All Gods: Starting with Two Families

Chapter 82 Forging BreakthroughThe assessment time ended, and a heavy hammer strike resounded throughout the Myriad Weapons Resounding Plane.

All deities participating in the assessment submitted the flame burst arrows produced in their own Divine Domains.

The Titan’s massive body, like a moving mountain, checked the results one by one.

He picked up the first batch, took only a glance, and casually tossed it aside, his voice like muffled thunder: ”The energy structure is loose, collapsing at the slightest touch. Unqualified!”

Several consecutive batches of work were mercilessly rejected by him.

”The outer shell forging is rough, the internal rune engraving is crooked, severely affecting energy conduction. Unqualified!”

”Pursuing power but losing stability, a piece of junk that injures oneself before the enemy. Unqualified!”

The atmosphere grew increasingly heavy.

Finally, he picked up a batch of arrows that were forged to shine brilliantly, with stable and restrained energy fluctuations, and nodded slightly.

”Hmm, this batch is not bad. Precise forging, clear runes, stable energy compression, it can be called a fine work. Is it you...”

He looked at the Bearman deity who submitted this batch of arrows. Just as the latter’s face revealed a hint of joy, the Titan’s tone suddenly shifted, becoming incomparably cold: ”...Did you get this by cheating?”

The Bearman deity’s face instantly turned pale.

The Titan snorted coldly: ”The Materials provided to every examinee have already been given unique energy markings by the Great Master of the Weapon Spirit Pool!”

”Although it doesn’t affect forging, it is enough to trace the source. The material markings on your batch of arrows originated from Examinee No. 31, while you are No. 12.”

He waved his massive palm, pronouncing judgment in an unquestionable manner: ”Both of you colluded to cheat and are permanently disqualified from joining the Weapon Spirit Pool! I will report this matter to the Supervision Hall of the Myriad Spirits Divine System, and all guilds will know of your conduct!”

The real Examinee No. 31—a Dwarf deity who should have been a natural Great Master of forging but was now ashen-faced—stumbled, his eyes filled with despair and regret.

His future was completely ruined.

Next, the assessment reached that Minotaur Deity.

He also submitted a batch of flame burst arrows of acceptable quality. To the surprise of many, after the Titan checked them, he did not point out any cheating.

Zhou Zheng watched coldly from the sidelines, understanding clearly in his heart.

This Minotaur Deity’s previous pitiful appearance and later ”sharing of channels” were indeed all acting!

Whether it was the first time seeking to buy or the second time selling, the ultimate goal was to lure examinees like the Bearman deity and the Dwarf deity!

Whether buying or selling, both paths led to the wrong path of cheating, thereby clearing away competitors for him!

What he submitted himself was likely a work truly forged by his own followers.

Zhou Zheng had long anticipated that while the assessment process seemed relaxed, given the ability of the Weapon Spirit Pool, there must be countermeasures, which is why he was not deceived by the Minotaur Deity’s tricks.

Finally, it was Zhou Zheng’s turn by number. He controlled his Stone Man projection and respectfully submitted his work.

The Titan checked it once, his tone flat: ”The quantity is just enough for one thousand, the quality is so-so, just barely on the passing line. Consider yourself passed.”

...Time rewinds to six days ago.

Inside the Underground City of the Divine Domain, the atmosphere was oppressive.

After another failed enchantment, the Nether Worker Ants and Elemental Naga both sat dejectedly by the scorching lava pool, feeling helpless.

A Feathered Serpent Beastman who came to discuss countermeasures, looking at his frazzled companions, pondered for a long time before suddenly proposing a bold idea.

”The power My God bestowed upon us is manifested by connecting to the totem spirit through the Blood Pattern on our skin.”

”Since the power of the Naga cannot be directly bestowed upon the Worker Ants, can we... temporarily replicate a simplified version of the Feathered Serpent Blood Pattern on the Worker Ants’ bodies, allowing them to temporarily borrow a trace of the totem spirit’s [Elemental Control] talent?”

This idea was extremely risky, but in a desperate situation, it was worth a try!

An Elemental Naga skilled in the fire element did not hesitate, using a sharp knife to cut his arm, using his scorching blood as ink.

That Worker Ant stood out resolutely, letting the Naga draw complex and twisted patterns on its hard carapace with blood.

The moment the last stroke was finished and the patterns connected end-to-end to form a circuit—

”Awoo—!!!”

The Nether Worker Ant let out a shrill, agonizing scream; its entire body felt as if it had been thrown into a furnace, its carapace turning bright red.

Wisps of white steam rose up, as if it were about to ignite the next moment!

The Elemental Naga could not bear to watch and wanted to wipe off the Blood Pattern, but the Worker Ant used its last ounce of strength to roar and stop it.

”No... don’t! Ah hahaha! I feel it! I feel the power of the flame burst flowing! I can endure it! Continue!”

It laughed crazily, and amidst extreme pain, with its incomparably tenacious will, it desperately sensed, captured, and understood the essence of [Elemental Control] transmitted through the Blood Pattern.

Just as its consciousness was on the verge of being completely overwhelmed by pain and violent elements, the surrounding followers could no longer hold back and quickly stepped forward to wipe away the Blood Pattern that was almost roasting it alive.

The Worker Ant collapsed to the ground, its carapace charred and cracked in many places, but its compound eyes shone with excitement and enlightenment.

After a full day of emergency treatment and recovery, this Worker Ant stood before the forging table once again.

When it reached the final step of energy compression enchantment, all the followers held their breath.

It saw it carefully manipulating the tools, and a faint red light seemed to flash under its carapace along the path of the previously drawn patterns.

As the final stability rune was precisely engraved, the restless red light on the arrowhead quickly restrained itself, becoming docile and stable, and a perfect flame burst arrow lay quietly on the stone platform.

Success!

After a brief silence, the entire forging pool erupted in earth-shattering cheers!

And the moment the Worker Ant succeeded, it felt in the dark that its long-standing forging Bottleneck had suddenly opened up, and it had stepped into a new Realm!

Zhou Zheng, who had been closely monitoring everything, revealed a gratified smile at the corner of his mouth.

His Divine Thought sank into his Sea of Consciousness, bringing up a [Lv.3 Forging Pool Blueprint] he had previously redeemed.

Massive Divine Power surged out, wrapping around the primitive lava forging pool inside the Underground City, as well as the supporting analysis room, Materials processing workshop... and began the upgrade and transformation in accordance with its foundation!