"Whew~"
Qi Dao looked at the rare metals piled before him like a small mountain, unable to hide the delight on his face.
He could even feel the Peerless Sword within his spine yearning for them.
"So much rare metal!"
"Brother Xue, you've done me a huge favor!" Qi Dao said excitedly.
Xue Qinghe smiled warmly. "Go on, try your Fifth Soul Skill. See how much these metals help you!"
Qi Dao nodded, then reached behind his neck.
The next moment, he slowly drew out the Peerless Sword.
At the same time, his Fifth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.
Qi Dao swung forward.
A massive pair of dark-gold fangs formed at the sword's edge and opened wide to bite into the several hundred kilograms of Cold Heart Iron Essence.
In mere moments, the Dark Gold Maw had devoured the entire chunk of Cold Heart Iron Essence.
Chewing sounds came from within the maw. Then it vanished, taking the Cold Heart Iron Essence with it.
On closer inspection, the sheen on the Peerless Sword in Qi Dao's hand seemed a shade brighter than before.
Xue Qinghe looked at Qi Dao curiously. "A Dao, how does it feel?"
Qi Dao's eyes lit up. "The Peerless Sword has devoured that Cold Heart Iron Essence. It'll finish absorbing it within a day at most."
"I can feel Peerless slowly growing harder after devouring it. Once the absorption is complete, Peerless's hardness will increase by at least thirty percent."
"Thirty percent!" Xue Qinghe cried out from beside him.
Qi Dao's Martial Soul was already a notch stronger than even top-tier Martial Souls. If its hardness increased another thirty percent, just how terrifying would it become?
Qi Dao beamed. "Cold Heart Iron Essence is the hardest metal on the continent. Calling it the Hundred Thousand Year