Chapter 60: Soul Infusion Success, "Soul Sever" Enchantment

Chapter 60: Soul Infusion Success, "Soul Sever" Enchantment

As Lu Heng's finger touched the Barton Skull Ring, he immediately felt a psychic wave emanating from it.

The hidden quest prompt appeared again.

【Hidden Quest Triggered: Barton Skull Ring】

【Content: You have discovered a ring filled with divine energy. Wear the ring, listen to the divine message, and become a follower of the God...】

Upon seeing the Barton Skull Ring, even Ti Yuzhi and the other Banser people showed expressions of shock.

"Be careful! The evil aura is so intense!" Ti Yuzhi took an involuntary step back, tightening his grip on his war hammer.

Lu Heng endured the temptation of the ring, slowly closing his eyes. With a wave of his arm, he tossed the ring into the tempering furnace.

Intense flames enveloped the Barton Skull Ring, emitting a cloud of black smoke, as if a skull made of smoke was struggling and howling within the fire.

Ti Yuzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the ring being thrown into the furnace. "Evil creatures fear divine flames the most. This is the best way to deal with them."

Lu Heng turned around, regaining his composure, and continued teaching the young Blackiron Dwarf apprentices.

"Next, I'll explain another branch of the Tempering Master's art—Soul Infusion.

"Soul Infusion is more challenging than tempering. Watch closely as I demonstrate the Ascension Soul Infusion Technique.

"First, we place the infusion materials into the tempering furnace and heat them until they melt. Then, we transfer them into the ascension furnace.

"After that, we place the weapon to be infused on the upper level of the ascension furnace and use the vaporized infusion materials to infuse the weapon..."

Lu Heng explained while demonstrating, directly melting the Barton Skull Ring to infuse the Aurora Blade.

He had performed this process numerous times in his past life, but always as an assistant to the Tempering Master.

The soul infusion process proceeded slowly.

As the ring melted, the evil aura was burned away, revealing a golden glow.

The golden light slowly dispersed, and Lu Heng recognized it as divine energy, which he drew closer to absorb.

【Melting the Barton Skull Ring releases 1200 points of Divine Energy.】

The soul infusion process continued.

The liquid essence below the ascension furnace gradually diminished, and the Aurora Blade on the upper level began to emit a faint, starry glow.

Witnessing this, Lu Heng's heart began to pound with excitement.

This faint glow indicated a high likelihood of a successful soul infusion.

The thirty-odd Banser craftsmen who had come to learn gathered around the tempering furnace, their eyes wide with anticipation.

Amidst the crowd's expectations, the liquid essence completely vaporized, and the soul infusion neared completion.

Lu Heng signaled his assistant to turn off the flames of the tempering furnace, allowing the Aurora Blade to cool down slowly.

The cooling process for soul infusion needed to be performed slowly, which was different from tempering.

After about half an hour, the Aurora Blade had cooled down.

【Soul Infusion on the Aurora Blade successful. Aurora Blade gains the "Soul Sever" effect.】

【Soul Infusion completed. Tempering Master experience +50】

Seeing the success of the soul infusion, Lu Heng's face lit up with joy. He used a pair of iron tongs to retrieve the Aurora Blade, then reached out to gently touch it, still feeling the residual heat on the sword's body.

【Aurora Blade +3】

【Item Grade: C-rank】

【Specifications: Length 132 cm, Blade Width 3.6 cm, Weight 1.6 kg】

【Attributes: Attack Power 60】

【Effect: Soul Sever】

【Soul Sever: Attacks inflict 8 points of psychic damage and weaken the target's psychic attribute by 8.】

Upon seeing this enchantment effect, Lu Heng's eyes lit up.

This effect was one of the strongest for sword-type weapons.

When facing terrifying entities like the Evil God, who excels at corrupting minds, having a high psychic attribute was crucial to resisting psychic contamination.

The 【Soul Sever】 effect could weaken the target's psychic attribute, indirectly bridging the gap in mental strength.

After the successful soul infusion, the Banser craftsmen surrounding them gazed at the Aurora Blade with eyes that seemed to behold a divine weapon.

Their look was not one of greed but admiration for the soul infusion technique.

At that moment, a notification popped up on the data panel, indicating the completion of the Teaching Mission.

The Iron Arm Leader walked up to Lu Heng, intending to pat him on the shoulder, but the height difference presented a slight issue. In the end, he could only grab Lu Heng's arm and lead him into the living room.

"Thank you so much. It's because of your teachings that the Ironhammer Fort can once again inherit the Tempering Master's techniques."

"From today onwards, you are the most sincere ally of the Berserker Tribe. No matter what happens, we will stand together."

"If you need anything, just ask. As long as it's within the capabilities of our tribe, we will do our utmost."

Lu Heng paused for a moment, then asked, "Leader, you must know about the resurrection ceremony of the Evil God Barton, right?"

"Of course. We're also worried about this matter. The ceremony is just days away, and time is running out," the Iron Arm Leader replied with a grave expression.

"We're also here to stop the resurrection ceremony, so we can work together," Lu Heng suggested.

"That's great. However, there's something I'd like to discuss with you," the Iron Arm Leader said, bringing up another topic.

"What is it?"

"The demon squad you ambushed earlier was also our tribe's target. We received intelligence that a terrifying Malevolent Artifact would pass through that area, so we set up an ambush there. But you beat us to it, and that terrifying item should be with you..."

As the Iron Arm Leader spoke, he scrutinized Lu Heng, his eyes filled with caution.

He could sense the evil aura emanating from Lu Heng, even more ominous than the aura surrounding the Winged Demon Overlord Sagas.

Lu Heng took out the wooden box containing the dried finger and said, "This should be what you're referring to, Leader."

Upon seeing the wooden box, the Iron Arm Leader quickly took a step back. The aura emanating from the box was terrifying.

Lu Heng had opened this box before and almost lost his sanity due to psychic contamination.

At that moment, Mia suddenly approached, her hands moving swiftly to snatch the box. "Give this to me. I'll take care of it."

"Mia, what are you doing?"

The Iron Arm Leader's expression changed, and he quickly reached out to stop her, but it was too late.

Mia had already opened the box.

In that instant, a terrifying psychic pressure filled the entire living room as the box opened.

The Iron Arm Leader quickly raised his hand and knocked the box away.

Clatter!

The box fell to the ground, and the dried finger inside tumbled out, spreading psychic contamination.

Mia's eyes turned crimson, and she reached for the finger.

The Iron Arm Leader held her back with all his might, but he, too, was affected by the contamination, shaking his head vigorously to stay alert.

Seeing Mia's condition, Lu Heng immediately guessed that she must have been affected by the psychic contamination during the previous battle, with a seed of corruption planted by the Evil God, which was now taking effect.

At the same time, Lu Heng felt dizzy and lightheaded. A series of prompts appeared before his eyes.

[Psychic contamination from an unknown entity. Mental -1]



[Psychic contamination from an unknown entity. Mental -1]



In that moment, Lu Heng had a strange sensation, as if the finger on the ground was about to grow out of his body.

Huff! Lu Heng took a deep breath. Before his mind could succumb to the chaos, he drew the Aurora Blade and stabbed the dried finger.

Buzz! Instantly, the psychic contamination vanished, and the world became quiet.

The [Soul Sever] effect of the Aurora Blade had weakened the finger's psychic power, significantly reducing the impact of the contamination.

If it were the Evil God's main body, its psychic power would undoubtedly be terrifying.

But this was just a severed finger, and the contamination wasn't as intense, so the [Soul Sever] effect suppressed the psychic pollution.

"This is the thing I was talking about. It's Barton's finger, and it must be destroyed!" The Iron Arm Leader panted, his face filled with gravity.

Mia also regained her senses, crouching on the ground and sobbing as she hugged her head. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me just now."

"Don't be afraid. The psychic contamination has been suppressed," the Iron Arm Leader quickly reassured his daughter.

(End of Chapter)

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