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Chapter 8 - Amazing

"It's already 4 meters 4 meters long."

In the weapon store, almost everyone's face turned pale.

Even if it was a Martial Warriors whose Five Elements was fire, to be able to ignite a flame four meters tall within that "Fire Shadow Tatoo" could be considered a genius, let alone a Martial Warriors whose Five Elements was gold.

Speaking of the difficulty of becoming a Weapon Refiner, in terms of Five Elements's physique, even if a metal attribute Martial Warriors was not number one, they were second only to the water attribute Martial Warriors.

Similarly, within this "Fire Shadow Tatoo", the aptitude that metal attribute Martial Warriors s commonly displayed was also the last one or two.

There were frequently news that a genius artificer who could ignite four to five meters of flames had appeared in the weapon shop of a certain city. However, those people were all from Martial Warriors whose Five Elements were related to fire.

Five Elements belonging to the metal attribute and Five Elements belonging to the water attribute, none of them existed.

On the other hand, there seemed to be a few who belonged to the Wood or the Earth of Five Elements, but their flames were only two to three meters long, and were completely unlike what they had seen at this moment.

In addition, the flames in the column in front of him continued to rise higher and higher.

Four meters was definitely not his limit!

"Look, look, it's already five meters long."

Above and below Star Ocean Weapon Shop, everyone was staring at the red pillar which was getting more and more resplendent.

Not too far away from the pillar, the young girl in the white dress had long since widened her round eyes. An unconcealable shock could be seen on her pretty face.

Below the pillar, Tang Huan's body did not move at all.

At this time, he had already completely calmed down and focused, using all of his strength, continuously absorbing the warm Qi from the pillar and sending out the Genuine Qi.

Tang Huan had already turned a deaf ear to the surrounding activity.

"Buzz!"

The red pillar continued to tremble as the flames continued to rise. "Six meters, seven meters, eight meters …"

At the start, the shop could still hear cries of surprise from time to time, but as the flames continued to rise, the shop became quieter and quieter.

When the flames reached eight meters, the entire space was so quiet that one could hear the sound of a pin dropping. One could only hear the incessant trembling of the pillar.

Everyone was dumbstruck, their faces and brows filled with shock and disbelief that could not be hidden. A metal attribute Martial Warriors had actually been able to produce a flame that was eight meters tall within the "Fire Shadow Tatoo". From ancient times until now, even Martial Warriors s with the fire attribute had rarely seen anything that was difficult to reach. In the end, none of them were not Weapon Refining Grand Master s.

Where did this guy come from? His talent was actually so outstanding!

Everyone was astonished. What was even more inconceivable to them was that after reaching a height of eight meters, the flames were still rapidly rising.

Nine meters, ten meters, eleven meters

Twelve meters!

The red pillar was twelve meters tall, and the flames were also twelve meters tall. The flames that the person let out had actually reached the peak, passing through the entire "Fire Shadow Tatoo".

Everyone was completely numb. Their eyes were wide open and their mouths gaping open. They were motionless like clay puppets.

Whether it was the first floor of the weapon shop or the second or third floor, the fiery red light emitted by the "Fire Shadow Tatoo" practically caused everyone's soul to enter the sucking.

There was actually someone in this world that could use the totem flame to such an extent?

Could this guy still be considered human?

To be able to ignite a flame four meters long could be considered a genius artificer, but the flames he produced had actually reached the limit of a "Fire Shadow Tatoo." If that "Fire Shadow Tatoo" was even taller, wouldn't the flames that he controlled be able to continue increasing?

Twelve meters was an unattainable and terrifying number. It was enough to make countless Martial Warriors who wished to become a Weapon Refiner look up to it.

"Hmm, it's gone?"

Just then, Tang Huan who was in front of the pillar seemed to have woken up from a dream, he muttered and subconsciously withdrew his palms. Just a moment ago, the warm Qi in the pillar suddenly disappeared.

Seemingly at the same time that Tang Huan retracted his palm, the bundle of flames within the "Fire Shadow Tatoo" began to rapidly descend.

Tang Huan who had just opened her eyes, felt a red light flash before her eyes, and the flames in the pillar of the pillar became a ball at the bottom, and the red color in the flames also quickly faded, and in an instant, the ball of flames became transparent once again, and the pillar that had been trembling for a long time also calmed down.

"How many meters was my flame?"

Tang Huan could not help but look at the girl in the white dress and ask her nervously. He should have first opened his eyes and then retracted his hands, because that way he would have known how strong the totem flames were.

The moment the words left his mouth, Tang Huan noticed that the atmosphere here was extremely strange.

This enormous Star Ocean Weapon Shop was actually deathly still. Nearly everyone around had the same expression, and their mouths agape, as if they had seen something extremely shocking. This scene looked as though the entire space had frozen in place.

This situation made Tang Huan feel even more apprehensive.

"Twelve meters!"

Hearing Tang Huan's words, the girl in the white dress finally regained her senses, her black eyes rolled back as she swallowed saliva with difficulty, and spat out these words.

"Twelve meters?"

Tang Huan jumped up from the praying mat like a spring. After discovering that he had a physique that belonged to the Golden Five Elements, he did not hold much hope for the Dragon Shadow Tatoo, and the reason he kept trying was because he was not willing to give up. After all, this "Dragon Shadow Tatoo" cost two hundred gold coins.

But Tang Huan had never thought that the flames he could ignite would actually reach a distance of twelve meters!

Reach four meters, and you will get a point of "True Fire", reaching twelve meters. This far exceeded the standard set by the Star Ocean Weapon Shop.

After the short period of shock, the unease in Tang Huan's heart disappeared, and his eyes were filled with undisguised happiness. He couldn't help but rub his hands, and laughed: "Miss, about that, can you give me two hundred gold coins and a set of 'True Fire'?"

"Ah?" "Oh."

As if she had awoken from a dream, the girl in the white dress hurriedly ran back to the counter. After a while, she ran back with a True Fire bottle and a bag of gold coins in her hands.

"Many thanks. Then, I'll take my leave first."

Tang Huan accepted it, without bothering to count the gold coins, he quickly left the weapon shop.

He'd already realized that he'd gone a bit too far just now, as the surrounding gazes caused him to feel a bit scared. It was better for him to leave as soon as possible.

"Boom!"

The moment Tang Huan's figure disappeared, countless of gasps could be heard from the weapon store. The loud sound seemed to want to flip the entire building over.

"I didn't expect this! I really didn't expect that young man to be able to ignite the fire totem to a size of 12 meters!" That's twelve meters, not two meters! "

"This trip to the weapon store was right, I have really broadened my horizon today."

"Rumor has it that in the Heavenly Forging City a few years ago, there was a person who managed to ignite a twelve meter long totem flame?"

"Are you for real?"

"Of course it's true, but that person seems to be a woman and furthermore, he has a physique that belongs to fire."

"Who knows where this person came from?" If he is able to successfully fuse with the True Fire, then our Glory Continent will probably have another Weapon Refining Grand Master that can shake the heavens and the earth in just a few years! "

"…"

Everyone shouted over and over, wantonly venting the shock and horror that had been stored in their chests for a long time.

"Haha, so what if it's twelve meters? I still have to be able to successfully fuse with the 'True Fire'. Don't forget, he has a metal attribute constitution, and the difficulty of fusing with the 'True Fire' far surpasses that of an ordinary Martial Warriors. "If I can't absorb the 'True Fire', then no matter how strong my innate talent is, it won't be of any use. Maybe …"

A slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded out, sounding exceptionally ear-piercing amidst the exclamations.

The one who spoke was the Martial Warriors who had previously asserted that the flames were not more than half a meter, and pursed his lips in disapproval, but before he could finish, he noticed many angry gazes sweeping over, obviously dissatisfied with his mocking and ridicule.

"This possibility exists!" The Martial Warriors felt weak at the bottom of her heart. After forcing out a smile, he quickly shut her mouth and left the shop dejectedly. Seeing that, a few of the surrounding Martial Warriors who were clenching their fists walked over to him. Only then did they snort in disdain and join the lively discussion.

"Ah, I remember now."

"That guy, he seems to be called Tang Huan, and lives in the north side of the city. His master seems to be a low level Weapon Refiner, I tried to find his master to help me forge a low level weapon last year, but when his master wasn't around, it was him who treated me. At that time, he didn't even seem to be able to forge a Spiritual Meridian."

"Last year was an ordinary person? Impossible, right? "

"…"

Returning back to the courtyard behind the smithy, before Tang Huan could even sit down, he impatiently took out the True Fire bottle from his bag.

Looking at the floating ball of flame in the bottle, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Although he did not spend the five hundred gold that he had earned from selling the swords, and the way he obtained the "True Fire" was somewhat unexpected, he still managed to get his hands on this thing.

But after the excitement, Tang Huan frowned and fell into deep thought.

If not for that "Fire Shadow Tatoo," he still would not know that his own physique was actually profound energy which was considered gold.

Compared to the Martial Warriors s whose Five Elements were fire, the difficulty of successfully fusing the True Fire with this kind of physique would be multiplied by several times.

"This is going to be troublesome."

Tang Huan sighed, "It's fine if it isn't the fire element, but even the wood element and the earth element. But I never thought it would be the metal element.

In terms of success rate in fusing with the "True Fire", the water attribute Martial Warriors was the lowest.

Water could counter fire. In the process of fusion, the "True Fire" was constantly being weakened. Where was the "True Fire" that was being weakened? However, in terms of danger, it was the metal element that had the largest effect. When fusing with the "True Fire", the "True Fire" could even melt the Martial Warriors's Spiritual Meridian.

A hundred metal attribute Martial Warriors s would not necessarily have one who had successfully fused with the "True Fire".

"Since we have already obtained the 'True Fire', how can we just give up like that?"

Tang Huan's face was unsettled, after a long while, he gritted his teeth and sat down.

He understood in his heart that this body originally did not have the aptitude to become a Weapon Refiner. The main reason why this body could produce such a frightening twelve meter tall flame within the "Fire Shadow Tatoo" was because of the existence of this "Nine Yang Divine Furnace". Perhaps this cauldron could also reduce the difficulty of fusing with the "True Fire".

Whether I succeed or lose, it all depends on this one move. If I succeed, I will live; if I fail, I will perish!

Tang Huan squinted his eyes, his mind was calm like never before. If he wanted to achieve his two lives' wish, then this step would not shrink back.

"Bo!"

In the next moment, Tang Huan uncorked the bottle and covered the mouth of it with his right palm at lightning speed.

A blazing heat suddenly rushed up, and Tang Huan felt as if his palm was pressing on a red-hot iron. Immediately, an indescribable pain came from his palm.

Tang Huan grimaced, his face becoming somewhat sinister and distorted. An instant later, he faintly smelt a burnt stench from his palm.

"Endure it!" "Endure it!"

On Tang Huan's forehead, beads of perspiration trickled down. However, he forced himself to remove his palm from the mouth of the bottle, and tried his best to circulate the "Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art". He was very clear that if he really let go of his hand, the ball of "True Fire" inside would definitely rush out of the bottle and escape.

Very quickly, a trace of scorching Qi entered the Spiritual Meridian through his palm.

"Hiss!"

Tang Huan instantly felt as if a ball of fire was burning within her Spiritual Meridian. The burning sensation became more intense, and he couldn't help but take in a breath of cold air. His entire right arm spasmed violently, and the Spiritual Meridian that was being flooded by the heat seemed as if it was about to melt.

Damn, no wonder there were so few Weapon Refiner s, this kind of pain really wasn't something anyone could endure.

Moreover, his Five Elements was a type of gold, so the pain he had to endure in the process of becoming a Weapon Refiner was far more than what he could endure.

Tang Huan pursed his lips, showing no signs of giving up.

If he didn't succeed, then he would die!

As the youngest progressive master on Earth, if he couldn't forge a powerful weapon in this world after coming to Glory Continent, what kind of fun would there be?

"Buzz!"

But just as Tang Huan was preparing to use the Genuine Qi to guide the strand of blazing Qi, a familiar trembling sound suddenly resonated in his mind.

Immediately afterwards, that strand of heat flowed like iron filings attracted by the magnet, quickly spreading upwards along the Spiritual Meridian.

His speed increased, but the flow of heat did not decrease at all. Everywhere he went, his muscles trembled.

Tang Huan clenched his teeth tightly, he did not make a sound, but his eyes continued to widen and his entire body continued to spasm. More and more perspiration poured out from his pores, in the blink of an eye, he was drenched as if he was a chicken that had just been fished out of water.

In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed …

The scorching heat finally reached the Dantian, but it did not slow down at all. It still rose continuously from the bottle into his palm and followed the Spiritual Meridian to his lower abdomen.

Tang Huan did not let up at all. Both of his eyes bulged and he clenched his teeth as he endured. His handsome face had already swelled up to a purple red, and his tensed body was shaking like a sieve. Under the continuous burning of the strong heat, Tang Huan felt like his entire body was going to explode.

An extremely strong heat was emitted from Tang Huan's body.

His skin was becoming redder and redder. When he breathed, what came out of his nostrils seemed to be not air, but two flames. Even the thirty-six thousand pores on his body seemed to emit hot steam at all times.

Tang Huan felt as if his entire body was about to melt into juice.

Although the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" could greatly speed up the absorption of the "True Fire", it could not lessen the pain that Tang Huan had to endure while absorbing the "True Fire". Not only did the pain spread to his limbs and bones, his internal organs, and even deep into his soul.

Tang Huan felt as if his soul was enveloped by blazing flames. Under the assault of the heat, his soul trembled and even his consciousness became blurry.

But just when Tang Huan felt that he was about to collapse, he suddenly felt relaxed, and the last bit of heat flowed into the Dantian and into the cauldron.

Then, Tang Huan collapsed onto the ground on his back, like a thirsty fish jumping to the shore. He opened his mouth and gasped for air, not even able to move a finger.

"Did this kid succeed?"

On top of a big tree outside the academy wall, a fat old man gasped in a low voice. His tiny eyes revealed shock and joy that was hard to conceal, "Not only did he succeed, but his speed is beyond imagination. It would take at least four hours for an ordinary person to fuse with a set of 'True Fire', but this kid doesn't seem to have been there for half an hour."

"How long did Old Man Ou take to fuse the 'True Fire' back then? Two hours? Tsk tsk, this kid is way faster than his master. "

Fat Old Man pinched her fleshy chin and laughed. She actually glided down the tree like a snake, her light and agile movements extremely inappropriate for her fat body.

In the courtyard, Tang Huan laid still for a long time, before slowly recovering and turning back to sit.

"I did it!"

Looking at the empty True Fire bottle in front of him, Tang Huan laughed foolishly. Although the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" was unable to alleviate his pain, it had greatly shortened the process of fusing with the "True Fire".

"I wonder what's going on with the 'True Fire' in my body right now?"

After a while, Tang Huan took a deep breath and cleared away all the distracting thoughts, focusing on his lower abdomen.

At the location of the Dantian, there seemed to be a ball of flame that was burning. Although it was still extremely hot, what was miraculous was that Tang Huan's abdomen felt warm, and it did not feel any pain like before.

Almost at the same time, the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" appeared in his mind. Soon after, he discovered that there was a ball of dark red flame inside the cauldron, but in the heart of the flame, the inner part of the cluster of flame that seemed to be condensed from essence, was showing a dazzling white color.

"So that's how it is."

Tang Huan was startled, and then he woke up.

The moment the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" appeared, Tang Huan knew that although it could appear in his mind, it could not actually exist in his mind. However, for a moment, Tang Huan couldn't figure out where it was. But now, he understood that the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" was in the Dantian.

The Flame Heart was white, most likely because it had a metal attribute.

After a while, Tang Huan calmed his mind and started to try activating the Invigorating Meridian and Absorbing Spirit Art.

"Buzz!"

The cauldron trembled, the heat from it blended into the Genuine Qi, and quickly travelled through the Spiritual Meridian. Wherever the heat flowed, Tang Huan felt as though all his pores were expanded, it was extremely comfortable.

Genuine Qi swam a few rounds in the three Spiritual Meridian s and all the fatigue was swept away. Tang Huan's heart suddenly skipped a beat as she activated Genuine Qi and rushed towards the fourth Spiritual Meridian.

"It's cleared?"

After a while, Tang Huan was dumbfounded. The four Spiritual Meridian s had all fallen down, and were broken through so easily.

He had been on a whim, but who would have thought that after fusing with the "True Fire", the Genuine Qi would actually increase by so much?

Tang Huan was pleasantly surprised, just as he was about to continue channeling his spirit arts to broaden the first three Spiritual Meridian s, a loud 'bang' suddenly woke him up.