Second stage, Spirit Flexible Iron! (Seeking monthly votes, there is a surprise inside)
"Rustle, rustle …"
Amidst the continuous sound of flowing sand, time quickly passed by.
Unknowingly, a ball of dark red flames had lit up on every iron table. Some were big, some were small, some were extremely powerful, and some were slightly weak.
Thousands of blazing auras crisscrossed and filled the air crazily.
Everyone in the arena was focused on the "Light Stone" in their palms. Even though they were drenched in sweat and their clothes were drenched, they did not notice it at all. In addition, the Weapon Refiner s had all fused with the "True Fire", so their ability to endure heat far surpassed that of ordinary people.
However, the people closest to the arena were already unbearably hot, and they all retreated backwards.
"Pfft!" "Pfft …"
After about fifteen minutes, the sound of the flames extinguishing could be heard in the arena.
The first to complete the refinement of the gem was neither the red-haired, blue-eyed woman in the yellow dress nor the well-dressed young man. Instead, it was a black-clothed man who looked very mature, followed by the two of them, followed by the cute baby-faced girl.
Time flew, and more and more people completed the refinement of the "Light Stone".
Tang Huan was completely focused, the white juice condensed bit by bit at the bottom of his palm and dripped onto the plate. When the entire "Light Stone" had melted, Tang Huan squeezed the viscous juice into a ball and placed it in his palm. Then, he used an even weaker True Fire to wrap it up tightly.
The requirement for the first stage was to refine the gem. This meant that after it was melted, it had to be tempered to completely remove the impurities from the gem juice.
During the entire process, Tang Huan was neither fast nor slow. After absorbing the heat from Shan Shan's body again yesterday, his "True Fire" Fire Seed had also shrunk once again. Compared to when he had just absorbed the "Mysterious Sun Flame Essence", the current Fire Seed was only a quarter of its original size.
The condensation of the Fire Seed caused the flame to become incomparably pure. The heat emitted by a ball of flame of the same size had multiplied.
If Tang Huan wanted to be in the limelight, he could definitely complete the smelting of the "Light Stone" within half a quarter of an hour.
But that way, there wouldn't be that kind of unexpected and shocking effect in the end, so Tang Huan was trying his best to slow down. It was a good thing that after this period of practice, his control over the "True Fire" had become even better. Otherwise, he might not have been able to hide it.
The part of the Weapon Refiner closest to Tang Huan were all focused, and did not notice the extremely strong heat emitted by the small ball of flame in Tang Huan's palm, nor did they notice the extremely tiny white dot at the center of the flame.
After about half an hour, the flames in Tang Huan's palm quietly extinguished.
In the blink of an eye, almost forty percent of the refiners had completed the refinement of the gems, but there were still more who had flames flickering in their palms.
Amongst the thousands of people, Tang Huan's speed was neither fast nor slow.
The next step was to wait.
Hearing the constant rustling sounds, coupled with the occasional sight of someone beside them completing the refinement of the gems, the pressure on the Weapon Refiners who were still continuing to endure increased. Many of them revealed anxious expressions, but the more anxious they were, the easier it was for them to make mistakes.
When the time was up, the flames in the palms of a small number of refiners were extinguished several times.
"An hour is up!"
Below the high platform, the loud rustling sound suddenly stopped. It was also at this moment that Qing Ye's extremely penetrating voice suddenly burst forth in the air above the plaza.
"Weapon Refiner who have yet to complete the refinement, please leave the arena and rest on the right side." Qing Ye had already arrived at the front of the stage, and his eyes swept across the area.
"Sigh, I failed. If only it had been a little longer."
"Even if it was another quarter of an hour, it would be fine."
"I melted the gem, but I'm only halfway through the refinement. What a pity, what a pity."
"..."
Dejected voices rang out from time to time, and soon after, many figures gloomily left the metal table, converging towards the empty space on the right side of the high platform.
Tang Huan counted the number of refiners who did not complete it within the time limit, and there were actually hundreds of them.
"Next, let's begin the inspection!"
As soon as Qing Ye finished speaking, more than ten figures walked into the arena. Some were men, some were women, some were old, some were young, and it was obvious that they were all Weapon Refiner s. It was very likely that they were all middle stage Weapon Refiner s.
Each of them corresponded to two lines, inspecting them along the way.
"Incomplete tempering, unqualified!"
"The tempering is not thorough, not suitable!"
"There are too many impurities remaining, not suitable!"
"..."
In the plaza, similar voices rose and fell one after another. All the refiners who heard this result looked as if they had lost their parents, and helplessly left the arena with sullen faces.
It wasn't that there weren't any refiners who tried to defend themselves, but unfortunately, it didn't have any effect.
The refiners who were sent to inspect not only had astonishing Perception Ability s, but their eyesight was also extremely good, and the chances of them making a mistake were very small. After they clearly explained the situation of the "Light Stone" juice, the person who argued finally left obediently.
Not long after, a middle-aged woman arrived in front of Tang Huan.
"Hu!"
A ball of flame whizzed out from his palm, covering the gemstone juice on the plate.
Very quickly, the middle-aged woman finished her inspection and looked at Tang Huan in shock. However, she did not say anything and walked towards a refiner.
In just over a quarter of an hour, all the tests were completed.
The number of refiners who were eliminated because they failed the inspection was actually more than the number who did not complete the smelting. There were even some refiners who completed the smelting ahead of time that were eliminated. Some of the refiners who were lucky enough to pass the test were secretly rejoicing. They had finally obtained a "Thunder Light Stone" and a low-grade weapon!
There were less than two thousand refiners still standing here, and the arena had become much sparser.
"Congratulations to everyone for passing the first stage of the competition."
Qing Ye smiled like a flower, "Next up is the second stage, the forging of the blade billets. Now, please take out the 'Spirit Iron' from the drawer. "
Everyone moved as they were told. A moment later, a large square iron ore appeared on everyone's table.
This kind of "Spirit Iron" was completely different from iron ores like the "Black Profound Iron". It did not need to be burned by a furnace or forged by an iron hammer. It could be directly completed with "True Fire". When the "True Fire" was strong to a certain extent, this kind of iron ore would become extremely soft, like dough that could be kneaded and kneaded.
Of course, forged with this "Spirit Iron", it was extremely easy to break and destroy it. It could not be used to fight against enemies at all. However, it was extremely suitable for such an examination. It was very easy to detect the level of a refiner's weapon forging with this "Spirit Iron".
As a result, whether it was the "Weapon Forging Competition" that was held once every five years in Nu Lang (Furious Waves) City, or any other Weapon Refiner competition, they would often use this relatively common "Spirit Iron".
"The second stage, begin!"
With Qing Ye's command, the remaining refiners began to move once again.
The refiners who were able to enter the second stage were all of decent standards. It was impossible for there to be anyone who was just there to make up the numbers. Not long after, a ball of flame ignited in front of almost everyone. Quite a number of refiners who were holding back previously also exerted all their strength at this time.
It was impossible to train this "Spirit Iron" with a small fire.
Only when the intensity of the flames exceeded a certain level would the "Spirit Iron" quickly soften. In this second stage, the number of refiners who could still hide their skills was pitifully few.
The luxuriously dressed young man's gaze swept across the yellow-dressed woman and the others behind him, and a sense of urgency appeared on his face.
As for Tang Huan, who had been provoked by him at the beginning, he had completely forgotten about him.
Previously, when he saw Tang Huan observing his opponent's strength before refining the gem, he thought that he was the same as him, and that his refining skills were not bad. However, the flames that Tang Huan activated after that caused him to be greatly disappointed, and he completely lost interest in Tang Huan.
Tang Huan was still neither fast nor slow, but the flames that seeped out of his palm were a bit stronger than the first stage.
Under the continuous burning of the True Fire, after about half a quarter of an hour, the "Spirit Iron" had already softened. Of course, this kind of softening was not the kind that would turn into a ball, but rather a rather elastic softness. Tang Huan's left hand controlled the flames and continued to burn, while his right hand continued to knead the iron piece.
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