The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1520

Chapter 1520: Chapter 1516: Changing the Furnace Chapter 1520: Chapter 1516: Changing the Furnace Near Hou Shan's furnace, a dazzling golden light suddenly lit up, with an extremely sharp breath erupting out of nowhere.

Shen Luo quickly turned his head to look, only to see that the lid of the furnace there had unexpectedly opened, and a formed Yan Technique armor spike suddenly shot out, uncontrollably emitting seven or eight sharp golden lights from its body.

One of the golden lights was shooting straight towards Elder Manbo's direction.

Elder Manbo was concentrating on controlling the solidification of the molten Spirit Material Melt, completely unaware of the mishap here.

By the time he realized it, it was already too late.

The golden light struck his furnace in an instant, and the sharp force directly poured in.

A flash of light atop the furnace and with a “bang,” it exploded, the round shield that had just formed could no longer maintain its original shape, in a burst of explosive noise, it turned into countless scorching raindrops scattering in all directions.

Surrounding everyone hurriedly waved their hands to block, with astonishment in their eyes.

“What have you done?” Elder Manbo's eyes were about to split with rage, and he shouted furiously.

Hou Shan was also somewhat stunned; he seemed not to have done it intentionally, so he had to explain, “This is caused by the leakage of Spiritual Power during the emergence of the Yan Technique armor, not my control.”

Shen Luo also knew that Yan Technique armor and Magical Treasures, when successfully refined, sometimes would have situations where the power could not be controlled and leaked, especially some of the higher-tier Divine Weapons, they could even cause resonance with Heaven and Earth, resulting in wide-spread celestial phenomena.

Elder Manbo's eyes were bloodshot, and his anger was nearly bursting.

“Looking at this, there's no need to continue the competition, right? You've already lost,” Che Qingtian spoke up.

“You interrupted Elder Manbo's refinement, that's clearly against the rules; you're the ones who have lost,” Elder Fu angrily said.

“Hmph, knowing full well that this was not Hou Shan's intention, yet you still stubbornly argue your case? In my view, this is not an accident, but the will of Heaven itself. If Elder Manbo had finished refining earlier, perhaps he would have been the one affecting Hou Shan,” said Che Qingtian indifferently.

“You've lost, just accept it. Such frivolous obstruction is unbecoming of Tianji City's reputation,” Nurse Yu mocked as well.

“You…” Elder Fu was at a loss for words.

Elder Manbo's face was also flushed with red, his eyes inadvertently flashing with a hint of guilt.

Just when everyone thought the outcome was settled, suddenly a voice rang out:

“Isn't there still time left? Who says Elder Manbo has lost?”

Everyone followed the voice and saw that it was Shen Luo who had spoken.

“It's no use, there's only one hour left, I… can't finish the refinement,” Elder Manbo looked at the Long Incense in the furnace, two-thirds of which had been burned, and said with a gloomy expression.

“Did you hear that? He even says he can't do it,” Hou Shan said, with a relaxed smile.

“As long as time hasn't run out, there's still a chance. Let's try again, shall we? What, are you scared?” Shen Luo raised an eyebrow and asked.

Seeing Shen Luo's confident look, Hou Shan couldn't help but feel uncertain.

“If you don't agree, then we'll just call this competition null and void. Whether you did it on purpose or not, the result is the same; you've interfered with Elder Manbo's refinement, which is not fair,” Shen Luo continued.

Hou Shan hesitated for a moment and looked towards Che Qingtian, who silently nodded his head.

“Alright, let him try again,” Hou Shan said with a smile.

He saw that Elder Manbo now looked deflated and knew that it was impossible for him to refine a decent Armor within the allotted time.

Upon hearing this, Elder Manbo hesitated and glanced at Shen Luo with a silent sigh in his heart.

Feeling that his own strength as an Elder was inferior to the resilience of a Junior, he took a deep breath, gathered the Spiritual Materials again, and prepared to switch to a different Furnace for another attempt at refining.

“Just now you all unexpectedly changed Furnaces; we will also switch now. No objections, right?” At this moment, Shen Luo stretched out his hand to stop him, smiling as he addressed Hou Shan and the others.

Without waiting for their approval, he then waved his hand, producing his Netherworld Furnace.

Everyone present was an expert in cultivation, and they were very knowledgeable about the quality of Furnaces. They immediately recognized the distinction of this Furnace, and their eyes showed astonished looks.

“Good kid, you actually have such a high-grade Furnace. Why didn't you bring it out earlier?” Elder Manbo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he regained his confidence.

Seeing this, Che Qingtian and others couldn't help but look displeased.

However, since they had switched Furnaces first, they naturally couldn't say anything at the moment.

“If we use this Furnace, maybe we really can refine the Armor within one hour,” Elder Manbo couldn't help but mutter.

“This guy talks too much, why isn't he starting already? With my help, there's naturally no problem,” Fire Spirit Child teased inside Shen Luo's Sea of Knowledge.

“Elder Manbo, time is pressing, you should start refining quickly,” Shen Luo urged.

“Yes, yes, yes, we need to hurry…” Elder Manbo suppressed the excitement in his heart and began the second round of refining.

The moment the Furnace Fire was ignited, Elder Manbo's mouth stretched to his ears – he found that the grade of this Netherworld Furnace was even higher than he had expected.

Che Qingtian and others at his side could clearly see the significance as well and their expressions grew even uglier, especially Che Qingtian, whose face looked dark as water, staring intently at the Netherworld Furnace, seemingly deep in thought.

However, Elder Manbo couldn't care less about the others at this moment. The Netherworld Furnace alone was enough to captivate all his attention. He returned to a focused state and began controlling the insertion of Spiritual Materials into the Furnace.

In only a matter of moments, Copper of Lingxiao and Radiant Stone had completed the Bite Fusion, the process so fast that Elder Manbo himself couldn't quite believe it.

He faintly sensed that there seemed to be some will within the Netherworld Furnace assisting him, which he guessed could be some kind of Tool Spirit, yet it only helped to conceal his presence and did not exhibit any abnormalities.

After this round of smelting, the resulting Spirit Material Melt was so pure that it didn't need the Explosive method of purifying with Flintstone; its purity had already reached a flawless state.

As soon as the thought crossed Elder Manbo's mind, the temperature of the Netherworld Furnace began to decrease on its own, so he focused on controlling the molten liquid to solidify into the shape of a Round Shield.

Before long, the Spirit Material Melt had solidified into shape, radiating a translucent red light.

Now came the most crucial step: engraving the Yan Pattern.

Elder Manbo took a deep breath, brought his fingers together, and began to draw in the Void. The Mana bursting from his fingertips formed a carving knife in the air and began engraving on the Round Shield.

“The Three Mountains Layering Pattern, in combination with the material of this Round Shield, is quite good. Elder Manbo has a good eye; choosing this Yan Pattern really is the best pairing,” said Fire Spirit Child, as if giving a critique, communicating to Shen Luo.

Hearing this, Shen Luo knew that this trial probably wouldn't have much issue and thus set his mind at ease.