Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 210: Heavenly Fire Essence Iron Sky Shatterer

Tang San's mouth twitched slightly, realizing why he hadn't sensed anyone following him. Mei Gongzi harbored no ill will toward him; hence, the Discerning Eye of Heaven hadn't alerted him. And so, he had been tracked back...

"You were there too?" Tang San asked.

"Mm-hmm." Mei Gongzi nodded.

"The eighteen vassals from the Crimson Fox clan. Did you buy them, or was it someone else?" Mei Gongzi asked indifferently.

Tang San did not even have to think before directly betraying his master. "The mayor bought them. Saving even one human is worth it, right?"

"I am honestly impressed that you could beat that eighth-order scorpion." Mei Gongzi slowly walked up to Tang San. She was older than Tang San and, as girls mature earlier, she was taller than the undisguised Tang San, looking down at him somewhat.

"Mm-hmm." There was no point in denying it now that he had been recognized.

"Are you really eleven years old?" Mei Gongzi asked again.

Tang San nodded. "Yep, I am about that age."

"You're qualified to be my follower now. From now on, while you're in the academy, be ready to follow my commands at any time. Understand? I'm a Blue Class Redeemer, and my orders are the organization's top priority in Kali City."

"Alright, Sister Mei," Tang San agreed almost without hesitation. Being her follower would mean more chances to be near her. Naturally, he wouldn't refuse something like that.

Before attending the auction today, he had used the Celestial Fox Vision to enhance his luck, and this time, it seemed to have paid off tremendously. Perhaps the power of the Celestial Fox Vision had evolved?

"Mm, that's it then," Mei Gongzi glanced at him again, then vanished in a flash.

The air still carried her faint, pleasant fragrance. Tang San's lips curled upward. What a wonderful day!

Returning to the Redemption Academy, he went straight to his room and closed the door.

He needed to take stock of his gains from this venture.

First, saving the eighteen human vassal girls of the Crimson Fox clan went without saying. As long as he was able to, doing that was his responsibility as a human. At the same time, these eighteen girls possessed the Crimson Fox bloodline, weak though it was. The cloning ability showcased by Yuan Yinxin suggested that the Crimson Fox Clans had exceptional innate abilities. If their bloodlines could be enhanced, they would certainly be able to earn a place for themselves in the Redemption Society.

What delighted Tang San even more were the other three auction items.

Needless to say, the Purple Sun Fruit was crucial for the entire team's growth.

He could have broken through to the seventh order a while ago, and right now, he had the strength of the seventh order. However, he had been delaying his breakthrough, hoping to enhance his other abilities to the same level before that.

At present, it seemed unrealistic for the Discerning Eye of Heaven to reach the peak of the sixth order; it was just too difficult. The biggest challenge came from the Celestial Fox Vision. However, the Chrono Croc Transformation and Golden Roc Transformation had a chance as long as Cheng Zicheng and Gu Li's cultivation reached the sixth order.

The Blue Silver Emperor and Wind Tiger Transformation naturally had no issues, as they were both at the peak of the sixth order. As for the Leopard Flash, upgrading to the sixth order was also not difficult. With his current cultivation, finding a sixth-order Leopard Flash to enhance his bloodline was rather doable.

His body was almost sufficiently nourished. In three months at most, he would have a physique strong enough to break through with no issues. At the same time, Cheng Zicheng and Gu Li could reach the sixth order, so waiting a little longer was not a problem at all.

The Discerning Eye of Heaven was more troublesome. Even if Du Bai ate more Purple Sun Fruits, advancing one order was one thing, but two orders? No way. No matter how good the Purple Sun Fruit was or how much it enhanced spiritual power, the fact that the Celestial Fox bloodline was diluted was still the most significant issue.

This thought led him to recall the recent blood auctions. If only the blood of the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor was up for auction...

Of course, this was just wishful thinking. The Celestial Fox clan never left their ancestral home and was, in a way, the most important existence in the entire Empyrean Dominion. They were protected by all the Demon Emperors, not to mention that they themselves had a Demon Emperor at the helm. Forget about laying a hand on them, even harboring the thought of doing something like that could lead to being discovered.

However, even though it was challenging to improve, there was no way Tang San could give up the Celestial Fox Vision. The more he used it, the more he understood its significant benefits.

Luck is part of one's strength.

And if Tang San could actively control his luck rather than letting it control him, he could at the very least double his strength.

In any case, he would break through once the other Demonic God Transformations were enhanced to the sixth order.

When he reached the seventh order, his cultivation would undergo a qualitative change, and with all his Demonic God Transformation imprints evolving simultaneously, their cumulative effect would become even more significant. By then, he would have the strength to contend with ninth-order powerhouses, finally possessing the ability to protect himself.

With his cultivation plans settled, Tang San took out Sky Shatterer and the pieces of Golden Wood.

Sky Shatterer was hot to the touch but not scalding, and it emitted a faint, dark red glow. It was engraved with an array of runes that, to Tang San, seemed very intricate.

He weighed it in his hand; the hammer was about thirty kilograms. Thirty kilograms of genuine Heavenly Fire Essence Iron!

This would be a tremendous fortune even in the divine realm he once ruled over. After all, this material could be used even just by itself to forge divine artifacts.

Looking at the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron, Tang San couldn't help but sigh. "Fortunately, you ended up in my hands, or else you would have just gathered dust. Sadly, with my current strength, I can only refine you simply for now. Only when my cultivation is higher, and I break through to the god level, I promise you I'll refine you into a true divine artifact."

If properly refined, this piece of Heavenly Fire Essence Iron could produce an amazing divine artifact. Of course, with Tang San's abilities right now, "proper refinement" was nothing more than a pipe dream.

Heavenly Fire Essence Iron was incredibly hard and its melting point was simply ridiculous; reforging it was impossible for him right now, as no mortal flame could even soften it. It needed godly fire to forge, and as for properly refining it, there was only one way to do it: heart-refining, using divine consciousness to purify it and give it shape.

Although Tang San had a trace of divine consciousness, it was too precious to use for something like this, so all he could do in that respect was wait until he became a god. But being unable to reforge it did not mean he could not improve it. Enhancing its existing array to add more effects was within the realm of possibility.

To Tang San, Sky Shatterer was not just a weapon but also a forging hammer. Nothing was more suitable than Heavenly Fire Essence Iron, even if it seemed extravagant. The reason was that any other metal, unless it was a divine artifact imbued with divine consciousness, would soften under the heat of Heavenly Fire Essence Iron.

Activating the Heavenly Fire was not that tricky, but it was painfully clear to Tang San that none of the demon race blacksmiths had ever managed to do it.

To ignite the high temperature within Heavenly Fire Essence Iron, a spiritual baptism was required—using spiritual power to draw out its heat from the inside out.

This ignition was not physically setting it on fire, but rather stimulating its high internal energy in order to produce a qualitative change. This change was reversible; without sufficient spiritual power to act as a catalyst, the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron would reveal only its surface characteristics. But once the spiritual power flowing through it was strong enough, the heat it unleashed would be simply terrifying.

In other words, there was no possible material better for making a forging hammer. With it, Tang San had no need of a forge or smelting furnace; any and all metals would kneel before the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron. All he had to do was to control the temperature of Sky Shatterer by varying the output of his spiritual power.

Once his spiritual power evolved into divine consciousness in the future, allowing him to heart-refine it, Sky Shatterer would transform completely, becoming an actual divine artifact.

Indeed, this hammer was incredibly undervalued, by thousands of times. And Tang San suspected that it was not the only item sold for ridiculously low prices in the auctions of this world. If he visited some more auction houses, he could likely find more such overlooked treasures, unrecognized by demons and nymphs.