After a long span of relentless refinement, Prime Architect Jiyx finally slowed his movements.
The chaotic brilliance within the formation stabilized.
The golden embryonic sphere, no longer merely an "egg," but something far more complex rotated quietly.
Its surface shimmered with layered inscriptions.
Jiyx exhaled faintly.
The material refinement was complete.
He sent a subtle signal.
Across the chamber, Ximen Juesheng who had been standing in rare silence, lifted his gaze.
His expression carried the weight of deep calculation as he looked toward the gathered legends.
Many were pretending disinterest.
But none were truly detached.
With a wave of his sleeve, a projection of the forming weapon manifested before all of them.
The atmosphere shifted.
Ximen Juesheng stepped forward first.
He raised his hand, and his will condensed like coiled thunder.
"Blessing of the Hidden Dragon."
A silent force brushed across the weapon.
The egg shimmered in response.
