Chapter 1166. Angel Takes Up The Stage!

Evaluation of the tonfas took a relatively long time compared to the others. The intricate linking between the wind and lightning weapons was sublime, able to create several extraordinary effects and increase the user’s strength severalfold. Andrea's weapons were unique and different compared to the rest of the participants. Then, thanks to her mixing of three blacksmithing methods, the result became something the judges had never seen before.

The novelty, proficiency, and quality of the weapon eventually earned Andrea a lot of points. However, whether she was first was still a matter of debate. Shang Huang was a very strong competitor who matched Andrea’s genius and uniqueness. As a Sixth Realm cultivator, her abilities were more than a notch above Andrea’s.

Andrea waited with a relatively calm heart. ‘I’ve done my best, so if I can’t get first, I should think that I have no fate with those dragon cores.’ Her gaze turned toward the stands, and her eyebrows twitched slightly. ‘Why is my dragoness being pampered so much in public? Can’t the girls see that some people are starting to look at her with greedy eyes because she is showing off her cuteness?’

Andrea also realized that lately, Yasenia had become slightly more gluttonous and, for a lack of a better word, obedient. Moreover, her actions made it so everyone would have the urge to pat her head, hug her, and rain kisses on her.

Yasenia noticed Andrea looking their way, and she waved happily. At the same time, she was opening her mouth as Kali placed a pastry in front of her mouth.

Andrea waved back with a helpless laugh and refocused on the competition. Shang Huang noticed Andrea’s gaze, and her gaze landed on the dragoness. She had noticed this woman long ago. It was hard to miss such a beautiful woman with that kind of seductive body.

“Do you know them, Andrea?”

After speaking for a few weeks together, Shang Huang and Andrea became slightly closer—enough for the senior to call Andrea without honorifics. Andrea answered with a smile. “Sister Huang, they are part of my family.”

“Oh!” Shang Huang was slightly confused, thinking to herself. ‘They don’t look much alike, but perhaps they have the same father and different mothers?’

She naturally wouldn’t ask such private questions.

“After discussing for a while, we’ve come to a final answer. Let’s start the rankings!”

“In 13th place…”

“In 12th place…”

…

As the names went by, the participants waited anxiously. Once their names were spoken, some showed disappointment, and others showed relief. The judges continued giving their positions and reasons, and eventually, the last three remained.

The ones left were Andrea, Shang Huang, and a relatively ordinary blacksmith with tremendous skill. This man could be said to be a notch above Andrea and Huang in terms of pure blacksmithing skill. However, when taking into account the results, the peculiar methods both Huang and Andrea used were enough to breach the distance.

“In third place, Andrea Dravory! Her skill as a mortal Spiritual Blacksmith is incredible, to say the least. However, the practical assessment made the client slightly dissatisfied. Hence, she lost a few valuable points, placing them a step behind the other two competitors. Other than that, her theoretical ability and unusual techniques are worth praising; the high position we’ve placed her on is a result of it.”

Everyone frowned right away. Even a blind man could see how eager the client was to get the weapons Andrea crafted. Moreover, while showing the effects to the judges, his face always had a smirk, as if he was extremely excited and proud of his new weapons.

If anything, of all the clients, that man seemed the most satisfied. A person shouted from the stands, unable to stand by at the injustice. “What are you talking about, judge? Are you blind? The client was almost jumping like a little kid when he got the weapons!”

“Right, right! If he doesn’t want them and is unsatisfied, he can go to another place. I have both the money and the attributes to wield those weapons! Give them to me if he is dissatisfied!”

“Heh. Even a competition of this level can be rigged? My eyes have been opened!”

Hearing the comments tilting toward quite a scandalous situation, one of the judges waved his hand and displayed the form that Andrea’s client filled.

Seeing the form, everyone’s faces turned black. The description went something like this. “The mortal blacksmith was wasteful of materials, making my weapons cost more than expected. Moreover, the weapons are not that good, and her talent is slightly mediocre compared to that of the rest of the masters. I can still give her a 65 out of 100 because she has completed the assessment.”

Of course, the words weren’t as blunt, and they were written with flowery descriptions. If one read that text without seeing the weapons, one might’ve thought that Andrea delivered a Quasi-Transcendence weapon and not a fully-developed Transcendence Realm one! The words made everyone’s mouth drop open at the client’s shamelessness!

Even Andrea was dumbfounded. “Didn’t he say that there was no need to change anything when I asked him if he wanted any extra changes?”

In the stands, Yasenia’s face and the other girls were looking at the image coldly. The dragoness even lost appetite as she stood up and looked at Ancestor Long. “Old Long, do you still think that there is no conspiracy behind this? That I am being too paranoid? Andrea deserved to be in first place!”

Old Long was quite experienced, so he also understood that truth. The old dragon glanced at Yasenia and commented. “I understand that. However, she has failed to take the first place.”

Yasenia’s face showed disbelief. When she was about to complain, the old dragon raised one of his hands. “Let me finish.”

Yasenia swallowed his complaints and used her chin to signal him to continue. Ancestor Long spoke. “I will sell you the cores, but with no discounts or anything. The full price and nothing less!”

Yasenia deadpanned. “Are you for real?”

Old Long caressed his long beard. “Of course.” He smiled like an old fox. “After all, while I admit that Andrea has the skills to give the cores a new form, she has not fulfilled the condition I set. If anything, me not increasing the price is considered generous!”

Yasenia rolled her eyes so hard that she almost lifted off from the rotational force. “Whatever, whatever. I’ll buy them at their whole price, you cheap dragon.”

Old Long hummed. “Thank you for buying from our Long family. Please do business with us in the future as well.”

Tatyana almost burst into laughter when Yasenia was outsmarted by Old Long. “At the end of the day, old pepper is spicier than young chilly.”

Yasenia almost spat a mouthful of blood. “What kind of saying is that!?”

“A funny one~.” Tatyana laughed.

Once Andrea returned with her third-place reward, she was welcomed by the hug of a soft and voluptuous body. Andrea wound her arms over Yasenia’s shoulders, looking down at her pretty dragoness with a smile. “Sorry love, I didn’t manage to win.”

Yasenia snorted, her tail slapping the ground in anger. “Someone is tampering with your competition! Most likely, the Mo family’s doing. After all, since I cut off the arm of one of their children, they might have used this competition as a way to make us suffer a little.” Yasenia sighed. “Sorry, Darling, I shouldn’t have been so impulsive.”

Andrea lowered her big hand and patted Yasenia’s soft and bouncy butt quite loudly, creating sensual jiggles all around the pudding-like dragoness. Yasenia innocently blinked a few times.

Andrea chuckled. “Don’t be silly. You reacted properly at that time. Since they want to give us a small loss, let’s allow them to do so. Either way, it’s not that big of a deal. If they are satisfied with this small revenge, then it can be considered worth it. After all, having the Mo family as enemies is not ideal. Moreover, escalating things with them will only lead to problems.”

Yasenia pouted and nuzzled her face in Andrea’s chest. “If Darling doesn’t mind… I won’t be too brutal in my revenge on them during the Secret Realm.”

Andrea felt a drop of sweat fall down her temple. ‘What was she going to do during the Secret Realm?’

Yasenia added. “Of course, that’s only if my Baby is not bullied too much. If Angel comes and cries…” Yasenia smiled slightly. “The Mo family might need to beg that I am not nearby when I become strong enough.”

The girls smiled slightly and didn’t bother her anymore. They knew that Yasenia was not impulsive. Hence, she wouldn’t really make it a big deal unless it was absolutely necessary.

In the competition venue, the formation masters started waking up from meditation. They have been sitting in the same position for a few months already. Of course, for cultivators of their strength, that was not too big of a deal. With lifespans as long as tens of thousands of years and more, mediating for a few months would go by in the blink of an eye.

Angel stood up and stretched, yawning cutely. “Senior, is it time already?”

The tall and slender man by Angel’s side looked down at the cute girl and smiled gently. “Yes. Did you prepare well, Junior?”

Angel blinked her large blue eyes and smiled widely. “Yes! Senior, don’t be sad later when I beat you, okay?”

The man laughed. “If you are similar to the other juniors who have participated this time around, then your words might be a bit more than bragging. I’ll take your advice to heart.”

Angel giggled and looked at the five judges. The number of people in the formation competition was 10. After the judges arrived, the rules were explained slowly once more. After all, there were people who only came for only one of the competitions.

There wasn’t much of a change. The first test used a list of materials, and the participants needed to write down how many Formation Ink recipes they could make. The second test was about creating a defensive formation that could resist the full-strength attack of a Transcendence Ranked cultivator. The final one would ask a client to tell the participants a few functions a tool should have. The formation masters would need to create the tool to fit the client’s preferences as best as possible.

For the first competition, there was not much suspense. Angel ended up winning with an absurd 75,690 types of different ink. For reference, the others wrote down between 40 and 60 thousand. To say that even the judges felt confused about how Angel managed to write so many of them was an understatement.