Chapter 845: You Watch, You Pay Tuition
"He actually has a third kind of flame!"
Seeing the third flame rising in Fang Jueyu's palm, everyone was utterly shocked.
This flame turned out to be pale and chilling, instantly making the surrounding temperature extremely cold. Such a peculiar flame was something they had never encountered before.
The flame released by a Martial Artist using Cosmic Source Power typically has no special characteristics, but under certain circumstances, it can undergo some peculiar changes.
For instance, if a person has been poisoned before, their flame might carry a trace of fire poison; if someone has been exposed to lightning, their flame might contain strong currents...
External factors have a certain probability of causing changes in a martial artist's Source Power Fire, though this probability is extremely small.
Of course, there are also some people with innate talents who naturally possess a special Source Power Fire due to their race or unique experiences. Such occurrences are not unheard of.
Additionally, there is the possibility of altering one's Source Power Flame through the laws of various elements or by refining the power of stars, but such methods are only achievable by Transcenders and above, and are extremely risky, as a single mistake could lead to self-immolation.
Therefore, possessing a unique flame is something quite enviable; on average, only one in a thousand Artifact Refiners might have a special flame.
Yet Fang Jueyu actually possesses three, and all three flames are extraordinarily powerful. Is he truly the darling of the heavens?
What surprises people the most is that he can even fuse these flames, which generally have poor compatibility, to exert power far beyond that of two combined flames.
"He's starting again!"
"He's trying to fuse the third flame! How bold can he be? Isn't he afraid to die?"
"Look, he's fusing them again, he's really done it!"
That chilling flame was flawlessly integrated into another flame, and the terrifying power caused the surrounding space to ripple with layers of waves.
One can imagine that once these three flames lose their balance, the explosive energy could blow up an entire planet without exaggeration; this kind of act seems cool but is akin to dancing on the edge of a knife.
Honestly speaking, fusing three kinds of flames poses no difficulty for Fang Jueyu because back in the Super God Academy, Xiao Yan had already taught him this extremely rare Cultivation Technique.
Although it's called the "Burning Technique," its inventor was a Demigod, who also had another identity as an Alchemist!
To elevate his alchemy skills to a higher level, he tried refining flames from many stars and eventually fused them to create an extremely frightening flame.
Unfortunately, during one stellar flame refining attempt, the flame went out of control, causing a massive disaster where the intense heat ignited an entire Star Region and even created a giant black hole, annihilating thousands of civilizations in the event, leading to his demise.
By the time that Demigod fell, he had refined as many as 47 types of flames, and now, Fang Jueyu has the complete ability to merge more than 10 types of flames!
"It's about time!" The three types of flames fused together, and the temperature was already completely sufficient to refine Elophis Ore!
"Phew!" Suddenly, the flame expanded as if it had lost control, sending a wave of heat radiating in all directions.
"It's over! He can't control it!"
"Damn it, if you can't do it, don't fool around! Are you trying to take us down with you?"
Everyone instinctively activated their Source Power Shields.
But the flame merely expanded once, then unbelievably transformed into a cauldron made of flames!
"Why are you all panicking? Don't worry!" Fang Jueyu laughed.
"How can we not be nervous?" The Artifact Refining Masters silently cursed. The power of such a flame, if it erupted, would leave them gravely injured. Is this a joke?
Fang Jueyu threw the pile of Elophis Ore into the furnace, and under the intense heat and pressure, some impurities instantly volatilized, while others either settled or floated, with the center of the furnace flowing with high-temperature black liquid metal.
"Being able to condense flame into a cauldron, what kind of method is this?" These Artifact Refining Masters had lived for tens of thousands of years, yet they had never seen such a refining technique. Even the Artifact Refining Grandmasters wouldn't be able to proceed without external aid.
"He's using the Divine Refining Technique!" Valan said enviously from the side, "Perhaps this is a unique method within the Divine Refining Technique."
"What? He's using the Divine Refining Technique? How is this possible? Could he be a student of some Grandmaster?" the three of them exclaimed.
Currently, the fragmented Divine Refining Technique is held only by the highest Grandmasters in the Artifact Refiner Association, rendering ordinary people unable to learn it.
"No, his teacher is an Artifact Refiner named Kishi Aino," Valan said earnestly, "I think she is also an Artifact Refining Grandmaster."
"Kishi Aino? Could she be an Artifact Refiner who inherited the Divine Refining Technique from the godly wealthy civilization?" the three speculated in their hearts, thinking that might be the only possibility.
"Look, he's almost done refining!"
"So fast? Only an hour has passed! Could it be that he hasn't refined it purely?"
"No! The refined Elophis Ore has different lusters according to its quality, and this luster is definitely the highest purity!"
"That's right, although we don't want to admit it, this young lad indeed has a skill."
"Wow!" The flame dissipated elegantly under Fang Jueyu's control, and using his spiritual power, he separated the refined Elophis Metal from the impurities; the high-purity Elophis was as clear as diamond!
Subsequently, under Fang Jueyu's spiritual power control, the Elophis Metal began to stretch out, with the power of runes merging into this iron rod like rivers converging into the sea.
"25 runes! He actually inscribed 25 runes! That's the maximum capacity Elophis Metal can bear, he really did it to the extreme!"
"He's not only a genius in the Artifact Refining World but also a genius in the Rune Realm!"
Even the three Artifact Refining Masters couldn't help but praise him. Such a level was far beyond what they could reach, even if they were given more time!
"It's time to meld the spirit, this is the most crucial final step!"
It only took Fang Jueyu two hours for metal smelting and rune inscribing, even though he had initially stated he needed three days. But he found he greatly overestimated the difficulty of crafting a four-level weapon, realizing he only needed three hours to complete it!
This is the power derived from the Root Universe's "Divine Refining Technique"!
"Crack!" A Spirit Pregnancy Stone was crushed by Fang Jueyu's Cosmic Source Power, and a blue gas immediately dispersed around.
"Trying to run away!" Fang Jueyu sneered, as his soul power transformed into a massive hand to grasp the spiritual energy.
"How can there be such a means for spirit integration?" Seeing Fang Jueyu's rough approach, everyone was stupefied.
It is well known that the energy inside the Spirit Pregnancy Stone is almost akin to an Energy Life; they are fragile yet very unruly. Generally, Artifact Refiners need to utilize Engraving Arrays to capture this energy and gradually infuse it into the weapon for sealing.
This process is extremely delicate, and thus especially lengthy.
In contrast, Fang Jueyu seemed to use brute force to stuff the energy directly into the weapon, but oddly enough, the energy wasn't destroyed or dissipated. Instead, it obediently integrated into the Elophis Metal.
"It's finished! In just over three hours, he actually forged a fourth-tier weapon!" They realized Fang Jueyu had succeeded the moment they sensed the spiritual power emanating from the rod.
"This is my master's first fourth-tier weapon creation, it cannot be treated carelessly!" Fang Jueyu waved his hand, and a line of universal cosmic civilization characters was printed onto the metal rod.
"Ocean Stabilizing God Needle Iron—Forged by Wang Dachui!"
"Ocean Stabilizing God Needle Iron, what a domineering name!"
"Is that what you should be focusing on? Didn't you hear just now that Wang Dachui said it's his first fourth-tier weapon creation?"
"How can that be possible? He's never crafted a fourth-tier weapon before?"
"Impossible, seeing his technique so proficient, he's definitely more experienced than us!"
"Alright, alright, enough looking!" Fang Jueyu slung the Ocean Stabilizing God Needle onto his back and walked up to the three Artifact Refining Masters, "Time to pay up, ten thousand Source Coins each!"
"What?" The three were dumbfounded.
"What do you mean 'what'?" Fang Jueyu asserted confidently, "I told you, witnessing me forge a weapon is your fortune. Watching requires tuition, that's a basic principle!"