<h4>Chapter 1705: Chapter 1696: Some Improvement</h4>


    It must be said that Master Lu A’s character, Ao Cangsheng also finds deeply reprehensible. Yet today, to some extent, he helped Ao Cangsheng.


    If not for Master Lu A, suppressing Baili Chuanqiong so discreetly, Baili Chunqiu might not have reprimanded the Third Prince.


    As a result, Baili Chuanqiong deeply resents Master Lu A, and consequently, his rtionship with Baili Chunqiu has deteriorated.


    "Alright, enough with the idle talk! Since Master Yi also supports this regtion, let the challenge continue!"


    With themotion over, Master Lu A’s mood slightly improved.


    He red fiercely at Ao Cangsheng, snorted coldly, and spoke.


    After speaking, Master Lu A picked up the box from earlier and had Ao Cangsheng and You Hai draw lots simultaneously.


    As expected, the result was Ao Cangsheng drew the red bamboo slip, while You Hai drew the green.


    Thus, Ao Cangsheng had to use a first-grade fire source to refine a supreme-quality artifact mold and wait half a stick of incense’s time before he could start.


    Such regtions are virtually insurmountable for any artifact refiner.


    Under these circumstances, even Ye Xiu, the top of the three contenders, could not bepletely confident in surpassing You Hai.


    Therefore, once Ao Cangsheng finished drawing his lot, those supporting Ao Cangsheng couldn’t help but disy looks of despair.


    They believed it was simply impossible for Ao Cangsheng to continue winning the contest under such exceedingly unfair rules.


    As for those who disliked Ao Cangsheng, they began to cheer wildly with excitement.


    This time, there’s no doubt that Master Yi, havinge out of nowhere, would be kicked out of the top nine.


    "Boom boom boom—"


    The sound of three drums echoed as You Hai, standing beside the artifact furnace, looked at Ao Cangsheng with pity and began refining the War Soldier.


    As for Ao Cangsheng, he stood silently at the sideline, without any movement. The judges hadn’t yet announced for him to begin artifact refining.


    If he started refining prematurely, it would vite the contest rules and lead to immediate disqualification.


    "Old thing, you’re not all-powerful, are you? I want to see if you can still prevail under such circumstances!"


    In the distance, Master Lu A watched Ao Cangsheng with a sinister smile, convinced that this time he would certainly lose.


    "Ding ding dong dong—"


    On the vast central square, You Hai was rapidly refining the War Soldier.


    Even though he had every advantage and believed Master Yi was sure to lose this time, he still couldn’t afford to be careless.


    Because earlier Master Lu A told him, under such circumstances, if he still lost, his fate would be dire!


    The time of half a stick of incense passed swiftly, and You Hai had already hammered the artifact mold four times. Only four more times were needed toplete the refinement.


    At that moment, the judge finally issued themand for Ao Cangsheng to begin artifact refining.


    In the next instant, Ao Cangsheng casually picked up five artifact molds and tossed them onto the artifact furnace.


    Immediately thereafter, with a light shake of his right hand, a faint ck me silently spread from his fingertips, intertwining with the blood-red mes inside the furnace to form a bizarre purple-red me.


    The two mes intertwined, the blood-red me encapsted the Emperor’s Annihtion Karma Fire, making it even more concealed.


    "Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"


    The artifact fire burned for only three breaths, and Ao Cangsheng directly discarded four artifact molds, leaving only the one in the center to continue the burn.


    When the mold was thoroughly heated, Ao Cangsheng seized the artifact refining hammer and began to wield it like a whirlwind, fiercely hammering the mold.


    Seeing Ao Cangsheng move, many spectators’ gazes were instantly drawn.


    In just the blink of an eye, whether pro or anti Ao Cangsheng, expressions of astonishment unwittingly appeared on their faces.


    They suddenly realized Ao Cangsheng’s artifact refining speed was astonishingly swift.


    Compared to the previous two challenge contests, Ao Cangsheng’s refining speed seemed to have more than doubled this time.


    "Ding ding dong dong—"


    Since Ao Cangsheng started hammering the artifact mold, the explosive noises throughout the square had never ceased.


    You Hai had also hammered his mold earlier, but each time there was always a brief pause.


    But once Ao Cangsheng wielded the hammer, it was like a storm, without a moment’s pause.


    Amidst a thunderstorm, the mold in his hand quickly shifted shape.


    Spectators and refiners close by, witnessing Ao Cangsheng’s lightning-like artifact refining skill, were instantly taken aback.


    "First Refining!"


    "Second Refining!"


    "Third Refinement!"


    ...


    With constant thunder booming in their ears, the number of times Ao Cangsheng hammered the mold rapidly increased.


    Just as You Hai was about toplete his refinement, Ao Cangsheng had already hammered the mold eight times! After eight hammerings, the oncerge mold had transformed into a long de!


    The de was fierce, entirely ck, with the faintly whitening de edge emitting a chilling aura like Xuan Bing swiftly spreading in all directions.


    With half a quarter of an hour remaining until the end of the contest, You Hai preemptivelypleted his refinement.


    He refined a Mountain Opening Axe, having hammered it eight times, which was quitemendable.


    After finishing the War Soldier, You Hai breathed a slight sigh of relief. Having exerted his full strength in refining, he was ny percent sure of winning.


    Having nothing to do, You Hai finally shifted his gaze to Ao Cangsheng beside him.


    He wanted to see whether Ao Cangsheng hadpleted hammering the mold.


    Yet upon looking, You Hai was startled because he found Ao Cangsheng had already started engraving the War Soul Seal.


    This situation indicated only one thing: Ao Cangsheng had finished refining the War Soldier.


    Not only was You Hai shocked, but everyone in the central square was astounded.


    Under such stringent regtions, regardless of the final quality of the War Soldier, the fact that Ao Cangsheng couldplete the refinement disyed his exceptional artifact refining skill.


    Previously, Ye Xiu, standing at the top of the three contenders, had almost never given Ao Cangsheng a proper look.


    In his view, Ao Cangsheng was merely a third-rate chatan.


    If not for Baili Chuanqiong opening the back door for him, how could he have made it to the semifinals?


    But now, having witnessed Ao Cangsheng reverse the situation three times, Ye Xiu started to pay attention to Ao Cangsheng.


    If Ao Cangsheng won once by chance, it could be attributed to good luck.


    But when he managed to calmlyplete the refinement three times in a row, it became intriguing.


    "ng—"


    As a collision sound rang out, Ao Cangsheng finallypleted his refinement, cing the refined War Soldier on the artifact furnace.


    At the same time, the nearby judge raised his hand and announced the end of the contest.


    Watching Ao Cangsheng and You Hai approaching the judgement tform with two Imperial Guards, Master Lu A wore a smug smile.


    He wanted to see what expression Ao Cangsheng would have when kicked out of the top nine—whether he could still maintain his previous calmposure.


    Those with the same thought, of course, included the other nine evaluation masters.


    However, the smug expression of the ten judges could onlyst a moment before their faces suddenly turned sullen.


    No one expected that under such stringent and unfair regtions, Ao Cangsheng could still refine a War Soldier that surpassed You Hai’s.


    When the first judge expressed surprise, the hearts of the other nine judges couldn’t help but skip a beat.


    Shortly afterward, as the two War Soldiers were passed around, the faces of the first nine judges all changed.


    Witnessing this scene, Master Lu A had almost lost interest in examining the two War Soldiers.


    He was frustrated yet curious, curious as to how Ao Cangsheng could sessfully refine the War Soldier under such conditions—it practically defied basic artifact refining knowledge.


    His frustration came from initially intending to mock Ao Cangsheng publicly and humiliate him.


    But now, the one being humiliated and mocked turned out to be himself, as well as the judgement department.


    Driven by extreme curiosity, Master Lu A still took the two War Soldiers.


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