Divine King of Honour-Chapter 232 Winning Him is Enough

Xu Nian and the others were soon brought to the Artifact Refining Room in the Elder Hall.

This place was specifically used by the Elders to conduct assessments for the Inner Sect Disciples.

In the center of the hall, there were two stands made of Meteorite Iron, designed for artifact refiners to perform their hammering.

"Elder Wang Long began, "You all know the rules,, within two hours, forge a One-star Xuan Iron Level weapon, and you qualify to enter the Inner Sect and become an Inner Sect Disciple. Here are your artifact refining materials."

After speaking, he waved his sleeve and two similarly sized, almost identical quality pieces of Xuan Iron Ore appeared on the two stands.

Qi Heng and Pang Fei both stood with their hands clasped behind their backs, faint smiles on their faces.

"Old Pang, are you confident in your disciple?" Qi Heng asked with a smile to Pang Fei beside him.

"If I weren’t confident, wouldn’t it be laughable for me to let him participate? Sun Feng, this child has commendable talent in artifact refining. He can already forge Mid-grade One-star Xuan Iron weapons; handling an Inner Sect assessment should be no problem," Pang Fei proudly stated, a triumphant smile on his face.

Qi Heng smiled and nodded; indeed, Sun Feng was a top talent in the Outer Sect, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple at twenty-seven. His future accomplishments would certainly not be low.

"I wonder if this young lad named Xu Nian can qualify," Qi Heng murmured to himself.

He always felt that he could not see through this seventeen-year-old, an unprecedented notion.

This young man’s intellect and strength far surpassed those of his contemporaries, eluding understanding.

"I think it’s unlikely; this lad is too young. Even if he has the artifact refining talent you mention, have any of you seen a seventeen-year-old Little Artifact Refiner?" countered Pang Fei, shaking his head.

He clearly did not believe that this young man could match his own disciple.

His disciple had been hailed as an Outer Sect talent at twenty-seven. If a seventeen-year-old could match him, then those years of teaching would have been wasted.

Qi Heng just smiled and did not respond to Pang Fei’s words.

Although he too was skeptical, deep down he felt that this young man might bring them a miracle.

Zhang Meng stood quietly to the side, his feelings complex.

Xu Nian was younger than him and was already participating in the Inner Sect assessment, whereas he was still just a Two-star Artifact Refining Apprentice.

The gap was self-evident.

As for whether Xu Nian could successfully pass the assessment, he dared not speculate.

After all, Xu Nian had so far presented himself with the demeanor of a master.

"Begin!" After Elder Wang Long explained the rules, he stepped back.

The young man called Sun Feng then looked towards Xu Nian and smiled, "I really didn’t expect that one day the person taking the Inner Sect assessment with me would be a full ten years younger than me. You are Xu Nian, right? I hope you truly possess the level of a Little Artifact Refiner; otherwise, I’ll be very disappointed."

Hearing this, Xu Nian immediately laughed.

Sun Feng still maintained his arrogant attitude; it seemed he had been in the top position in the Outer Sect for too long and had become somewhat disdainful of others.

"Don’t worry, senior brother. Your junior brother will definitely not disappoint you, and perhaps even bring you a surprise," Xu Nian responded with a smile.

Sun Feng’s expression darkened, and he snorted coldly, "Hmph, are you implying that your artifact refining level is above mine? Kid, don’t be too arrogant. I’ve been a Little Artifact Refiner for half a year now. The reason I only came to take the Inner Sect assessment today is that I wanted to be absolutely sure I’d pass. Sometimes, artifact refining abilities can’t be boasted about verbally."

This was merely an assessment, not a competition between the two.

However, in Sun Feng’s eyes, this was a contest between him and Xu Nian.

If Xu Nian had maintained a modest attitude from the start, satisfying his vanity, he naturally wouldn’t have targeted Xu Nian.

But Xu Nian’s firm attitude had really irritated him.

"I would offer the same advice to you, Elder Brother, Artifact Refining isn’t accomplished by mere words. Moreover, I have another piece of advice for you: in my eyes, your Artifact Refining skills really aren’t as good as mine," Xu Nian said indifferently.

To such a vain person, he believed the louder the slap on the face, figuratively speaking, the better.

Upon hearing this, Sun Feng immediately became furious, his eyes intently fixed on Xu Nian.

"Fine, since you say my Artifact Refining skills are inferior to yours, let’s compete and see who has the higher skills. Whoever loses will become the other person’s slave," Sun Feng said with a furious look.

He couldn’t believe that he would lose to a kid ten years his junior.

"Alright, I hope you won’t regret your words later," Xu Nian replied with a faint smile.

A slave?

He didn’t care about that, but the thought of making Sun Feng feel defeated was appealing to him.

The crowd around them was taken aback, not expecting these two to turn the Inner Sect examination into a betting match.

Zhang Meng, standing in the corner, began to worry for Xu Nian.

Sun Feng was the top genius of the Outer Disciples, and while Xu Nian might indeed pass the examination, surpassing Sun Feng seemed unlikely.

Yet a cold smirk appeared on Sun Feng’s face.

Once he won the competition, he was determined to torment this arrogant and ignorant youngster.

"Hmph, soon I’ll plunge you into despair bit by bit," Sun Feng snorted coldly, and a purple Artifact Furnace appeared in the hall.

"A Xuan-level Middle Grade Artifact Furnace, Purple Wind Furnace? Old Pang, you really went all out, even giving him that," Qi Heng exclaimed in surprise.

Wang Long and Zhang Meng were equally astonished; the Artifact Furnace could enhance the Pill making process significantly.

Armed with the Xuan-level Middle Grade Artifact Furnace, Sun Feng was like a tiger given wings. It would be even harder for Xu Nian to defeat him.

"Ha ha, since Feng’er managed to refine a Mid-grade One-star Xuan Iron weapon before, I awarded him this Artifact Furnace. With this Xuan-level Middle Grade Artifact Furnace, he should be able to craft a One-star Xuan Iron Top-grade weapon," Pang Fei laughed heartily, feeling proud as he noticed the shocked looks of his companions.

Sun Feng, also smug, looked towards Xu Nian and asked coldly, "I wonder what grade your Artifact Furnace is, Junior Brother. If you think it’s unfair, I can refrain from using this Xuan-level Middle Grade Artifact Furnace."

Xu Nian just smiled and replied, "No need. If you don’t use this Xuan-level Middle Grade Artifact Furnace, even if I win, you won’t be satisfied. To make you utterly convinced, use whatever means you have."

Hearing this, Sun Feng got even angrier: "Arrogant and conceited, I will make your loss very embarrassing."

Xu Nian just smiled and ignored Sun Feng, instead turning to Zhang Meng and said, "Zhang Meng, lend me your Artifact Furnace."

"Ah?" Zhang Meng even doubted if he had heard correctly, quickly explaining, "Xu Nian, you don’t have your own Artifact Furnace?"

Xu Nian nodded.

Everyone fell silent, wondering how Xu Nian could refine artifacts without his own furnace.

Sun Feng responded with a cold laugh, his eyes filled with scorn.

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Xu Nian simply shook his head with a bitter smile. In truth, he didn’t need an Artifact Furnace at all, but to avoid shocking everyone, he decided to use one as a disguise.

Zhang Meng seemed to realize something and quickly said, "My Artifact Furnace is only a Yellow-level Lower Level, if you need to borrow, you could ask my Master!"

"Xu Nian, I have a Xuan-level Middle Grade Artifact Furnace I could lend you," Wang Long also said.

However, Xu Nian shook his head, glanced at Sun Feng, and smiled, "A Yellow-level Lower Level Furnace is enough to beat him."

The surrounding crowd was stunned.

Sun Feng’s eyes blazed with fury, as this was the most arrogant thing he had heard in his twenty-seven years.