"The water refining is complete."
Hu Fangyuan's gaze grew solemn. "Next-fire refining!"
Second Soul Skill: Fire-Refined Scarlet Force.
A mass of scarlet sun true fire suddenly erupted from the heart of the Heaven Refining Furnace, its pure yang energy instantly evaporating the remaining moisture. These were no ordinary flames, but scarlet force born from the resonance between Soul Power and the furnace's heart. Their heat was exceedingly pure, and the faint image of an azure cicada spreading its wings could be seen within the firelight.
The scarlet force true fire enveloped all four Gu at once.
The Silver Tendon Gu's tendon patterns suddenly tightened in the flames, its nine silver markings lighting up crimson as its two horns rubbed together with a low, hoarse moo. The power of fire refining burned every trace of impurity from its tendons, driving out all the cold, turbid energy. Its silvery surface instead grew ever purer in the flames, faintly suffused with a scarlet glow.
The Iron Skin Gu's scales shifted layer upon layer in the flames, metallic scraping sounds falling as thickly as rain. The scarlet force repeatedly tempered its nine layers of scales, making each layer denser. Its iron-gray carapace gradually took on a dark copper metallic sheen. Fire refining stripped the brittle impurities from its shell, leaving nothing but toughness.
The Brute Flesh Gu's blood crystal pulsed violently in the flames. Its fleshy sprouts drew taut as fully drawn bowstrings, giving off dull popping sounds. The scarlet force true fire burned away all the excess fat and stagnant blood in the lump of flesh, leaving only pure muscle fibers. Amid the rising blood mist, the Brute Flesh Gu shrank a size, but its flesh became firmer and stronger.
The Copper Bone Gu's bone plates locked together in the fire, crisp cracks