How is this possible?

To think someone could forge a Level 30 chest armor in such a short amount of time?

For a moment, the entire venue was shocked.

The clanging and hammering sounds seemed to be cut off by an invisible hand, stopping abruptly.

Most people had just been intently observing Nakamura Shinichiro's miraculous forging techniques.

Everyone thought he was guaranteed to win and would be the first to finish.

Who could have thought that the obscure Ou Yezi would unexpectedly finish the forging.

Inside the live broadcast room, the bullet comments were like a breached flood, instantly flooding the entire screen.

【"What the fuck?! Am I seeing things? 47 minutes?"】

【"He must be hacking! This fucking thing is definitely hacking! How could anyone be this fast?!"】

【"Exactly, it's too outrageous! My dad is a forger, and it takes him at least four hours to make a chest armor piece! This guy finished it in 47 minutes?"】

【"Heh, don't get so excited upstairs. What's the use of forging fast? It might just be all show! The competition requires the quality to be at least Rare Three-Star. If it doesn't reach this quality, no matter how fast it is, it's still zero points!"】

【"That's right! What a show-off! Just wait to see him make a fool of himself!"】

Just as the bullet comments were discussing animatedly.

High above the platform, Mo Xuanye's face also carried a bit of surprise.

He took a step forward, and under the gaze of complex eyes, slowly walked up to Ou Yezi's forging table.

The surrounding audience all held their breath and craned their necks.

Everyone wanted to know what kind of quality this equipment, forged in just 47 minutes, actually was.

Mo Xuanye reached out his slightly wrinkled hand and gently stroked the chest armor.

It felt warm to the touch, with smooth lines, and a heavy, steady aura rushed toward his face.

He picked up the chest armor and examined it closely.

After a moment.

On his previously calm face, a trace of undisguisable shock suddenly emerged.

He raised his head and looked at Ou Yezi with complex eyes.

Afterwards, he took a deep breath, gathered his internal energy, and his loud voice resounded throughout the entire square.

"Donghai City, Ou Yezi."

"Time elapsed: 47 minutes and 13 seconds."

He paused, every word extremely clear.

"Finished product, 【Sturdy Rock Heavy Armor】, Level 30."

"Quality… Epic Three-Star!"

Boom—!

The whole venue was in an uproar!

Everyone looked at that calm young man in disbelief.

Even those long-established Master Blacksmiths subconsciously stopped the movements in their hands, unable to help casting shocked gazes over.

In a mere 47 minutes, he could forge an Epic Three-Star quality equipment?

This Ou Yezi indeed has some skills.

No, this is no longer just having some skills.

This is simply a monstrous talent!

The corners of Zhou Huai's mouth hooked into a confident arc.

An SS-Level Divine Craftsman of Myriad Forms, an innate top-tier forging talent.

Coupled with the 30% forging time reduction provided by the passive skill 【Master Blacksmith】.

In terms of forging speed, leaving the people present several streets behind was more than enough.

Ou Yezi's result was out.

The other Master Blacksmiths instantly felt immense pressure.

If they took longer than him, and the quality of the equipment forged in the end was not as high as his,

Then they would truly be rubbed against the ground by a Junior.

How could they mix in blessing the forging world from now on?

Even the originally confident and calm Nakamura Shinichiro couldn't help frowning at this moment.

This Ou Yezi seems to really have some skills.

No wonder he dared to accept his challenge yesterday!

However, this was only the first round.

In the second round, I will definitely let you witness what a true Divine Fire Craftsman is!

Thinking of this, he reined in his mind and refocused his attention on the hammer in his hand.

More than half an hour passed again.

"Clang!"

A crisp bell ring.

The second contestant to finish forging appeared.

It was none other than Nakamura Shinichiro from Sakura Country.

He let out a long breath and put a confident smile back on his face.

Mo Xuanye stepped forward again, picked up the chest armor he forged, and inspected it carefully.

A moment later, he gave the answer.

"Sakura Country, Nakamura Shinichiro."

"Time elapsed: 1 hour, 21 minutes, and 45 seconds."

"Quality, also Epic Three-Star!"

Inside the live broadcast room, the host Wei Zheng's face carried a bit of excitement.

"Audience friends! Master Nakamura has also completed his work! It is likewise the top-tier quality of Epic Three-Star!"

"From the looks of it, the strength of Master Ou Yezi from our Great Xia Nation should indeed not be underestimated!"

"It is also Epic Three-Star quality, but his forging time was a full thirty-odd minutes faster than Master Nakamura!"

Lin Xi also excitedly waved her small fist.

"That's right! In the first round of competition, Master Ou Yezi can be said to be far ahead! An absolute dark horse!"

"Let's cheer and root for this young forger from Donghai City!"

The direction of the bullet comments in the live broadcast room instantly reversed.

【"Master Ou Yezi is awesome!!!"】

【"Who says our Great Xia Nation has no Genius forgers! Beat that little Japanese ruthlessly for me!"】

【"Too handsome! This is what the real men of our Great Xia Nation should look like!"】

【"Turned from a passerby into a fan! Master Ou Yezi, charge on!"】

The competition continued.

Time passed second by second.

More than half an hour later, the equipment of the other Master Blacksmiths was finished forging one after another.

I don't know if the pressure given by Ou Yezi and Nakamura Shinichiro was too great.

It more or less affected their mentality.

The longer they spent, the worse the quality of the equipment they forged became.

The best quality was at most Epic Two-Star.

Many people could even barely reach Rare Five-Star.

They couldn't even touch the threshold of Epic quality.

This time they truly lost all face.

Whispers sounded in the surrounding audience seats.

Many people's faces showed expressions of disappointment.

Is this the overall strength of the Master Blacksmiths of our Great Xia Nation?

If it weren't for that miraculously emerging Master Ou Yezi.

This year's Forging Competition would probably really be trampled fiercely underfoot by that Nakamura from Sakura Country.

Soon, the first round of the competition came to an end.

Mo Xuanye stood atop the high platform, loudly reading out the list of advancing contestants.

In the end, ten Master Blacksmiths, including Ou Yezi and Nakamura Shinichiro, successfully advanced.

Those eliminated masters left the arena one by one, dejected and crestfallen.

After a brief rest.

Mo Xuanye's voice sounded once again.

"Now I announce the competition rules for the second and final round of the Forger Competition!"

Everyone's spirits perked up instantly.

"In the second round, we will no longer restrict the theme."

"We have prepared five hundred equipment blueprints of different parts and different Levels in advance."

"They are respectively: weapons, helmets, gauntlets, battle boots, and pants."

"You may choose any five blueprints according to your own needs."

"After choosing the blueprints, we will provide the corresponding forging materials."

"This forging has a time limit of twenty-four hours."

"Within the time limit, you can repeatedly forge your works until you are satisfied."

"Once the bell in front of you is rung, it will be considered the end of the forging, and no further changes can be made."

"In the end, we will comprehensively score based on the grade, Level, and additional affixes of the five pieces of equipment you forged."

"The total scores of the five pieces of equipment added together, the one with the highest score will be the champion of this Forging Competition!"

"Now, please step forward, ten Masters, to choose your blueprints!"