Master of Kaidan
Chapter 237: Using Knives as Padding for Shipping Has Become the Norm

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Using Knives as Padding for Shipping Has Become the Norm

Flames exploded from the hands of the Martial Arts True Form, and the light and heat that blossomed in an instant nearly filled the entire mental world completely.

The starry sky above dimmed, and only a patch of chaos remained on the bright mirror.

Under this light effect, which seemed to want to destroy the entire sea of consciousness, Feng Xue surprisingly didn’t feel any discomfort at all, and he even experienced an extreme relaxation similar to the relief after a month of constipation. The crushing pain that felt like his body was being pulverized into pieces vanished in an instant.

Breaking free from the joy that felt like being reborn, Feng Xue reassessed his spiritual world.

Above him, the starry sky remained splendid, and the star map circulating in a mystical order seemed to reflect infinite truths.

The bright mirror on the high platform remained clean and bright, but the text on it seemed to have acquired a more profound nuance.

The biggest change was with the flames in the sky. At the center of the original five flames, large and small, there was now an additional flickering flame.

This flame had an outer layer of thin white, with a grayish hue toward the inner part, and the closer it got to the center, the deeper the color became, until at the very core of the flame, it was as black as ink.

At this moment, the five flames seemed to be attracted by this black and white flame, flowing streams of flame into it, fueling its burning.

In this process, the colors of the five differently colored flames gradually faded, aligning with the color of the central flame, and from a distance, it looked like the character "大" (big).

"So that’s how this shape came about?" Feng Xue grinned, suddenly understanding the situation with those "人"-shaped (person), "大"-shaped (big), and "水"-shaped (water) flames—turns out they were the Kaidan Fire in assimilation!

However, there were still some oddly shaped ones...

At this thought, the corners of Feng Xue’s mouth slightly turned up, and then, the big-shaped flame in his body suddenly transformed into a "fish." Well, it was an orca.

"Indeed, the power to change appearance also worked for the Kaidan Fire..." Watching the black and white orca flame swim through the starry sea, Feng Xue mused. He now suspected that those seemingly normal-looking kaidan were perhaps just using phantasmic abilities to unify their fantastically shaped phantom objects.

"Since the [Orca] power can take effect, the [Hermit] should also work!"

With a thought, Feng Xue activated the [Hermit] power, and the power revealed by the orca flame concealed itself. All those ostentatious sovereign powers and kaidan entries turned into plain [Labels].

Seeing this, Feng Xue sensed something, took out his work badge, tapped it five times to enter developer options, and discovered that these labels could indeed be "hidden."

"Fine goods, Old Li played this hand awesomely!" Feng Xue’s mouth twitched slightly as he selected to hide most of his entries, leaving only [Libra - Swearer] and [Orca] visible.

Next, he released the power of the [Hermit], and the flame transformed again into an orca shape. At this time, Feng Xue’s visible kaidan entry was reduced to just [Libra - Swearer].

Actually, leaving the Ambulance Demon would have been more low-profile, but bringing such a kaidan to challenge the residence right seemed too fake.

After all, demonstrating weakness also has its rules. Slightly showing weakness could make the enemy lower their guard, but if you overdo it, the opponent would become alert.

It’s like wearing "school uniforms" during ranking matches—people might just think you’re an inexperienced newbie looking to test the waters. But if you wear a complete set of rookie gear in rankings, even if your opponent is foolish, they’ll suspect you’ve transformed your equipment phantasmically.

He took out all his current main battle tools, organized them, and switched from his unrestrained fashion outfit back to the Phantom of the Opera evening attire. He then pulled out those failed [Identities] from before, ready to conduct a grand experiment once more.

In truth, ever since he acquired these [Identities], he had been curious whether purely refined [Identities] differed from those filled with personal imprints. However, he had been saving them due to concern over their limited availability. Now that the Kaidan Fire had been ignited, these pure [Identities] were merely better quality fuel, suitable for refining phantom objects, and thus fully utilizing everything.

With this mindset, Feng Xue immediately left home for a major purchase in the desolate landfill area.

It wasn’t that he didn’t buy supplies in reality, but the [Identities] in True Objects were rather abundant, and using them as a base made the pure [Identities] meaningless.

Since he needed to control variables, naturally he had to use Pseudo Artifacts with less information as the foundation.

"As usual, let’s throw in a knife first." Feng Xue placed a handgun on the table, which he had bought by weight from a scrap metal depot.

In the Infinite City, firearms were a particularly awkward weapon, as they were dirt cheap unless they were phantom objects.

However, these guns from junkyards often carried elements like [Weapon], [Flying Prop], and such, making them quite suitable as a base for long-range phantasms.

He selected the universal weapon entry [Deadly] from his materials library, and Feng Xue entered the reforging menu. This time, though, he didn’t pick the personally marked [Identities], instead he threw in over a dozen relatively pure [Identities] into the deposit box.

The [Identities] and [Elements] swirled into the handgun, but no change occurred in its appearance, although the [Deadly] element did indeed appear on the gun.

"So, if [Identities] are pure, it can reduce the chances of element mutation?" Feng Xue grinned slightly; if he could genuinely control variables, then his long-cherished time-stopping pocket watch could be successfully recast, couldn’t it?

Feng Xue felt quite excited, but just one success didn’t mean much. He picked from his materials library a [Disguise] element, which didn’t quite fit the weapon.

Another dozen or so [Identities] were added, but this time, the shape of the gun clearly began to change, turning from a refined semi-automatic pistol, with an obvious industrial beauty despite its indistinguishable model, into a... camera?

"How could it be a camera?" Feng Xue’s expression turned strange, and then he suddenly recalled a Jackie Chan movie he had seen in his previous life and instantly realized, "Could it be the spy gun disguised as a camera from ’Who Am I’?"

With this thought, he immediately switched his Golden Finger to identification mode, his expression turning weird—

Name: Phantom Object·Famous Gun - Abe Qieche

Elements: [Weapon], [Disguise], [Deadly], [Assassin], [Flying Prop]

Description: An extremely crudely made handcrafted firearm that gained notoriety due to a successful assassination.

For some reason, although it doesn’t look like it at all, before firing, this gun is perceived as a camera by others, except the wielder.

This gun could only target individuals with a higher status than the wielder and could only trigger twice for each target. However, consecutive hits could trigger an instant-death effect.

Additionally, if it accidentally injures someone other than the target, the gun will self-destruct.

Notes: The wrath of the commoner results in bloodshed within five steps; the world mourns in white.