The Verdict Was Clear!

Tai Tan instantly sprang into action. With a low shout, the muscles all over his body bulged as he brought the heavy hammer in his hand down precisely onto the Mystic Iron Ore before him!

"Clang—!"

A crisp, resounding clash of metal rang through the workshop!

Sparks flew in every direction!

That strike displayed Tai Tan's exceptionally profound skill and perfect control over his strength.

His movements were swift and rhythmic, one hammer blow following another like a raging storm. Yet every strike landed in precisely the right place, the ringing of his hammer steady and powerful, revealing an extremely high level of mastery.

He truly had every right to be proud.

On the other side, Xiao Yin moved as well.

His movements were utterly different from Tai Tan's fierce and rapid style.

With a light flick of his wrist, the hundred-jin hammer seemed to lose all weight, rising with an unnatural lightness.

Then he extended his arm, his movements calm and natural. Like someone practicing tai chi, he "sent" the hammer forward.

The hammerhead descended without earth-shaking force, not even producing much of a whistle through the air.

"Thump."

A dull sound so faint it was nearly inaudible.

The instant the hammerhead touched the Mystic Iron Ore, a sudden change occurred!

The hard Mystic Iron Ore seemed not to have been struck by a hammer at all, but invaded by an invisible force of vibration that seeped into every tiny crevice!

No obvious cracks appeared on the ore's surface, yet from the point of impact, ring after ring of visible ripples faintly emerged and spread within the ore itself!

Immediately afterward, Xiao Yin's wrist trembled eight times in succession with movements too subtle for the naked eye to discern!

"Hummm—!"

A deep, strange hum came from within the ore!