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nTranslator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

nForging lightning rods was the first step to creating the Thousand Thunder Annihilation Array. It was an important step too.

nWhen making the lightning rods, both the blacksmith and the runemaster must be present. The runemasters would carve the runes on the rod when it was almost completed.

nMaster Gorlin and the other runemasters came to the underground smithery room for this.

nWang Teng followed them out of the lift and walked towards the knocking sounds and heatwaves.

nThe other younger generations didn’t come. Wang Teng had come up with the lightning-fire double array and gained recognition for his rune mastery. That was why he was allowed to come and observe.

nAs they came closer, the temperature became higher. After some time, a breathtaking scene appeared in front of Wang Teng’s eyes.

nLava flowed on the ground, and fire rose into the air.

nMany pillars more than ten meters tall and one meter in diameter were suspended in the air by black chains. They were red from all the burning.

nMuscular figures stood on the scorching hot round pillars and knocked the pillars continuously with the giant hammers in their hands. Sparks flew everywhere.

nThe figures were perspiring profusely. They bathed in the flames as they forged, seemingly unafraid of the heat.

n“Down!” Suddenly, a deep and strong voice echoed in the room.

nA person standing on one of the pillars leaped down. The round pillar plunged straight into the lava below, along with the clanging of the chains.

nSlash!

nFire spurted straight to the roof.

nImpressive! They must be master-level blacksmiths. Wang Teng was lost in wonder.

nAs he gasped emotionally, his gaze was attracted by the attribute bubbles around the blacksmiths.

nHe picked them up.

nAll the attribute bubbles flew into his arms~

nSmithery*68

nSmithery*102

nSpiritual Realm Spirit*60

nSmithery*120

nSpiritual Realm Spirit*82

n…

nWang Teng raised his eyebrows.

nSmithery 1 1 1 1 1…

nThen, his blacksmith level seemingly, possibly, probably achieved a breakthrough accidentally.

nBlacksmith: 322

/3000 (Master)

nMaster blacksmith!

nWang Teng felt incredibly proud of himself now.

nHe couldn’t help but glance at the blacksmiths who were furiously wielding their muscular arms on the round pillars. Fortunately, he didn’t look like that.

nHe would go crazy otherwise!

nBesides smithery, there were many spiritual realm spirit attributes too.

nAll the master-level characters experienced changes to their spirit. They were all in the spiritual realm.

nHowever, Wang Teng knew that not everyone who reached the Spiritual Realm spirit would have spiritual power. That depended on talent.

nIt went without saying that he was a talented child. No one could deny that.

nSpirit: 720

/1000 (Emperor Realm)

nWang Teng looked at his spirit attribute. It was getting closer and closer to the peak of the Emperor realm. His eyes shone. He was highly anticipating what the next realm would be.

nThe figure who leaped down the round pillar walked over and said, “You’re here!”

n“Master Opul,” Gorlin and the runemasters stepped forward and greeted him.

n“This lightning rod is completed. You can carve the runes on it soon.” Master Opul was a dwarf. His hair and beard were plaited into multiple braids. He pointed to the round pillar in the lava as he spoke.

nGorlin nodded and asked, “Who’s willing to go?”

n“I’ll do it!” Master Carl replied instantly.

nSoon, the round pillar was lifted, bringing a huge splash of lava and flames with it. The body was entirely red, and it was burning hot. Carl rose into the air indifferently, unaffected by the heat. He took out a special rune pen and started carving on the pillar.

nPurple glow shone around the rune pen. Every time he moved it, a rune would be carved on the pillar.

nMaster Carl was extremely careful. Hence, he slowly moved his pen stroke by stroke…

nThe other pillars were finished one by one. They proceeded to the carving stage too.

nThe runemasters kept themselves busy as they started carving.

nWhile they were working hard, attribute bubbles dropped from their bodies. Wang Teng picked everything up cheerfully.

nRune Knowledge*36

nSpiritual Realm Spirit*12

nSpiritual Realm Spirit*8

nRune Knowledge*25

nRune Knowledge*30

n…

nWang Teng’s runemaster level and his Spiritual Realm spirit were slowly increasing.

nGorlin and the others didn’t know that Wang Teng had reached the master level and his skills were better than some of the runemasters present. Hence, they didn’t ask him to carve the runes personally.

nAfter all, much time was required to forge one lightning rod. No mistakes were allowed.

nIn summary, they still thought Wang Teng was too young.

nWang Teng didn’t say anything. He was happy to be free. He didn’t need to do anything and could still pick up attributes. How wonderful was that?

nWithin a single day, 12 lightning rods were all completed, right on schedule. No accidents happened.

nIt was hard for any accidents to happen, though, since the masters were there.

nVery soon, it was dinner time. Wang Teng and the other runemasters walked out of the underground smithery room.

nYin Tongfang and Lord Yang were waiting for them. They asked anxiously, “How is it?”

n“Fortunately, we didn’t disappoint you,” Gorlin replied with a smile.

nYin Tongfang heaved a huge sigh of relief. “That’s great. The first step is successfully completed. This is a good start.”

n“You must be tired. Have your dinner quickly,” Lord Yang reminded everyone.

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nThe next day, all the runemasters started carving the rest of the Thousand Thunder Annihilation Array in the Star Maple City.

nGorlin split the city into different areas and assigned one to each runemaster. Then, he said to Wang Teng, “I’ll let you handle the Yi Wood Melting Fire Array. Can you do that?”

n“Me?” Wang Teng had been in a relaxed state all this while, so when he suddenly heard his master passing the mission of creating the entire Yi Wood Melting Fire Array to him, he was dumbstruck.

nThe disciples of the runemasters had tagged along this time. They were also astounded.

nHe was passing the Yi Wood Melting Fire Array to Wang Teng?

nMaster Gorlin was so biased towards his disciple!

n“Master Gorlin, isn’t that a little… inappropriate?” Master Carl and the other runemasters were hesitant.

n“It’s alright. In the past, Wang Teng helped me complete the Eight Dragon Ablaze Dragon Array. The Yi Wood Melting Fire Array is around the same difficulty level. I believe that he can do it,” Gorlin replied.

n“He helped you to complete the Eight Dragon Ablaze Dragon Array!” Everyone stared at Wang Teng in shock.

nThey were all at the master level, but why was Gorlin’s disciple so exceptionally outstanding?

nThe younger generation of runemasters was stunned. Wang Teng’s rune mastery had already reached that stage!

n“Also, let’s allow the disciples to participate. There won’t be enough time for Wang Teng to complete the array alone,” Gorlin added.

nMaster Cha Shu smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid that they will mess up and waste this ingenious double array plan.”

n“We should give the young people some chances,” Gorlin urged.

n“Alright, let them try. We can clean up their mess anyway.” Master Carl gritted his teeth.

nThe runemasters’ disciples were excited. It would be a rare experience for them if they were able to complete the Yi Wood Melting Fire Array.

nThey thought that their masters wouldn’t let them go easily, but they actually agreed in the end.

nHowever, the moment they remembered that they had to listen to Wang Teng’s command, their gazes flickered, a competitive spirit rising in them..

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