Primordial World's "Reinforced Concrete"! Gonggong: My Fist is Broken, But It Didn't Fade!

Gonggong's shock didn't last long, as an even greater challenge now lay before another Ancestral Witch.

In the core area of Buzhou Mountain, within a colossal volcanic furnace personally opened by Zhurong, the crimson Southern Bright Lihuo churned like a furious sea.

"Melt for me!"

Zhurong, bare-chested, his bronze muscles covered in flame totems, roughly tossed a pile of Geng Metal Divine Iron into the furnace. He then grabbed a mass of Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi, as heavy as the earth itself, and threw it in as well.

He intended to forge a brand-new super building material, which Xuanzheng had named "Pangu Divine Concrete."

"BOOM--!"

The instant the two top-tier Divine Materials came into contact, a dull explosion erupted from within the furnace! The unparalleled sharpness of the Geng Metal clashed violently with the heavy load-bearing power of the Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi, and the chaotic energy turbulence almost blew the furnace lid off!

Zhurong's expression changed. He slammed his palms onto the furnace wall, his entire body's magic power surging in, forcefully suppressing the internal turmoil.

"Damn it, you think you can rebel against me!" Zhurong roared, increasing the heat.

However, the fiercer the flames, the more violently the two materials repelled each other. The entire volcanic furnace began to shake violently, and jagged cracks split open on the mountainside.

"Zhurong, stop! Are you going to blow this place up?"

Gonggong stood not far away, arms crossed, watching with schadenfreude. He had just been schooled by Xuanzheng's blueprints, and seeing Zhurong in trouble now brought him inexplicable comfort.

"Scram! I, Zhurong, have played with fire my entire life, and I can't even refine two pieces of broken rock?" Zhurong cursed without looking back, sweat dripping down his rugged face.

Xuanzheng walked over slowly. He glanced at the violently shaking furnace, then at Zhurong.

Data streams from the Manual flashed through Xuanzheng's mind: "[Material Incompatibility Warning: Geng Metal Sharpness and Mysterious Yellow Earth Power Energy Model Conflict Rate: 97.3%. Forced fusion will result in high-level Law annihilation explosion.]"

"Brother Zhurong, that's not how you use fire," Xuanzheng said.

Zhurong spun around, his fiery eyes glaring at Xuanzheng: "Are you teaching me how to play with fire?!"

"No," Xuanzheng replied with his usual harmless smile, "Father God is teaching us how to 'build' houses. Follow the recipe: first, reduce the fire temperature, temper the Geng Metal Divine Iron with Samadhi True Fire for seventy-two hours, then wrap the Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi with Southern Bright Lihuo, allowing their energies to adapt to each other."

Zhurong's chest heaved violently. He was clearly resistant to such precise, almost tedious instructions.

"Troublesome!" he gritted out, but reluctantly complied.

He withdrew his primordial true fire, using only the Samadhi True Fire to temper it slowly.

Gonggong, watching from the side, shook his head. "Tsk tsk, I told you to learn from your thirteenth brother, but you wouldn't listen. Now you're paying the price?"

Zhurong's face turned bright red, but he had no retort.

Time passed slowly. Under Xuanzheng's precise instructions, Zhurong added over a dozen types of auxiliary mineral powders, each added at the exact moment and in the precise quantity.

The energy storm within the furnace gradually subsided, but the two core materials remained clearly distinct, like two stubborn old men ignoring each other, unable to fuse perfectly.

Seeing another failure imminent, the atmosphere within the furnace grew chaotic again, on the verge of losing control.

Zhurong sweated profusely, veins bulging on his hands, almost unable to maintain control.

In the Script Mirror, countless images of failure flashed by rapidly, each resulting in a furnace explosion.

A new variable was needed, one that could harmonize Metal and Earth, and withstand the tempering of Fire... Among the Five Elements, Wood gives birth to Fire, and Fire overcomes Metal... A power was needed to neutralize the killing intent of Geng Metal and the dead stillness of Mysterious Yellow...

Life force!

Xuanzheng's gaze instantly fell upon Jumang, who stood silently to the side.

"Brother Jumang."

Jumang looked up, his gentle face showing a hint of confusion.

Xuanzheng pointed at the furnace on the verge of losing control, his tone more serious than ever: "I need your 'Heart of Jianmu Fragment'."

Jumang's expression changed instantly.

That fragment was part of his companion spirit treasure, containing the purest essence of life and the Great Dao of Wood. It was his ultimate treasure.

"Thirteenth brother, this..." Jumang looked troubled. That item was too important to him.

"Zhurong, it's not holding!" Gonggong yelled from the side. He had already summoned his Water Control Law, forming a water curtain outside the furnace, ready to put out any fire.

The energy within the furnace had climbed to its peak, about to explode in the next second!

"Brother Jumang!" Xuanzheng's tone was irrefutable. "This is the only chance for 'Pangu Divine Concrete' to succeed! It's also crucial for the Buzhou Mountain project!"

Jumang looked at the furnace about to explode, then at Xuanzheng's resolute face, his teeth clenched.

He suddenly slapped his chest and spat out a jade-green, crystalline fragment radiating boundless life force.

"Take it!"

The moment the fragment left his body, Jumang's face turned a shade paler.

Xuanzheng snatched it without hesitation and threw it directly into the furnace!

"Zhurong, activate your primordial true fire! Gonggong, use the gentle power of Water to assist with cooling the outer wall and maintain balance!"

"BOOM!"

The instant the Heart of Jianmu Fragment entered the furnace, a miracle occurred!

The majestic life force instantly transformed into a green ocean, gently enveloping the sharp Geng Metal and the heavy Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi.

Wood gives birth to Fire! Zhurong's Southern Bright Lihuo received unprecedented support, its power surging, but it was no longer wild. Instead, it became gentle and creative.

The power of flames precisely acted upon the Geng Metal, while the vitality of Jianmu continuously neutralized the sharpness of the Geng Metal and the heaviness of the Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi, promoting their transformation into an entirely new form.

An abstruse and powerful aura permeated from the furnace.

Everyone held their breath.

After a long while, the furnace fire gradually extinguished.

A massive block, yellowish-brown in color but with a faint cyan-green halo flowing across its surface, silently floated in the center of the furnace. It was incredibly hard, yet possessed a hint of life's flexibility; the opposing auras of heaviness and sharpness were perfectly unified within it.

The first batch of "Pangu Divine Concrete" was successful!

Gonggong curiously walked forward. He examined the Divine Concrete block, then took a deep breath, gathered all his strength, and punched it fiercely!

"Clang--!"

A deafening sound, like a great bell!

Gonggong's punch, which was powerful enough to shatter ancient divine mountains, was forcefully repelled. His arm went numb from the shock! On the Divine Concrete block, only a nearly invisible, shallow white imprint was left.

"This... how is this possible!" Gonggong's eyes widened as he looked at his fist, his face full of disbelief.

Zhurong also walked over. He exhaled a stream of the purest Southern Bright Lihuo, scorching the Divine Concrete. The flames licked at it for a long time, but the Divine Concrete block only grew slightly warm; its internal structure was terrifyingly stable.

"Good stuff! What good stuff!" Zhurong caressed the Divine Concrete block, his eyes filled with fervor. The previous frustration and anger vanished, replaced by infinite admiration for this super building material.

He suddenly turned to Xuanzheng, a look of genuine admiration appearing on his scorched face for the first time.

"Thirteenth Brother... how should this 'Pangu Divine Concrete' be used?"

Xuanzheng smiled and patted the Divine Concrete block.

"It's very simple. Make them into rebar and precast slabs, and then give Buzhou Mountain a complete renovation."