Chapter 108 (3/3):  Fate Divination, This Blade Has a Spirit

Frank looked on in disbelief. 

What was happening? 

How had the knife left his hand? 

There was no sign of divine power being used.

That meant no one was controlling it.

His mind raced—in another moment, the knife would have struck the student. 

Frank immediately activated a divine technique, a golden shield springing up before the student.

But at that moment, the knife stopped by itself.

As if mocking, it hovered at an angle in the air, and then actually traced out a few words.

Someone read them out, “Loser……”

The workshop fell silent.

Good grief, a knife that could talk back?!

Frank, seeing the knife was just threatening and hadn’t harmed anyone, breathed a sigh of relief, but his back was drenched in cold sweat.

That was terrifying—if the knife had struck the student, and had left his own hand, how could he possibly explain that?!

There’d be no way to clear his name.

He quickly turned to Su Fu and asked, “Spirit-Bearing Knife?!”

The workshop erupted.

“What the heck? That knife can talk?”

“…Makes sense, if it can curse people.”

“Holy—this is only the freshman forging midterm, and someone’s made a spirit-bearing artifact?!”

“Heavens, how are we supposed to take future exams?!”

“Isn’t this only something top-level master forgers can achieve?”

Frank stared at the short knife still floating in the air, muttering, “Golden Solid Spirit (Six Rings, Three Turns)…”

That was a technique only high-level craftsmen could use, yet he’d seen it today in a freshman’s work!

Su Fu: “….”

Good heavens, she was speechless. 

She hadn’t meant to reveal the knife’s spirit.

It was just an exam—no need for the spirit to get involved.

But she hadn’t expected the knife to be so sharp-eared, acting on its own.

She’d been careless—it wasn’t entirely her artifact, after all, so it was hard to control.

Now that things had come to this, she could only nod helplessly, “It was formed by chance, and it has a lot of flaws.”

Su Fu earnestly spouted nonsense, “I tried to replicate it afterward, but unfortunately didn’t succeed.”

Frank was beside himself with excitement, “That’s all right, even getting this far is exceptional!”

If she could replicate it reliably, that would be truly extraordinary.

He hurriedly said, “95 points is too low. The final score is—”

“100 points, full marks.”

“Shen Yan, update Su Fu’s grade for this class to one hundred, and mark the course as passed for this term!”

He patted Su Fu’s shoulder and laughed heartily, “I knew you had talent! You were always so good with materials… guess it was a sign all along.”

“Excellent, excellent! Keep working hard in the future!”

The other examinees stared at Su Fu in disbelief, as if she were a monster.

How could she not only fight, but also be so talented at forging?!

God had opened one door for her, and then opened another window too, it seemed.

Dear heavens, just look at her!

Don’t always focus on Su Fu!

Meanwhile, the student who had made the comment was numb, his legs shaking. 

Would someone please notice him?

The knife had stopped, but it was still hovering in front of him, the pressure about to crush him.

Su Fu glanced at him, “Come back.”

With a swoosh, the knife flew back into her hand.

Frank gave the student a meaningful look, then swept his eyes over the crowd and asked, “Any questions about Su Fu’s score?”

Everyone: “….”

Not a sound—the result was clear. 

Who would challenge that? 

She was already first, who could copy her work? 

Even George hadn’t reached the level of creating spirit artifacts.

Outside the workshop, the combat students were thoroughly shocked.

“Wait, that knife was made by her?” a tall boy’s voice cracked.

“She can fight and forge? Double top student? No wonder that knife looked a bit unusual at first—it turned out to have a spirit!”

Everyone was fired up. 

If they could work with Su Fu, they might have a spirit artifact as freshmen.

“I have to commission one from her! One that can curse people! I’ve got a clumsy tongue.”

“Wonder if she still takes orders? I want one that praises people!”

“You guys can’t be serious. That knife was just a fluke.”

“Good point. I’ll pay a million for that knife!”

“I’ll offer five million!”

Yi Congling and Theresa exchanged dazed glances in the crowd, ‘Good grief, they were already bidding!’

Yi Congling murmured, “Every time I think Boss can’t get any better, she always shows me that there’s no limit.”

“No wonder George insisted we had to come watch,” Theresa realized.

A spirit artifact, from Su Fu, a freshman, a newbie—she’d actually achieved it.

It was nothing short of a miracle.

Outside the workshop, on the school’s lawn, a tree with unknown blossoms was in full bloom.

Blue and white petals danced in the wind, falling onto people’s shoulders.

Many couldn’t squeeze in and had to watch from outside, craning their necks.

Inside, people chatted and cheered, almost drowned out by praise.

Sunlight slanted in from the high windows, forming beams of golden light, dust motes glittering like gold sand.

Su Fu and George chatted quietly, bursting out in laughter now and then.

Others watched with envy.

Full of spirit, dazzling, brimming with endless possibilities.

When the exam ended, Su Fu was immediately surrounded.

A swarm of people crowded around—some from forging wanting to discuss technique, some from combat hoping to collaborate, and many more wanting to order divine artifacts.

“Su Fu, can we discuss commission terms?”

“Or would you consider selling that knife? Name your price!”

“I’ll double whatever anyone offers, no matter what!”

“Are you accepting commissions? Please, let me be your first reservation!”

Su Fu was nearly overwhelmed, but with George, Yi Congling, and Theresa’s help, she finally escaped the passionate “customers” and boarded a flyer.

Even so, eager clients kept messaging her comm, notifications sounding non-stop.

She had to put her comm on silent mode.

“At least I have a trade now—I won’t go hungry,” Su Fu joked.

George grinned, “Boss, that ‘trade’ is a bit too impressive! Are you really not going to take commissions?”

“You could take at least one a month—easily make millions!”

Su Fu spread her hands, helpless she said, “Where would I find the time? Midterms aren’t even over!”

The main thing was, the knife’s spirit was entirely thanks to her Nuwa’s Destiny innate ability.

She realized she’d truly advanced, and made great progress on Nuwa’s Destiny. 

She categorized her ability as “endowing self with spirit” and “endowing others with spirit.”

Tao Tao and Firefire were examples of self-endowment—calling her “Mama, Mama” as soon as they could speak…

Divine Scale and the short knife were endowment for others—she was their creator, but not their owner.

At this point on Nuwa’s Destiny, she had already “self-created” three divine techniques: Communication Technique, Endowing Self with Spirit, and Endowing Others with Spirit.

These were not divine skills bestowed by a god, but ones she’d developed by walking this destiny herself.

She mused that this might be the core of Nuwa’s Destiny—creation.

Su Fu suddenly remembered what her master once told her: ‘The Creation Destiny could create, shape, and change the rules of the world—the highest-level destiny.’

Perhaps, she had already started from the divine skills.

Because of that, she wanted to find a reliable partner for the spirit artifacts she endowed. 

But how could she be sure the person on the other end was good or bad?

It mattered.

Once an artifact had a spirit, choosing a partner determined its entire life’s happiness!

“That’s true, the coursework alone is enough to kill us.” Everyone nodded in agreement.

“I thought college would be relaxing,” Theresa sighed, “but the exams are so intense.”

“By the way, the next test is the Saint Land practical, right?” George suddenly asked.

“Yeah, I heard from the upperclassmen it’s held in an actual Saint Land,” Yi Congling chimed in, “but which pantheon’s Saint Land hasn’t been announced yet.”

The group exchanged glances, already excited.

In fact, this was considered a benefit course.

Saint Lands were rich in divine power and resources, and just entering once was a huge gain.

No wonder Tianqiong Path Academy was so generous!

After returning to the villa, Su Fu sent the short knife to Teacher Tang Yu via Shen Yan express delivery, along with a message: [Teacher Tang, this is the short knife I forged for you (unnamed), it has developed a spirit—hope you like it.]

[P.S.: It might have a bit of a personality, occasionally a little temperamental and sharp-tongued—please forgive it.]

[Looking forward to your feedback, miss you~]

Unfortunately, after the message was sent, it showed Teacher Tang was offline—probably out on a mission again.

Su Fu grew curious and asked Shen Yan, “Where is Teacher Tang doing her mission?”

Shen Yan: [“Currently located in the Divine Realm.”]

“Divine Realm?” Su Fu was curious. 

“Isn’t that the same space as ours?”

Shen Yan: [“Divine Realm and Reality Realm belong to different dimensional spaces.”]

[“No further information available at your clearance.”]

[“Reminder: S-class citizen clearance required.”]

Su Fu: “…..”

She changed her question, “Then can you still deliver across realms?”

[“Affirmative.”] Shen Yan replied simply.

From this, Su Fu guessed the so-called Divine Realm was also under Shen Yan’s control—otherwise, how could deliveries cross realms?

And with divine power backing Shen Yan, perhaps these realms were separated by the gods themselves.

It was like dividing different worlds into separate “servers,” and Shen Yan, as the “super administrator,” could cross these boundaries.

She sighed, “Hope Teacher Tang gets it in time.”

“Hm? Wait.” Su Fu suddenly realized a blind spot. 

The short knife had consciousness, and it could travel to the Divine Realm…

Didn’t that mean she could ask the knife for info about the Divine Realm next time?

No problem there.

Now that Tang Yu’s short knife was done, Su Fu thought, she should now focus on making more spirit artifacts.

In fact, she’d already secretly created an alias and founded a company—”Streetlamp Tech.”

The meaning was simple—one day, all the capitalists would be hung from streetlamps.

She thought that was a great meaning.

“After midterms, next is discussing cooperation with Yi Congling’s mom…”

Su Fu arranged her plans methodically. 

Once the minerals arrived, she would use Kunlun as her base to build a factory.

Cough, cough—she couldn’t afford to buy a planet just yet.

As for what products to start with and which customers to target, she hadn’t decided.

She’d have to start researching, but her core idea was clear: surround the core cities from the periphery.

In other words, grow in places the conglomerates couldn’t control.

“Maybe I could start with transport-type Kunpeng ships?” Su Fu mused from the couch. 

“Start by transporting minerals for my own use…”

“Or reconnaissance-type Listening Devices?” Her thoughts whirled. 

“Useful for prospecting, scouting, rescue—a wide range, easy to sell.”

“In any case, start simple,” Su Fu pondered the overall design, “first the prototype, small-scale trials, then market research, then mass production…”

How to seize the market was another question.

Compared to existing Greek and Norse divine artifacts, what unique selling point did Chinese Pantheon artifacts have?

Just as she was brainstorming, the Saint Land practical midterm notification arrived.

[Important Notice: Saint Land Practical Midterm Exam]

[Dear students:]

[To fully implement interstellar education principles, cultivate students’ practical skills, and deepen their understanding of pantheon cultures, the Academy has decided this exam will be a joint test with the Primordial Scar Branch.]

[Exam time: Wednesday, 09:00–17:00]

[Exam location: to be announced three hours prior]

[Note: 1. Examinees will leave Tianqiong Path Academy for the Saint Land—please read the attached “Saint Land Treaty” carefully]

[2. Mixed group format: each group will include both Tianqiong Path and Taigu Zhihen students]

[3. Each student may select and bring back one item from the Saint Land within permitted range after the exam]

[…]

[Attachments: “Saint Land Treaty,” “Examinee Materials List,” “Examinee Safety Instructions”]

[Tianqiong Path Academy Academic Affairs Office]

“Huh?” Su Fu blinked, “It’s a joint exam with Taigu Zhihen?”

She’d looked into that school when choosing hers—their strength lay in developing and using Saint Land resources, and they had deep collaborations with the Seven Pantheons’ Saint Lands.

If they were testing together… Su Fu’s eyes lit up instantly.

“Doesn’t that mean the Saint Land this time will be of a really high level?”