Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

The warm sensation slowly turned scalding, yet far from fierce. Tang San silently experienced the changes in his Spiritual Power, continuously maintaining its infusion.

The first spiritual fusion with Heavenly Fire Fine Iron required a long period, Tang San estimated at least seventy-two hours for completion. This was also why both the Monster Clan and Spirit Clan had not uncovered its mysteries.

Perhaps they would use their Spiritual Power to probe, but they would never maintain such a prolonged spiritual saturation. Even if it was Spiritual Power at the level of divine consciousness, it still required a long time. The larger the piece of Heavenly Fire Fine Iron, the more time needed.

To shape the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron must have cost the blacksmiths of the Monster Clan a great deal of effort. Tang San had no idea how they achieved it. What he needed was this continuous and uninterrupted spiritual soaking. Once the first spiritual fusion was completed, the piece of Heavenly Fire Fine Iron would essentially recognize him as its master, and even if it fell into someone else\'s hands, it would be impossible for them to use it. This was the rarity of Heavenly Fire Fine Iron. Once it had been soaked in Spiritual Power, only the original master could use it. If the original owner died, then the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron would become useless.

Tang San\'s Spiritual Power had now completely liquefied, making it no problem for him to nurture the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron for seventy-two hours. Moreover, this was equivalent to a refinement for his Spiritual Power, extremely beneficial. When he was ready to perform the heart refinement, this piece of Heavenly Fire Fine Iron\'s effect on him would be truly immense.

Gripping the Earth Shattering Hammer, Tang San sat cross-legged on the bed, silently injecting his Spiritual Power, feeling the changes within the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron. As he breathed, he gradually entered a meditative state.

He did not know how much time had passed, but when he awakened from the meditative state, he noticed that another person had appeared in the room, which surprised him. With his keen spiritual sensitivity, he had not detected when this person had entered.

But in the next moment, he understood why. Now, he only felt that his Sea of Spirit was entirely warm. The golden ocean that it once was now had a layer of red. The liquid Spiritual Power flowed continuously out and into the Earth Shattering Hammer in his hand, then back into his Sea of Spirit.

Moreover, the Earth Shattering Hammer synchronized with his breathing. The red light on it flickered uncertainly, dimming when he inhaled and brightening when he exhaled. It was quite peculiar.

What pleased Tang San even more was that he found the volume of Spiritual Power in his Sea of Spirit had shrunk by more than one-third without any lessening of its intensity. This meant his Spiritual Power was more concentrated, allowing his Sea of Spirit to accommodate more, which was definitely great news! He hadn\'t expected that when there was enough Heavenly Fire Fine Iron, it could have such a nurturing effect on his Spiritual Power. Moreover, under such nourishment, even that strand of his divine consciousness seemed to have strengthened slightly.

"Teacher," Tang San looked toward Zhang Haoxuan, who was also sitting at the table with his eyes closed as if in meditation.

Zhang Haoxuan opened his eyes and looked toward him the next moment, his gaze carrying a bit of relief, "You finally woke up. I was really afraid something had happened to you."

Surprised, Tang San asked, "Have I been meditating for long?"

Zhang Haoxuan\'s mouth twitched slightly, "Seven days, what do you think?"

"Seven days?" Tang San exclaimed in surprise. In his original estimate, he had expected the spiritual baptism of the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron to take no more than three days and thought it wouldn\'t interfere with doing other things, as long as he kept the iron with him. Unexpectedly, he had been in deep meditation for such a long time.

"When I came back to find you, I saw you had entered a deep meditative state. Fearing others might disturb you, I stayed here to guard you. I never would have thought your deep meditation would last seven full days. Does this hammer in your hand have some special quality? At first, I didn\'t feel much, but as time went by, I noticed it seemed to have become a part of your body, even its glow pulsing in sync with your breath."

Tang San nodded and said, "This metal is quite extraordinary. When it was auctioned, I was mainly interested in its characteristics, thinking that after some modifications, it could serve as an excellent forging hammer. But now it seems to be more than that. It has the function of nourishing spiritual power, and my Spiritual Power has shown significant growth and purification."

"A metal that can nourish spiritual power?" Zhang Haoxuan looked incredulous. "Let me see it."

Upon hearing this, Tang San handed over the Earth Shattering Hammer. As the hammer left his hand, Tang San suddenly felt a sense of grievance emanating from it. Emotion? Had the metal developed emotions? This was clearly related to the spiritual baptism it had undergone over the past seven days.

As soon as the Earth Shattering Hammer entered Zhang Haoxuan\'s hands, he felt its weight immediately, followed by a surge of scorching heat that almost made him let go, especially since his Demon God Transformation was of fire attribute, which made him exceptionally resistant to flames.

Hastily, he mobilized his bloodline power and barely managed to steady his grip. Looking up at Tang San in surprise, it seemed he hadn\'t felt this temperature at all when the hammer was in Tang San\'s hands.

When Zhang Haoxuan continued to try infiltrating it with his Spiritual Power, he immediately hit a wall. His Spiritual Power couldn\'t penetrate the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron at all, and was instead fiercely repelled, radiating intense heat. The entire Earth Shattering Hammer appeared as though it were glowing red-hot, emitting a fiery temperature, causing Zhang Haoxuan\'s body to light up with a red glow as if even his Spiritual Power was about to be ignited.

He quickly let go and the Earth Shattering Hammer slid from his hands. Tang San quickly swung his right hand, catching the hammer with the skill of Controlling Crane and Capturing Dragon. Strangely, the moment the hammer landed back in his hands, the red glow instantly retracted and it returned to its dark appearance.

"Able to recognize its master? Isn\'t that a characteristic only divine tools possess?" Zhang Haoxuan\'s face was filled with shock, looking at Tang San with disbelief.

Indeed, in his understanding, only the legendary divine tools were known to bond with their owners. The way the Earth Shattering Hammer behaved in Tang San\'s hands compared to his own was a clear sign of recognition. Had he bought a divine tool for just a few Elemental Coins?

Quietly sensing the changes in the Earth Shattering Hammer, Tang San felt it convey an emotion of joy and exuberance back to him the moment it returned to his hands, like a child returning to its father\'s arms.

The characteristics of this Heavenly Fire Fine Iron might be even greater than he had anticipated! In his previous life, Tang San had encountered Heavenly Fire Fine Iron, but either it was already recognized by a master, or it was in very small volumes, significantly different from this piece. Such a large chunk, it really was a treasure!

Through the infusion of Spiritual Power, he had already managed to manipulate some of the Heavenly Fire\'s capabilities within the iron. Next, he would have to improve the magic array on it, which would be more difficult, requiring meticulous work with his Spiritual Power. For the time being, apart from the Heavenly Fire he had activated, the Earth Shattering Hammer retained only its inherent Shattering Characteristics.

"It might not be a divine tool, but it is indeed wondrous, as if my Spiritual Power can connect with it," Tang San said.

Zhang Haoxuan gave him a slightly odd look, wondering if this kid could be the Chosen Son of Heaven from the legends. Why had he been transforming so rapidly since his arrival? It hadn\'t been long, and yet he had already made such progress.