I can receive unlimited protection; my parents handed me over to the state.

When Lu Yuan's drop of blood, imprinted with his spirit, fell onto the scorching hot sword, the entire "Heavenly Craft" furnace let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain!

"Sizzle—"

The blood did not evaporate upon contact with the sword; instead, it seemed to be a living thing, quickly merging into the sword and leaving an eerie bloodline in the flowing crimson-gold magma patterns.

"Buzz—!"

A phoenix cry, seemingly from the ancient wilderness, suddenly erupted from within the sword!

The voice was high-pitched and clear, filled with boundless majesty and vitality, as if it could penetrate time and space and resound throughout the heavens!

At the sound of the phoenix's cry, the holographic screen above the operating platform was instantly filled with static, and then with a "bang," the screen went completely black!

"What's going on!"

"The energy readings have exceeded the limit! 'Tiangong's' monitoring system has overloaded and burned out!"

"Quickly! Switch to the backup line! Activate the highest level energy shield!"

Inside the control room, Zhao Qingxuan stared at the pitch-black screen and the instruments that kept emitting piercing alarms, his face more solemn than ever before.

Su Lie, Tang Long, and Yan Ji rushed out of the control room and arrived directly at the entrance of the "Heavenly Craft" furnace.

They could clearly feel a terrifying energy fluctuation that made their hearts pound, surging wildly from the depths of the earth!

That energy was scorching and violent, filled with an aura of destruction, yet within that destruction lay a trace of endless vitality and eternal life.

"This kid... what kind of monster did he create?" Tang Long swallowed hard, his battle-hardened body trembling slightly.

That wasn't fear, but an instinctive tremor when facing a higher-level life form.

Flame Princess's reaction was even more intense.

Her golden pupils had now turned a pure, burning gold. She could feel the [Undying Flame] bloodline within her resonating with an unprecedentedly powerful energy deep within the earth!

She even had the illusion that the sword being born was a part of her body! Her other half of soul, which had been lost for many years!

……

Underground forging chamber.

Lu Yuan could no longer hear any sounds from the outside world.

His entire being was immersed in the resonance with that sword.

When he infused his blood into the sword and imbued it with the rules of "Phoenix Rebirth," he felt a wondrous connection, a bloodline link, between himself and the sword.

He could feel the sword's "joy," its "desire," and its surging vitality as it was about to break free from its cocoon!

"Now!"

Lu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, and a terrifying divine light burst forth from his bloodshot eyes, which were filled with blood from excessive mental energy consumption!

He stretched out his hands and grabbed at the furnace in mid-air!

"rise!"

"Clang!"

With a clear, resounding sword cry that echoed through the heavens and earth, a towering, crimson-gold beam of light shot up from the "Heavenly Craft" furnace!

The beam of light pierced directly through the tens-of-meters-thick dome of the forging room, crafted from star-black gold, like a divine sword of punishment, penetrating through layers of rock and fortifications above, and bursting out directly from the surface of the celestial world!

boom--!

The entire celestial sphere shook violently at that moment, as if an 8-magnitude earthquake had occurred!

In the sky, even the thousand-meter-tall fragment of the World Tree was impacted by this energy, emitting rings of soft green light to stabilize this space that was about to shatter.

Everyone living in the Zenith World, whether they were members of the "God-Making Project" undergoing training or researchers conducting studies, stopped what they were doing in horror, rushed out of their rooms, and looked up at the crimson-gold pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and the earth.

"What...what is that?"

On the terrace of Villa A-1, Gu Tianye, Lin Ziling, and Ye Cang stared dumbfounded at the pillar of light, feeling the terrifying energy contained within it that made them all feel suffocated.

"It's in the direction of Villa S-0..." Lin Ziling pushed up her glasses, her voice trembling slightly, "That 'master craftsman'... what exactly did he do?"

At the top of that pillar of light, faintly visible, seemed to be a gigantic phoenix phantom made of pure flames, with a wingspan of over a hundred meters, soaring and uttering majestic cries!

A phoenix cries out in the heavens, and a divine artifact is born!

……

Deep underground.

The light gradually faded.

A magnificent longsword, its entire body ablaze with crimson-gold flames, its blade flowing with starlight, and its hilt adorned with seven-colored wings, floated silently in mid-air.

It just floated there, making no sound, but the entire space seemed to be submitting to it.

On Lu Yuan's retina, rows of golden, unprecedentedly magnificent data slowly appeared.

【Name: Phoenix Cry】

[Quality: Legendary (Upgradeable)]

[Basic Attributes: Durable +15, Sharp +15, Fire Affinity +200%]

[Special Protection:]

【1. Stellar Body (Active): Allows arbitrary alteration of weapon weight, increases hardness by 500%, and ignores 50% of the target's physical defense.】

[2. Wings of Immortality (Active): Can transform into fiery wings, granting the user high-speed flight and unleashing a wide-range firestorm.]

[3. Phoenix Rebirth (Passive/Active): Passive effect, the weapon possesses self-repair capabilities; as long as the core remains intact, it can regenerate indefinitely. Active activation consumes a large amount of the user's life force and spirit to unleash the ultimate skill—Nirvana Flame—dealing devastating true damage to the designated target and inflicting the 'Undying' burning effect.]

[Bound by: Yan Ji (first priority), Lu Yuan (highest authority)]

[Review: This is not a weapon; it is a living mythical beast. It will grow and evolve; its limits depend on its master.]

"call……"

Looking at this almost monstrous attribute, Lu Yuan revealed an extremely satisfied smile.

It became.

He risked everything and finally created a truly divine artifact!

Then, he could no longer hold on, everything went black, he lost consciousness completely, and fell backward.

Just as he was about to fall, a fiery red figure appeared behind him as if by teleportation and caught him steadily.

It's Flame Princess.

She looked at the pale-faced boy in her arms who had already fainted, then looked up at the divine sword that was suspended in the air and connected to her by blood. Her golden eyes were filled with emotions she had never felt before.

There was shock, elation, gratitude, and a touch of...heartache that she herself was unaware of.

She reached out and slowly grasped the hilt of the divine sword called "Phoenix Cry".

"Clang!"

The moment her hand grasped the sword hilt, [Phoenix Cry] let out another joyful sword cry, and the crimson-gold flames burning on the sword instantly surged, enveloping her entire body!

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached.

Su Lie, Tang Long, and Zhao Qingxuan jumped directly down from the huge hole blasted open by the beam of light and landed steadily on the ground.

When they saw the scene inside the forging room, even these big shots who were used to seeing all kinds of things gasped in surprise.

The entire underground space was in a mess.

The giant hole in the dome, with a diameter of over ten meters, still retains terrifyingly high temperatures at its edges, and the metal structure appears as if it has melted and then rapidly cooled into a glassy state.

The air was filled with a scent that was a mixture of ozone, metal, and an indescribable sense of "sacredness."

The most eye-catching thing is the sword that is suspended in mid-air.

What a sword that was!

It hovered there silently, its entire body burning with an inextinguishable crimson-gold flame, and on its blade, it seemed as if billions of stars were slowly flowing. The terrifying pressure emanating from the blade, which seemed capable of incinerating everything, made even Tang Long, a battle-hardened veteran, feel a stinging pain on his skin.

"Lu Yuan!"

Su Lie was the first to react. His gaze did not linger on the astonishing divine sword, but instead immediately fell on the unconscious boy in Yan Ji's arms.

He rushed over in a few steps, reached out to check Lu Yuan's breath, and touched his forehead, his face full of tension and worry.

"Zhao Qingxuan! Quick! Check his condition!"

"Yes!" Zhao Qingxuan immediately stepped forward, took out a portable vital signs detector from his pocket, and began to perform a comprehensive scan on Lu Yuan.

A series of complex data streams rapidly swept across the screen of the detector.

A few seconds later, Zhao Qingxuan let out a long sigh of relief and reported, "Elder Su, please rest assured. Mr. Lu has only suffered from mental exhaustion and excessive mental exertion, resulting in a deep coma. His vital signs are stable, and his bodily functions have even slightly improved due to the breakthrough he just made. He only needs to rest in the advanced medical tank for a few hours to fully recover."

Hearing this, Su Lie finally felt relieved.

He turned his head, and his gaze finally fell on the divine sword named [Phoenix Cry].

He looked at the sword, his eyes slowly shifting from initial shock to ecstasy, and finally to an indescribable excitement and emotion.

"Good...good!" Su Lie couldn't help but laugh loudly, his laughter ringing out with unbridled joy. "What a magnificent cry of the phoenix in the heavens! What a magnificent birth of a divine artifact! Our China shall prosper!"

He laughed so hard that tears almost came out.

He understood the pressure from the North better than anyone. That physically immune "Void Nightmare" was like a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of all the soldiers on the front lines, ready to fall at any moment.

He's been so worried over the past month that several strands of his hair have turned white.

And now, hope is right before our eyes!

"Yan Ji." Su Lie stopped laughing and looked at the woman who was holding Lu Yuan, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "This sword was made for you. Go and feel its power."

Flame Princess nodded.

She carefully handed Lu Yuan to Tang Long beside her, then took a deep breath, slowly reached out, and grasped the divine sword that was floating in the air.

The moment her hand gripped the hilt of the sword.

"Clang!"

[Phoenix Cry] let out another clear and joyful sword cry, and the crimson-gold flames burning on the sword instantly surged, like a phoenix that had found its home, enveloping Yan Ji completely!

Yan Ji closed her eyes, feeling the surging power flowing from the sword, a power connected to her bloodline.

She felt as if she owned the whole world.

This sword is her arm, her wings, and her heart!

With a thought, the magnificent gauntlets made of seven-colored feathers instantly detached from the sword and transformed into a pair of enormous fiery wings with a wingspan of over three meters, which slowly unfolded behind her!

With another thought, the longsword in her hand disappeared, replaced by a magnificent longbow made entirely of flames and starlight!

Sword, wings, bow... This sword can actually transform into any shape she desires, according to her will!

"What... what kind of ability is this?" Tang Long stared in disbelief.

He had been working with weapons his whole life, but he had never seen such an incredible weapon.

"This is the power of the 'Divine Craftsman'." Su Lie looked at Yan Ji, who resembled a Valkyrie against her fiery wings, his voice filled with pride. "What he forged wasn't inanimate objects. He imbued weapons with true 'souls'!"

"Flame Princess!" Su Lie's voice suddenly rose, filled with an unquestionable command, "How are you feeling now?"

Yan Ji opened her eyes, her golden pupils burning with unprecedented confidence and fighting spirit.

"I feel... better than ever before!"

"Alright!" Su Lie nodded emphatically. "Then now, take this sword and head to the Northern Border!"

"I want you to use this sword to chop that damned 'Void Nightmare' into mincemeat!"

"Yes!" Yan Ji's voice was firm and powerful, filled with the determination to rush to the battlefield.

Her comrades in the North are waiting for her.

This war, which has been suppressed for too long, is due for a turning point.

She folded the wings on her back, held the divine sword, and turned to walk towards the teleportation portal.

"etc."

Just then, a somewhat weak but exceptionally clear voice suddenly rang out in the silent forge.

Everyone was stunned and turned around to look.

The boy who should have been unconscious in Tang Long's arms, Lu Yuan, had somehow woken up.

He leaned against Tang Long's chest, his face still pale, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

He looked at Yan Ji, who was preparing to leave, and slowly shook his head.

"It's not possible to go now."