The sounds of Mutation Technique were almost continuous, resonating one after another at regular intervals.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every time the Mutation Technique resonated, it signified a refinement session.

The speed of the Emperor's cultivation was extremely fast. In no time, he completed twelve refinement sessions, which was the initial stage of Initial Refinement, and soon stepped into the middle stage of Initial Refinement.

"The Emperor's cultivation speed is very fast indeed, befitting of someone in the Mid True God Realm."

Huang Yuan sighed. The Emperor's cultivation speed was even faster than he had imagined. If it were him, his own speed wouldn't compare.

"After all, the Emperor has cultivated for a very long time," Huang Yuan said, continuing, "At the Divine Spirits realm, refining at this level is no challenge to him at all. What we need to look at next is just how many levels and how many times he can refine. What stage of Refinement can he reach? Initial, middle, or advanced?"

However, Yu Wen'en didn't pay attention to the Emperor; he had a better relationship with Xiao Mu and had been watching the space above where Xiao Mu was secluded. He finally couldn't help but speak up, "What's happening with Brother Xiao? If the attempt failed, why hasn't he started again?"

At this, everyone became curious, and all eyes turned to where Xiao Mu was in seclusion.

Zhou Xuanmen frowned, his mood suddenly turning sour.

Xiao Xiao actually messed up, are you kidding me?

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Xiao Mu's complexion had just returned to calm, shifting from strangeness.

Could it be that Mutation actually brings such unexpected benefits?

After the Mutation, the Yama Hammer no longer resists during its crafting?

This... this... does this mean I can easily refine the Yama Hammer one hundred and eight times?

Xiao Mu's expression was odd, and so was his mood, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

The kind of battle art that only the unparalleled talent of Lord of Bai's Mansion could cultivate one hundred and seven times, a record that no one from ancient times to the present could break, has now become unrestricted for me due to the Mutation.

He didn't know what to say for the moment. His expression was strange, as he desperately wanted to laugh but had to forcibly hold it in.

I must not let the seniors like Old Zhou know, and I must not let the Mutated Beings of the Heavenly Court know, otherwise, I am absolutely finished.

If Emperor Taija knew that I can cultivate battle arts without any restrictions, wouldn't he be furious and immediately descend to kill me?

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Above Xiao Mu's head, the Illusion of the city deity vibrated constantly, and with each vibration, he was actually extracting the power of the city deity's authority and directly inputting it into the Yama Hammer.

At this moment, the Yama Hammer in front of Xiao Mu was extremely quiet, without any struggle from beginning to end, allowing Xiao Mu to input the power of authority time after time.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

With each input of the power of authority, a Golden Light flashed on the Yama Hammer, and a Golden Thread merged into it, instantly disappearing.

Hum! Hum! Hum…

This continued, totaling a substantial thirty-six times.

This marked the Initial Refinement.

After thirty-six inputs of authoritative power, the Initial Refinement was finally accomplished, with an ease beyond imagination.

Bang!

Above the space where Xiao Mu was located, high in the sky, there was finally an explosion, as a virtual image of the Yama Hammer refracted out.

"It finally emerged!"

"This Xiao Xiao!"

"Actually took such a long time just to get a clear grasp of the method to cultivate this battle art."

The watchers at the scene, from Mutated Beings in the Human world to the lower Divine Spirits, all of them relaxed.

This Xiao Mu's progress was too slow; the Emperor had already completed the Initial Refinement, but he was only just starting?

Could this genius be deceiving us?

"It's a relief, at last, Xiao Xiao can start now," Zhou Xuanmen said, easing up as he looked up at the Illusion of the Yama Hammer above Xiao Mu's secluded area.

But soon, his expression changed again.

Something isn't quite right. Why hasn't Xiao Xiao injected the power of authority into the Yama Hammer?

No way.

The others realized it too; although the Illusion of the Yama Hammer appeared in the air on Xiao Mu's side, there was no sound of Mutation Technique coming from there.

That shouldn't be right.

"Does this Xiao Xiao actually know how to cultivate? Old Zhou, did you explain the method clearly to him?" Huang Yuan couldn't hold back any longer, turning his head to question Zhou Xuanmen.

Suspecting me?

Zhou Xuanmen was a bit displeased and couldn't help but give Huang Yuan a glare.

As a result, Huang Yuan returned the stare without any courtesy.

Glaring at me? You think I'd be afraid of you, Old Zhou?

Huang Yuan bulged his eyes, fearlessly staring down Zhou Xuanmen.

"Alright, alright, Old Huang, put away your divine powers!"

Zhou Xuanmen suddenly felt weary; this Old Huang couldn't be reasoned with ordinarily, but he was on their own side, loyal to the Alliance, and had achieved merits multiple times, so he couldn't berate or beat him either.

"I say, Old Zhou, did you really pass on the complete cultivation method to Xiao Xiao?"

Seeing Zhou Xuanmen soften, Huang Yuan stopped glaring and asked again.

"I did, you were there at the time, how could you not know?" Zhou Xuanmen retorted.

"Maybe you didn't explain it clearly, or maybe that kid didn't understand. You really should have repeated it, it wouldn't have been too much effort for you." Huang Yuan muttered to himself in a low voice.

Zhou Xuanmen was choked with frustration and was about to glare at Huang Yuan again when he just moved his gaze away and dismissed the thought.

Forget it, forget it, Old Huang is just a wretch, it's not worth stooping to his level.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Elsewhere, the noises at Mei Zun's location continued to come in uninterrupted succession.

And with each unusual sound, the crowd in the sky, looking at the shadow of the Annihilation Sword, could see a flash of Gold Brilliance emanating from within.

That was the authority of the city god being infused into the Annihilation Sword by Mei Zun.

Every time the city god's authority was infused, a Golden Thread would form on the sword, only to disappear in the blink of an eye.

"Forty-three, forty-four..."

Someone was silently counting, estimating how many more times Mei Zun could refine.

In Xiao Mu's secluded cultivation area, his expression became increasingly odd.

In front of him, the original Yama Hammer suddenly split into two, one becoming two.

One of the Yama Hammers had a thick aura of authority, radiantly translucent, evenly distributed, presenting a perfectly refined appearance.

Which one should I refine next? The new one, or continue refining the old one?

What are the differences between these two?

For a moment, Xiao Mu couldn't figure out which Yama Hammer to infuse his authority into. The new one had no authority infused at all, whereas the old one had been infused with authority thirty-six times, completing its Initial Refinement.

After thinking briefly, Xiao Mu made a decision.

Continue infusing authority into the old Yama Hammer; even if that was accomplished, it would be no different from ordinary cultivation.

For instance, if I infuse authority into one Yama Hammer, doing it seventy-two times, and others do the same with their Yama Hammer, then what kind of difference would there be in power?

Even Xiao Mu was unsure if there would be any difference.

But if I were to cultivate the new Yama Hammer, it would be different from others.

However, would being different mean that my cultivation method is weaker than others, or would it be stronger?

Xiao Mu didn't have a definitive conclusion at the moment.

But soon, he made a decision.

To cultivate the new Yama Hammer.

The reason is simple: the Mutation Technique only strengthens, never weakens, and there has never been a case where using it on any Secret Manual or Object resulted in a reduction of power.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Above Xiao Mu's head, the city god's likeness trembled once again, and the city god's authority burst out time after time.

Xiao Mu grabbed the city god's authority and directly infused it into the new Yama Hammer.

The new Yama Hammer, just like the old one, accepted the infusion of authority passively and quietly.

Once, twice... ten times... twenty times... thirty times...

In a short amount of time, Xiao Mu infused the city god's authority into the old Yama Hammer thirty-six times, completing another Initial Refinement.

Hum!

At the same moment, in front of Xiao Mu, the newly completed Yama Hammer responded immediately.

Amid the trembling authority, both Yama Hammers suddenly converged towards the center.

Xiao Mu was startled, and then he saw the two Yama Hammers merging into one, transforming from two into one,

Golden Light resplendent, authority piercingly cold; the merged Yama Hammer seemed to have grown significantly larger.

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