Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 564 The Examinee with a Terrifying Background

Bai Yang's actions instantly attracted the attention of many candidates who had not yet made up their minds.

Those who dare to come here to take the exam and become apprentices have all been immersed in weapon crafting for at least several epochs.

I've never even heard of such a situation before.

Is an inner armor piece almost complete?

What speed is that? What technique is that?

Not far away, the four exceptionally talented candidates that Bai Yang had noticed earlier were only just beginning to process their materials.

Noticing the unusual situation, they couldn't help but glance in Bai Yang's direction.

Once they saw it, they couldn't take their eyes off it.

Everyone immediately noticed the strange black flame in Bai Yang's hand; the power of this flame was truly terrifying!

F-grade metal is like a lump of dough in the face of these flames, and can be manipulated at will.

"A supreme treasure! This is a flame that only a supreme treasure can unleash!"

"This is incredible! Is this guy a King-level expert? He actually possesses a supreme weapon that deals fire-type attacks!"

"Judging from its size and imposing presence, it might be a special life form; it seems to have quite a background."

"His understanding of the laws of fire is extremely profound! That's why he was able to perform such precise operations."

This guy's own strength is terrifying!

It is rare to find a special being who dares to use a supreme treasure in full view of everyone.

Even though this is Venerable Ganyan's territory, in principle no one would dare to act recklessly, which is still an extremely conspicuous act.

While in mid-air, Venerable Xiao Zhou, like many other examinees, immediately began trying to find out Bai Yang's identity.

I've never heard of any powerful person with the name Eiffelo. Could it be an alias?

Among the candidates this time, there were more than a dozen cosmic venerables.

They were all from weak races, and when they saw that a king-level immortal actually held a supreme treasure, they were instantly unable to move.

Even if you fail the test, it would be a huge win if you could get your hands on this treasure!

Bai Yang manipulated the [Black Netherflame], constantly adjusting the shape and structure of the inner armor in preparation for the subsequent inscription of law runes.

He completed the first phase of the work without making any mistakes during the simulation in the virtual universe.

Using only half of the material in the ring, he completed the entire framework of the inner armor.

After that, we need to wait for the inner armor to cool down completely before proceeding to the next step.

For a full half hour, he continued to release black flames to refine the product.

The sheer amount of divine power consumed here is enough to send chills down your spine just thinking about it.

Bai Yang stopped what he was doing and took a short rest.

Many people around him now looked at him differently.

Knowing that this person was definitely not someone to be trifled with, they were clearly acting with impunity.

Most of the immortal kings had already given up hope of fighting him.

Xiao Zhou Venerable and the other cosmic venerables began to investigate Aifilo through various information channels, and at this time they also reached a conclusion.

This Aifilo actually comes from the Ancestral God Cult!

He is the personal disciple of the Bloodfire God General!

That Bloodfire God General whose strength could rival that of the Lord of the Universe!

Moreover, it seems that he is highly regarded by a certain patron saint!

"A special life form! He really is a special life form!"

"No wonder he's so confident. Although he's a King-level Immortal, he's already a formal member of the Ancestral God Cult."

"Given this background, even the people of the six top races are unwilling to easily make enemies."

"This treasure was also bestowed by the Ancestral God Sect? Anyone who dares to take it, I'm afraid..."

Most of the cosmic venerables felt ashamed; what a powerful backer!

If one doesn't know beforehand and acts recklessly, one might bring trouble upon one's own race.

Bai Yang didn't mean to show off at all.

I just felt that [Black Netherflame] was suitable for this situation, so I took it out and used it directly.

Given his current strength and status, he didn't really think that an ordinary offensive treasure was anything important.

The other examiners, seeing Bai Yang already waiting for the second stage of the inner armor to cool down, suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

Many people finally turned their attention back to themselves and began to refine.

A month is a very tight timeframe to forge a fifth-tier weapon or even a pseudo-heavy treasure.

Most test takers want to handle F-grade metal materials well.

It will take at least three to seven days.

Bai Yang could use this extra time to better think about the process of setting up and inscribing the law runes.

When he actually takes action, it will naturally be more convenient and faster than the results of a virtual simulation.

In fact, only two days had passed.

Besides him, the other four candidates also finished their work and entered the second stage.

Just as Bai Yang had predicted, their strength far surpassed that of the others.

Venerable Xiao Zhou looked at them one by one, feeling very satisfied.

"All five are immortal kings, not cosmic venerables."

This shows that they all have good talent in weapon crafting.

"I wonder if there will be any fake powerful treasures appearing in this assessment."

For beings at this level, a month is a very short time.

Bai Yang spent ten days completing the forging of the inner armor, and spent the rest of the time watching the various operations of other examinees.

Those who were assessed as Cosmic Venerables were quite strong, but under Bai Yang's perception and [Inspiration], they also saw quite a bit of information.

Overall, while these candidates were quite capable, their methods were only average.

In his view, they simply did not possess the ability to forge fifth-tier Force weapons that surpassed that of the human race.

Only the four candidates with unique life forms gave him a slight sense of novelty.

However, they also relied on their racial advantages to some extent. Bai Yang may be able to imitate them, but there is no need to take it too seriously.

With a command from Venerable Xiao Zhou, the time for the test had arrived.

Time's up!

Everyone, stop!

"Hand over the inner armor you've trained to make, and put it into the rings I gave you earlier."

Bai Yang inserted the blue inner armor that he had prepared beforehand into the ring.

With a wave of his right hand, Venerable Xiao Zhou sent 771 rings flying into his hand.

Of the original candidates, 13 failed to complete the refining process and chose to give up.

Instead of taking the rings, Venerable Xiao Zhou threw a punch.

A force struck these rings with unusual evenness!

In an instant, all the remaining materials were scattered all over the ground like a rain of flowers!

Countless pieces of newly crafted inner armor were shattered instantly by this cosmic lord's attack!

Bai Yang saw it clearly: Venerable Xiao Zhou used his fist power extremely skillfully.

The force exerted on each ring is impartial and equal.

After this round, only thirty-odd pieces of inner armor remained in mid-air, still seemingly intact and suspended in the air.

However, most of them already had cracks on the surface, and only seven could be considered truly flawless.

Bai Yang's piece is naturally among them.

Venerable Xiao Zhou said expressionlessly:

"Alright! Those whose works are broken can leave now."

Bai Yang inwardly praised the method, noting that it was indeed very quick.

No one dared to argue with Venerable Xiao Zhou about anything, or to spout nonsense like his own work surpassed even fifth-tier Force equipment.

All the inner armor here carries the aura of its creator, making it impossible to fake or impersonate, which is the fairest way possible.

In the blink of an eye, only thirty-one candidates remained on the summit of the snow-capped mountain.

"Has no one voluntarily dropped out of the top ten?"

(End of this chapter)