The next morning, just before dawn,
Haide's two sons were already helping pump the bellows.
This time, Haide took the lead, with his sons assisting him.
After all, melting such a huge piece of Black Jade Stone was no easy task.
Haide had to do it himself.
It took a full five days. As Haide transformed into a phoenix, the terrifying purple flames covering his body merged with the furnace fire, which had grown to a frightening intensity.
The Black Jade Stone melted.
Only after it had melted did Haide begin working on the other precious ores one by one.
Compared to the Black Jade Stone, melting the other ores was a breeze.
He removed the impurities and sorted them separately.
Then he poured them into the molds.
Afterward, Haide had his two sons help him hammer the rough blanks.
He couldn't manage all three weapons by himself.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
The three great hammers came down again and again, striking at an astonishing speed.
Haide and his sons had all transformed, maintaining their phoenix forms. Purple flames streamed constantly from their bodies, keeping the weapons red-hot.
They hammered away for an entire day.
At last, all three weapons were finished.
Haide picked up three large buckets of water, along with three large buckets of Saint Realm magical beast blood essence that Kolan had prepared.
Kolan had refined it from a vast quantity of Saint Realm magical beast blood.
Haide first poured the blood essence into the three weapons.
A steady hiss filled the air.
Strangely, the blood essence didn't run off. The weapons absorbed it instead.
Finally, he poured in the icy spring water, which radiated a bone-chilling cold.
Just then, lightning flashed across the sky and thunder roared as a torrential downpour began.
"It worked!" Haide burst into laughter.
At that moment, three bolts of lightning streaked across the sky and struck the weapons.
Haide hurriedly pulled his sons back.
Lightning continued to crash down from the sky, pounding the weapons.
A full forty-nine bolts struck before the lightning finally stopped.
"Hurry and check them! I hope they weren't damaged by the lightning!" Haide said anxiously.
"Let me," Kolan said with a faint smile.
In no time, the three weapons appeared in his hands.
They were all sharp, and each was a comfortable weight.
The sword weighed about three thousand pounds; the saber, about five thousand; and the Phoenix Wing Scythe Spear weighed around ten thousand.
They fit his hands perfectly.
They were even better than Kolan had imagined.
They were undoubtedly divine weapons!
Kolan bit his finger and let three drops of blood fall onto the weapons, binding them to him.
"Let me see!" Excitement flickered in Haide's eyes.
"Haide, you really are the greatest weaponsmith on the continent. You're incredible. I'm very pleased with these three weapons!" Kolan said with a smile.
Haide came over to examine them, his voice brimming with excitement. "Perfect! I never imagined the lightning would fuse the materials so flawlessly. Of all the weapons I've made, these are the finest!"
Despite being the greatest weaponsmith on the continent, Haide had never made a divine weapon before.
Now he had made three at once, and he was beside himself with excitement.
For a weaponsmith, nothing was more thrilling than creating a divine weapon.
From then on, Haide could be called a Divine Weaponsmith, and his achievements would be remembered in the weaponsmithing world for ages.
The rain had stopped by then.
But Haide's heart still burned with excitement.
"Haide, thanks for your help this time!" Kolan put away the three divine weapons, then took out three Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores. "These are payment for having you make the weapons."
Kolan wasn't short on Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores.
Besides these three, he had seven more in his Space Ring.
"Kolan, there's no need to talk about payment. You gave Marvin and Robert a divine weapon each. I already feel bad enough about that," Haide said, quickly waving his hand.
"That's different. Giving them divine weapons was a greeting gift from me, as their elder," Kolan said with a smile. "These three Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores are payment for your work."
As he spoke, Kolan ignored Haide's protests and tossed him the three Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores.
Then he flew off.
"Father, Uncle Kolan is so generous. He gives away divine weapons and Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores like they're nothing," Marvin said, wide-eyed and naive.
The Haide Family was quite wealthy thanks to its weapons business.
But divine weapons and Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores were priceless treasures.
"What do you know? Once you reach Kolan's level, you won't be short on divine weapons or Saint Realm Magic Crystal Cores either!" Haide said, shaking his head.
He couldn't help remembering the overwhelming strength Kolan had displayed in the Necropolis of the Gods.
He killed Saint Realm experts as easily as slaughtering dogs.
Even Saint Realm powerhouses at the very peak were no match for Kolan.
That was why Kolan was known as the strongest beneath the god level.
Even the Four Ultimate Warriors accepted that title.
Meanwhile, after leaving, Kolan went straight to a mountain peak in the wilderness, where a massive boulder stood.
He took out the three divine weapons and regarded them thoughtfully.
Divine weapons had different ranks: Lowgod Artifacts, Midgod Artifacts, and Highgod Artifacts.
When a divine weapon was first created, there was little difference between them. What truly determined its power was how it was nurtured.
Nurtured with Low-God power, it became a Lowgod Artifact; with Mid-God power, a Midgod Artifact; with Highgod power, a Highgod Artifact.
Even so, artifacts of the same rank could vary greatly in power.
The wielder had to nurture the weapon with divine power and the power of their soul, forge a bond with it, and establish a connection. Only then could they wield it as naturally as their own arm, with their thoughts and the weapon in perfect accord.
That was also why artifacts of the same rank could have vastly different prices.
He planned to have his Life God Clone use the sword, and his Death God Clone use the saber.
As for the Phoenix Wing Scythe Spear, his Saint Domain True Body would use it.
Of course, he would nurture all three artifacts with Fused Divine Power. But their displayed attributes would differ slightly depending on how he used them. The sword would lean toward life, the saber toward death, while the Phoenix Wing Scythe Spear would be neutral.
These three divine weapons would accompany him as he grew stronger.
As for the Highgod Artifacts—the saber and sword he had obtained—which he kept in his Space Ring, they were merely trump cards. He wouldn't bring them out unless absolutely necessary.
It was better to be safe than sorry.
Who knew whether Hodan might covet them and make a move against him?
After returning to the Chaotic Territory, Kolan handed the sword to his Life God Clone, then continued traveling the world.
Whenever he ran out of money, he could auction off a Saint Realm Magic Crystal Core and make a fortune. So as he traveled, he spent freely, never worrying about how much he was spending.
Before he knew it, his Space Ring was filling up with wine.
He had collected wine from nearly every corner of the Yulan Continent, especially from places known for it.
He had nearly three hundred different varieties.
He had also sampled the local specialties wherever he went.
His travels had taken him through the Four Great Empires, the Holy Union, the Dark Alliance, and the various kingdoms and duchies. He had even made it to the Far East Prairie and the Eighteen Northern Duchies.
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