The Night Before the National War Began

The black cat Luna watched from the side, dumbfounded.

[Soulbinding Forge], which had resisted countless high-grade purification items and left even a Quasi-King helpless, had simply been erased?!

Without even flaring up?!

"Amazing! Amazing! You really are China's legend!"

Overjoyed, Aivige reached out with her fair arms and pulled Jiang Yuan into an embrace, giving him a faceful of her breasts.

"Go back on my word? How could I? You saved my life and my dream!"

"Even a hundred commissions wouldn't repay this debt!"

"From now on, you're my benefactor!"

Aivige released Jiang Yuan. Beneath her red bangs, her sapphire-blue eyes locked onto his as she declared solemnly, as though swearing an oath:

"Whenever you need anything, I, Aivige Sif, will make it happen!"

"Oh, all right."

Jiang Yuan was still somewhat lost in the sensation from moments earlier. At her words, he casually waved a hand.

More than a dozen rare, high-grade forging materials appeared in the air, glittering like stars strewn across the sky.

"Jade Dragon Horn Rhinoceros, a Purple-Gold Beast's steel heart, firestone essence..."

Luna's eyes widened. Every one of these was a rare material that only beasts of Tier 8 or higher could drop. Even Aivige's stockpile didn't contain this many.

Boom.

Crimson flames spread.

[Fire Dragon Claw] detached from Jiang Yuan's left arm and floated toward Aivige, wreathed in flames. She caught it with both hands and studied the battered bracer, its surface riddled with cracks.

"A piece of Dark Gold Equipment, badly worn down. You want me to reforge it using these materials?"

"More or less. It can't quite withstand my power anymore."

Jiang Yuan spoke matter-of-factly.

But both Luna and Aivige froze.

Couldn't withstand his power?

What an unfamiliar thing to hear...

After all, even the vast majority of Ninth-Tier Grandmasters used Dark