Shi Shanshan looked at Xu Nian in disbelief.

Could this guy really refine a Divine Artifact?

Xu Nian smiled but offered no explanation.

He opened his palm, and a powerful Divine Fire appeared in his hand.

This Divine Fire, now fully controlled by Xu Nian, emitted a terrifying temperature capable of melting Top-Grade Divine Artifact materials.

"Divine Fire?" Shi Shanshan showed a startled expression.

She didn’t expect this guy to actually possess Divine Fire.

"Give me your Artifact Refining Materials," Xu Nian said to Shi Shanshan.

"Where’s your furnace?" Shi Shanshan handed the materials to Xu Nian.

"I don’t have a furnace," Xu Nian replied with a smile.

"How will you refine artifacts without a furnace? Or do you want to use mine?" Shi Shanshan asked.

"No need, I don’t require a furnace for refining," Xu Nian said with a smile.

Saying that, he began to melt the piece of Xuan Thunder Divine Iron by directly manipulating the flame.

Under the flame’s stimulation, the Divine Iron started to melt gradually.

Shi Shanshan was amazed.

Generally, melting Divine Iron requires a furnace.

Only then can the temperature of the flame be maintained at a constant level.

Only in that way can the Divine Iron be better melted.

But now, Xu Nian could melt the Divine Iron quickly without using a furnace, which was simply unbelievable.

As time passed, the Divine Iron gradually melted.

Completely turning into molten iron.

Xu Nian’s melting speed was only slightly slower than Shi Shanshan’s.

"What terrifying flame control," Shi Shanshan couldn’t help but marvel.

That Xu Nian could melt Divine Iron without a furnace was something Shi Shanshan admitted she couldn’t achieve.

Even though her melting speed might be slightly better than Xu Nian’s,

his level of control far surpassed hers.

"Next is the embryo condensation, don’t you need a mold?" Shi Shanshan asked.

"No need," Xu Nian replied with a smile.

Then Xu Nian directly used his Soul Power to control the molten iron, gradually shaping it into the form of the Divine Thunder Pestle.

Witnessing this, Shi Shanshan was stunned.

Using Soul Power to directly control the molten iron and condense it into a Divine Artifact form?

This requires such precise control to achieve this effect.

It must be known that the temperature of this molten iron is incredibly high.

To shape the embryo under such extreme temperatures is absolutely unheard of.

To achieve this level of precision in control, Soul Power must be not only strong but also extremely resilient.

Shi Shanshan was seeing someone forge a weapon like this for the first time.

The next step was cooling.

However, Xu Nian did not waste this process; instead, he continued carving during the cooling.

He even engraved a Thunder Storage Talisman on the Divine Thunder Pestle.

Shi Shanshan was thoroughly amazed.

Xu Nian actually carved directly with Soul Power.

And the level of detail in his carving surpassed what she could achieve using a mold.

But this carving is supposed to be after the hammering, isn’t it?

The final formation of a Divine Artifact ultimately depends on the quenching process.

If the impurities inside are not removed to the utmost extent, the Divine Artifact will still fail.

"How many Quenching Divine Talismans can you condense?" Shi Shanshan asked a bit worriedly.

To achieve the quenching level of a Top-Grade Divine Artifact, at least ten talismans are needed.

And she could only condense nine, so she had never been able to step into the Top-Grade Divine Artifact tier.

Xu Nian, however, shook his head with a smile, "I can’t condense even a single talisman."

"You can’t condense even one talisman; how do you plan to hammer it?" Shi Shanshan asked, surprised.

"You’ll see," Xu Nian answered with a smile.

Then he summoned the heavy iron hammer he had previously refined.

Starting to use the Ten Thousand Divine Hammer Technique, he began striking the Divine Thunder Pestle.

One strike after another.

Beside him, Shi Shanshan was dumbfounded.

Is this the hammering technique?

Isn’t this how mortals forge weapons?

Could such hammering truly remove the impurities in the Divine Iron?

Shi Shanshan even wondered if Xu Nian was just fooling around.

But soon enough, she realized something different.

The impurities in the Divine Artifact truly started being removed little by little with Xu Nian’s hammering.

"No, each strike seems to be a Soul Power impact, capable of penetrating every corner of the Divine Iron, requiring terrifying Soul Power control. How does he do it?"

Shi Shanshan could hardly believe her eyes.

Directing his Soul Power through the iron hammer, penetrating deeply into the Divine Artifact, impacting it repeatedly.

This impact process was far more effective than the impact caused by layering divine seals.

After merely twenty thousand strikes, Xu Nian had eliminated over half of the impurities.

Yet, Xu Nian didn’t stop; he continued hammering.

After another ten thousand strikes, he finally stopped, exhausted.

At this moment, the impurities in the Top-Grade Divine Artifact had been almost entirely removed.

Even though it had not reached a perfect level, it was already a very high degree of quenching.

Shi Shanshan felt that even her Master couldn’t achieve such proficiency.

Her Master, after all, could create Top-Grade Divine Artifacts.

To Shi Shanshan, her Master had always been an unsurpassable figure.

Now seeing Xu Nian accomplishing such a high level of hammering, how could she not be amazed?

If it were her, she probably couldn’t withstand even ten thousand strikes of such hammering.

"Now for the final step," Xu Nian said with a smile.

He then transformed into a shadow rushing into the region of Divine Thunder.

"Boom!"

A bolt of Divine Thunder struck, hitting exactly on the Divine Thunder Pestle held by Xu Nian.

In the next moment, the Divine Thunder Pestle erupted with powerful thunder.

Yet this wasn’t the end.

Another bolt of Divine Thunder struck, with the Divine Thunder Pestle continuing to absorb it.

The third, fourth, fifth.

A full nine bolts of Divine Thunder.

Only then did the Divine Thunder Pestle stop absorbing the thunder’s power.

Upon it, the thunder force had reached a terrifying level.

With a light wave of his hand, Xu Nian unleashed a terrifying Divine Thunder.

The entire Divine Thunder Pestle shone with majestic Divine Thunder brilliance.

"So powerful, it actually reached the level of a Top-Grade Divine Artifact, using Top-Grade Divine Artifact materials to craft a superior product?" Shi Shanshan was astounded.

Xu Nian had successfully crafted it.

And the resulting artifact was hundreds of times better than she had anticipated.

"It should be almost there." Xu Nian handed the Divine Thunder Pestle to Shi Shanshan.

The latter was stunned, almost hesitant to accept it.

"Don’t worry, this artifact is of no use to me. Your Master should be able to withstand three bolts of Divine Thunder with it, though if it were the Sixth Level Divine Thunder Tribulation, it might not hold," Xu Nian said.

"That’s enough; my Master always said, his tribulation is three-fold, never a Sixth Level," Shi Shanshan replied.

Xu Nian nodded.

The Sixth Level Divine Thunder Tribulation is not something that appears easily.