One skill point per second, I turn fireballs into forbidden spells.

Chapter 1012 The Pace of Being Overtaken
Lin Yi's face was full of ease and composure. From such an expression, you would never imagine that he was controlling more than a dozen kinds of flames at this moment.

The Backlash Necklace in front of Lin Yi was steadily suspended in front of him under the influence of the gravity manipulation skill. The chain, made of some kind of alloy, was pulled open in an extremely smooth manner, allowing Lin Yi to see all the details of the equipment.

Without Lin Yi needing to make any physical movements, he only needed to think about it, and without any extra actions, the flames of various colors would line up neatly and move towards the Myriad Manifestations Backlash Necklace, burning on it in an orderly manner.

The hottest flame takes the lead, burning one spot on the necklace for a while until that spot reaches a certain temperature, then it moves on to the next spot to heat it.

The flames that follow, with slightly lower temperatures, will then precisely heat the part of the necklace that was just heated to a certain degree.

Wait, can you really enhance equipment like this?
That's right, the previous match with Sun Dachuan was not Lin Yi's limit.

The difference between him and Sun Dachuan lies in their mastery of enhancement techniques and the ultimate level of enhancement for a single piece of equipment, not in these fancy enhancement methods.

To call it flashy or overly elaborate would be somewhat incongruous with Lin Yi's style.

This assembly line-like operation method is quite efficient.

Once a certain part of the Devourer of All Things necklace is burned to a certain degree, Lin Yi will use the gentlest and most stable flame to condense into a sharp fire blade, and then gently slice it across the necklace's thin chain, revealing a tiny gap.

The flames responsible for burning the spirit crystal ore will also be perfectly positioned at this moment to scorch the spirit crystal ore to the ideal state.

Lin Yi will seize this crucial moment and use his gravity manipulation skill to slightly widen the tiny gap. He will then use his own source power to guide the substances on the spirit crystal to adhere to the surface of the Myriad Manifestations Backlash Necklace.

Taking advantage of the opening in the equipment, he used his own flames to inscribe a magic array within the crack.

Lin Yi's movements were extremely skillful and fluid. In just over ten seconds, he completed the engraving of the first formation and, with the effect of gravity manipulation, restored it to its original form with just the right amount of force.

After completing all of this, Lin Yi began to work on engraving the next formation.

The moment the previous engraved array was completely closed, the next crack was gently torn open under Lin Yi's gravity manipulation.

Upgrading equipment from 0 to +1 is something any ordinary upgrader could do, but such efficient upgrading was something they had never seen before.

In the short time that followed, before the four enhancement masters from Azure Star had even enhanced their equipment to the point where it could be opened, Lin Yi had already completed the first level of enhancement and quickly started the second level.

Lin Yi's enhancement methods can no longer be described as merely skillful; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he's reached the level of assembly line work.

In addition, Sun Dachuan's performance was also quite impressive. The flames he released were extremely hot, but he handled the cooling operation very steadily.

With his powerful elemental affinity, he was unfazed by the high temperatures when the equipment was opened. He held the bracelet firmly in his left hand and gently lowered the small hammer in his right.

As Lin Yi's brother, Sun Dachuan naturally obtained four-colored elemental spirit crystals.

He can use fire as a base and combine various elements at will to create flames of varying power for his own enhancement.

Sapphire Blue Star is highly similar to Blue Star and is also bound to three other planets in a small star system.

However, Sapphire Star clearly lacked the strength to declare war on the other three neighboring star systems. Therefore, the enhancement masters of Sapphire Star could only rely on their own strength to create different flames for their own use.

Compared to the two contestants from Blue Star, the four Grandmasters were clearly at a disadvantage in terms of fire, but they were not discouraged. They believed their usual enhancement methods were more advanced, and that even if they switched to a lower-level enhancement technique, they could easily master it and surpass Lin Yi and Sun Dachuan.

Moreover, this competition isn't about speed; there's no time limit. It's about who can upgrade their equipment to the highest level.

After a brief moment of shock, the four grandmasters also entered a vigorous phase of strengthening themselves.

Having not used this low-level enhancement technique for a long time, I am somewhat unfamiliar with this low-level enhancement method.

But a master of enhancement is a master of enhancement; their enhancement techniques are naturally superior to Lin Yi's. Lin Yi can learn a lot of useful things from them.

For example, their seal engraving skills are far more advanced than Lin Yi's.

This was the first time the brothers from the Divine Forging Bureau had ever seen so many enhancement masters competing on the same stage. They could learn a lot from Lin Yi and Sun Dachuan, as well as from the four grandmasters.

Those who understand enhancement will find this competition a feast, while those who don't will find it quite boring.

Although Lin Yi's men did not act with Zi Yue, they brought very important intelligence.

Seeing that Lin Yi was competing against a master enhancement expert from a higher plane, his subordinates did not disturb him immediately, but patiently waited in the competition venue.

Although Lin Yi's speed was quite fast at the beginning, everything became complicated as his enhancement level increased.

The necklace is only so big, and the opening is very small. It is quite difficult to inscribe an array within it using one's own source power.

Even with the blessing of the All-Seeing Eye, Lin Yi could only slow down his speed.

After engraving forty arrays, the size of the Myriad Backlash Necklace had noticeably increased. Now, he had to be extremely careful when engraving each array.

As the number of engraved formations increased, Lin Yi had to slow down. He even had to personally open the seams. Although Lin Yi looked calm and collected, he was highly focused.

Sun Dachuan is an example of this.

He didn't have the All-Seeing Eye or the Fiery Eyes of Truth; he could only rely on his understanding of enhancement and the experience he had accumulated over many years in this field, so his speed was slightly slower than Lin Yi's.

After all, what he had was a bracelet, which was much easier to enhance than Lin Yi's.

On the other hand, the four grandmasters' engraved formations were of a higher level. Not only were the contents much simpler, but the speed at which they engraved them was also extremely fast.

Not only was he not inferior to Lin Yi, but he was actually much faster than Lin Yi.

There was no other way; this was the job the four Grandmasters of Enhancement did on Blue Star. They did it every day, every month, until it became muscle memory, so their speed was naturally unstoppable.

In addition, the items they reinforced were all large objects, making the seal carving much less difficult than Lin Yi's.

(End of this chapter)