Chapter 338: Molten Casting Eternal Physique |
Su Chen didn't mind Wei Zhenghong's constipated expression beside him and muttered inwardly, "Mobilizing Divine Blood was much easier than I imagined. Should I shear a bit more wool?"
For a Divine Dawn Talent undergoing Sacred Profession Casting, whether within the Bronze Sect or in other factions, five drops of Divine Blood was the standard. To avoid causing extra trouble and to deal with inventory checks, he had only reported five drops at the beginning.
However, Chang Youqi didn't get to the bottom of the matter, which sparked some thoughts in Su Chen's mind.
The Solar Remnants over there had a huge demand for Divine Blood. If he could shear a bit more wool, it would be wonderful.
"Setting everything else aside for now, are you really about to advance to the 7th-Tier?" Wei Zhenghong still couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart and asked a question that was relatively easy for Su Chen to answer.
"It's still early. I told you, I'm just keeping them in reserve for now," Su Chen shrugged.
Wei Zhenghong looked completely unconvinced. Who keeps things in reserve this early?
Calculating the time... he clicked his tongue inwardly. A thought suddenly popped into his head: Could this guy advance to the 7th-Tier before the Elimination Rounds of the Peak Star Tournament begin?
With this guy's strength, if he advanced to the 7th-Tier and then used that Holy Class of his... Wei Zhenghong couldn't help but jump in shock just thinking about it.
He speculated, "Could it be that so-called True Radiance Talent? It's said that Venerable Crimson Sun was the descendant of a certain Ancient King."
"How is that possible," Su Chen shook his head. Ever since he underwent Metamorphosis into a Dual Divine Dawn, everyone tacitly assumed he definitely had some of Venerable Crimson Sun's bloodline.
Seeing this, Wei Zhenghong didn't ask further. His eyes flickered, not knowing what he was To Think about.
The time it took to mobilize the Divine Blood was longer than Su Chen imagined.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Chang Youqi finally returned carrying a Silver Metal Case.
"Five drops of Divine Blood, they are all here."
Accompanied by a buzzing sound, Chang Youqi opened the case. In the grooves inside sat five Black Metal Spheres the size of fists, exactly the same as the ones Qing Cang had given him last time.
Then, he closed the case again and handed it to Su Chen.
"Sorry to trouble Manager Chang," Su Chen reached out to take it, thanking him first.
"Junior Martial Uncle is too polite," Chang Youqi waved his hand, emphasizing again, "Since Martial Uncle Qing Cang approved, I am merely acting according to orders."
Su Chen's eyes flickered, and he quickly said with a smile, "Besides these five drops, Senior Brother Qing Cang also promised me a few more. Who knows how long it will take for him to return? Why doesn't Manager Chang just allocate them to me all at once?"
Chang Youqi's expression stiffened slightly, and he seemed somewhat helpless, saying, "Five drops of Divine Blood are required for Sacred Profession Casting. This is an established precedent. If you mobilize more on top of that, it won't be easy to write down in the Registry."
"Furthermore, Junior Martial Uncle shouldn't be in such a rush, right?"
He vaguely hinted. In reality, he didn't know if the so-called approval from Qing Cang was true or false.
But Su Chen was now no longer an ordinary Star Seed. Since he came under Qing Cang's name to mobilize Divine Blood for Sacred Profession Casting, there was a precedent for it.
There was no need for him to break the casserole and ask to the end, doing something that would offend someone.
If it were true, he would ruin their relationship for nothing. Even if it were false, Su Chen might only be reprimanded a bit, and taking a step further, even if he found out something was wrong, what would he gain?
He simply chose to Turn a Blind Eye. Moreover, in this process, he didn't actually bear much risk.
But Su Chen temporarily raising the price right now was a bit difficult to handle. Any extra Divine Blood mobilized must have a destination, and he would have to further clarify this destination.
"Alright then," seeing this, Su Chen didn't force it. It was just a bit of a pity. To be conservative at first, he hadn't asked for eight or ten drops right away.
But on second thought, he realized, "I reckon even if I said I wanted to mobilize ten drops at the beginning, this Supervisor wouldn't have given them to me."
Sacred Profession Casting was a normal reason; this Supervisor could pretend not to know. But if it was more, exceeding the scope of this reason, Chang Youqi couldn't play dumb. Even if he didn't want to figure it out, he would have to.
Seeing Su Chen not insisting, Chang Youqi also breathed a sigh of relief.
Having obtained the Divine Blood, Su Chen was already somewhat unable to sit still. He exchanged a few pleasantries, then stood up and took his leave.
Chang Youqi saw the two of them out of the Logistics Department. Watching them disappear at the end of his line of sight, his eyes flickered. He opened his Comm-Bracelet, found Qing Cang's contact information, and sent a message over: "Martial Uncle Qing Cang, Su Chen came to mobilize five drops of Divine Blood for the purpose of Sacred Profession Casting in accordance with your orders. I have already allocated them to him and recorded it in the Registry."
After sending it, Chang Youqi let out a long breath and only then turned back.
"You mobilizing Divine Blood, is it really to undergo Sacred Profession Casting?"
On the way, Wei Zhenghong was somewhat Suspicion. At first, he actually believed it a bit, but after Chang Youqi brought back five drops, Su Chen seemed to want more, which made him suspicious.
"This stuff is not a good thing. You mustn't dabble in some of the Evil Gods' Methods."
He carried a hint of warning. The uses of Divine Blood were extremely broad. Many of the Evil Gods' Ritual Sacrifice and Methods required the use of Divine Blood to execute.
"Where is your mind wandering? I'm not that stupid," Su Chen shook his head.
"As long as you know," Wei Zhenghong also just left it at that.
The two arrived at the Port, bid each other farewell, and returned to their respective Floating Islands.
With All is Prepared, Su Chen couldn't suppress the anticipation in his heart. As soon as he boarded the Floating Island, he returned to the Training Room. The black containers holding the Divine Blood were lined up in a row before him.
He took a deep breath, sensing his incredibly solid body from undergoing Job Entry for the Cauldron Forger. It had only been a few hours since his Job Entry, and he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.
"I reckon I'll be even less accustomed after Molten Casting Eternal Physique. Not being accustomed is a good thing..."
Adjusting to his Peak Condition, Su Chen began to try igniting the Morning Fire.
The beating of his heart gradually sped up, and Su Chen simultaneously executed Chakra Release. Even though the Energy Supply for igniting the Morning Fire was still terrifying, Su Chen appeared much more composed.
Until a Flamelet was born from his chest, he merely breathed a bit more rapidly.
"Job Entry for the Cauldron Forger truly has Instant Results. Igniting the Morning Fire is much easier."
In this state, the Morning Fire required him to supply energy himself, constantly consuming his Physical Stamina. Su Chen didn't dare to delay. With a shift of his mind, the five metal boxes lined up on the ground all opened simultaneously.
The five drops of Divine Blood were all different colors, seemingly coming from different Evil Gods. They floated up in sequence and suddenly sank into the Morning Fire.
Suddenly, the small Flamelet in his chest flared up vigorously. The flames displayed a mixture of colors—black, red, blue, purple, and so on—illuminating the Training Room brightly.
With the Divine Blood as fuel, the Morning Fire's extraction from him was instantly weakened considerably.
And soon, the Morning Fire suddenly swelled to the height of a person. The multi-colored radiant flames also gradually melted into a mass of warm, bright Golden Flame, and a gentle heat gradually spread out.
Su Chen had made ample preparations. He had already chugged a large amount of Nutrient Fluid into his mouth to prepare for any unexpected needs after the Smelting began.
Taking a deep breath, he took a step and entered the Golden Flame before him. The Morning Fire instantly enveloped him; it felt somewhat warm, like soaking in a hot spring.
At the same time, text surfaced on his Status Panel: 【Sensing the host's thoughts, the Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted releases Molten Flame.】
Immediately, threads of crimson red fire surged from within Su Chen's body, surprisingly merging with the Morning Fire, making it even more blazing bright.
The Eternal Physique originally only had five Professions, but with the aid of this Molten Flame, Professions that did not belong to its Sacred Profession Sequence but possessed similar affinities could be melted into it.
In addition to the Cauldron Forger, which was the final Profession mixed into the Eternal Physique, Su Chen himself also had the Glutton that could be Molten Casted in.
Calculating carefully, the number of Professions Molten Casted into this Eternal Physique was even one more than the World-Slaying Manifestation, reaching Eight Types in total.
After the Molten Flame flowed into the Morning Fire, the various Profession Powers within Su Chen's body seemed to simultaneously produce a wondrous reaction with the Morning Fire.
This Smelting was different from the previous ones. The last time, the Great Exalted had acted by borrowing the Mist Source. The time before that, the properties were transformed using Spirit Fire.
This time was the true Morning Fire. Su Chen comprehended carefully, guiding the Morning Fire to merge with the Profession Power he needed to Molten Cast.
Until the sound of a tripod rang out, the surrounding Morning Fire seemed to be blown by a violent wind, suddenly howling. The Sacred Profession Casting had truly begun!
"I'd like to see just how painful it can be this time." Su Chen had already estimated the pain brought by the drastic changes in his body, but the moment it truly began, his vision still couldn't help but go dark.
It felt as if countless red-hot steel needles pierced out from deep within his bone marrow, tearing apart every inch of his skin, every nerve, and every blood vessel.
The Four Seasons Chakra, sunk beneath his lower abdomen, was currently convulsing and expanding madly. The warm halo flowing at the center of the wheel was Pulverized to Dust and flowed into the Morning Fire.
Covered by the Morning Fire, the Gluttonous Stomach also let out a muffled sound of being overwhelmed. The stomach walls rolled back layer by layer, sizzling as if they were going to be roasted into charcoal.
His heart palpitated. It had just been strengthened by the Cauldron Forger not long ago, but now the tough myocardium was being torn apart by an extremely tyrannical force.
The Morning Fire danced around his body. Su Chen's spine arched, and cold sweat soaked his entire body, yet he was surprisingly unaffected by the Morning Fire.
This Smelting was entirely different from the World-Slaying Manifestation. Its primary effect was not on physical strength; his bones remained Motionless, while his internal organs seemed to be completely melted down.
Every Sacred Profession Casting was a qualitative leap in Professional accumulation, bringing Earth-Shattering changes to the body. Even though Su Chen was prepared, it was still somewhat too much to handle.
The Morning Fire burned brightly, reflecting a brilliant gold all around Su Chen, until a certain moment.
Bang!
His heart once again beat like a drum in his chest cavity, gradually finishing its reconstruction. Every pulsation drew out threads of gold-red Streaking Light, and its surface was covered with a layer of flowing, almost liquid dark gold luster, making it incomparably strong.
The blood vessels all over his body throbbed. The Light Trails of the Morning Fire wandered under his skin, sometimes condensing into starlight, sometimes stretching into fine threads. An illusory red-gold Tripod Phantom flickered in and out of existence, undergoing further refinement.
It was impossible for the body to truly undergo a single-aspect enhancement. An increase in Physical Stamina essentially meant an enhancement in cardiopulmonary function and metabolic ability, which would also bring about slight improvements in other areas.
The Metamorphosis gradually got on the right track, the physical pain slowly faded, and Su Chen's expression eased.
But at a certain moment, the Morning Fire lingering outside his body suddenly trembled slightly, as if blown by the wind, and faintly shrank a bit.
Su Chen noticed the abnormal situation at the first instant. His eyes abruptly opened, reflecting the Golden Flame, and his expression changed slightly. "This isn't right. This thing is going to go out. It seems it won't last until my Sacred Profession Casting is complete."
"How could this be? According to the Sect's experience, even when Molten Casting six Professions, it only requires five drops of Divine Blood..."
"And in the other data the Sect obtained, the maximum number was Molten Casting seven Professions, which also only required five drops of Divine Blood. It didn't increase because the number of Professions increased."
His body was still undergoing Metamorphosis, still carrying a faint stinging pain. Su Chen couldn't figure it out, while the Morning Fire had already begun to squeeze out his own energy again to use as fuel.
"That's it." Realizing this, Su Chen suddenly understood, "When those guys underwent Smelting, they were at least at the 7th-Tier or even 8th-Tier, and could supply a portion of the energy for the Morning Fire themselves."
"But what I'm Molten Casting is not only a Holy Class of Eight Types of Professions, but I myself am also only at the 6th-Tier. If it weren't for the prior enhancement of the Cauldron Forger, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on."
The unexpected situation right now truly exceeded Su Chen's expectations.
But he didn't panic because of it. Moving quickly, he reached out and took another drop of Divine Blood from his Storage Space.
This was the Divine Blood of the Faceless Ghost. He hadn't expected it to come in handy at this time.
The Faceless Ghost's Divine Blood merged into the Morning Fire again. The originally slightly shrunken Morning Fire suddenly flared up again, and its Drain on his body gradually ceased.
"Adding one more drop should be enough, right?" Su Chen thought to himself, but he wasn't particularly flustered.
He still had his final Trump Card: the Reward from purifying the Mist Cinders last time, "Great Sovereign, Save Me". It would definitely be able to maintain the Morning Fire until his Sacred Profession Casting succeeded.
Su Chen shook his head secretly: "The situation everyone faces is different. I am even more different from others. I can't just act purely based on past experience in the future."
As time passed, the Sacred Profession Casting gradually reached its final juncture. The Morning Fire shrank once again, but Su Chen didn't feel that sense of incompletion this time.
Until a certain moment, the Morning Fire completely shrank into his body. Su Chen's body trembled slightly, and text surfaced on his Status Panel: 【Holy Class—Eternal Physique Smelting completed. Acquired ability—Tripod Physique: Gain a 1500% Physical Stamina boost, a 1000% Physical Stamina recovery boost, and the ability to store over 300% of your own nutritional substance within your body.】
【Acquired ability—Celestial Grace: Release Tripod Physique, reducing all Physical Stamina consumption by 95%. When Physical Stamina is exhausted, can forcefully recover to Peak Condition and sustain it for a certain period of time.】
Su Chen let out a long breath. A Holy Class was just a comprehensive strengthened version of multiple abilities. The multiple abilities of the Profession Sequence were all reflected within it.
The ability of the Gluttonous Stomach had merged into his whole body. His original storage limit was already having a hard time keeping up with his constantly strengthening body, but now he could store three times the extra nutritional substance.
Celestial Grace was a further enhancement of the Four Seasons Chakra. During its duration, all consumption was reduced by 95%, on top of a fifteen-fold increase in total Physical Stamina.
Coupled with the additionally stored nutritional substance, and even having a chance for complete recovery after it was completely exhausted, it could only be called monstrous.
One could even say that his natural recovery speed, which he hadn't paid much attention to in the past, was now extremely impressive.
Bang! Bang!
His heart beat slowly yet firmly, pumping fresh blood that irrigated his whole body. His body was like a furnace, simultaneously bursting out with a sense of hunger.
Su Chen hurriedly took out a large amount of Nutrient Fluid from his Storage Space and poured it into his mouth. Every part of his body crazily devoured the surging nutritional substance.
"Hmm, this way, Physical Stamina will no longer be my shortcoming. The duration of my explosive output will be prolonged for a very long time. Perhaps... it can no longer be called an explosive state, but my normal state?"
