Invincible Divine Destiny Selection System

The Sunblade sliced through the demonic armor with ease, making the outcome of the match quite clear.

The Sunblade was a weapon that Ouyang Ming had modified and replicated from Dawu's standard equipment.

Even if he didn't understand why the Sunblade deviated from the equipment he had seen before, it didn't prevent him from making the changes, especially since he had obtained the true explanation for Artifact Refining. Any Refining Master in the Tome could easily defeat Li Rong.

"Ouyang Ming's refining skills have reached such a profound level!"

"Even I am not confident of beating Li Rong."

"He is leaving nothing to chance this time, aiming to reclaim the position of City Lord."

The various refining masters engaged in lively discussions, and the nine Grand Elders also voiced admiring remarks. No doubt, as Ou Yangzi's son, he has inherited his father's talent, even surpassing him.

"Did I lose?"

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Li Rong could not accept this.

After Ou Yangzi's downfall, he saw himself as the number one refining master in the Mid-mysterious region, with only Jin Chiyang standing in his way.

But he had lost to Ouyang Ming, a relatively unknown figure in the past.

"Your blade is deceitful, I refuse to believe I lost this easily!"

Li Rong shouted furiously. The demonic cultivator was brazen, especially in his position. He used a supreme demonic technique, a massive demonic palm reaching out directly for the Sunblade, releasing a wild aura that forced Ouyang Ming to retreat continually.

Then, he even tried to injure Ouyang Ming with his strength alone!

"How dare you!"

An incredibly intense sense of will suddenly emerged from the Golden Throne. A massive figure grabbed at the air and a supreme, sweeping, humanistic force lashed out at Li Rong.

"You were depicted as terrifying in the Mid-mysterious region, I want to see if you're really as powerful as they say!"

Li Rong roared.

As his demonic palm came into contact with Chu Yuan's power, it was swept away and disappeared instantly. Li Rong's strength was instantly suppressed.

All witnessed Chu Yuan's invincible power. Even though he remained seated upon the Golden Throne, with just a gesture, emanating an imposing domination, Li Rong was forced to retreat again and again. The demonic Qi within him started to burn.

Splat!

Li Rong spat out a mouthful of blood.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"What?"

This terrifying suppression caught everyone off guard. Li Rong might not be among the strongest in the quasi-True God level, but he still held that title. To be so easily subdued was simply unbelievable.

Especially considering that he hadn't made a proper move yet.

For a moment, everyone became even more fearful of Chu Yuan. An enemy whose power is unknown is always the most terrifying.

"Li Rong, you have lost, can't you accept defeat?"

Jin Chiyang steps forward to mediate, giving Chu Yuan a meaningful look.

"Hmph, of course, I can accept my defeat."

While Li Rong might have lost his temper before, he wasn't stupid. Jin Chiyang was giving him a way out. If he didn't take it and was publicly humiliated, that would be the real embarrassment.

"Let's go."

People from the Imperial Dynasty left the place coldly, not planning to stick around.

"I want to see if Ouyang Ming can beat Jin Chiyang."

Li Rong stared relentlessly at Ouyang Ming.

"Since this minor competition has already been won by you, let's move onto the grand competition." Chu Yuan said casually.

"Yes, your Majesty, I will follow your command!"

Ouyang Ming turned towards Jin Chiyang on the Golden Throne, issuing his challenge: "City Lord Jin, do you dare to match me?"

An extremely sharp aura radiated from Ouyang Ming's body.

"Why shouldn't I?"

Jin Chiyang also felt a hint of pressure. It was even worse than dealing with Ou Yangzi in the past.

He wondered what opportunities Ouyang Ming had received but, facing this challenge, he couldn't back down, doing so would mean voluntarily relinquishing the position of City Lord. His goal this time was to use Dawu to alleviate the pressure from the Imperial Dynasty.

"Nephew Ouyang, you worked hard refining today. I won't take advantage of you. Rest for three days." Jin Chiyang said.

"No need. I didn't even use a tenth of my focus while refining the Sunblade. Three days is too long. I can't afford to waste the time!"

Ouyang Ming was boiling with enthusiasm for battle.

Claiming he hadn't shown even a tenth of his abilities was a hard blow to Li Rong, making him want to spit out blood. If Chu Yuan hadn't been present to suppress him, he would have wished to kill Ouyang Ming with one strike.

"Alright, the competition will start now and last for five days."

Jin Chiyang nodded.

He believed that Ouyang Ming hadn't used all his strength, but he definitely didn't believe that he had used less than a tenth.

They both faced each other head-on, each standing on their own refining platforms.

"I wonder what kind of treasure Jin Chiyang will refine?"

"Five days isn't a lot of time, he obviously cannot forge anything too complicated, but it can't be too weak either. No matter how arrogant or genuinely confident Ouyang Ming is, his defeat of Li Rong shows his capabilities. Jin Chiyang needs to respond with full force."

"Let's see what sort of surprise Ouyang Ming will bring us?"

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The nine Grand Elders were also looking forward to the upcoming match.

As smooth as a flowing stream, almost as though it was second nature, various materials appeared in Jin Chiyang's hands. They were then refined by a special Divine Fire, removing all impurities and forming into shapes as per his design.

Jin Chiyang commanded the Red Sun Divine Fire, as fierce as the blistering sun.

A dragon soul roared forth, Jin Chiyang released a golden Heavenly Dragon soul from a sealed jade pendant.

"It's a dragon soul!"

The eight Grand Elders were startled, exclaiming, "I know what Jin Chiyang wants to refine. He's actually going to craft the extremely difficult Heavenly Dragon Pillar. That dragon soul is a quasi-True God. In order to hold onto the position of City Lord, he is willing to pay such a heavy price."

Forging a tower-type artifact was already difficult, especially given the time limit of only five days.

Meanwhile, it was obvious that this dragon soul was going to be exhausted. It was a Heavenly Dragon Soul of a quasi-True God, extremely precious.

Jin Chiyang was willing to expend even a Heavenly Dragon soul to secure a certain victory.

"Nephew, regardless of who wins or loses, at the end we can exchange treasures as a memento."

Jin Chiyang was confident in his victory, and smiled indifferently at Ouyang Ming who stood on the other side.

"Alright, the treasure I will refine will be my gift to you on your retirement once I succeed you as City Lord."

Ouyang Ming remained unfazed.

This time, he brought out an extravagant amount of materials, all sorts of them. Under the influence of his Skyflame Divine Fire, these materials melted into numerous peculiar small parts.

"What is Ouyang Ming trying to refine? Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of parts? This should be some kind of assembled artifact. But with only five days, is it wise to refine such a complicated artifact?"

Elder Gu frowned.

In five days, it's best to refine something simple but significantly powerful.

The nine Grand Elders shook their heads at that moment. It was too complicated. After watching for a while, they felt that it was a massive project. Even if it was forcibly assembled within five days, it wouldn't be able to compete with Jin Chiyang's Heavenly Dragon Pillar.

"Ah? I understand what he wants to refine now. A talent, taking a unique path."

Chu Yuan remained expressionless but thought to himself, "He wants to replicate a Sky Warship and bring it onto the refining competition stage. Only then can he defeat Jin Chiyang's Heavenly Dragon Pillar."