Rune Identification and Speculation

In reality, once you have enough Rune, obtaining Rune Formula is quite simple.

Because this world has its own set of symbols used to annotate the pronunciation of characters.

This is also why children in this world can recognize characters very early. (Secondary setting)

Therefore, Rune can be expressed using simplified Phonetic Symbols, just like elements in the Periodic Table of Elements.

After Shi Nian was eliminated, Chen Feng did not stop practicing his cultivation technique. At this moment, he felt his Mental Power suddenly increase to a certain extent.

After a moment's thought, Chen Feng understood the source of this growth: it must be the pure Mental Power that remained after Shi Nian's soul was incinerated.

He had left Shi Nian behind so that he could slowly absorb his Mental Power without any aftereffects. Now, he had essentially completed this process ahead of schedule without leaving any hidden dangers, which could be considered a very profitable thing.

After circulating his internal energy several more times, Chen Feng confirmed that there were no foreign substances remaining in his body, then stopped circulating and opened his eyes.

"Awake? How are you feeling?" Cang Xiao asked as soon as Chen Feng woke up.

"It feels great, the effect is outstanding." Chen Feng smiled slightly.

"That's good. It's best not to conduct the Fire Mark Ritual consecutively. Let's rest for a few days," Cang Xiao said.

Chen Feng thought for a moment and said, "Great-Grandmother, I feel that one Fire Mark is enough for now. We can add more Fire Mark if needed later."

"Hmm?" Cang Xiao was a little puzzled. "Don't you have four Soul Ring? One Fire Mark might not be enough for you. It wouldn't be good if something went wrong."

"Don't worry, Great-Grandmother, everything will be fine. My situation is a bit special; I don't need that many Fire Mark right now," Chen Feng said.

"Alright then, you can let me know if you need anything." Cang Xiao knew that Chen Feng's Martial Soul was unique and might have some characteristics that he was unaware of, so he didn't say anything more.

"Also, there's something else I'd like to ask you."

"Speak."

Where did my Great-Grandfather encounter this extraordinary event that led him to acquire that ancient knowledge?

"It seems to be some dilapidated ruin in the Death Desert, but I'm not sure of the specifics. I wasn't with him at the time."

"Did your Great-Grandfather ever mention the location of that place again?" Chen Feng asked expectantly.

"You want to go there and take a look?" Cang Xiao raised an eyebrow.

"Um.

"That's probably impossible, because according to A Yao, that place collapsed after he came out, and after so many years it must have been buried in the sand long ago. Besides, he never told me where that place was."

"I see." Chen Feng nodded outwardly, but inwardly he didn't quite believe it.

But his disbelief was useless, because this so-called relic could neither be proven nor disproven. He could only ask, as if remembering something, "By the way, if I'm not mistaken, Great-Grandmother, your Martial Soul is Azure Flame Blade Ghost, right?"

Cang Xiao glanced at Chen Xin and nodded, saying, "That's right, this Martial Soul is quite rare."

"The corresponding Soul Beast are also very rare. It is said that they live deep in the Death Desert. Great-Grandmother, if it is convenient for you and Master to protect me and go see their gathering place?" Chen Feng continued the conversation.

"That place is too dangerous. Do you need Soul Ring? I can help you hunt other Soul Beast." Cang Xiao's expression was somewhat puzzling.

Chen Feng shook his head and said in a slightly smug tone, "Great-Grandmother, even if I need Soul Ring, I don't need to hunt Soul Beast. The Hunting Ring Method is outdated. Sooner or later, the Ring Expansion Method I created will replace it and become the orthodox way to obtain Soul Ring."

"Hunting Ring Method? Ring Expansion Method?" Cang Xiao didn't quite understand.

Immediately, Chen Feng, like a young man eager to show off his talents, explained his general ideas for creating the Ring Expansion Method. He emphasized his disapproval of the zero-sum game between humans and Soul Beast, believing that it could only lead to meaningless internal friction and a huge waste of energy. Only the sustainable development concept of the new era could give Douluo Continent a bright future.

Cang Xiao listened in a daze. It wasn't that she was completely ignorant of the outside world, because she would send people out to travel every few years and take the younger generation to explore the surrounding areas when they were young. But because of this, the information she received was often outdated. Not to mention the Ring Expansion Method, which hadn't even started to spread yet, she didn't even know about the Foundation Building Method.

So she never expected that the junior in front of her was the most famous Scholar on the mainland today.

"You came up with all of this yourself?" Cang Xiao murmured.

"Of course, it's not just me. I also have some like-minded companions who have given me a lot of help," Chen Feng replied.

"Incredible," Cang Xiao exclaimed.

Chen Feng shrugged and said, "So, the main reason I want to go to the gathering place of the Azure Flame Blade Ghost is to see what's special about these Soul Beast, and what their average intelligence is like. At this stage, the application range of the Ring Expansion Method is still limited to Soul Beast with a certain level of intelligence, as well as some Soul Beast that may not be very intelligent but also have a weak sense of self."

For example, something like Wind Slime Xiao Bai.

"Is that so?" Cang Xiao hesitated for a moment, but then shook his head. "But it's not convenient for me to leave the village for an extended period of time, so I don't think I can help with this."

"Alright then, I can go later when my cultivation is sufficient." Chen Feng did not insist further.

He wasn't in a hurry to go to Azure Flame Blade Ghost's side, because he didn't need the Ring Expansion right now, and going there wouldn't be of any use.

Even if he needs the next stage of Soul Ring, the Fire Attribute Soul Ring represented by the Li Trigram must be placed later. This is because Fire Attribute spirit rings are most suitable for high-power output Soul Skill, and the power naturally increases the further they are placed.

Therefore, in Chen Feng's plan, the Li Trigram should be considered when he gets his eighth or ninth Soul Ring.

He is currently missing Soul Ring from the Kun, Xun, Li, and Dui Trigrams. Considering their characteristics, it would be better to choose the Dui Gua or Xun Gua Soul Ring.

The Kun Hexagram is a pure Yin trigram, Li Trigram is a fire trigram, both of which may be suitable for some powerful Soul Skill. In comparison, the Dui and Xun trigrams are more suitable for adding status effects.

If arranged this way, including the Martial Soul Avatar that he already possesses, Chen Feng will have a "7+2" pattern in terms of Soul Skill. In addition, with the four special abilities attached to the Yin Yang Twin Swords, Chen Feng's methods are more than sufficient.

After discussing the Azure Flame Blade Ghost, Cang Xiao asked Chen Feng to continue getting used to the presence of the Fire Mark for a while, while she herself left and returned to the village.

After she left, Chen Feng and Chen Xin exchanged a glance, and Chen Xin said, "Do you still want to go and see that place?"

"I am a little curious, but there's no rush," Chen Feng said.

Chen Xin helplessly, "It's a pity this place isn't convenient for outsiders, otherwise we could have invited Clear Sky Douluo and Poison Douluo over, just like last time."

"It's alright, Master. Those four Rune are enough for me to study for a while. I'll go see that place myself when I'm capable," Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Speaking of this Rune, is this what you've been working on lately?" Chen Xin asked curiously.

"That's right. Our previous research wasn't thorough enough; we were just looking for the door. Only after obtaining these four Rune today can we barely enter that door," Chen Feng said, pointing to his arm.

A bright orange-red scar now appeared on his right upper arm, caused by the tip of Cang Xiao's sword and the Crystal Powder. There wasn't much blood, perhaps because the blood was sealed off by the flames on Cang Xiao's sword when it flowed out.

In appearance, the Fire Mark is somewhat similar to the round scar left when Chen Feng received the BCG vaccine as a child in his previous life, only the Fire Mark is slightly larger.

In retrospect, perhaps because it was his first time undergoing the Fire Mark Ritual, and because Chen Feng possessed Body Impervious to Ice and Fire, he didn't actually experience much pain during the ceremony.

Chen Feng didn't really feel the so-called "dual tempering of physique and will," probably because his physique was already quite good, and Fire Element couldn't harm him.

Of course, if you asked Shi Nian this question, he might give a different answer, otherwise he wouldn't have screamed so miserably before.

In the following days, Chen Feng stayed at his Great-Grandmother's house. He wanted to figure out the effects of the remaining two Rune, and the cave where the lava river was located was a ready-made testing ground.

However, he didn't stay by the lava river all the time, because it wasn't a comfortable place, so he would occasionally wander around the village.

The young people in the village were curious about Chen Feng, a complete stranger. They knew that the village chief had brought him in personally, so they were eager to know Chen Feng identity.

For the older people, Chen Feng's face was somewhat familiar. After asking Chen Feng, they confirmed that this was the Bloodline left behind by Chen Yuan outside.

Some of these people were Chen Yuan's playmates of the same age, while others were elders who had watched Chen Yuan grow up. Upon seeing the young Chen Feng, they couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

During his interactions with them, Chen Feng learned something that Cang Xiao hadn't mentioned before: one of the two people Chen Lang killed back then was his father Chen Yuan's uncle.

This is Chen Feng's Granduncle, or you could call him his grandfather. It was this grandfather who raised Chen Feng's father.

As for Chen Feng's grandfather, he died young after an accident while hunting Soul Beast.

Chen Feng didn't actually have much affection for this old man he had never met, but it made him think of a possibility.

Was it possible that his father's accident was caused by him seeking revenge against Chen Lang?

Chen Feng has no way to confirm this speculation at the moment because he doesn't have any more information. So he just keeps this possibility to himself and will see if he can find any relevant information later.

Besides matters concerning his father, Chen Feng also noticed the people in the village who had lost their right arms.

According to the rules set by Cang Xiao, those who fail the Fire Mark Ritual cannot travel or find a spouse, and naturally cannot have offspring.

This rule is somewhat cruel to humans, but considering Chen Yan's situation, Cang Xiao's actions are actually understandable.

Chen Feng even felt that something similar might have happened back then, which led Cang Xiao to set this rule.

However, Cang Xiao did not admit to this. When Chen Feng asked about the rule, she only said that the rule had to be followed, without mentioning why.

Chen Feng didn't press the matter further. He knew about the tragedy that had befallen Ma Hongjun and understood the importance of this rule.

But deep down, his resolve to resolve the hidden dangers of the Demonic Sword Spirit grew stronger.

This was not only to help the people of Chen Clan Village, but also for his own sake.

To resolve the hidden dangers, Chen Feng currently only has one path to take: Rune.

During his time in Chen Clan Village, he successfully figured out the approximate function of the remaining two Rune.

When one of the runes was combined with Fire Elemental Rune to Rune Group, the temperature at the center of the Rune Group was higher than other areas when it was near lava, which was clearly the effect of the Fire Element gathering.

After numerous experiments, Chen Feng confirmed that it has a "cohesive" or "Focusing" effect.

When another Rune and Rune Group composed of Fire Element are inscribed on the Soul Tool Metal, it can slightly raise the magma surface beneath it.

At first, Chen Feng thought the Rune's function was to "attract," but when he held the metal plate perpendicular to the magma surface, the phenomenon he observed changed.

After numerous experiments and observations, he discovered that when the Rune Group was inscribed on a ring-shaped Soul Tool Metal and placed in a lava river, the nearby lava would deviate from normal flow and pass through the Soul Tool Metal ring.

In other words, the function of this Rune is not "attracting" but "Flow," otherwise the magma on both sides of the Soul Tool Metal ring should be gathering towards it, instead of flowing through the ring in one direction.

At this point, Chen Feng had identified the effects of all four Rune he had obtained. Although he couldn't guarantee complete accuracy, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After identifying the effects of these four Rune, the next step is to consider how to apply them.

The first thing Chen Feng thought of was the forging industry. He would not go into the "Quenching" Rune, as they were essential to the forging process and played a significant role.

He and Tang San had previously discussed using Soul Power Engine to power the forging hammer and using the stable heating method of Fire Elemental Rune to replace the role of charcoal. Now that the stability problem of Fire Elemental Rune has been solved, if the "Quenching" Rune are combined with the mechanical forging hammer of the Soul Power Engine, it can be said to be like adding wings to a tiger, and the forging industry will surely develop greatly.

It is foreseeable that as long as there are enough raw materials, metal production capacity will increase significantly, which is the foundation of the Soul Guidance Industry.

In addition, the "Focusing" Rune can also increase the temperature, while the "Flow" Rune can accelerate the Flow of liquefied metal; both are highly practical Rune.

So, could the so-called "ruins" that my Great-Grandfather encountered have actually been an Ancient Era Smithing Workshop? This thought suddenly popped into Chen Feng's mind.

Otherwise, why are all four Rune suitable for forging? Is it just a coincidence?