The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2694 - 2683: Interesting! The Final Showdown!

When there was only one day left of the half-month.

"Creak!"

The doors of the Weapon King Pavilion were pushed open from within.

The light outside was rather harsh, making Ye Chenfeng involuntarily narrow his eyes.

With one day still left in the half-month, Ye Chenfeng had fully comprehended all the inheritances of the five supreme Artifact Refiners of the Chaos Era.

Step by step, he walked out of the Weapon King Pavilion, onto the vast plaza outside.

The gazes of the five old men’s phantom figures—Zhong Tianxiang, Pang Deming, Jiang Huaning, Meng Gaoshi, and Tong Chengwen—followed Ye Chenfeng’s footsteps.

Ye Chenfeng did not tidy his disheveled hair or filthy, rumpled clothes; his face was smeared with dust, making him look no different from a beggar, except that the aura on him was incomparably sharp, his eyes stabbing like blades.

Meng Gaoshi laughed and said, "Kid, looks like your spirit’s pretty good! You must’ve gained quite a lot inside the Weapon King Pavilion, huh? Well? Our inheritances shouldn’t have let you down, right?"

"Next, you can choose to challenge one of us. Of course, you must think it through before you challenge—if you can’t defeat us, then you can only obediently stay here."

Tong Chengwen also said, "Kid, it’s all up to you. Which one of us do you want to challenge?"

Zhong Tianxiang, Pang Deming, and Jiang Huaning fixed calm gazes on Ye Chenfeng. They looked indifferent on the surface, but inside they were tense. This might be their last chance to pit their Artifact Refining against someone else’s, and it was against someone who had obtained all five of their inheritances. This was extremely meaningful to them.

Facing the five supremes, Ye Chenfeng, himself a supreme Artifact Refiner, had felt, from those volumes of inherited classics, the persistence and madness these five old guys had toward Artifact Refining.

He knew these five phantoms were merely a shred of the five supremes’ consciousness. Once he left the Valley of Divine Instruments, they would likely completely dissipate between heaven and earth. From then on, there would truly be no more "five supremes of the Chaos Era’s Artifact Refining world."

Ye Chenfeng pressed his lips together and said, "I choose—"

His voice paused, and the five supremes couldn’t help but frown as they waited for Ye Chenfeng’s decision.

"I choose all five of you. I want to compete against all five of you. You five will jointly refine one weapon. I’ve obtained all five of your inheritances—only if you work together to refine a weapon will it be truly fair." Ye Chenfeng wanted to help the five supremes fulfill one last wish.

Not waiting for the five supremes to speak, Ye Chenfeng first turned his gaze to Meng Gaoshi: "Senior Meng, what you’re best at is the first step in Artifact Refining—removing impurities from heaven-and-earth treasures. It’s said you can remove every last trace of impurity, without leaving even a speck behind."

Under normal circumstances,

no matter how thoroughly the impurities are removed, in the end there will still be a tiny bit left—perhaps only a few dust-like grains of impurity—but that doesn’t affect the weapon being refined.

However, if one can remove every last trace of impurity, leaving not even the tiniest bit, turning the heaven-and-earth treasure utterly pure, then the final weapon formed will definitely be somewhat stronger.

Ye Chenfeng then looked at Zhong Tianxiang, Pang Deming, and Jiang Huaning: "Senior Zhong, Senior Pang, Senior Jiang, according to your inherited classics, the three of you are all especially skilled in the forging aspect of Artifact Refining. Your forging can be called transcendent."

Forging is shaping heaven-and-earth treasures into various weapon forms. The higher one’s forging attainment, the more one can enhance a weapon’s flexibility, strength, and so on.

Finally, Ye Chenfeng’s gaze landed on Tong Chengwen: "Senior Tong, what you’re best at is inscribing Spirit Array Diagrams. I’ve analyzed your inheritances—your precision in inscribing Spirit Array Diagrams is the highest."

"How about this: Senior Meng will take charge of impurity removal; Senior Zhong, Senior Pang, and Senior Jiang will be in charge of forging; and Senior Tong will be responsible for inscribing the Spirit Array Diagrams. With all five of you cooperating, you can compete against me in this manner."

After listening to Ye Chenfeng’s proposal,

the five old men’s phantoms—Zhong Tianxiang, Pang Deming, Jiang Huaning, Meng Gaoshi, and Tong Chengwen—were stunned for quite a while. They had never cooperated to refine a weapon before.

But they had been old friends for so many years and knew each other better than anyone. If they were to start collaborating right now, it wouldn’t pose any problem at all.

Ye Chenfeng’s suggestion actually stirred a strange, fervent excitement in these five old fellows. The long-dormant fighting spirit in their hearts ignited, and they stared at Ye Chenfeng with blazing eyes.

Meng Gaoshi laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting! Kid, it’s impressive you could come up with this. If you can defeat the cooperation of the five of us, then you’ll truly deserve to be called the king of the Artifact Refining world."

"Of course, since you chose all five of us, we can lower the bar a bit. As long as the weapon you refine can match ours so that there’s no clear winner, you can still leave this place."

Meng Gaoshi looked toward Zhong Tianxiang and the others. "You four old guys don’t have any objections to what I said, do you?"

Zhong Tianxiang and the other four remained silent, indicating their agreement.

Tong Chengwen sent a voice transmission to Meng Gaoshi and the other four: "This is our last contest. That kid is helping us fulfill our wish, but we can’t hold back. We’ve lived so many years and know each other’s Artifact Refining inside and out, yet we’ve never cooperated to refine a single weapon. This time, let’s complete that wish!"

Pang Deming looked at Ye Chenfeng and said, "Given that we don’t have much time left, we won’t refine Immortal Artifacts. We’ll refine a treasure-grade artifact below Immortal Artifact level. We’ll do everything we can to refine the most powerful treasure-grade artifact we’re capable of."

"Do you have any objections?"

Ye Chenfeng shook his head and said, "None. We can start right now."

Pang Deming swept his arm, and a lump of white metal immediately appeared in front of Ye Chenfeng. This metal was called White Meteorite Iron, a rather rare metal.

However, while White Meteorite Iron was rare, it wasn’t a heaven-and-earth treasure suitable for refining Immortal Artifacts; at best, it could be used to refine treasure-grade artifacts.

"Kid, we’ll refine using White Meteorite Iron. The weapons don’t need to be too complicated—we’ll all choose to refine swords."

"Let us see the level of your Artifact Refining now."

As Pang Deming’s words fell,

Meng Gaoshi moved. He was in charge of the first step—impurity removal—so naturally he was the first to begin refining.

He selected a sufficiently large piece of White Meteorite Iron and, looking at Ye Chenfeng, laughed. "Kid, you need to go all out. Otherwise, don’t talk about beating us—even ending in a draw with us will be impossible."

After saying this,

Meng Gaoshi’s expression grew solemn as he poured his entire being into the refining process.

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