Chapter 169: Stage 1: Refining
Ebony iron is a common talisman material, often used to refine some charms above two stars.
Because it is common, the price of ebony iron is not very expensive, but the texture of ebony iron is very hard, and it may take a long time to successfully refine its essence.
After a long time, it is a great challenge for the fire element in the participants' bodies, so today's test seems simple, but it is actually extremely difficult.
Some of the contestants on the field immediately turned pale when they saw that the refined material was actually ebony iron.
Most of them are some one-star spell masters, and since their strength is still at the mage level, the fire element in their bodies is not very full.
Moreover, they didn't have a five-element rotation technique like Zhu Shuai, who could continuously convert other elements into fire elements, so this assessment was very difficult for them.
As for those who have already become a two-star talisman master, this assessment is much simpler, and in the palm of his hand, a flame rises and begins a tense refinement.
Zhu Shuai did not rush to make a move, but looked around to watch the movements of the other contestants in the field.
Judging from the expressions of those contestants, I am afraid that many people will be eliminated in the first assessment today.
Most of the charmers in the Dirk Empire only stepped into the level of two-star charmers after the age of thirty, and those with good talent could not set foot in that field until they were twenty-five years old.
Therefore, more than half of the people on the field are still at the level of one-star charmers.
After looking around and getting a general understanding of the opponent's strength, Zhu Shuai also began to move.
As soon as the palm of his hand was flipped, a dark yellow flame appeared in Zhu Shuai's hand.
For Zhu Shuai, refining this ebony iron essence did not have the slightest pressure at all, so Zhu Shuai did not use the Netherworld Ghost Fire, but used the most primitive fire element.
The yellow flame slowly rose in the palm of his hand, and under Zhu Shuai's control, the temperature continued to rise, and when it reached a certain temperature, Zhu Shuai's other palm picked up the ebony iron and threw it into the flames.
Immediately, the yellow flames surged, completely enveloping the ebony iron in it, and began to burn.
The texture of the ebony iron is very hard, and there is no change in the slightest under the scorching flame.
Fortunately, Zhu Shuai was not in a hurry, carefully controlling the temperature of the flame and burning the ebony iron.
Time passed minute by minute, and the spectators in the stands also looked nervously at everyone in the field.
Everyone wants to know how many people will be able to pass the first test today. And the first place in this first assessment will be spent.
Suddenly, a crisp crash came from the field.
A young man with a young face, due to the depletion of the fire element in his body, the flame in his hand dissipated.
And the ebony iron also fell on the stone platform in front of the young man.
The young man stared blankly at the empty palm, and his eyes were full of sluggishness.
The spectators in the stands, looking at his lost eyes, sighed with some regret.
The age of the teenager is still a little younger, and it is still a little reluctant to participate in this charmer competition.
After hesitating on the spot for a while, the boy immediately sat down cross-legged and began to recover the fire element in his body.
However, the boy's defeat seemed to have brought a chain reaction, and the sound of the surrounding dong became more and more dense, and the players kept panting and stopped moving.
For these players who have just entered the one-star spell master, ebony iron is a chasm that is difficult to cross.
After all, the fire-based elements in their bodies were not enough to support such a long period of consumption.
There are more and more people who fail, and some of them, knowing that they can't refine the essence of this ebony iron, are a little depressed and choose to leave.
And more of them, they are seizing the time to restore the fire element in their body and want to try again.
The entire martial arts arena, with the increasing number of losers, became noisy.
Zhu Shuai's eyes were closed, and his spiritual power came out of his body, carefully controlling the temperature of the flames.
As time passed, the surface of the ebony iron in the flames began to show some signs of melting.
Zhu Shuai's heart was overjoyed, and he controlled the temperature more carefully.
With Zhu Shuai's strength, if he used the Netherworld Ghost Fire, he could refine the essence of this ebony iron in a short time.
But Zhu Shuai did not choose to do this.
First, there are three hours for this assessment, and even if you use ordinary flames, the time is enough.
Second, the color of the Netherworld Fire is very strange, and it is easy to attract the attention of others.
The relationship between Zhu Shuai and the Liang family is very dangerous now, so Zhu Shuai can't reveal his identity too early and let the Liang family target him.
After all, Edelweiss was now anxiously waiting for the Warm Meridian Spiritual Liquid to heal her injuries.
In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
During this time, there have been hundreds of spell masters, who have lost the qualifications to continue the game because of failure.
The back of the stone platform in the competition field has also become much more sparse.
Many of the remaining contestants have already used up a chance, and if they still fail to refine next time, they will be completely eliminated.
As more and more people are eliminated, the atmosphere in the field is becoming more and more depressing.
Everyone did their best, raising the temperature of the flame and scorching the ebony iron in their hands.
Suddenly, a cheer erupted from above the stands.
A young man proudly put away the flame in his hand and put a black liquid in it into a jade bottle.
After doing all this, the young man raised his proud head and looked at a girl in gold not far away.
"Look, isn't that Liang Dong, the young master of the Liang family?"
"Yes, I didn't expect him to be the first to complete the assessment!"
"Hey, Princess Ling'er of the royal family, her strength should be above Liang Dong, why did she lose to Liang Dong in this first assessment, this is not in line with her fame!"
"Don't worry, the speed of refining doesn't mean anything, the final purity is the key. ”
Above the stands, there was a whisper.
The girl in gold felt Liang Dong's gaze and glanced up at Liang Dong, her eyes full of disgust.
Not long after, the palm of the golden-clothed girl also flipped lightly, and a drop of black liquid containing rich energy was packed into the jade bottle by the gold-clothed girl.
"You're still a little slower!" Seeing that Ling'er had also finished refining, Liang Dong spoke.
But Ling'er didn't pay attention to him at all, and after putting the jade bottle away, he looked around to observe the situation of the others.
With the successive successes of Liang Dong and Ling'er, there are more and more contestants who have successfully refined the essence of ebony iron in the field.
However, most of these people were two-star spell masters who were over twenty-five years old, and they successfully refined them, and they didn't attract too many people's attention.
Because there are not a few people who have successfully refined, Zhu Shuai no longer keeps it, and the temperature of the flame in his hand suddenly soared, and he began to frantically scorch the ebony iron in it.
Under Zhu Shuai's full exertion, the ebony iron in the flames quickly melted into a cloud of liquid.
After simply removing the impurities, Zhu Shuai withdrew the flame, put the black liquid into the jade bottle, and stood behind the stone platform with his hands.
It is less than an hour before the end of the assessment.
Most of the contestants in the field have stopped their movements and quietly wait for the final result.
And those who are still working hard to refine are sweating profusely, wanting to use this last time to successfully refine the essence of ebony iron.
Unfortunately, in this oppressive atmosphere, very few of them can succeed.
Finally, it's time for the assessment!
King Liang Xu Fu stood up from the elder's seat, and after inspecting the competition assessment below with serious eyes, he said in a loud voice: "The first stage of the assessment is now over!"
After speaking, the flames in the hands of those players who still couldn't finish refining were all extinguished.
"Now, the contestants who failed the assessment will leave!" Liang Xu Fu Wang continued.
With the voice of King Liang Xu, hundreds of contestants, with depressed faces, left their stone platform.
The entire arena instantly became empty.
In this first stage of the competition, more than 1,000 contestants were eliminated.
There are less than eight hundred charmers still in the field.
"Very good, congratulations, you have successfully refined the essence of ebony iron, but this does not mean that you have passed the first round of assessment. ”
"Next, it's time to test the purity of the essence, and those with a purity of less than six will still be eliminated, so I'll help you get lucky!
King Liang Xu's palm slapped again, and a groove rose on all the stone platforms.
"Pour the essence of your essence into it!"
Under the orders of King Liang Xufu, the contestants in the field picked up the jade bottles one after another, and poured the essence liquid into the groove.
With everyone's movements, a value appeared in the groove.
This value represents the purity of the energy.
All the purity of the grooves below six points of purity turned red.
Above six points, the color of the groove is green.
Without the slightest hesitation, Liang Dong poured the liquid into the groove, and not long after, there was a wriggling in the groove, and then, the word eight appeared on the groove.
Eight points, such a result, is already very good!
The crowd in the stands began to admire. This young master of the Liang family is really good.
Seeing that Liang Dong got eight points, Princess Ling'er of the royal family chuckled disdainfully, and poured the liquid in the jade bottle into the groove.
The groove squirmed, and before long, a brilliant green light flashed out of the groove.
Immediately afterwards, the word nine slowly appeared.
"Nine points! Princess Ling'er actually got nine points!"
"Princess Ling'er, she is worthy of being the leader of the younger generation in the Dirk Empire, and her score of nine points has not appeared for a long time!"
"That's it, Princess Ling'er's teacher, but King Tianshun Fu, not to mention the royal family's strong funds, it is normal for Princess Ling'er to achieve such results. ”
Listening to the whispers in the stands, Zhu Shuai smiled slowly, and poured the energy essence in the jade bottle into the groove.
The grooves on the stone platform immediately began to squirm.