Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 366: 356: Self (4000-word !)

Chapter 366: Chapter 356: Self (4000-word chapter!)

“Sigh”

Spatial transfer; when Tang Qi opened his eyes again, what he saw was a pitch-black world, where black ash constantly drifted. He seemed to have entered a very special world where everything as far as the eye could see was covered in black ash, devoid of even a trace of residual warmth.

What existed here instead was coldness and a terrifying residual pollution.

In an instant, Tang Qi felt as if he was at the deepest part of a billion-year-old glacier, with the cold air intent on seeping crazily into the depths of his soul, trying to extinguish it completely.

He had a premonition that if he were extinguished here, it would truly mean death.

Just as Tang Qi was about to resist, suddenly, an invisible wave wrapped around him in an instant.

A mysterious connection appeared out of nowhere.

“Boom”

Before Tang Qi’s eyes, there appeared a crucible.

A colossal and vast Sun Furnace was situated at the very end of the “Ash World”. A furnace that should have been emitting endless Light Flames was mostly enveloped by surging black Alien Objects, possessing an unimaginable pollution power.

Even Tang Qi involuntarily came to a halt in an instant.

Even at just a glance from a great distance, his soul was contaminated in an instant, feeling as if it would freeze solid, turning into stone or cold dust, with all Life Force, light, and heat being eroded.

Fortunately, this sensation was quickly dispersed by a scorching Melting Furnace Power.

Tang Qi had established a connection with that “Sun Furnace” almost instantly, sensing that it possessed a pure and immensely powerful furnace power, fundamentally different from the Melting Furnace Power he had.

Or to put it another way, that was where the true Melting Furnace Power resided.

Before Tang Qi could comprehend further, streams of information automatically started pouring into his mind.

The source of this information was none other than the projection of the Master of the Crucible.

“The Melter Wizard’s Professional Trial!”

“Clear the Pollution, devote oneself to the furnace… reignite it?”

“Success… will grant the true Melting Furnace Power… becoming a follower of the Master of the Crucible!”

The information was somewhat fragmented but was clearly conveyed.

The secrets of how a Melter Wizard could be Promoted to “Professional Level” were fully revealed to Tang Qi.

The final step required him to reignite the “Ember Sun,” restoring it to a state of endless light and heat.

As a reward, he would gain true Melting Furnace Power.

At this moment, as Tang Qi drifted deeper, his perception of the Melting Furnace Power within the depths of his soul grew increasingly profound.

It originated from the connection he had established with the Sun Furnace the moment he arrived here.

The real and powerful aura flowed continuously towards him.

Tang Qi was gaining an Insight into the characteristics of the crucible.

It was a kind of power that seemed like a combination of Holy Light and Powerful Flames, but even more special. It not only had the power to completely suppress chaos and the Evil Camp but also had strong destructive power against other Camps. Moreover, because of its characteristics of Eternal Burning, the furnace had value for development in various fields such as Secret Medicine, castings, enchantments, and more.

The more he felt it, the more Tang Qi realized that this was the real crucible.

The Melting Furnace Power he had before the trial seemed to be… a weakened version?

Suddenly, Tang Qi thought of other Professionals.

Why most Extraordinary Professions involved in Combat experienced huge increases in strength after undergoing trials.

Perhaps their encounters were the same.

The so-called “Mysteries,” particularly those involving the Divine and Mysticism.

Before the trial, the power gained from practicing that Profession was a weakened version, or it could also be called a free version.

Only by going through the Trial could one acquire the true “Extraordinary Power,” or rather, the paid version.

Tang Qi could even imagine that once he obtained the real Melting Furnace Power, his combat abilities would undergo a fundamental change.

“But to be Promoted, one must pay a price!”

“Sigh”

Tang Qi remained suspended in the Nihility, surrounded by a massive amount of cold, black ash. At the far end was the “Sun Furnace” about to go out, with black Alien Objects that seemed to possess intelligence slowly extending fungus-like tentacles, covering the furnace.

Pollution and Radiation formed an invisible Storm, sweeping towards the outer space.

Without any hesitation, Tang Qi used his Special Ability.

Ghost light completely overflowed from the bottom of his eyes.

A special image was being produced at an unprecedentedly slow pace.

[Extraordinary Creature: Dead Star Poison Liquid.]

[State: Normal.]

[Information Fragment One: One of the random Alien Objects that contaminate the Molten Universe; they are a special liquid Life Form with the power to contaminate, Parasitize, and radiate almost any Life Form, possessing a certain degree of restraint against Melting Furnace Power.]

[Information Fragment Two: As Mysterious Creations themselves, they counter the Melting Furnace Power but to the Sun Furnace, they are also extremely delicious Fuel.]

[Information Fragment Three: Their menu is almost all-encompassing, with Humans being among the top preferences due to their souls being considered highly delicious.]

…

As one Information Fragment after another exploded in his mind, Tang Qi felt his Knowledge of Mysticism expand once again.

At the same time, as one of the fragments flowed past, a strong premonition of impending danger suddenly swept over him.

“Boom~ Sssss”

Tang Qi opened his eyes, and his vision was completely filled with dense, black tentacles, shooting towards him like the tentacles of a slime mold, the distant gap instantly bridged, and along with the incoming Pollution and Radiation Storm, there was a primal Desire.