The clamor completely subsided, and the lecture hall returned to dead silence.
On the high platform, the mysterious woman withdrew the chill around her. The look she gave Qian Xunzong softened considerably, making her seem like a completely different person from the cold, domineering figure she had been moments ago.
"Fine. I'll handle material tempering and component polishing. Leave the formations to you."
As her words fell, she lightly raised her jade-like hand. A slender engraving knife, crystalline purple from end to end and flowing with the faint glow of countless stars, hovered above her palm. Specks of starlight surrounded it, giving it an otherworldly air. Even floating there silently, it exuded a heavy presence capable of suppressing all techniques.
"Level-9 formation patterns are fine and resilient. Ordinary engraving knives shatter at the slightest touch and cannot withstand the force needed for engraving. You probably don't have a suitable knife, so borrow Vast Starry Sky."
The woman spoke softly and casually handed the peerless engraving knife to Qian Xunzong.
Boom!
At that moment, every remaining Soul Engineer in the hall, including Chu Qianji, had their pupils contract sharply. They sprang to their feet, their faces filled with utter shock.
Vast Starry Sky!
Everyone knew it. It was the number-one supreme engraving knife in the Soul Tool world of the Sun and Moon Continent, the mysterious woman's most precious treasure, the weapon that had accompanied her to the pinnacle of Soul Tool engineering on the continent!
Such a peerless treasure could be regarded as more precious than one's life, yet she had casually lent it to a young man?!
Everyone's hearts pounded wildly. Disbelief filled their eyes, and the extent of the woman's favoritism left them utterly numb with shock.
Qian Xunzong took the engraving knife. It felt warm and light