Qiongqi stood to one side, his expression calm. Xiao Chen was a Qilin prodigy who had come from Star God Hall, possessing an unrivaled Martial God Physique.
If the divine armor before them had been genuine, whether he could make it acknowledge him as its master might have been another matter. But with a replica, failure was absolutely impossible.
Behind Qiongqi, Old Master and Second Master also fell silent.
An ancient Quasi-Emperor Artifact had been refined in an instant by Xiao Chen, who was merely in the Grandmaster Realm, and had acknowledged him as its master. This was exceedingly rare.
It showed that the Divine Artifact greatly recognized Xiao Chen's potential and believed that he would surely reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm in the future, perhaps even surpass it.
The acknowledgment process went smoothly and swiftly.
In merely dozens of breaths, as the black vapor surrounding Xiao Chen grew denser and denser, the dark light blooming from the stone sphere became ever more dazzling. Like a blazing sun burning, it shrouded the entire hall in thick black mist.
In the end, the crowd could barely even make out Xiao Chen's silhouette. The sight was somewhat frightening.
Of course, with Qiongqi watching from nearby, none of the demons believed anything would go wrong.
Three breaths later, the black mist dispersed, and clarity returned to the hall.
At this moment, Xiao Chen wore an additional suit of imposing black battle armor. Dark light flowed across it, while Water-Essence Power naturally spread out, forming an indistinct black luminous mist before him.
The armor's design was exceptionally domineering. A black dragon stood upon its left shoulder, while a black tortoise crouched upon its right. Its entire surface was carved with incomparably profound gray runes.
Xiao Chen had already been as handsome as a youthful immortal