Chapter 581: A Divine Artifact Is Born
Chapter 581: A Divine Artifact Is Born
Seeing that the blade blank was finally ready for forging, the old blacksmith reached into the furnace with his golden-glowing arm and pulled out the red-hot mass. His son immediately cracked open another jug of Flowing Cloud Spring Water and poured it over the blazing metal.BANG! BANG! BANG!
The second strike of Ask Heaven Six Strikes landed, perfectly mirroring the first. When the final blow was delivered, the massive hammer shattered into pieces once again. The brilliant glow faded from the metal, leaving the blade black once more, and the old blacksmith returned it to the furnace to heat it for the next stage.
The process continued again and again. Marcus pumped the bellows with everything he had, sweat pouring down his face and soaking through his clothes, while the girls gathered around him and watched the old blacksmith work with barely contained anticipation. None of them wanted to miss the moment the weapon was finally completed.
At last, they reached the sixth strike, the final stage of the forging process.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The hammer shattered one final time. At that very instant, the blade, which had been surrounded by an icy blue flame throughout the entire forging process, suddenly erupted with blinding light. The radiance spread outward like a flower unfurling, layer after layer of blue brilliance flooding through the workshop before shooting upward through the skylight and into the night sky.
Every resident of Dragon’s Roar Town could see the pillar of light. The Blackflame Ice Flower Sword had been forged. The overwhelming aura and dazzling radiance left no room for doubt. A Divine Artifact had been born.
Everyone held their breath as they stared at the blade in the old blacksmith’s hands. The brilliant blue light continued to flicker for more than ten seconds before gradually fading, leaving the weapon looking almost deceptively calm in the old man’s grasp.
"Marcus, is it a Divine Artifact?"
The girls were even more anxious than Marcus. This time, it wasn’t Amber or Jade asking. Firebrand stood beside him, practically vibrating with excitement as she waited for his answer.
Over the past few days, Icefall had remained as cold and quiet as ever, barely speaking more than a few words to him. Firebrand, however, had warmed up considerably. She was already calling him Marcus, just like Amber and Jade, and the change in her attitude was obvious enough that even Marcus couldn’t help but notice it.
He glanced down at her slender figure, taking in her graceful curves and the bright smile on her beautiful face, and caught a faint whiff of her fresh, sweet perfume. His thoughts wandered for a moment to the blue swimsuit he’d seen her wearing before. ’That was dangerous territory.’
"Should be," he replied, taking a breath as that intoxicating scent reached him again.