Prodigiously Amazing Weaponsmith Chapter 1 — “Lighting the Soul and Scattering”

Tian Ling Continent.

Northern Ice region.

Huang Yue Li was soaked completely in bright red blood, without even a shred of power remaining in her.

No hint of feeling showed on that matchless beauty's features. Just those frostily cold eyes exposed her intent to kill.

“Ten Directional Nightfall Formation! On such a massive scale! This Sky Phoenix Jade Ring is only an unfinished godly armament. I'm afraid your efforts have been wasted!”

The man in white clothes sneered coldly: “Don't think for a second that I am unaware of why you came to the Northern Ice region. It's to find the Profound Ice Jade and fix that ancient godly armament, right?”

Huang Yue Li's heart and mind both trembled.

Only one individual knew about her journey to the Northern Ice region: Ling Sect's eldest young lady, Ling Qing Yu. Could she have sold her out? Yet these two women had been friends for years, surviving countless perils together, sharing deep bonds and secrets. How could that happen?

Her gaze swiftly swept over the nearby figures, a smirk curling her lips.

“The Demonic Sect, Cloud Sea Ancestor, and Qi Xing Palace… three of the seven great powers' masters have assembled here. The Sky Phoenix Ring's temptation is immense. Sadly, even if I gave it to you, there's just one ring… so how do you three plan to split it?”

The white-clothed man's face stiffened unnaturally. He quickly interrupted her.

“Stop trying to delay any further. Under the Ten Directional Nightfall Formation's power, everything turns to fire and dust! Only the godly armament survives! Surrender the armament now. For your master's status as the top Armament Refiner, I'll let you live if you swear loyalty to me!”

Huang Yue Li laughed mockingly: “Swear loyalty? Keep dreaming! My life, Huang Yue Li's, has never depended on anyone else!”

As those bold words rang out, flames erupted sky-high, changing the landscape's hue in an instant.

Seeing this, the white-clothed man's expression grew deathly serious. He shouted urgently: “Bad news! She's going to self-destruct!”

“Not good!”

“Hurry, block her!”

In panic, many rushed to halt her. But by the time they moved, it was far too late.

As an Emperor Profound Realm expert, Huang Yue Li's self-explosion could devastate an entire city. Those close by had no chance to flee and were reduced to cinders.

Right then, the frozen ground fell into pitch blackness amid earth-shaking quakes that rattled everything.

Some thirty meters off, a black-robed man hovered mid-air. His frame was lean and elegant, his features flawlessly handsome like carved art. But his bleak, icy eyes scornfully eyed the blast as he casually deflected the surging force.

All faces around turned pale with fear.

“It's……it's Clan Head Mu……he's………he's striking the formation!”

“Seeking death! How is that possible? Wasn't he in seclusion, aiming for the Emperor Profound Realm's pinnacle? Why is he here?”

Mu Cheng Ying was Tian Ling Continent's unrivaled top sword master. Everyone knew he'd pursued Huang Yue Li for years. Without knowing he was in closed-door cultivation, they never would have dared face her.

Who'd have thought he'd race thousands of miles without hesitation to rescue her!

The invincible Ten Directional Nightfall Formation crumbled under one strike. With a mere gesture, he shattered it utterly.

“Flee now, or everyone dies here!”

Those who had besieged Huang Yue Li scattered in terror.

He ignored them, dashing straight to her side.

Yet he remained a moment too slow.

Mu Cheng Ying's emotionless face contorted in agony and grief for the first time.

He couldn't accept what he saw; he'd arrived just short. Powerlessly, he stared at Huang Yue Li's radiant form.

“Yue Li—!!!”

“WHY……Why did you do such a thing?! Why didn't you wait for me to save you??!”

In the fiery haze, a faint trace of Huang Yue Li's awareness flickered back. Mu Cheng Ying's striking visage became the last image etched in her thoughts.

“I never imagined you…would…come……Thank……you…”

Thank you for loving me this way.

If fate allows another life, I'd do anything to repay your eternal devotion.

But exploding one's soul carried an immense cost. Reincarnation was forever beyond her reach.