Hao Ren waited for a few minutes, before the result was clear. Only five people remained, and Tian Teicong said, "Now for the fourth round. You each would have to refine a weapon and then it would be compared against the rest of the participants. The one better in quality would get to advance. Remember, this is the do or die stage and there would be only one among you who could strive forward."

The five people exchanged gazes, and the onlookers finally divided to support their favorite candidates. This was all based on how they purchased weapons and the other artifacts from them. However, in the crowd, only Hao Ren looked like he was someone without any support.

At this moment, two people stepped up, Grandmaster Flaming Hammer and Grandmaster Serene Storme took out a banner and placed it on the side, everyone saw the banner and they began to whisper before Grandmaster Flaming Hammer said, "Yes, Grandmaster Ling ShiHao is the person who has been refining the low lever high quality artifacts that you all have bought these days. He is the person we have hired."

The crowd was shocked and after a few moments they all began to cheer, for Hao Ren. The young man on the other hand he shook his head and thought what a mess this entire situation had become too ostentatious for his taste. However, at this moment the system said, *Punk, did you forget your mission? You ought to gain fame and create a name. Now this is a normal thing when you gain fame. So suck up and work.*

Hao Ren sighed and then he heard Grandmaster Amira say, "Let the fourth round, begin."

Hao Ren took out the metals that he was going to use, and the people fell silent, because unlike others, who were using the combination of three or four rare metals, Hao Ren had only selected two metals and that too of common type.

Someone from the crowd asked, "Is Grandmaster Hao really this poor?"

Many people thought that he was using the common grade material because he was poor. However, just as the situation was getting out of hands and some people were beginning to speak ill of Hao Ren. Grandmaster Flaming Hammer snorted and said, "You all are so impatient. Can you just wait and watch? Or have you taken over the judgement task?"

In the participant area, Hao Ren waved his hand and the next moment the metal chunks flew over to his side, and then he directly used his flames to smelt the metals without using the furnace.

The people were shocked, they opened their eyes wide, and Grandmaster Serene Storme remarked, "This is the technique that Grandmaster Ling Shihao uses to create all his high level artifacts. Watch and learn."

While he said this, Tian Teicong looked at Hao Ren and she squinted his eyes. He asked, "I have heard that there someone who uses a technique like this."

Grandmaster Amira narrowed her gaze and looked at Tian Teicong before she commented, "Isn't that the technique that Grandmaster Hao Ren uses?"

Tian Teicong looked at her and nodded, before he asked, "Wasn't it you who recommended him to the contest? Don't you know his identity?"

Amira looked at him and said, "From what I know he comes from the similar school of thoughts like Grandmaster Hao Ren."

Tian Teicong was surprised, and asked, "Why did you allow him to enter the contest if you knew that he came from the same school of thoughts as Hao Ren?"

Amira shrugged her shoulders, before she said, "Well, I don't see how that would be an issue."

Tian Teicong looked at her for a prolonged moment before turning his head to look at Hao Ren.

The young man in the participation arena, didn't know that he had almost been recognized. These people have heard of his name but not seen his face. The metals all turned into liquid before Hao Ren waved his hand to make a few seals. The metal fused together before it cooled down slightly and he placed it on the anvil, before he took out his hammer and began to swing it and hit the cooling metal.

Bang!

The sound vibrated through the surroundings and the people were shocked to hear it. The hammer clang resonated from their bodies. Hao Ren didn't stop, he kept hitting the metal, and kept channeling the flames from his hand into the metal, that was slowly beginning to look like a shaft.

As the rudimentary shape of the sword began to appear, Hao Ren raised his head to catch his breath and he saw the two grandmasters looking at him with their faces brimming with proud smiles. He thought about something and stretched his back before raising his hammer again and then swung it back again.

As he did, his hammer suddenly caught fire and then everyone saw the void around the blade shrink before the hammer collided with the sword embryo.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His actions caused the two teachers to look at him as they shivered with excitement. Hao Ren kept moving and refined the sword. His speed and efficiency was nice. The young man took a deep breath and then he took out spiritual ink and made seals to control the spiritual ink to engrave Dao Runes inside the layers of the sword.

After five hours, he finished engraving fifty runes inside the layers of the sword. Then he inspected his weapon before he gave it a swing around and displayed its efficiency. When he was satisfied with the weapon, he placed it back on the table, and said, "Mister Invigilator, I have finished refining my weapon."

The invigilator had been observing him throughout and nodded as he replied, "Good. Please wait for a bit, the weapons will be put to trial soon as these people finish their work."

Hao Ren nodded, and waited on the side with a faint smile. Then he looked at the two grandmasters who were smiling at him. At this moment, a voice echoed inside his mind, 'Tian Teicong has grown suspicious of you. He will try to give you some trouble.'

Hao Ren faintly nodded and after a few minutes, the young man took a deep breath as he had expected for this to happen. The sword he created it was made by using the metal layering and folding technique, and for that he had to smelt it without the furnace. This was to save time, and closely observe the changes in the metal.

Followed by that, Hao Ren had to save enough time so that he could engrave the runes inside the weapon, so even if Tian Teicong decided to duke it out with him. Hao Ren didn't mind. Thinking about it, he looked at the invigilator, and asked, "May I use my blood to establish a bond with this weapon?"

The invigilator replied, "Yes, you may."

Hao Ren asked this question so that the people could be witnesses in case these guys make things difficult for him. He dripped some of his blood on the surface of the blade and the sword began to glow slightly as the Dao Runes inside the layers surfaced. The people were shocked and someone yelled, "There are fifty runes. How can someone create an artifact with so many runes?"

The people have never seen anything like this, and Tian Teicong also narrowed his gaze, he was getting even more suspicious of the young man standing on the ground. He wanted to move and grab Hao Ren by his throat.

Hao Ren looked at the person with a smile and replied, "This is something I learned from a master on the other side of the ocean. He crafted a high level puppet that has more than two thousand Dao Runes on it. Compared to that, this sword of mine is a paltry trick."

*Hohoho! Cunning goblin, you are going to spread your legend to gain fame. Fucking genius. After a long time, I wish to address you as host.*

Hao Ren smiled and didn't react to the system. Tian Teicong asked from the void, "What is the name of this master?"

Hao Ren replied calmly, "Council Head, that master is called Grandmaster Hao Ren. I found him in the Iron Mountain City, however, he didn't wish to teach me, but I persisted and followed him to the other side of the ocean and finally got to learn this technique. However, I cannot impart it on anyone else without his approval. Grandmaster Hao Ren has placed a seal on me so that I don't misuse the technique for personal gains and glory."

This sort of thing was a normal practice in the cultivation world and none of the people had a problem with it. Just like that, the time limit ended and all the weapons were collected. There were two daggers, and three swords. All of them looked impressive, but the final result was yet to be derived.

Tian Teicong said, "Take your positions and when given the signal, shoot your weapons forward so that they clash and we will grade them based on their endurance, quality, and lastly, functions."