Martial Master

Qin Chen smiled slightly, his gaze directly landing on the three most powerful heavenly grade materials. He gently stroked them, carefully sensing the characteristics of each material.

If he was going to pick, he would choose the strongest. Qin Chen did not believe he couldn't handle heavenly grade materials.

"Hiss, this Qin Chen is actually selecting heavenly grade materials..."

"Isn't he being too arrogant?"

"Although Qin Chen is strong, his cultivation here is still at the peak of Earth Saint. Not long ago, he was merely an unparalleled Earth Saint. Now, although he possesses a hint of half-step Heavenly Saint aura, he surely cannot fully activate the properties of heavenly grade materials, right?"

"Too arrogant, too confident."

The crowd shook their heads.

Even the dumbest person knows that heavenly grade materials are not something to be chosen lightly. The examiner had clearly stated before that the assessment is based on cost performance. If Qin Chen selected heavenly grade materials but ended up refining only a late-period Earth grade holy weapon, that would be laughable.

Even Master Muye felt that Qin Chen was somewhat overconfident; heavenly grade materials are not so easy to obtain.

Of course, Qin Chen was just selecting for now; he might just be sensing them.

In the square, after carefully sensing the three materials, Qin Chen did not directly take one but fell into thought.

"This segment not only tests the ability to refine holy weapons but also assesses the refiner's creativity, organizational skills, and knowledge reserve."

The seventy-nine materials contained various properties and could be used to refine any kind of weapon—swords, axes, spears, and more. Additionally, various defensive treasures such as shields, armor, and protective gear could be crafted, as well as various auxiliary treasures like tripods, bells, drums, mirrors, and even flying treasures like boats and ships.

In just a fleeting thought, dozens of holy weapons flashed through Qin Chen's mind.

What Qin Chen had to do was select the one that was most suitable for him, the most powerful, and the highest cost-performance holy weapon. This was absolutely not an easy task.

"It seems I still need to categorize them first."

He categorized the materials based on their grade and strength once again into three categories: good, medium, and poor.

Even within the peak Earth grade materials, there are differences in quality and strength. Qin Chen selected the thirty-six best from the seventy-nine materials.

Then he arranged the thirty-six types.

The assessment rules stipulated that ten types of materials must be used; having one too many or one too few would not do. This added another layer of complexity to Qin Chen's thought process about what to refine.

After a moment, Qin Chen had already calculated twenty-six different combinations in his mind.

Qin Chen was startled himself.

"This Sky Patch technique is really too perverse..."

Having already narrowed down the materials to twenty-six, he was still able to make twenty-six different combinations. Even Qin Chen was surprised.

And among these twenty-six, each was exceptionally formidable.

Which one should he refine?

If other refiners knew what Qin Chen was feeling at this moment, they would absolutely spit blood in anger.

They toiled and racked their brains, trying to come up with what they should refine, while Qin Chen was troubled about how to choose one from a multitude of material combinations. The comparison between the two made it utterly frustrating.

Qin Chen's actions also caught the attention of Master Muye and others above in the sky.

What materials would Qin Chen choose?

What would he refine?

To be honest, Master Muye and the others were even more eager for Qin Chen's choice than Qin Chen himself.

Having won the championship in the first two rounds, they naturally hoped to see Qin Chen's outstanding performance in this round as well.

Only Yun Dongguang's expression darkened, with a murderous intent lingering in his heart; he was the one who least wanted Qin Chen to win.