Chapter 886 - 429: Renewing the Promise
The concept integrated into this set of equipment is "fire flame" and "war." The soft armor at Zoe’s chest transforms into a corset upon her transformation, and the firelight-filled Pure Star Crystal at the center of her chest acts as the energy source for the entire set.
Once Zoe acquired this armor, she had quite a fun time with it.
The power of the Flaming Bull form surpassed her current limits, transitioning from extraordinary to excellence. It felt like her life level had evolved, with magic power easily crushing natural substances with each breath. In this new perspective, she could effortlessly exert influence over the world, tempting her to get lost in power.
There have been cases of people unable to extricate themselves from power, leading to drastic personality changes. Some can be awakened through confrontation, while others stubbornly continue down this path.
Li Ang hadn’t focused on this issue earlier, but now many young girls in the group are nearing this threshold. He feels obligated to look after their mental health.
The Armor of War Misfortune was inherently designed to enhance fire attribute power. Under Li Ang’s vision, it was crafted to revolve around the Flaming Bull form, capable of dealing ridiculous power at this tier. In such a scenario, Zoe has already become a worthy main attacker in the excellence realm.
After trying out the new equipment, the young girl walked around with a constant smile on her face. But this state wasn’t complete yet, as the power adaption led the Flaming Bull form to best utilize a warhammer temporarily shaped by the Light of the Star Soul.
The Pure Magic Warhammer had considerable power, but an artisan’s skill lies in intelligently combining materials for stronger effects. Relying solely on creation for battle falls short of the adaptability of matched weapons.
Therefore, the young girl eagerly anticipates the final Fire Sword.
The magical flames within the furnace burned unabated for two days, solely to guide the Fire Attribute Pure Star Crystal to purge the impurities from various materials, unifying the sword body.
The long sword had been forged long ago, and its form could now be seen.
This sword, unlike the Three Swords of Water, Earth, and Wind, is not a relatively light one-handed sword but a long sword capable of dual use. For those with brute force, it can be wielded single-handedly, designed to complement the burgeoning power of the Flaming Bull form.
The widened blade extends in an inner arc curve near the sword guard before tapering, giving this sword a semblance of a giant sword.
"It’s time to complete the final process."
"Yay!"
Zoe jumped excitedly by the furnace, peeking inside, and Li Ang sighed, reluctantly pushing her aside.
Li Ang used tools to retrieve the long sword, as the furnace’s flames parted from the sword body, and residual flames ascended, transforming into a proud, towering giant bull.
Using the Molten Mountain Behemoth’s Pure Star Crystal exhibited her image, although it seemed insignificant, Li Ang sensed that these flames transcended space, faintly resonating with the budding Hedaya.
This feeling stemmed from the link provided for him with Hedaya.
Because the Star Soul’s incubation was a system function that he had, back when Anna wasn’t birthed but merely empowered via the Creation Formula, this resulted in a profound connection with the Earth Serpent, even directly making him her "Master."
Li Ang pondered, "What will Hedaya become?"
He chose not to dwell on it for now, and of course, dared not disclose this to others.
He focused on the gear forging before him.
Cooling down, final shaping, inscribing the magic runes...
Once these operations concluded, the flames on the sword gradually weakened without extinguishing.
The War Calamity Set utilized 8-tier Pure Star Crystal, whereas this sword had incorporated one of the three 9-tier Star Crystals as its core.
It was meant to be a Treasure Artifact, but Li Ang still lacked the ability.
Therefore, this sword remains a weapon for future reforging and growth; its completion level is even lower than the Water and Earth Dual Swords, with a simplistic, unadorned design reminiscent of the weapons crafted during primitive human metallurgy.
This doesn’t imply it is weak.
[Starfire Battle Sword]
[When the world was first created, the stars rose, like sparks bursting from the Creator’s hammer. Though the Child of the Stars who inherited the great spirit Ignis’s strength has fallen silent, amidst the silence, the starfire reignites.]
[Tier: 7]
[Category: Long Sword]
[Energy Source: Pure Star Crystal - Fire, Tier 9]
[Attack Enhancement: Accompanied by Flaming Blade during slashes, a slight Immortal Flame generates pursuit damage]
[Casting Enhancement: Enhanced power of Fire Magic]
[Equipment Skills: Flame of Creation and Destruction, Tribulation Flame Array [Invasion]]
Crafting such a weapon, even with system knowledge, was beyond what Li Ang had anticipated.
Prior to acquiring the system and embarking on the "salvation" journey from Satus Island, he had almost never heard of artisans creating anything exceptional using 9-tier materials.
The Dome Furnace Association’s affair with Mountain Copper Furnace unveiled the secret behind locked Treasure Artifact creation, and though the Hammer of the Source artisans might have attempted before, the loss of 8-tier and 9-tier materials was unbearably substantial, deterring further trials.
Li Ang incorporated Orichalcum into the products crafted from high-tier materials, which turned out to be the finest among them.
And the Pure Star Crystal, merely by being embedded in the sword, granted the 7-tier sword an unimaginable level of power.
It possesses pursuit damage capability, and it’s double-layered pursuit damage!
First is the definitely conceptually intrinsic "never extinguishing" feature of the Pure Star Crystal—the Immortal Flame, which inflicts additional fire attribute damage beyond the wielder’s attacks.
Then there’s the sword’s uncontainable display of flame power—the active skill named [Flame of Creation and Destruction], which also augments pursuit damage for the wielder.