Chapter 326: First Ignition of Morning Fire |
"The Unsullied's reaction is truly swift. It reacted immediately after just obtaining a name. However, this requirement..."
Su Chen's gaze swept over the text. Although it had previously required the blood of a Divine Dawn Talent as well, while Divine Dawn was rare, it was not that rare. Moreover, the fresh blood of the deceased could also be used. However, this was the first time he had heard of the True Radiance tier today, let alone the blood of an Ancient King.
Pondering in his heart, Su Chen looked at Qing Cang and asked, "Senior Brother, does our Dust Star Sea have any clearly recorded True Radiance tiers?"
"Clearly recorded?" Qing Cang chuckled helplessly. "There are no clear records."
"None?" Su Chen could not help but be surprised. He had wanted to scour for corpses just like last time. He could not help but ask, "How could there be none? Did Master not just say that he possesses a similar trait? Could he be the first?"
Qing Cang shook his head and explained, "According to what that Wu Ri said, Master should not count yet. He merely possesses this trait in its preliminary stages."
"Wu Ri?" Su Chen raised a brow. "Who is so arrogant to dare call themselves such a name?"
"Wu Ri..." Qing Cang thought for a moment. "It is that cluster of purple flame extracted from Qin Tianlin's body that day. There were lingering Spirit Shards within it, claiming to be left behind by a Blazing Sun Tier professional. He called himself Wu Ri."
"It is him?" Su Chen was both surprised and not surprised. His eyes flashed. "As expected of a Blazing Sun Tier professional. He still retained consciousness even after death."
"So that is how it is." Su Chen was deep in thought.
Did that not make the Unsullied's requirement even more troublesome? He had only just learned the name. Even if there had been True Radiance tiers before, he feared there was nowhere to investigate them.
Could it be that he could only go looking for the blood of the Radiant Moon tier? That seemed even more difficult.
He wondered if there was still blood in the Bronze Ancient King's body?
Having been entirely transformed into metal, he estimated it would be quite difficult. Tsk.
Various thoughts flashed through Su Chen's mind, but verbally, he asked, "Did this Hao Ri only speak of matters regarding talent?"
"That is not the case. He said a lot."
Subsequently, Qing Cang roughly relayed what Wu Ri had said to Su Chen.
After listening, Su Chen could not help but be somewhat astonished. "In that case, the several Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor will all participate in the contention for the Sunless Spirit?"
"That is right." Qing Cang nodded, sighing with emotion. "We previously thought there would be some restrictions. After all, both Morning Star and Radiant Moon Spirits have certain age requirements. If one enters the late stages of their lifespan and their Vitality begins to decline, those proud spiritualities would look down on them."
"But with Wu Ri saying this, the Ancient Kings naturally will not miss out."
Compared to nurturing their descendants to become a Sunless Tier, it would be better to advance themselves. Everyone would have selfish motives.
After speaking, perhaps afraid that Su Chen's mindset would be disturbed, Qing Cang added comfortingly, "However, participating is just participating. It does not necessarily mean that the Sunless Spirit's Chosen One will definitely be born among the several Ancient Kings."
"Spirituality is extremely bizarre and unpredictable, and there are other influencing factors at play. You do not need to worry either. The Ancient Kings cannot possibly block off the possibility of others coming into contact with the Spirit of the Vast Sun."
"Worry?" Su Chen shook his head. He actually did not worry about this matter.
For him, becoming the Sunless Spirit's Chosen One might not necessarily be a good thing. It would attract too much attention.
In the event he was exposed, it would not be as easily resolved as when he was targeted by Qin Yun back then. Even the Bronze Ancient King might not be able to protect him.
Moreover, visually estimating, the Great Exalted seemed capable of evolving. If it could metamorphose to the Radiant Moon Tier, that meant it could also metamorphose to the Blazing Sun Tier. It was nothing more than a matter of finding enough Mist Source.
"If I gain it, it is my good fortune; if I lose it, it is my fate." Su Chen gave a simple response before skipping the topic and turning to ask, "Outside the Dust Star Sea, are are there any other regions unaffected by the Nether Mist?"
Just now, when Qing Cang was relaying Wu Ri's words, he expressed that this person was not a professional from the Dust Star Sea. This made Su Chen somewhat curious.
"Naturally, there are." Qing Cang nodded. "Even if they are enveloped by the Nether Mist, just like the Crimson Thunder Planet, it does not mean there are no human traces to be found. It is just that the survival environment is relatively harsh."
"In some regions, due to karmic circumstances, some Starfire protection was left behind, so they have not been covered by the Nether Mist. However, a region on the scale of the Dust Star Sea has not been discovered to this day."
"If what that Wu Ri said is true, then the place he comes from is probably no trivial matter." Qing Cang spoke with a bit of emotion.
Seeing Su Chen lower his head in thought, Qing Cang's eyes darted around. He coughed dryly and said, "Junior Brother, your curiosity seems to be no weaker than mine."
"Uh..." Suddenly choked by Qing Cang's words, Su Chen was speechless. It would be one thing if this were an ordinary matter, but this involved the Blazing Sun, True Radiance, and even the Lost Starfire. He definitely had to ask clearly.
And this Senior Brother of his was clearly still brooding over being teased several times previously, taking this opportunity to retaliate.
Seeing Su Chen choked up, Qing Cang felt much more comfortable in his heart. He then pretended as if nothing had happened and asked, "What did Master mean when he repeatedly mentioned the Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted just now?"
'So you deliberately took a jab at me just to wait for me here?' Su Chen secretly criticized in his heart.
However, thinking about it carefully, although devouring Spirituality was bizarre, there was no need to deliberately hide it. Since Lao Qing had asked, he might as well satisfy his curiosity.
"It is nothing much. It is just that after I helped Master purify the Mist Embers last time, the Spirituality of the Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted—for some unknown reason—suddenly ran into my body."
"Spirit Attachment?" Qing Cang was thoughtful.
Su Chen shook his head. "It does not seem to be a simple Spirit Attachment, because after the Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted's Spirituality entered my body, it would not come out."
"Would not come out?" Qing Cang was stunned. "Are you saying that the main body of the Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted's Spirituality is currently on you?"
"Mhm." Su Chen nodded, saying helplessly, "Moreover, it seems to have merged into one with me. Even Master cannot find it."
"Merged into one?" Qing Cang looked even more bewildered, subconsciously pursuing the question. "How could it merge into one?"
"I do not know either." Su Chen shook his head honestly. "Master did not see any clues either."
"This..." Qing Cang clearly found it hard to believe. Even if he flipped through the entire history of the Dust Star Sea, he could not find an example like this.
"Wait..." Qing Cang seemed to have suddenly thought of something, asking consecutively, "Since this thing has merged with you, will it appear again after you die?"
'After I die...' Su Chen grew increasingly speechless, but he also knew that Qing Cang merely wanted to understand the situation. He acted hesitant. "I am not clear on that either. Perhaps it will, or perhaps it will not."
"This truly is..." Qing Cang faintly felt that the various special phenomena occurring in Su Chen all had an explanation. "So that is why you were able to forge a Holy Class?"
"Spirit Fusion, something higher than Spirit Attachment. Is this a phenomenon that only occurs at a higher level of Compatibility?"
Muttering to himself, he said, "To what degree of compatibility must one reach to make a Spirituality actively fuse?"
Su Chen simply let him fill in the blanks with his imagination, standing quietly to the side.
"I have truly broadened my horizons today." Qing Cang snapped back to reality, sighing with emotion repeatedly. Not only had he seen the Divine Dawn metamorphosed by the Profound Heaven Instrument, but he also learned that Spirituality could fuse into the body.
While the two were talking, the flight vehicle had already swayed its way back to the Floating Island where Su Chen resided.
"Ming Lin has returned." Seeing an extra flight vehicle at the port, Su Chen understood.
Hearing this name, Qing Cang suddenly realized something and said, "Right, Chu Lingyuan asked me to inquire if you could give him those two fellows who discovered the Black Buddha's Flesh Body. Especially that Senior Brother of yours—he is preparing to nurture him."
Speaking up to here, Qing Cang's expression could not help but turn slightly strange. "Last time, he was able to perceive the Divine Son of Black Buddha, and this time, he could actually perceive the Flesh Body of the Black Buddha's main body. Your Crimson Thunder Planet is truly..."
"He only faintly sensed that something was wrong; he did not discover it directly." Su Chen did not let Qing Cang continue his line of thought, shaking his head. "Senior Brother Teng Liang forcibly advanced to the 5th-Tier long ago. He has lost all possibility of continuing to advance."
"As for Ming Lin, he should just stay with me. The number of people I can employ is already sparse to begin with, so I can only politely decline Venerable Chu Lingyuan's good intentions."
"Mhm." Qing Cang did not mind this matter. "Then I will let Chu Lingyuan know."
Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Su Chen again.
"Regarding the details of the Divine Dawn igniting Morning Fire and forging a Holy Class?" Hearing Su Chen's question, Qing Cang was not surprised. After all, the other party was already at the Divine Dawn tier, so he naturally cared about this.
He pondered for a moment and said, "This is not something that can be explained clearly in a sentence or two. Wait until I go back and organize a document for you."
Having said that, Qing Cang departed from the area. The Light of Divine Radiance from earlier was bound to trigger a considerable commotion, and there were still many minor details waiting for him to handle.
Su Chen watched Qing Cang leave before turning and walking toward the Main Building. Ming Lin was pacing back and forth in the hall, his expression somewhat apprehensive.
As soon as he saw Su Chen, a strange expression appeared on his face, as if he had words caught in his throat.
These past two days had truly felt like an illusion. Previously, he had not fully understood why Su Chen had him execute such a continuous series of actions. In the end, after Qin Tianlin died, everything linked together. The fellow they had interacted with earlier was actually the Black Buddha's Flesh Body!
Although outwardly it was said that he had gone there to investigate, the core member of the Dark Moon Group who had met him to receive the goods had long been dealt with by the Black Buddha. Thus, everything could only be left up to whatever he said.
Venerable Chu Lingyuan also did not suspect anything, but Ming Lin felt truly uneasy in his heart. After all, that was the Black Buddha's Flesh Body.
On the Crimson Thunder Planet, simply coming into contact with Believers of Black Buddha was enough to leave one trembling with fear, let alone the Great Eldritch God itself.
He had the mind to ask Su Chen exactly what he had done and remind him that interacting with an Evil God required caution.
But on second thought, with Su Chen's personality, he should have a grasp of the situation in his heart. He was not a reckless brute. Yet, Ming Lin was not truly quiet by nature like Teng Liang either.
In the end, he still squeezed out a single sentence: "Everything should be... fine, right?"
Su Chen grinned widely. "Rest assured, everything will be fine."
Seeing his completely unbothered demeanor, Ming Lin could only reply, "As long as everything is fine, then it is good."
Seeing his apprehensive and uneasy appearance, Su Chen thought for a moment before asking, "Are Old Bu and the others already familiar with the process of purchasing Divine Power?"
Ming Lin snapped back to reality and nodded, saying, "Mhm, they are already very familiar with it."
"Since that is the case," Su Chen spoke, "you and Senior Brother Teng Liang should make a trip back to Red Thunder. Take some things back. That barrier is also about to enter its final stages. Ask them if they still need anything else."
"Return to Red Thunder?" Ming Lin's eyes lit up slightly. Almost two years had passed since he came to the Bronze Sect from Red Thunder. It would be a lie to say he did not miss it.
"Then I will go prepare right away!" He seemed impatient to wait.
"Go." Seeing that Ming Lin had recovered his energy and spirit, Su Chen then turned and entered the Training Room, pondering secretly in his heart:
'Currently, the Starfire is taking a turn for the better, and the Ancient King can still hold on. The environment is actually quite a bit safer. The only uncertainty is that fellow Qin Yun.'
With Qin Tianlin dead, logically speaking, this fellow should no longer have any reason to target him.
However, Su Chen also did not believe that the two of them could simply laugh off their grudges. Furthermore, there was the matter of the Lost Starfire. That Wu Ri had stayed in Qin Yun's hands for a period of time, so Su Chen was still not prepared to let the people from the Crimson Thunder Planet come here.
'Calculating the time, that barrier should still be able to hold out for more than half a year. I will see when the time comes.'
Su Chen suppressed this matter and turned his gaze onto his own body. 'Igniting Morning Fire... I still need to see exactly what the situation is.'
In the Training Room, the large hole he had hammered out on the floor had long been repaired, and the dents on the walls had also been smoothed over.
Sitting cross-legged in the central area, Su Chen held his breath in absolute focus, feeling his own body. Gradually, the only sound in his ears was the beating of his heart.
He attempted to hook onto a certain substance hidden within his heart. It was fine when he did not move it, but the moment he triggered it...
Su Chen only felt as if his entire body had started to boil.
Thump! Thump! Thump-thump-thump-thump!
The beating speed of his heart suddenly accelerated, continuously accelerating until it eventually blended into a single continuous rumble.
"This is far too fierce."
Su Chen's face flushed crimson, and a rushing sound echoed in his ears. His fresh blood surged through his blood vessels like silver mercury, extracting every ounce of nutrients from the cells in his body, all of which were transported to his heart.
"The consumption is too fast." Su Chen's expression changed slightly. He immediately utilized Chakra Release, and chaos-colored symbols flowed across his entire body.
However, this extraction did not slow down after his Chakra Release; instead, it became even more intense, as if realizing that he could endure it.
Like a blood pump, his heart thoroughly squeezed his body dry within a few minutes.
"This consumption is even more terrifying than my Peak Condition." Su Chen's face was deathly pale. His visage was like gold paper without a single trace of blood color, swaying unsteadily as if he was on the verge of collapsing.
At his chest, there was a faint Golden Flame the thickness of a pinky finger, seemingly ready to extinguish at any moment, swaying gently.
Its temperature did not appear to be scorching, but the ground had faintly turned crimson red. However, Su Chen himself remained unaffected.
"Not mentioning anything else, just discussing this fire alone, it is already a terrifying method of lethality. However..."
This flame only existed for a single breath of time before suddenly dissipating.
"Hss~"
Su Chen took a deep breath. He shakily took out bottle after bottle of Nutrient Potion and poured them into his mouth before gradually recovering.
"It directly sucked me dry just to barely condense such a tiny wisp, and its existence time is extremely short too."
Su Chen secretly clicked his tongue, but thinking about it, it was quite normal. After all, it was a flame that only the Morning Star Tier could ignite. It was naturally extraordinary. Being able to ignite a single wisp with great difficulty was already very good.
"No wonder Divine Blood is still needed as fuel. With this method of consumption, even a 7th-Tier would not be able to withstand it. Only an 8th-Tier would fare a little better."
"However, exactly how much Divine Blood is needed to satisfy the requirements for forging a Holy Class? I still have to wait for Lao Qing's documents to arrive."
As Su Chen calculated, the Nutrient Fluid swallowed into his stomach was being rapidly broken down by the Gluttonous Stomach. Nutrients were transported to all parts of his body, gradually restoring him.
After his body completely returned to its Peak Condition, Su Chen chugged down another training potion and circulated his Body Tempering and Meditation Methods.
His skin turned crimson inch by inch. Right from the beginning, Su Chen noticed something unusual. The Fire Element transformed into a surging golden-red torrent, its speed skyrocketing. It flowed unimpeded between his muscles and skin. His body felt as if it had changed from a national highway to a high-speed expressway.
