Stellar Transformation-Chapter 600 - 60 episodes 61 - s the 3rd spot

Chapter One!

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A new Artisan God was born, and this news spread throughout the Divine World like the wind. On the evening of the same day the banquet ended, the new Artisan God, Qin Yu, returned to the Zixuan Star in the New Universe and began refining Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures.

These Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, Qin Yu would not tell anyone about.

After all, having too many and explaining why he possessed so much Hongmeng Spiritual Energy were difficult. As the saying goes, one can never have too many treasures; these Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures were naturally more the better.

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In Thunder Punishment City, Ou Yezi and Duanmu Feng, two Artifact Refining Masters, had been laboriously refining for many years. Both of their results had finally emerged. Ou Yezi was in excellent condition and had even managed to refine a Second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. Duanmu Feng, however, had only managed to produce a Third-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, wasting so much material and Hongmeng Spiritual Energy in vain.

"Ou Yezi, Duanmu, let’s end the refining here," Zhou Huo said with a smile to the two Artifact Refining Masters.

Ou Yezi and Duanmu Feng looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

According to the original plan, Zhou Huo had prepared enough materials for refining four Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, with each Artifact Refining Master to refine twice, yet now they had only done so once.

Ou Yezi couldn’t help but ask in confusion, "Your Majesty, you?"

"Hehe, let me tell you. During your refining period, a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure was born in the Divine World." Zhou Huo was smiling, but his expression wasn’t very pleasant.

"A First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure? Born? Was it nurtured by heaven and earth, or was it crafted by someone?" Ou Yezi asked in astonishment.

"During your refining period, the birth of that First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure occurred, but the scene of Red Cloud Covering the Sky was not witnessed," Zhou Huo said, shaking his head with a smile.

Red Cloud Covering the Sky, could that spectacle occur only if someone had manually crafted a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure?

"Who crafted it? Could it be that Che Hou Yuan has come back?" Duanmu Feng inquired further.

Ou Yezi said softly, "Could it be that Qin Yu?"

Zhou Huo nodded and said, "Yes, it is Qin Yu. He crafted a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, and this suitor’s third spot, my son Zhou Xian, seems to have no hope now."

Upon seeing Qin Yu producing a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, Zhou Huo had already decided to let his son give up on the third spot.

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Many people visited Qin Yu, but not a single person was able to find him, including Uncle Lan and Li’er, because Qin Yu was continuously refining in the New Universe. Without his permission, who could enter the New Universe?

Time passed, one year, two years... The day to decide the third spot was also approaching.

Jiang Li’s mood was clearly much better than before. Qin Yu had crafted a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, and the last victor of this marital competition was almost fixed.

"Uncle Lan, has Big Brother Qin Yu not come out at all these past few years?" Jiang Li was also somewhat anxious.

Jiang Lan smiled and said, "Don’t worry, last year, Qin Yu did come out briefly, but he quickly returned. So, you did not see him."

"Last year?" Jiang Li was puzzled.

"Last year he came out to borrow some Refining Materials from me. Since my Artifact Refining skills aren’t that great and I had no use for those materials, I gave them all to Little Yu," Jiang Lan said with a light smile.

Jiang Lan was proficient in crafting Space Divine Artifacts, but his ability to refine other weapons was not sufficient.

"Borrow Refining Materials?"

Jiang Li frowned, "Is Brother Qin Yu still refining artifacts? Even if he manages to refine an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, why does he need to work so hard?" Jiang Li couldn’t understand.

Neither Jiang Li nor Jiang Lan knew at the moment that Qin Yu possessed an infinite amount of Hongmeng Spiritual Energy. Qin Yu had not had the chance to tell Li’er and others about this.

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Sweat dripped from the temples of Qin Yu as he carefully examined the long whip in his hand, his eyes revealing a satisfied gaze.

"It’s finally over."

Qin Yu couldn’t help but sigh, "Even with infinite Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, good Refining Materials are still needed."

For eighty thousand years, Qin Yu had always taken a relatively long time before each Artifact Refining session to adjust his condition, striving to reach the best state possible.

Over these eighty thousand years, Qin Yu had refined a total of seventy-three Spiritual Treasures.

Among those seventy-three Spiritual Treasures, there were two Third-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, seventy Second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, and one First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure!

"Unfortunately, a large amount of precious materials was used up on Zixuan Mansion." Qin Yu couldn’t help but lament, as he had indeed paid a great price to refine the Zixuan Mansion back then.

All those valuable materials ended up being used to create a decorative Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact.

The materials that could refine an Upper Grade Heavenly Divine Artifact, when enhanced with Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, could have been used to refine Second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures. The precious materials left by Che Hou Yuan were now not much.

Latter on, Qin Yu went to borrow some from Uncle Lan, not expecting Uncle Lan to give him so many precious materials. That allowed Qin Yu to refine all seventy-three items in one go.

"To refine a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, materials, Hongmeng Spiritual Energy, Artifact Refining ability, and condition are all indispensable," Qin Yu couldn’t help but sigh again.

He had refined seventy-three Spiritual Treasures, but only one was a First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.

This First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure used extremely valuable materials, and at that time, Qin Yu’s condition was exceptionally good, even better than when he was refining the scepter.

Qin Yu flipped his hand, and a green long sword appeared in his hand, its surface shimmering with aura while its sharp essence vibrated the surrounding space.

"I’ll just keep this sword ’Breaking Water’ in the New Universe for now." With a thought from Qin Yu, this First-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure was already inside the Mishen Palace.

Qin Yu dared not bring this weapon into the Divine World, fearing that just bringing it out might cause another ’Red Cloud Covering the Sky.’ What the Divine Kings would do then, Qin Yu could hardly imagine.

It’s better not to stir up too much trouble.

Moreover, the remaining seventy-two Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, Qin Yu also didn’t plan to make public. He would store them for now, waiting for the right moment to reveal them later.

"It’s not far from the day of the third slot assessment, I should head out," and Qin Yu vanished in the New Universe.

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When Qin Yu returned to the Divine World, Jiang Li was very happy and spent his days with Qin Yu, and Qin Yu stayed in the Mu Mansion. Hou Fei and Hei Yu also frequently visited Mu Mansion.

"Little Yu, tomorrow is the day for judging the third slot, have you prepared the gift?" Jiang Lan looked at Qin Yu, knowing that Qin Yu had refined a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.

However, whether Qin Yu would use that first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure as a gift was still hard to say. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After all, it was a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. When competing for the first slot, Qin Yu had already given up one. Would he give up another?

"This third slot, I am determined to obtain," Qin Yu declared, flipping his hand to reveal the scepter, "With this first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure ’Ten Thousand Willows,’ can Zhou Xian still turn the tables?"

In Qin Yu’s heart, a spiritual treasure was but an external possession, what was there to hesitate for Li’er’s sake?

Jiang Lan nodded in satisfaction.

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The next day, the Northern Pole Holy Emperor Palace was as bustling as usual. The thirteen Divine Kings of the Divine World were seated high up in the main hall, and the Heavenly Gods below were also engaging in discussions, with many even chatting with Qin Yu from time to time.

Qin Yu had completely become the focus at the Holy Emperor Palace.

"Brother Qin Yu, I heard you refined a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, truly admirable, truly admirable," Zhou Xian said with a smile sitting next to Qin Yu, but his eyes betrayed a hint of resentment.

Qin Yu could naturally guess Zhou Xian’s current mood.

"Hehe, it’s all luck, Brother Zhou Xian, last time you were very confident about this third slot. What kind of gift have you prepared this time?" Qin Yu asked with a light smile.

Zhou Xian’s expression froze.

"Hehe," Zhou Xian laughed dryly, "No matter how good the gift, it can’t compare to yours, Brother Qin Yu."

Zhou Xian knew very well that his victory last time was solely due to his father secretly helping him, swaying those Holy Emperors to support him.

However, as judges, while they could show favoritism, it could not be too blatant.

For example, if Qin Yu brought out a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure while Zhou Xian only a second-class one, even with favoritism, they could not forcefully say a second-class treasure was better than a first-class one, could they?

So, when the gap was too large, even those wishing to help couldn’t help.

Furthermore... now that Qin Yu’s status had greatly changed, already becoming the new Artisan God, those Holy Emperors regretted their past support for Zhou Xian and offending Qin Yu. Today, weren’t they rushing to help Qin Yu instead? Why would they favor Zhou Xian?

Even if both Qin Yu and Zhou Xian had second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures, or even if Qin Yu’s was slightly inferior by a little bit, the Holy Emperors would probably still support Qin Yu.

"Everyone,"

The Northern Pole Holy Emperor, Jiang Fan, stood up, his face beaming with a smile, and announced loudly, "Today is the day for judging the third slot. As per the rules initially set, the gifts today are judged on whose is more precious. Haha, this judgment will be much easier than the last time."

Jiang Fan glanced over those below, pausing slightly when he saw Qin Yu, and even gave Qin Yu a slight smile.

"Now, the seventeen candidates will display their gifts, starting from the last one," Jiang Fan declared.

Instantly, the last candidate, the prince from the Underground City, stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and bowed slightly before saying, "Honored Divine Kings, I forfeit this competition."

Forfeit?

The Heavenly Gods in the hall were silenced, looking at each other in disbelief. Only the Divine Kings above were still smiling lightly, with Jiang Fan nodding slightly and saying, "Nephew, step back, next one."

"All Divine Kings, in this competition, I too choose to forfeit."

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Following that, thirteen consecutive candidates had forfeited. Some of the Heavenly Gods did not understand, but those candidates were all too aware of the facts.

Contest in gifting something precious?

If one couldn’t even present a second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, it was better to just give up. Everyone knew that Qin Yu had already refined a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. As for Zhou Xian, he had even had two Artifact Refining Masters refine for him.

From this, it was evident how determined Qin Yu and Zhou Xian were to win.

"Next," Jiang Fan said indifferently. One person forfeiting was bearable, but thirteen consecutive candidates forfeiting also made Jiang Fan somewhat displeased.

At this moment, Zhou Xian stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

"All Divine Kings," Zhou Xian bowed respectfully before he spoke loudly, "Brother Qin Yu has already refined a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, naturally, I have no face to present a gift. I... also choose to forfeit!"

The entire hall suddenly fell silent and then immediately burst into an uproar.

The two major competitors for the marriage proposal now were Qin Yu and Zhou Xian, something many people had accepted as fact. Unexpectedly, Zhou Xian had directly admitted defeat.

Qin Yu, watching Zhou Xian in the center of the hall, had a slight smile on his lips, "Forfeit? Oh, you’re forfeiting, then I..." Qin Yu had already made his decision.

Zhou Xian returned to his place and gave Qin Yu a slight smile, "Brother Qin Yu, it’s up to you now."

"Next." Jiang Fan’s gaze turned to Qin Yu.

All those present, including the Divine Kings above, were watching Qin Yu, each Divine King’s face displaying a slight smile, a sign of the respect they had for Qin Yu, which the Heavenly Gods below could feel.

Qin Yu stood up and walked to the center of the hall.

Jiang Fan watched Qin Yu with a burning gaze, his biggest anticipation being... that Qin Yu would bring out that first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.

"All Divine Kings, my gift is..." Qin Yu extended his right hand, and suddenly a long whip appeared in his hand, "this whip, a top tier weapon among second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures."

Jiang Fan’s smile slightly froze, and the Divine Kings above were also taken aback.

Zhou Xian, sitting nearby, was also stunned.

It wasn’t a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure! It was merely the top tier weapon among second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures.

Jiang Fan was stunned for quite a while before regaining his composure, still smiling, "This long whip, is a top-tier weapon among second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures? Yes," Jiang Fan expressed approval.

Qin Yu returned to his seat with a slight smile, having already made his decision when Zhou Xian forfeited. There was no need to present a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, this peak weapon among second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasures was sufficient to secure the third spot.

After all, everyone else had forfeited. The remaining two, Marquis Kui Yin and Shen Tufan, could they present a first-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure? It wasn’t even certain if they could present a second-class Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. Even if they could, it was likely that the Divine Kings who supported Qin Yu, the new Artisan God, would be the majority.

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