Chapter 603: God-Hunting Crossbow

Outside the cave, the Crimson Fox girls noticed faint seven-colored light flowing inside, as if some precious treasure was emitting its brilliance within. They dared not be negligent and guarded the entrance nervously.

Tang San didn't know how much time had passed when he felt that his divine consciousness was no longer being purified. Only then did he slowly retract his divine consciousness.

The volume of his divine consciousness had shrunk by a third, but it felt much purer and stronger. As it entered his spirit core, he could clearly feel that. The process by which spiritual power was automatically absorbed, filtered, and transformed into divine consciousness was also somewhat faster. If Tang San wished, he could now initiate the tribulation with his divine consciousness.

Of course, that was impossible. When he used the Sea God's power that day, it caused the plane to reject him. Attempting the tribulation now would be courting death. In fact, there were very few places on the Daemon Continent truly suitable for his tribulation.

The refinement of his divine consciousness was naturally beneficial to Tang San. Although its volume was now much smaller than when he was in the Ancestral Court, the overall energy of his divine consciousness had returned to its original state, and its purified state was even better than before.

Light flickered in Tang San's eyes, faintly revealing a hint of the grandeur he once had in the God Realm.

The brilliance gradually dimmed, and his eyes returned to their clear state. His divine consciousness converged inside his spirit core, and with a single thought, he completely concealed his divine consciousness within.

Then, Tang San silently sensed his bloodline imprints. All of them seemed to have been affected to some extent. Even the yin-yang vortex seemed to have been influenced by the strange flames of the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron, becoming less volatile.

The calmest imprint was the one occupied by Crystalline, who had been dormant all along. Even when Tang San "perished," she remained dormant in his body, not showing any reaction.

Tang San had actually hoped that if Crystalline truly had any connection with the Crystal Demon Emperor, it would leave his body due to his death, thus resolving the hidden danger. But throughout, this crystal imprint showed no change, as if it hadn't sensed anything.

After making sure his divine consciousness was well and truly hidden, Tang San finally looked at the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron, which had undergone a tremendous transformation.

The original Sky Shatterer had disappeared, and what remained was a mass of seven-colored liquid. Yes, liquid. At this moment, the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron had turned into a puddle of seven-colored metallic liquid, quietly flowing on the ground. Where it passed, it did not burn the ground, but seven-colored flames rose from it, looking very strange.

With a thought, the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron—or rather the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid, as Tang San called it, leapt up from the ground and floated toward him. Tang San extended his right hand, and the mass of metallic liquid, slightly larger than a fist, landed in his palm.

It didn't feel hot, only somewhat warm, but as the seven colors rippled, he could still sense the tremendous heat within.

This wasn't a simple cup of molten metal, but a mixture of flames. There was fierceness, profundity, and wildness, but also calmness and purity.

The strange thing was that the seven different attributes blended perfectly, creating this unusual transformation.

Tang San's hand moved slightly, and immediately, the seven-colored liquid spread across his hand, forming something like a glove.

Tang San touched the Black Crow Stone beside him, and the stone began to melt upon contact.

Tang San withdrew his hand, unable to help but marvel. This flame was no mundane flame; it was true divine fire.

No one on this plane recognized it, but in Tang San’s previous divine realm, the Fire God—one of the seven elemental gods—had his divine weapon forged from this material. And this incredibly rare material existed on this very Falan Planet.

Even as it was now, this mass of seven-colored liquid was already comparable to the divine artifacts of this plane. And things could get better—although Heavenly Fire Essence Iron was rare on the Daemon Continent, it wasn't unique, as evidenced by the reactions to its appearance at the auction. This meant Tang San might be able to acquire more Heavenly Fire Essence Iron. If he continued refining it into this Rainbow Skyfire Liquid, he had no idea what its future potential might be.

This liquid had been infused with his divine consciousness and could be easily controlled with his spiritual power, like an extension of his will.

"Heh, interesting..." Tang San's lips curved into a smile as he placed his right hand on the Black Crow Stone.

The refinement of black gold was a very complex process. Even with an amazing tool like Sky Shatterer, it required constant hammering, using the high temperature of the flames and the force of the hammer to remove impurities. This was especially the case with such a large piece of Black Crow Stone, whose quality was much higher than that of normal Black Crow Stone, making the refinement process even more difficult.

But at this moment, all Tang San did was place his right hand on the Black Crow Stone.

The Rainbow Skyfire Liquid quietly flowed, infiltrating the surface of the Black Crow Stone, which then began to undergo a transformation, melting just like the Heavenly Fire Essence Iron had melted before!

Under the influence of the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid, the entire piece of Black Crow Stone turned to liquid. The impurities naturally disintegrated and disappeared during the melting process, leaving only the black gold within.

The black gold was also liquefied, of course, and it flowed on the ground, but the Heavenly Fire Liquid restricted it, preventing it from flowing away or burning the ground.

This method of purification was much easier than hammering and seemed to be more effective. The terrifyingly high temperature of the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid directly turned the Black Crow Stone into the purest black gold.

Next, shaping became much easier. Tang San used Lion-Tiger Golden Force in combination with the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid to mold the refined black gold into the desired shape. He then absorbed the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid back into his body and started putting together the pieces of black gold.

Due to the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid’s refinement, the quality of this black gold was extremely high. More importantly, it also contained a trace of Tang San's spiritual power, making every piece of metal feel like a part of his body, allowing him to sense its every subtle change.

This was the power of the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid. The metal it purified had spiritual power conductivity by default.

The ultimate goal in metal refinement was to endow it with life, transforming it into an actual living entity. The metal refined by the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid also had this vital activity, and it was thanks to a trace of Tang San's spiritual power, making its life an extension of Tang San's will.

As he watched the massive finished product take shape, a faint smile appeared on Tang San's lips. He then began to inscribe arrays on it. With the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid, this process became extremely easy. The originally complex arrays were completed in a very short time under the control of his will.

Finally, a giant crossbow—or rather a ballista, four meters wide and three meters long, appeared in front of Tang San, emitting a dark golden luster.

Additionally, there were three bolts beside it.

One heavy crossbow with three bolts.

"Let's give you a name. What should it be?" Tang San's lips curved upward into a sneaky smile. "Let's call it the God-Hunting Crossbow."

Looking at the finished product, he was very satisfied. He deactivated the isolation arrays he had previously set up and called out, "Red One, you all can come in now."

"Yes, Master." The Crimson Fox girls, led by Red One, filed in.

The intense heat had already dissipated. When they saw the heavy crossbow on the ground, they couldn't help but show looks of surprise.

Red One looked at the God-Hunting Crossbow and then at Tang San. "Master, what is this?"