As the two spoke, the trembling beneath their feet suddenly intensified.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of the heavy hammer striking the iron blank suddenly became frantic and violent. The hammer blows, which had carried a certain rhythm before, now fell as densely as a gale-driven downpour. Each strike was more powerful than the last, like rolling thunder, making their eardrums buzz.
The earth shook violently. The once-solid bluestone road rippled like soft mud, visible waves spreading outward layer upon layer.
At first, the tremors had been confined to the Forging Workshop and Clothing Workshop, but now the rainstorm-like hammering rang out like a great bell at dawn, echoing for a hundred li and spreading throughout the entire Demon Suppression Division!
Luo Nanfeng and Madam Feng staggered beneath the shaking, as though they stood atop the heart of an awakened primordial beast. The violent tremors nearly made them lose their footing.
"Commander Chu... must have reached the critical point of artifact forging!"
Luo Nanfeng braced himself against a nearby pillar, his voice trembling with shock. "Such earth-shaking forging skill is simply unheard of! If I could witness this Spirit Weapon being born with my own eyes, I would have no regrets in this life!"
It was as though Heaven had heard his wish. The moment his words fell, the sturdy stone walls around Chu Feng's forging room, built from Azure Steel Rock, suddenly let out a series of overburdened creaks.
Then, mottled cracks rapidly spread like a spiderweb. In the blink of an eye, the walls collapsed with a thunderous boom!
The entire Forging Workshop shook violently. Dust filled the sky, while broken stones, bricks, and tiles rained down.
Caught off guard, Luo Nanfeng and Madam Feng were directly buried beneath the rubble. Fortunately, both possessed considerable cultivation and hurriedly