The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1521

Chapter 1521: Chapter 1517: Reversal Chapter 1521: Chapter 1517: Reversal A moment later, the Netherworld Furnace trembled slightly and suddenly a yellow halo burst forth, with light and shadow flickering in the Void, projecting the illusion of three mountain peaks.

“This… this is a rare phenomenon, isn't it?” Elder Fu couldn't help but exclaim.

While it was only a minor phenomenon, not quite a resonance with Heaven and Earth, it still exceeded the sharp aura that overflowed during the refinement of Hou Shan's Short Cone yesterday, by a significant margin.

“Daoist Che, with just this spectacle alone, it seems the outcome is already apparent, isn't it? Is there still a need to compete?” The Nameless Elder raised his eyebrows with satisfaction and asked.

Che Qingtian's face darkened as he glanced at Hou Shan, his eyes showing obvious disapproval.

“Compete? Of course, we have to compete.” Hou Shan refused to give up, his eyes fierce as he gritted his teeth.

Elder Manbo's face filled with a smile, obviously undaunted, as he clapped and laughingly said, “Haha, then come on.”

Having said that, the two moved away from the refinement platform and assumed their positions.

“Both of you will infuse your Mana into your Armor without using any mystic arts, purely competing in strength to determine the winner,” the Nameless Elder instructed.

“No problem.” Elder Manbo was brimming with confidence and immediately agreed.

Hou Shan simply nodded and said to Elder Manbo, “Bring it on.”

As his words fell, the aura of the others instantly surged, waves of visible Mana fluctuations radiated from their bodies, then poured into the Short Cones in their hands.

The Golden Short Awl immediately blazed with brilliance, as sharp and incomparable breaths began to swirl around it, refracting glints of rhombus-shaped crystal light in the air.

“In just two hours, to be able to refine Armor to this degree, he is indeed very impressive,” Master Yan praised.

“After all, he dares to challenge Elder Manbo; naturally, he would have some skills. How could he be lacking?” Shen Luo said with a smile.

As his voice faded, Hou Shan leaped forward, charging fiercely towards Elder Manbo.

The light on the Short Cone in his hand instantly condensed, forming a Golden Cone outside the blade edge, which with the support of his robust Mana, shot forth a chi-long sharp edge.

Before his figure arrived, the tip of the Short Cone had already reached its target.

Upon seeing this, Elder Manbo's inner Mana also began to surge into the Round Shield.

The Three Mountains Layering Pattern inscribed on the Round Shield lit up instantly, as the shield's brilliance intensified, casting an even larger Yellow Light Shield outside of it.

The tip of the Short Cone reached the light of the Round Shield, and upon collision emitted a series of piercing sounds, as the Golden Cone spun relentlessly, trying to penetrate the Light Shield.

However, the Round Shield's Light Shield stood firm, unyielding to the continuous assaults of the Golden Cone, showing no signs of shattering.

But in the next instant, the Cone's Golden Light suddenly retracted back into the body of the Cone, a tremendous burst of strength exploded, as the Cone itself thrust towards the Light Shield.

After a piercing sound, the Cone instantly penetrated the Light Shield, blasting open a halo of light.

Immediately after, however, the tip of the awl came up against the body of the Round Shield itself, making no further progress.

By now, it was clear to everyone that the Golden Cone was still somewhat inferior and could not break through the Round Shield, yet Hou Shan had not given up.

“Even if I can't defeat you, I will break through,” Hou Shan declared fiercely.

“Be careful, he's going to self-destruct the Cone, intending both Armors to be destroyed together,” Shen Luo hastily warned upon hearing this.

As soon as his words fell, the Yan Pattern on the Golden Cone had already burst into flames, followed by a sudden huge explosion!

At the same time, Elder Manbo, who had been warned, was already prepared.

He constantly channeled his Mana into the Round Shield, and a powerful Spiritual Pressure almost blasted it apart. The Yan Pattern on the shield also lit up with a fierce light, as if it too was about to explode.

But the Round Shield did not self-destruct; instead, the Yellow Light on it surged again, and the phantom of three connected Mountain Peaks emerged, forming a Light Curtain that shielded in front, blocking all the explosive forces of the Golden Cone outside.

After the explosion, the Golden Cone turned into powder, and the Three Mountains Layering Pattern on the Yellow Round Shield was completely destroyed. However, aside from being cracked, the body of the shield still maintained its complete form.

In this way, regardless of whether Hou Shan acknowledges it or not, he had already lost.

“I've lost…” Hou Shan, with a look of defeat, said.

Upon hearing this, Master Yan's face immediately showed joy, while both the Nameless Elder and Elder Fu's eyes also held a touch of amusement.

“Manbo, well done this time.” Elder Fu couldn't help but jump up and slapping him on the back.

By contrast, the expressions on the faces of Che Qingtian and others became quite ugly. Originally thinking that they could secure the victory with the Melting Gold Furnace, they still ended up losing.

“This furnace of yours, how about selling it to me? As long as you're willing, I'm willing to spend all my wealth to purchase it.” Hou Shan looked at the Netherworld Furnace and, in the end, couldn't help but say.

“I'm sorry, but this furnace of mine is not for sale,” Shen Luo said with a smile, shaking his head.

There was an obvious gleam of greed for the Netherworld Furnace in Hou Shan's eyes. If it were not in such a setting, he definitely would not mind resorting to force to seize it.

“Let's go.”

Che Qingtian's face was steely, and after giving Shen Luo a deep look, he spoke.

Seeing his reaction, the others also fell silent and quickly followed him.

“Daoist Che, please wait, have you forgotten something?” Elder Fu spoke up to stop him.

Che Qingtian turned back to look at him, raising his eyebrows slightly.

“Please return the Elder's Token that you won from Elder Mo Wang yesterday,” Elder Fu reminded.

“The Token was won by Qinghu; naturally, it is with her,” Nurse Yu said.

“Qinghu is still recovering from her injuries, the Token… If you can win another match tomorrow, I will give you my own Ink Jade Divine Machine Order along with it, but if you cannot win, there's no need for such trouble, right?” Che Qingtian said.

After finishing his words, he didn't wait for Elder Fu's reaction and turned around, leaving with Nurse Yu and the others.

After they left, the atmosphere in the Lianyan Workshop relaxed, and everyone began to congratulate Elder Manbo.

“Where do I dare to take credit? If it were not for Daoist Shen Luo lending this furnace to me, we would have certainly lost. If we're talking about merits, it all belongs to Daoist Shen Luo,” Elder Manbo humbly gave all the credit to Shen Luo.

“Elder Manbo is too modest. It was your superb refinement skills that were the key to our victory. After all, the furnace is just an external object…” Shen Luo was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly stopped.

Because the voice of protest from Fire Spirit Child had already come from his Sea of Knowledge: “Without me, could he have refined the Armor so quickly, so smoothly?”

*Cough cough*, “Of course, the merits of the furnace are not small,” Shen Luo had to cough twice, quickly changing the topic.

“Heh heh, Shen Luo, does your furnace have a name?” Elder Manbo suddenly leaned over, his tone became more familiar, and he asked.