I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 327: Weapon Casting Conference: Begin

"The Heavenly Fire Melting Sun Furnace is a spectacular sight to behold, and anyone who sees this massive structure resembling a small mountain for the first time will feel truly astounded.

At that moment, as the Heavenly Fire Melting Sun Furnace activated, it brewed an astounding heat within.

Even with the strong array reinforcement within Fire Cloud Valley, it could hardly withstand the surge of heat.

Inside it, as if a volcano were erupting, a streak of flame surged forth, cascading down the body of the furnace and extending to a Weapon Casting Furnace situated ten feet from the platform.

That Weapon Casting Furnace was not small either, standing one zhang tall and two zhang in width, its entire body pitch-black with Black Dragon carvings wrapped around the body, making it look quite formidable.

However, compared to the magnificent Heavenly Fire Melting Sun Furnace, this Weapon Casting Furnace seemed rather ordinary.

At this time, the fiery streak from the Heavenly Fire Melting Sun Furnace suddenly burst forth, directly igniting the Weapon Casting Furnace, causing a dazzling blaze to explode forth.

Cen Xingzi addressed the crowd with a cupped-hand salute, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Weapon Casting Furnace is now open, the heavenly fire is intense, please throw the prepared materials into the furnace."

People from the various sects stepped forward one after the other, casting their prepared materials into the furnace.

Han Zheng, not recognizing what the materials were, could still feel the powerful forces contained within from a distance.

Wan Zhongshan also took out a box and retrieved a piece of ore with a black jade luster from it.

"This is the Black Mirror Cloud Iron, also considered an extraordinarily rare ore. Lord Xu from the Guardian Storage kindly acquired it and sent it to me before the Weapon Casting Conference began.

Since our Demon Cleansing Bureau is participating in the Weapon Casting Conference, we surely cannot shame ourselves, can we?"

As he spoke, Wan Zhongshan also approached and threw the Black Mirror Cloud Iron into the Weapon Casting Furnace.

Cen Xingzi, having been a Weapon Casting Master for many years, possessed an extremely keen eye, and could almost instantly discern the level of the materials thrown into the furnace by the various sects.

One could say that each type of material was a foundational ingredient for forging Heavenly Soldiers, and with so many materials combined, if they still failed to forge a Heavenly Soldier, Refining Blade's reputation would suffer immensely.

After this step was completed, Cen Xingzi announced gravely, "Thank you all for your support. For this Weapon Casting Conference, the role of Weapon Casting Master will be assumed by my direct disciple, Qiao Anze, with my other disciple Fang Tieyun as his assistant."

As he spoke, two individuals from among the disciples of Refining Blade stepped forward, one after the other.

The one who stood before the Weapon Casting Furnace, clad in Fire-Resistant Gold Silk Armor, was a ruggedly handsome man in his early thirties—Cen Xingzi's direct disciple, Qiao Anze.

The other disciple, Fang Tieyun, stood by his side, with a more plain appearance, bare-chested, revealing a body of bronze skin, as if forged from gold and iron.

Upon seeing the two Weapon Casting Masters selected by Refining Blade, a murmur of discussion arose from the crowd, and Wan Zhongshan furrowed his brows.

Han Zheng asked, "Elder Wan, is there an issue with the Weapon Casting Masters? Were two masters also required in past conferences?"

After a moment's contemplation, Wan Zhongshan replied in a low voice, "There is indeed a slight issue.

Having two Weapon Casting Masters isn't unusual; forging a Heavenly Soldier is extremely difficult, so assistance is normal, and sometimes there are even two people assisting simultaneously.

But the issue is that Refining Blade's chosen Weapon Casting Master for this time is Qiao Anze, with Fang Tieyun merely assisting.

Qiao Anze is Cen Xingzi's direct disciple and also Cen Xingzi's senior brother, the youngest son of the previous Sect Master of Refining Blade.

He is well-renowned within Refining Blade, indeed a Weapon Casting Master carefully cultivated by Refining Blade, and his Fire-Resistant Gold Silk Armor is a treasured heirloom passed down from the ancestral masters.

On the other hand, Fang Tieyun comes from an ordinary disciple background, initially nothing more than a small blacksmith, who, after joining Refining Blade, has worked diligently to reach his current status.

But even though Fang Tieyun has not undergone training like Qiao Anze, his talent is also quite good.

When he was just a regular Weapon Casting Master, the number of Mystical Weapons he produced was the highest amongst all the masters in Refining Blade, and their quality was exceptional.

Weapon Casting Masters of Refining Blade would carve their own names on Weapons. I noticed him because almost half of the Mystical Weapons that our Demon Cleansing Bureau acquired were forged by this Fang Tieyun.

Later, when he became a Weapon Casting Master, he also forged the highest number of Earth Soldiers.

And more importantly than the quantity, it's the quality and stability.

Forging Earth Soldiers also carries the risk of furnace explosion, and what truly impresses about Fang Tieyun is that since he became a Weapon Casting Master and forged nearly thirty Earth Soldiers, not one has exploded in the furnace.

You have to understand that even some of the veteran Weapon Casting Masters in Refining Blade, who may have forged over fifty Earth Soldiers in a lifetime, might have thirty cases of furnace failure."

Fang Tieyun's strength lay in his incredibly stable approach, never causing explosions in the furnace and wasting materials.

Every Weapon Casting Conference, the major powers of the Martial World would send their best young disciples to participate.

Likewise, Refining Blade would select the youngest and finest Weapon Casting Master to be responsible for forging this Heavenly Soldier.

Most had assumed that this person would be Fang Tieyun.

After all, Refining Blade had failed to successfully forge a Heavenly Soldier for three consecutive Weapon Casting Conferences.

But to everyone's surprise, this time they sent Qiao Anze.

Although Qiao Anze was a disciple of the previous Sect Master and his weapon casting abilities weren't bad, he still wasn't as reliable as Fang Tieyun.

What was Refining Blade thinking, letting Qiao Anze be the Weapon Casting Master? It's pure folly.

"They don't care, but we despise wasting materials."

Many of those present shared Wan Zhongshan's sentiments.

Although the Heavenly Soldier needed to be forged by Refining Blade, they were the ones providing the materials, and they also contributed their effort by competing in the arena.

They had given both resources and effort, yet Refining Blade chose a less reliable Weapon Casting Master. It was somewhat unreasonable.

Han Zheng squinted, chuckling softly, "The Weapon Casting Masters at Refining Blade seem honest, but they can't escape various calculations of interests and personal connections."

This kind of thing was not unusual; it's just that Qiao Anze had a powerful background.

His father was Cen Xingzi's senior brother and the previous Sect Master of Refining Blade.

Now, the old members of Refining Blade, the Weapon Casting Masters, might all be his father's people.

Even Cen Xingzi, the Sect Master, might be his support and backing.

With such an advantage, it was no wonder Qiao Anze was selected to forge the Heavenly Soldier.

However, Refining Blade seemed to have lost sight of priorities.

If it were the previous conference or the one before that, their actions would have been unproblematic.

But now, having failed to forge a Heavenly Soldier for three consecutive conferences, they were still playing these nepotistic games, which was utterly lacking in sense and understanding of the gravity of the situation.

Despite their dissatisfaction, it was difficult for people to voice their complaints since it was an internal issue of Refining Blade.

Moreover, while there was a gap between Qiao Anze and Fang Tieyun, it wasn't that large; Fang Tieyun was just more reliable.

Seeing that no one spoke up, Cen Xingzi breathed a sigh of relief and then proclaimed in a deep voice, "The Weapon Casting Conference shall officially begin, shortly a disciple will distribute number plates to everyone.

The first round is a group battle. Those who have their numbers called should step onto the arena, and ultimately, one victor will be determined to advance to the next round."

As in previous years, the first round of the Weapon Casting Conference was not one-on-one combat but group battles of ten people, to quickly filter out the real powerhouses.

The Five Families and Seven Sects, along with other weaker powers of the Martial World and a large number of Independent Practitioners, totaled nearly five hundred people.

Without using group battles to eliminate a large number of competitors quickly, the Weapon Casting Conference would last a month.

Han Zheng looked at his number plate, number 404.

Seemed a bit ominous.

Cen Xingzi had already started calling out numbers, and ten people climbed onto the stage, attacking each other vigorously and fiercely. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Once these Martial Artists engaged in combat, the sharpness of their Weapons would be collected by the Array within the arena and transferred to the Weapon Casting Furnace.

Meanwhile, the deep flames within the Weapon Casting Furnace burned fiercely, scorching the various materials inside.

Qiao Anze held a gold-plated heavy hammer, half the height of a man, and struck the glowing red-hot materials, while Fang Tieyun, with bulging muscles, wielded a plain and unadorned black iron hammer taller than himself.

The two men worked in tandem, one leading and the other assisting, yet Han Zheng felt that Fang Tieyun's strikes were more forceful, and his pace was faster.