Once the Furnace Opened, It Became a Natal Artifact

The moment the magical artifact entered the flames, the restrictions engraved upon it sensed the surging destructive power from outside and immediately burst forth with a mass of golden light to contend against it.

This was a metal-element magical artifact famed for being able to pierce anything standing upright. Yet after the flames enveloping it had continued to spew for fifty breaths, the golden light upon it had already begun to dim.

That was without anyone controlling it, relying solely on the high temperature of the flames.

Li Yan then injected another stream of spiritual power into the jade-green coral. Another beam of red light shot from its tip, this time striking the palm of a dragon claw beneath the raised dragon head.

At once, the red-gold flames still billowing from the dragon head seemed as though their throat had been clamped shut. The flames abruptly vanished without a trace.

The purple radiance over the entire "Purple Crystal Dragon" was like candles being blown out one by one, the purple light on every scale swiftly dimming and disappearing.

After doing all this, Li Yan let out a long breath of hot air.

The instant that breath left his mouth, it turned into a dark-red flying arrow and shot straight ahead.

Only after flying more than three zhang did it burst apart with a crisp crack, and a violent aura immediately spread through the chamber.

"What tyrannical fire poison. In merely several dozen breaths, it has already seeped into my internal organs!"

After exhaling that breath, Li Yan circulated his spiritual power through his abdomen once more, and a refreshing sensation returned. He could not help but feel an added degree of reverence for the earthfire here.

With a beckoning gesture, the magical artifact returned to his hand. Li Yan immediately