Warfire!

Warfire was the starting point for all living beings in this world to rise from the ordinary and wield true power.

Only by igniting Warfire could one truly unleash their potential and touch even greater power!

If ordinary lifeforms wished to ignite Warfire, the best method was to temper themselves through battle and ignite it on their own.

Depending on their talent, some lifeforms could ignite Warfire with ease, while others might be unable to do so even until the day they died in battle...

However, Rogue's Candle Spirit Physique was not bound by this restriction.

Both Candle Spirits and him had a simple condition for igniting Warfire—candle wax.

Only one hundred units of candle wax were needed to ignite Warfire. Cheap and practical.

Upon learning this, Rogue let out a sigh of relief.

He had thought he would need to uncover the mysteries of Warfire himself, but the Spirit Candle had directly revealed them and provided an extremely convenient method.

However, it only provided information on igniting Warfire.

The Spirit Candle had not revealed any specific information about "kindling," so Rogue still needed to explore that himself.

"Let's first see what igniting Warfire does."

Rogue decided to test it on his own Candle Spirit Physique first.

His body was not much different from the players' Candle Spirit Physiques. If there was any difference, it was that his was a powered-up version.

Every attribute of his Candle Spirit Physique could be raised to its maximum limit by consuming candle wax.

But the players could not. Even Rogue had no way to alter that.

The reason was that although he possessed a certain degree of authority over the Spirit Candle, he could not freely modify things such as the summoned players and their Candle Spirit Physiques.

Being able to alter the Candle Spirit Physique housing his own soul was already the greatest authority the Spirit Candle had granted him.

It was like a person's mind and body. You could control it to move, but you could not control your body to grow muscles or command your cells to obey you...

Rogue's connection with the Spirit Candle was extremely close, yet he still did not know where it came from or what purpose it existed for...

That was also one of his goals of exploration.

After reining in his scattered thoughts, Rogue first examined his own condition before igniting Warfire.

[Rogue (Candle Keepers)]

[Rank (Ignition Point): Cinder]

[Level (Temperature): 10]

[Ability Score:...]

[Strength: 20]

[Constitution: 20]

[Agility: 20]

[Spirit: 20]

[Faith: 20]

[Talent (Gift): ?]

[Skills (Arts): Dodge, Bone Fork Throw, Conceal, Ghost Claw, Bloodstone Burst, Knight's Charge...]

Ignition Point and Temperature were the original terms used by the Spirit Candle. Rogue had changed them to Rank and Level for easier understanding.

Compared to the players' panels, presenting his information in the same way involuntarily revealed a shockingly cheat-like advantage...

After confirming his information, Rogue quickly communicated with the Spirit Candle and used one hundred units of candle wax to ignite Warfire for his Candle Spirit Physique.

[Warfire ignition in progress...]

The Spirit Candle swiftly transformed the candle wax into a wisp of strange power and poured it into Rogue's Candle Spirit Physique.

Rogue instantly felt as though the blood throughout his body had begun to boil. His soul seemed to be submerged in the scorching magma at the heart of a volcano, and an endless desire for battle surged within him!

Rogue seemed to see the five major attributes representing his power turn into flames, converging and condensing at that moment!

Boom!

In the pitch-black depths of his heart, a tiny flame rose. It looked so ordinary, yet concealed unfathomable potential...

[Warfire has been ignited!]

[Your Ignition Point has advanced to "Ember." The Temperature cap has increased!]

After igniting Warfire, Rogue immediately checked the condition of his body.

[Rogue (Candle Keepers)]

[Rank (Ignition Point): Ember]

[Level (Temperature): 11]

[Warfire: ?]

[Ability Score:...]

[Strength: 25]

[Constitution: 25]

[Agility: 25]

[Spirit: 25]

[Faith: 25]

[Talent (Gift): ?]

[Skills (Arts): Dodge, Bone Fork Throw, Conceal, Ghost Claw, Bloodstone Burst, Knight's Charge...]

After his Ignition Point advanced to "Ember," his level rose by one, and all his attributes increased significantly. Most importantly, an additional "Warfire" entry had appeared, though it displayed only a question mark...

There was no need to mention talents. With the Spirit Candle around, Rogue had no need for one at all.

After examining his condition, Rogue continued communicating with the Spirit Candle to obtain more information about Warfire.

He soon received an answer.

As a means for lifeforms in this world to grow stronger, Warfire had two primary functions.

The first was to enhance one's combat skills and arts, granting them greater destructive power or stronger effects.

The second was to activate it upon oneself, greatly strengthening all attributes for a short period of time.

However, the Warfire ignited by each lifeform was not exactly the same.

When Warfire was ignited, it evolved according to the lifeform's own focus, thereby producing an effect that favored a certain attribute.

Normally, if a lifeform focused on strength, then its Warfire would evolve in that direction when ignited.

When its Warfire was activated later, its effects would then focus on increasing "Strength."

As for Rogue's attributes... they were extremely balanced. That was why, after igniting Warfire, it was displayed as an uncertain question mark.

Although he did not know whether powerful lifeforms in this world had encountered such a situation, the Spirit Candle's feedback indicated that Rogue could control which aspect his Warfire focused on enhancing.

"It's somewhat like a class..." Rogue frowned slightly as he pondered. "For now, the players' Warfire can probably be represented by classes, but it needs to be planned carefully."

After settling that matter, Rogue stood and walked outside the Reef Cave.

Dawn had only just begun to break. The Mudflat Mermen still wandered along the shore, though their spawn points had shifted as Candlewood Island expanded.

"Phew..."

After exhaling softly, Rogue extended his hand, and an ordinary spear appeared in his palm.

The next moment, his gaze sharpened. He communicated with and activated Warfire. In an instant, Warfire blossomed, and terrifying power gathered in his arm.

Bone Fork Throw!

Whoosh—

The spear shot from his hand. It was as though a sonic boom had erupted, the airflow tearing through the air as it reached the Mudflat Mermen in the blink of an eye!

Boom!

A massive explosion rang out. Sand and dirt flew everywhere, rocks shattered, and the Mudflat Mermen that had been wandering there simply evaporated, replaced by a horrifying crater!

Around the crater's edge, the surviving Mudflat Mermen dragged their mangled bodies as they roared in fury, trying to find the despicable attacker.

As for the Mudflat Mermen at the center of the spear's impact, they had long since turned to ash and scattered into the sky...

With Warfire's enhancement, even an ordinary combat skill had produced the terrifying effect of artillery fire!

Of course, the immense attributes of Rogue's body itself could not be ignored, but before igniting Warfire, his destructive power absolutely could not have reached this level.

The enhancement brought by Warfire was already obvious at a glance.

"Not bad."

Rogue nodded slightly, an approving look appearing on his face.

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