C7 Aptitude test

"You do not know, that the Sword Crafting Valley in Origin Continent has become extremely chaotic 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 in the Origin Continent. That place was once the artifact forging holy land at the peak of the Human Clan's era, the place that countless Weapon Refiners yearned for.

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

Among them, the Tranquil Continent that Demon Clan lived was located in the eastern part of the Origin Continent, and the Holy Spirit Continent that Celestial Clan lived was located in the northern part of the Origin Continent.

The Origin Continent was located in the middle of the three continents, Holy Spirit Continent, Glory Continent and Tranquil Continent, so it was a war-torn area because different clans wanted to scramble it. Over a hundred years ago, the leader of the Human Clan, Shan He, united the Origin Continent and expelled both the Demon Clan and the Celestial Clan from the continent. But with the death of Shan He, Human Clan fell into a state of internal strife.

The Demon Clan of 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 it was extremely dangerous for the human Martial Warriors to enter. However, the only place that had True Fire was the Sword Crafting Valley. 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 girl's words, Tang Huan did not doubt. The Star Ocean Weapon Shop had an outstanding reputation. It would definitely not lie to others in this area, not to mention raise the price for no good reason.

So he has to go back and forge three more weapons to sell?

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

But who knows, would the True Fire become even more expensive tomorrow?

"Dear customer, if you were to buy the 'True Fire' for yourself, perhaps you can try our store's Fire Shadow Totem, as long as the flames ignited reach two meters high, a half of the two hundred coins that used to test your aptitude can be returned to you, and if it reaches a height of three meters, all the two hundred coins can be returned to you, and if it reaches a height of four meters, all the two hundred gold coins will be returned to you and you can get a ball of ‘True Fire’ for free."

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

"Fire Shadow Totem?"

Tang Huan was startled, but his eyes subconsciously looked towards the red pillar erected at the center of the shop. He did not know his physique was which of the Five Elements, nor did he know that his aptitude. He only decided to become a Sword Refiner because of his obsessiveness.

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

Tang Huan's heart skipped a beat.

As long as the fire ignited reached three meters, he would not lose money. If it reached four meters, not only would he not lose a single gold coin, he 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 coins 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 Totem". She picked the iron lock and pulled open the iron chains.

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

"Oh my god, someone is going to test whether or not he has the aptitude to become a Weapon Refiner?"

"The boy? He looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. How many Spiritual Meridians had he opened? Last time I saw a person testing it in this shop, the fire he ignited wasn't even 2 meters high, so he wasted 200 gold coins. "

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

"Right, and even if one has this kind of aptitude, still he may not be able to successfully fuse with the 'True Fire'."

"What a pity, with so much gold to waste, he might as well pick a low-level weapon. Although he won't be able to buy a really good weapon with 200 gold, he could still buy a decent one."

"..."

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

"Guest, please!" The girl 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 Totem", which were like palm prints, and said with a smile, "You only need to place your palms there, send your Genuine Qi into the dents, and then, you just execute 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 was a praying mat. Tang Huan crossed his legs and directly sat down, putting his palms into the two dents.

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

"Begin!"

As Tang Huan focused his attention, the Genuine Qi from the three Spiritual Meridians began to surge into the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace", and then, with an astonishing speed, it flew out.

In just a split-second, the Genuine Qi flew from his 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, it would tell the Martial Warrior's 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 means his physique is metal and he doesn't even have a fire physique. How can he 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 physique, chances are too slim for people of other four physiques in the Five Elements to become a Weapon Refiner."

"..."

Many of the Martial Warriors that were attracted by this commotion subconsciously shook their heads. Since ancient times, roughly 9,999 Weapon Refiners among 10,000 Weapon Refiners have fire physiques. There was only one that was possibly of the other four physiques.

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

Looks like this guest will not be able to take back these 200 gold coins. However, these 200 gold coins saved his life. Since he had metal physique, if he were to fuse with the True Fire, he would definitely fail.

Within the Five Elements, fire countered metal. If a Martial Warrior with metal physique was to fuse with the True Fire, the damage his Spiritual Meridians would suffer far surpassed that of Martial Warriors of other physiques.

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 furnace 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 Meridians and rushed into the furnace. In a blink of an eye, the warm Qi fused with the Genuine Qi, and then followed along the Spiritual Meridians to fly towards both of his arms.

"Buzz!"

The "Fire Shadow Totem" 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.

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

"Is he using Fire Shadow Totem to test his aptitude of becoming a Weapon Refiner?"

"The flames were originally white. He has a metal physique?"

"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 physique cultivator, to be able to produce flames of half a meter is already pretty good. It would require at least two meters of fire to become a Weapon Refiner. "

"That young man looks so familiar, it seemed I have seen 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 he had the aptitude to become a Weapon Refiner. A portion of Martial Warriors who frequented this place often see this scene, but it was a pity that very few of them could ignite flames reaching two meters in size.

Even Martial Warriors with fire physique didn't definitely have the aptitude to become a Weapon Refiner, let alone the fellow beside the "Flame Shadow Totem" who has metal physique.

He already knew that his physique was not suitable, but still tried with all his strength, it would just be a joke.

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

Inside the "Fire Shadow Totem", 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 scales. The first circle meant a meter tall. The second circle meant two meters, and so on.

"His flames has already reached one meter high?"

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 circle of patterns was clearly visible under the red glow.

"Two... Two meters? "

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

"Sigh, a Weapon Refiner with metal physique ..."

"..."

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

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

But before the laughter disappeared, the Martial Warrior had his mouth wide open, his eyes glazed over, and his face was burning with embarrassment. Inside the "Fire Shadow Totem", flames were rising at an obvious speed and it was growing faster and faster, three meters ... Four meters ...