Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

Chapter 232 - 62: The Fourth Gift, Treasure Artifact Phenomenon! (Part 2)

Inside the Hidden Dragon Forging Room, Su Mu closed the main doors and began the process of spiritual infusion.

The Cold Heron Saber, forged by fusing Cold Iron Essence and Iron Essence, had its spiritual infusion done with Ninth-Grade Cold Wolf Blood and was best suited to use Cold Pool Water, but this time the Great Spear and Long Saber were mainly forged from Red Iron Essence and Xuan Iron. Their spiritual infusion also required Eighth-Grade Flame Fire Eagle Essence Blood, so using Cold Pool Water would not be appropriate.

Spiritual infusion demands adaptation and adjusting the method according to the weapon.

Su Mu was well prepared, having previously bought mountain spring water used for brewing from Canghe County. This time, he planned to use the Melting Gold Technique to heat the spring water to boiling so as to complete the spiritual infusion.

The spear was taken apart into four sections and, together with the long saber, placed into the spring water. Then Su Mu poured the remaining two jars of Flame Fire Eagle Essence Blood into it.

Su Mu placed his thoroughly washed hands into the mixture, his left palm tinted with blood. As he stirred, the pool of blood grew increasingly bright and viscous—this was the Blood Transformation Technique, one of the secret arts of the Forging Workshop.

"Sss, sss!"

Su Mu’s right palm then activated the Melting Gold Technique. Amid the sizzling, the demon blood’s temperature continuously rose until it was fully boiling.

At this moment, Su Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he entered the state of soul incarnation.

Roar!

With two sharp, fierce, and soaring cries, two supernatural Flame Fire Eagles with wingspans close to one and a half zhang, their feathers blazing red all over, wings unfurled like flowing fire, manifested their forms within the blood pool.

Su Mu immediately compared the Flame Fire Eagles before him to the Cold Wolf from before, discovering that these eagles were even more solid and their aura significantly more ferocious.

"Worthy of being Essence Blood from an Eighth-Grade Demon Beast—the quality far surpasses the previous Cold Wolf Blood."

Su Mu felt a surge of anticipation in his heart; the quality of this essence blood even exceeded his expectations. It was well worth returning the Hongmen Secret Saber to the Martial Arts Hall for this.

Once both Flame Fire Eagles had condensed their forms, they immediately dove to attack the spear and saber soaking within the blood pool.

Visible to the naked eye, the battle on the spear’s side was especially fierce as the Flame Fire Eagle assaulted it, whereas the Eagle assaulting the long saber was not as intense.

Additionally, dense blood bubbles began surging around the spear. This was the spear absorbing the essence blood—the higher the quality and potential, the faster the absorption speed.

After about another quarter of an hour, only then did blood bubbles begin to emerge around the long saber’s side.

Witnessing this further solidified Su Mu’s determination. He immediately intervened, using his left hand and the Blood Transformation Technique to divert some of the essence blood meant for the long saber over to the spear.

"Come, let me see how much you can devour!"

Time flashed by. Two days later—

Blood Transformation Technique (Great Success 1%)

Comprehension: 101 (Dragon-and-Phoenix Level)

Although the Blood Transformation Technique and Melting Gold Technique were both secret arts of the Forging Workshop, at present they could only be used for weapon spiritual infusion and demon blood refinement. Su Mu seldom cultivated them in daily life, so his cultivation progress lagged behind the Melting Gold Technique.

In two days’ time, under the terrifying boost from surpassing a hundred points in comprehension, Su Mu’s proficiency in the Blood Transformation Technique continued to rise, advancing from Small Success to the Great Success Realm.

Buzz!

The moment he broke through to Great Success in Blood Transformation Technique, a surge of power arose spontaneously in Su Mu’s left palm. The newly attained realm instantly birthed this unique force.

At this point, the amount of power within Su Mu’s body had reached an astonishing nineteen strands. If this spread, it would surely cause a stir.

Just then, Su Mu grew contemplative.

Normally, Fist Technique is best suited for refining power, so previously, Su Mu would generate new force as soon as his Fist Technique reached Great Success, while other Martial Techniques usually required reaching Perfection before producing new power.

There were also special cases, like the Blazing Fire Saber Technique and Qingfeng Swordsmanship, which, upon enlightenment, would generate power directly at the Great Success stage.

But now, since Su Mu’s comprehension had reached Dragon-and-Phoenix Level, any Martial Arts, as long as cultivated to Great Success, no longer required enlightenment—new power could be instantly mastered.

So it was with the Blood Transformation Technique, and so it was recently with the Iron Arm Skill, Iron Cloth Shirt, and Profound Fire Technique—reaching Great Success instantly gave rise to their respective unique powers.

"Ordinary people must reach Perfection to grasp power, but now I only need Great Success... Perhaps this, too, is one of the talents of Dragon-and-Phoenix Level—my fourth talent."

Hidden-Dragon Level had granted Su Mu the abilities of soul incarnation and destiny insight.

And Dragon-and-Phoenix Level not only enhanced both Hidden-Dragon Level talents, but also brought new talents for inference and power manipulation.

"So, at the next level of comprehension, perhaps I’ll further enhance my current talents as well as gain two entirely new ones."

Su Mu’s eyes shone, a burning excitement in his heart. With such constant advancement, the number of talents he possessed would continue to grow. To have even a single talent made someone a genius, for talents are usually innate.

Yet Su Mu’s talents could be increased postnatally, and in time, these alone could make him reach heights unimaginable for ordinary men.

After indulging in some fantasies, Su Mu quickly regained his composure. He was already capable of multi-tasking, so even these imaginings did not hinder the performance of the Blood Transformation Technique.

Time moved on—fifth day.

The spear had devoured one and a half Flame Fire Eagles, while the long saber had consumed half an eagle. Over the five days, the original blood pool had turned into a pool of muddy water. Su Mu retrieved the three spear segments and the long saber.

Now only the final step—quenching—remained.

With a single-arm motion, Su Mu assembled the three parts into a Great Spear, then activated the perfected Melting Gold Technique. His right palm, turned crimson, slowly swept along the spear, repeating this several times before swapping to the long saber.

After all was done, Su Mu took a deep breath and simultaneously placed the Great Spear and long saber into a boiling pool of water.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The instant the spear and saber entered the water, the already boiling spring instantly seemed to ignite, and billowing steam shrouded the entire forging room.