The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2631 - 2620: Far Beyond

Elder Zhao is most skilled at crafting swords and daggers.

Especially longswords, which he has specialized in studying; previously, he competed in crafting longswords with Elder Wang.

Elder Wang’s crafted lower grade treasure only resonated five times with the platform, while Elder Zhao’s lower grade treasure resonated seven times, already considered borderline superior, which is quite rare.

Elder Zhao crafted diligently, pushing each step to its limits; this battle was crucial to him, he must defeat Ye Chenfeng, or face a very bleak fate.

Crafting lower grade treasures takes some time.

Ye Chenfeng patiently watched from the side, with Shen Han and Xiao Feifei standing beside him.

"Friend, you are too reckless. I heard that this fellow Zhao previously resonated seven times with the platform, as crafting swords is his forte. Even if I were to craft a lower grade treasure, I might not achieve seven resonances every time," Shen Han whispered to Ye Chenfeng.

Xiao Feifei nodded in agreement, both of them being eighth grade artifact refiners; their success rate for crafting lower grade treasures is one hundred percent, but the number of resonances is uncertain, depending on their state during refining. Occasionally, only one or two resonances may occur without certainty.

That’s because they haven’t specialized in crafting a single type of weapon. Their crafted weapons are diverse, whereas Elder Zhao is very limited, suggesting he might have a high failure rate for other types of lower grade treasures. Even if successful, the resonances might be woefully few.

Had he achieved such resonances with every weapon he crafted, he would have already been quite famous within the Soul Instrument Pavilion.

In response to Shen Han’s warning, Ye Chenfeng offered a friendly smile.

Xiao Feifei transmitted a message to Shen Han: "We must protect him."

Her message was simple and clear, as Ye Chenfeng’s cultivation and artifact crafting level justified such sentiments.

Shen Han nodded, utilizing message transmission: "You don’t need to say that; I, Shen Han, will definitely make friends with him. He was just too impulsive, and it’s understandable. He’s from the Middle Realm, where there is no platform like the Soul Instrument Pavilion, hence his actions."

Afterward.

Shen Han and Xiao Feifei stopped speaking, focusing their gaze on Elder Zhao.

As time passed bit by bit.

Beads of sweat formed densely on Elder Zhao’s forehead, as a silver-white longsword took shape, and he constantly engraved the Spirit Array Diagram within the blade.

At a certain moment.

Elder Zhao suddenly shouted loudly.

Immediately after.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

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Muffled sounds suddenly echoed, causing the entire platform to tremble slightly, these sounds represented the resonances formed.

Once, twice, three times, four times, five times, six times; when the seventh resonance formed, Duan Yan and Liu Tongshi smiled faintly, seven resonances were quite impressive, they feared they might not achieve seven resonances even if they crafted now.

Yet.

Following the seventh resonance, there came another "Boom!" as the eighth resonance sounded.

Elder Zhao’s crafted longsword managed to produce eight resonances, this result caused Shen Han and Xiao Feifei to squint their eyes.

Eight resonances are indeed impressive; who knew Elder Zhao had such mastery in crafting longswords?

When Shen Han and Xiao Feifei craft, achieving eight resonances is challenging unless their state is exceptionally favorable; to surpass Elder Zhao, achieving nine resonances would be nearly impossible.

Nine resonances can only be achieved by ninth grade artifact refiners and the four ancestors within the Soul Instrument Pavilion.

After all, nine resonances are akin to nearly perfect quality.

Elder Zhao, covered in sweat, looked at Ye Chenfeng mockingly, saying, "So, who do you think will regret this now?"

Duan Yan and Liu Tongshi intended to tease Ye Chenfeng as well.

Yet Ye Chenfeng had no intention of paying them any mind, he flipped his hand, summoning the Green Flame from his palm; he mentally forced the Green Flame to alter its color temporarily, and controlled its temperature at its peak.

Otherwise, the Heaven and Earth Flame of the Green Flame would be too captivating; under Ye Chenfeng’s deliberate control, to others, the flame in his hand seemed like an ordinary Heaven and Earth Flame.

Although Heaven and Earth Flames are rare, many people in the Upper World possess them, such as Shen Han and Xiao Feifei, who each have their own Heaven and Earth Flames.

Thus, under Ye Chenfeng’s control, others were not astonished seeing the seemingly ordinary Heaven and Earth Flame in his hand.

Ye Chenfeng was uncertain how many resonances his crafted lower grade treasure could produce; however, he knew he must take it seriously, failing here would be a laughing stock.

Ye Chenfeng hadn’t refined artifacts truly meaningful in a long time; initially, he felt somewhat rusty.

Upon witnessing this, Elder Zhao’s smile became more exuberant.

Duan Yan and Liu Tongshi smirked repeatedly.

But as time slowly passed, Ye Chenfeng’s technique grew smoother; being a supreme artifact refiner, crafting lower grade treasures was child’s play for him.

His crafting speed was remarkably fast, almost ten times faster than Elder Zhao.

The longsword quickly took shape in the air.

Witnessing Ye Chenfeng’s swift speed, Elder Zhao coldly remarked, "Crude work, I bet his crafted lower grade treasure will be fortunate to form two resonances."

Fast.

In ordinary people’s eyes, speed is synonymous with crude work; once too fast, it’s impossible to achieve refinement.

Even Shen Han and Xiao Feifei somewhat acknowledged Elder Zhao’s words; Ye Chenfeng’s crafting speed was indeed too swift.

After some more time had passed.

When Ye Chenfeng finished engraving the Spirit Array Diagram, it signified the completion of the lower grade treasure.

Watching Ye Chenfeng pause, Duan Yan laughed, "Any bets on him exceeding three resonances?"

Liu Tongshi said, "Does he even deserve to be an eighth grade artifact refiner looking like that?"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

But just as Liu Tongshi finished speaking, the entire platform shuddered intensely.

Successive muffled sounds rapidly echoed, producing ten resonances in mere seconds.

Duan Yan and Liu Tongshi felt as though someone had strangled them, as their faces turned bright red.

Yet everything wasn’t over.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

Another ten continuous resonances sounded.

The platform gradually quieted, totaling twenty resonances, far exceeding the so-called ten resonances for perfect quality.

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