Darius wanted to kill his brother Malcolm?

Aiden’s pupils shook. He never expected that the message Darius wanted him to pass on would be something like this.

"Did you remember it?" Darius asked.

Aiden took a deep breath and slowly nodded to show that he had.

He was actually very curious about what kind of conflict existed between Darius and Malcolm that could not be settled, but that had little to do with him.

Right now, the most important thing was to become a Forgemaster before Darius took away the Starforge Hammer fragment.

Aiden silently followed behind Darius and headed deeper into the volcano.

He noticed that Darius seemed to be in a very good mood. He hummed some kind of tune while constantly swaying his head.

About ten minutes later, Darius suddenly stopped and pointed at a black platform in front of them.

"The Starforge Hammer fragment is right there. If you keep walking forward, you’ll see a giant hammer formed from flames."

"If you have the talent to become a Forgemaster, or if you have mastered some kind of special flame, you can gain the recognition of the Starforge Hammer directly."

"Since you’ve already made it this far, I suppose you should be somewhat confident, right?" Darius asked with a smile.

Aiden gave a vague answer.

"I’m not very confident. I just came to give it a try."

As soon as he said that, the smile on Darius’s face suddenly stiffened.

He began to study Aiden more carefully, and his eyes were full of thought.

Aiden suddenly realized that things were not so simple. Darius seemed to care a lot about whether he could gain the recognition of the Starforge Hammer.

This sudden realization made Aiden want to leave at once.

However, Darius gave him no chance and quickly said, "Go on. Don’t waste time."

Facing the mysterious Darius, whose strength was still unknown, Aiden did his best to stay calm and slowly walked toward the black platform.

His mind raced as he kept thinking through all the possibilities.

There were too many uncertain factors. It was hard for him to find a way to become a Forgemaster while also making sure that nothing unexpected happened.

In the end, it all came down to one thing: his level was still too low, and the people he kept meeting were all powerful and mysterious experts.

Because of that, he was often stuck in a passive position.

"Luckily, I’ll complete the Bane of All Races2·genius nightmare mission soon, and Irene is also recovering. My strength should grow very quickly in the days ahead," Aiden let out a soft breath.

He was truly fed up with this kind of situation, where the moment he met a powerful enemy, all he could do was try to use the supreme Miko blessing.

It was too frustrating and too passive.

But if he thought about it carefully, there was nothing he could do about it. After all, it had not even been half a year since he awakened.

"The teleport effect of the supreme Miko blessing needs 0.5 seconds. How can I buy myself 0.5 seconds after becoming a Forgemaster?"

Aiden thought to himself while slowly reducing his speed.

Psychic Bracelet, black flame body transformation, and the intangibility effect... if he used them properly, he should be able to buy enough time.

Just as Aiden was thinking this, Darius’s figure suddenly disappeared and instantly appeared above his head.

"Boy, you’re moving as slowly as a turtle. Are you worried that I might suddenly kill you?" Darius said.

Aiden stayed silent and did not answer.

"You’re overthinking it. But that’s actually a good thing. You’re much better than my foolish brother in that regard."

"To be honest, I need you to gain the recognition of the Starforge Hammer fragment. That way, I can save myself a lot of trouble and take the Starforge Hammer fragment away in the shortest time possible."

"Otherwise, it will definitely draw Malcolm’s attention, and I really don’t want to see that guy."

Darius spread his arms helplessly and shrugged.

"Forget it. I gave you a chance, and you didn’t know how to make use of it." Darius slowly raised his hand, and a small dark red hammer suddenly appeared in it out of nowhere.

Aiden did not panic at all. Instead, he carefully felt whether there was any soul stabbing pain.

After confirming that Darius had no killing intent toward him, Aiden stopped hesitating. He pushed off with both legs and quickly rushed toward the black platform.

In the next moment, the black platform suddenly began to shake.

Violent dark red energy burst out from the black platform like a broken floodgate, gathering into a giant black hammer the size of a heavy truck.

When Darius saw this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he said without thinking,

"Boy, it looks like your forging talent is pretty good. You made the Starforge Hammer fragment react this quickly."

"Fine. In another ten minutes, you should be able to—"

Before Darius could finish speaking, the giant black hammer above Aiden suddenly slammed down toward him at high speed.

Out of instinct, Aiden wanted to dodge.

But at that moment, the magic power inside his body seemed to be pulled by some invisible force.

In the next second, the magic power disappeared, and golden flames suddenly appeared.

Divine Golden Sunflame burned fiercely, giving off a blinding golden light.

The giant black hammer did not slow down at all. It only came to a sudden stop the moment it touched the Divine Golden Sunflame.

Boom!

A massive shockwave stirred the surrounding lava, the ground shook, and crystals began falling from the rock walls.

When Darius saw this, his eyes instantly widened. He leaned his neck slightly forward, and his whole expression looked as if he had just seen something unbelievable.

"A flame that burns like golden light... you actually control the Legendary Divine Golden Sunflame?"

"No wonder that guy Malcolm approved of you and let you come here," Darius muttered to himself.

At this moment, Aiden stood completely still, not moving at all, like a statue.

[You have gained the highest level of recognition from the Starforge Hammer fragment. Do you want to change your current class into Forgemaster?]

Only when the message appeared in the log did Aiden fully come back to his senses. He quickly took out the Second Class Scroll as fast as he could.

In an instant, the Second Class Scroll shattered on its own.

[You used Second Class Scroll and can now gain the Forgemaster class while keeping your current class.]

The giant black hammer above Aiden’s head began to shrink rapidly.

At that moment, Darius suddenly thought of something. His expression changed at once, and his eyes filled with hesitation.

"Damn it. This human controls Divine Golden Sunflame. The Starforge Hammer fragment has probably fully acknowledged him."

"If I don’t find a way to stop him now, I won’t be able to get the Starforge Hammer fragment." Darius was extremely conflicted. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Normally, the higher the level of recognition someone received, the more likely they were to become a High-tier Forgemaster.

But very few Red Dwarves knew that if someone gained the highest level of recognition from the Starforge Hammer fragment, they would become a Mythic Rank Forgemaster, a Star-Smith.

If he still did not stop it, the Starforge Hammer fragment would become that human’s personal forging equipment.

And for the Red Dwarves Clan, the Starforge Hammer fragment was an extremely important item.

"Wait... if that guy Malcolm finds out this human became a Mythic Rank Star-Smith, he’ll probably feel awful," Darius thought of this, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

Although his mission was to take the Starforge Hammer fragment, compared to making his brother Malcolm suffer, failing the mission did not seem that unacceptable.

There was also one very important point: this human had mastered Divine Golden Sunflame, which meant there might be hope in the future of evolving Divine Golden Sunflame into Eternal Golden Flame.

"If that happens, my beloved Tasha will no longer be just a corpse. She will be able to live again!" Darius’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Even if that hope is incredibly small, it is still worth giving everything to chase after it!" Darius tightened his grip on the small red hammer in his hand.

His eyes stayed locked on Aiden, full of hope and tension.

Very soon, the black giant hammer above Aiden’s head — the fragment of the Starforge Hammer — rapidly shrank until it was only the size of a thumb, then flew toward Aiden’s forehead.

In the next moment, the Starforge Hammer fragment directly entered Aiden’s head.

[You have gained the Mythic Rank class, Star-Smith, and obtained your exclusive forging equipment, Starforge Hammer (Sacred Artifact fragment)]

[Starforge Hammer (damaged): Sacred Artifact fragment, the exclusive forging equipment of Star-Smith. Its origin is unknown, and it possesses unimaginable power. Collect other Starforge Hammer fragments to repair it and unlock stronger effects and abilities. Bound to owner, cannot be traded. After the owner Aiden dies completely, Starforge Hammer will not drop. Strength +10000, Constitution +20000.

Special Effect Shapeshift: Starforge Hammer can freely change its size and weight. The more fragments it absorbs, the stronger this effect becomes. The complete Starforge Hammer can be as massive as a planet.

Special Effect Star-Forging: When using Starforge Hammer for forging or combat, Strength is doubled, stamina consumption is reduced by 50%, and magic power consumption is reduced by 50%. When a normal attack hits an enemy’s equipment, there is a 25% chance to destroy any equipment below Mythic Rank. The more fragments it absorbs, the stronger this effect becomes.

Special Effect Blessing: When using Starforge Hammer to successfully forge equipment, there is a small chance to bless the equipment, giving it more effects and making those effects stronger.]

How much?

It increased Strength by ten thousand points and Constitution by twenty thousand points!

Aiden almost wondered if he had read it wrong.

And even more importantly, this thing could actually be used in battle.

"Double Strength? Damn, is this how powerful a Sacred Artifact fragment really is?"

Aiden could not help cursing.

He truly had not expected this. He had only planned to become an ordinary Forgemaster.

At that moment, Darius suddenly started walking toward Aiden, looking extremely excited.