The dark-robed Luo Feng instantly coalesced into a stream of black light, condensing into a mere pebble, which then plummeted downward.

The pebble fell, bouncing and scraping against the descent toward the deepest recesses of the mountain's core.

"Crack!"

The pebble struck a searing hot rock wall, finally stopping before reforming back into the dark-robed Luo Feng.

"We've arrived," the dark-robed Luo Feng murmured, gazing at the scene before him, unable to suppress a gasp of awe. "How beautiful."

This was the absolute bottom of the mountain's interior. More than ten kilometers away, suspended before Luo Feng, floated a strange object roughly three meters tall, composed entirely of black matter, shaped vaguely like a gourd. This black gourd hung in mid-air, its mouth pointed upward, spewing forth an endless torrent of flames!

The flames erupting from the gourd's mouth billowed nearly a million kilometers outward, almost entirely saturating this cavernous mountain space. Within this endless fire, the disciples of the Master of Craftsmanship—those at the Immortal level and the Universe Venerable level—were forging their weapons.

And the black gourd floated there...

Simultaneously, it was connected to its surroundings by an invisible force, as if bound by unseen chains that resisted the naked eye. Though the chains were invisible, faint tendrils of flame traced along them. These flames originated from the void itself, drilling directly into the black gourd.

"Thirty-six chains of the void?" the dark-robed Luo Feng frowned inwardly. "This black gourd seems completely integrated with this endless space, drawing in and storing the energy of the eternal flames through the void to maintain this level of perpetual eruption?" Luo Feng himself was the master of the Star Tower.

The Star Tower operated by absorbing the energy from the vast universe to maintain its function, so seeing this black gourd... Luo Feng's vast experience allowed him to quickly draw a similar conclusion.

"Undoubtedly, approaching the flame near the gourd's mouth requires the strength of a Universe Overlord just to resist. This endless flame stretching nearly a million kilometers... every single wisp of fire is enough to annihilate a star. Such immense power continuously released must have an energy source." The dark-robed Luo Feng could sense torrents of infinite flame energy ceaselessly flowing into the black gourd via those thirty-six chains of the void.

"Transmission through the void?" Luo Feng mused. "What could possibly sustain such colossal energy consumption continuously? The Master of Craftsmanship, a master in forging ultimate treasures, wouldn't foolishly drain his own energy. There must be a source! Just like the Star Tower... but to maintain this level of power..." Luo Feng's eyes brightened. "Yes! The God-Crafting Star! Only the God-Crafting Star!"

"The God-Crafting Star is the greatest ultimate treasure forged by the Master of Craftsmanship. Its massive size would allow it to fully absorb the endless energy from the surrounding void for tempering, then transmit it into this gourd?" Luo Feng deduced after observing for several seconds. "This gourd must be a component of the God-Crafting Star."

When that Master of Craftsmanship forged the God-Crafting Star, he created both a vital stronghold for survival and the primary apparatus for crafting ultimate treasures! The entire God-Crafting Star absorbed infinite energy to continuously temper the flames, which were then gathered within this black gourd...

"Killing two birds with one stone," Luo Feng reflected. "Slightly modifying the massive God-Crafting Star would achieve this. With the capability of the Master of Craftsmanship, this should be quite easy."

The dark-robed Luo Feng stared intently at the black gourd. "I can sense the black metal plate is inside this black gourd... What should I do?"

Take the gourd?

The thought flashed through Luo Feng's mind, only to be instantly rejected. That was preposterous.

This black gourd was a part of the God-Crafting Star, an object with an owner! If he attempted to take it, the Master of Craftsmanship would undoubtedly be alerted...

That was the first obstacle.

More crucially, since he was not the master of the God-Crafting Star, taking the black gourd would likely necessitate taking the entire God-Crafting Star as well. Given the weight and capability of the God-Crafting Star, leaving it there was like having the Thousand Treasure River fully unleashed—even a Universe Master could not move it.

Similarly, the Star Tower, when fully unleashed, was beyond the capability of even the strongest beings in the universe to carry away!

"It's better not to move this black gourd, to avoid alerting the enemy," Luo Feng thought privately. "The gourd's mouth is always open, constantly spewing flames. So, if I enter through the mouth... I shouldn't meet resistance. Only... the flames inside this black gourd~" Luo Feng was uncertain.

Was the interior of the gourd empty, or filled with even more terrifying flames?

"I have to risk it." "The black metal plate is inside the gourd; I must go in." The powerful summons was overwhelming. Immediately, the dark-robed Luo Feng’s divine body split into two: a Mosha body clone and his original Earthling body.

"Let the Mosha body clone test it first." Whoosh!

The dark-robed Luo Feng instantly activated his innate secret technique, 'Domain,' and shot through the gourd's mouth.

"Boom!" Under the endless, searing flames, the Mosha body clone didn't even have time to assess the situation, nor react, being instantly annihilated. It was as if a single strand of hair touched the fire—instantly finished.

The Mosha body clone died faster than a strand of hair. It was annihilated the moment its divine body materialized, leaving no time for reaction.

Luo Feng watched in shock at the suspended black gourd, connected by those thirty-six chains of the void. He immediately channeled a trace of divine power to rapidly reconstruct the Mosha body clone. After all, although the Mosha body clone was comparable in size to the Earthling main body, their substance differed vastly. Restoring the Mosha clone only required a small amount of divine power.

"I will have my Earthling main body try it. This divine body is comparable to a normal Universe Venerable," Luo Feng said grimly, tossing a world ring to the Mosha clone before immediately diving into the world ring himself.

"Go!" The Mosha body clone, carrying the world ring, once again activated the innate secret technique, 'Domain.'

Whoosh!

It instantly shot into the mouth of the black gourd.

Inside the world ring.

"Rumble~~" Luo Feng looked up to see countless cracks appearing across the sky of this small world, which then violently collapsed. Clearly, under the terrifying flames... even the material of the world ring began to soften, and the world contained within could not remain stable and disintegrated.

Immediately after, Luo Feng found himself in a space filled with fire.

"Is this the interior of the black gourd?" The first sensation Luo Feng felt upon appearing in this flame-filled space was 'heat'—like a child being burned by boiling water for the first time. However, with Luo Feng's current willpower, he could easily suppress such pain.

"The black metal plate!"

Luo Feng felt every cell in his body boiling, as if gone mad. He lowered his head and saw, at the very bottom of this fiery expanse, a large collection of various materials—all extremely precious, special materials capable of withstanding such high temperatures, including the black metal plate.

"Boom!" The only action Luo Feng managed was to lower his head. Then, he was completely annihilated.

God-Crafting Mountain, at the foothills.

As peaceful as ever, amidst the countless structures left by powerhouses from across the universe, the Youhai Luo Feng stood before his own door.

"The Mosha clone was instantly annihilated, its consciousness unable to even react," the Earthling main body recounted. "The Earthling main body only managed to look down! About one ten-thousandth of a second, which was just enough time for a brief moment of conscious thought," Youhai Luo Feng sighed inwardly. "It's truly terrifying. No wonder even Universe Overlords can only resist the flames from the outside... The fire inside that gourd is probably even stronger than the exterior." Youhai Luo Feng turned and returned to his room.

Inside the house.

Sitting cross-legged, Luo Feng pondered quietly.

"In the flame space inside the black gourd, those materials are extremely precious. But," Luo Feng realized, "they are likely only a portion of the Master of Craftsmanship's materials." Different materials possess different properties; not all were suitable for storage in such a fiery space. Furthermore, according to the nature of a powerhouse, the truly most precious items would likely be kept on their person.

"My Youhai clone is much larger than the Earthling main body, and its divine body energy is much stronger. It might be able to hold out longer."

"The three most powerful disciples of the Master of Craftsmanship, Senior Brother Nine and the other two, are temporarily absent. I cannot miss this opportunity."

"Let's try it."

With a thought, Luo Feng separated a sliver of divine power to condense a Mosha body clone, which then carried the Youhai clone as they stealthily infiltrated God-Crafting Mountain once more.

The Mosha body clone cautiously and easily infiltrated the mountain's depths, arriving near the floating black gourd.

"The flames are fierce?"

"I only need a brief moment to grab the black metal plate and fly out." The Mosha body clone, carrying the Youhai clone, plunged directly back into the black gourd.

Inside the black gourd.

The Mosha body clone was annihilated as before; the world ring melted, and the contained world collapsed.

"The black metal plate." As the Youhai clone materialized, it immediately lowered its head and dove rapidly downward.

Shhh-lah-chhh-mn

The endless, searing flames frantically annihilated the Youhai clone's divine body. When the Youhai clone had traveled only about half the distance downward, not yet reaching the mass of precious materials scattered on the bottom of the flame space, it was completely annihilated and vanished.

The Yin Fa Secret Realm, suspended in the void a full three thousand light-years from the God-Crafting Star.

A spaceship hovered in mid-air.

In the control room.

A cute Golden Horned Beast, barely a meter long, lay sprawled on the sofa, its eyes full of frustration, muttering, "I knew it wouldn't be this easy, I just knew it! That terrifying flame power is too strong. It’s like a peak Fels King Immortal can casually slap away a Marquis Immortal; it must annihilate my divine body without even consuming much energy."

"The Youhai clone was so large, yet it was finished in less than one-hundredth of a second. Clearly, when the gap is too large... no matter how much divine body energy I possess, it will be instantly burned away."

"The intensity of this power is even more terrifying than the attack of a Universe Overlord, even stronger than the strongest attack from Palace Master Qi Xue."

"It must exceed the defensive limit of normal ultimate treasure armor. Under that power, something like the Gold Shock Sniper King Armor would have its power greatly diminished; being able to weaken it by a tenth would be considered good luck," the Golden Horned Beast shook its small head, grumbling. "Even if weakened to just one-tenth, it absolutely couldn't withstand that endless flame."

"The flames inside the black gourd are far stronger than those outside."

"Outside, it requires a Universe Overlord relying on normal ultimate treasure armor. Inside that gourd... wouldn't I need to rely on the Tribulation Armor? If the Tribulation Armor could weaken the flame's power to one ten-thousandth, it would be much easier. But... if I fail, the Tribulation Armor will be lost too!" The Golden Horned Beast lay there, letting out low growls. "I knew it... it wouldn't be this simple, not this simple at all!"

Whoosh!

A figure appeared in the control room—it was the original Earthling body of Luo Feng, arriving via divine kingdom teleportation, carrying the remnants of the Youhai and Mosha clones.

"Should I bring the Tribulation Armor?"

"Go, or stay?" Luo Feng sat on the sofa, holding a wine glass. The Golden Horned Beast also lay nearby, both deeply pondering the decision.