Failed?
Looking at the two blobs of liquid that had been vaporized into nothingness by the flames, Chen Fan frowned slightly. Everything had been going smoothly, yet he had failed at this very step. He was somewhat puzzled.
"Kid, you were too indecisive. You didn't make a choice at this step!" Bald Bird said, narrowing his eyes.
"Make a choice?" Chen Fan furrowed his brow, still not quite understanding.
"There are three beast forms on this bronze furnace—tiger, leopard, and horse. The tiger represents strength, the leopard represents speed, and the horse represents endurance, meaning toughness! Since you want to forge treasure armor, you must choose the horse. Draw out the power of the runes on the bronze furnace and channel it into the liquid. Otherwise, the final result will be failure," Bald Bird said.
Chen Fan suddenly understood. When Bald Bird had forged it before, it had transformed the liquid into a horse. Yet just now, he truly had hesitated, harboring a trace of greed as well. He had wanted to fuse all three beast forms together, but that had instead ruined the inherent traits the Artifact Heart should possess.
Treasure armor should be forged as treasure armor. If he tried to imbue it with strength or speed, he would only strain himself to no benefit, sacrificing the toughness treasure armor was meant to have.
"I understand." Chen Fan nodded, took out another Seven-Star Stone, and began again from scratch.
This time, he completed everything in one smooth motion. He successfully refined the Seven-Star Stone into a clear white liquid, then refined the secret iron as well. Both succeeded on the first try; their melting points were already crystal clear to him.
As he fused them once more, Chen Fan's Divine Soul drew upon the runes on the bronze