This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

He Yu's self-created forging method?

The one he had used to forge the Banana Leaf Fan back in the Fiery Hell of the <Who Is the Undercover> instance?

Duan Yuchen's eyes lit up. He stomped excitedly in place, practically glowing as he stared at He Yu.

"Really? He Yu, do you need my help?"

He Yu shook his head.

"No."

He truly didn't.

Last time, in <Who Is the Undercover>, He Yu hadn't thoroughly studied <Complete Encyclopedia of Equipment Forging>, nor did he know much about the Federation's forging methods, so he had needed Duan Yuchen's assistance.

But now—

He was very confident.

Although delighted, Duan Yuchen still couldn't help asking:

"Have you memorized all the forging hand signs? There are countless complicated signs in <Complete Encyclopedia of Equipment Forging>, and that's still not enough. You also have to remember everything I just—"

He Yu glanced at him and answered without the slightest embarrassment:

"No."

Duan Yuchen froze.

His face was filled with disbelief.

"You didn't memorize them? Then how are you going to forge equipment?! Last time I controlled everything, but this time you'll have to do the whole process yourself!"

"Forging is extremely complicated. Different materials require different hand signs. Everything is fast and complicated, and if you make even one mistake in any stage, the whole process fails!"

Even veteran forgers who knew every hand sign by heart couldn't guarantee success.

Yet He Yu—

A complete beginner—

Hadn't memorized the signs and still wanted to do it?

Duan Yuchen desperately wanted to ask—

Are you fucking messing with me?

But he endured.

After having his face slapped so many times, all the contestants had already developed a shared belief:

Even if they didn't believe it in their hearts—

As long as He Yu hadn't failed, they absolutely must not rush to mock him.

What if they got slapped in the face again?

How embarrassing.

Remembering the countless times he'd been humiliated in <Who Is the Undercover>, Duan Yuchen silently stepped aside.

He Yu simply couldn't be judged with common sense.

He wanted to see how He Yu planned to forge.

Was he really that skilled?

Was there anything worth learning?

Was He Yu going to display the same abilities he used for the Banana Leaf Fan?

But that method had seemed more like "Blue Star Taiji" and some kind of "Star-Absorbing Technique."

Even if He Yu demonstrated it, without teaching him, he wouldn't understand.

Duan Yuchen stood to the side with a conflicted expression.

He Yu ignored him.

He looked at Bo Jingshan, who had walked over after hearing the conversation.

Bo Jingshan's weapon was a large curved saber.

It wasn't particularly easy to use, but it gave enormous combat power bonuses. Combined with auxiliary equipment, Bo Jingshan could reach S-rank.

Thus, he treasured his blade.

No expert didn't cherish their weapon.

Yet faced with the "novice" He Yu wanting to forge it, Bo Jingshan didn't say a word.

He simply handed over the blade calmly.

As though even if He Yu destroyed it, he wouldn't complain.

He Yu accepted it and looked deeply at Bo Jingshan.

Compared to He Yu, a half-baked Blue Star native, Bo Jingshan was a genuine Blue Star man.

Unlike the others, who had joined for various reasons or had been death row inmates, Bo Jingshan was a special forces soldier selected by Blue Star.

He truly represented Blue Star.

Even when he met Blue Star people he disliked, as long as they didn't attack first, he wouldn't attack them.

He was willing to protect someone weak like Ling Buchen.

He was willing to fully cooperate with someone monstrously intelligent like He Yu.

Because—

In Bo Jingshan's eyes—

Blue Star people were one team.

He wouldn't force anyone to sacrifice for Blue Star.

But he himself quietly gave everything.

A righteous Blue Star soldier.

He Yu said nothing.

He threw the saber into Duan Yuchen's forging apparatus.

The four hooks instantly grabbed the weapon and suspended it in the center.

The flames below were still burning.

Fire control was extremely important during forging.

The intensity had to constantly change.

After thinking for a moment, He Yu looked at Duan Yuchen.

"You control the fire."

Duan Yuchen nodded.

"Fine. You forge, and I'll handle the flames. Whenever they need to be stronger, I'll increase them. Whenever—"

He Yu interrupted:

"No need for all that."

"Just keep the fire burning."

Duan Yuchen: "???"

He could tolerate disrespect toward himself.

But not disrespect toward forging!

Suspicious, he asked:

"Do you really know what you're doing? Complete equipment forging isn't that simple. Are you serious? You're not joking with me?"

No forger maintained a constant flame.

He simply couldn't understand.

He Yu glanced at him.

"Listen to me."

—You're supposed to obey me for thirty days. Why are you whining over something as simple as maintaining a fire?

Though He Yu didn't say it aloud, his eyes conveyed the message perfectly.

Duan Yuchen: "..."

He endured.

For the sake of his promise.

And for the sake of He Yu's forging techniques.

What if this guy really had something unique?

Still—

He was terrified He Yu would destroy his tools.

Eugene laughed.

"Old Duan, just let He Yu try. Has this guy ever screwed up?"

Unlike Duan Yuchen, Eugene had no attachment to forging.

He was simply curious.

Could He Yu really forge powerful equipment?

Last time, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

If this guy could forge too—

Then what exactly couldn't he do?

Everyone had the same mentality.

They all gathered around.

Duan Yuchen rolled his eyes.

"You're the old one."

Old Duan?

He was Master Duan!

And he wasn't old at all!

Most contestants in <Top Talent Show> were young.

Zhen Xing also came over.

Cultivation could wait.

Watching He Yu forge for the first time?

That was rare.

Being surrounded by curious eyes didn't bother He Yu at all.

Someone who enjoyed attention wasn't affected by a little audience.

[Bullet Screen: "...Why isn't everyone saying anything?"]

[Bullet Screen: "Yeah. Normally Bullet Screen would be lively at times like this. If the audience count wasn't increasing, I'd think nobody was watching."]

[Bullet Screen: "It's not that they're not watching. They're just waiting for He Yu to fail. The moment he fails, they'll jump out and mock him. They're all holding back right now."]

[Bullet Screen: "...Let's wait for the result."]

It wasn't that people didn't want to comment.

They simply didn't dare.

Too many face slaps.

But very few actually believed He Yu could forge by himself.

Like his "Star-Absorbing Technique," He Yu had always been a supreme support character.

His combat ability had to be demonstrated through others.

Even his last forging performance had relied on Duan Yuchen.

He hadn't memorized any hand signs.

How could he possibly control the forging process?!

People weren't looking down on He Yu.

They simply didn't believe he could forge alone.

If He Yu and Duan Yuchen worked together, they could undoubtedly astonish everyone.

But by himself?

Wait.

Once he failed, they could finally tease the overly famous and somewhat arrogant "God He Yu."

And if he succeeded...

Well.

Nobody would have their faces slapped.

Duan Yuchen thought exactly the same.

If someone else had suggested this nonsense, he would've kicked them out with a stick.

But this was He Yu.

Logically speaking:

He Yu was talking nonsense.

But deep inside—

This bastard seemed capable of anything.

Fine.

He wanted fire?

Then fire it was.

Big flames.

His tools were sturdy enough anyway.

Worst case, he'd rescue them afterward.

Everyone waited to see He Yu forge.

And He Yu remained utterly relaxed.

Even if he saw the discussions in Bullet Screen, his expression never changed.

Unhurried.

Calm.

Watching the saber burn.

Good materials took time to melt.

Watching his treasured blade, Duan Yuchen felt pained.

The materials were truly excellent.

Unable to resist, he asked:

"Do you really not need help? This is secondary processing. It's difficult. Similar to the fan from before. I can control things and you assist me. We can forge together."

"No."

He Yu rejected him without hesitation.

Then he walked toward the pile of discarded materials.

Duan Yuchen had dismantled many pieces of ruined equipment.

They still had value.

Squatting down, He Yu began selecting pieces.

As he searched, he asked Bo Jingshan:

"Do you have any metal equipment you don't use?"

"The harder the better."

After thinking, Bo Jingshan actually took out another blade.

The quality was excellent, but it was too small.

Only the size of a throwing knife.

He never used it.

He also took out another forging material.

Duan Yuchen practically jumped.

"My god!"

"Steel Gold Jade!"

"Where did you get that?!"

Bo Jingshan answered calmly.

"From a previous instance."

Looking at the palm-sized lump of metal, he asked:

"It's valuable?"

It looked ordinary.

But it was incredibly heavy.

He had tried everything and couldn't damage it.

He had also tried fusing it with equipment, but failed.

And while others in that instance had received high-level equipment—

He had received this piece of metal.

Even then, he had known—

It was precious.

Before Duan Yuchen could answer, Gedai spoke seriously:

"Correction."

"Extremely precious."

Qiong nodded with envy.

"Steel Gold Jade is one of the rarest forging materials. It's said someone once used it as the main material in a divine-grade treasure."

"Of course, divine-grade treasures require more than just Steel Gold Jade."

"But Steel Gold Jade is always a core material."

"In today's Federation, buying a piece isn't just expensive."

"It also requires luck."

Divine-grade treasures!

He Yu raised an eyebrow.

He had seen mentions of them in Bullet Screen before.

They surpassed all ordinary equipment.

Each appearance caused top experts to go mad.

Without enough strength, one couldn't use or even hide a divine-grade treasure.

Eugene smacked his lips enviously.

"A divine-grade treasure..."

Who didn't want one?

But if they were easy to obtain, they wouldn't be divine-grade treasures.

Rumor had it that <Top Talent Show> contained some.

Though none had yet been found.

Duan Yuchen's eyes burned.

"So now you understand how precious this is!"

"If you're willing, I can—"

Help you forge it.

Bo Jingshan nodded.

"I understand."

Then he handed both the throwing knife and the Steel Gold Jade to He Yu.

"Use them."

"Okay."

He Yu accepted them.

Everyone: "???"

One dared to give.

The other dared to accept.

Duan Yuchen's face turned red.

He was so anxious he couldn't speak.

[Bullet Screen: "!! I can accept He Yu trying to forge, but not using Steel Gold Jade!"]

[Bullet Screen: "Do these two Blue Star people have no idea what they're doing?!"]

[Bullet Screen: "Bo Jingshan trusts He Yu. And He Yu never fights unwinnable battles."]

[Bullet Screen: "I know He's smart, and I believe he'll reach the finals. But forging has nothing to do with intelligence!"]

Siya couldn't help saying:

"If you're going to waste Steel Gold Jade, sell it to me."

"Not selling."

Eugene immediately said:

"I'll trade! Name your price!"

Bo Jingshan replied calmly:

"Not trading."

Everyone: "..."

This guy really couldn't be reasoned with!

Rather than exchange it with them—

He would rather let He Yu waste it?!

But then they saw He Yu carefully selecting three more forging materials.

One was incomplete.

One was tiny.

One only had shaping properties.

Everyone froze.

He Yu was selecting them very seriously.

Considering his personality—

Could it be...

He was actually confident?

Duan Yuchen thought so too.

Even if Steel Gold Jade melted, some could still be refined afterward.

And He Yu's attitude...

He truly intended to forge seriously.

Ignoring everyone's thoughts, He Yu stood before the forging apparatus.

Everyone unconsciously stepped back.

But their eyes remained fixed on him.

Even Little Green still clung to him.

He Yu gently patted the vine.

"I'm about to forge."

"Be careful not to get hurt."

The vine said nothing.

But a small bud appeared on the Life Tree.

Obviously—

He Yu's concern had made him happy.

One by one, He Yu placed all the materials nearby.

He carefully observed the state of the saber.

The forging fire was intense.

Soon, half the blade had melted.

He watched quietly.

Steady.

Calm.

Duan Yuchen maintained the flames and reminded himself—

He Yu's forging techniques were mysterious.

He couldn't judge them with common sense.

He wanted to learn.

Even if—

The process looked strange.

And then—

He watched He Yu throw the throwing knife in.

Before anyone could react—

He tossed in the Steel Gold Jade.

Then the remaining three materials.

All at once.

Threw them in.

In.

...

What about the hand signs?

Looking at the way He Yu casually dumped everything together—

There weren't any hand signs at all!

He even clapped his hands clean afterward.

Everyone: "???"

Duan Yuchen was dumbfounded.

Then he abruptly stood up, clutching his chest and breathing rapidly.

He could accept that He Yu's forging methods were somewhat different from traditional ones.

But this wasn't different—

This was complete chaos!

And then he remembered that He Yu had never actually forged equipment before. Last time, Duan Yuchen had done the forging himself while He Yu merely provided energy...

He felt like he couldn't breathe.

His vision darkened.

Good heavens.

So this was He Yu's idea of forging equipment?!

—Even cooking required an order for adding ingredients, and he had just thrown everything in at once!!

This was forging, not making soup!

Duan Yuchen felt terrible.

Looking at the Steel Gold Jade and the throwing knife tossed into the flames, he nearly wanted to plunge his hand into the scorching fire and rescue them.

Bo Jingshan's saber.

The Steel Gold Jade.

That excellent throwing knife...

All wasted!

Meanwhile, He Yu remained perfectly calm.

"Keep watching the fire."

"High flames."

Duan Yuchen: "..."

Almost in tears, he sat back down and controlled the fire.

The expression on his face looked as though he might start crying at any moment.

The scene was utterly bizarre.

Dressed in white, He Yu stood calmly in the center.

Before him burned the great forging fire.

Beside him sat Duan Yuchen, looking miserable.

Apart from Bo Jingshan and Zhen Xing, everyone else wore expressions of pain.

Siya even muttered quietly,

"If it fails, that'll be such a waste..."

Countless viewers were clutching their chests in agony.

Some had even called people over to help calm them down, afraid they'd faint from heartbreak.

Such a waste!

Did they believe He Yu could forge successfully?

Just look at his approach.

Look at him standing there "watching."

Did that look like someone with forging skills?!

[Bullet Screen: "He Yu, just assist Duan Yuchen in the future. You'll still be the strongest support..."]

[Bullet Screen: "We have to admit He's brilliant, but even He Yu has things he can't do. He's not omnipotent."]

No matter what people said, no matter how they looked at him, He Yu simply watched the forging equipment quietly.

Watching.

Watching.

Then suddenly he said:

"Hm."

"Forging is a little different from what I imagined."

"These materials are quite hard."

Apparently, they would need to burn much longer to completely merge.

There was no way they'd finish before sunset.

Everyone: "..."

—Why were they feeling more and more like He Yu's forging wasn't reliable?

Duan Yuchen nearly burst into tears.

"He Yu!"

"Let me take over!"

"If I do it now, we can still salvage things! These materials are truly rare. If you're willing, you can provide that energy of yours!"

He Yu looked at him.

Duan Yuchen thought he was persuaded and immediately jumped to his feet.

Though it was late, he was willing to do his best to save things.

But He Yu only said:

"Watch the fire."

"You don't need to worry about anything else."

Then he turned and walked toward the Life Tree.

The vine followed closely behind.

Everyone: "???"

Duan Yuchen stared in disbelief.

"He Yu!"

"You're not going to do anything?!"

"What about this?!"

He Yu replied calmly:

"Just keep the fire going."

Everyone: "..."

He jumped back onto the vine and leisurely opened <Complete Encyclopedia of Equipment Forging>.

So...

He was studying while practicing?

Everyone's expressions became strange.

Gedai commented:

"...He Yu is rather bold."

Duan Yuchen beat his chest in anguish.

"Bold?!"

"This isn't bold!"

"This is disrespecting forging itself!!"

He was already crying.

His eyes remained fixed on the Steel Gold Jade.

He had been wrong.

He should never have trusted He Yu's forging skills.

He Yu had many talents—

But he'd never touched forging!

Zhen Xing glanced at him.

"Just listen to the arrangements."

"Don't worry about He Yu's decisions."

Then he turned and walked beneath the Life Tree.

Since He Yu was reading, he might as well cultivate.

As for the forging?

The forger himself wasn't worried.

The owner, Bo Jingshan, wasn't worried.

So why should they?

He Yu wasn't someone who needed others worrying about him.

Zhen Xing sat beneath the tree.

Bo Jingshan followed.

He truly didn't seem to care about his equipment.

He truly trusted He Yu completely.

Everyone else: "..."

Eugene looked at the Steel Gold Jade with pity.

"Let's wait."

"Who knows? Maybe He Yu really has something up his sleeve."

"That guy's weird."

[Bullet Screen: "What exactly is He Yu thinking? I can't understand him."]

[Bullet Screen: "Is he confident or just indifferent?"]

[Bullet Screen: "...It's not his equipment anyway. Why would he care?"]

Duan Yuchen also wanted to ask—

What exactly are you thinking?!

While controlling the flames, he looked toward He Yu—

Only to see He Yu close his book and stroke the vine beside him.

"Little Green."

"Let's take an afternoon nap."

Withered Vine: "..."

He Yu blinked in surprise.

"Did you misunderstand something?"

"Why did the Life Tree suddenly grow a new branch?"

He could even feel it.

Little Green seemed...

Shy.

The Withered Vine replied awkwardly,

"I didn't."

He Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.

"Oh."

"You didn't."

The vine trembled.

Then—

Under He Yu's gaze—

Another branch grew from the Life Tree.

Withered Vine: "..."

There was no denying it now.

The corners of He Yu's lips curved upward.

He stopped teasing him.

Wrapping himself tighter in his coat, he slowly lay down and closed his eyes.

The vine that had followed He Yu remained upright.

It stared at him.

Motionless.

After a while, it cautiously relaxed and gently rested upon He Yu's body.

And then remained still.

Well—

Not completely still.

Chiu—

A bud grew.

Chiu chiu—

A leaf appeared.

Chiu chiu chiu—

Another leaf emerged.

...

Everyone: "..."

They looked at the forging fire.

They looked at the melting materials.

Then they looked at He Yu, peacefully asleep.

—He absolutely didn't care about forging.

—What forging master went to sleep and flirted during the forging process?

Duan Yuchen wanted to cry himself unconscious beside the flames.

—

This kind of forging was impossible.

Forging required precise control.

Materials had to be added one after another.

Different orders.

Different temperatures.

Different hand signs.

Only then could all materials merge into something new.

In other words—

Like chemistry.

You had to satisfy the conditions.

But He Yu?

He dumped everything in at once and left Duan Yuchen to maintain the fire.

And never touched it again.

When He Yu woke up, the Life Tree was still a stump.

But no longer a dying stump.

It had gained a new branch and dozens of leaves.

The Life Tree had improved.

But the forging area had become a nightmare.

Half-melted materials floated separately.

Not only were they failing to merge—

Some were actively repelling each other.

The central area between the hooks churned violently.

Duan Yuchen was frantic.

"He Yu!"

"These things could explode at any moment!"

"If they explode, everything's ruined!"

While He Yu slept, Duan Yuchen had tried every method he could think of.

But because He Yu had dumped everything together, even he was helpless.

More importantly—

He didn't dare touch He Yu's things.

He Yu glanced over.

"It won't explode yet."

"Keep the fire strong."

Then he took out his notebook and quietly wrote something.

Nobody knew what he was doing.

Nobody knew what he intended.

His calm demeanor almost felt...

Perfunctory.

Duan Yuchen: "..."

His heart was dead.

Zhen Xing and Bo Jingshan continued cultivating.

Eugene glanced at the forging area and wisely moved away.

He squatted between the two cultivators and narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

Qiong, Gedai, Wanrenzhan, and Siya silently retreated as well.

In case it exploded.

Time passed.

The materials slowly melted completely.

Night fell.

Green lights glowed around the Life Tree and vines.

Combined with the forging fire, the surroundings remained bright.

Duan Yuchen had already given up.

He was only wondering how to save his forging tools once the explosion happened.

[Bullet Screen: "...He Yu is really fooling around."]

[Bullet Screen: "Wait, didn't we agree we'd judge after the result?"]

Buzz—

The hooks trembled.

All materials had melted completely.

But the repulsion and turbulence intensified.

Duan Yuchen's expression changed.

"It's going to explode!"

Everyone retreated again.

Buzz! Buzz!

The vibrations became increasingly violent.

The fire grew unstable.

Duan Yuchen gritted his teeth.

If he stayed there, he might be hurt too.

Should he retreat?

Just as he thought this—

Everything stopped.

Duan Yuchen froze.

Confused, he turned.

He Yu had somehow appeared at the forging position.

One hand raised toward the molten materials.

The trembling ceased instantly.

Zhen Xing and Bo Jingshan's pupils contracted.

Ever since sensing energy within themselves, their perception had sharpened.

He Yu was channeling the surrounding energy!

His expression remained calm.

No trace of panic.

Maintaining that raised hand, the materials that had been on the verge of exploding suddenly became obedient.

Perfectly still.

Duan Yuchen stammered:

"Y-you..."

"How did you do that?!"

He Yu answered calmly:

"Like this."

"You people use complicated hand signs to slowly guide tiny amounts of energy into the materials."

"I simply skipped that lengthy process."

"And went straight to the end."

His hand remained raised.

His face gradually paled.

His fingers moved slightly.

As though controlling something invisible.

Under overwhelming energy, the mutually repelling liquids were forcibly stirred together.

Slowly.

Gradually.

They merged.

Duan Yuchen was dumbstruck.

Even those who knew nothing about forging were astonished.

Bullet Screen went blank.

So...

It could be done like this?

"He Yu spoke again.

"Bo Jingshan."

"Come here."

Bo Jingshan and Zhen Xing had already stopped cultivating when He Yu returned.

With several leaps, Bo Jingshan appeared beside him.

"What do you need?"

He Yu instructed:

"Inject all the energy inside your body into it."

Bo Jingshan didn't understand.

But he obeyed.

The energy he had cultivated over the last two days wasn't much.

But when it entered through his fingers—

He discovered another far greater force guiding it.

Moonlight flowed like water.

Flames blazed.

The materials slowly fused and took shape.

Nobody made a sound.

Everyone watched.

The shaping process was slow.

Under He Yu's guidance, Bo Jingshan's energy gradually molded the weapon.

Still a saber.

Still curved.

Yet before it was fully complete—

Nobody could take their eyes off it.

Slowly—

The curved blade formed.

Silver.

Brilliant beneath the moonlight.

Bo Jingshan nearly collapsed.

He Yu's face was equally pale.

But both endured.

His voice hoarse, He Yu said:

"Try a drop of blood."

Even he wasn't sure.

But Bo Jingshan immediately cut his palm.

Blood flowed into the newly formed saber.

The crimson disappeared.

Leaving behind only pure silver.

BOOM—!

The saber trembled violently.

Duan Yuchen was blasted away and crashed to the ground.

Fortunately, the vines had already dragged He Yu away.

Only Bo Jingshan remained standing in place.

Duan Yuchen scrambled up immediately.

His burning gaze fixed upon the saber.

Then—

He watched his four forging hooks shatter into pieces.

Duan Yuchen: "???"

—The equipment's already finished!

Why the hell are you blowing up my forging tools?!