Mu Xi Caught Fire?

A century-old Spirit Soul could already assist a Spirit Master in battle.

And Lin Jin's Fire Elemental Sprite was clearly not something an ordinary century-old Spirit Soul could compare to.

Not only could it assist Lin Jin in battle, it could even use Lin Jin's soul skills!

That was something only Spirit Souls over ten thousand years old and possessing complete intelligence—Spirit Souls formed by making contracts with true Spirit Beasts—could accomplish.

Yet Lin Jin's Fire Elemental Sprite could already do so. It was likely the only Spirit Soul at the century-old level capable of reaching such a degree.

Of course.

Although the Fire Elemental Sprite could use Lin Jin's soul skills, judging from the number manifested by the same soul skill, it was clear that it could not use the full version.

Moreover, the Soul Power consumed had to be borne by Lin Jin.

But that could not really be considered a drawback. In a sense, it was equivalent to gaining an extra soul skill.

In battles between opponents of the same level, if used well, it could absolutely catch the enemy off guard and secure victory.

Therefore, Mu Xi's choice during the battle had not actually been much of a problem.

After all, no one could have imagined that a mere century-old Spirit Soul could use a Spirit Master's soul skills.

The only questionable part was that, as a long-range "turret"-type combatant, after defusing the enemy's attack, she had chosen to close in.

Whoosh!

A much thinner beam of fire erupted from the Crimson Lotus raised in the Fire Elemental Sprite's hands.

Mu Xi's expression changed slightly as she instinctively prepared to light up her second Spirit Ring.

But at that moment, her pupils abruptly widened, and pain appeared on her face.

Mu Chen's expression also shifted slightly. His body flashed as he stepped between the two, effortlessly neutralizing the beam of fire.

He placed one hand on Mu Xi's shoulder and sensed the condition inside her body.

"Her Soul Power has been ignited?"

"Even her Spiritual Power has been affected?!"

Mu Chen's gaze shifted repeatedly. He hurriedly looked at Lin Jin and signaled for him to stop.

At that moment, Mu Xi was undoubtedly burning beneath the Lotus Flower Flame.

However, Lin Jin said, "Teacher, there's no need to worry. This is beneficial for Senior Sister."

After successfully becoming a Spirit Master, Lin Jin had gained a clearer understanding of the Lotus Flower Flame's "Harm Enemy Refine Self" ability.

The Lotus Flower Flame's own power could grant all his soul skills the effect of igniting an enemy's Soul Power and Spiritual Power.

As for triggering the effect of "Harm Enemy Refine Self," as he had when facing the Spirit Transmission Master Wang Tao, it had much to do with his state of mind.

In other words, after igniting the other party's Soul Power and Spiritual Power, he could control the Lotus Flower Flame's burning.

If the other party was an enemy, he naturally would not temper them or help improve the quality of their Soul Power and Spiritual Power.

Once ignited, he would burn them until they were crippled or dead.

Even if they benefited, their losses would certainly outweigh their gains.

If they were friends, then naturally there was no issue.

This was inherently a mutually beneficial ability.

It was simply that Lin Jin gained more from it.

Moreover, the first time would yield the greatest rewards.

As the "impurities" were removed, the benefits gained from using it on the same person would gradually diminish.

The reason Wang Tao had benefited that day was because he had intended to help Lin Jin. Although Lin Jin had not yet understood how the Lotus Flower Flame's ability worked at the time, he could never have harbored ill intent toward Wang Tao.

That was why Wang Tao had benefited.

After Lin Jin finished speaking, Mu Chen indeed wore a puzzled expression. Only after Lin Jin explained what had happened with Wang Tao and what he had realized did Mu Chen finally, though still doubtful, relax.

Mu Chen had already witnessed the Lotus Flower Flame's purifying power.

And based on his understanding of Lin Jin, Lin Jin could not possibly harm his daughter.

Thus, after some consideration, he ultimately chose to believe him.

Then the look he gave Lin Jin became strange.

"No wonder your Spiritual Power was able to reach the Spirit Connection Realm directly. This must be related as well."

Mu Chen stared at Lin Jin as if he were looking at a monster. Then his gaze flickered, and he said, "How about Teacher finds you some people..."

Lin Jin hurriedly shook his head. "Teacher, if possible, I still don't want to expose this ability."

With Mu Chen's capabilities, if he specifically found people whose Spiritual Power was full of severe "impurities" for Lin Jin to burn, Lin Jin's Spiritual Power could naturally improve much faster.

But there were no walls that did not leak.

Not even Mu Chen, or even the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, could keep everyone at bay.

Therefore, such an ability was unsuitable for revealing before outsiders.

Hearing this, Mu Chen's eyes revealed approval. However, he did not say anything further about the matter and instead turned his gaze toward his daughter.

At the same time, he said, "My original training plan for you had been to focus directly on blacksmithing. Rapidly increasing your Soul Power Level was the key."

"That would allow your talent to be brought out as quickly as possible."

"But today's experience has made me change that plan. I think you feel the same way."

Mu Chen did not finish his words, but Lin Jin understood what he meant.

"Teacher, my future focus will indeed be on the path of a Spirit Master."

"But don't worry. I absolutely won't neglect blacksmithing either."

Mu Chen nodded, indicating that he was reassured.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Logically speaking, now that you've become a Spirit Master, your Soul Power reserves have increased greatly, and you also have an auxiliary Soul Tool like the Soul Battery."

"With your current abilities, just relying on the Lotus Flower Flame's power, you can already become a Level 3 Blacksmith."

"Furthermore, the Thousand Refinement products you temper will be more special and of higher quality than ordinary Thousand Refinement products."

"But I still hope that, before you truly master Thousand Refinement techniques, you won't casually use the Lotus Flower Flame's abilities again."

"You can use them as assistance, but you must never rely on them completely."

"Blacksmithing is an exhausting task."

"It consumes not only physical strength, but also mental energy and Soul Power."

"Moreover, in my view, the learning stage before Thousand Refinement is the most important stage for laying a foundation."

"While the Lotus Flower Flame can certainly help you complete Thousand Refinement more easily and better than anyone else, without a foundation, you won't be able to continue with subsequent forging."

Lin Jin nodded at this, agreeing with him.

But after giving it some thought, he asked, "Then, Teacher, should I first use the Lotus Flower Flame's power to forge myself a good Forging Hammer?"

Mu Chen was stunned for a moment, then a satisfied expression appeared on his face as he smiled. "Of course you can, and you must."

For a blacksmith, a Forging Hammer with good special effects was like possessing a weapon that suited them. It could yield twice the result with half the effort during forging.

For example, there was the Penetration Effect of his early Thousand Refinement Forging Hammer, as well as the Resonance Effect of his current Forging Hammer.

Both could make his forging easier.

His senior brother Zhen Hua's current Forging Hammer possessed the even more domineering Shock Hammer Effect.

With one hammer strike, a Three-dimensional Shockwave spread out and directly pierced through the metal's core. Achieving Hundred Refinement with a single strike was merely ordinary.

Mu Chen's gaze flickered. After thinking for a while, he spoke softly.

"This matter isn't urgent for now. I need to carefully consider what Rare Metal would be suitable as the material for your Thousand Refinement Forging Hammer."