

Zhao Tianbing and the others heaved a sigh of relief. They all believed that this would be the end. The forging would be completed here. This was what they had expected. At 99 stripes, this book was actually even stronger than a regular 108-stripe weapon. This was an acceptable result.

But right at that moment, Su Yu gnashed his teeth after a slight hesitation and pushed two characters into the book.

Culture. Radiance. Together, they became civilization.

Immediately, a deafening rumble erupted.

The book resisted violently.

Su Yu was attempting to fully enslave it.

In the blink of an eye, the golden stripes increased. 100 stripes. 101 stripes. 102 stripes...

Crimson clouds started converging in the sky again. They did not descend as a new tribulation. Rather, they continued converging as the aura they emanated grew in power. Sixth-stage Sunmoon. Seventh-stage Sunmoon.

Eighth-stage Sunmoon.

Zhao Li paled.

"Give up! Now!"

The tribulation was increasing in strength too rapidly. Su Yu had once fought with the strength of an eighth-stage Sunmoon, but this was different.

Su Yu was quite surprised to see the rapid increase of golden stripes. The two characters were simply too compatible with the book. In the blink of an eye, the golden stripes on the book had reached 105.

He looked up and regarded the still converging crimson clouds. He inhaled deeply and decided that he would need the old turtle to help him again after this. He had to reopen his yang acupoint to deal with such a tribulation.

Instantly, the seal on his yang acupoint shattered.

Inside the death tunnel, Xing Yue cursed in rage.

Not this again! Damn it! Damn that bastard! That bastard was sucking her again!

"Lord Sovereign, please work hard! I'll reward you upon success!"

Reward his ass!

Why would she care about his reward?

Nevertheless, Xing Yue still acted and channeled a large amount of death qi to Su Yu. She had decided to fill him to the point of bursting. Perhaps that would be enough to kill him!

Chapter 1364: Failure? Dying? (1)

"How is this possible?"

Numerous people were shocked.

Six golden stripes had appeared in the blink of an eye.

Impossible!

How was this possible?

Even Heavenly Forge King's jaw dropped. He had been a weaponsmith for hundreds of years yet this was his first time seeing something like this. More importantly, it hadn't happened to a trash weapon. Instead, it had happened to a peak earth weapon.

Six golden stripes had appeared in a flash.

Just what was going on here?

***

Just then, Su Yu discovered something different about the book.

Together, culture and radiance had become one with the book. It was as though they had always belonged there. The moment the fusion was complete, all the roaring beasts atop the book ceased their resistance.

Culture. Radiance. Civilization.

Su Yu had started this project out of a vague and random idea he had of making a Myriad Race Memoir. But when he looked at the two characters on the cover, he blanked out. He could already sense the connection between him and the book. It felt as though the book was also his character.

His surroundings blurred as scenes from the past of these beasts started playing in his vision.

At the same time, the crimson clouds in the sky underwent an abrupt and massive growth.

While Su Yu's aura was growing, the aura of the blood tribulation grew as well.

Finally, under the influence of the heavenly laws, the crimson clouds became a man.

One man became many. Two, five, six, seven, eight...

In the blink of an eye, more than ten of them appeared.

"You must be punished!"

"You must be punished!"

"You must be punished!"

"..."

Every single one of them was emanating an incomparably powerful aura. Everyone inside and around the city was stunned.

These crimson men...were starting to feel alive. However, everyone knew that these weren't living beings. These were merely the manifestation of the heavenly laws.

However, this was the first time they had ever heard the heavenly laws speaking.

***

Inner hall.

Grandstar's expression changed drastically.

"Impossible!"

Why was that happening?

At the same time, a massive palace appeared from the sky. That was the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. It had never dared to show itself in public, yet it had done just that now. The source of thɪs content is novel·fiɾe·net

A silhouette appeared in the main hall of the palace while muttering, "Impossible!"

Moments later, an ancient city descended. Grand Dream City had arrived without being called by Su Yu. Inside the city, the old turtle opened his eyes. When his gaze landed on Su Yu's book, and when he saw the civilization character made up of culture and radiance characters on the book, his expression changed. "Impossible!"

Then, the old turtle looked up at the crimson men in the sky with flickering eyes. Su Yu had somehow provoked even these laws. He was too rash! This was troublesome.

***

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion and Grand Dream City were not the only ones who had arrived suddenly. Numerous portals appeared in the sky. One expert after another stepped out of the tear in space and looked at the crimson men in surprise and alarm.

Next, an indifferent voice resounded in the air, "The heavens have rejected Su Yu of the ancient city. If he survives today, the myriad races shall join hands to eliminate him."

"Tiangu!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise. That voice belonged to Tiangu, the number one expert of the immortal race, an incomparably ancient existence.

He had...personally issued a kill order for Su Yu. This was the first time he had ever done something like this.

Sure, it wasn't like the immortals had never killed before. But this was different. Regardless of whether it was Ye Batian or Xia Longwu, no Pseudo Emperor had acted against them or issued a kill order for them.

They had always been glad to let their subordinates deal with these enemies. Failure did not matter.

But today, Tiangu had issued a kill order for Su Yu without any hesitation.

He declared, "All immortals are hereby duty-bound to kill Su Yu. His death will be a blessing for the myriad races."

Su Yu was completely dumbfounded.

What?

Why would a Pseudo Emperor appear out of nowhere to issue a kill order against him?

Had this happened before?

Next, numerous presences arrived as Great Qin King's cold voice rang out, "Tiangu, what is this?"

Tiangu ignored the question and continued, "Divines, devils, dragons, nethers, and the other ancient existences from the various races. Are you present? Do you object to this?"

Tiangu had always been extremely low-profiled. Even when he disliked the human race, he would always pretend to be courteous toward them. But now, he had abandoned all pretenses for Su Yu.

The Divine Pseudo Emperor's voice rang out from the Divine Realm, "If he survives the tribulation, he shall be killed. All divines are hereby duty-bound to kill Su Yu."

"The nethers agree."

"The dragons agree."

The devils said nothing. The Devil Pseudo Emperor's projection did appear, but he maintained his silence with an odd look in his eyes.

What was going on?

In truth, he was quite confused. What was happening? He knew that Su Yu was forging a weapon. The weapon was very powerful. It had triggered the tribulations of the heavens. He knew this as well.

But when the heavenly laws started appearing, Tiangu had changed from a spectator to a participant. He had even called for the myriad races to kill Su Yu. Why was this?

The old turtle's voice rang out, "The myriad races are free to decide whether they want to kill Su Yu or not. But if anyone dares to make the attempt within a holy city, the heavenly laws will not spare you."

"Grand Dream!" Tiangu said, "You know full well what he's doing."

"I do."

"Then, killing him will be an enforcement of the laws."

"No. You don't speak for the laws." The old turtle said, "Nobody can speak for the laws. Nobody can replace the laws. He can only die when the laws want him to die. None of you represent the laws."

Right at that moment, a massive opening appeared in the sky. From the opening, a gigantic heavenly source fruit tree could be seen. And under the tree was a furball big enough to cover the entire sky. He looked down at Su Yu with doubt and confusion.

But he forgot about Su Yu soon after. Instead, he said, "Tiangu, if you come out, I'll eat you! You can try!"

Beside the big furball, the female furball was also looking at Su Yu doubtfully. Soon, she said, "Kill Su Yu and we eat you all!"

"..."

At that, one Pseudo Emperor after another appeared. They were all appearing as projections. The old turtle was the sole exception. He had arrived in his own body.

Tiangu did not bother to argue. He said, "Both of us understand what's going on. Su Yu must die. Since you disagree, we will let our abilities speak."

With that, his projection vanished.

Suddenly, Su Yu's voice rang out, "Tiangu, did I sleep with your wife? Or your mom?"

"..."

Silence descended.

Generally, Su Yu would avoid provoking these Pseudo Emperors if he could help it. But Tiangu had issued a kill order against him for no reason. Of course, he could guess that this was most likely due to the crimson men in the sky. Or to be precise, it was due to his book. But why was Tiangu being such a busybody? How could Su Yu hold back after what Tiangu did?

Meanwhile, the crimson men in the sky were growing stronger and stronger. Instead of attacking directly, they surrounded Su Yu. At this point, they were already starting to reach the level of a late-stage Sunmoon.

In truth, Su Yu was very surprised as well.

Fuck!

This tribulation was too strong. He was sure this wasn't caused by the weapon alone. Rather, it was the culture and radiance characters he added to the book. What was this? The tribulation had produced more than ten eighth-stage Sunmoons to deal with him. This was strong enough to kill even ninth-stage Sunmoons.

Who did he provoke to deserve this?

Why did his dao weapon provoke such a reaction? Intolerable by the myriad races?

Su Yu had some guesses after seeing how the myriad races were reacting.

However, he couldn't show any fear.

If he showed fear, a large number of experts might really start coming after him. There also wasn't any need for him to show fear. He didn't know what the old turtle and the two furballs were thinking, but it was undeniable that he had received the backing of three Pseudo Emperors.

After cursing inwardly for a bit, he coldly said, "Immortals? I will remember this. When I find the time, I'll pay the Immortal Realm a visit. Tiangu, I hope the youngsters of your race will continue living well. Please don't die off. I will personally establish a death tunnel in your Immortal Realm. I believe you will enjoy that a lot."

"Sure."

Tiangu did not have that strong of a reaction. After giving an indifferent reply, he vanished completely. With his departure, the other experts vanished one after another as well.

The old turtle looked at Su Yu again before sending a voice transmission, "It's best to...destroy this book. This is...inauspicious."

Inauspicious.

That term again.

Su Yu laughed. That was his dao weapon. So what if it was inauspicious?

Destroy it?

Something was telling him that he couldn't destroy the book. Destroying it would bring him unimaginable consequences. Perhaps destroying it might really end his path of cultivation. And that was not something he wanted.

He had never intended to provoke those Pseudo Emperors. It wouldn't benefit him. However, he had not imagined that forging a single weapon would provoke such a reaction from them. But at this point, what could he do apart from facing the consequences? There was no need to shiver in fear.

He grinned and said, "Everyone, I might not even survive this tribulation. If you really want the chance to kill me, why don't you help me out with this tribulation instead?"

All around him, the crimson men were still growing stronger. They were on the verge of attacking.

At the same time, Su Yu's aura had also reached the peak of his current cultivation. Then, he swallowed a drop of eighth-stage Sunmoon blood essence, instantly pushing his aura to the level of an eighth-stage Sunmoon.

Unfortunately, he was alone when faced with more than ten enemies with the same level of strength.

That was not the end of his preparations. His entire body trembled. He was finally going to finish his final body forging. He wanted to see if an advancement would give both himself and his book another boost.

Then, he roared loudly, "Lord Grandstar, I need some privacy from all these outsiders."

Whoosh!

With a rumble, the city disappeared.