Xuanyuan Shishi's face fell. "Don't make fun of us, sister.
We're all male sword-spirits. When the Banishing Blades were created they weren't even – three males and one female. Only Occisus is female, we're all male.
It would be strange if two male sword-spirits could use the Harmonious Swords as a couple. So, no matter how much we train our swordplay, the Harmonious Swords are impossible. "
The Pharmacist's eyes widened. "So that's how it is?
I thought the two of you could combine your swords.
No wonder you ran so fast against the Terminator. "
Xuanyuan Shishi turned his head away. "Can you stop telling me the truth?"
"Huh?" The Pharmacist's voice trailed off, and she looked at Lan Jue in confusion.
A pale white light began to radiate from Lan Jue's body at some unknown point. It was a soft white halo that clung to the surface of his skin.
It flickered in and out of existence, giving off a strange feeling.
The gentle white lingered between his breaths. It was exceptionally strange.
This was …
It wasn't the power of Captus, nor was it Lan Jue's own power. Lan Jue's lightning had been scattered by Captus, and was beginning to merge with it.
The white light didn't belong to any of them, but it silently seeped into Lan Jue's body.
"It's Qian Lin's power," the Pharmacist said after a brief examination.
Xuanyuan Shishi looked at her suspicions. "But didn't she lose consciousness?"
The Pharmacist rolled her eyes at him. "Do you know what instinct is?"
Xuanyuan Shishi's eyes went wide. "I'm a sword-spirit. I don't know what love is."
The Pharmacist snorted.
"That's instinct, then."
Lan Jue's body was steadier now that the white light had appeared. The red light pulsed around her, and she seemed to enter a meditative state.
Time ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, several people had already disappeared.
"Lan Jue!" The deep voice woke Lan Jue up from her thoughts of Hera and Qian Lin.
He was surprised to find that.
He was actually in a strange space.
This space was completely dark. Only a red sword hung upside down in front of him. The red light it emitted could illuminate the space within a certain range.
"Yong Ye, are you calling me?" Lan Jue asked subconsciously.
He discovered.
He couldn't speak, but his voice could appear in this strange space through his thoughts.
"Yes, I'm continuously merging with you.
However, I found some problems.
Your own attributes are slightly incompatible with mine. If you forcefully fuse with me, I'll be able to kill you.
He couldn't achieve perfection.
This would probably require the help of some external objects.
Do you have any powerful lightning-type energy gems? I'll see if I can convert my own power through them and then fuse it with you. "
Lan Jue's brows furrowed. "Lightning-Type gems are very rare. Even if they do exist, only A-ranked ones have been found.
My Thunder God's Oath only has A-rank lightning-type power gems. Will this do? "
Jun Yong Ye's voice came from the red sword once more.
"I'm afraid it won't. The energy isn't strong enough.
Let's try. "
There was a flash of red light.
To Lan Jue's surprise, Thor's Oath had also appeared in this strange space. The green gems glowed with a gentle light.
There was a flash of light, and a large number of items from Thor's Oath appeared.
Captus was worthy of its reputation as a divine weapon that could control space itself. It could even open her own spatial storage device.
There was another flash of red, and all the lightning-type gems appeared between Lan Jue and Captus.
The gems shimmered with different colors.
"The quality is a bit low.
Impurities. Not enough energy.
Huh?
Wait! "There was a flash of red light, as if they'd discovered a new continent.
Something else appeared in front of Captus.
It was a small box, and within it was a strange piece of metal. The metal itself was pale blue, but its surface glowed with a sapphire blue light.
Strangely, the piece of metal was moving. It seemed to have a life of its own, wriggling within the glass case.
"This is …" Jun Yong Ye hesitated.
Lan Jue's eyes lit up as he recognized what it was. "It's a piece of living metal," he said quickly. "It's a living metal.
It's never been seen before in the history of the Major League.
I don't know what it does, but I'm sure it amplifies energy.
Put the most gentle of energies into it, and it'll double in size.
But because the metal moves slowly, it can't control the amplification.
I got it at an auction, but I don't know what it does. "
"Oh, right. Planet Lir's deep-sea explorers found it twenty thousand meters below sea level. There's only one piece of it, and it's the only one of its kind.
We tried again, but we didn't get the same results.
As far as we know, it's a unique piece of metal. It's a living piece of metal, and it's incredibly tough.
We tried to break it down, but it didn't work.
I bought it because I wanted to become a Sovereign, and use it to craft a Sovereign's Armament. "
Lan Jue told them everything he knew about this strange piece of vital metal.
"Your luck is really too good.
This … this is thunder essence! "
Jun Yongye's voice seemed to have changed. His normally calm voice had risen in pitch.
"Thunder essence?
What kind of metal is that? "Lan Jue asked.
Jun Yong Ye explained. "Thunder essence isn't a metal. It's a very pure type of heavenly treasure.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there were countless powerful monsters. When they grew strong enough to threaten the world, the Nine Heavens Lightning would descend upon them.
If they survived, they would shed their monster bodies and ascend to godhood. If they failed, they would perish and enter the cycle of reincarnation.
The Nine Heavens Lightning is divided into four, six, and nine.
Only when ninety-nine Heavenly Thunders struck down on a Great Demon that was of the lightning attribute and perished under the last of the eighty-one Heavenly Thunders, could an existence like the Thunder Essence be born.
It's formed by absorbing the Nine Heavens Lightning, as well as the immortal qi of the Greater Demon on the verge of ascending to godhood.
Although only a small part of its life force remains, it's one of the strongest lightning-type treasures known to man. "
Lan Jue gaped at him. "I'm so lucky. Does that mean I was right to use it to craft a Paragon's Armament?"
"No, you're wrong!
Thunder essence isn't used for crafting, it's … "
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(To be continued)