Flamestrike shattered, while Strom'kar remained intact, but the materials used for these two divine swords were not good enough, so they needed to be reforged with more materials, which made it much more troublesome than Quel'Serrar and Quel'Delar.
Simply put, it will take longer.
Jiang Jie stayed at the Sunwell Shrine and seven nights, witnessing firsthand the High Elf blacksmith hammering away at the iron, throwing sections of the World Tree into the furnace, the phoenix "O" spewing thousands of flames of rebirth, and Krasus spewing countless flames of the red dragon.
For an ordinary person, they would have been exhausted long ago.
Fortunately, everyone standing here is extraordinary.
Seven tense days passed in this way, and finally the blades of the two divine swords were fully formed, reaching the most crucial moment.
Krasus transformed into his red dragon form once more, slashing his body and spraying blood into the furnace and onto the sword. Thick smoke billowed out—this was the quenching process!
The temperature of these two swords has reached unimaginable levels. The alloy formed by several precious metals has also raised the melting point to an unimaginable height. Once forged, they probably won't melt or be damaged even at the same high temperature.
In other words, once these two divine swords were forged, it would be impossible to reforge them in the future, at least not in the way they are forged now.
The blood is still flowing.
Krasus spewed out more than a vat of red dragon blood, but it still wasn't enough. Eventually, it completely engulfed the furnace, and only then did the thick smoke dissipate, completing the quenching process.
Krasus was immediately weakened and suffered severe blood loss; it was unknown how long it would take him to recover.
The thick smoke and flames vanished, and two divine swords appeared before everyone.
The blade of Flamestrike is a curved S-shape, with a gleaming gold at the hilt. The color deepens towards the tip, gradually turning red. In the middle of the blade, it becomes completely red, then slowly fades, turning darker. At the tip, however, it turns black.
This divine sword looks very beautiful. Its streamlined blade is like water, not as wide as a knight's greatsword, which perfectly matches its magical sword nature. The night perfectly matches the graceful figure and elegant temperament of the High Elf.
Strom'kar is different.
It is a Warrior's divine weapon, wide and thick, with four serrated protrusions on each side of the blade. The tip of the sword is divided into two parts, and the hilt is round, also with four serrated protrusions.
From the hilt to the tip, there is a groove in the middle of the blade, which appears to be flowing with liquid flames or magma. Anyone can see the flow of golden and red light, occasionally accompanied by a trace of shadow.
Strom'kar is not known for its sharp blade; Warrior rely primarily on strength. Strom'kar is the wildest Warrior artifact, and it has now essentially become a magical sword. The total energy contained within it is even comparable to that of Flamestrike.
This sword is very special.
Kael'thas reached out, Flamestrike landed in his hand.
Feeling the surging energy and unimaginable life force emanating from it, Kael'thas felt a surge of hope.
This sword is far stronger than the original one.
The abundance of precious materials gives it an incredibly hard blade; Frostmourne could never cut it. On the contrary, perhaps this sword could cut Frostmourne.
He now possessed the resources to confront Arthas head-on.
Joyful smiles also appeared on the faces of the other High Elf.
The Flamestrike is the symbol of the Sun King, and now that Flamestrike has been reforged, Kael'thas has become the new Sun King in a de facto sense. This sword is of great significance; its reforging is, in fact, a reforging of the collective will and honor of the High Elf, making it extremely crucial.
Once Kael'thas kills Arthas and avenges Anasterian, he will officially ascend to the throne and become the new ruler of the Sunstrider Dynasty.
The Flamestrike is complete, but Strom'kar is not yet finished; it lacks the final step.
"Bring it here," Kael'thas said, pointing to the empty space beside him.
Rune arrays have been inscribed on the open ground, and precious Arcane Crystal have been placed in their designated positions. The lines of the arrays are outlined with Arcane Dust. This array is truly extraordinary; the casting materials alone are worth tens of thousands of gold coins.
It is a summoning circle that summons a phoenix from the Elemental Plane.
In fact, many people know summoning spells. For example, Archmage Ur of Dalaran is a master summoner who developed a method to summon Worgen from the Emerald Dream.
The phoenix is a fire elemental creature, so summoning a phoenix is theoretically not much different from summoning other fire elemental creatures or Summon Water Elemental, but the phoenix is...
There is more than one mage in this world who can summon a phoenix; even the high-ranking prophet Balim of Tol'vir can summon a phoenix.
But not all phoenixes are the same.
The phoenix summoned by the Sunstrider family is the most powerful; there is no phoenix in this world that can compare to Kael'thas's phoenix "Oul." The dark phoenix summoned by Balim is also somewhat inferior.
This must be a closely guarded secret of the Sunstrider family; currently, only Kael'thas knows it.
What special relationship exists between the Sunstrider family and the Phoenix is something that no one knows, except Kael'thas, and no one will ever know.
The fact that so many precious spellcasting materials were required clearly shows Kael'thas's sincerity.
Jiang Jie placed Strom'kar into the summoning circle, Kael'thas began casting the spell.
It took a full half hour.
Suddenly, a Phoenix Flames appeared, quickly spreading throughout the entire summoning circle and burning it down.
A phoenix appeared before everyone.
This phoenix wasn't big; it looked like a tiny speck, about the same size as when the phoenix "O" was perched on Kael'thas's shoulder.
But everyone present could sense an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation emanating from it—a Legendary- level energy fluctuation, no weaker than that of the Phoenix "Ao".
Kael'thas summoned another Legendary phoenix?
How did he do it?
Even Kael'thas seemed somewhat surprised; clearly, everything had exceeded his expectations.
But that doesn't stop him from taking the next step.
The Golden Staff of the Sin'dorei emitted a dazzling golden light, and the sealing array surrounding the summoning circle instantly activated.
The phoenix, already quite small, became even smaller, and eventually, when the flames disappeared, it had become a pattern in the very center of the handguard.
At that moment, an extremely irritated voice rang in everyone's ears:
"Which bastard actually sealed away the great Phoenix God ' Pyralis '? And what the hell is Shadow energy? I've actually become a... Shadow Phoenix?"