A month passed.
Every few days, thunder descended, lasting several days before subsiding again.
The spectators.
They went from calm at the beginning, to shock, and finally back to calm.
For an entire month.
Qin Shujian never paused for even half a breath. Every hammer strike carried the same force as he forged the Dao Artifact toward perfection.
By now.
The eight thousand star acupoints within his body had grown dim.
A month of sustained, immense expenditure.
Even with Qin Shujian's reserves, he was beginning to struggle.
And yet—
The forging had reached a critical stage.
If he gave up now, all his previous efforts would truly go to waste.
At this point.
Some spectators had also severely depleted their mental energy and had no choice but to sit cross-legged where they stood, nurturing their minds to recover.
An unreadable expression crossed Su Zhan's face as he said quietly, "It's already been a month. His foundations probably aren't much weaker than a Great Power's!"
Just how severe a month's expenditure would be.
Although Su Zhan had not personally taken part, he understood it well enough.
Even with his strength.
He would struggle to endure a month of nonstop forging under such an intense strain.
Though Su Zhan did not know Qin Shujian's exact condition, he knew that Qin Shujian must have reached his limit.
Likewise.
The forging of the Dao Artifact had also reached a crucial juncture.
From what Su Zhan could tell.
At most, another five to seven days would see the Dao Artifact completed.
The Dao Artifact had already reached the Four-Mark level.
But the Four-Mark Dao Artifact had not yet reached its end. Once the final step succeeded, it would at least reach the pinnacle of the Four-Mark level, or even become a Five-Seal Dao Artifact.
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