In the Artifact Refining Room, they saw how the greedy steel was gradually stretched and elongated before being twisted in opposite directions like two contrary spirals.

Alongside this, more and more runes were carved onto the greedy steel, the friction between metal and metal seemed to form a low whispering sound, driving the nearby Christina and Elsa into a state of annoyance.

Zhou Bai shouted, “Cover your ears and step back.”

With the ability to resist deformation enhanced by Yutu and the Primordial Spirit strengthened by Shuaitu, Zhou Bai was still able to continue refining against this strange sensation.

‘The struggle is so intense, is it because it has connected with the Void?’

Zhou Bai increased the output of his Primordial Spirit, feeling as though he were holding down a giant dragon, forcibly continuing to forge the sword embryo.

Two hours later, the whispering sound seemed to have materialized; Christina and Elsa completely sealed off their hearing, and Zhou Bai had to expend dozens of Lazy Energy Points every second to heal the mental trauma caused by the whispering sound.

…

In the canyon, Xuan Nu suddenly fell to the ground, the call from the unknown growing stronger, making her unable to endure the unrest within her body and she slammed her head on the ground creating a large crater, “Who?”

“Who exactly is calling me?”

Xuan Nu leaped up, her whole being like a tank, smashing through the landscape in her path, shattering cliffs and rock walls, stirring up clouds of dust.

Ah!

She crashed into a mountain cliff, instantly shattering rocks in a hundred-meter radius.

She turned her head towards Central City, “Over there, something is calling me. But I can’t go… the Heavenly Court’s people are looking for me…”

Just at this moment, several dark shadows descended from the sky, seemingly attracted by the commotion here.

“It’s fucking you who they call Xuan Nu.”

…

“This End of Dharma Heaven Deformed Sword isn’t something ordinary people can refine; apart from me, any cultivator who tries to forge this sword would likely deform as many as they bring.”

The already difficult forging process made Zhou Bai even more expectant of the sword’s power.

Ten minutes later, the entire sword embryo was basically formed; the pitch-black blade and hilt twisted in opposite spirals. However, the blade was filled with various dents and holes, and the hilt featured spiraling patterns.

Christina, staring at the sword embryo for a while, started to feel strong bouts of dizziness and fell to the ground, clutching her head, “Was there an earthquake? The ceiling seems to be shaking.”

Zhou Bai advised, “Don’t keep looking at it, it will make you uncomfortable.”

Christina and Elsa quickly covered their eyes and said, “What should we do then?”

Zhou Bai: “Wait for me to take it back into my consciousness.”

Zhou Bai formed a hand seal, the sword embryo stilled, then with a sweep of his Primordial Spirit, he tried to bring the sword embryo into his consciousness.

However, the blade emitted bursts of piercing screeches, this mere sword embryo of the End of Dharma Heaven Deformed Sword actually resisted Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai immediately unleashed all his eight thousand points of Primordial Spirit power, subduing it fiercely before bringing it into his consciousness.

Upon entering his consciousness, a Primordial Spirit that looked exactly like Zhou Bai immediately reached out, grabbed the sword embryo in hand, and sat cross-legged at a certain spot in the Sea of Consciousness, firmly suppressing the sword embryo.

Watching the writhing sword embryo being completely subdued and slowly rotating in the hand of his Primordial Spirit, Zhou Bai shook his head: “This sword is truly fierce.”

“Once my power falls below yours, it’ll directly backlash, right? But you probably won’t get the chance to see my power fall below yours.”

…

In the canyon, the female mystic was bound by hundreds of metal chains, completely immobilizing her.

Countless metal threads pierced her body, severing all the neural networks that transmitted signals within her.

Only at this moment did the unrest in her heart slowly dissipate, yet she had already lost the best chance to escape.

A large amount of drugs was injected into her body, and she only felt waves of drowsiness constantly occurring, making her consciousness blurrier and blurrier.

In front of the female mystic, a girl covered in metal spikes, resembling a sea urchin, said, “You’re the female mystic, right? You’re fucking bold, running to Central City to target my brother Zhou Bai? It’s perfect to take you away as a gift for my brother.”

“Brother?” the female mystic’s head was growing heavier, yet she retorted, “What nonsense are you spouting? Are you the Heavenly Demon?”

The sea urchin girl continued, “Giving you to him, he should be really happy.”

The female mystic’s expression changed, struggling to stay alert, she asked, “What do you mean… What does it mean to give me to Zhou Bai?”

The girl just smiled faintly. She seemed to say something, but the female mystic had already passed out, ultimately losing consciousness and couldn’t hear what the other said.

…

Inside the Artifact Refining Room, Christina curiously leaned on Zhou Bai’s shoulder, poking her cat head into his sea of consciousness to look at the sword embryo and said, “So this is a sword embryo, does it have combat power now?”

She watched the continuously revolving sword embryo and felt her paws itching, really wanting to slap it.

Zhou Bai said, “The End of Dharma Heaven Deformed Sword is made of third-grade greed steel, if used directly as a flying sword, it is almost equivalent to the Nine Realms Flying Sword.”

“But its most powerful aspect isn’t for slashing, but the bizarre abilities it possesses.”

“First is the End of Dharma Spiral, once activated, just seeing its shape, hearing its sound, or being touched by it will continuously increase contamination, eventually leading to inevitable madness and deformation.”

“Besides that, it can also open the Void Gate anywhere at any time, summoning a substance called Heavenly Deform Sea, reputed to have the effect of Sealing Heaven and Earth, recreating life.”

Christina’s eyes sparkled, “That’s amazing.”

Zhou Bai continued, “Unfortunately, there’s no nine realms deformed entity now. Whether it’s the End of Dharma Spiral or the Void Gate, the sword embryo can’t use them yet. At most, it can be used as a Nine Realms Flying Sword for slashing. Other than that, just staring at it can make you sick. Next, I’ll try to see if it can be further…”

“Elsa, bring out the Abyss armor.”

“Eugh!” Elsa spat out the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor.

Looking at this top-tier nine realms armor stained with countless killings and tragedies, Zhou Bai grabbed it firmly in his hand.

‘If the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor meets the requirements for the End of Dharma Heaven Deformed Sword, then the crafting methods on the blueprint will be effective on it…’

But Zhou Bai had not been refining for long before he failed directly.

“No good, the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor isn’t the deformed life form needed by the End of Dharma Heaven Deformed Sword. So, do we need a true deformed entity? A deformed entity after human deformation…”

With a hint of regret, Zhou Bai returned to his bedroom. After a night of meditation, he finally came to the eighth day of debating in Daluo Heaven.

The first match, Shi Fa against Zhao Yue, couldn’t proceed.

The second match, Zhou Bai against Wei Cangsheng.