Gaining Merit Again, Human Race Hall of Weapons, Foundation Soars!

"In the name of our Human Race leader, gather the Human Race Destiny, temper the bronze weapons, and forge them!!"

Without hesitation, Huang Tian struck several seals in succession, channeling his blood essence into the Heaven and Earth furnace.

The golden liquid continuously split, transforming into small pieces of Bronze Ware.

Swords, spears, blades, halberds, axes, battle axes, hooks, and forks – everything was present.

"Chichichichi!"

With a wave of his hand, scattering his own blood essence, Huang Tian further tempered the Bronze Ware.

Sui Ren Shi, standing nearby, was stunned.

Various types of bronze weapons appeared, radiating a sharp killing aura.

By integrating their own blood essence, these bronze weapons could nurture malevolent spirits, and in combat, they could gradually affect the opponent's Nascent Soul.

"Rumble!"

Just then, the heavens and earth rumbled with thunder once more, and an aura of destruction continued to spread.

This time, Huang Tian did not choose to unleash the Kongtong Seal to forcefully resist the heavenly lightning.

The Dao of Artifacts was a postnatal path, and the first batch of bronze wares he refined belonged to the earliest postnatal artifacts.

Anything non-innate had to undergo the baptism of heavenly lightning.

If they survived, they could exist in the world.

If they failed, all would be lost.

Raising his hand, Huang Tian, with his blood essence enveloping them, sent the various bronze wares surging into the thunderclouds.

"Leader, why is there another heavenly tribulation?"

Standing beside Huang Tian, Sui Ren Shi asked in confusion.

Zi Yi Shi and You Chao Shi also stared at Huang Tian with puzzled expressions.

"Great God Pangu created heaven and earth, establishing order. Innate Spiritual Treasures are limited."

"The bronze wares I refine can be endlessly produced through postnatal means."

"This does not conform to the rules of Heaven and Earth's operation."

"Therefore, only by passing the heavenly tribulation and gaining the recognition of Heaven and Earth can our Human Race endlessly refine bronze wares."

"Of course, simple bronze wares are not much stronger than stone tools, so the heavenly tribulation is just a minor ordeal, easily overcome."

"The key to bronze wares lies in their combination with the Martial Dao Blood Essence of our Human Race's martial inheritance, allowing them to unleash power comparable to Innate Spiritual Treasures."

"Naturally, where there are advantages, there are also disadvantages."

"The price for the killing power of bronze wares rivaling Innate Spiritual Treasures is their weak defense, and they cannot suppress Destiny, primarily focusing on killing."

"For clansmen with unstable minds, they might even be contaminated by malevolent energy and their Nascent Souls polluted due to excessively using bronze wares to forge their life-bound divine weapons and engaging in too much killing."

"However, these are not the most important things. Right now, for our Human Race, survival is the key."

"The issue of excessive killing power from bronze wares can be slowly resolved later."

With sharp eyes, Huang Tian calmly explained to Sui Ren Shi and the others.

"We understand, Leader."

Nodding, Sui Ren Shi and the others wholeheartedly observed the heavenly tribulation.

While Huang Tian was explaining to them, the Dao of Artifacts heavenly tribulation had already fully brewed.

"Rumble!"

The violent roar of lightning enveloped hundreds of millions of miles of the Shore of the East Sea, but Huang Tian concealed the heavenly secrets with the Kongtong Seal.

"Crack!"

Massive bolts of lightning struck down, leaving piece after piece of Bronze Ware scorched black.

A total of seventy-two bolts of heavenly lightning, containing the number of Earthly Fiends.

The bronze wares that survived the heavenly tribulation even contained a wisp of lightning power and Earthly Fiend power, making their killing power even sharper.

Each bolt of heavenly lightning further refined the impurities within the Bronze Ware.

Every two bolts of heavenly lightning would form a postnatal restriction within the Bronze Ware.

After the seventy-two bolts of heavenly lightning passed, the Bronze Ware transformed into thirty-six postnatal restrictions, becoming Postnatal Spiritual Treasures of the high-grade category.

After a long while, the seventy-two bolts of heavenly lightning passed. The scorched black surface of the Bronze Ware receded, emitting a brilliant treasure light.

"Hiss!"

Seeing this, Sui Ren Shi, Zi Yi Shi, and You Chao Shi couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Within the Human Race, there were indeed artifact refiners, but they only crudely polished stone tools.

For the terrifying feat of forging hundreds of thousands of Postnatal Spiritual Treasures at once, like Huang Tian, Sui Ren Shi and the other two ancestors had never witnessed before.

"Reason is the Way above form, the root of all living things."

"Qi is the instrument below form, the means by which all living things exist!"

"In the name of the Human Race's leader, I proclaim to Heaven and Earth, I establish the Dao of Artifacts!!"

Without hesitation, unleashing a torrent of blood and qi, Huang Tian proclaimed to Heaven and Earth.

Rumble!

Instantly, the Nine Sounds of Heavenly Thunder rang out, and the Heavenly Dao acknowledged Huang Tian's proclamation.

From this day forward, not only the Human Race, but all races could refine Spiritual Treasures in the postnatal era.

Thus, Heavenly merit descended, signifying the emergence of the Dao of Artifacts, further perfecting the Great Desolation Origin.

"Merge!"

With eyes like torches, Huang Tian divided the merit into five portions, integrating them into five categories of eighteen types of weapons.

The postnatal Dao of Artifacts, in essence, boils down to these five categories and eighteen types; all changes stem from the same origin.

Short Weapons—knives, swords, daggers.

Long Weapons—spears, staffs, halberds, lances.

Flexible Weapons—whips, ropes, chains, hooks.

Concealed Weapons—darts, needles, crossbows, sleeve darts.

Unconventional Weapons—axes, battle axes, shovels.

Within a range of hundreds of millions of miles, immeasurable golden light bloomed.

Heaven sent down wondrous flowers, and Earth brought forth golden lotuses. Even wisps of stellar power descended, integrating into the Bronze Ware.

Spiritual Qi storms surged, and the Human Race Destiny further ascended.

"An unexpected joy."

With five categories of eighteen types of weapons floating in his palm, Huang Tian could not hide his delight.

The eighteen weapons, tempered by Heavenly merit, transformed into high-grade Postnatal Earthly Merit Spiritual Treasures.

Given the characteristics of the Human Race's Martial Dao, an early-stage Martial Emperor (Da Luo) might be able to contend with a late-stage Da Luo.

The remaining hundreds of thousands of Spiritual Treasures could be awarded to the Human Race's powerhouses, allowing them to nurture them with their blood and qi, transforming them into their Natal Divine Weapons.

Although ordinary Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasures offered less of a boost, they could still allow a Human Race member of the Martial Dao to fight an opponent a minor realm higher.

"Merge, gather!!"

Without hesitation, Huang Tian used the remaining copper and tin ore to refine a high-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasure—the Hall of Weapons—and integrated it into the Human Ancestral Hall.

Theoretically, Postnatal Spiritual Treasures produced by the Human Race could continue to absorb Human Race Destiny, further enhancing their power.

"Sui Ren Shi, I entrust the handling of these postnatal Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasures to you."

"A total of one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred low-grade, one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred mid-grade, nine thousand six hundred high-grade, and three thousand top-grade items."

"You will devise a comprehensive system for earning merit points to acquire these postnatal Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasures. Once achieved, clan members will be permitted to enter the Hall of Weapons to exchange their merit for them."

Without hesitation, Huang Tian commanded Sui Ren Shi.

"I respectfully obey the leader's order!"

Without daring to delay, Sui Ren Shi solemnly accepted the command.

Zi Yi Shi and You Chao Shi, standing nearby, were overjoyed.

They had suffered the disadvantage of lacking Spiritual Treasures during their bloody battle at the Shore of the East Sea.

If the Human Race had even a few postnatal Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasures, they wouldn't need Huang Tian's intervention; they would be sufficient to slaughter any Demon Clan alliance at the Shore of the East Sea.

"Because postnatal Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasures, when refined into Natal Divine Weapons, will contain inner malevolent energy that affects the Nascent Soul, those with weak minds may lose themselves."

"To ensure stability, in addition to merit, a threshold for exchange must be set."

"Martial Emperor (Da Luo) can exchange for top-grade."

"Immortal (Taiyi) can exchange for high-grade."

"Myriad Transformations (Golden Immortal) can exchange for mid-grade."

"Primordial Fetus (Profound Immortal) can exchange for low-grade."

"As this is a time of expansion for our Human Race, all Immortal realm clan members may receive one low-grade Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasure for free."

"All Martial Emperor realm clan members may receive one mid-grade Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasure for free."

"Those who have made special contributions to our Human Race will be bestowed a low-grade Bronze Ware Spiritual Treasure for free."

In Huang Tian's view, only combat was not considered a contribution to the Human Race.

Making clothes, cooking, and other endeavors also contributed to the Human Race and deserved rewards.

"I respectfully obey the leader's command!"

Receiving the order with solemnity, Sui Ren Shi, one of the Three Ancestors, respectfully saw Huang Tian off from the Shore of the East Sea.

Eighty thousand years is too short in the Primordial World.

Huang Tian must contend for more, accumulating more foundations for the Human Race before the first battle of the Witch-Demon, before the great tribulation of the Witch-Slaying Sword.

The stronger the Human Race, the more magnificent the Destiny, and the faster Huang Tian's cultivation speed.

It's a win-win, so why not!