Nine Great Divine Weapons

"Bang! Clatter... clatter..."

Before Tang Ping could continue his operation, the Illusionary Golden Sword suddenly disintegrated with a bang, scattering back into nine small swords on the ground.

The joy that had yet to fully bloom on Tang Ping's face collapsed rapidly at this sight.

Failed? As expected... this treasure refining is not as easy as I thought. Given Tang Ping's level of comprehension of the laws, it was clearly impossible for him to fail at executing the first form of the Yan God Weapon. It was obvious that this first attempt at refining the Yan God Weapon was a failure.

Although the skill level displayed on the panel was high and he possessed the relevant experiential memories, in actual practice, a single insignificant mistake he failed to notice could cause the entire refining process to fail.

Tang Ping did not lose heart; after all, he had anticipated this, which was why he had purchased multiple sets of materials.

He took out a new set of materials and carefully performed each step. Before long, a new dark golden rod appeared before him.

"Let's try again."

He controlled the newly refined Yan God Weapon with his consciousness.

"Hum!"

The golden illusionary sword appeared.

"Bang!"

Just like before, the golden illusionary sword disintegrated in mid-air, though it held together for significantly longer than the previous attempt.

"Again!"

Tang Ping's expression remained unchanged as he turned to begin the next round of refining.

"Bang!" "Bang!"...

"Go!" "Pfft! Pfft..." After failing five more times, the golden illusionary sword finally stabilized, passing through the target time and again under Tang Ping's control.

"Yan God Weapon, second form: Sky Piercing Style!"

Nine streaks of light flew out from the dark golden rod, rapidly combining into nine golden illusionary swords. Then, the nine swords quickly stacked and fused one by one, connected by a dense web of golden filaments, and the resulting illusionary sword began to shrink continuously.

In the blink of an eye, a real golden sword composed of eighty-one small golden swords appeared in mid-air.

"Whoosh!"

Trailing long, golden afterimages, the sword wreathed in golden energy pierced toward the distant target with lightning speed.

"Success! Next, Yan God Weapon, third form: Heavenly Sword Style!"

With the second form a success, Tang Ping's confidence surged, and he immediately proceeded to test the third form.

"Bang!"

As it turned out, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. This time, the move collapsed halfway through before it could even be fully executed.

Pulling himself together, Tang Ping continued his refining.

"Yan God Weapon, eighth form: Golden Sword Slashes the Void!"

The dark golden rod instantly erupted with thousands of rays of golden light. Every eighty-one rays of light rapidly transformed into a small golden sword, totaling one hundred and eight small golden swords. Simultaneously, the small swords drew out numerous golden filaments. Powerful fluctuations of the laws surrounded the area; the Law of Space and the Law of Gold were perfectly harmonious at this moment, rapidly merging with one another.

"Merge!" Tang Ping let out a low shout.

The one hundred and eight small golden swords gathered instantly, transforming into a golden broadsword approximately 2.8 meters long.

"Hum, hum, hum..." The golden sword vibrated slightly.

"Slash the Void!"

The golden sword was supremely yang and rigid, indestructible, causing the surrounding space to distort.

"Boom!" The distant target shattered instantly; clearly, the power of the eighth form of the Yan God Weapon had far exceeded its structural limit.

"Phew... finally succeeded!" With a long exhale, Tang Ping retracted the golden sword, satisfied.

Although he hadn't tested the ninth form, it was simply because he couldn't execute it yet. Moreover, the number of small swords used for the eighth and ninth forms didn't differ much; if the eighth form could succeed, the ninth would likely pose no problem.

"Time for a break. I'll continue refining the other divine weapons tomorrow." Having spent several days of hard work to finally refine the Yan God Weapon successfully, Tang Ping decided to treat himself.

"Hahaha..."

Over ten days later, following the thunderous shattering of a target, Tang Ping laughed heartily as he looked at the divine weapon still intact in mid-air.

In those ten-plus days, he had successfully refined all of the Nine Great Divine Weapons for a Spirit Reader. This was despite the fact that the final Space-Time God Weapon had been significantly more difficult.

As Tang Ping became increasingly adept at refining divine weapons, he had finished the other seven in less than ten days. Only the Space-Time God Weapon had taken longer than the initial Yan God Weapon.

"Next, perhaps I can start attempting to refine a Pseudo-Heavy Treasure."

Tang Ping's treasure refining skill level was sufficient for crafting Heavy Treasures. During this period of refining the Nine Great Divine Weapons, he had essentially mastered various techniques and learned the issues to watch out for during the process.

The reason he called it an attempt at a "Pseudo-Heavy Treasure" rather than a true Heavy Treasure was that the definition of a Pseudo-Heavy Treasure was a failed attempt at a true Heavy Treasure—one that wasn't a total failure, was still usable, but was a tier below a real Heavy Treasure in power.

A novice starting to refine a Heavy Treasure would certainly not succeed on the first try; in fact, most attempts would be total failures, falling far short of even becoming a Pseudo-Heavy Treasure.

Anyone capable of producing a Pseudo-Heavy Treasure could already be considered a fairly decent Treasure Refiner.

He chose to spend a few days relaxing in the city, then bought some materials for refining Heavy Treasures.

"These materials for refining Heavy Treasures are just too expensive. If I don't succeed, I'll be completely bankrupt." In the refining room, Tang Ping watched the materials before him, his eyes twitching.

He had previously thought of himself as a wealthy man—at least, most people at the World Lord Level couldn't compare to him. But he hadn't stopped to consider what a Heavy Treasure actually was: something that the vast majority of Immortal Kings did not even possess.

Generally, one must at least reach the King Peak level to potentially make use of a true Heavy Treasure. Only among those at the King Limit and King Invincible levels is the possession rate of Heavy Treasures somewhat higher; if a high-level King were known to possess a Heavy Treasure, they might not even be able to keep it.

Of course, there are differences between Heavy Treasures, and the gap between a Heavy Treasure and the materials used to forge one is even greater. That is why Tang Ping could afford these few portions of materials, even though they were merely the lowest-grade Heavy Treasure materials.

How poor were they? It could be said that unless a Treasure Refiner of the Craftsman God's level were to step in, it would be nearly impossible to forge a Heavy Treasure. Naturally, Tang Ping did not intend to forge a Heavy Treasure; his goal was merely a Pseudo-Heavy Treasure.

Among these materials, if he could successfully forge just one Pseudo-Heavy Treasure, he could fully recoup his capital and even earn a tidy profit. From there, he could establish a virtuous cycle, eventually reaching a point where he could afford high-quality Heavy Treasure materials, or even Supreme Treasure materials.

In truth, if Tang Ping wanted to play it safe, he should have first forged weapons used by ordinary Immortals to sell, earning a sum of money before attempting to forge Heavy Treasures.

However, Tang Ping did not want to waste his time like that. After all, his actual skill level was already sufficient to forge special-type Heavy Treasures. He had forged the Nine Great Divine Weapons previously just to practice his hand, and because he felt he might have a use for them, he had forged them in passing.

As for Immortal-level weapons, he had no need for them. The key point was that, just like forging Heavy Treasures, there was a failure rate involved, so he might as well forge Heavy Treasures directly.