The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 2182 - 2171: Is There Even a Need to Compete?

Chapter 2182: Chapter 2171: Is There Even a Need to Compete?

An intricate conspiracy is brewing in the shadows.

The next day.

The entire Spirit Artifact City’s atmosphere was becoming increasingly electrified, all because a man named Ye Chenfeng had suddenly emerged.

Frankly speaking.

The cultivators within Spirit Artifact City were not particularly interested in the competitions of Artifact Refiners and Talisman Masters; what truly captured their attention was the ultimate showdown between Ye Chenfeng and Jin Zhiteng.

Last night after returning to the Tian Shun Auction House branch, Ye Chenfeng went to his room alone to recuperate, as he had sustained some injuries. He did not activate the Immortal Golden Body, as the injury did not warrant wasting his Divine Blood.

Since the start of the Celestial Phenomenon Festival and the Four Masters Tournament.

Ye Chenfeng repeatedly challenged the mental equanimity of Xue Wanqing and Zhao Xingtu and others, leaving them quite numb. After returning yesterday, they did not bombard Ye Chenfeng with questions.

Ye Chenfeng simply instructed them to expedite the process of moving critical personnel into the Ancient City of Heavenly Origin.

As for the Artifact Refining competition, Ye Chenfeng told Xue Wanqing and the others to watch it by themselves, claiming he needed to retreat for a while.

After all, it was with his white mask identity that he participated in the Artifact Refining competition.

Xue Wanqing and Zhao Xingtu assumed that Ye Chenfeng was adjusting his state in preparation for his peak battle with Jin Zhiteng, so they were too embarrassed to disturb him and decided to watch the Artifact Refining competition on their own.

The Celestial Phenomenon Festival and the Four Masters Tournament were reaching their conclusion.

To many, this year’s Celestial Phenomenon Festival and the Four Masters Tournament were extraordinarily exciting.

Shortly after Zhao Xingtu and Xue Wanqing entered the VIP room of the Array Magic Pavilion, a white-masked Ye Chenfeng appeared in South Square.

The high platform for the Artifact Refining finals had been rebuilt.

Old Ancestor Tan Yuanwu from the Artifact Refinement Pavilion, along with Pavilion Master Lin Shouping, and the three deputy pavilion masters Shi Yingzhuo, Gao Yuzhu, and Wang Xinghuai were already on the platform.

When Tan Yuanwu and others saw the white-masked man really coming to the finals, they felt a hint of joy in their hearts, vividly recalling the scene when Ye Chenfeng subdued the Spirit Artifact Vermilion Bird!

Although Ye Chenfeng hadn’t officially crafted any weapon in front of them, Tan Yuanwu and the others long suspected Ye Chenfeng might well be a Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner, or even a Sixth-Rank one.

Even Lin Shouping’s own proud disciple, Jin Zhiteng, was merely a Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner. Originally, this Artifact Refining competition should have been Jin Zhiteng’s show, but now it seemed it might be ruined.

However, Lin Shouping wasn’t particularly narrow-minded; he was much more open than Sun Changnian from the Alchemy Pavilion, and after listening to the teachings of the Old Ancestor, he sincerely wished to bring Ye Chenfeng into the Artifact Refinement Pavilion.

In the Heavenly Sword Sect’s VIP room.

The Jins, Xiao Yao Palace, and Sun Changnian gathered there, having spent a busy night. They had gone to great lengths planning to assassinate Ye Chenfeng.

Luo Youfang’s eyes gleamed with murderous intent as he said, "Yesterday, I secretly contacted the Xues and the Xiaos and other forces; they all agreed to our plan. As long as we create an opportunity for them, they will kill Ye Chenfeng without hesitation."

Hua Liukong added, "Last night, along with the Family Head of the Jins, we secretly set things up in this square. Now, everything is ready except for the final push."

Jin Yangcai frowned and said, "I haven’t seen Ye Chenfeng show up here; only Zhao Xingtu and others entered the VIP room of the Array Magic Pavilion. If that brat doesn’t appear today, I’m afraid we won’t have a chance to act."

Sun Changnian smiled, "If he doesn’t show up today, he will have to show up tomorrow, right? Or the day after tomorrow? As long as we implement this plan before the Celestial Phenomenon Festival’s grand finals, we will be fine."

While the Heavenly Sword Sect and other sects secretly laid a trap for Ye Chenfeng.

The cultivators in the audience were whispering among themselves. They initially thought Ye Chenfeng, with his white mask, was courting death by entering the headquarters of the Artifact Refinement Pavilion. Now seeing this white-masked man appear in the finals, they had previously assumed he had died at the hands of the vermilion bird Spirit Artifact.

This time, there was no doubt that Jin Zhiteng would win the champion, as he was a genuine Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner.

The others might still not know the white-masked man, but Jin Zhiteng had already learned some things from Lin Shouping. His gaze occasionally drifted to the white-masked man standing to the side.

When the time for the Artifact Refining competition arrived.

Tan Yuanwu calmly stepped forward. Inside, he had lost interest in this competition, believing that the white-masked man would inevitably win the championship. Would anyone be interested in a competition where the outcome was already known?

Thus, just before the competition was about to start, Tan Yuanwu communicated with Lin Shouping and others via sound transmission. He intended to modify the rules to let the competition with a predetermined outcome end sooner.

Tan Yuanwu cleared his throat, waved his arm, and said, "There are some temporary changes to the rules; you’ll first test your Artifact Refiner rankings, and we’ll decide how to proceed with the evaluations after."

A black stele appeared at Tan Yuanwu’s right side, specialized for testing Artifact Refiner ranks; by placing a palm on it, it would display one’s current ranking.

After Tan Yuanwu spoke.

The contestants naturally had no objections and proceeded one by one to place their palms on the black stele.

Some were identified as Third-Rank Artifact Refiners, others as Fourth-Rank, with not a single Fifth-Rank refiner among them. Only Ye Chenfeng and Jin Zhiteng hadn’t been tested yet.

Jin Zhiteng shot a glance at Ye Chenfeng before moving to the black stele. After placing his palm on it, the stele displayed a "5," indicating he was a Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner.

After Jin Zhiteng finished his test, he looked at Ye Chenfeng.

Now wearing the white mask, Ye Chenfeng did not fear revealing his identity as an Eighth Grade Artifact Refiner, given his face was concealed.

The audience showed little interest in this competition—especially after the rankings were disclosed, as expected, Jin Zhiteng was predicted to win the championship.

Ye Chenfeng calmly approached the black stele and placed his palm upon it.

Tan Yuanwu and others were highly curious about Ye Chenfeng’s real artifact refining rank, watching the black stele intently.

As the black stele began to tremble slightly.

Tan Yuanwu and the rest held their breath; the stele only reacted this way for artifact refiners above the Fifth Grade.

Moreover, the stele’s shaking grew more vigorous.

Before long.

An "8" gradually appeared on the black stele.

After seeing the "8," not only did Tan Yuanwu and the others’ eyes widen, but even those drowsy audience members jolted awake, blinking repeatedly in disbelief at what they were seeing.

Had an Eighth Grade Artifact Refiner appeared in the competition? 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Previously, during the pharmacist’s contests, Ye Chenfeng already surfaced as an Eighth Grade Alchemist—

What was happening in this Celestial Phenomenon Festival?

Why did these unprecedented dark horses keep emerging?

It was known that Tan Yuanwu and Lin Shouping were just Eighth Grade Artifact Refiners themselves.

Bitterness spread through Tan Yuanwu and others’ hearts, having never even considered Ye Chenfeng could be an Eighth Grade Artifact Refiner. Their earlier speculation, pushing for Ye Chenfeng as a Sixth Grade Refiner, was already bold enough, given his youth!

After seeing the test results, an icy chill surged in Jin Zhiteng’s heart, although he quickly suppressed it.

Tan Yuanwu looked at Jin Zhiteng and other contestants, asking, "Is there any need to continue this competition?"

If Ye Chenfeng had been a Sixth Grade Refiner, then continuing made sense, but he was now noted to be an Eighth Grade Refiner—a full three grades above Jin Zhiteng, who was the highest among them.

Eighth and Fifth Grade Artifact Refiners were incomparable, so there was no necessity to carry on this match.

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