Spirit Artifact Upgrade Preview!
The Guardian Mirror provides layout methods for facilities in many of the Great Thousand World's top universities, and without exception, they all require ample space.
Huo Yuhao's first step was to break down the boundary between the Inner Academy and Outer Academy, bringing together this area teeming with countless magical beasts...
The resource-rich mountain range has been completely Jia Nan Academy!
Therefore, the magical beasts active in this mountain range became a thorn in Huo Yuhao's side.
After instructing the Rock Armored Giant Bear to gather its people again, this Divine Sense Clone flashed away, preparing to head to the next target area.
Just then, he sensed several familiar auras— Lin Xiuya, Han Yue, Yan Hao, and a sharp-looking young man. Upon seeing this, Huo Yuhao turned and flew towards them.
"Here it comes!" Lin Xiuya smiled slightly and waved to the figure in mid-air.
"Is there anything I can do for you? And who is this?" Huo Yuhao asked, his gaze lingering on Liu Qing for a moment as he landed in front of the group.
"I am Liu Qing, the class monitor of Profound Class Two."
After Liu Qing's brief self-introduction, Han Yue immediately seized the opportunity, took out the metal plate that had been troubling her, and pointed to an area of overlapping Spirit Runes on it where the auras of Dou Qi qi clearly clashed.
"Huo Yuhao, we've tried this technique of overlapping Spirit Runes repeatedly, but we still can't solve the energy conflict problem. Once these two Spirit Runes overlap, the Dou Qi will repel each other or even explode when it flows through them."
Huo Yuhao took the metal plate, glanced at it, and understood. "This isn't actually Spirit Runes. You just need to—"
After Huo Yuhao finished explaining, all three of them, except for Liu Qing who didn't understand at all, showed expressions of sudden realization.
After processing the question, Yan Hao couldn't help but say, his tone tinged with distress, "Old Huo! There's still the issue of that spirit liquid! For first-grade and barely second-grade Spirit Artifact, we can still use your simplified version."
Yan Hao took out a jade bottle. "The method you developed can produce low-grade spiritual liquids without the need for an alchemist, but it's simply impossible to produce higher-grade Spirit Artifact!"
"If things continue like this—" He scratched his head hard, his voice tinged with frustration, "We can't just be appendages of alchemists, can we?"
This problem had clearly troubled the members of the Artifact Alliance for a long time, and both Han Yue and Lin Xiuya showed worried expressions.
Huo Yuhao's gaze swept over Yan Hao's dejected face, then looked at the metal plate in Han Yue's hand, his eyes gleaming with a silver light, as if countless thoughts were colliding within them.
A moment later, a confident smile curved his lips, "Perfect timing. Regarding the issue of the spiritual liquid, I recently came up with an alternative solution; perhaps we can give it a try."
He casually took out materials such as Earth Sinking Stone and Rock Wolf Fang from his storage ring. For the purpose of experimentation, Huo Yuhao planned to forge a Third-Grade Spirit Artifact spear.
With fluid movements, the Nine Li Ice Flame ignited swiftly. Under Huo Yuhao's precise control, the flames swirled across the surface of the Sinking Stone and the wolf fangs.
After the gun blank was made, Nine Li Ice Flame transformed into a carving knife, smoothly engraving basic Spirit Runes such as sharpness and sturdiness, as well as the most important earth attribute enhancement Spirit Runes, onto the gun body.
Soon, the most crucial step arrived: integrating the spiritual liquid to stabilize and activate the Spirit Runes!
Under the tense gaze of everyone, Huo Yuhao did not take out any bottles or jars this time. Instead, he slowly raised his right hand, and a wisp of pure Dou Qi, stripped of its elemental properties, suddenly surged from the tip of his index finger!
This wisp of Dou Qi did not dissipate; instead, it spun and compressed wildly at his fingertips!
The rotation speed increased, and the compression force became stronger! Soon, the form of this Dou Qi qi began to change! From gaseous to liquid, and finally, with a hum!
A tiny crystal, no bigger than a grain of rice yet incredibly refined, appeared at Huo Yuhao's fingertip!
It has a stable structure and contains the purest energy!
Dou Qi Crystallization, also known as the prototype of Battle Crystal!
Huo Yuhao manipulated the miniature Battle Crystal, precisely targeting a key Spirit Runes node on the gun.
The moment the Battle Crystal touched the Spirit Runes, it dissolved into the spirit pattern like a drop of water melting into a sponge, transforming into a network of Battle Crystal veins that connected all the Spirit Runes!
Bite-!
A clear, melodious sound, like the clinking of metal and jade, emanated from the spear! The spear instantly glowed with a thick light, and a wave of hard, heavy earth-attribute energy spread out!
Success! A Third-Grade Spirit Artifact spear, requiring no spiritual liquid and using Battle Crystal veins instead, was created before everyone's eyes. Huo Yuhao slightly weighed the rock spear in his hand and nodded in satisfaction. "No material can match the efficiency of energy conduction compared to Battle Crystal. The power of this spear is much stronger than the version using spiritual liquid."
The moment the spear rang out, Liu Qing's gaze was drawn to it as if by a magnet!
Those smooth lines, that restrained sharpness, that earth-attribute energy that subtly resonated with his Dou Qi —almost instinctively, he stepped forward, his eyes blazing with intense light.
Huo Yuhao handed him the spear. "Want to try it?"
Liu Qing took the spear; it felt slightly heavy in his hand, but he swung it without any resistance. He took a deep breath, his Dou Qi qi surging within him, and flicked his wrist!
Buzz! Swish! Swish! Swish!
The spear in his hand transformed into a yellow curtain of light, its shadows overlapping, sometimes like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, cunning and sharp; sometimes like a dragon emerging from the sea, expansive and powerful!
A yellowish-brown halo spread out, and a sharp whooshing sound accompanied the faint vibration of the ground, causing the fallen leaves and pebbles on the ground to bounce!
After completing a set of exquisite marksmanship, Liu Qing sheathed his gun and stood still. Although his face remained expressionless, his sharp eyes were filled with amazement and affection! He stroked the cool gun barrel, reluctantly preparing to hand it back to Huo Yuhao.
"It's yours." Huo Yuhao waved his hand casually, "Consider it a gift for joining the Artifact Alliance."
Liu Qing's grip on the gun tightened suddenly, and he said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Elder Huo!"
Huo Yuhao smiled, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on the unused materials. His eyes gleamed with excitement. "I've just had a new inspiration. I plan to forge a few more Spirit Artifact to test them. Are you going back, or staying to watch?"
"Stay!" the four said in unison. Witnessing Huo Yuhao forging weapons was an extremely valuable learning opportunity!
"Okay, feel free to ask if you have any questions." Huo Yuhao nodded, then took out several high-grade materials from his storage ring: a piece of meteorite iron that shimmered with starlight and a piece of beast bone that contained surging flame energy.
After pondering for a moment, he deliberately took out some high-grade ores and metals that were hard in texture, rich in fire-attribute energy, but lacked spirituality.
Within Huo Yuhao's spiritual world, the sphere of light from the Guardian Mirror flickered, emitting a thoughtful ripple. "----Although I don't know how the weapon refiners of the Great Thousand World forge divine artifacts or even higher-level treasures, one thing is certain: they would never use materials imbued with spiritual energy for all their work!"
"I vaguely remember that the thing they mentioned most was 'traits'," a good treasure must have sufficiently powerful traits.