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"All refiners participating in the competition are invited to enter.

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nIn the blink of an eye, Qing Ye had already turned to the right of the stage. Thousands of very young refiners had already gathered at the area where the red coils came from.

nUpon hearing Qing Ye's words, everyone's expressions changed. Some of them were nervous, some of them were filled with anticipation, some of them were confident, and some seemed to be calm and composed.

nTang Huan also took a light breath, as his state of mind gradually calmed down.

nTang Tianren seemed to be a seventh step Martial Grand Master, and the Tang Clan Patriarch was said to be a eighth step Martial Sect. If Tang Huan was not able to reach or surpass this cultivation realm, it would all be useless.

nAfter a short moment, under the guidance of the two young men, everyone entered.

nNot too long after, a refiner stood behind every metal table in the plaza. Unexpectedly, each table was not many, not a single one was missing.

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"Everyone, this year's Weapon Refining Competition will be just like the past. There will be three stages.

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nQing Ye's gaze swept across the thousands of refiners as a faint smile appeared on his charming face.

"The first stage is the smelting of gems. It has a time limit of one hour.

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nThese words were like a stone that gave rise to a thousand ripples.

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"It can't be, it's only been an hour?

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"Wasn't it always the same hour in the past?

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"Right now, even the Refiners' assessment has become much stricter. Isn't it normal to shorten the time limit of the first stage?

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"With just this alone, you should be able to clear a lot of people, right?

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nMany refiners cried out in alarm.

nSome people's expression suddenly changed. One could tell that they had no confidence at all, but there were still a few refiners who remained calm and confident.

nThe people around the square were also slightly shocked. The noisy sounds once again rang out, and an enormous sound wave surged over the square.

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"Completing the smelting of the gem within the time limit and passing the inspection will allow you to enter the second stage.

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nQing Ye seemed not to have heard the voice as he continued speaking,

"The second stage is the training of the tools. This time, the weapons will be the sabers, and the time limit will also be one hour.

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"An hour?

"It's shortened again!

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"Oh my god, how can an hour be enough?

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"Exercise, it's not just about forging or tempering, it's more about forging and tempering!

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"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have come here.

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nAnother round of wails sounded out from within the group of weapons craftsmen.

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"If I can pass the bladework training, it will be the third stage. The fusion of the gem and bladework, the time limit...

" Half an hour!

" Qing Ye smiled again.

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nThe entire stadium was strangely quiet when she said these words.

nTo the vast majority of refiners, they might not even be able to pass the first two stages. As for the final stage, there was no need to pay attention to how much time passed. However, after hearing what Qing Ye said, the indifferent refiners' faces turned somewhat ugly to behold.

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"Everyone, this year's Artifact Forging Competition will be overseen by two master artificers, Gu Yi and Wu Xin, who have specially travelled here from Heavenly Forging City. Therefore, everyone can be at ease.

nIf more than one refiner were to pass the third stage, the results would be judged by the two masters and their rankings would be determined to ensure fairness.

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nQing Ye's beautiful eyes narrowed as his smile became wider.

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"Grandmaster Gu Yi is the previous pavilion master of our Nu Lang (Furious Waves) City. Not long after he was promoted from a high rank blacksmith to a master refiner, he went to the Heavenly Forging City.

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"Grandmaster Wu Xin is truly formidable. He's the youngest Grandmaster Blacksmith.

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"With the two master teachers personally evaluating him, the final result will definitely be something no one doubts.

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nIn an instant, the entire plaza became lively. The people who were originally unaware of the existence of Gu Yi and Wu Xin were also amazed.

nTang Huan could not help but look towards the stage again.

nThere were a total of ten people on it, the two people in armor were generals that should have come down from the

"Plain between Two Continents

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nTo the right of the two generals were two middle-aged men and an old man. They were naturally the Patriarchs of the three great clans of Nu Lang (Furious Waves) City and Tang Tianren was present as well.

nThere was still one empty seat left for Mu Kui, and that seat belonged to the Green Leaf Pavilion Mistress. The last seat belonged to a strange old man. Although Tang Huan didn't recognize it, he had heard someone call out from afar just now. That person should be the owner of the Starsea Weapon Shop, Sea Leviathan.

nAs for the old man in green, he was Gu Yi, whereas the middle-aged man in white was Wu Xin.

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"Everyone, in this year's competition, all participants will be able to obtain a single 'Thunder Light Stone' as a reward. Passing the first stage, you can get a low-level weapon worth over 800 gold coins. Passing the second stage, you can get a mid-level weapon worth over 2000 gold coins.

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"Passing the third stage will allow you to obtain a piece of hematite and an intermediate gem, the Heaven's Net Stone!

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"In addition, after the refiners who have passed the third stage rank, the third place can receive another high-grade gem, the second place can receive another high-grade gem, the 'Black Obsidian Stone'. But, not only can the first place receive one gem, the 'Black Obsidian Stone', and the first place will receive one gem, and there will also be a special reward, which will be personally informed by Grandmaster Gu Yi.

" At the end of his speech, Qing Ye's smile was as beautiful as a blossoming flower.

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"Boom!

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nThe noise from the surroundings of the plaza shook the sky. Within the plaza, cries of surprise also sounded in all directions. The waves of sound were like a thunderclap that surged into the sky.

nHearing that all participants would be able to obtain a

"Thunder Light Stone

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"Thunder Light Stone

" was a low-grade gem worth three hundred gold coins, and was extremely precious.

nWhen they heard about the reward for passing the first stage, even more people started cheering.

nThe prices of low-grade weapons varied, with the lowest being around a hundred gold coins. The highest being a thousand gold coins, and the lowest being a low-grade weapon worth eight hundred gold coins. It could be considered a top-grade low-grade weapon. When they heard that the reward for the second stage was a middle level weapon, everyone was even more excited and kept shouting.

nWhen Qing Ye revealed the rewards of the third stage, the

"hematite

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"Heavenly Stones

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"Tiger Eye Stone

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"Obsidian Stone

", two high-grade gems burst out of Qing Ye's mouth, everyone went silent.

nHowever, after a short period of silence, even more intense sounds erupted from inside and outside the square.

nThe

"Tiger Eyes Stone

" was shaped like a tiger's eyes. With the weapons it had forged, it was incomparably violent and could cause the Martial Warriors to erupt with a strength that far exceeded one's own cultivation.

nThe Obsidian Stone was even more precious than the Tiger's Eye Stone. It was said that a high grade weapon that could fuse with such a gem would have a miraculous effect in the process of breaking through from a rank 6 Martial Master to a rank 7 Martial Grand Master.

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nMoreover, according to the rules of the tournament, this kind of reward was superimposed. As long as one passed the three trials, they would be able to make a lot of money. What's more, the first place and the mysterious reward made people look forward to it even more.

nIt was personally informed by Grandmaster Gu Yi? To obtain the guidance of a master, or to be accepted as his disciple?

nMany refiners excitedly tried to guess.

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"Divine Armament Hall is indeed rich!

" After listening to the chain of rewards, Tang Huan was also deeply moved.

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