Chen Changming stroked his chin, his gaze dark as it fell upon the fifth-tier Flame Talisman on the table, his brows drawing together slightly.
"The fourth enhancement of a fifth-tier Flame Talisman requires fifty thousand times. In other words, it'll take more than twenty-three years to complete..."
He muttered to himself, still feeling unwilling in his heart.
That amount of time had already exceeded the twenty-year limit set for the third match against Lin Jiuyang.
He had no choice but to worry that Wu Qiong, that old fox full of schemes, might pull some trick in secret and have Lin Jiuyang take a perilous shortcut, raising his talisman-making skill to Wu Qiong's level in a short time.
If that happened, he would very likely end in a draw with Lin Jiuyang—a result he could never accept.
"I still need to find a way to make another breakthrough in my talisman-making skill within the remaining eleven-odd years..."
Chen Changming said with a frown.
His thoughts raced, when suddenly a flash of inspiration streaked through his mind.
His eyes lit up as he recalled a detail he had previously overlooked.
"Perhaps I can enhance fourth-tier Flame Talismans to the fourth or fifth time. That way, I can also greatly improve my talisman-making skill!"
Chen Changming said excitedly.
His talisman-making skill had improved tremendously by now, so refining fourth-tier Flame Talismans again would naturally be far faster than before.
With that assurance, Chen Changming was confident that he could enhance fourth-tier Flame Talismans to the fifth time within the remaining eleven years!
Although the power of a fourth-tier Flame Talisman enhanced five times might not match that of a fifth-tier Flame Talisman enhanced four times, by then Chen Changming's talisman-making skill would surely have surpassed Shang Guangming's.
That would be enough for him