165: The All-Encompassing Forge has shown its power, even forging a level 9 Blood Curse!

As Lu Sheng moved his thought, a phantom of a massive, ancient, and desolate bronze tripod, as if emerging from the primordial ages, suddenly appeared within his Sea of Consciousness.

Carved upon the body of the tripod were countless birds, beasts, mountains, and rivers; these patterns were not static but were slowly flowing, as if containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

Inside the tripod, a cluster of golden flames was burning quietly, possessing no temperature, yet exuding a domineering aura capable of incinerating all things.

This was the myriad things furnace.

Lu Sheng did not hesitate in the slightest, connecting his consciousness to his storage space and beginning to dump the corpses of those high-Rank monsters into the furnace as if he were taking out the trash.

"Level 4 Floating Corpses, 125 bodies, enter!"

"Level 5 Elite Floating Corpse, 36 bodies, enter!"

"Level 7 Drowned Ones, 5 bodies... these must enter too!"

The corpses fell into the tripod like dumplings.

"Boom—!!"

The previously quiet golden flames instantly surged, transforming into golden dragons that greedily coiled around those corpses.

Sizzle—!!!

There were no bloody scenes; the moment those hard bones and rotting flesh touched the golden flames, they were like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun, rapidly dissolving and vaporizing.

The Impurities, viruses, and Death Qi within were instantly eliminated, leaving behind only wisps of the purest energy essence.

Lu Sheng sat cross-legged, quietly waiting for this pot of nourishing soup to be ready.

Just at this moment.

When the broken corpse belonging to Tian Yonghua was enveloped by the golden flames and about to be completely vaporized, a sudden change occurred!

"Hiss—!!"

An extremely sharp, venomous Mental Energy shriek suddenly erupted from deep within Tian Yonghua's corpse.

A blood-red rune suddenly burrowed out from the remains of the corpse.

The rune was twisted and hideous, identical in shape to the blood-colored skull in Lu Sheng's mind, only more solid and more evil.

This rune seemed to possess some kind of independent consciousness; it sensed the terror of the myriad things furnace and let out a terrified scream, struggling desperately to break free from the furnace's restraint, escape back to the outside world, or... burrow directly into the depths of Lu Sheng's consciousness to launch a counterattack!

"Is this the source of the blood curse?!"

Lu Sheng was startled and just about to mobilize his Mental Energy to suppress it.

But he clearly underestimated the temper of the myriad things furnace.

This mysterious giant bronze tripod seemed to be angered by this little bug attempting to break out of prison.

"Hum—!!!"

A grand sound of the tripod ringing resounded throughout his Sea of Consciousness.

The golden flames that were originally just quietly refining suddenly became incomparably violent.

If it had just been a trickling stream before, it was now an overwhelming tsunami!

A giant hand formed entirely from golden flames appeared out of thin air, carrying a domineering will that reigned supreme over heaven and earth, and it grabbed the blood-red rune that was darting around.

There were no fancy techniques.

Just a squeeze.

"Squeak—!!"

The blood-red rune let out a scream of extreme despair.

Before a Divine-Grade talent like the myriad things furnace, which could even refine rules, this so-called blood curse from a Level 9 Half-Step Expert was as fragile as a maggot.

"Puff!"

With a soft sound.

The blood-red rune was directly crushed by the golden hand, turning into wisps of blue smoke and completely dissipating between heaven and earth.

The myriad things furnace even shook its flames in disdain, as if to say: What kind of trash is this, daring to jump around in my belly?

Meanwhile.

Outside, in the cabin.

Lu Sheng opened his eyes abruptly and subconsciously touched his forehead.

He was amazed to discover that the blood-colored skull mark that had been entrenched deep in his Sea of Consciousness and had been a thorn in his side... was actually gone!

It had disappeared completely, without leaving a single trace, as if it had never appeared at all.

"This..."

Lu Sheng blinked in bewilderment, then the corners of his mouth curled up wildly, and he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Damn, it can even be played like this?"

He had originally thought that this blood curse was a big problem and that he would have to wait until he Advanced to Rank 7 or even Rank 8 to solve it.

Unexpectedly, this myriad things furnace could not only refine corpses, but it could even use metaphysical things like curses as firewood?

"Tian Zhen, oh Tian Zhen, it seems your Level 9 Half-Step methods are nothing more than this."

Lu Sheng was in a great mood; the sense of crisis from being constantly watched by someone instantly vanished into thin air.

Without the tracking, the ocean is vast, and even if you, Tian Zhen, turn the sea upside down, don't even think about finding me!

Just at this moment, the refining process of the myriad things furnace was nearing its end.

【Ding! Refining complete!】

【Obtained: intermediate spirit source crystal core x180!】

【Obtained: advanced spirit source crystal core x45!】

【Obtained: top-tier spirit source crystal core x5!】

Looking at the pile of crystal cores flickering with brilliant light before him, Lu Sheng's breathing became heavy.

Especially those five top-tier crystal cores extracted from the Drowned Ones; the spirit source fluctuations contained within were more than ten times stronger than the Advanced crystal cores!

"I've struck it rich..."

Lu Sheng grabbed a handful of crystal cores, feeling their warm and smooth texture, his eyes flashing with the light of ambition.

"With these resources, increasing my strength is just around the corner!"

...

Meanwhile.

Fifty kilometers beneath the deep sea from the Shuangjian Peak sea area.

This was a pitch-black world where even sunlight could not reach, and the immense water pressure was enough to crush steel into thin pancakes.

However, in this dead-silent seabed, there sat a grand underwater town—Tian Family Town.

Countless glowing deep-sea plants illuminated the place as if it were daytime, and houses built from giant beast bones and rocks were arranged in an orderly fashion.

Walking on the streets were not humans, but thousands of Drowned Ones with human forms.

In the center of the town, inside the most magnificent palace.

"Puff—!!"

Tian Zhen, who was originally sitting upright on the bone throne, suddenly changed his expression, opened his mouth, and spat out a large mouthful of pitch-black blood, his aura instantly wilting significantly.

His majestic face was now filled with disbelief and hideous rage.

"How is this possible... how is this possible!!"

Tian Zhen clutched his chest, his voice becoming a hoarse roar due to extreme anger, shaking the entire palace.

"My blood curse... was actually erased?!"

"This is impossible!! That human is clearly only Rank 6... even an Level 8 Expert could not have completely shattered my Origin blood curse in such a short time!!"

That feeling was like one of his nerves reaching out, being forcibly cauterized and severed by someone using a red-hot branding iron.

Not only did he lose the target's location, but his own Mental Energy Origin was also subjected to a backlash.

"Damn it! Damn it!!"

Tian Zhen slammed a palm onto the armrest of the throne, and the hard deep-sea black jade instantly turned into powder.

"Who?! Who exactly is it?!"

PS: Today's update (4/4, don't look at it as just 4 chapters, it's 10,000 words, okay!!) Ahem, everyone, please don't bash me for filler content. The attribute panel hasn't appeared in a long time. It appears occasionally to help everyone understand the protagonist's specific strength. The panel has also added the protagonist's specific values for everyone to check. As you all know, writing books means staying at home, so I don't have many friends. This is the first time I've received so many blessings, and I am truly grateful to all you readers. I've never received so many blessings in my life; my eyes couldn't help but shed a few little pearls. Really, thank you all again. This world is still warm. I will continue to work hard and hope my book can bring you more joy. Hehe... Please, big bosses, give some tips, beg for update reminders, I'm kneeling and begging, everyone!!!