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Chapter 821 - Chapter 821 Chapter 544 At Least Make Some Turns

Chapter 821: Chapter 544: At Least Make Some Turns Chapter 821: Chapter 544: At Least Make Some Turns As everyone knows, weapons and armor with unknown properties that can evolve infinitely are the most precious and rarest of all.

Especially the second point.

Being unknown alone isn’t enough.

Under normal circumstances, items that fulfill these two criteria tend to possess unimaginable growth properties and could one day even surpass Imperial Soldiers, or even become stronger.

“Not bad!” A smile crept onto the corner of Jiang Hui’s mouth, clearly satisfied with the weapon he’d drawn.

When it came to luck, he always seemed to do quite well.

He put his thoughts aside.

Immediately after.

Jiang Hui had a thought.

“Buzz!”

As ripples ebbed gently outward.

One could see in the void: a completely black item, its handle and blade of equal width, as though cast as one solid piece, resembling scrap iron, a two-meter-long metal block slowly becoming visible…

“This is a knife? It clearly looks more like a fire-poking stick!”

Gazing at the object suspended mid-air, dull and dark, resembling an iron rod, Jiang Hui couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and was completely stunned for a long moment before he snapped back to reality.

Although he had been prepared for something unusual, the appearance of this Absolute Knife still exceeded “his imagination”.

Goodness me… It does not even have the shape of a knife, this is a bit too convenient, isn’t it? At least bend it a little.

He chuckled wryly, stretched out his hand, and took hold of it.

The fire-poking stick was straight and utterly black, indeed remarkably straight, yet its surface was uneven and pitted, looking like something that an apprentice just starting in ironwork might produce.

Perhaps even worse.

Fortunately, this knife had the ability to absorb other weapons and armor and evolve; it could undergo transformation after digestion to the point of taking on a new appearance, which was the only thing that somewhat consoled Jiang Hui.

Jiang Hui didn’t hesitate and immediately took out a whole bunch of common weapons that he had obtained from regular dragon eggs from his personal bag.

Most of these weapons were Hundred Refined Steel Knives and Hundred Refined Steel Swords, and even though he had already given a large batch to Old Man Lin, he still had plenty left.

In the mundane world, these Hundred Refined Weapons were treasures difficult to come by, demanding extremely talented blacksmithing skills and abundant forging experience to craft.

But in the cultivation world, the significance of these objects was limited to cutting vegetables and slicing melons.

In the real sense of cutting vegetables and slicing melons.

“Clang clang clang…”

There was a sound of steel colliding.

Like a steel ocean sweeping over this place.

The next moment, thousands upon thousands of Hundred Refined Steel Knives and Hundred Refined Steel Swords fell from the sky, clattering loudly.

The scene was like a hailstorm, but it only took a moment to pile up into a small mountain of weapons before Jiang Hui.

After the appearance of these weapons and armor, the fire-poking stick in Jiang Hui’s hands emanated a series of tinkling sounds similar to the striking of iron instruments.

Then.

Above it, something resembling a black hole appeared.

Pulsing with unimaginable Chaotic Aura, silver-white glimmers sparkled in and out of existence, giving off an intensely sharp feeling.

The next moment.

An unrivaled suction force burst forth from within the halo.

Instantly, cold beams of light from the Hundred Refined Steel Knives and Swords surged out and entered into that black hole halo.

Following that, these common swords and knives seemed to wither away like old leaves. As a gentle breeze swept over, they crumbled into ash…

After absorbing so many weapons, a resplendent light instantly enveloped the Absolute Knife.

However, this luminescence did not last too long.

Soon, all the brilliance slowly dissipated, revealing the “fire-poking stick” Absolute Knife that had been upgraded once.

The shape of the Absolute Knife hadn’t changed much; it still looked as it did before, the only difference being that the rod’s surface was no longer as flawed and bumpy but had become somewhat smoother.

Beyond this, Jiang Hui couldn’t detect any other changes.

“Probably not enough firepower. These common weapons and armor can’t induce a complete metamorphosis in the Absolute Knife!” Jiang Hui pondered internally.

Initially, he was just trying out the idea, wanting to test just how many weapons and armor it would take to achieve one upgrade and if common weapons and armor would suffice.

It now seemed they were sufficient, but to prompt a thorough upgrade, the necessary quantity was exceedingly high, beyond what one might imagine.

However, it was fine as long as it worked.

Immortal Gold is valuable, but things like iron ore are not pricey in the Immortal Domain.

Whether it’s the Immortal Domain, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, or the Lower Realm Eight Domains.

Iron ore is not considered rare, the resources are extraordinarily abundant, and any given vein can yield countless iron stones, from which unimaginable numbers of weapons and armor can be forged.

Of course, Jiang Hui did not need to compete with those mortals for iron ore; to the mortal nations, iron was an indispensable material.

He possessed the Treasured Technique.

Although he could not create anything beyond the rules, iron ore was clearly within the scope of those rules,

This Treasured Technique, although initially merely a technique at the Immortal King Level when he acquired it, had surpassed the Immortal King Level as Jiang Hui’s strength increased.

The only trouble was that he needed to mine the iron ore and then forge it into the shape of knives and swords, or perhaps into the form of axes, halberds, hooks, and forks.

Of course, this was actually not troublesome at all.

For mortals, it was an unbearably immense project that could only be imagined in one’s wildest dreams. It required ceaseless labor day and night, endless days and nights, and immeasurable sweat to polish the hard iron ore, melt it into iron, and after numerous rounds of tempering in water, successfully cast it into the sharp weapons fit for battle.

However, for Jiang Hui, who had entered the Immortal King Realm, it was merely the effort of a thought.

With a slight flick of his finger,

Suddenly,

Chunks of iron ores as enormous as stars began to appear one after another within the boundless void.

Subsequently,

As Jiang Hui injected surging Immortal King power into them,

The iron ores, as massive as ancient stars, instantly melted into fiery-red molten iron.

The molten iron filled the vault of heaven and then recombined, instantly forming brand new, gleaming weapons.

To save trouble, Jiang Hui fashioned them all into the shape of knives.

Although done casually, the quality could already compare to the weapons and armor that mortal masters spent their lifetimes creating.

In the instant that the weapons were formed,

A dark halo appeared once again.

As streams of light were absorbed into it,

The first batch of weapons instantly turned to ash.

Jiang Hui immediately continued forging without pause.

Soon,

The second batch,

The third batch,

…

The one million eight thousandth batch,

Jiang Hui had completely immersed himself in the forging process, at this moment, he was like a tireless robot.

Unconsciously,

Three hundred years had passed.

But the Absolute Knife remained silent.

…

The one million nine thousandth batch,

…

The three million four thousandth batch,

Jiang Hui’s skills became even more refined, the last few millions of batches only took four hundred years.

On this day,

The Absolute Knife finally showed some changes. Radiant lights surged and billowed, enveloping the surroundings with a fiercely sharp aura.

This time, it took quite a long while for the boiling light and mist to gradually fade away.

Suddenly,

A brand new Absolute Knife appeared before Jiang Hui’s eyes.

Its shape was austere and sharp, with the blade displaying an elegant curve, like a new moon hanging in the night sky, exuding a supreme chillness flowing upon the blade.

The handle was crafted from exquisite dragon bone, filled with a mysterious and majestic presence.

This was the first time that the Absolute Knife had completely transformed.

Jiang Hui took a deep breath, unable to suppress a wry smile.

It had taken hundreds of years.

The Absolute Knife had finally completed its first full evolution.

That was because Jiang Hui had time; otherwise, it really would not have been affordable.

It was too torturous.