C8 Shocking

"Four meters ... It's already 4 meters high..."

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

Even if he was a Martial Warrior with fire physique, to be able to ignite a flame four meters high within that "Fire Shadow Totem" could be considered a genius, let alone a Martial Warrior with metal physique.

In term of the difficulty of becoming a Weapon Refiner, among the Five Elements’ physiques, even if metal physique’s Martial Warriors were not the most difficult, they were second only to the water physique’s Martial Warriors.

Similarly, with this "Fire Shadow Totem", the aptitude that metal physique’s Martial Warriors commonly displayed was also the weakest one or two.

Almost every Star Ocean Weapon Shop in Glory Continent has a "Fire Shadow Totem". There was frequently news that a genius Weapon Refiner could ignite four to five meters of flames in certain city. However, those people were all Martial Warriors with fire physiques.

There isn't a single one who has physique of water.

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

In addition, the flames in the pillar in front of them continued to rise higher and higher.

Four meters was definitely not his limit!

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

Everyone in Star Ocean Weapon Shop 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 his martial techniques to an extreme extent, 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 flames continued to rise. Six meters ... Seven meters ... Eight meters ...

At the start, in the shop cries of surprise could still be heard 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. They could only hear the incessant trembling sound of the pillar.

Everyone was dumbstruck, and their faces were filled with shock and disbelief. A Martial Warrior with metal physique was actually able to produce a flame that was eight meters high in "Fire Shadow Totem." From ancient times until now, it was a level even Martial Warriors with the fire physiques had rarely reached. In the end, each of them became Weapon Refining Grand Master.

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 rising rapidly.

Nine meters ... Ten meters ... Eleven meters ...

Twelve meters!

The red pillar was twelve meters high, 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 Totem".

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

The fiery red light emitted by the "Fire Shadow Totem" almost sucked everyone’s soul, no matter people in the first floor or second floor.

There was actually someone in this world that could ignite flames to such an extent?

Could this guy still be considered human?

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

Twelve meters was an unattainable and terrifying height. It was enough to make countless Martial Warriors who wished to become Weapon Refiners 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 Totem" began to rapidly descend.

Tang Huan who had just opened his eyes, felt a red light flash before his eyes, and the flames in 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 high the totem flame was.

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

This huge Star Ocean Weapon Shop was actually deathly still. Almost everyone around him had the same expression, their jaws dropped, as if they had seen something extremely shocking ... It seemed that the whole space was frozen.

This situation made Tang Huan feel even more apprehensive.

“Twe ...Twelve meters ..."

Hearing Tang Huan's words, the girl in the white dress finally regained her senses, her black eyes rolled 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 metal physique, he did not hold much hope for his aptitude, and the reason he kept trying was that he was not willing to give up. After all, using this "Fire Shadow Totem" for once cost two hundred gold coins.

But Tang Huan had never thought that the flame he could ignite would actually reach twelve meters!

Reaching four meters, and he will get a ball of "True Fire", reaching twelve meters, however, far exceeded the standard set by the Star Ocean Weapon Shop.

After the short period of shock, the nervousness in Tang Huan's heart had all disappeared. His eyes were filled with undisguised joy as he uncontrollably rubbed his palms and laughed: "Miss, about that ... Now, can you return two hundred gold coins to me and give me a ball of 'True Fire'? "

"Ah?Oh ..."

As if she had awoken from a dream, the girl in the white dress hurriedly ran 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 is able to ignite the fire to twelve 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 Heavenly Forging City a few years ago, there was a person who managed to ignite a twelve-meter high totem flame?"

"Is that true?"

"Of course it's true, but that person seems to be a woman and furthermore, she has a physique of 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, want only venting the shock and horror that had been stored in their chests for a long time.

"Haha, it's twelve meters, but so what? He still has to be able to successfully fuse with the 'True Fire'. Don't forget, he has a metal physique, and the difficulty of fusing with the 'True Fire' far surpasses that of an ordinary Martial Warriors. If he is unable to fuse with the 'True Fire,' no matter how strong his aptitude is, it will be useless. "

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

The one who spoke was the Martial Warrior who had previously asserted that the flames Tang Huan could ignite would not be able to surpass more than half a meter, he pursed his lips in disapproval, but before he could finish, he noticed many angry gazes sweeping over, obviously dissatisfied with his mocking and ridicule.

"It's not like there's no such possibility ..." The Martial Warriors felt weak at the bottom of his heart. After forcing out a smile, he quickly shut his mouth and sneaked out of the shop. Seeing that, a few of the surrounding Martial Warriors who walked over to him with their fists clenched snorted 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 his master was absent, so it was him who treated me. At that time, he didn't even seem to be able to connect a single Spiritual Meridian."

"Last year he was still 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 coins 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 Totem," he still would not know that his own physique was actually metal.

Compared to the Martial Warriors whose physiques were fire, the difficulty of successfully fusing with 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 that I don’t have fire physique, having wood or earth physiques would also be acceptable, but I never thought that I have metal physique. However, at least it is not water physique, it could be worse.”

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

Water could counter fire. In the process of fusion, the "True Fire" was constantly being weakened. How can weakened "True Fire" be considered as "True Fire"? However, in terms of danger, metal physique would be most dangerous. When fusing with the "True Fire", the "True Fire" could even melt the Martial Warriors' Spiritual Meridian.

Among one hundred Martial Warriors with metal physiques there would not necessarily be one who could successfully fuse with the "True Fire".

"Since I have already obtained the 'True Fire', how can I 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 Totem" was mainly the existence of this "Nine Yang Divine Furnace". Perhaps this furnace 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 he could never step 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 tried hardly to prevent himself from removing 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 his 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 Refiners, this kind of pain really wasn't something anyone could endure.

Moreover, his physique was metal, so the pain he had to endure in the process of becoming a Weapon Refiner was far more than that of others.

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

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

As the youngest Sword Forging 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.

The speed increased, but the flow of heat did not decrease at all. Everywhere it 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.

It seemed that in just a blink of eye, it also seemed that 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.

It seemed at this moment his body had become a stove. 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.

His assumption was wrong. Although the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace" really 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 furnace.

"Plop!"

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 yard, 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 ball of 'True Fire', but this kid uses less than half an hour."

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

"Also, this guy's aptitude is much higher than Old Man Ou's. With his metal physique, he can actually fire up twelve meters of flames inside the 'Fire Shadow Totem'. Who knows how many meters of flame Old Man Ou had back then, less than four or five meters I guess. "

Fat Old Man pinched his fleshy chin and laughed. He actually glided down the tree like a snake, his light and agile movements extremely inappropriate for his 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". If not for the "Nine Yang Divine Furnace", he would not have a hope in succeeding.

"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 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 he 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 furnace, but in the heart of the flame, the inner part of the fire seed that seemed to be condensed, 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, 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 Core was white, most likely because he had a metal physique.

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

"Buzz!"

The furnace trembled, the heat from it blended into the Genuine Qi, and quickly travelled through the Spiritual Meridians. 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 Meridians and all the fatigue was swept away. Tang Huan's heart suddenly skipped a beat as he activated Genuine Qi to rush towards the fourth Spiritual Meridian.

"It's opened?"

After a while, Tang Huan was dumbfounded. The four Spiritual Meridian was broken through so easily, without any obstacle.

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

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