Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 570 Formal Disciple

Venerable Fuhai clenched his teeth, clearly very angry.

Although he was skilled in weapon crafting, he was, after all, a legitimate cosmic venerable.

Bai Yang wasn't actually attacking him directly; he was simply unleashing the full power of the flames emanating from his treasure.

Although he could withstand it, he had to expend physical energy just to maintain a relaxed appearance.

Everyone originally thought that Bai Yang, after all, was only at the level of a King-level Immortal, and it was impossible for him to use the treasure so freely and continuously.

But now, more than ten minutes later, the three sections of the long sword have completely melted under the scorching heat of the black fire.

Bai Yang appeared relaxed and composed, showing no signs of strain; in fact, he seemed more at ease than Venerable Fu Hai.

It seems that this person is the one who activated the treasure, consuming a large amount of divine power and mental energy.

The original longsword was completely melted into a mass of silvery-white liquid metal.

Logically speaking, such an assessment should be considered a failure.

Bai Yang was confident and scooped up the mass of matter with his forepaw.

The metal, which should have been scorched by the black flames, was forcibly kneaded under the control of his claws and mental power.

Soon, a new sword that looked exactly like the original long sword was taking shape!

Venerable Fuhai observed all of this without showing any sign of urgency; instead, he sneered inwardly.

"It's not that easy. This isn't like the previous exams, where you had so much time for cold brewing and setting."

With only 24 hours in total, there are many methods you can't use.

If forged in this way, the knife will be extremely brittle and completely useless.

Even if you don't use the methods taught by your master, it's still against the rules, and you'll still be eliminated!

Venerable Gan Yan and Venerable Xiao Zhou naturally thought of this as well.

They were also very eager to see what method Bai Yang would use to solve this problem.

An hour and a half later, under the sculpting of the white sun flames, the knife looked exactly like the repaired longsword.

He is also preparing to move on to the next stage.

The other four only need to use the smelting technique to repair the secret patterns inside the weapon and then activate it.

Since Bai Yang has chosen to completely reforge the sword, there are no original law runes remaining in this longsword; everything must start from scratch.

It's already difficult enough to depict the secret patterns of the laws with unparalleled precision, so there's no need to elaborate further.

Bai Yang's longsword has not yet fully entered the [finalization] stage. If he rashly begins to carve it, he may completely destroy the basic structure of the sword.

With limited time available for the assessment, he couldn't possibly attempt to forge the technique repeatedly.

Bai Yang's eyes were full of confidence, and suddenly a cloud of white mist appeared on his claws!

In an instant, the room temperature, which had risen sharply due to the previous black fire, dropped by two or three degrees out of nowhere.

The four candidates were startled and quickly checked the effect of the sudden low temperature on their weapons.

Venerable Xiao Zhou was very surprised and wondered to himself:

"This is the Cold Extraction Technique from the [Ice and Fire Melting Divine Path]!"

What an astonishingly cold atmosphere!

The air around this sword is now cold enough to pose a threat to ordinary immortals!

However, in order not to affect other people's exams, he strictly controlled the range of the cold air!

The coexistence of hot and cold temperatures without interference is the purest and most orthodox method of the [Ice and Fire Peak]!

Including the first time, Bai Yang has only been involved with these things for three months in total.

Why is there such great progress in such a short time?

Venerable Xiao Zhou couldn't understand it, but everyone present felt the kindness of Aifeiluo in not disturbing others' exams.

The four candidates from special races all looked at Bai Yang with gratitude, thankful that he was willing to show mercy.

Venerable Ganyan smiled with great satisfaction, appreciating Baiyang's actions and even more so his abilities.

Sometimes, being a good person requires far more ability than abandoning one's principles.

"This Eiffelo also has a strong understanding of the fundamental laws of water."

It might even be comparable to his Law of Fire.

Simply cultivating my [Ice and Fire Melting God Path] wouldn't allow me to master this level of cold energy in such a short time.

An immortal king is not in a hurry to comprehend the Great Dao of Time and Space; he strives to become a cosmic venerable as soon as possible.

Instead, they devoted a great deal of effort to these lower-level laws, the reason for which even Venerable Ganyan could not understand.

Even as the overlord of the universe, she couldn't possibly understand that for Bai Yang, this was effortless at all; regularly harvesting crops was simply a matter of clicking a button.

With Venerable Fuhai's talent, he actually understood all of this.

Knowing that this special life would be no match for him this time, he realized he had only acted like a petty person in vain.

With the help of the terrifying cold, Bai Yang's progress was exceptionally smooth.

A wisp of white mist hung in his hand, its temperature truly adjustable at will.

Even black flames and white mist would occasionally appear together, working in tandem to completely shape the longsword.

Countless intricate patterns of laws began to emerge gradually under the influence of temperature changes on the blade's exterior.

This technique of using external temperature to influence the internal laws and secret patterns of the forged treasure is the greatest characteristic of the [Ice and Fire Melting Divine Path].

Bai Yang's methods at this moment, strictly speaking, have already surpassed what Venerable Gan Yan had revealed to him.

However, by secretly deducing from the existing information, much of the subsequent content unfolded naturally.

If he didn't even have the ability to apply what he's learned to other situations, then he wouldn't be him.

Venerable Ganyan, Venerable Fuhai, and Venerable Xiaozhou watched his movements together.

Although many of the steps differed from what they had learned, anyone could tell the difference.

This is absolutely the most correct approach to the [Ice and Fire Melting God Path]!

Ten hours later, inside the long sword in front of Bai Yang.

He completed the inscription of all 57,300 sets of law-based runes.

His entire process was seamless, without any pauses or breaks.

Although it was the first time refining it, it was as perfect as if it had been tried a thousand times!

Bai Yang used his divine power to quickly scan the entire interior of the sword, confirming that everything was foolproof.

At this time, the other four candidates had already finished their work.

He also manipulated the knife, gently placing it into the last empty tray among the five trays in front of Venerable Ganyan.

Venerable Ganyan smiled and said:

"Now that the last person has finished, let's begin the critique."

The five candidates shouted in unison:

"Please give me some pointers, teacher."

Five weapons suddenly appeared before Venerable Ganyan: a knife, a sword, a staff, a metal block, and a shield.

They are almost identical to the five test materials.

With a casual wave of her hand, the ten weapons split into two groups and collided with each other!

Bai Yang watched, secretly grumbling to himself:

"That's really simple and straightforward!"

But it's convenient enough.

A moment later, the nine weapons bounced off, except for one long sword which broke in two!

Seeing the two broken swords on the ground, everyone looked at Bai Yang.

Venerable Ganyan said with delight:

"This is truly an unexpected turn of events. You have all passed the test and can stay on."

Especially Eiffelo, whose reforged longsword far surpassed its original form!

Starting today, you are officially my thirty-sixth formal disciple!

As soon as he finished speaking, the four candidates congratulated Bai Yang together, saying sincerely:

"Congratulations, Thirty-Sixth Senior Brother!"

"I look forward to your guidance in the future!"

Bai Yang chuckled in agreement, while turning his head to look at Venerable Fu Hai.

(End of this chapter)