Huo Niu and the Blazing Demon God stood around the anvil, studying the black, red, and gold egg-shaped Divine Phoenix Gold Essence atop it, both wearing grave expressions.
Lu Yang leaned closer and asked, "This thing has developed a life of its own. Can I still forge it into a weapon?"
The Blazing Demon God had previously taught Lu Yang some knowledge regarding divine artifacts. There were three kinds of divine artifacts. The first were natural divine artifacts, special treasures that already existed in this world. The second were the corpses of god-tier creatures. For instance, the tendons, bones, and teeth of God King Tier Chaos Beasts could be made into God King Tier divine artifacts after their deaths.
The third kind consisted of divine artifacts nurtured by heaven and earth, formed by seizing the essence of this world. The Divine Phoenix Gold Essence was one such artifact. It had originally been a rare ore found in the soil of another world, but it possessed divinity and could absorb the surrounding essence to gradually grow stronger. Yet during that process, it could potentially develop spiritual consciousness.
Once spiritual consciousness formed, it would no longer be willing to acknowledge a master. Moreover, after absorbing negative emotions, some spiritual consciousnesses could become exceedingly violent.
This Divine Phoenix Gold Essence had developed consciousness within the Doomsday Temple. In other words, it might have absorbed the negative emotions released when the eldest prince of the previous Flame Faction God King died. If it also retained some of the eldest prince's consciousness, this weapon might ultimately kill its master.
The Blazing Demon God was worried about the same thing. Staring at the Divine Phoenix Gold Essence, he said, "Come out. There's no need to keep hiding. I am a Flame Faction God King. No matter