Chapter 840: We Learned This in Second Grade
"Roar!" A gentle dragon's chant emanated from the flames. This flame wasn't red but a noble silver, with nine faint dragon-shaped phantoms rotating within.
"Swoosh!" Four dragon shadows unexpectedly flew from the flames, darting into the fires of four Artifact Refiners there for the exam, devouring them completely, including the girl's special fire.
"What a fierce flame!" The elder was secretly shocked.
Such a unique flame, he had never seen before. Even among the masters, none might possess such fierce flames. Before these flames, others apparently lost their ability to burn, as if expressing submission to these flames.
They attempted to circulate their Cosmic Source Power again to reignite the flames, but the rekindled flames were significantly smaller, and their temperature remarkably decreased. No matter how they increased their Cosmic Source Power output, there was no effect.
"Sir, this…" The four immediately panicked, thinking with such suppressed Source Power Fire, refining that metal ore, let alone melting it, would be nearly impossible. How could the exam proceed?
"Sorry, everyone!" Fang Jueyu said, but his expression showed no apology, "My Nine Dragons Thunder Gang Fire is renowned on the Exotic Fire List; ordinary fire barely shows even two-thirds of its capability before it. I hope you can pass the exam, but I'm also helpless!"
"Nine Dragons Thunder Gang Fire? What a powerful name!" Feeling the intense heat, envy, jealousy, and resentment filled everyone's eyes. If they had such a mighty flame, passing the exam would be effortless.
"Oh well, today's exam seems impossible. Let's see if this friend from the divine civilization is as formidable as he claims!"
Another young man was somewhat open-minded. The Artifact Refiner exam couldn't be continued consecutively, requiring at least a month's gap between attempts. But with six months before the competition began, they had several attempts left, so why not witness the talent of this so-called Wang Dachui from divine civilization?
"Wang Dachui, do you mind if we watch here?"
"No problem, you all can watch. If you can learn it, I'll admit defeat!" Fang Jueyu showed no concern, believing that the Root Universe's Artifact Refining Technique was not something casually replicable.
"Then carry on!" the elder said, "As for you all, consider this a special situation; you can come anytime for the exam."
The elder refocused on Fang Jueyu. Possessing a unique flame can significantly increase the success rate of Artifact Refining, but without sufficient Soul Power, such intense heat would waste precious materials. Only flames couldn't suffice.
"Hmph, let's see if he can pass this exam!"
"Indeed, flames are crucial, but without control, they are wasted resources."
What happened next astounded everyone.
A chunk of blue mineral slowly floated into the center of Fang Jueyu's flame, and under the Nine Dragons Thunder Gang Fire, impurities vanished at an astonishing speed!
"How can his Power of Soul be so strong?" As a Level 3 Refiner, the elder could tell the prowess of a Basic-level Refiner. He wagered that even if he personally refined, he couldn't achieve such perfection, and Fang Jueyu's refining speed was several times faster!
"Plop!" The first drip of molten blue star stone fell into a special vessel before him, clear as could be with almost no impurities!
Even a Level 2 Refiner would need hours to completely refine this several-ton blue star stone, yet in just two or three minutes, only a fist-sized piece remained!
"Old sir, I'm done refining!" Fang Jueyu said, "Please test the purity of the blue star stone metal."
"Oh... alright!" The elder hadn't yet recovered, though no precise figures were ready, he guaranteed the purity was above standard!
The elder carefully dripped a hot molten droplet onto a special instrument, which displayed a final figure of 99.99999...%, with decimal points reaching twelve digits!
This was the theoretically highest purity achievable in metal refining!
"Who is he?" Such high purity was something only master-level Refiners might accomplish, and even those who could achieve it would take several times Fang Jueyu's time.
"First part of the test, perfect score," the elder announced promptly, "Wang Dachui, your flame is impressive, but the real Artifact Refining begins now; relying solely on flame won't earn high marks!"
"Rest assured, old sir, I'm confident!" Fang Jueyu said confidently.
"Okay, let's see your performance," the elder inquired, "What kind of weapon do you wish to craft? Our Artifact Refiners Guild can offer various molds."
"Molds? I never use those things when crafting weapons!" Fang Jueyu replied.
"No molds needed?" His words stunned everyone again.
To typical refiners, molds were indispensable. During weapon crafting, any slight deviation in size could lead to failure, and even successful crafting could result in easy breakage during use. Experienced refiners never claimed they didn't need molds!
But to prove his ability, Fang Jueyu used spiritual power to manipulate the molten metal floating mid-air, beginning to alter it.
"He's actually not using a mold!"
"Such intricate control skills - is he making a flying knife?"
"Wait, what are these strange characters on the knife?"
"Bang!" The elder suddenly slapped the table, "Runes! He's engraving runes on the weapon!"
"What? How is this possible? Is he a master Refiner?" Engraving runes on a weapon is the hallmark of an Artifact Refining Master!
"Look, the weapon is almost formed!"
"Too fast! Is he a monster?"
"I suddenly realized we're making a common mistake!" The lone girl stated.
Confused, everyone looked at her.
"We're using common thinking to gauge people from divine civilization!" the girl added, "To them, even extremely talented individuals might seem ordinary!"
"Swoosh!" A blue light suddenly flashed before everyone, embedding deep into the wall.
"It's a spiritual power weapon! He's crafted the most difficult kind!" Among weapons, spiritual power weapons are hardest to create, requiring a Refiner to master refining and deeply understand spiritual power.
For most refiners, the path of being a Refiner itself is full of challenges, let alone mastering spiritual power!
"Hahaha, is this the genius of divine civilization? Compared to him, we're nothing!"
"But you needn't be so downhearted!" Fang Jueyu said while walking, "Our divine civilization is vast and profound; such superficial Artifact Refining techniques are learned by grade two students!"
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