"That's right! Although that Tier Five Artifact was reduced to fragments, the instruments detected a clear increase in energy!"
Quan Taibin's face gleamed with grease, his eyes burning with fervor. "Based on this discovery, I seem to have found the key to improving artifact performance! Artifacts are no longer inanimate objects! The principle behind it is actually based on..."
Quan Taibin launched into an endless stream of obscure technical jargon.
But Qin Siyang's thoughts had already drifted far away. Quan Taibin's words kept echoing in his ears:
"It works on Tier Five Artifacts!"
Even if it was only a fragment, it was still Tier Five!
Qin Siyang's heart, which had sunk in disappointment, now pounded fiercely.
He clearly remembered Lu Daoxing explaining in class that artifacts of Tier Four and below were inanimate objects, while those of Tier Five and above had the potential to grow.
Meanwhile, the Sacrificial Giant Vine, the Rock Core Being, and the Begonia Salamander had all referred to the black spear in his hands as an [Intermediate Growth Artifact].
If it was a growth artifact, then it had to be capable of becoming stronger.
Yet all this time, Qin Siyang had tried soaking the spear in concentrated Sequence Potion, grinding Crimson Crystals and Vine Hearts into powder and smearing them over its shaft, and even feeding it his own blood.
The Tier Six Long Spear had remained exactly the same, without the slightest reaction.
But now, Quan Taibin had overcome that hurdle.
Qin Siyang also believed Quan Taibin's research was very likely correct.
Several Large Gods had said that his Tier Six Long Spear was not something that should exist within this [evolutionary sequence domain]. It exceeded everyone's understanding here and was something entirely foreign.
Naturally, strengthening something foreign should also require foreign materials.
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