Si Kongyan took a deep breath, cast aside the stray thoughts in his heart, and continued refining his Cold Ice Saber.
However, although the two were competing in quality, Su Mo's rapid shaping had invisibly placed enormous pressure on Si Kongyan.
Unable to help himself, he increased his speed by a fraction as well.
Su Mo ignored the shocked crowd and quietly waited for the blade blank to cool.
About a quarter of an hour later, the blade blank had cooled to a certain extent and fully taken shape.
Su Mo then took out the Quenching Fluid and poured it over the blade blank.
Sizzle!
A burst of sizzling sounds rang out. A great deal of white smoke rose from the blade blank, followed by a terrifying chill that instantly turned the smoke into grains of ice slag, which fell into the Artifact Refining Furnace.
Shortly afterward, the Artifact Refining Furnace returned to calm. A pale blue saber over three feet long floated quietly within the furnace.
At present, the Cold Ice Saber was basically complete. All that remained was to temper it repeatedly until it was sharpened; then the deed would be done.
Su Mo closed the furnace lid again and poured Profound Strength into the fire opening. Blazing flames ignited within the furnace once more, continuously forging the Cold Ice Saber.
The chill and flames clashed without end, but under Su Mo's control of Spiritual Power, the flames completely suppressed the cold air.
The saber's blade gradually became smooth and gleaming, its cold light sharp and menacing.
Time slowly passed. After another cup of tea's time, Su Mo stopped all his movements and opened the furnace lid again.
Whoosh!
With a sweep of his arm, Su Mo sent out a gust of air that rolled forth. The Cold