Chapter 1190: 1190: Shocked Again

Chapter 1190: Chapter 1190: Shocked Again

Li Yun’s six-stage Beast Fire caused an uproar in the audience.

Six-stage Beast Fire can only be obtained by seizing it from a six-stage Spirit Beast.

However, a six-stage Spirit Beast is equivalent to a powerhouse at the Heavenly Deity Realm level. Li Yun is only at the mid-stage Heavenly Monarch realm, making it nearly impossible for him to acquire Beast Fire from such a Spirit Beast.

Moreover, Beast Fire is extremely terrifying and cannot be suppressed by ordinary individuals.

This is why everyone was shocked.

However, Bai Hun and the others showed no change in expression at this moment, as the shock brought by Feng Wuchen had yet to dissipate.

Compared to Li Yun’s Beast Fire, it no longer had the power to astonish them.

Li Yun slowly walked down, casting a glance at Feng Wuchen. His elderly brows furrowed as he clearly considered Feng Wuchen to be his true rival.

The following dozen Artifact Refiners only possessed ordinary Fire Attributes and had not refined Samadhi True Fire.

“Next, Feng Wuchen!” The guard’s voice rang out, his expression filled with great respect.

“It’s Feng Wuchen’s turn! I wonder what kind of flame he has!”

“A Celestial Immortal Grade Artifact Refiner—his True Fire must be incredibly terrifying! I heard Feng Wuchen wields a mysterious black flame, a powerful Fire Attribute combat technique!”

“Could he have already refined the Ninefold True Fire?”

At the mention of Feng Wuchen’s name, the entire venue erupted. All eyes immediately turned toward him.

“Master, it’s your turn,” Qiao Sanfeng said, visibly thrilled, his eyes full of anticipation. He, just like everyone else, was eager to know what kind of True Fire Feng Wuchen possessed.

Bai Hun, Su Xuan, and the others also stared at Feng Wuchen, their expressions filled with a mix of expectation and tension.

“He probably hasn’t refined the Ninefold True Fire yet. The Ninefold True Fire is the flame of a Spirit Beast at the Heavenly Deity Realm level—it’s not something easily refined,” Yun Wuying murmured, frowning deeply.

Under the reverent gazes of the crowd, Feng Wuchen ascended the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet.

In that instant, the audience fell completely silent.

Feng Wuchen gently placed his palm upon the stone tablet, which instantly erupted in brilliant scarlet light, while simultaneously emitting an overwhelmingly chilling aura.

“What is this icy aura? Why does it carry an ancient vibe?” Bai Hun’s aging face paled, and his eyes flashed with fear.

The ancient aura Bai Hun felt made him deeply uneasy.

“What kind of flame is this? It’s exuding freezing chill!” Su Xuan frowned deeply, unable to discern what kind of flame it was, his gaze fixed unblinkingly on the stone tablet.

“Such an unusual aura!” Yang Qianxiao and others displayed unparalleled tension, tinged with a trace of dread.

Yun Wuying’s face was aghast. “Is there truly a flame in this world that radiates an icy chill? This is absolutely unheard of.”

“Gulp…”

The audience below, including figures of status and prestige, found themselves trembling uncontrollably in the face of the chilling cold.

“What on earth is this horrifying flame? Why hasn’t the stone tablet revealed anything yet?” Chi Yue exclaimed in terror, struggling to endure the bone-chilling cold.

“Who exactly is Feng Wuchen? If he’s a member of the Dragon God Clan, his status must be extraordinary. This boy is a walking treasure trove!” Chi Qingshan murmured, deeply curious about Feng Wuchen’s origins.

All gazes focused on the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet, but to their shock, the stone tablet still hadn’t revealed the nature of the flame despite prolonged anticipation.

“Buzz, buzz!”

Moments later, the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet suddenly began to tremble, releasing waves of incredibly potent energy that surged outward.

Yet beyond that, the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet exhibited no other changes.

“It seems the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet cannot detect the presence of Wu Fire,” Feng Wuchen thought silently to himself.

As Feng Wuchen withdrew his palm, the immense energy gradually dissipated, and the stone tablet remained devoid of any indication.

“The Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet hasn’t disclosed what flame it is!” Qiao Sanfeng murmured in disbelief.

“What… what is going on? Can the stone tablet not identify Feng Wuchen’s flame?” Bai Hun cried out, unable to believe his eyes.

“An anomaly with the Soul Tablet and the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet unable to measure the flame—just what is Feng Wuchen? Is he man or ghost?”

Su Xuan, along with the elder overseers, stood dumbfounded, their minds overwhelmed like turbulent waves crashing upon the shore.

The audience fell into dead silence, as the crowd below resembled wooden statues.

What kind of terrifying flame could it be if even the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet failed to identify it?

Even several minutes after Feng Wuchen had stepped down, the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet still showed nothing and had since dimmed entirely.

“Master, what exactly is your flame? Why can’t the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet identify it?” Qiao Sanfeng asked in shock, his aged eyes fixed on Feng Wuchen.

“A special kind of flame,” Feng Wuchen replied with a faint smile.

“A special kind of flame?” Qiao Sanfeng repeated blankly.

The dead silence on the Guild Plaza gave way to frantic clamor, echoing in all directions like a storm that couldn’t be suppressed.

“It must be that black flame! Even the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet can’t detect it—just what flame is it?”

“What is going on today? In all previous Artifact Refining Competitions, nothing like this has ever happened. Feng Wuchen’s arrival has either caused anomalies in the Soul Stone Tablet or issues with the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet.”

“What flame could be so terrifying? Even the president doesn’t know?”

The plaza buzzed with exclamations from all corners, expressions of disbelief, alarm, and shock etched deeply into every face present.

Bai Hun, Su Xuan, and the others exchanged glances and found mutual astonishment reflected in each other’s eyes.

“Never have I witnessed such a frightful flame—the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet cannot detect it. It must be more dreadful than Beast Fire and Ninefold True Fire!” Su Xuan gasped in horror, his old face surprisingly pale.

The elder overseer shook his head in shock. “I cannot fathom what flame it is. Old as I am, I’ve never come across a fire that the Heavenly Fire Stone Tablet cannot detect.”

“More terrifying than Ninefold True Fire? How is he so powerful?” Yun Wuying’s expression froze in discomfort, Feng Wuchen’s appearance leaving the so-called number one Talent Artifact Refiner in the Heavenly Realm burdened by pressure he’d never felt before.

Feng Wuchen’s breathtaking performance made Yun Wuying feel utterly inadequate. Years of hard work seemed laughable in comparison to Feng Wuchen’s effortless display.

For everyone present, their hearts surged with one overwhelming emotion: shock. Nothing but shock.

The subsequent True Fire tests paled in comparison to Feng Wuchen’s, with only a handful of refiners capable of refining Samadhi True Fire.

By the end of the tests, aside from Feng Wuchen’s anomaly, the noteworthy refiners included several Heavenly Grade Artifact Refiners, mostly elders.

One refiner remarkable enough to surpass Li Yun’s refining level emerged among them.

But against Feng Wuchen, they posed no challenge.

Both Soul Power and True Fire tests were complete—the final test was now the Artifact Refining competition.

The plaza was now prepared with over two hundred refinement furnaces, and materials were ready across the venue.

The final phase of Artifact Refining was, without a doubt, the one most anticipated by all.

The top ten participants would earn the qualification to enter the Heavenly Tomb—this was the very reason Feng Wuchen had joined the Artifact Refining Competition.