Chapter 265: Furnace Fire Spirit

Su Sheng and the others looked up, and saw the hollow above them begin to contract slowly amid the shaking.

Until, accompanied by a light "crack" sound, the hollow above was completely sealed.

The already dim space turned completely pitch black.

But immediately after, the dwarves' miner lamps lit up.

"Explorer, please wait over there; from now on, leave it to me,"

Tie Chui Airen said to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng nodded slightly.

Then, a total of ten dwarves began to make arrangements.

About a minute.

Rumble~

The furnace began to shake again.

The inner walls of the furnace turned red.

The surrounding environment also grew scorching hot.

"First we preheat the furnace; it may get hotter later, but don't worry, it won't cook us," Tie Chui Airen even had the mind to joke.

As time passed, the surrounding temperature kept rising, and luckily it's a game; otherwise everyone would already be drenched in sweat.

In the central area, the previously pitch‑black Demonic Qi courtyard had completely turned scarlet, and no Demonic Qi rose from it, emitting an astonishing heat.

Even so, as the temperature rose.

The black patterns that had been on the furnace's inner walls completely vanished.

At the same time, Su Sheng noticed that with the disappearance of those black Demonic Qi patterns, and the Demonic Qi courtyard no longer exhaling Demonic Qi, the Demonic Qi suppression effect on the panel disappeared.

Su Sheng curiously surveyed the surroundings.

"I have accelerated the furnace's power, temporarily suppressing the Demonic Qi's intrusion, but of course that's only superficial; the Demonic Qi is still there,"

"This must be the final dirge of the Chi Yan City furnace," Tie Chui Airen said in a somewhat low tone.

Clang!

At that moment, a sound came from above the furnace.

Su Sheng and the others looked up together.

"Don't worry, the Demon Race can't breach in the short term. Now, Explorer, give me the materials," Tiechui said to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng didn't hesitate, handing the Demon God Tree Heart, Xingchen Rock Iron, and Thunder Light Mythril to Tiechui.

After receiving the materials, Tiechui went to the Demonic Qi courtyard and began forging.

Nine dwarf assistants surrounded him, assisting Tiechui.

Clang!

Clang!

Aside from occasional sounds from above, the extreme heat left almost nothing else happening.

From time to time, forging noises came from Tiechui's side.

Su Sheng and the others grew bored again.

"Seems this task isn't difficult, just a bit complicated," Su Ba and Su Wenhao said, their thoughts drifting.

Su Sheng silently gave his own dad a look; after all, he was the hero just now, so Su Sheng didn't retort.

Besides the previous stage, there was also a side quest from Qiancheng Muxue, which also didn't seem particularly hard.

"A Sheng, does the dungeon end once those dwarves finish forging? Looks like this dungeon has no BOSS," Lin Huan said curiously.

"I don't know either," Su Sheng shook his head, hoping everything would go smoothly.

Su Sheng's attention was mostly on Tiechui, since Tiechui's performance would affect the quality of the spear he would finally obtain, so Su Sheng naturally felt a bit nervous.

The Red Legend is also decent, but if there's a chance to forge a colored Divine Artifact, that would be the best.

Clang!

Clang!

Tiechui somehow produced a hammer and began hammering.

The sound of Tiechui's hammering echoed with the noises from the furnace lid above, forming a unique rhythm.

"So boring, just bring some monsters," Su Ba muttered.

Su Sheng was speechless; his dad was just goofing off.

Boom!

And at that moment.

At the Demonic Qi courtyard ahead, a sudden surge of red flame erupted, completely covering the already scarlet courtyard.

The surrounding temperature suddenly spiked again!

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At the same time, almost everyone's heads began losing health.

But it's only a point of health per second.

Not much; anyone can endure it.

So hot!

Su Sheng glanced at the attribute panel.

A "scorching" environmental state was added, so health started draining.

The only one not losing health was Phoenix Blood Mage Li Wenwan; after all she's a Phoenix Blood Mage, this temperature is no issue for Li Wenwan.

At the same time, the red Xiao Jia Huo on Li Wenwan's shoulder was unusually active in this heat.

Su Sheng glanced at his own Xiao Jia Huo's condition.

Alright, it's as steady as an old dog lying on his head, and it also has no health‑draining buff.

"So hot," Huang Mingxin couldn't help but complain.

Noticing Li Wenwan's unchanged expression, Huang Mingxin said enviously, "Wenwan, your profession shouldn't be affected by this temperature, right?"

"Yeah, I don't feel the heat at all," Li Wenwan nodded.

In this environment, she truly has no discomfort.

Bear~

At that moment, a burst of flame suddenly emerged in the space ahead.

It formed a twisted little fireball, which hovered in the air and then opened a pair of jet‑black eyes.

Everyone was stunned, completely thrown off by this turn of events.

What is this thing?

The crowd curiously looked at the little fire cluster.

"Ssi ssi~"

The little fire cluster emitted a sound, then lunged forward with a fierce aura.

Puff~

A fire line shot out from it, directly targeting the nearest Su Ba, Su Wenhao.

"Oh my!"

The thing suddenly attacked, and Su Ba jolted.

Swish~

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The fire line passed through Su Ba's "figure," but the Su Ba that was pierced turned directly into a black silhouette, followed by a white silhouette coalescing, which then solidified into Su Ba's appearance.

Instant kill!

This is the Yin‑Yang Alchemist's Survival Skill; I must say this profession is enviable for its built‑in survival passive, Yin‑Yang Dual Body!

Yin‑Yang Dual Body!

When fatal damage is taken, one of the Yin‑Yang bodies dies in its place while the other is reborn.

What the heck??

Instant kill!

"Explorer, be careful! This is a fire spirit born inside Chi Yan City's furnace!"

"The furnace stays at high temperature year‑round, causing fire elements to coalesce into fire spirits; the more times Chi Yan City's furnace refines artifacts, the stronger the fire spirits become!"

"Originally fire spirits were very friendly to us, but as Chi Yan City's furnace is gradually corrupted by Demon Energy, the fire spirits have become extremely irritable!"

"Stop it! Don't let it disturb my refining!" Tie Chui Airen's voice sounded urgent.

He is merely a master blacksmith; forging this Divine Artifact already involves a gamble!

Even though he puts in all his effort and, with the power of the central furnace's Divine Artifact, has a great chance of forging a Divine Artifact, if he's disturbed again, it's uncertain.

Hearing that, Su Sheng's expression changed, and he silently glanced at his own dad, muttering, "What a jinx, really."

Shield Raise!

Taunt!

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Spawn monster!