The world's martial spirits awaken, I devour and evolve infinitely

Tiegen thought for a long time but really couldn't remember. He had been in this trial field for too long and had forgotten many things about the outside world.

But he was amazed by the skill of the master craftsman who used an axe to cut off the pattern on the tool and then connected it in a short time. The more he looked at it, the more shocked he became.

But the Master Craftsman did not seem to think this was anything worth being shocked about. Instead, he assisted Gu Xuan in fixing the pattern on the device, saving him a lot of time and energy. Gu Xuan was extremely surprised to see that the Master Craftsman was only S-level and did not use his own divine power, but could produce such a terrifying effect.

Even though he had just come into contact with weapon refining, he understood some basic knowledge, and was equally amazed by the amazing forging techniques of the master craftsman.

For the vast majority of weapon refiners, every energy line during weapon refinement must be handled carefully. When resolving those tangled energy lines, they just need to condense their divine power into a fine needle and tweezers, and pick them apart little by little. Every step must be done with caution. If the energy lines are accidentally broken, it will be even more chaotic. It will take a lot of energy to connect the two broken lines, and finally fix the lines one by one into corresponding weapon patterns. These steps have long been fixed.

The forging technique of this ingenious craftsman seemed very simple and crude. He actually cut the lines directly, let them shrink, and then connected them one by one. What surprised Gu Xuan and Tiegen was that the ingenious craftsman did not seem to be in a hurry when dealing with these cut lines. After careful observation, they found that during the process of breaking and shrinking, some of these lines actually automatically connected with other broken lines, which looked quite magical.

The master craftsman seemed to have seen through their confusion and said with a smile, "Each of these energy lines is the essence of the refining material. However, in the same material, each energy line is different, while in different materials, the energy lines may be the same. My forging method is very simple, which is to find the differences. When I encounter entangled lines, I cut them off directly and connect them to the nearest lines..."

The explanation of the master craftsman was simple, but Tiegen and Gu Xuan both knew that everything is easier said than done. The ability to control each energy line so clearly was far beyond that of most refiners. After cutting off the lines, he could still control the multiplied energy lines, which was even more incredible. Most refiners with this ability would choose normal refining methods instead of taking such an unconventional approach.

Although the master craftsman's weapon refining technique can save a lot of time and energy, its tolerance rate is too low and it is not suitable for most weapon refiners. Therefore, Tiegen shook his head as he listened, but Gu Xuan's eyes lit up as he listened, and it seemed that there was an additional idea in his mind, which poured out like a flood.

He also learned from the master's instruction and began to try to cut off those energy lines, and then reconnected them one by one. He was a little flustered at the beginning, and it would have been better for him to honestly untie the lines and then fix them. However, as he became more skilled, Gu Xuan's efficiency became higher and higher, gradually surpassing the method of disassembling the lines step by step and then fixing them. His efficiency in refining equipment soared.

Originally, with Gu Xuan's current level of the Time Law, it would take at least more than a year to refine a 100,000-year-level artifact. But now, the time has been reduced by more than half, and the artifact can be refined in three months at most.

Seeing this scene, Tiegen was stunned, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"You...you learned it now?"

He stared at Gu Xuan blankly.

"Why, you haven't learned it yet? Isn't this very simple? First this way, then that way..."

"I...I'm a failure in learning."

Tiegen was speechless, thinking that Gu Xuan's talent was definitely far beyond his own, otherwise it would not have been possible for him to learn directly just by listening to the explanation of the master craftsman, and to make such rapid progress.

Even the master craftsman himself was amazed at Gu Xuan's talent.

“Although it is only a post-natal divine weapon that has been refined for 100,000 years, this boy has already shown an extraordinary talent for refining weapons. It is quite interesting…”

His deep eyes revealed a bit of appreciation for talent, and he immediately began to instruct Gu Xuan carefully. Under the hands-on instruction of the master craftsman, Gu Xuan's weapon refining skills improved very rapidly, and the time to successfully refine a weapon was shortened again. But as he spoke, the master craftsman stopped talking.

After all, he is only S-level now, and the soul locks on his body not only restrict their cultivation, but also suppress their memories.

A person's memory is the most important thing. No matter it is sad memory or happy memory, it is an important part of a person's will. Memory not only contains the life experience gained by oneself, but also various feelings. If a person comes back to life but loses the past, then this person is no longer the original person, but a brand new existence.

The same is true for these martial souls. Their memories contain many things, including various ancient secrets, as well as their own understanding and insights into the path of cultivation.

Currently, there are only S-level master craftsmen who have a good understanding of weapon refining, and their maximum understanding is to refine a hundred thousand year old acquired weapon.

This is already incredible for an S-level martial soul.

After all, only by reaching the epic level can one master the power of time, and only by mastering the power of time can one barely refine epic and legendary soul weapons. As for mythical soul weapons, that is, divine weapons, most of them can only touch the threshold after reaching the realm of one hundred thousand years of time law.

Now, the master craftsman does not have any power of time of his own, but can rely on other divine powers given by Gu Xuan to refine divine weapons. It can be seen that this guy is definitely a top figure in the field of refining weapons.

Through observation during the refining process, Gu Xuan felt that this ingenious craftsman was indeed very different from the previous martial spirits. He was like an old man full of wisdom. Even though he had been imprisoned in the Chaos Prison for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, he still maintained a pure heart without any change.

Thinking of this, Gu Xuan didn't say much. He directly used his power to begin to unlock the soul locks in the body of the Ghost Craftsman. A faint tinkling sound was heard, and several epic soul locks in his body quickly broke free and looked back at the chaotic space. The Ghost Craftsman was slightly surprised and looked at Gu Xuan with a smile.

"Thank you, little friend."

After he said this, he closed his eyes and began to comprehend his own method of time. It would be more accurate to say it was a memory rather than a comprehend. After all, this was something that their martial souls had already comprehended to a very high level.

When the Chaos Dragon and the Lord of Slavery saw that Gu Xuan had not reached any deal with the Master Craftsman and was just helping him to remove his soul locks so easily, they couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.

They finally understood that Gu Xuan was a guy who always treated them with respect. The two of them had played tricks on Gu Xuan before, so Gu Xuan had to restrain them in various ways. However, this master craftsman had no intention of playing tricks on Gu Xuan at all, and he also gained Gu Xuan's trust. He actually directly released the other party's soul locks without any conditions. This made the Lord of Slavery and the Chaos Dragon feel that they had suffered a great loss.

They thought again, at first Gu Xuan seemed to treat them as partners and trusted them completely, until the Chaos Dragon began to rebel and the Lord of Slavery played tricks, then Gu Xuan became cautious with these martial spirits. In this way, they were a little ungrateful.

In fact, this is true. Before, Gu Xuan had not been on guard against these martial souls in his body at all, but now, every time he unlocks a martial soul, he treats it as an enemy, being on guard everywhere and not daring to underestimate it.

This master craftsman had spared no effort in teaching him, so Gu Xuan returned the favor by directly unlocking his soul lock without any cost. This was also a warning to those martial souls. Of course, the main target was the newly emerged rebel god and demon Pangu. As for the Lord of Slavery and the Ancestral Dragon of Chaos, the two were already firmly tied to Gu Xuan and no longer had any influence on them.

But the demon god Pangu still remained silent. Ever since that day when he and Gu Xuan joined forces to kill the five ghost gods, he continued to remain silent and refused any communication. No matter whether the Chaos Dragon or the Lord of Slavery spoke to him, he acted as if he didn't hear them.

However, he is not in a hurry to subdue the god and demon Pangu now, and there is no point in being anxious. It takes an opportunity to subdue these martial spirits, and it is difficult to do so with brute force. After all, these guys are immortal, and no matter how Gu Xuan tortures them, it can only make them suffer, which will also increase the rift between the two.

Gu Xuan's strength growth does not rely on these martial spirits, so he is not panicking at all now.

After mastering the weapon refining techniques taught by the master craftsman, the time that originally took three months to successfully refine a magic weapon was reduced by more than half, and it could be completely successful in a maximum of one month.

Gu Xuan was refining step by step, and during this period, the outside world had undergone earth-shaking changes, but he was completely unaware of it.

Originally, there was a blood moon shining above the earth, but now there is another moon, but it is not blood red, but a deep gloomy moon, like a thousand-year-old ice. Under its shining, the temperature everywhere on the earth has dropped by who knows how many degrees, making people feel cold all over. This coldness does not only come from the physical body's perception of the external temperature, but more from the soul. Under the shining of this gloomy moon, many people's souls are trembling, and in the void, there are constant sounds of ghosts crying and wolves howling. Black shadows have descended on this land at some point. They are hideous ghosts with green faces and fangs, and their whole bodies reveal this powerful oppression. Wherever they pass, the blood, flesh, essence and souls of many creatures are sucked dry. The earth's ecology, which had been revived during this period, instantly fell into silence again. The whole earth seemed to have turned into hell, and every night, all kinds of ghosts were wreaking havoc.

The second round of natural disasters, trillions of ghosts, have completely descended upon the world!

The Heavenly Dao announcement had already spread throughout the world, but Gu Xuan, who was in the God’s Trial Field, did not receive this prompt.

The rest of the global trial participants were already trembling with fear. Even though many people had known that there would be a second round of natural disasters and had made preparations in advance, they were still scared to death when they really faced the arrival of trillions of ghosts.

Not to mention that the number of these trillion ghosts far exceeds that of the hundred billion zombies. Even the average level of these trillion ghosts starts at the first level, and many have reached the second or even third level. The most terrifying thing is their way of attack, most of which are aimed directly at the soul, causing the strength of many trial-takers with strong physical bodies to be greatly reduced. They are beaten by the ghost army without any ability to fight back. Some countries were actually destroyed by ghosts in just a few days, turning into a real hell, with no life within a thousand miles.

Of course, these countries are almost all places where there are no trial fields of gods, and there are no believers or slaves of gods among them, so they were defeated by the army of ghosts and were easily destroyed.

When faced with physical attacks from zombie creatures, they still have the ability to fight back, but when faced with ghosts that attack almost mentally, they are completely helpless.

All the defense facilities built before, such as war fortresses and thousand-foot-high walls, are useless in front of ghosts. Many ghosts can directly pass through these physical defense facilities. This is one of the reasons why many small countries were directly destroyed.

In comparison, those countries with followers of gods and slaves of gods are much better off. No matter how these ghosts attack, as long as they have divine power, even if they don't know how to use it, they can resist most of the ghosts with the protection of divine power. And those who have a little understanding, as long as they use divine power, even if they can only swing their fists, can actually hit the illusory ghosts and make them appear.

This is the benefit of having divine protection. In this reincarnation, the God's Trial Field came to the world ahead of schedule, which made it much easier for human trial-takers to face ghosts. In the previous life, humans would either surrender to the zombie clan and become corpse slaves, or surrender to the ghost clan and become ghost slaves. There was no other way to survive.