Chapter 304: Void Condensation! Three Fires Super Tier!
"What do you need me to do?" White-haired Yao Chen didn't pay attention to Little Fat Lin's small movements but instead focused on the dual-fire spiral slowly moving within the strange fire space. This was the core circuit of the Strange Fire Xuan Heavy Cannon, reflecting the operation principle of the weapon. As long as Little Fat Lin began shaping it, the flowing dual-fire spiral would instantly solidify, becoming fixed in this flowing manner.
"Just give me one-tenth of your soul power; that should be enough." Little Fat Lin had never dealt with soul artifacts before, so he was cautious when using this method of soul refining.
"..." White-haired Yao Chen's eyelid twitched slightly. So, after just taking a quick glance, he was going to give away one-tenth of his soul power? And it should be enough? What if it wasn't enough? Would he have to keep asking for more?
"This isn't a pure soul artifact. I'm just using a little soul artifact technique to allow the soul body to merge with the Dou Weapon. I can also use my own soul power for soul forging, but it might make it more difficult for you to operate. You can think of it like this: if you use your own soul power for soul forging, the end product will become your exclusive soul equipment. It will only gain extra power when you use it; if someone else uses it, its power will be greatly reduced."
Little Fat Lin almost threw the words "exclusive weapon" at Yao Chen's head.
"From what I've heard, soul artifacts are created by directly refining a living soul. This means that during the creation of a soul artifact, it probably consumes the entire soul, giving the soul artifact extraordinary spiritual qualities. I haven't refined a soul artifact for you; I'm just using your soul power for soul forging, giving you an extra home."
"..." Yao Chen's eyelid twitched again. What the hell? A home? But Jiang Lin wasn't wrong. His current method wasn't the typical soul artifact creation method, so Yao Chen didn't refuse.
"I've just regained a bit of my soul power, and you've taken it away." Yao Chen sighed softly, and then his soul body began to fade quickly. A somewhat illusory light mass detached from Yao Chen's body and entered the flashing dual-fire spiral.
"Alright!" Little Fat Lin's red-golden eyes flashed brightly, and the entire strange fire space immediately started burning with surging gray-white soul fire!
The Qinglian Earth Heart Fire, Bone Spirit Cold Fire, and Gray-White Soul Fire instantly spiraled together in the air!
The intense flames flickered in front, with two spiraling red-golden lines shimmering with blue-white light, twisting through the void. After spiraling for a certain distance, they began to reverse direction. At the same time, golden threads branched out from the strange fire, spiraling around the blue-white threads as their core.
Then, countless crimson-hot molten metal fluids emerged from the blue-white flames. Driven by an invisible force, they filled the dual-spiral structure at the center.
The Qinglian Earth Heart Fire, Bone Spirit Cold Fire, and Gray-White Soul Fire completely covered the energy's spiraling structure, which was gradually being wrapped in metal. Through the intense flames, the only thing Yao Chen could see from the outside was a red silhouette rapidly taking shape in the fire.
Countless intricate patterns, drawn with soul power, appeared in an orderly fashion inside and outside the shadow. A black figure, about two meters long, was slowly becoming more squared and hardened.
After the final explosion, the energy inside the Qing Xuan Ding was rapidly consumed by the strange fire. As the energy decreased, the high-energy reactions inside the Qing Xuan Ding gradually came to an end.
Outside, the strange fire tornado swirling in the refining room, which had melted both the ceiling and the floor, was slowly dissipating. Jiang Lin, still wearing his energy robe, slowly appeared while holding the Qing Xuan Ding.
"The most intense phase has passed. The rest is basically taking shape." At this moment, Yao Chen's soul body, slightly ethereal, looked at Jiang Lin, who was surrounded by golden Dou Qi flames, with a hint of shock in his eyes. He then turned to Xiao Yan, who was sweating heavily, and said, "The next step is the nurturing time. We need to gradually temper it. This process might take several days, allowing the final weapon to become even more solid. Afterward, it will be extremely difficult to melt this new weapon at this temperature."
Many high-level Dou Weapons, after being successfully forged, become much harder and more heat-resistant. For example, if the previous Xuan Heavy Ruler was melted at 4000 degrees, after cooling, it might require 5000 or 6000 degrees to melt again.
This is because metals and their impurities adhere to each other. The first time, the lower-melting-point impurities were melted, but once the metal becomes purer and no longer relies on these impurities, higher temperatures are needed.
"You still have the Alchemist Competition, don't you? Leave a small portion of the fire seed and prepare for the competition. Just come back and add a bit of fire seed each day." Since the next phase would be a long nurturing time, Yao Chen didn't want Xiao Yan to waste time here.
The fire seed Yao Chen mentioned referred to the Qinglian Earth Heart Fire left by Xiao Yan. Before its source energy burned out, the external energy could be injected into the seed to allow it to unleash unlimited power for a limited time. This was why Xiao Yan could participate in Jiang Lin's super-tier weapon forging process—because Jiang Lin had already accumulated enough ground fire energy from the Gamma Weapon Refining Guild, so the Qinglian Earth Heart Fire and Bone Spirit Cold Fire didn't require additional effort. Just a spark, and they would explode into flames.
The strange fires in this world are all abstract aggregates of some fire-based Dao principles. Strange fire can burn even a Dou Zun, but it can also be absorbed by fighters. Strange fire is essentially an abstract "spiritual tool." The greater your energy, the greater the power it releases. Even if your energy is insufficient, it can still unleash beyond its normal limits with external energy input.
"Alright, Teacher." Xiao Yan didn't try to push himself and instead looked at Jiang Lin, who, if not for the Dou Qi flames still burning on his body, would have seemed like he was sleeping while hugging the Qing Xuan Ding. Following Yao Chen's guidance, Xiao Yan left a fire seed that could burn for a day or two, then began preparing to explain things to Yuan Bao and the others who were waiting outside the refining room.
Finally, after five days had passed unnoticed, Jiang Lin, who hadn't eaten or drunk for the entire five days while holding the Qing Xuan Ding, opened his red-golden eyes, which had almost fallen asleep.
"Whew, it's done." A heavy sigh echoed in the silent refining room.
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