Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 367: 356: Self (4000-word Chapter!)_2

Chapter 367: Chapter 356: Self (4000-word Chapter!)_2

“I’m so hungry!”

Clearly, this Dead Star Poison Liquid is very greedy.

It not only wants to extinguish the Sun Furnace but also to devour Tang Qi.

The reason, perhaps, is… human souls are delicious.

Only when facing the “Abyssal Soap Bubble” or the previous “Dark Dominator” had he felt such fear, and now, it was emerging.

“My trial is to eradicate them.”

As Tang Qi fled to outer space, this thought surged in his mind.

If it were just ordinary dark and evil creatures, like the monsters of the Green Dragon Ridge Lake that Tang Qi had dispatched with a “Big Move” not long ago, he could continue using big moves.

But these life forms known as “Dead Star Poison Liquid” are different; they counteract the Melting Furnace Power.

Tang Qi fled to outer space, but deep down, he never considered using his permission to give up.

Indeed, a trial could be abandoned.

Despite severe consequences, at critical moments, one could choose to abandon the trial, forcibly sever the connection with the “Mysterious”, and return to his original form.

But from start to finish, he never entertained the thought of doing so.

He’s still waiting!

Waiting for an opportunity!

From the moment he entered the “Ember Sun,” Tang Qi had established a peculiar connection with the Sun Furnace; he could almost see a terrifying power surging and brewing deep within the “Sun Furnace.”

The Melter, the power of the Origin.

But this power had only one chance to explode.

Therefore, it must enter a certain “critical state”, and then, with a bit of external force, burst this state.

The Melter about to go out, the power that would explode in that instant, would be enough to devour the Dead Star Poison Liquid.

Clearly, Tang Qi was this “external force.”

The projection of the Master of the Crucible wouldn’t let a Melter Wizard undergoing trials die; otherwise, during the Dark Age, this lineage wouldn’t have been so prosperous and defiant.

Their cause of death was their own doing.

“So, all I need to do is to break the critical point, and that will be enough.”

“My power… hmm?”

The moment Tang Qi realized the essence of the trial, he immediately planned to use his power, but soon he realized that he was in a very special state, a completely illusory human figure made of golden Light Flames from the Melting Furnace Power.

His actual body was still in the meditation room on the fourth floor of the Library Tower.

Chaga Fighting Technique, Ralph Witchcraft, or any other means seemed to have been restricted.

The only exception was the Molten Furnace Eye.

As a skill not included in the standard witchcraft package for Melter Wizards, it successfully exempted from the blockage.

Tang Qi exclaimed because he felt a “transformation” in the Molten Furnace Eye.

Judgement Fifth Rank!

Red Fifth Rank!

At this moment, Tang Qi inexplicably looked at himself; the Melting Furnace Power he possessed seemed to be undergoing some kind of “transformation.”

“Boom”

Accompanied by a surge of thought, Tang Qi’s eyes burst with golden Light Flames.

And behind him, a world entangled with ultimate red and Light Flames was slowly forming.

It was also at this moment that Tang Qi’s awaited opportunity appeared.

“Gurgle~”

A magical sound suddenly appeared in this space.

The supposedly extinguished “Sun Furnace” suddenly began to swell.

Like a bubble filled with golden magma-like gas, it expanded rapidly, and the Dead Star Poison Liquid, which was just about to engulf the entire furnace, was also stretched out at this sudden turn of events, causing those black tentacles attempting to devour Tang Qi to twitch and emit bizarre screams, frantically retracting toward their origin.

Accompanying it was a falling human figure.

Tang Qi, nearly losing his human shape, transformed into an expanding “Sun Furnace,” crashing faster into the retracting tentacles.

“Judgement!”

“Red!”

Two types of enhanced Melting Furnace Power, slowly melting those viscous, tenacious black tentacles.

The massive Dead Star Poison Liquid at this moment was like a thin black sheet, caught between two fireballs; the two Same Origin powers clashed in that strong connection, colliding, attracting, and the light and heat that burst forth in that instant.

Bit by bit, crazily destroying those black tentacles, their volume dramatically reducing, eventually all swallowed up by the surging golden magma.

And at the same moment, Tang Qi’s transformed “Furnace” was also about to be engulfed.

Plunge into the Melter!

Ignite it!

It seems, the trial is about to be complete?

Apart from the initial shock and horror, the advancement process has been utterly smooth.

Following that connection, Tang Qi could sense that truly immense Melting Furnace Power surging into his body, beginning to fuse with him, the eternal burning power that he previously could only sense was about to be his.

Even so, Tang Qi felt that he was also about to become a Molten Furnace Sun, to be a part of the vast and mighty Master of the Crucible…

“Thump thump thump”

Though he had no physical heart at this moment, an overwhelmingly intense sense of danger still vehemently swept through, resounding loudly.

“A part, a part?”

“Whoosh”

Tang Qi suppressed the feeling of being lost due to the transformation, braving some unknown risk, he forcibly opened his eyes.

He was directly looking into the Molten Furnace!

“Boom”

Even within the infinite light and heat of the Molten Furnace Sun, Tang Qi’s Special Ability still remained.

As those two lines of golden “Blood Tears” flowed down, a nearly frenzied tide of Information Fragments rushed beneath his eyes.

Tide of Information!

A real tide of information surged into Tang Qi’s mind.

Yet among them, he had no courage to read most. Although he knew, he could even feel, that one Information Fragment contained secrets that could shake the entire Origin Blue Star. But he dared not look, because once he did.

Without any suspense, he would utterly die here.

Tang Qi endured the pain almost akin to being scorched by flames, erupting from deep within his soul, and managed to capture some Information Fragments related to himself.

“The Melter trial has been passed, fusion underway… successful fusion will grant true Melting Furnace Power.”

“The fusion process is an invisible contract; once the transformation ends, it also means becoming a follower of the Master of the Crucible, and deep in the soul will be imprinted with the Furnace Mark, making it impossible to refuse any demand from the Master of the Crucible.”

“The Master of the Crucible… due to ancient injuries, is in a state of absolute slumber, the fusion process is operated by a self-governing program of projections!”

The last Information Fragment he chose to read directly elicited a painful howl from Tang Qi.

To peek into the state of a powerful Divine, one must pay a price.

However, compared to the information gained, Tang Qi was fully willing to pay this price.

He retracted his gaze, watching himself.

Transforming within the Melter!

Irreversible!

This is the real subscription service, the power of the free trial was just a sweet “Bait.”

Once desiring the real Melting Furnace Power, one must be imprinted with the Molten Furnace Seal, losing any sense of self.

As with the Master of the Crucible, likely other Divines are the same.

If Tang Qi were a native of Origin Blue Star, naturally becoming a follower of a powerful Divine, he would not oppose or resist.

Regrettably, Tang Qi was not.

Although compared to Divines of the stature of the Master of the Crucible, Tang Qi was almost as insignificant as an ant.

Even so, Tang Qi had no wish to discard his self.

At such moments, his mind should have been tumultuous, with billions of thoughts flashing.

But inexplicably, it seemed unusually calm.

Blessing to the spirit?

Or perhaps, anticipated early.

Within the ocean of thoughts, one idea emerged.

Cannot interrupt the transformation!

And must preserve the self!

Tang Qi had no choice at all; he had only one Witchcraft that could break all confines, allowing him to preserve his self at this moment.

Soul Splitting Spell!

Without the slightest bit of hesitation, Tang Qi cast this forbidden Witchcraft, also created by a genius Mad Wizard.

“Boom”

“Ah”

Almost immediately, Tang Qi began to scream.

Only on the first day upon descending to this World, upon the Soul Swapping Balance, had he experienced that extreme pain, released from deep within the soul, now sweeping over him once again.