After handing over the management of the subordinate floor to Zeno, Dalun Li had Tongmu locate and mark the resources and treasures within it.
Dalun Li then took out the only large piece of Earth Vein Essence he had, along with the materials dropped by Qingya, the guardian of Atmospheric Rift.
Next, he moved to the interior of the volcano on the fifteenth floor.
The spatial cluster still existed, continuously transferring and erupting magma from beneath the volcano toward the crater.
Dalun Li naturally had no intention of ruining the brilliant layout of the fifteenth floor, so he did not move the spatial cluster elsewhere.
Feeling the high temperature inside the volcano, Dalun Li began his creation.
He used the heat to slightly melt the two ores.
Then, he began the creation process using the large piece of Earth Vein Essence.
As the ores and the Earth Vein Essence began to fuse, a powerful spatial force surged from within the minerals.
If it were just this, the result would likely be a masterpiece grade magical artifact with special spatial properties.
But that was not what Dalun Li needed right now.
Relying on the special connection between the materials and the subordinate floor, Dalun Li manipulated his internal power and began to inject the floor's energy into the fusing materials.
He bound the subordinate floor to the prototype magical artifact before him.
However, as the power began to merge, the prototype began to undergo unstable changes.
The materials, which had been stabilized by the large piece of Earth Vein Essence, began to harden and cool irreversibly, resisting the massive power Dalun Li was infusing.
Even though the materials and the subordinate floor shared a source of power, they still resisted the infusion.
If it hardened now, even the power of the large piece of Earth Vein Essence would not be fully utilized, and the resulting special effects might not even reach the masterpiece grade.
"Is a large piece of Earth Vein Essence still not enough?"
Dalun Li quickly mobilized his own power and activated his foundry arts, attempting to salvage the process.
He still possessed the foundry and forging skills of the purple-skinned blacksmith.
Yet, it was still not working. Even with the volcano's heat, he had no way to remelt the hardened materials.
Dalun Li had a sudden flash of inspiration and took out a Candelabra.
There were three Candelabras in total, and this was the last one.
He activated it, unleashing the prototype Forbidden Fire stored within.
Flames like those in an oil painting flowed from the Candelabra, enveloping and calcining the prototype magical artifact.
Under the terrifying temperature and power of the Forbidden Fire, the hardened prototype finally began to melt again.
Now was the chance.
Dalun Li raised a hammer and used his foundry arts to forge the power of the subordinate floor into the prototype.
The crisp sounds of hammering echoed in the depths of the volcano, and under the rhythm of the strikes, the fusion began to proceed slowly.
However, the temperature of the Forbidden Fire was simply too extreme, and the mana-infused iron hammer Dalun Li held was soon melted by it.
But.
He had plenty of hammers!
As one hammer was destroyed, Dalun Li quickly took out a new one to continue, hammering incessantly.
Skills are definitely things where the more you have, the better.
Dalun Li mused while he hammered.
The Forbidden Fire burned continuously, but as a fire created by Dalun Li, its chaotic power was like a well-behaved kitten before him, unable to stir up any trouble.
As the hammering continued, the magical artifact before him began to take shape.
But as the artifact neared completion, Dalun Li began to feel a sense of inadequacy.
It was not a lack of physical strength, but a lack of proficiency in foundry arts.
The forging techniques of the purple-skinned blacksmith were simply too shallow.
Even with the combined skills of all the purple-skinned blacksmiths, Dalun Li felt he was struggling.
He could only rely on his immense power to forcibly continue the hammering.
He did not know how many hammers he had broken, the prototype Forbidden Fire in the Candelabra was completely exhausted, and even the volcanic lava had gradually cooled.
Finally, the magical artifact before him was complete!
It was a silver scepter, and at its tip was a set of diamond-shaped gemstones.
On one side of the diamond-shaped gemstone was a projection of the facial features from the other gemstone.
Dalun Li took the scepter and felt the spatial power within it.
The entire scepter possessed the power of the entire subordinate floor, along with the powerful spatial abilities derived from it.
And...
[Collapsed Atmosphere] treasure grade magical artifact, possesses the power to manipulate and control space
[Special Effects] 1. Point-to-Point Teleportation: Collapsed Atmosphere can open stable spatial gates for fixed-point spatial transfer.
Blink: Perform instantaneous movement to any location within the line of sight.
Spatial Perception: Sense all spatial fluctuations within the perception range.
Spatial Power: Contains a powerful spatial energy that can be manipulated.
"Treasure grade..."
"How... could it be? Is it possible that..."
The limit of human alchemy and foundry was the masterpiece grade magical artifact.
Anything above masterpiece grade, such as treasure grade, divine relic grade, and divine artifact grade, could not be created by mortal hands.
They could only be discovered within dungeons, which was why they were called treasure grade.
However, what materials were treasure grade magical artifacts in dungeons made of, and how were they formed?
Dalun Li's original goal was just to use the power of the subordinate floor to create an exceptionally excellent masterpiece grade magical artifact.
But he seemed to have discovered a secret regarding the materials for creating artifacts above the masterpiece grade.
The material was the dungeon itself!
A treasure grade magical artifact contained the power of an entire floor.
Dalun Li looked at the scepter and picked it up carefully.
The newly forged Collapsed Atmosphere was still steaming and glowing with a faint red heat.
But the immense power within it was undeniable.
This was a true treasure grade magical artifact.
Countless thoughts flooded his mind.
He had originally thought that treasure grade magical artifacts required drops from sixth-rank angels as materials, but now it seemed that was not the case.
Perhaps an angel's drops could also serve as materials.
If so, did this mean that the source of an angel's power and a dungeon floor shared the same origin?
Breaking through to the sixth rank and becoming an angel.
Was it equivalent to opening something similar to a dungeon within one's body?
Moving from the sixth rank to the seventh rank required an alchemical method to synthesize a vessel.
Was that equivalent to expanding the dungeon-like entity within the body?
Why did the transition from the fifth rank to the sixth rank require a ring seal stone? And what exactly was a ring seal stone?
Could it be that ring seal stones are the offspring of dungeons, the dungeon seeds?
Only dungeons of medium-scale and above could produce ring seal stones.
Did this mean that only medium-scale dungeons and above could produce dungeon seeds like ring seal stones?
Did humans grow miniature dungeons within themselves by absorbing dungeon seeds, thereby housing power that surpassed their limits?
Dalun Li recalled the common knowledge he had gained since coming to this world.
One of the facts stood out.
The source of all extraordinary power in this world came from dungeons.
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