Chapter 363: Succeeded?

Inside the forging hall.

Scorching heat waves swept across the entire hall, wave after wave.

Before the Starfire Furnace.

Mo Qianjun stood not far from Lin Mo.

At this moment, he was staring intently at the strange phenomenon above the Starfire Furnace.

Five distinct elemental energies, which had previously refused to yield to one another, each striving to overpower the other.

But now.

They all seemed to have strangely slowed their agitation.

The different elemental energies were actually beginning to blend.

Where the lights converged, a strange, mottled color emerged above the Starfire Furnace.

It was a brilliant, multicolored halo.

Beautiful as the aurora borealis, utterly magnificent.

Seeing this scene.

Mo Qianjun was stunned.

"This..."

"Could it be..."

"Is it really about to succeed?"

Mo Qianjun murmured.

He had forged iron all his life, seen countless prodigies, and crafted countless divine weapons.

But he swore.

In his entire life, he had never witnessed such an incredible miracle!

Could anyone truly maintain the output of five elemental types while perfectly balancing all five elements?

Before the Starfire Furnace.

Lin Mo maintained the posture of both hands thrust into Kong Dong.

He watched the elemental balance gauge on his right while keeping his eyes on the five elemental progress bars on his left.

"Hearing Xiao Huo, you're still too fierce; press down a bit more!"

"Did you hear me!"

In the skill bar.

'Fireball' twisted in frustration.

【"This Lord is already extremely suppressed!"】

【"Press down any further, and this Lord's flame will extinguish!"】

'Fireball' protested with extreme displeasure.

Lin Mo gave no ground, his tone severe:

"If I tell you to press, then press!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

After reprimanding Hearing Xiao Huo.

Lin Mo's gaze swept to the progress bar representing the Ice element.

"Little Ice!"

"You're a bit weak on your end!"

"Put some effort into it; have you not eaten?"

Having been named by its master.

'Ice Spike' immediately let out a coquettish huff.

【"Okay, Master~"】

【"I'll put in the effort right away; Master can want however fierce you like~"】

【"As long as Master is happy, I can cooperate in any pose~"】

Hearing these words.

Lin Mo's corner of the mouth twitched violently.

What the hell...

What kind of beastly words!

At the same time.

'Earth Escape', existing as the benchmark, now felt completely energized.

It also shouted loudly.

【"Come on, come on, family! All align with me! Hey, you there, the Master told you to press down a bit more, didn't you hear?"】

【"Number Five, don't run wild! Hold steady!"】

Under Lin Mo's unified coordination and 'Earth Shield' 's baseline guidance.

Those five progress bars of varying lengths finally converged toward the Earth element, ultimately becoming perfectly level.

And on the elemental balance gauge to the right, the needle that always swayed left and right now swung with ever-decreasing amplitude.

Finally.

The needle stopped steadily right in the center.

Seeing this scene.

Lin Mo's eyes instantly lit up:

"Yes!"

"Exactly like this!"

"Hold it!"

As Lin Mo's words faded.

Boom—!!!

Above the Starfire Furnace, the five-colored light columns completed their fusion!

A dazzling, colorful phenomenon erupted violently!

That colorful light instantly swept through the entire forging hall.

The walls, the floor, the ceiling, even every person's face.

All were shrouded in this bizarre, multicolored radiance.

The entire Thousand-Gauge Pavilion resembled a fairyland!

……

Behind.

Ten meters away.

Watching this bizarre, colorful phenomenon,

Han Shuang excitedly reached out and grabbed Jiang Yunshang's arm.

"Sister!"

"Look, it seems… it's really going to succeed?"

Jiang Yunshang took a deep breath.

She patted Han Shuang's excited hand with her other hand.

"Keep your voice down."

"Don't get so startled."

Jiang Yunshang stared at Lin Mo's back.

"This is the most critical moment—don't disturb Lin Mo."

On the other side.

Lu Mingzhang swallowed hard, his face filled with disbelief.

"Damn it…"

"It actually achieved perfect balance…"

"Can anyone really focus on five things at once to this degree?"

Hearing Lu Mingzhang's words,

Xiao Li's expression also stiffened.

"Not yet—it still has sixty seconds to hold."

Although he said this aloud,

Xiao Li's heart was now torn.

On one hand,

as a SS-rank Forge Master of the Thousand-Gauge Pavilion,

his lifelong dream was to witness the birth of a peerless divine weapon.

If today, this forbidden-tier specialized weapon with five-perfect-attribute lines, truly could be forged,

then for him, who participated in its forging, it would mean dying without regret.

This resume, this honor,

he could brag about for the rest of his life!

But on the other hand,

he'd just, in a moment of madness, made that damned bet with Jiang Yunshang.

Fifty single forging commissions!

That's a full year of free slave labor!

Just imagining the dark, endless year of hammering ahead, Xiao Li felt his vision go black.

……

Time slowly passed.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The colorful light filling the entire hall grew steadier.

Not a single ripple stirred.

Ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Feng Cangqiong and Yan Lie stood on the other side.

Yan Lie spoke softly:

"Master Feng, it seems Lin Mo is truly going to succeed."

Feng Cangqiong leisurely stroked his beard.

"Of course—he's Lin Mo, and he's the one I've set my eyes on."

Looking at Feng Cangqiong's arrogant demeanor.

Yan Lie rolled his eyes.

You didn't teach him; he was just this monstrous to begin with.

What are you so proud of?

But Yan Lie dared not say these words.

Time continued to pass.

Thirty seconds.

Forty seconds.

A deathly silence filled the hall, broken only by the roaring of the Starfire Furnace burning.

Everyone's gaze was intently fixed on that Elemental Balance Instrument.

The needle seemed welded right in the middle.

Not even a single tremor appeared again.

And Lin Mo, standing before the Starfire Furnace, was so bored he even yawned.

Seeing this scene.

Xiao Li's mouth twitched.

Damn it.

We were so nervous we didn't dare breathe.

And you're yawning?

Fifty-eight seconds.

Fifty-nine seconds.

Finally.

The sixty seconds were up.

Boom—!!!

Above the Starfire Furnace, that brilliantly radiant, multicolored phenomenon suddenly froze!

Immediately after.

That mass of multicolored light transformed into a huge multicolored shockwave, centered on the Starfire Furnace, sweeping out in all directions.

"Voom—!"

Accompanying the ripple of the shockwave.

The guiding force inside the Starfire Furnace that had always wrapped around Lin Mo's hands.

Instantly vanished without a trace.

In the skill bar.

The skills instantly sensed the change.

【"Hmm?"】

'Fireball' turned its head in confusion to take a look.

【"The force that guided this Seat has already disappeared."】

'Ice Spike' also withdrew its chill, somewhat reluctant to let go.

【"Is that it?"】

【"It was a bit short."】

'Wind Blade' blinked its big eyes.

【"It's over?"】

Just then.

'Earth Shield' laughed loudly.

【"Hahahaha!"】

【"Under the leadership of me, your Second Brother, what five-element balance? Too simple!"】

'Earth Shield' was full of pride.

【"As long as I, your Second Brother, this pillar of stability, am in this house, what storm or wave can we not weather?"】

Hearing these words.

'Wind Blade's eyes shone brightly.

【"No wonder you are my Second Brother!"】

Watching the second one show off like crazy here.

The 'Fireball' on the side was so angry its teeth itched.

It, the eldest brother of the family, the core damage dealer, when did it come to a second brother who only knows how to take hits to give orders?

But coincidentally.

It was the Master himself who specifically named the second one to take the lead.

【"Hmph!"】

'Fireball' held it in for a while, and could only let out a cold snort.

Lin Mo looked up.

The Starfire Furnace seemed to have calmed down.

"It's over?"

"Did it succeed?"