Chapter 695: Stimulated Permanent Body

Su Chen opened his eyes, and the Ink-Stained Thousand Peaks lying on the ground came into view. In an instant, various pieces of information surfaced in his mind.

The sword was 1.45 meters long and 5 centimeters wide. The patterns on its spine were marks left from the casting process, repeatedly hammered for over a year using a special method akin to the Thousand-Hammer Forging Method…

This feeling was incredibly profound. With just a single glance, he felt as if he had forged this item with his own two hands.

“With my current attainments, in terms of weapon forging alone, I’m probably on par with Jiao Beiluo and the others. They are the Forging Masters that the Sects spent a great deal of effort to cultivate.”

Su Chen clicked his tongue in wonder. The Residual Ashes of Morning Fire were truly miraculous. He suspected that this memory infusion was not only due to the Holy Profession itself but also thanks to the Residual Ashes of Morning Fire.

“It’s a pity I don’t have much interest in these auxiliary professions,” Su Chen thought, snapping back to reality. He then began examining the abilities on his interface.

The first ability went without saying. It was a standard skill used for forging weapons, where multiple simulations could greatly increase the success rate. It wasn’t of much use to him right now.

“Well, not necessarily…” Su Chen suddenly shook his head. Sooner or later, he would possess his own Morning Star Artifact.

When that time came, this ability might actually prove useful.

“It’s a shame that Secret Artifacts can’t all be forged into Morning Star Artifacts,” Su Chen thought with regret. Secret Artifacts could be integrated into the body, providing a powerful boost to one’s strength.

For him, the value of forging them into Morning Star Artifacts would naturally be much higher.

However, the Spiritual essence was unique to each, making it incredibly difficult to forge a second one.

The second ability was quite interesting. He examined it carefully.

Rubbing his chin, Su Chen mused. Extracting the Spiritual essence from a Morning Star Artifact to temporarily elevate another Tier Nine Weapon to the Morning Star Level didn’t seem that impressive. It even felt a bit wasteful, but it was absolutely extraordinary.

Although one could expend massive resources, gather more materials, and undertake far more difficult steps to forge a Tier Nine Weapon into a Morning Star Artifact for a massive boost in strength, it was precisely because of this that every Morning Star Tier expert could only use the Morning Star Artifact forged by their own profession.

“Although this is a temporary enhancement, it allows for wielding multiple weapons,” Su Chen pondered. “And for me, I don’t even necessarily have to wait until Tier Nine. I can use Enhancing Secret Artifact to upgrade a Secret Artifact to Tier Nine, then use the Celestial Mark to temporarily forge a Morning Star Artifact before fusing it into my body…”

Following this train of thought, Su Chen’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He couldn’t imagine how terrifying the buffs brought by a Morning Star Artifact would be.

He was even tempted to try it out, but currently, he only had one Celestial Mark. This thing was a consumable—once used, it was gone. It obviously couldn’t withstand his experimentation.

Moreover, just a tentative touch of the Celestial Mark gave Su Chen the illusion that his entire body was being hollowed out.

Clearly, utilizing this so-called “Celestial Mark” would entail a massive consumption of energy.

Even though Tier Nine and Morning Star Artifacts seemed to belong to the same Tier, they were actually worlds apart. He estimated that he might not even be able to sustain the consumption required for such an enhancement right now.

“I either need to find a way to continuously increase my Physical Strength, or I need to advance to Tier Eight.”

He carried too many Holy Professions, and the vast majority could be activated simultaneously, playing a huge role in battle. However, this took a significant toll on his body.

Even with the Permanent Body supporting him, it wasn’t quite enough.

“I can’t possibly find another Physical Strength-type Holy Profession to fuse into my body, right?” Su Chen smiled bitterly. When Melting Holy Profession for the Permanent Body back then, he hadn’t expected his stamina to fall short so quickly.

It was a happy problem to have. In the short term, what restricted the upper limit of his power was not the cap of his Holy Professions, but the lower limit of his Physical Strength.

As he was thinking, the interface suddenly reacted.

[The Permanent Body has been stimulated and feels its own inadequacy. If it can devour five highly intense Physical Strength-type special professions, it will inevitably undergo a transformation. If Residual Ashes of Morning Fire containing a Physical Strength-type Holy Profession can be found for it, it might bring about unexpected changes.]

Su Chen froze slightly. The Permanent Body… was stimulated?

Uh… he was just casually lamenting. He hadn’t expected to actually trigger the Permanent Body.

“Five highly intense Physical Strength-type professions… It can actually be upgraded after Melting Holy Profession?” Su Chen was genuinely surprised. He had never heard of anything like this.

Then again, enough unheard-of things had already happened to him.

“But this guy also wants the Residual Ashes of Morning Fire. It’s probably just being greedy…”

Su Chen shook his head. The profession requirements were manageable, but were the Residual Ashes of Morning Fire something one could easily obtain?

Morning Star experts from the Five Great Sects would undergo a fire-melting process on the verge of death. Those who weren’t members of the Five Great Sects would hide far away when their time came.

The fact that Qin Yun managed to have one had already astonished all factions. Where was he supposed to find another—and one containing a Physical Strength-type Holy Profession, no less?

“I’ll keep it in mind for now. In case my luck explodes and I suddenly pick one up…”

Muttering to himself, Su Chen picked up the Ink-Stained Thousand Peaks from the ground. Stripped of its Spiritual essence, the purple flames that had enshrouded its surface to suppress and resist the Spiritual essence had also vanished.

It felt quite heavy in his grip. Su Chen swung it casually, producing a sharp *SWISH* as it cut through the air.

This thing could only be considered a relatively powerful Tier Nine Weapon right now. Moreover, it was a Golden Devouring Beast. Trying to unleash its full might…

Su Chen tentatively injected a bit of Elemental Power. Like a clay ox entering the sea, the sword body merely trembled slightly and grew a bit brighter.

He estimated that even if he drained himself completely, he would only be able to make this thing move once.

“Forget it.” Su Chen decided to give up for the time being. One day, when he was ready to forge a Morning Star Artifact, he could just melt it down for materials.

Shifting his focus, he asked the Residual Spirit, “Are there any methods for me to obtain more Morning Star Artifacts from the Spirit of Sun?”

The Residual Spirit couldn’t understand, wondering, “Why does he want Morning Star Artifacts? A Morning Star Artifact can only be used by its master. No matter how many he collects, they can only be melted down as raw materials.”