On the Artifact Refining stage, the skills of the two Refining Masters were impeccable; even a layman could identify their prowess as standing at the apex of Central Xuan region.


    "Jin Chiyang hasn''t made a move for a hundred years; his refining skills are not much inferior to Ou Yangzi. Moreover, he has crafted his own path, mastering artifact refining through formation. If he can become a True God, even Xuan Zun Imperial Dynasty would not dare to force him recklessly!"


    The gazes of the nine elders remained fixated.


    Jin Chiyang''s ascendancy to City Lord indeed followed Ou Yangzi''s unexpected demise, but he himself also possessed significant talent.


    "The Heavenly Dragon Tower is already taking shape, probably took about three days, and with two days left, it''s just slow sculpting."


    Everyone glanced at the Heavenly Dragon Tower; the tower alone was a hundred feet high, contained the power of a domain, and roared with a heavenly dragon. Even if it was refined in just a few days, its might was undoubtedly formidable.


    Subsequently, they focused their attention on Ouyang Ming.


    In front of him were hundreds of thousands of components, some of which had an incredibly strange appearance. Even the nine elders failed to recognize all of them, uncertain of what they were.


    "Ouyang Ming''s skills seem somewhat different."


    Even though they didn''t quite understand, they noticed that the skills of Ouyang Ming were quite different from the refining skills they knew.


    Even Li Rong, who still bore resentment, changed his complexion upon observing Ouyang Ming''s techniques, slowly becoming serious. This person was truly as previously mentioned, he had only used a portion of his strength against him.


    He wouldn''t be able to assemble such components by his own.


    ...


    Five days passed swiftly.


    "Heavenly Dragon Tower, Heavenly Dragon Roar!"


    Boom!


    A vision surged forth!


    The dragon''s shadow spiraled into the sky before ultimately resting upon an ancient bronze tower!


    "Jin Chiyang."


    At this moment, he was sitting alone on the Golden Throne, giving a slight nod towards Jin Chiyang; being able to craft a King-level divine weapon in mere days made him a talent worth appreciating.


    While he had various blueprints to automatically craft equipment, those pieces of equipment were more suitable for large-scale soldiers.


    Once he got control over the City of Artifact Refining, he could have the Refining Masters tailor-made King-level divine equipment for all of Dawu''s Virtual God powerhouses, massively boosting their combat strength.


    The most important link now was to see Ouyang Ming.


    "My nephew, there are a few more hours before this final day ends, yet even the countless components you''ve refined are enough to amaze me. Even if you lose to me this time, after a hundred years, I''m afraid I may not be a match for you."


    "This Sky Warship."


    The nine elders then inspected the imitation Sky Warship.


    "Perfectly flawless, it''s truly a marvel that there are no errors, just like a piece of art. In particular, the hull contains hundreds of thousands of components. If any part was wrong, the whole project would''ve been erroneous."


    Inspecting the Sky Warship from all angles, the nine elders didn''t find any flaws. They absolutely couldn''t have achieved such a perfect creation, unless they worked together.


    "However, City Lord Jin''s Heavenly Dragon Tower embodies the Heavenly Dragon''s domain. What''s so special about your Sky Warship, Ouyang Ming? Despite its wonder, I''m afraid it''s hardly comparable to the Heavenly Dragon Tower."


    Elder Gu asked Ouyang Ming in a fair and just tone.


    "Of course, there is! Didn''t you notice the spatial attributes permeating the Sky Warship?"


    A smirk appeared on the corner of Ouyang Ming''s mouth as he urged, "Void Shuttle."


    Suddenly, the Sky Warship mysteriously vanished from in front of the nine elders, shuttling into the depth of the void, only to reappear in front of them again.


    "It''s entered the depth of the void!" An elder exclaimed in shock: "You bestowed it with spatial attributes?"


    "I imprinted the spatial attributes onto it during the refining process and even created a space formation."


    Ouyang Ming responded.


    He had seen countless divine refining methods in the True Secrets of Artifact Refining, any one of which could trounce them.


    "Spatial attributes? Ouyang Ming, could you show us your flame?"


    An elder inquired.


    "Why not? This divine flame is called Void Flame, formed through the assistance of His Majesty."


    Ouyang Ming ignited a glass-like divine flame in his palm, burning with the property of space.


    "A divine flame of the spatial kind!"


    Upon seeing this flame, the nine elders'' faces underwent dramatic changes, followed by intense shock. They exclaimed, "It''s actually a divine flame of the spatial kind! Artifacts forged with it would naturally carry the power of space, that''s truly enviable."


    The flames that they controlled paled badly in comparison to the Void Flame; they didn''t even have the face to compare them.


    "Nine elders, it''s time to announce the winner of the Artifact Refining competition."


    Chu Yuan nodded. Ouyang Ming had indeed surprised him greatly. Although he had the True Secrets of Artifact Refining, it was his talent that enabled him to grasp the essence within such a short period.


    "Okay."


    The nine elders communicated with each other through their divine consciousness before one of them announced, "Following unanimous consultation among the nine of us, Ouyang Ming receives all nine votes. Hence, Ouyang Ming is the winner of the Artifact Refining Competition and the future City Lord of the City of Artifact Refining."