"According to Forging Wisdom, an item must command two elements of heaven and earth to qualify as a Noble Phantasm. Commanding only one makes it a Quasi-Noble Phantasm."
"The Volcano Cauldron is an exception. Infuse it with a Volcano Spirit, and an ordinary Volcano Cauldron can develop an Artifact Spirit."
"Once a Noble Phantasm develops an Artifact Spirit, it becomes a Spirit Treasure, the finest kind of Noble Phantasm."
"A Spirit Treasure is in no way inferior to a Quasi-Divine Artifact."
"After all, for a Quasi-Divine Artifact to become a Divine Artifact, it must be closely bound to a High God's Divine Core. The consciousness within the resulting Divine Artifact is an extension of the god's own consciousness, as though the god had infused part of his soul into it."
"A Spirit Treasure, on the other hand, develops its own consciousness. Though it is less powerful than a Quasi-Divine Artifact, it can become a god's Companion Divine Artifact faster than an ordinary Quasi-Divine Artifact can."
"That means a god can acquire a Divine Artifact sooner."
As far as Dugu Feng knew, many High Gods spent their entire lives nurturing only a single Divine Artifact.
"Once I become a god, perhaps I can turn this Toad Bone Armor I'm wearing into Toad Divine Armor—a complete set of Divine Artifacts."
With that thought, Dugu Feng brought his hammer down even harder.
After dozens of blows, the spirit-bearing metals had completely fused with the magma.
Each time Dugu Feng struck, he had to channel Ultimate Fire and his own mental power into the Volcano Cauldron.
Only then would the item he forged become one with his mind and spirit.
The process drained his mental power tremendously.
It drained his Soul Power as well.
More than half the magma in Phoenix Cry Volcano was