Her breakthrough occurred because she observed the Lie Kong Valkyrie refining the embryo up close, grasped a sliver of true meaning, and combined this realization with her own techniques.

That is why, the moment the tool took shape, she bowed deeply to the Lie Kong Valkyrie and Mingxi.

Although she and the Lie Kong Valkyrie shared neither the title nor the reality of a master-disciple relationship, the Lie Kong Valkyrie had indeed bestowed upon her the grace of imparting knowledge and instruction.

They naturally deserved her sincere and solemn gratitude.

Mingxi noticed and nodded gently toward her.

Her impression of Rosalind improved further.

The preciousness of a person's character is evident when they are grateful for an unexpected opportunity.

Red Jade, however, did not notice; it had clearly entered the state of unity between heaven and man, and was performing the final fusion of the embryos.

This was the shaping of the tool.

Click, click, click... one life embryo after another was inlaid and combined in its claws, establishing energy nodes.

The structure of the tool it was creating this time was extremely complex, requiring a total of forty-nine embryos of various sizes.

Many Tool Masters had already guessed that it intended to create a disassembly-assembly tool.

Because ordinary tools would absolutely not require so many embryos.

Some tools only require a single embryo for the final shaping.

Of course, there is no rule stating that a multi-component tool must be a disassembly-assembly tool.

But a tool with this many embryo components is almost certainly aimed at becoming a disassembly-assembly tool.

"Can it succeed?"

"Made with so many life embryos, the probability of success should be high."

"That's not necessarily true. Disassembly-assembly tools have always been difficult to succeed, comparable in difficulty to a tool developing sentience."

"That statement is too exaggerated. There are only a few sentient tools in the entire universe, but there are quite a few disassembly-assembly tools."

"Even if it doesn't become a disassembly-assembly tool, it will at least be a pseudo-disassembly-assembly tool."

Everyone watched intently, excitedly waiting for the moment the tool took shape in Red Jade's claws.

"Buzz—"

Following a subdued hum, the dark red box in Red Jade's claws was completely formed.

The dark red body of the box suddenly lit up.

It wasn't a subtle luster, but an undeniable nine-colored radiance!

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, silver, and gold.

The nine-colored brilliance circulated, illuminating the entire incomplete array area, making it seem dreamlike and illusory.

Within the radiance, the box seemed to possess life, trembling slightly and emitting a joyful murmur.

An incredibly clear sentient fluctuation, pure and full of potential like a newborn baby's first cry, swept over the heart of every living being present.

"Sen... Sentience! Sentience has been born!"

An elderly Tool Masters was so excited that his beard trembled, and he nearly knelt down in reverence.

"A sentient tool has appeared! In this old man's lifetime, I am fortunate enough to witness the birth of a sentient tool with my own eyes!"

Before the crowd could recover from the shock of a tool developing sentience immediately upon formation.

The nine-colored box unexpectedly began to change on its own.

"Click."

With a soft sound, nine subtle light traces appeared on the surface of the box.

Immediately afterward, like a blooming lotus or the dismantling of an intricate mechanical lock, it silently separated into nine components, each with a unique shape, emitting different colors and energy fluctuations!

A dark golden core, shaped like a python's eye, floated in the center, exuding a heavy aura of establishing the universe and controlling destiny.

Four streamlined armor plates, varying in color (cyan, red, blue, and brown), had four types of energy halos—wind, fire, water, and earth—flowing along their edges, appearing light and agile.

Four prismatic crystals (black, white, silver, and multicolored) respectively condensed the textures of darkness, pure white, sharpness, and softness.

The nine components slowly rotated around Red Jade, connected by invisible energy threads, forming a whole yet remaining independent, emitting a powerful aura that was distinct yet complementary.

"This truly is... a disassembly-assembly tool!"

"And all nine component tools have developed sentience!"

Everyone present was utterly stunned; some were so overwhelmingly excited that they actually fainted.

The other Tool Masters who were still busy crafting their tools could barely continue, staring at the scene in dumbfounded amazement.

Yet, no one was annoyed by this.

To personally witness the birth of a sentient tool was worth it, even if they never encountered a Divine Artifact!

What's more, this was a sentient disassembly-assembly tool!

In a competition, crafting a sentient tool that surpasses its inherent level using limited materials is already outrageous enough.

And this turned out to be a disassembly-assembly tool.

Being a disassembly-assembly tool would have been fine.

But the fact that all nine disassembled components are sentient tools?!

Is this truly a tool that a human can create?

Well.

The Lie Kong Valkyrie was never human to begin with!

"...Is this the first sentient disassembly-assembly tool in the world?"

"Certainly. Before this, have you ever heard of another sentient disassembly-assembly tool? One that disassembles into nine components, each possessing sentience!

I dare say that the inherent value of this tool alone might even surpass certain Divine Artifacts!"

Although Divine Artifacts are rare, they are not unique.

However, this sentient disassembly-assembly tool is one of a kind.

In terms of rarity, isn't the latter more precious?

"Red Jade, what is this tool called?"

Mingxi was the first to calm down, even though she was also one of the ordinary people stunned by Red Jade's 'grand gesture'.

But perhaps because she understood Red Jade's abilities too well, she quickly accepted this enormous surprise.

"Rupture Sky."

Red Jade replied.

"Thousand Mechanisms Nine Transformations?" Mingxi repeated its words, "A good name."

Sentient tools name themselves, and before being contracted, only the Tool Masters who created them can sense the name.

She watched the nine shimmering tools and watched them reassemble.

"Red Jade, this tool was custom-made specifically for Yao Xuan, wasn't it?"

Thousand Mechanisms Nine Transformations.

Thousand Mechanisms corresponds to Destiny.

Nine Transformations corresponds to Yao Xuan's nine heads and his Nine Sovereigns Heavenly Destiny Form.

If someone claimed it was a coincidence, Mingxi wouldn't believe it even if she were beaten to death.

"Rupture Sky."

Red Jade's answer confirmed Mingxi's speculation.

At this moment, the Thousand Mechanisms Nine Transformations automatically floated toward Yao Xuan's location, and the contract was completed without him even needing to actively contract it.

Everyone was stunned yet again. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

The phenomenon of a sentient tool choosing its contractor immediately upon birth is also extremely rare, arguably having never occurred before.

Many sentient tools require a long wait before finding a contractor whose spirit resonates with theirs.

A situation like this, where a sentient tool actively seeks out a contractor and quickly completes the contract without any formal process, is unheard of!

Not to mention that the contractor is a Pet Beast!

"Alas, I am uncultured, only 'holy cow' suffices for the world!"

"My horizons have expanded, truly expanded. I can only say that my former self was merely a bug in the mountains, a frog in a well, a rat with limited vision."

"Why do I feel like wherever Divine Ming goes, she causes a sensation?"

"I feel like her life is the real life; ours is, at best, just a side show."

The entire venue erupted into an ocean of reaction faces!

Including Yao Xuan, who was hit by the surprise.

This tool by Red Jade was actually made specifically for him.

And the sincerity was so profound that it directly birthed sentience. Could it be... that little Red Red secretly likes him?

That can't be right.

Because he is one with destiny and coexists with yin and yang, he is essentially the same as Little White White, unable to reproduce.

He can give love neither to male Transcendent creatures nor to female Transcendent creatures.

What should he do about this?

Red Jade naturally did not know Yao Xuan's current thoughts; if it did, it would definitely try to overthrow him.

The reason it specially crafted the tool for Yao Xuan was because he was the newcomer.

Furthermore, his strength was too immense, starting immediately at the divine level, and their King had very low control over him.

It merely wanted to earn as much connection for the King as possible.

"Hahaha—!"

Just as everyone was immersed in the miracle created by Red Jade, a burst of frantic, hoarse laughter, laced with boundless satisfaction and reminiscent of a night owl's cry, suddenly rang out, drowning all the noise.

It was precisely that middle-aged Tool Masters whose crafting technique was effortless!

In his hand, a tool had appeared at some unknown point.

It was a dark gray compass, twisted and bizarrely shaped, forcibly mixed from countless tiny mineral fragments and spatial dust.

In the center of the compass, a crystal resembling a drop of solidified blood emitted an ominous red light.

"Wonderful! Truly wonderful!"

The middle-aged man laughed maniacally, the facade of mediocrity on his face peeling away under his frantic expression, revealing eyes filled with greed and the vicissitudes of time.

"I never expected to witness the birth of such a work of art outside of my original plan!"

"Mingxi, Divine Ming, what a Divine Ming! Truly worthy of being called the alliance first genius!"

"For a figure like you to come to this challenge competition, this old man feels incredibly honored!"

"What a pity..."

He did not continue speaking.

Instead, he raised the dark gray compass high above his head!

"Buzz—!!!"

There was another boom, but this time, the sound was dull and oppressive, as if emanating from the Nine Nether Hells!

The dark gray compass erupted in monstrous black and red light, instantly scattering the nine-colored radiance brought forth by the Thousand Mechanisms Nine Transformations.

The compass also disassembled, transforming into dozens of black and red streams of light.

"Holy crap! Another disassembly-assembly tool!"

Before the crowd's gasps had subsided.

The dozens of streams of light, like living venomous snakes, accurately shot toward the workbenches in the arena.

More precisely, they shot toward the pseudo-disassembly-assembly tool on the workbenches—the participation token!

This pseudo-disassembly-assembly tool was actually capable of secondary combination with the token.

Rosalind frowned: "It's actually a double disassembly-assembly tool. How is this possible?"

A double disassembly-assembly tool is when two different disassembly-assembly tools or pseudo-disassembly-assembly tools, when «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» disassembled into components, can combine with each other to form another type of tool.

The difficulty of creation is naturally higher.

But what astonished Rosalind was why the tool made by Guhe would combine with the token tool made by the Heavenly Craftsman to form a double disassembly-assembly tool?

Could it be... that Guhe is the Heavenly Craftsman!

"Puff, puff, puff, puff—"

The moment the black and red streams of light completed their combination with the tokens, the tokens seemed to become contaminated.

The light quickly dimmed, transforming into the same black and red color, and bizarre patterns identical to those of the incomplete array beneath their feet appeared on the surface!

"Ugh!"

"What's happening?!"

"I can't move!"

"Heavy!"

"Force!"

Exclamations of shock rose and fell continuously.

All contestants penetrated by the black and red streams of light, including their assistants, instantly stiffened, as if bound by invisible shackles!

Black and red patterns, like living creatures, spread upward from the rock platforms beneath their feet, quickly climbing all over their bodies.

They were like specimens pinned to the ground; even blinking became difficult, leaving only endless terror and bewilderment in their eyes.

Streams of sinister energy surged madly into the ground through these controlled people and Transcendent creatures.

The incomplete array emitted a faint halo; the broken, seemingly meaningless patterns were being forcibly mended and completed by the black and red energy at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"Oh no, I feel my life force rapidly draining away!"

"Me too!"

"My Mangmang's energy level is dropping!"

"This token tool is absorbing our life force and energy!"

Voices of panic continuously rang out.

"It's done! It's finally done!"

The middle-aged man looked frantic, spreading his arms as if breathing in the panic that permeated the air.

"Mingxi, did you think those preparations could guard against this old man's final move?"

He looked at Mingxi.

In his eyes now, there was not only excitement but also ecstasy and longing.

It was the intense emotion of a dream sought for many, many years finally coming to fruition.

"You are indeed clever, sensing that the black-patterned token was problematic purely by instinct, but ultimately, you still underestimated this old man."

"You forcibly cut off the link between the black-patterned token and these people, so I simply created a Heaven Destroyer Disk instead.

Originally, they only needed to draw out a little bit of their life essence and wouldn't have to die.

But now, because of your good intentions, they all must be sacrificed to this old man."

The content was shocking, but his voice was unusually calm, just as composed and tranquil as when he was crafting tools.

There was a strange sense of dissonance.

His fervent gaze was locked onto Mingxi; it was the look of a hunter spotting prey, and the look of someone viewing something already within their grasp.

"Heavenly Craftsman."

Mingxi and Red Jade were naturally also pinned in place at this moment, but their situation was much better than everyone else's.

Her life force and Red Jade's energy remained unchanged.

"Or perhaps," Mingxi raised her eyes to look at the middle-aged man, "I should address you as Mr. Morpheus."

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly.

"How do you know this old man is Morpheus?"

Mingxi blinked: "It's quite a coincidence. I happen to be looking for the Formless Chess Jar, and the Formless Chess Jar is in Morpheus's hands.

Morpheus specializes in crafting mechanisms and machinery.

So if you are not Morpheus, who else could you be?"

"So you came for the Formless Chess Jar. It seems you possess the Formless Chess Pieces." Morpheus smiled again, "This truly is an unexpected bonus."

Seeing his expression, Mingxi could guess what he was thinking with her thumb.

"You think my Formless Chess Pieces are yours, don't you?"

"Heh."

"You plan to use everyone's life essence and energy essence to complete this incomplete Soul-Swapping Array, then activate the array to exchange souls with me, and naturally, everything I possess will become everything you possess."

"A good scheme."

"What a beautiful dream."

As soon as Mingxi uttered these words, the already shocked, bewildered, and panicked crowd became even more shocked, bewildered, and panicked.

Soul-Swapping Array?

The name is very straightforward; one hears it and immediately knows what it means—an array that can swap the souls of two people.

But, does such a heaven-defying array truly exist in this world?