In the live broadcast channel, Wei Zheng's voice was loud and passionate.

"The second round of the competition has finally begun! The rules for this round are clearly much more complex than the first."

"It tests not only a Forging Master's individual skill, but also a comprehensive evaluation of their overall strength!"

"Let's look forward to seeing if that dark horse who stunned the entire audience in the first round, Great Master Ouyezi, will bring us more miracles!"

Lin Xi's sweet voice followed closely.

"We just received the detailed information on Great Master Ouyezi."

"He comes from Donghai City and has only been a Forging Master for just over three months!"

"But his name has already become well-known in Donghai City and several surrounding cities; he is an absolute rising star!"

"From today's performance, it's possible he truly is a strong contender for the championship of this Forging Competition!"

Wei Zheng shook his head upon hearing this.

"It's too early to say that."

"Although Great Master Ouyezi has very high forging attainments, he also has a huge weakness."

"That is, his own Rank is still too low."

"As everyone knows, the Rank of equipment a Forging Master can craft is closely related to his own Rank."

"The higher a Forging Master's Rank, the higher the upper limit of the equipment Rank he can craft."

"For a low-Rank Forging Master to forcibly craft high-Rank equipment, the probability of failure will increase sharply."

"From the intelligence we currently have, Great Master Ouyezi's Rank is only Rank 18."

"The upper limit of the equipment he can forge is at most Rank 30-something."

"However, the other participating Forging Masters are at least Rank 30 and above; they can already attempt to forge Rank 50, or even Rank 60 equipment."

Wei Zheng's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the heads of countless spectators supporting Ouyezi.

Rank 18?

This Rank is too low.

As a result, Ouyezi would be at a huge disadvantage in the second round.

Even if he could forge Epic Five-Star quality equipment.

But one piece is Rank 30, and another is Rank 50.

The gap between them simply cannot be compensated for by star ratings.

The difference is immediately apparent.

Of course, this statement only applies to S-Rank and below professionals.

For the SS-Rank Ouyezi, his forging limit is far higher than ordinary people imagine.

For a Rank 18 to forge Rank 50 equipment, although extremely difficult, it is not entirely impossible.

In the plaza, Mo XuanYe gave an order.

The ten Great Masters who advanced quickly entered the stage of selecting blueprints.

All blueprints were displayed on a huge long table, neatly arranged and categorized by equipment part and Rank.

Master Chen from the Imperial Capital was the first to step forward.

He didn't hesitate at all and walked directly to the Rank 50 equipment blueprint area.

Rank 50 equipment, although quite challenging for him, was much more manageable than Rank 60 equipment.

And it could earn more points than Rank 40 equipment.

Therefore, forging Rank 50 equipment was undoubtedly the optimal choice at the moment.

Not only him, but several other Forging Masters almost all made the same choice.

Even Nakamura ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) Shin'ichiro was no exception.

However, when they saw Ouyezi also walk straight to the Rank 50 blueprint area, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces.

Master Chen hesitated for a moment, but still kindly stepped forward to remind him.

"Ouyezi, I heard your Rank is currently only 18."

"Although you have great forging talent, isn't it too difficult to directly challenge forging Rank 50 equipment?"

"I advise you to choose some equipment blueprints of a slightly lower Rank."

"Blind confidence is not a good thing; you might not even be able to forge a single piece of equipment in the end."

Zhou Huai controlled Ouyezi to calmly look at Master Chen.

"Thank you for the reminder."

After speaking, he continued to search among the Rank 50 blueprints on his own.

Seeing that he wouldn't listen to advice, Master Chen could only helplessly shake his head and ignore him.

Beside them, Master Murong from the Demon Capital was a straightforward person.

Seeing Ouyezi's unyielding attitude, he immediately snorted coldly.

"Don't think that just because you took first place in the first round, you can be arrogant."

"Be careful of blind confidence, or you'll suffer a great loss!"

He crossed his arms over his chest, chin slightly raised, his voice carrying a hint of arrogance.

"If you, at Rank 18, can truly forge Rank 50 equipment."

"I, Murong Chen, will immediately acknowledge you as my master!"

Zhou Huai's interest was piqued by these words.

He controlled Ouyezi and looked at Master Murong for an extra moment.

Master Murong, whose real name is Murong Chen, is in his fifties and holds considerable prestige in the Demon Capital's forging world.

It seems he is also an S-Rank Forging Master.

Having such a disciple seems quite interesting.

A smile appeared on his face as he looked at Murong Chen.

"Master Murong, is that true?"

Murong Chen felt a faint premonition of unease when he saw Ouyezi's expression.

But since the words had left his mouth, he naturally couldn't go back on them.

He stuck out his neck and declared loudly.

"Of course it's true!"

"As long as you can forge it, I'll kowtow and acknowledge you as my master on the spot, I absolutely won't go back on my word!"

He simply didn't believe that a mere Rank 18 Forging Master could truly forge Rank 50 equipment.

He had never seen or even heard of such a thing in his life.

"Good!"

Zhou Huai smiled and nodded.

"It's a deal!"

After a small interlude, everyone stopped talking and continued to choose the blueprints they needed.

Nakamura Shin'ichiro was the first to complete his selection.

He handed the five chosen blueprints to the staff.

Everyone looked closely and found that four of them were Rank 50 equipment blueprints.

Only for the weapon did he choose a Rank 60 blueprint!

【Blaze Gale Battle Axe】!

It seems he intends to create a decisive gap between himself and everyone else in terms of weapons.

The other Forging Masters frowned at this.

They couldn't help but admire Nakamura Shin'ichiro's confidence and courage.

The Great Masters present were not without the ability to forge Rank 60 equipment.

But the competition tested not only strength, but also mindset and courage.

Normally, when they forged a Rank 60 piece of equipment, they would fail at least five or six times before succeeding once.

They dared not rely on such a success rate in a competition.

Zhou Huai also frowned slightly at this.

For others, forging Rank 60 equipment meant a low success rate.

But for Ouyezi, at his current Rank, attempting to forge Rank 60 equipment was simply impossible to succeed.

Rank 50 equipment was already his limit.

Nakamura Shin'ichiro's move had directly pushed him into a desperate situation.

However, just then.

Zhou Huai's gaze was suddenly drawn by a faint glow at the far end of the long table.

His heart stirred, and he stepped over.

In the deepest part of the many weapon blueprints, a unique blueprint lay quietly.

That blueprint was entirely dark gold in color, with intricate and mysterious patterns drawn on it, as if containing some profound Dao of heaven and earth.

The edges of the blueprint were also surrounded by a faint golden halo.

Legendary Weapon Blueprint!