Chapter 364: What

As the Starfire Furnace fell still.

Xiao Li stood frozen in place.

As an experienced SS-rank blacksmith.

They all knew that the colorful shockwave was the resonance produced by the perfect fusion of elements and the weapon embryo.

“Success.”

Lu Mingzhang murmured.

“And…”

“Not a single flaw.”

This is a true, perfect base entry.

At these words.

Jiang Yunshang beside him could no longer suppress her excitement.

She turned her head, grinning mischievously.

“Oh oh oh~”

“Congratulations, Senior Sister! You’ve just won a year-long SS-rank ox and horse!”

Hearing Jiang Yunshang’s teasing.

Jiang Yunshang’s lips couldn’t help but twitch upward.

In fact.

Her original reason for accepting the bet was simply that she couldn’t stand Xiao Li belittling Lin Mo.

She merely wanted to express her support for Lin Mo in this way.

But now.

She had actually won fifty blacksmithing assignments’ labor!

Who wouldn’t be happy to get an SS-rank blacksmith as a year’s free laborer?

“Cough cough…”

Jiang Yunshang forced back her laughter, feigning composure with two dry coughs.

“Be discreet.”

“Xiao Shuang, don’t talk like that about your Senior Brother Xiao.”

Saying this,

Jiang Yunshang glanced sideways at Xiao Li.

At that moment, Xiao Li’s face looked worse than having swallowed ten pounds of flies.

Next,

he would be a black slave for a year.

No way!

Xiao Li spun around sharply and stared at Lu Mingzhang beside him.

“Mingzhang, you’re in on this too!”

Lu Mingzhang was startled.

“Huh?”

Xiao Li gritted his teeth and said:

“You also thought Lin Mo wouldn’t succeed!”

“You were the one constantly putting him down!”

“You have to share half of these fifty bets with me!”

Hearing Xiao Li’s words,

Lu Mingzhang reacted instantly, yanking his hand away and stepping back two paces.

“Hey hey hey!”

“I didn’t make any bet with Senior Sister!”

“You were the one who proposed the wager—what’s it got to do with me?!”

“You made your own mess, now go forge your own iron—you can’t drag me into it!”

Seeing Lu Mingzhang so coldly refuse,

Xiao Li trembled with rage, pointing at Lu Mingzhang and snarling:

“You… are we even still brothers?!”

Just as the two were about to start shouting,

ahead,

Senior Brother Wei Yan whirled around and shot Xiao Li and Lu Mingzhang a furious glare.

“Shut up!”

Wei Yan barked sharply.

“Yelling like this—don’t you know what kind of place this is?”

After being shouted at by Senior Brother,

Xiao Li and Lu Mingzhang both fell silent.

…

At the front of the blacksmithing hall,

Mo Qianjun finally came to his senses.

There was no help for it.

This scene was simply too shocking.

Perfect five-element balance!

It was unbelievable that anyone could actually achieve this!

Mo Qianjun took a deep breath, then walked toward Lin Mo.

On the other side, Feng Cangqiong and Yan Lie also stepped forward to follow.

Behind them,

Wei Yan glanced at his four junior siblings, then led the group to follow closely behind.

“Lin Mo!”

Mo Qianjun arrived before Lin Mo and spoke excitedly.

“Congratulations!”

“Congratulations, Lin Mo!”

“I never expected…”

“You actually succeeded!”

Mo Qianjun looked at Lin Mo, eyes brimming with excitement, unable to help but sigh.

“Perfect five-element balance…”

“Indeed, Feng the Old Devil was telling the truth all along.”

“You, boy, were born to create miracles!”

Hearing Mo Qianjun’s praise,

Feng Cangqiong beside him burst into loud laughter, cutting in without hesitation, looking smug.

“Hahaha!”

“Of course!”

Feng Cangqiong patted Lin Mo’s shoulder.

“Didn’t I say so all along?!”

“In this boy’s dictionary, the words ‘impossible’ don’t even exist!”

Watching the two top-tier leaders of Longguo before him, wildly excited,

Lin Mo finally pulled his hand back.

“Master Mo, did I succeed?”

“Seems… not that hard?”

“…”

Hearing Lin Mo’s casual remark,

Mo Qianjun’s lip twitched.

He turned to look at Feng Cangqiong beside him, his gaze asking: Does this kid always act like this?

Receiving his old friend’s resentful look,

Feng Cangqiong helplessly spread his hands.

Get used to it, get used to it…

Mo Qianjun let out a wry smile, his gaze returning to Lin Mo.

“Yes.”

“You succeeded.”

“And you succeeded perfectly.”

He looked at Lin Mo and said slowly, word by word:

“I’ve forged iron my entire life.”

“I’ve never seen such pure, such perfect elemental infusion!”

Saying this,

Mo Qianjun’s gaze swept over his five disciples behind him.

“The first stage of smelting and the second stage of elemental infusion have both proceeded flawlessly so far.”

“Now then…”

“It’s our turn.”

Mo Qianjun smiled and turned to Lin Mo, saying:

“With this impossibly perfect elemental foundation you’ve laid down,”

“the final stages will go much more smoothly.”

“I promise you.”

“Tonight, you’ll receive your weapon.”

“When that happens…”

“It will be the first forbidden-grade specialized weapon in human history to bear five perfect elemental affixes!”

Hearing he would receive his weapon tonight,

Feng Cangqiong’s eyes lit up and his spirit surged.

“Good!”

“Then we’ll wait!”

Saying this,

Feng Cangqiong’s face was filled with curiosity and anticipation.

“I’ve never seen what five perfect elemental affixes look like.”

“Perfect affixes…”

“They’re not just simple damage-boosting lines—they’re true transformative affixes, and five of them.”

Mo Qianjun chuckled and waved his hand.

“Enough.”

“Feng the Old Ghost, you can’t help us any further now, and this heat isn’t easy to bear.”

“Go rest in our Qianjun Pavilion’s lounge. I’ll have the best tea and snacks brought to you—tell them whatever you want to eat.”

Mo Qianjun said seriously:

“The remaining finishing work is left to us.”

“Rest easy and wait for our good news.”

Lin Mo nodded and did not refuse.

“Then we’re in your hands, Master Mo.”

Hearing this, Mo Qianjun shook his head solemnly.

“No.”

“Don’t say that.”

“To personally forge this five-element divine weapon is the honor of every smith in our Qianjun Pavilion!”

Saying this,

Mo Qianjun turned back and scanned the five disciples standing behind him.

When he saw Xiao Li’s face—worse than crying—he frowned.

“Xiao Li.”

“What’s that expression for?”

“What?”

“Does participating in forging this five-element divine weapon offend you?”

Hearing his master’s sharp question,

Xiao Li jerked violently.

“N-no!”

“Master, how could I feel offended!”

“I’m happy!”

“Happy!”

“It’s such an honor!”

“This is undoubtedly the proudest moment of my life!”

After hearing Xiao Li’s words,

Mo Qianjun finally let out a cold snort.

“Hmph!”

“If you’re happy, then smile properly!”

“Who are you trying to impress with that dead face?”

“Get your composure together and prepare to work!”

“Y-yes, Master…”

Xiao Li bowed his head, on the verge of tears.