Purified so quickly?
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Even the Bronze Ancient King's heart was hard to calm down. It wasn't Su Chen's first time purifying the Mist Embers. The fastest time was when he first purified the weak Mist Embers.
Purifying the outer Mist Embers before had taken quite a bit of time, fighting a bitter battle for a long while.
He didn't expect that purifying the mid-tier Mist Embers would actually be faster, even faintly approaching the time of his first purification of the weak Mist Embers.
He wasn't ignorant of Su Chen's purification method; Qing Cang had tried it many times.
"Calculating the time, the battle didn't last too long. It was almost an overwhelming end to the battle. How did he..."
Boom!
The Starfire churned like clouds hanging from the sky, dazzling and brilliant, wantonly displaying a sense of freedom, illuminating the entire space in gold.
The Violent aura surrounding Su Chen gradually retracted. The Eldritch Power within the Mist Embers completely receded, and the clear, translucent Mist Source gathered.
So big!
Su Chen raised an eyebrow. The Mist Source before him was the size of an adult's head. He instinctively reached out his hand, and threads of scarlet-hot flame enveloped the outside of the Mist Source, holding it steady.
At the same time, he heard a sizzling sound and couldn't help but look up.
Just as Qing Cang had said, after the outer and mid-tier Mist Embers were purified, the remaining Core Fog-Embers could hardly constrain the Starfire anymore.
The originally Subservient Starfire now seemed to want to launch a Heavy Strike. It wrapped around the mass of Core Fog-Embers instead. The flames contracted inward, rubbing violently against the nearly liquid-state Mist Embers, emitting threads of black smoke.
Su Chen smelled an extremely foul stench and couldn't help but frown.
Is this Starfire trying to get revenge? What's the rush? I'll help you eradicate this Core Fog-Embers sooner or later. If you grind it away now, where will I get the Mist Source to feed the Great Sovereign?
Before his Thoughts settled, he felt a blur before his eyes. The scene changed, and the Bronze Ancient King's voice rang in his ears: "Wait for me in The Hall."
As the words fell, Su Chen was already standing in the Ancient King Palace. He was used to this; he guessed the Ancient King was To Conclude the process.
"Phew..." Only then did he exhale a breath of stale air. His body felt slightly weak, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl into a grin: "Tsk tsk, the combination of two Holy Classes is truly terrifying."
The consumption of enhancing all Mystic Tools to the 8th-Tier was extremely exaggerated. In just a short moment, it had drained all his Physical Stamina, and even less than half of his stored extra Physical Stamina.
If he hadn't undergone Molten Casting Eternal Physique, even with Job Entry for the Cauldron Forger, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold out.
But now, despite experiencing such terrifying consumption just now, he still had strength to spare.
"I reckon with my current strength, I could definitely blow up Old Wei in a head-on fight." Su Chen calculated inwardly, then conservatively pulled back a bit, "If it was a true life-and-death struggle, there might be some variables, including weapons and such, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but click his tongue. The buff brought by enhancing all Mastery Secret Tools to the 8th-Tier was simply Unimaginable.
"If I enhanced them to the 9th-Tier..." He couldn't help but think, but then shook his head. Even with the help of the Eternal Physique, enhancing Mystic Tools to the 9th-Tier was too difficult.
It wasn't even like enhancing to the 8th-Tier where he could give it a try. The massive chasm involved was difficult to bridge; the gap between the 8th-Tier and 9th-Tier was far greater than that between the 7th-Tier and 8th-Tier.
"After all, I only have a 6th-Tier foundation. Once I advance to the 7th-Tier, there should be significant progress on all levels. I should be able to give it a try; it's not too far off."
Pondering in his heart, Su Chen raised his palm and looked at the swirling Mist Source in his hand. With a shift of his mind, the flames wrapping the Mist Source faded, attaching to the surface of Su Chen's skin and gradually sinking in.
Text simultaneously surfaced on the Status Panel: 【The Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted absorbed the Mist Source you gave him and feels extremely joyful and pleased.】
【Enhanced Ignition (One-time): Igniting the fire will not consume Divine Blood. Note: Cannot exceed Molten Casting Eight Types of Professions at maximum.】
【Thunder's Wrath (One-time): Can directly erase a certain Profession Requirement. Note: Non-Holy Class only.】
【Promise of the Blazing Thunder Sovereign (One-time): You can designate the Great Exalted to help you complete a certain task within his capability.】
It was another series of Rewards. Su Chen took a general look and found them all very useful.
Ignition was an ability brought by the Solar Remnants, allowing him to Molten Cast the Sacred Profession Sequence prior to Job Entry, thereby saving him a massive amount of time and effort costs, but it required Divine Blood as fuel.
And 【Enhanced Ignition】 saved him at least six drops of Divine Blood, and he was currently extremely short of Divine Blood and couldn't allocate it properly.
【Thunder's Wrath】 could save a massive amount of time and effort. As his Tiers increased, even after being weakened by the divine power essence, the difficulty of Profession Requirements was not low.
The final Promise was even more interesting, leaving a lot of room for imagination.
【The Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted needs to remain in Dormancy for a period of time, during which he will have no reaction to the outside world.】
Seeing the final sentence, Su Chen understood. He guessed the Great Exalted needed time To Digest again.
"I don't know if he can undergo Metamorphosis to the Bright Moon Tier this time; I reckon it's a bit difficult." Su Chen couldn't help but speculate. If it were the Mist Source contained in the complete Mist Embers, it might allow the Great Exalted to undergo Metamorphosis.
This Bronze Flame had been enhanced by several generations of Ancient Kings. Even if they only underwent Fire Merging at the end of their lives, the intensity might not be too high, but it had at least accumulated over so many generations.
For that Mist Embers to make the Starfire feel like it was better off dead, its intensity was definitely not low.
If he could purify the final Core Fog-Embers and obtain the Mist Source, it would probably be enough.
However, he also had some worries in his heart. After being tortured for so long, would this Starfire go crazy and figure out a way to annihilate that Core Fog-Embers?
Even if it couldn't do it itself, who knew if the Ancient King would help.
Eliminating the Crisis of the Flames was the Ancient King's obsession.
No, I have to stop him.
He arrived outside the Ancient King Palace, stuck his head out to look down at the Starfire, and shouted: "Sect Master!"
Opening his mouth and then closing it, Su Chen shook his head, somewhat speechless. He almost forgot that sound cannot travel in a vacuum, and his Psionic Power was far from reaching the point where it could penetrate the Starfire.
He could only wait, somewhat helpless. "Please don't grind it away."
From the outside, the Starfire's reaction this time couldn't compare to the last time he purified the outer Mist Embers; the surface wasn't even very bright.
At the same time, within the Nether Realm, in a place where jagged rocks gathered, large numbers of Nether Realm Creatures lay prostrate.
A wisp of grayish-white mist precipitated from the Nether Mist. It seemed no different from ordinary Nether Mist, but as if possessing its own will, it suddenly passed through the numerous Nether Realm Creatures lying prostrate on the ground, heading straight for the center.
Here lay a boundless abyss, its edges engraved with a large number of twisted black symbols. The sound of chanting and prayer could faintly be heard.
"Found you, my old friend!"
A voice suppressing excitement faintly rang out from this wisp of grayish-white mist, suddenly diving into this seemingly boundless abyss.
But just as he entered, the Nether Realm Creatures lying prostrate on the ground suddenly raised their heads. Some had several heads, some had multiple eyes. Although their features were hideous and terrifying, they all emanated an endless sense of fanaticism.
The sound of prayer became more intense. The black symbols at the edges emitted a coquettish light, and that black cave actually began to gradually close.
But when it was only halfway closed, the surrounding Nether Mist suddenly surged violently. In the Firmament, a face without facial features gradually converged, letting out a long, faint sigh: "As expected."
This face seemed to possess some strange magic. The numerous Nether Realm Creatures lying prostrate below suddenly began to tremble violently, their bodies undergoing drastic deformation.
In a short while, they transformed into human shapes, their facial features constantly changing. Like a virus, this state rapidly spread outward.
Soon, the entire area transformed into the shape of the Faceless Ghost, then merged into one entity.
"Another empty shell."
The Faceless Ghost arrived before the halfway-contracted black cave in the center. With a single reach of his hand, those black symbols engraved on the ground jumped into his hand, then gathered together, transforming into a miniature Black Buddha sitting cross-legged in his palm.
"As expected of you, making all preparations before entering Dormancy."
The Faceless Ghost seemed to sigh with emotion. Since learning of the Black Buddha's Dormancy, this was the third decoy he had found.
"Where exactly are you? Letting me take a bite wouldn't hurt."
The Faceless Ghost sighed inwardly. His palm slowly tightened. Just as he was about to crush this wisp of Hei Tuo Source Power in his hand, his heart suddenly twitched, and the movement of his hand stopped.
He saw the Black Buddha sitting cross-legged in his hand suddenly begin to tremble violently.
"Hmm? This is?"
The Faceless Ghost immediately became interested. This Eldritch God Source Power was different from Divine Power; it was closely connected to the Main Body.
"He's forcefully awakening?"
The Faceless Ghost was Doubtful and Uncertain, seeing the clues. "Forcefully awakening after entering Dormancy is an extreme loss. Without the nourishment of the Power of Faith for a thousand years, he probably won't be able to recover."
The Dormancy of an Eldritch God didn't mean they had no perception of the outside world; it was just a state of recuperation. But forcefully awakening from this state brought damages more terrifying than the Dormancy itself.
He estimated that even if he took a bite of the Black Buddha, the Black Buddha wouldn't necessarily awaken forcefully.
A voice layered with those of men, women, the old, and the young spread outward, "Calculating the time, he has only been in Dormancy for less than half a year and is forcefully awakening. What happened?"
In another silent and secluded place, Heizhao, resembling an armored giant, looked in shock at the colossal entity before him, whose head was lowered and eyes closed. Every breath it took pulled at the mist of the entire Nether Realm. Grayish-white air currents erupted from its nostrils, then dissipated into fine, gloomy sleet.
But now, its body was trembling slightly. The surrounding Nether Mist poured out in billows, and black lightning chopped endlessly around it, rumbling unceasingly.
The Nether Realm Creatures slightly further away all felt as if facing a great enemy, fleeing madly. Until a certain moment, the tightly closed eyes of this colossal entity opened a slit, letting out a sharp shout: "Heizhao!"
"Father God..." Heizhao hurriedly prostrated on the ground. It had been a long time since he heard this kind of sinister, extremely angry voice from Father God: "Prepare an Advent Body for me!"
Heizhao looked up in shock: "You want to descend into reality again?"
"Go!"
The Black Buddha's voice was cold and urgent. Heizhao didn't dare to delay any further and quickly responded and left.
"How dare you deceive me!!!"
The Black Buddha was furious to the extreme. Just now, he once again sensed the higher-intensity Mist Embers on the Bronze Flame being purified.
He expended mental effort, sacrificed the Heart of Spiritual Light, killed that Qin Tianlin, and even paid the price of Dormancy for it, only for it to be a fake!
Trash!
He thought of that Believer of his, being deceived without even knowing it, acting self-important!
And that Zhou Yunyang, a mere ant daring to deceive me!!
Sensing the weakness of his body, the Black Buddha became even more furious. He forced himself to calm down.
"However, since it wasn't Qin Tianlin, who was it? Was it Su Chen?"
He immediately thought of that strange human.
Forcefully awakening after Dormancy caused him damage that was simply too immense. He could no longer use a Flesh Body to interfere with reality; he could only use an Advent Body.
Although an Advent Body couldn't directly possess powerful strength compared to a Flesh Body and still needed room to grow, its advantage lay in better concealment, and the price paid was also lower.
This time, he absolutely had to find out who exactly was purifying the Mist Embers!
"Why isn't it finished yet?"
Su Chen was somewhat impatient. A long time had passed since his purification ended, but the Ancient King still had no reaction, and no clues could be seen from the Starfire.
"The Ancient King isn't really going to help the Starfire deal with that Core Fog-Embers, is he?"
Su Chen couldn't help but frown.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered. At some unknown point, the Bronze Ancient King had appeared before him.
"Sect Master."
Seeing this, Su Chen hurriedly called out, but saw the Bronze Ancient King looking at him straight on with a solemn expression.
This...
Su Chen couldn't help but mutter inwardly, but then saw the Ancient King before him suddenly bow deeply.
Su Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively wanted to dodge, but he felt a tyrannical giant force cover him, making him forcefully accept this bow.
Su Chen smiled bitterly in helplessness: "Sect Master, the Sect's Resources are available for me to mobilize at will. It is only right for me to solve problems for the Sect."
"The Sect's support is the Sect's support. This is my personal gratitude." The Bronze Ancient King's words carried emotion. "Ever since the Starfire was attached to by the Mist Embers, I have had Sleepless Nights. Purifying the outer Mist Embers already made me breathe a huge sigh of relief, allowing me to not be anxious about many things. Now, it is equivalent to completely solving the Crisis of the Flames."
The impact of this Crisis of the Flames on the Sect was one aspect, but as The Instigator, the Bronze Ancient King naturally also had psychological pressure.
Seeing this, Su Chen didn't say more, just hurriedly asked: "Completely solved? Did you help the Starfire crush the Core Fog-Embers as well?"
"How could it be that simple," the Bronze Ancient King shook his head. "The Core Fog-Embers coexists with the Starfire. If the Starfire wants to crush it, it will also suffer severe damage itself, which might not be a good thing."
"But the Starfire instinctively conflicts with the Core Fog-Embers, so I expended some effort to stop this instinct of the Starfire, preventing it from conflicting with the Core Fog-Embers."
"This way, as long as no new Mist Embers converge with it, the Starfire can easily suppress it."
"I see," Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief inwardly upon hearing this.
The Bronze Ancient King glanced at him. Of course, there was another important reason, and that was Su Chen.
Continuously purifying the outer and mid-tier Mist Embers, the intensity of the Core Fog-Embers entangled with the Starfire was naturally Unimaginable.
In the past, he might really have assisted the Starfire in completely grinding away the Mist Embers, but since Su Chen was here, there was no need to be so hasty.
"Then are you coming out of seclusion next?" Su Chen asked tentatively.
Hearing this, the Bronze Ancient King couldn't help but feel a bit agitated inwardly. Calculating the time, ever since the Crisis of the Flames appeared, he hadn't stepped out of the Sect for a hundred years.
His tone was also somewhat unsteady: "It is time to meet those old friends."
This was within his expectations. However, while Su Chen was waiting just now, he suddenly realized a problem.
If the Bronze Ancient King left just like this, the strongest person holding down the fort here would be gone. But currently, inside the Bronze Sect, there were a massive number of high-tier Professionals from other Factions.
There were even several Morning Star Tiers here. If something went wrong...
He was extremely conspicuous right now. If someone's brain short-circuited...