I possess boundless talent; even geniuses are no match for me.

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Shenbing Valley, Jiabang Branch.

Two figures appeared as if they had emerged from the void, appearing among the mountains of the Yibang branch.

"This... Teacher, what's going on?!" Chen Yu looked around in astonishment.

It should be noted that the Red River Galaxy has a diameter of 100,000 light-years, and the eight branches of Shenbing Valley are located in eight different locations within the Red River Galaxy.

The two branches are at least tens of thousands of light-years apart, which is an astronomical distance that would take light tens of thousands of years to travel.

However, he had only experienced a brief moment of darkness before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he had traversed tens of thousands of light-years and arrived at the Yibang branch of the Divine Weapon Valley.

How astonishing is the power of the Star Lord?

"You'll understand when you reach the Star Lord level," Xiahou Qing shook his head, offering no further explanation.

Having witnessed all of this, Chen Yu finally understood why those Star Sea Realm experts were so wary when Xiahou Qingyu took out the jade tablet from the Shattered Star Prison.

"I originally thought they were afraid of Shenbing Valley, fearing that if they attacked me, a powerful member of Shenbing Valley would retaliate."

"I didn't realize I was overthinking it..."

It's no wonder that the powerful beings who shattered the star prison are wary of the Star Lord, who can traverse tens of thousands of light-years in just a few breaths.

After all, before Chen Yu could be killed, Xiahou Qing would have already crossed space and arrived in an instant, and then the entire Shattered Star Prison would suffer.

"This is the Star Lord! He's incredibly powerful!"

"Even those at the Star Sea Realm are like ants compared to the blue sky. No wonder the Red River System has so many Star Sea Realm experts, yet after so many years, it has only produced a few Star Lords."

This was the first time Chen Yu had witnessed a Star Lord-level expert in action, and it was only the tip of the iceberg of his true strength, yet it filled him with longing.

Only by reaching this level can one truly be considered to have traversed the vast universe!

Just as Chen Yu was filled with emotion, a figure appeared across the sky.

"Old Qing, you two have finally arrived!" Xiao Chi said with a soft laugh. "Recently, we haven't been allowed to go out, which has caused quite a few disciples to start complaining!"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Yu and handed him ten doses of Origin Energy Liquid in one go:

"Hey, Junior Nephew Chen Yu, consider this source energy liquid a small gift from your grand-uncle. Please accept it and don't be shy!"

Chen Yu did not answer.

After all, this wasn't the first time he had met Xiao Chi. If he wanted to give a gift, he had already done so during the last weapon-forging competition.

Giving a gift at this time is clearly a way of asking him to go easy on the leaderboard later.

If I accept the offer, it will be difficult to perform well afterwards.

Besides, Chen Yu doesn't lack the Ten Directions Source Energy Liquid right now.

Xiahou Qing waved his hand impatiently and said, "Old Xiao, fortunes change every thirty years!"

"I told you to tone it down back then, but you didn't listen. Now you know how serious it is, right?"

As they were talking, Xiahou Qing returned the Ten Directions Source Energy Liquid, leaving Xiao Chi feeling quite embarrassed.

He knew that it was a bit underhanded to take Gu Changtian around to challenge the rankings, but he was just caught up in the excitement and couldn't stop.

Why is this old man so vengeful?

"Alright, let's not interfere in the affairs of these juniors. Let them handle it themselves!" Xiahou Qing said, then dragged Xiao Chi away from the place.

Before leaving, the two didn't say anything to Chen Yu, leaving him standing there all alone.

Being in an unfamiliar place, Chen Yu was wondering what to do next when a familiar face suddenly appeared in the distant sky.

In just a few breaths, he was already in front of Chen Yu.

"Chen Yu, it's been a long time!" Mo Qihuan's eyes lit up when she saw Chen Yu.

Since the last weapon-forging competition, although the two have added each other's contact information, they have basically not been in contact.

"Mo Qihuan, it's you!"

Seeing acquaintances in this place, Chen Yu couldn't help but feel emotional.

"The teacher asked me to show you the way," Mo Qihuan said.

He was still cultivating when he heard that he was to lead Chen Yu to the Jia Bang branch, so he rushed over in a hurry.

As he spoke, he added with a smile, "Chen Yu, I heard you've made rapid progress in martial arts lately. I wonder if you've fallen behind in weapon forging?"

"I can now reliably complete 125 spirit forgings, and my limit is even 130!"

Several years have passed since the last weapon forging competition, and Mo Qihuan was holding back his anger after losing once.

After returning, he practiced diligently and has now made significant progress in weapon forging.

He had heard that Chen Yu had made a name for himself as the "Red River Blade Demon" among the beastmen, and even the Grand Valley Master had praised him highly.

However, a person's energy is limited, and rapid progress in martial arts skills will inevitably affect progress in weapon forging.

Mo Qihuan believed that he shouldn't fall too far behind Chen Yu.

However, Chen Yu's next answer suddenly made him lose the will to compare.

"My spirit forging limit is now five hundred and ninety-nine forgings." Chen Yu originally didn't intend to discourage Mo Qihuan.

However, Mo Qihuan herself came up to ask.

Five hundred and ninety-nine forgings?!

"Five hundred and ninety-nine..." Upon hearing this answer, Mo Qihuan was stunned.

He's always been a homebody, spending most of his time on the weapon-forging planet studying weapon-forging techniques.

Furthermore, the Red River System is too vast, and information cannot circulate in real time, which means that Mo Qihuan had no idea that Chen Yu was already able to forge mid-level spiritual treasures.

Moreover, the spirit forging limit of 599 forgings is basically approaching the level of a high-level weapon forging master!

"Well... the teacher said you're here to challenge the rankings, right? I'll take you to the martial arts arena." Mo Qihuan abruptly changed the subject.

He was truly at his wit's end.

I originally thought that even if Chen Yu had an extremely strong talent for forging weapons, his current limit for spirit forging was only close to two hundred forgings.

Even if there is a gap, he can still catch up.

The moment the limit of 599 forgings appeared, Mo Qihuan knew that he would most likely never catch up with Chen Yu in his lifetime.

......

Throughout the journey, Mo Qihuan did not mention the matter of forging weapons at all.

"Red River Blade Demon, what a cool title! I wish the orcs could give me a similar one!"

Mo Qihuan was incredibly envious of Chen Yu's title of "Knife Demon".

"Really? You really think it's good?" Chen Yu was a little puzzled, after all, he really felt a bit silly about names like "Knife Maniac" and "Knife Demon".

"That's really impressive!" Mo Qihuan didn't understand; he genuinely thought it was incredibly impressive.

Moreover, it was a title actively promoted by a different race, making it incredibly valuable!

"Unfortunately, my martial arts talent is only average, and I spend most of my energy on weapon forging, so I probably won't have the chance to make such a name for myself."

Mo Qihuan felt extremely regretful.

"You're being modest," Chen Yu shook his head.

Mo Qihuan's martial arts and weapon-forging talents are at least purple quality, without a doubt.

Compared to him, it's nothing, but looking at the entire Red River system, there are really not many people who have double purple talent in martial arts and weapon forging.

This is also why weapon forgers are so rare.

After all, even getting one purple is difficult, let alone two purples?