[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-evolution-starting-from-a-flame":3,"chapter-evolution-starting-from-a-flame-evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Evolution Starting from a Flame",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2086888,3329,"Chapter 38","evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>In the hall, after the Gray Castle leader cut the Cold Iron Sword with one slash, he stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the people in the hall discussing with great satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forging skills of the dwarf leaders in the hall were not weak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the forging skills of these dwarf leaders still could not reach the level of the last Iron Castle king—that is, the dwarf queen's grandfather!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And today, he finally reached it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, too, could finally unify the eight dwarf tribes and become the king of the new dwarf kingdom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else wants to try? The Cold Iron Sword is already broken. My Juque Sword is here for you to try. Whoever can cut the Juque Sword, I, Gray Beard, will acknowledge him as king!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader's voice contained powerful confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After speaking, he took the tip of the broken Cold Iron Sword and carefully joined it with the other half of the Cold Iron Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Testing the sword by cutting the Cold Iron Sword is a tradition of the eight dwarf tribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if the Cold Iron Sword is broken, it represents the hard work of the previous dwarf kingdom king and cannot be desecrated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Gray Castle leader inserted his Juque Sword into the sword-testing platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across the entire hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Misty Dwarf leader, do you want to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his words, the Misty Dwarf leader shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My sword still can't cut the Cold Iron Sword. It would be a pity if it broke, forget it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader's gaze moved to another dwarf leader and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lava City leader, do you want to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lava City leader was also a female dwarf, but her appearance was more fierce; she was a proper female dwarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, she said: \"You cut the Cold Iron Sword as soon as you arrived, who would dare to compete with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader's gaze moved to the next dwarf leader. That dwarf leader didn't wait for him to speak and shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't do it. After verifying the sword in a while, if it is indeed forged by you, I am willing to acknowledge you as king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader laughed \"haha\": \"Don't worry, it was definitely forged by me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, several other dwarf leaders expressed their attitudes, acknowledging that their skills were inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a dwarf leader who was unconvinced, took out the sword he forged, went up, and slashed with force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dwarf leader's sword broke into two pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dwarf leader's face immediately turned bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that most of the dwarf leaders present had admitted defeat, the Gray Castle leader could not help but be even happier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he saw the dwarf queen staring blankly at the broken Cold Iron Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the dwarf queen was staring blankly was that after seeing the Cold Iron Sword, she thought of her grandfather, and also her father!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grandfather was undoubtedly a true forging master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father was actually not weak either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, who told her grandfather to be too excellent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father, because he did not inherit the throne, led to the split of the Iron Castle Kingdom and eventually died in depression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Cold Iron Sword carried too many stories of the dwarf queen's family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, she was staring blankly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the Gray Castle leader's words pulled her back: \"Iron Castle Queen, don't you want to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding dwarf leaders also cast their gazes over one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because all the dwarf leaders knew that the Iron Castle Queen had been committed to unifying the eight dwarf tribes in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at the current rhythm, the person who would unify the eight dwarf tribes would very likely become the Gray Castle leader!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These dwarf leaders all wanted to see if the Iron Castle Queen could turn the tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, almost no one thought the Iron Castle Queen could turn the tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the Iron Castle Queen could really melt that piece of celestial meteorite iron!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, no dwarf leader spoke; they all looked at the dwarf queen Ivy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the dwarf leader who spoke to Ivy first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dwarf leader wanted to see if the dwarf queen's previous words were lies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader's words pulled the dwarf queen back from her memories!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf queen said faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm expression on her face made the other dwarf leaders a bit unsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of confidence of the dwarf queen was not written on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confidence written on the face is often deliberately revealed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the dwarf queen's confidence did not have the slightest trace of deliberation; it seemed that this matter was not a big deal to be written about, but a trivial matter to be mentioned lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of confidence seemed to be carved into her bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gray Castle leader also felt a bit suspicious and uncertain in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he saw the dwarf queen untie the sword box on her back, put it on the ground, and then, slowly touch it open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf leaders stretched their necks one after another, looking at the dwarf queen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf queen's fingers tapped on the sword box repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One magic symbol after another was tapped open by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the magic lock was opened, and the lid of the sword box flipped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a dazzling red light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That red light was like a flame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, it seemed to have temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the gazes of these dwarf leaders touched the red light, their whole bodies felt as if they had been roasted by a flame, and they were covered in sweat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature of the entire hall also rose because of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf queen, however, seemed unaffected. She stretched out her hand, grasped the hilt of the Divine Punishment from the sword box, and then took it out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial meteorite iron, this is a sword forged from celestial meteorite iron!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Sword of Divine Punishment appeared, a dwarf recognized its material and said in horror!\u003C\u002Fp>",1053,"2026-06-16T04:54:04.764Z","2026-06-16T06:25:28.214Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","790aa2e680f9e1be66dae932e19350ef324acb07d0ff5903bc97360454a70bfa","evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-39","evolution-starting-from-a-flame-chapter-37",951,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fevolution-starting-from-a-flame-cover.jpg"]