Swallowing the Starry Sky for Billions of Years

Chapter 761 Weapon Forging and the Ferocious Beast
Gunn did not leave Thunder Mountain directly, but went to the temple of the Greedy One again. The Greedy One was exploring a certain cosmic secret realm. After all, the headless energy body had sealed the Pantheon for so long, and the materials it possessed were all nurtured by itself. Some materials were simply irreplaceable, so Gunn had to search for them. Fortunately, there were traces of several materials in the cosmic secret realm where the Greedy One was located.

"These rumored treasures are all located in dangerous places. If I were to retrieve them for you, you would have to exchange them for a great treasure," said the Venerable Greedy Beginning in a hoarse voice. "You could do it by making a few trips to the Primordial Star."

"Teacher, you still need more precious materials?" Gu En wasn't surprised by this. Although they were for forging precious materials, they were mostly main materials, and there were enough of them to match the precious materials.

"Your eldest brother has gained some insights into weapon crafting. I want him to try dismantling powerful treasures. Crafting is one approach, and so is dismantling. Some of the treasures on the Primordial Star are quite unique; dismantling them will yield better results," Venerable Greed explained. "I heard you're having some trouble?"

"Just a bunch of jealous people."

Gunn knew what the Venerable Greedy Beginning was talking about. He controlled such a vast universe, but he didn't have enough manpower. So he applied to the higher-ups of humanity to preside over five of the hundred Genius Battles. Gunn was willing to compromise on the total number of battles he would preside over, instead of the three assigned by his superiors. Although the three battles made many waiting Universe Venerables uncomfortable, many of them began to stagnate at the Universe Venerable level. Naturally, they cherished the means that could bring them enough resources so that they could use a lot of resources to promote their cultivation.

These higher-ups are not the Lords of the Universe, but rather some Venerable Ones of the Universe responsible for handling affairs. They report important matters and deal with unimportant ones themselves, leaving traces in the virtual universe. The Lords of the Universe occasionally take a look. Therefore, this time, the higher-ups' decision was to solicit the opinions of the other Venerable Ones. If 70% agreed, the decision would be made.

However, a few cosmic venerables not only disagreed but also lobbied everywhere, and in the end only 60% of the venerables related to the Genius Battle agreed.

“Some resent me for causing Venerable Shell to be warned and punished by the Lord of the Universe, while others are jealous of my treasures. It’s inevitable that such things happen when I rule such a large cosmic kingdom.”

The Venerable Greed looked at him: "What do you intend to do?"

“I will be logging onto the Primal Star soon. If that doesn’t shut them up, I’ll have to deal with them one by one.” Gunn said without hesitation.

“I also want to see your progress.” Venerable Tanshi nodded.

"I won't let you down, teacher." Gunn bowed and withdrew.

……

primordial universe.

Before Gunn, the Flame Star Beast spewed flames. The flames of the Nine Realms Fire had a heat of over a million degrees. Under this heat, the materials that would drive even Kings and Immortals mad were melted into mist. This mist was a blend of blue and gold, with a faint reddish hue rising from its very core. Gunn used his will as a hammer to continuously refine this mist.

Fortunately, although the Flame Star Beast possessed all nine types of Nine Realms Fire, its cultivation level was insufficient, as it had not yet broken through to the Immortal Realm. This made things convenient for Gu En, as this level of Nine Realms Fire was just right to melt high-grade materials, and its slow process was perfect for a beginner like himself. When a large amount of firepower was needed, he could simply have the headless energy entity draw a portion of the flame from the miniature Pantheon.

Even the rare fruits from the Fire Well Banquet were shared with the Flame Star Beast, and only then did the Flame Star Beast show signs of taking that step. It still cannot break through in the short term, but as long as it can break through, it will be a great thing for weapon refining.

The flames were too intense, and Gunn couldn't control them for a long time.

"By the way, how much will dismantling heavy treasures improve my treasure refining skills?" Gunn suddenly asked.

"You haven't even reached the bottleneck in your treasure refining process yet. Disassembling it now will only create flaws in the internal structure of your refining process, leading to inconsistencies in energy transmission... If you're going to disassemble it, you should wait until you reach the bottleneck. Focus on refining, and I hope your quality will be up to standard this time." The headless energy entity was very strict.

Gu En has already forged two powerful artifacts, which is more than enough by the standards of other master craftsmen, since there are no issues with unstable origins or blocked energy pathways. However, in this headless energy body, the loss rate of a certain energy pathway exceeds one in a billion of the standard? A serious flaw.

One structural feature has a weakness in force resistance, which, under certain conditions, can reduce the power of the treasure by a tiny fraction, not exceeding one ten-thousandth.

Serious defect.

They destroyed it right in front of Gunn, and the fact that they could so easily destroy such a powerful artifact shocked Gunn.

"If you set the standards too low at the beginning, even if you want to hold yourself to higher standards later, you won't know what high standards are. The beginning is a crucial period. If this time your serious flaws are less than fifty, there are no serious defects, and the total number of defects is less than ten, I will approve. When you can refine a perfect quality treasure, that will be considered the beginning for me." The headless energy entity seemed emotionless. "Furthermore, perfect quality is relative to your original universe. A truly top-quality product must have a final product that exceeds expectations and is free of defects to be considered perfect. Such a large fluctuation within the expected range is also considered perfect quality?"

Gunn could only listen. Finally, the mist in front of him began to shrink. Gunn hurriedly drew the flames from the miniature pantheon. Although it had no color, even Gunn felt like he was melting in front of this flame. He still manipulated the flames to burn the mist. A crimson furnace with blue and gold colors gradually took shape. As soon as it took shape, the surrounding spacetime seemed to be ignited. At the same time, the flow of time began to slow down, and space even began to distort.

Gunn felt himself drenched in sweat, yet he still manipulated the flames, coordinating with his consciousness to carry out the final tempering. When space and time calmed down, he lay quietly in the starry sky, directly suppressing the Flame Star Beast so that it could not move.

Purgatory Furnace.

Guen was very satisfied with this weapon-forging experience. It was the first precious recipe he had obtained, and it had also enabled him to make great strides in his cultivation. Finally, he had obtained a satisfactory work.

“Fifty-two locations.” The headless energy entity shook its head. “Find them.”

"You want to destroy it? It's not much different. Look, it doesn't have any serious defects."

The headless energy entity could only coldly say, "Find it, point it out to me, and explain why."

……

"Finally, we can come to the Primal Star."

A colossal beast with thick, triangular wings and a single horn like a blue diamond glided carefully through the starry sky. This was a celestial beast, not of peak bloodline, but a second-rate "Zheng". Its innate secret techniques during its mortal period were very powerful. It fought constantly, and each injury made its physical body stronger, easily reaching the immortal threshold of 100 times its power. However, it was of little use after that.

Yet he still became a Universe Venerable, even being received by the Starry Sky Beast Alliance. Even the Starry Sky Ancestor was alarmed, because it was extremely rare for him to be received only after becoming a Universe Venerable. He was bestowed with treasures, and his strength has advanced several times since he began cultivating. When he came out of seclusion and heard the news about the Primal Star, he was both shocked and excited.

But he was used to fighting alone. Even when the Lord of the Universe persuaded him, he only agreed on the surface. In reality, he still preferred to act alone.

Before him stood a colossal being amidst an electromagnetic storm, spanning billions of kilometers, radiating endless, dazzling, and brilliant light, distorting the surrounding spacetime. The pressure alone created by the passage would crush even immortal gods into nothingness.

Original star channel.

The beast glanced at it once and then plunged in.