Chương 202: War God’s — Chapter 203 - Ice-Flame Dual Polarity Lotus

Wang Xian stepped out. His expression was composed, his gaze settling on that strange two-colored flower.

"You?" Sucha froze, staring at this Dragon Nation Old Martial Arts prodigy who had just defeated four South Nation core disciples in a row. No. This wasn't a martial contest. This was smelting science! These were completely different things! And he wasn't the only one confused. Everyone present, except for the first-year students in the same smelting science class as Wang Xian, was full of questions. Even someone like Dao Yixiao, who was in the same smelting science class as Wang Xian, looked stunned.

More shocked than when Wang Xian defeated the four core disciples. Because... Everyone had only studied smelting science for half a year. Even if Principal Luo had taken you as her disciple, your smelting science skills couldn't possibly have advanced by leaps and bounds, right? At most you'd have just gotten started. How could you possibly handle the smelting of B-grade materials? Not to mention, this was a completely new and unknown material!

"That's right, me." Wang Xian walked to Grandmaster Luo's side, a smile on his face.

"As Grandmaster Luo's disciple, it's not strange for me to know a bit of smelting technique, is it?" Hearing this, everyone felt they could understand, more or less. Luo Cihan turned her head slightly, casting a sidelong glance at Wang Xian, and froze. Because she saw a familiar confidence in Wang Xian's eyes. Just like herself back then, when she had just mastered the Frost Soul Divine Sword. That pure, absolute confidence!

Unlike the others, Luo Cihan knew that to forge a weapon perfectly attuned to her young disciple's talent, Wang Xian's talent in smelting science was, compared to his martial path, only higher, not lower. It was just... No matter how talented you are, by all logic you'd only be an intermediate Smelting Master right now. Wanting to smelt B-grade materials, wasn't that a bit too much? Smelting itself is connected to a martial artist's strength. Because smelting science inherently requires the use of elemental energy.

And elemental energy is tied to life force. The higher your realm, the more abundant your elemental energy, which increases the success rate of smelting. Moreover, for B-grade materials, for a Third Realm Martial Artist, merely inscribing energy circuits into the material consumes an enormous amount of elemental energy. The rank of advanced Smelting Master is something only Fourth Realm Martial Artists are qualified to reach.

Unless one possesses an extremely special martial talent suited specifically for smelting science... But... Looking at the confidence in Wang Xian's eyes, Luo Cihan's gaze grew dazed. As if from his eyes and his silhouette, she saw her former self.

"I am Grandmaster Luo's disciple..." Wang Xian smiled.

"Smelting on behalf of my teacher. Great Grandmaster Sucha should have no objections, right? Even if I fail, it won't be too late for my teacher to step in." You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. Hearing this, everyone vaguely understood something. You see, Wang Xian was a first-year student. His exposure to smelting science wouldn't exceed one year. If he failed, wouldn't that be completely normal? In fact, failure was a hundred percent certain.

There was no shame in that. At the same time, by attempting the smelting first, he could explore the material's properties and gather all kinds of information! Even if he only figured out a little, and could relay that to Grandmaster Luo, then with Grandmaster Luo's skill, the success rate would increase dramatically! Almost instantly, many people grasped Wang Xian's intention. He wasn't trying to force himself into the spotlight. He was doing this for his teacher!

"Good kid! Quick thinking!" Principal Song behind them clapped his hands.

"Scouting the path for your teacher first. I hadn't even caught on yet!" Shen Lan, standing nearby, furrowed her brows slightly. She too had noticed the confidence hidden in Wang Xian's eyes. Recalling this student whose smelting talent was extraordinary...

'Is he really just scouting the path for Sister Luo?' But... No matter what. As Grandmaster Luo's disciple, and someone who genuinely understood some smelting science, he was the most suitable person, and the one Grandmaster Luo most needed to step forward right now!

"Are you sure, a student..." Sucha was silent for a moment.

"This material of mine..."

"Didn't you say this material was a gift?" Wang Xian interrupted.

"Even if I fail and cause some damage to the material, can't I just admit my smelting skills aren't up to par?" At these words, Sucha cursed inwardly. What damn use is it for a novice who's been studying smelting for less than a year to admit he can't do it! What can you represent? Only this Grandmaster Luo can represent Celestial Capital University's smelting science. This kid, not only does he have extremely high combat intelligence, he's not just some martial arts fanatic who knows nothing else.

"Hmph." Sucha handed the box in his hands to Wang Xian.

"Kid, take it! Since you're so eager to scout the path for your teacher, you'd better put on a good show!" He wasn't the least bit worried. Because this was a genuinely new type of material! What is a new type of material? It's a material never before recorded in smelting science! Every new material possesses unparalleled value. Don't underestimate it just because it's B-grade. If thoroughly researched, who knows how many uses it could have? Take the earlier cicada silk, for example.

It was merely an F-grade material, yet how great was its usefulness? The same principle applied. And a new type of B-grade material, if thoroughly researched, would be even more useful. It was just that the difficulty was naturally higher. What could a student with only a cursory understanding of smelting science figure out? He wouldn't figure out anything. Their South Nation had already spent a long time studying this strange two-colored flower.

If South Nation's smelting science weren't so far behind Dragon Nation, and they truly couldn't make heads or tails of it, he wouldn't have brought this item as a means of making things difficult. And this thing was rather unique. When smelting with elemental energy, the energy would be instantly devoured. Vanishing without a trace. Coupled with the two extreme energies constantly interweaving within the flower, smelting it was also extremely dangerous. Never mind a student.

Even those researchers at the Martial Arts Research Institute would need months of study to make any progress. Since he dared to bring it out, he naturally intended to take it back. How could he possibly want to give this thing away... Wang Xian took the box, looked at the two-colored flower inside, and a trace of regret flashed through his eyes. He couldn't help but curse inwardly.

'These South Nation people are truly damn crude.'

'This is an Ice-Flame Dual Polarity Lotus! A companion treasure of X-grade exotic beasts. Where the hell did they get this?'

'Unbelievable, and they picked it while it was still in its growth phase!'

'What a waste of a heavenly treasure! If this thing had reached maturity, it could have produced S-grade materials: Ice-Flame Dual Polarity Lotus seeds.' This kind of material, even his past self had great need of it. Unfortunately, this thing had already been picked prematurely. It was already fixed at B-grade. Thinking of this, Wang Xian couldn't help but feel regret. A B-grade Ice-Flame Dual Polarity Lotus, while still good, was vastly inferior to S-grade materials. But since things had already come to this...

Wang Xian could only say: giving it to you people would be a pure waste. The Ice-Flame Dual Polarity Lotus only grows alongside X-grade exotic beasts. To be precise, this thing is called a Dual Polarity Lotus. Growing alongside different exotic beasts, it absorbs different types of energy. Its uses are numerous. For example, it can harmonize conflicting forces, bringing them into balance. Even the cosmic energies on the Alien Star Battlefield can be harmonized.

Like the spatial force in his foot star bone and the power inherently contained within the star bone itself. If, when recasting his leg star bone, he couldn't find materials similar to the Cloud Demon Dragon Head remnant for star bone cultivation, then it would create a certain conflict with his foot star bone. This kind of conflict requires a long period of adaptation, just as the foot star bone itself needs time to integrate with the body.

When there are two different star bones in the body, even more adaptation time is needed. And later on, the hand star bone, torso star bone, and even the brain star bone. According to the Stellar Body Refinement Art, Wang Xian could forge each star bone according to his own needs, imbuing them with different powers. And harmonizing the forces between star bones, that was the key.

'Even without Ice-Flame Dual Polarity Lotus seeds, I still have the Dual Polarity Lotus root. If I can integrate it into subsequent star bone cultivation, the Dual Polarity Lotus root can adapt to any rare material! Even higher-grade materials that I can't control, I can rely on the Dual Polarity Lotus root to absorb them and forge star bones!'

'The star bones forged would be even stronger!'

'And no adaptation period needed.'

'For me, its usefulness is immense.' ➤ Next: Borrowing Flowers to Offer to Buddha, Gifting a Sword Tassel to the Teacher