Demonic Demoness Training Project

Each of the eight men took out a short gun, which was about thirteen inches long. One end of the gun had a pointed tip with a small ball attached, and the other end was connected to a guiding copper wire, which in turn connected to a huge box next to them.

They each put on goggles, threw a large number of spirit stones into the box, and pushed the Aurora Gun to its limit.

On the surface, they behaved themselves, aiming the spherical spear tip at the welded surface between the black iron. In reality, their true intentions were not what they seemed. A precious light suddenly appeared on the spear tip, and all that light was directed at the seven members of the Zou family.

As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer. Those on the sidelines who loved watching the spectacle learned from their previous mistakes and thought they were far enough away, but they were still accidentally injured by the light that pierced through the shield.

"Ah! My eyes! My eyes are going blind!"

"It's so bright! What is that?"

"Quack, it's light welding! The Fan family is a family of light masters, everyone close your eyes!"

The young lady from the Fan family, who was in the lead, smiled slightly and didn't forget to call out for a reading:

"Oh no, we were careless. There's a problem with the craftsmanship of these guns. What are these family workshops doing?"

The people outside the arena were far apart, and there were protective barriers in between, so the casualties were not great, but the seven members of the Zou family inside the arena suffered.

The aurora was incredibly unpredictable, possessing a strong penetrating effect on the protective shield. Human skin exposed to it would instantly peel, emitting a faint, meaty aroma.

Zou Bufan had never seen this move before. He hurriedly protected his handsome face and then directed a burst of birdsong and fragrant flowers towards the direction of the Fan family.

"Fan Lingyu, you bitch! I'm going to fuck your ancestors for eighteen generations."

"Hehehe, you guys hummed with that vibrator and it sounded awful. Try humming it again!"

Fan Lingyu, hands on her hips like a fiery little chili pepper, manipulated the aurora borealis, aiming it at Zou Bufan's face.

The two sides fought fiercely, and the Yan family members nearby were not spared either. The burly man at the head of the group had his eyebrows blown off by the aurora. He gritted his teeth in anger and shouted at the steel billet in his palm:

"You black iron, I will melt you all down!"

These words, seemingly addressed to Xuan Tie, were actually aimed directly at the other two families.

The Yan family did not use the stacking process. Instead, they leveraged their expertise in the art of fire and planned to directly melt the black iron into molten iron, then cast it into a mold. The wrist guards they carried were called "Earth Fire Palms," and the Earth Fire Cauldron Diagram circulating among the people originated from their family.

However, this Earth Fire Palm is not only lighter and smaller than the Earth Fire Cauldron, but its power is also more terrifying. The Yan family members often carelessly cause dozens of raging flames to spew out from their palms, ultimately injuring the other two families by mistake.

Under the protection of the Azure Netherworld Skin, Lu Li was temporarily unharmed. He was unable to see or hear, and could only concentrate on forging iron. However, the commotion around him was so great that even the Xuanzhong Hammer in front of him trembled twice.

Lu Li felt that the outside of his eyelids was particularly bright, so he squinted and timidly looked around.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it; what you find is a hellish scene of rampant noise, streaks of light, and surging flames.

The little green pears that had just been picked from the tree couldn't possibly see any of this. He only glanced at them secretly, and like a frightened fawn, he closed his eyes in fright.

Chapter 50 Fallen into Mud

"Hmm, I must have opened my eyes wrong. There might be something fishy going on."

Lu Li scratched his eyelids with his fingertips, preparing to open them again, while simultaneously activating the Azure Skin Painting to make his entire body stiff.

"What on earth are these guys doing?"

"I am reminded of a saying in the middle reaches of the Spirit Blood River, I don't know if you have heard it, it is called: 'The two arts of welding are divided into three grades: the human grade and the earth grade are both literary, the heaven grade is both martial and literary.'"

Upon hearing this, Lu Li's brain went blank. Her mouth opened and closed twice, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she fell silent.

What a feat of refining weapons, people, and even the heavens! I forgot the rest.

At this moment, Lu Li only regretted his lack of talent and learning, unable to compose a poem to express his speechless feelings.

He only wanted to get a seal, but he actually got to watch this bunch of mediocre devils descend to earth in a performance.

Yes, although it's a competition of weapon crafting to secure a spot in the top twenty for promotion, as long as he accidentally kills someone else, wouldn't he be in the top twenty?

Thinking of this, Lu Li suddenly felt his mind clear, and Old Duan continued to beam with joy.

"This is nothing. This is merely the lower-level Heavenly Rank assessment. If you were born in the middle rank and had the good fortune to witness the Middle-Rank Weapon Forging Conference, you would know what it means for a hundred races to contend, heroes to fight for supremacy, ten thousand demons to run rampant, and blood and flesh to fly everywhere..."

"Deer are so cute, why are they chasing after them?"

"Because these families have different stances, and the jujube cake is only so big, you have to eliminate external enemies first, and then you can deal with internal strife."

"Hmm, okay."

The world outside his eyelids was too bright. Lu Li pondered the correct way to open his eyes, since his Qi-Gathering Cauldron could only sense spirit ore, but not objects made of other materials.

"Little Deer Pear, catch!"

Mo Shuhan tossed over a pair of goggles. These goggles were essentially a mortal mechanism, similar in appearance to the one Lu Li had in his previous life. The frame was made of gray silver, and the lens was polished from a spiritual mineral called Rainbow Stone. The array patterns engraved on the inside of the frame allowed it to adjust its color and convexity according to the environment and the user's eyes.

When I received the lenses, the rainbow lenses were automatically adjusted to a dark green color. After wearing them, the glaring light disappeared instantly, replaced by a dim yet clearer world.

At this moment, Lu Li belatedly realized that the eyes of this body had become nearsighted at some point, and the degree seemed to be quite severe.

Lu Li thought this seemed to be a matter of course.

He hoped that Old Duan had an eyeball that could be replaced.

Lu Li didn't dwell on the issue too much; he simply clasped his hands in a respectful greeting to Mo Shuhan.

"Thank you very much, Miss Mo. By the way, where did this come from?"

"They picked it up from the ground; most likely, they didn't want it."

Before the words were finished, a member of the Fan family who was wielding an aurora gun nearby covered his eyes and let out a miserable scream, "Ah, my eyes!"

Lu Li remained silent, while Mo Shuhan pursed her lips.

At that moment, the three families in the middle of the river each used their supernatural powers, and purple, yellow and red halos intertwined on the entire square. Lu Li was caught in the middle, weak, helpless and pitiful.

Lu Li activated the Qi-Gathering Cauldron, pouring its spiritual energy into the Azure Netherworld Skin, causing it to enter a steel-like state. The originally delicate skin instantly became as hard as iron.

The disciples from the three families didn't take him seriously at all. The aftershocks of the fight only grazed him, and with the Azure Nether Painted Skin's defense, it was incredibly easy for him to take the hit.

From mortal to puppeteer, as long as one passes the assessment of two skills and three ranks, there is no direct change in the physical qualities of a newly promoted puppeteer.

But what makes the puppet masters superior is not only their mastery of a skill, but also the fact that they often wield powerful puppets, which allow them to easily control the life and death of ordinary people.

In other words, although these people around them have not yet passed the assessment and do not have the title of puppeteer in name, their strength is no less than that of a newly promoted puppeteer because they all have puppets given to them by their families.

The Azure Netherworld Skin could only protect Lu Li himself; he himself was not afraid of these attacks, but the sword embryo he was forging was.

Under high temperature heating, the sword blank becomes quite fragile, and the most critical moment of forging cannot be disturbed.

Under the rapid offensive of the three families, the five mechanical artifacts around Lu Li were inevitably affected. These artifacts were on the verge of collapse, especially the Xuanzhong Hammer, which was in operation and was severely interfered with.

Lu Li quickly stopped the operation of the Xuanzhong Hammer and pushed his five puppets one by one to the edge of the square.

After doing all this, Lu Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and checked the steel billet with lingering fear. Fortunately, he had evacuated in time and was not greatly affected.

For now, he could only retreat to this place. The entire square was shrouded in a barrier set up by Zhong Wenbai. If Lu Li chose to go out, it would be equivalent to giving up the assessment.

Continuing to forge was impossible, so Lu Li decided to wait and see. He simply couldn't forge continuously for a day and a night without interruption, so he would take this opportunity to rest for a while and wait for these people to calm down before making any further plans.

Lu Li felt a little hungry, and his vision was alternating between black and white. He had been manipulating the puppet with his divine sense all morning, which made him feel tired, and he had a slight stinging pain in his temples.

Since things have come to this, let's eat a pear first.

He took out a large, high-quality pear from a pre-prepared bag, wiped it on his clothes, then turned his back to the mid-level beings behind him, protecting the Xuan Heavy Hammer and the pear in front of him. He would occasionally turn his head to look behind him, his expression cautious, fearing any unforeseen changes.

His behavior was like that of a roe deer stealing food.

The girl bit down with her silver teeth, and the crisp flesh burst out with sweet juice under the pressure of her molars. The onlookers watched Lu Li's behavior and couldn't help but laugh, marveling that she lived up to her name.

Seeing this, Old Duan was so angry he laughed.

"Is this pear absolutely necessary for you?"

"Actually, I don't really like it that much... *smack smack*... It's not like I absolutely have to eat it... *smack smack smack*... This pear isn't very tasty either... *smack smack*... But this pear is really cheap."

Old Duan just wanted to facepalm, but when she reached out, she realized she had no hands.

"How could I have taken on such a good-for-nothing disciple like you?"

Lu Li remained silent, only munching on the pear.

Just kidding. The Heavenly Rank Assessment lasts for a whole day and night. It's a long battle. Elder Duan must have been a cultivator in the past. Her body was modified to the extreme, and she can go without eating, drinking, sleeping, or resting. She has long forgotten her desires as a mortal, so of course she can't understand the suffering of mortals.

Lu Li was different; he was just an ordinary mortal. Only when he was well-fed and at ease could he have the energy and strength to continue refining weapons.

After quickly finishing a premium pear, Lu Li took out a paper bowl from his package, lifted the lid, and found a bowl of rock sugar pear soup inside.

This dish requires cored and peeled premium pears, which are then simmered in sugar water and served with ingredients such as red dates, white fungus, and goji berries. It is sweet but not cloying, and quite satisfying.

Lu Li first slurped a mouthful of sugar water along the edge of the paper bowl, and was about to start eating when he heard Zou Bufan's dog barking from the side.

"Fine, fine, Yan Xiong, Fan Lingyu... you've teamed up against me, haven't you? I didn't want to use this tactic, but you forced me to!"

After saying that, he took out a trumpet-shaped artifact and threw it into the air. The trumpet spun around and hovered above the heads of the seven members of the Zou family.

"Change formation!"

At Zou Bufan's command, the pitch of the vibrator suddenly rose.

【Nine Netherworld Sound Wave Array - Shang Form】!

The seven sound waves were drawn into the loudspeaker, converging into a stronger sound wave that swept across the entire area. The Fan and Yan families all looked solemn and had no choice but to switch from offense to defense.

Everyone was shocked. The artifact was overturned, the stone slab cracked inch by inch, and everything that the sound waves passed through was reduced to a mess!

The paper bowl in Lu Li's hand exploded, splashing soup all over him. The large pear, which he hadn't eaten a bite of, flew out and rolled dozens of meters on the ground. By the time it stopped, it was covered in filth. Then, someone stomped on it heavily, and it was finally crushed into dust...

Chapter 51 Breaking Through the Cauldron and Entering the Game

Watching helplessly as the pears were crushed into dust, and savoring the lingering sweetness on his lips, Lu Li only regretted his lack of talent and learning, unable to compose a poem to express his slight sadness at not being able to eat rock sugar pears.

The girl was expressionless at first. Logically, she should have been either angry or looking miserable at this moment. But after gathering her emotions, she ended up tugging at the corners of her mouth and smiling for no reason.

Just like when he saw his mother swinging on the swing in the house, he felt sad but couldn't cry, and always made inappropriate expressions.

The girl hid in a corner, behaving herself and observing the situation quietly, thinking that as long as she did this, she could stay out of it and remain an outsider.

Just like when he tried his best to resist loans and stock trading, he once thought that as long as he didn't get involved, he wouldn't be taken advantage of. But in reality, he still ended up with a debt of 36 spirit stones due to an unexpected disaster.

No matter how unwilling he was to get involved, he couldn't escape the spreading fire.

Aside from himself, no one would care about the trampled pear, because everyone's attention was focused on Zou Bufan.

The young man from the Zou family made a hand seal with his left hand and held a trumpet in the air with his right. His Taoist robe fluttered, and he looked down on everyone with pride and arrogance.

Under the terrifying onslaught of the purple sonic waves, the barrier surrounding the plaza teetered on the brink of collapse.

At the same time, Zhong Wenbai in the attic took out an array plate, fiddled with the array patterns on the plate, and poured spiritual power into it. The barrier around the square became more solid, which finally resisted the impact of the sound waves.

"This Nine Netherworld Sound Wave Array is divided into seven types, from low to high: Gong, Shang, Jiao, Bianzhi, Zhi, Yu, Bianyu. Normally, cultivators below the Open Source level can only use the Gong type at most."

"But Zou Bufan actually used that mechanical device, combined the power of seven people, and forcibly unleashed the Shang Form, which can only be performed by cultivators at the Open Source Realm. I adjusted the output of the barrier's spiritual power to the second level to withstand it. Patriarch Mo, do you recognize what kind of mechanical device that horn is?"

Mo Zheng pondered for a moment, squinted at it for a while, and finally shook his head.

"It looks familiar, but I can't quite place it. Perhaps it's a replica made by drawing inspiration from a high-level artifact. With the power of this move, even in the mid-level Heavenly Rank assessment, Zou Bufan would most likely be able to break through."

"Yes, I didn't expect this kid to have such a trump card. The Shang-type Nine Nether Sound Wave Array can not only kill people invisibly, but also contains a spiritual power interference method that affects the normal operation of other puppets. The outcome of this assessment is already decided."

"Don't speak too definitively, let's wait and see."

Mo Zheng was also very curious about what methods Lu Li would use to break the deadlock. The Heartless Protector was a third-stage puppet crafted by the White Moon Stock Immortal. Even if he sent out an avatar to experience the mortal world, he would surely have other methods to increase the survival rate.

The crowd still watching on the field were all wearing goggles, their eyes glued to the tense situation. Wooden crows hawking goggles circled overhead, making a fortune.

The Fan and Yan families joined forces to support the barrier, but under Zou Bufan's attacks, they always struggled to move forward. The purple sound waves rose and fell like waves, one higher than the other, causing the other two families to suffer greatly.

The mechanical artifacts that were originally used to assist in the refining process were also affected. They trembled violently under the interference of the sound waves, and the spiritual energy within them gradually went berserk, making crackling sounds.

boom!

With a loud bang, one of the earth fire cauldrons finally gave way and exploded. Not only were the steel billets inside destroyed, but the scattered iron filings from the explosion also seriously injured a member of the Fan family who was nearby.

This is the first time since the assessment began that a mid-level student has been seriously injured.

Fan Lingyu, pale-faced, cried out:

"Oh no! Quickly protect the puppet! He's trying to destroy our steel billets!"

Zou Bufan arrogantly said:

"All seven members of the Zou family must be promoted this year, but none of you will be promoted! I'm telling you!"

"Hahaha, young master is mighty! Kill them all!"

According to the rules, there are twenty spots for advancement to the Heavenly Rank this time, but this is on the premise that more than twenty people can refine the finished product, and the top twenty people from these people will be promoted.