1535 Fraud
A full year had passed since Tian Qiyuan began his God of Creation Ceremony, and he had crafted 10 Celestial-grade treasures within 10 attempts, meaning he hadn't failed once since he started.
More and more people became skeptical and doubted his legitimacy. Yet, no one could figure out his methods, and continued to watch in amazement as Tian Qiyuan showcased his unfathomable prowess.
'Fuck! How the hell is he doing this?! I refuse to believe that he's doing this without any tricks!' Fiery Heaven Blacksmith began biting his nails in frustration as he continued to analyze every movement Tian Qiyuan made to expose his tricks but to no avail.
He couldn't fathom how Tian Qiyuan was refining the materials so quickly and how he would successfully craft a Celestial-grade treasure every time.'
As Tian Qiyuan continued to defy all logic and common sense, the God of Creation Ceremony entered its third year. Tian Qiyuan kept his ridiculous pace by producing a Celestial- grade treasure nearly every month, reaching 22 Celestial- grade treasures by the end of the second year.
Of course, his 100 percent success rate remained, and he had 78 attempts left to defeat the current God of Creation's record of 40.
Tian Qiyuan's flawless performance left the God of Creation deeply perplexed. On one hand, he wanted to believe in Tian Qiyuan's talent; on the other hand, it was almost too extraordinary to accept, even though he couldn't find any fault in Tian Qiyuan's work.
However, it made absolutely zero sense for Tian Qiyuan to cheat before so many people and in such an obvious manner, no less. If one wanted to cheat, it shouldn't be so exaggerated and obvious.
Tian Qiyuan himself had an unshakable reputation throughout the years. While everybody was suspicious of his skills at first, he quickly proved himself to be the real deal, not to mention the competition he participated in for the Void Meteoroid Core.
'If his talents are truly real and not fabricated… this world might not be ready for someone like him…' God of Creation sighed inwardly.
After another two years, Tian Qiyuan approached the God of Creation's record of 40. Although his crafting speed had slowed down slightly, it was still outrageously fast.
Ding! Ding! Clang!
Tian Qiyuan successfully crafted his 40th treasure on his 40th attempt. Unless he failed to create a single treasure within the next 60 attempts, it was essentially certain that Tian Qiyuan would become the next God of Creation.
A month later, nobody was surprised when Tian Qiyuan created his 41st treasure.
"Good heavens… what in heaven's name is happening? Is this even real?"
"Even if he fails to create a single treasure with the rest of his attempts, he's already smashed the previous record with an unprecedented 41 treasures in a row."
"Do you think the God of Creation will accept this result? He might argue it's an unofficial ceremony."
"With so many witnesses, even heaven itself would not dare to deny Exalted Blacksmith's achievement because of some arbitrary rule made up by the Ancient Anvil Association."
"I kind of pity the God of Creation. He's only held on to that title for ten thousand years, which is probably the shortest time someone has sat in that position."
"Exalted Blacksmith still has to defeat the God of Creation in a one-on-one match to acquire his title officially, right? Nothing is guaranteed." Someone said.
"Are you blind? Even the God of Creation cannot craft more than 3 Celestial-grade treasures in a row, much less 41! I'd be surprised if he doesn't hand over his title without the match since the outcome is already obvious!"
"The God of Creation would lose more face if he were to participate in such an obvious match than just to hand over his title since that would show his denial."
"And I would not be surprised if it turns out the Exalted Blacksmith has been cheating this entire time. His talents are too good to be true."
"He's just way ahead of his time, that's all. Also, how can he cheat with so many expert blacksmiths around? There's no way he hasn't been exposed already if that were the case."
The audience continued to argue with each other regarding the legitimacy of Tian Qiyuan's ceremony.
Once Tian Qiyuan crafted his 50th treasure, his speed slowed down to a treasure every two months instead of one.
60… 70… 80…
Tian Qiyuan crafted his 80th Celestial-grade treasure in a row six years later. By now, the audience had grown numb and was no longer shocked. They only had one thing in their mind— whether Tian Qiyuan would become the first person in history to craft 100 Celestial-grade treasures in a row or not.
Tian Qiyuan's speed slowed down again after his 80th treasure. Instead of taking two to three months to craft a treasure, he needed five to seven months.
Ten years later, Tian Qiyuan used his final attempt to craft the 100th treasure.
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