In the days that followed, Wu Yu randomly chose a hotel and patiently waited for news from Jess.

During the day, Wu Yu maintained a cross-legged posture to regulate the fighting energy within his body.

Even though his meridians had been locked up due to the side effects of the drugs, and his skills had reached their peak because of the system, Wu Yu still calmly felt the flow of battle qi.

Wu Yu is no longer that interested in this immense power. Although he does control the power he obtained without cultivation, he doesn't cherish it much.

Wu Yu was just too bored right now, and he didn't want to think about anything related to Violet until he got new information, so he chose this thing to help him pass the time.

Every evening at dusk, Wu Yu would go to the blacksmith's shop for a quick look. He didn't need to go inside; once he heard the clanging of the hammer, he would leave on his own. Urging him wouldn't have any real effect.

Today, when Wu Yu approached, the rhythmic forging sound did not sound. After a moment's thought, Wu Yu chose to go inside.

Compared to last time, there was a huge furnace in the forging room, with a ghostly blue flame burning inside. Looking at it, Wu Yu felt his soul being scorched. He dared not save the world, so Wu Yu looked at Jess again.

Compared to the last time we met, Jess looked noticeably more haggard, and his bloodshot eyes suggested that he probably hadn't had a proper rest in a long time.

"Is it finished?" Wu Yu asked without much hope.

Jess stared blankly at the furnace without responding. Wu Yu waited for him for a long time before he began to mutter to himself, "I reforged your sword based on your design. I added all the materials I thought were necessary. I don't know if it was your blood that had an effect, but this time the furnace didn't explode. The materials fused together perfectly."

"The hardness and toughness of this sword far surpass those of ordinary weapons. I believe it can even withstand four enchantments, but that's not enough. It still doesn't have the characteristic of containing authority. Why is that? Why is that?"

Jess turned to look at Wu Yu, his gaze utterly empty, as if he had lost his spiritual support.

“Because you are human, and divine artifacts can only be forged by gods, Jess, leave the final steps to me.” Wu Yu seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and he uttered the words he had prepared long ago.

"You can forge?" Jess asked in surprise.

"It's so-so, but the appearance of divine artifacts doesn't require very high forging skills," Wu Yu said honestly.

"Since your forging skills are inferior to mine, how are you able to forge a divine artifact? Could it be that you are a god?" Jess asked in horror, voicing the only guess he could think of.

“I am not a god.” Wu Yu shook his head. “But I seem to possess something that only gods possess.”

"Since you possess this ability, why do you still need me to forge the divine artifact? Isn't that completely unnecessary?" Jess asked, puzzled. Moreover, he had a vague feeling that he had reached the end. He was only one step away from his dream, but it seemed so far away.

“Because I cannot complete the other processes, my body and brain cannot support me to perform such difficult tasks, I must have you, the world’s strongest blacksmith, help me complete these preliminary work. If you succeed, it doesn’t matter, but you can now declare failure. So, can I take over? Although I’m just asking.” Wu Yu said firmly.

"You knew from the beginning that I couldn't complete the artifact?" Jess said angrily. Wu Yu had helped him pick up his dream, but he was just using him.

"I hope you succeed, but your failure confirms a guess I had," Wu Yu said calmly.

Wu Yu then walked over and picked up the hammer that Jess had placed aside. Finally, he still asked, as a formality, "May I begin?"

Jess closed his eyes in anguish, using silence as a form of acknowledgment.

Using his battle qi to form iron tongs, Wu Yu took out the crimson iron sword from the furnace and wrapped the blade with his battle qi to prevent the unfinished divine weapon from being tainted by the impurities of the mortal world.

Using his mind, Wu Yu brought up the skill template and tapped "Use".

[Forging Skill MAX]

Description: Life skills allow you to forge the equipment you want using minerals.

P.S.: With your delicate skin and tender flesh, you shouldn't be doing these rough jobs. It doesn't suit your style at all!

As a skilled player, Wu Yu not only mastered combat skills but also maxed out his life skills. He was excited when he first saw these skills, thinking he could make a living in the other world with them. However, he later discovered that this was simply unrealistic.

Because these skills are at such a high level, once used, the backlash they bring is similar to that of ultimate killing techniques.

Moreover, Wu Yu was penniless, lacking even basic forging materials and blueprints. Life skills are not magical abilities that can be created out of thin air, so Wu Yu had no opportunity to use them at all.

But this was a golden opportunity. The materials were all gathered, and the preliminary steps were completed by Jess. All Wu Yu needed to do now was the last step. Wu Yu believed that he was now strong enough to withstand the backlash from the skill.

With a loud thud, the hammer slammed heavily onto the sword.

Wu Yu's fighting spirit was instantly drained, and it condensed into countless tiny energy hammers, which repeatedly bombarded the sword in that instant.

With the final impurities removed, all the minerals truly fused together at this moment. Most importantly, Wu Yu felt a wisp of his will descend upon the sword with this hammer blow.

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