C7

Chapter 7 - Qualification Testing

"This esteemed customer does not know, that Origin Continent's' Sword Crafting Valley 'has become extremely unstable recently, and the difficulty of obtaining the' True Fire 'far surpasses that of the past. Thus, the price of' True Fire 'has increased by a lot as well." Seeing this, the young girl in the white dress explained with a smile.

"Sword Crafting Valley?"

Tang Huan was startled, and immediately frowned.

He was naturally clear about the Sword Crafting Valley s of the Origin Continent s. That place was once the artifact forging holy land at the peak of the Human Clan's era, the place that countless Weapon Refiner s yearned for.

However, there were not only Human Clan s in this world. Other than Human Clan, there were also Demon Clan and Tian Clan.

Among them, the Tranquil Continent that lived in the eastern part of the Origin Continent, and the Holy Spirit Continent that lived in the northern part of the Origin Continent.

The Origin Continent was located in the middle of the three continents, which were Glory, Holy Spirit and Decimation. A hundred years ago, the Human Clan, the leader of the Human Clan, united the Origin Continent and expelled them. But with the death of Shan He, he fell into a state of internal strife.

The Tranquil Continent took the opportunity to invade the Origin Continent, and the entire place was slaughtered.

That place had already been occupied by countless specters, so entering the human Martial Warriors was extremely dangerous. However, the only place that had True Fire s were the ones that had them. Furthermore, not everyone could obtain something as mysterious as the True Fire, which resulted in the price of the True Fire being constantly high.

When the Sword Crafting Valley was flourishing, a ball of True Fire only cost fifty gold coins.

After the changes in Sword Crafting Valley, the price of the True Fire rose to a few thousand gold coins. Then, it slowly fell back to around five hundred gold coins.

Now that the Sword Crafting Valley was not at peace, it rose back to 1000 gold coins.

With regards to the white dressed lady's words, Tang Huan did not doubt that the Star Ocean Weapon Shop had an outstanding reputation. He would definitely not lie to others in this area, and even more so, would not casually raise the price.

Why don't we go back and forge three more weapons to sell?

Tang Huan was gloomy, it seemed that this was the only method, if he was lacking 10 or 20 gold coins, he might be able to buy them, but if he was lacking 500 gold coins, there was no need to bargain, he had to gather enough to try again.

But who knows, would the True Fire continue increasing its price tomorrow?

"Customer, if you are using the 'True Fire' you bought, perhaps you can try our store's' Fire Shadow Tatoo ', as long as the flames ignite to a distance of two meters, you will be able to return half of the gold coins, and if it reaches a height of three meters, it will be able to return all the gold coins, and if it reaches a height of four meters, not only will it be able to return two hundred gold coins, it will also receive a' True Fire '."

Seeing how Tang Huan was frowning, the lady in white suddenly asked and smiled.

"Fire Shadow Tatoo?"

Tang Huan was startled, but his eyes subconsciously looked towards the red pillar erected at the center of the shop. He did not know the Five Elements attribute of his physique, nor did he know that his aptitude was specific.

Judging from the young lady's words, a two meter flame should be considered as a talent to become a Weapon Refiner. A three meter flame should be considered as a good talent, but a four meter flame should be pretty good.

Tang Huan's heart skipped a beat.

As long as the fire energy reached three meters, it would not be a loss. If it reached four meters, not only would it not lose a single gold coin, it would also be able to acquire the "True Fire", which was worth a thousand gold coins.

"F * ck, I'm betting on this!" After a while, Tang Huan finally made up his mind. He took out two hundred gold from his bag and placed it on the counter.

"Esteemed guest, please follow me."

The girl in the white dress kept the gold coins, held the key smilingly and walked out from behind the counter, bringing Tang Huan to the side of the "Fire Shadow Tatoo".

Seeing the girl's actions, not only were the eyes of the surrounding Martial Warriors who were looking at the "Fire Shadow Tatoo" lit up, even more people who were by the side turned to look at her.

"Oh my, is this because someone wants to test whether or not one has the qualifications to become a Weapon Refiner?"

"The boy?" He looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. How many Spiritual Meridian had he managed to open? Last time I saw a person testing the fire in this shop, the fire he ignited wasn't even 2 metres long, so it was a waste of 200 gold coins. "

"Hehe, Weapon Refiner is that easy to appear. Even out of a thousand Martial Warriors s, there might not even be one person who has the qualifications to become a Weapon Refiner."

"Not bad, not bad. Even if you have this kind of talent, you may not be able to successfully fuse with the 'True Fire'."

"What a pity, with so much gold to waste, I might as well pick a low-grade weapon. Although I won't be able to buy anything good with 200 gold, it's still passable."

"…"

The crowd was brimming with interest as soft murmurs echoed from time to time.

"Guest, please!" The lady in white tilted her body slightly, and made a gesture of invitation towards Tang Huan. She then pointed at the two dents at the bottom of the "Fire Shadow Tatoo", which were like palm prints, and said with a smile, "Customer, you only need to place your palms there and send it into the Genuine Qi. Then, you will be able to use your cultivation technique non-stop."

"Alright!"

Tang Huan nodded his head and excitedly went between the two iron pillars, quickly entering the ring of chains. In the direction that the girl in the white dress pointed, there happened to be a praying mat. Tang Huan crossed his legs and directly sat down.

Taking a deep breath, Tang Huan calmed himself down and slowly closed his eyes.

"Begin!"

In just a split-second, the Genuine Qi revealed its palms.

The surrounding people stared at the transparent flame at the bottom of the pillar with burning eyes. Once the Genuine Qi was merged into the flame, they would be able to determine the Martial Warriors's Five Elements physique.

"Look, it's lit up!" "It's lit up!"

After a short moment, the surrounding crowd first let out a few low cries, but soon after, there was a disappointed sigh. Within the pillar, the transparent flame had actually turned into a dazzling white.

"The white color is the Five Elements that belongs to metal and it doesn't even have a fire attribute physique. How can it become a Weapon Refiner?"

"See, I did not guess wrong, this kid's two hundred gold coins were wasted."

"That's right, aside from the fire attribute physique, there are four other physiques in the Five Elements. If one wants to become a Weapon Refiner, the chances are too slim."

"…"

Many of the Martial Warriors s that were attracted by this commotion subconsciously shook their heads. Since ancient times, there were roughly 9,999 Weapon Refiner s amongst the ten thousand Weapon Refiner s, and all of them possessed physiques belonging to the fire attribute. There was only one, which was possibly of the other four attributes.

The young girl in white, who had brought Tang Huan over, also let out an imperceptible sigh when he saw this.

Looks like this guest will not be able to take back this 200 gold coins. However, this 200 gold coins, is equivalent to saving his life. His Five Elements is a type of gold body, if he were to fuse with the True Fire, he would definitely fail.

Within the Five Elements, fire countered metal. The metal attribute Martial Warriors fused with the True Fire, and the damage received by the Spiritual Meridian far surpassed that of Martial Warriors of other attributes.

Hearing the surrounding voices, Tang Huan's body trembled, his heart went cold, but he resisted the urge to take his hand back, and immediately activated Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art.

Inside the Dantian, the cauldron was quickly revolving.

In that moment, Tang Huan felt an exceptionally dense and warm Qi being stimulated, passing through the pillar and entering into his two palms, in a moment, it followed the Spiritual Meridian and rushed into the cauldron. In a blink of an eye, the warm Qi fused with the Genuine Qi, and then followed along the Spiritual Meridian to fly towards both of his arms.

"Buzz!"

The "Fire Shadow Tatoo" suddenly began to tremble, and let out a low and deep cry.

At the same time, within the pillar, the ball of flames also gradually turned from white to red, releasing increasingly resplendent fiery red luster.

"Huh?"

Instantly, surprised murmurs rose and fell.

The numerous Martial Warriors s at the counter were all alarmed by this sudden commotion as their gazes quickly swept towards the center area one by one.

"Is he using the Fire Totem to test the talent of the Weapon Refiner?"

"The flames were originally white. Could it be that the Five Elements belongs to the physique of metal?"

"Tsk tsk, the flames have actually turned red. It looks like he has the potential to become a Weapon Refiner."

"What's the use of it? For a metal attribute physique to be able to produce flames of half a meter is already pretty good. To become a Weapon Refiner, it would require at least two meters of fire. "

"That young man looks so familiar, I really want to see him somewhere."

"…"

The crowd discussed animatedly. Although they were surprised, they did not take it to heart.

In Star Ocean Weapon Shop, every few days, there would be a young man who would spend two hundred gold coins to test if she had the talent to become a Weapon Refiner. A portion of Martial Warriors who frequent this place often saw this scene, but it was a pity that very few of them could reach two meters in size.

Even Martial Warriors with Five Elements belonging to the fire attribute didn't have the qualifications to become a Weapon Refiner, let alone the fellow beside the "Flame Totem".

They all knew that their bodies were about to collapse from exhaustion, but if they were to continue on like this, it would just be a joke.

Many Martial Warriors s looked at Tang Huan who was sitting in front of the pillar like a motionless sculpture, and their faces even revealed a teasing and mocking smile. But not long after, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, and their eyes were replaced with thick surprise.

Inside the "Fire Shadow Tatoo", after the flame had turned completely red, it began to quickly rise.

In just a few short breaths, the dark red flame had already passed through the first circular pattern on the red pillar.

These circular patterns were actually the same as the number on the pillar. The first circle meant a meter tall. The second circle meant two meters, and so on.

"You're already one meter away from me?"

Everyone looked at each other with unconcealable surprise.

However, before they even had the chance to react, an even more shocking scene appeared. The flames continued to rise, without any signs of stopping.

Not long after, the second rune was clearly visible under the red glow.

"Two meters?"

"Doesn't this mean he already has the qualifications to become a Weapon Refiner?"

"Hiss, a Weapon Refiner with metal Five Elements …"

"…"

Everyone found it hard to believe their eyes. Even the second and third floor were startled. They all leaned on the railings and looked down in surprise.

"It's only two meters, but it has just reached the minimum requirement to become a Weapon Refiner. There is nothing strange about it." A Martial Warriors who was certain that the flames Tang Huan emitted wouldn't exceed half a meter, came to her senses and felt a stinging sensation on her face, after which she couldn't help but curl her lips and laugh out loud.

However, before the laughter disappeared, Martial Warriors had her mouth wide open, her eyes glazed over and her face was burning with anger. In the "Fire Shadow Tatoo", flames were rising at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye, and they were rising even faster, reaching a distance of three meters and four meters.