Chapter 361: Inner Competition Strikes Again?

Inside the forging hall of the Thousand Weight Pavilion.

Mo Qianjun stood before the furnace, his gaze complex as he looked at Lin Mo before him.

His lips moved.

Originally, he had wanted to speak up and offer a few more words of advice.

But the words reached his mouth, and in the end, he swallowed them back down.

Never mind.

Perhaps.

He really could create a miracle?

Mo Qianjun took a deep breath, banishing those stray thoughts from his mind.

"Lin Mo."

"If you are ready, you may begin at any time."

Lin Mo nodded.

Afterwards.

He stepped forward, raised both hands, and steadily thrust them into the two holes radiating intense heat.

"Vroom—!"

The instant his hands plunged in.

A strange sensation instantly enveloped his hands.

That power was very gentle, possessing no aggression, and spread upward along his wrists and forearms.

It was like a bridge.

Connecting the elemental power within Lin Mo's body with the weapon embryo being nurtured by a warm fire inside the Star Fire Furnace.

Not only did Lin Mo feel it.

Within the skill bar.

The skills themselves also perceived this strange guiding power.

【"Hmm?"】

'Fireball' raised an eyebrow.

【"What a strange feeling..."】

【"It seems to be inviting this seat to release its power?"】

'Fireball' immediately grinned wickedly.

【"Hehehehe..."】

【"Since you want this seat's power, then this seat will generously bestow it upon you!"】

【"This seat will let you know what true destructive power is!"】

Hearing these words.

Lin Mo's heart tightened.

No way?

Could Hearing Xiao Huo's inner-competition gene, carved into his very bones, have flared up again?

The next instant.

Boom—!!!

Violent fire-attributed elemental energy surged wildly along Lin Mo's arms, rushing furiously into the Star Fire Furnace!

The progress bar representing the fire attribute was pushed to the very end, to the colored area representing perfection, in almost an instant.

"Boom—!!!"

Accompanying the filling of the progress bar.

A massive column of fire-attributed elemental energy exploded above the Star Fire Furnace, shooting straight into the sky.

Terrifying heat waves transformed into shockwaves, spreading wildly in all directions!

"Holy crap!"

Mo Qianjun, who was closest, caught completely off guard, was forcibly pushed back three or four steps by this violent heat wave.

He looked at the pillar of fire shooting into the sky with a face full of horror.

And in the rear.

Yan Lie and Feng Cangqiong, although their clothes were also made to rustle by the heat wave.

The expressions on both of their faces appeared relatively calm.

Feng Cangqiong stroked his beard.

"This kid's fire element is still so violent."

Yan Lie nodded in deep agreement from the side.

"Yes..."

"This firepower... I know it all too well."

After all, he had personally experienced Lin Mo's high-level fire skills.

Compared to the calmness of Old Man Feng and Yan Lie.

The others standing further away were simply stunned.

Xiao Li and the others were all shaken by the shockwave, retreating step by step.

"Damn?"

"The progress bar filled up completely in the blink of an eye?"

Xiao Li steadied his stance, staring fixedly at that Fire-attribute progress bar, his face filled with disbelief.

Lu Mingzhang also sucked in a sharp breath, feeling his scalp tingle with numbness.

"My heavens..."

"This control over the Fire attribute is too strong! And this energy is too pure, isn't it?!"

"I have never seen such pure Fire-attribute energy..."

At the same time.

In Lin Mo's skill bar.

The arrogant laughter of 'Fireball' echoed beside the other four skills.

【"Hahahaha!"】

【"Did you see that!"】

【"This is my power!"】

Hearing Hearing Xiao Huo's words.

The always-arrogant 'Ice Spike' snorted coldly.

【"Hmph!"】

【"What is there to be proud of?"】

【"As if this Young Lady couldn't do it?"】

In the corner.

'Lightning Strike' spoke up calmly.

【"So noisy."】

Clearly.

Driven by 'Fireball', the competitive spirits of Little Ice and Little Thunder were also stirred up.

Boom boom!

The next moment.

'Ice Spike' and 'Lightning Strike' simultaneously unleashed terrifyingly powerful energy fluctuations.

A white and a blue force surged up Lin Mo's arms and rushed into the Starfire Furnace!

On the surface of the Starfire Furnace, the progress bars representing the Ice and Thunder attributes filled to the brim almost at the exact same instant!

"Boom—!!!"

The Starfire Furnace trembled violently.

Immediately after.

The white Ice energy and the blue Thunder energy, following right behind the Fire energy, shot straight up into the sky.

The power of frost caused the hall's temperature to plummet instantly, even condensing ice crystals.

Countless lightning snakes, formed from thunder, writhed wildly in the air, erupting with bursts of deafening crackling sounds.

The Ice, Fire, and Thunder energies intertwined with each other at the furnace's top.

Boom boom boom!

Three terrifying energy shockwaves spread outward in a ring.

Xiao Li was directly shaken onto his bottom, sitting on the ground.

"Damn it!"

"All three attributes filled instantly?"

"Is this something a human can do?!"

Lu Mingzhang, standing nearby, was also speechless.

"Maintaining output for three attributes simultaneously, while ensuring all three elements are pure to the extreme, with output maxed out..."

"What a terrifying ability to multitask!"

"How many brains does he actually have?!"

Xiao Li and Lu Mingzhang both froze.

After all, in conventional understanding.

Even a single-attribute genius with extremely high talent, wanting to max out control of one element to this degree, would absolutely be under extreme mental overload.

But Lin Mo now.

Was simultaneously controlling three attributes, and all had reached near perfection.

At this moment.

Xiao Li's gaze swept over the elemental balance instrument on the Starfire Furnace's body.

Then, he stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and let out a light chuckle.

"Hehe..."

"Pity, it's useless."

Xiao Li said to Lu Mingzhang beside him:

"Look at the balance instrument."

Hearing this, Lu Mingzhang hurriedly turned his head to look.

He saw that on the instrument dial representing elemental balance, the needle was swinging wildly, as if it had gone mad.

Xiao Li shook his head with a smile.

"Strong control, all three attributes are strong, so what?"

"The most difficult part of this second stage of forging lies in balance."

"The control is the weak point—at most, the resulting traits will be a bit worse."

"But if you can't balance it, then get ready for the Divine Casting Stone and the exclusive weapon to be scrapped together."

……

On Lin Mo's side.

In the skill column, 'Earth遁 Art' watched Xiao Huo, Xiao Bing, and Xiao Lei all charging madly forward, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

【"Holy shit……"】

【"Big Bro, they're going all out, aren't they?"】

'Earth遁 Art' turned its head, looking at the well-behaved 'Wind Blade Art' beside it.

【"Fifth Bro!"】

【"We can't just sit and watch either!"】

【"Go!"】

Second Bro had given the order.

'Wind Blade Art' was instantly full of fighting spirit.

【"Got it, Second Bro!"】

Boom! Boom!

One yellow and one green streak of light surged along Lin Mo's arm, charging into the Starfire Furnace without the slightest hesitation.

At the same time.

On the surface of the Starfire Furnace, the earth and wind progress bars were likewise instantly pushed up into the colored perfect zone.

At this point.

All five progress bars were maxed out.

Above the Starfire Furnace, a five-colored pillar of light shot straight into the sky, illuminating the entire great hall in a bizarre, otherworldly glow.

【"Hahahaha!"】

'Fireball Art' laughed wildly.

【"Even if all of you joined in, this seat's firelight is still the most dazzling!"】

【"Want to compete with this seat? Not a chance!"】

【"This seat can still go even harder!"】