Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

This breakthrough, however, was not at all surprising for Zachary. If he hadn't made such improvements, winning the contest would just remain a pipe dream. He was smart to seize the chance to improve his weapon refining level when the opportunity presented itself to him.

Without any reluctance, he entered the next level of the challenge.

As time went by, half a month passed.

"Congratulations on having completed all the quests in less than a month. You will have the opportunity to accept the challenge of the King of Weapon Refining. If you pass the test, you will be able to obtain a lot of Exp points and treasures. In addition to that, your weapon refining level can go up by three stars." As soon as Zachary finished another mission, Mimi's delicate voice rang in his ears.

"Three stars? Really?" Zachary's eyes lit up.

"That's right! If you pass the test of the King of Weapon Refining, you will assume his experience in weapon refining," Mimi explained.

"Then what are we waiting for? Send me there now!" Zachary could hardly contain his excitement. After reaching the King Level, he made another improvement and reached two stars. However, in order to win first place, he would have to make further improvements.

All of a sudden, Zachary was surrounded by a strong white light that engulfed him in a matter of seconds. Moments later, he was teleported to a thatched cottage. The cottage was located in a desolate and remote mountain, enveloped in dead silence. There were only a handful of stars scattered in the night sky, but the light inside cottage was shining brightly.

"Anybody there?" Zachary shouted in front of the cottage.

After a while, when he didn't receive any response, Zachary walked up to the door. Before he could get any closer, however, a strong incandescent light burst forth from inside the cottage and enveloped him.

When Zachary fluttered his eyes open, he found himself surrounded by a lig

the urge to knock himself on the head. Why did he have to choose such a powerful weapon?

"Rest assured. No matter what kind of injuries you suffer in this domain, you won't die. At most, you will only become handicapped," the man said.

"That's good to know!" Zachary replied, not sure whether to be happy about it or not. He whispered to himself, 'Being handicapped can be worse than death!'

The King of Weapon Refining waved his hand, and the Heavenly Flaming Wheel flew out in an instant and stopped just five meters away from Zachary.

"Fight!" Zachary gritted his teeth and launched the attack first. He used his Shadow Pace, and the Lady Swordsmanship. Multiple sword shadows appeared out of thin air and dashed towards the Heavenly Flaming Wheel.

However, when the sword shadows met the Heavenly Flaming Wheel, they couldn't even cut through the flames of the wheel. In an instant, they disappeared without a trace.

Zachary's eyes turned cold. He immediately fished in the sachet Anne had given him and pulled out the scissors-shaped weapon. He gathered his strength and used his power to will the scissors to cut the Heavenly Flaming Wheel.

Clung!

Unfortunately, the scissors-shaped weapon broke into pieces just as it came into contact with the Heavenly Flaming Wheel.