Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 28 Update: 2nd Generation Spirit Weapon

The crisis caused by the Burning Technique going berserk has passed. However, the group did not set off immediately. Xiao Yan still served as Yao Chen's "guinea pig" for several days.

"Master, we should go now. Should we continue searching for the medicinal herbs?" Xiao Yan couldn't sit still. He was still worried about the blood and tears Huo Yuhao had shed that day and didn't want to stay here any longer.

"I checked, and Yuhao's mental sea is not only not worse, it's even better than before." Yao Chen gritted his teeth. He was really unwilling to accept this. He brought the Burning Technique, but he was helpless when problems arose. When asked what exactly happened that day, Huo Yuhao always gave vague answers and glossed over the matter each time.

"Sigh! Never mind, never mind." Yao Chen sighed and waved his sleeve. "Let's pack up and leave."

Xiao Yan was already tired of these monotonous stone pillars. What frustrated him even more was that ever since Huo Yuhao found that strange long strip of metal, he had become completely absorbed in his weapon-forging endeavors, even neglecting to prepare food. Xiao Yan had absolutely no chance to find any amusement in Huo Yuhao's company.

Now that he was free, Xiao Yan immediately ran out like a madman, calling out at the top of his lungs, "Yuhao, Little Fairy Doctor, we're ready to go!"

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After several days of research, Huo Yuhao named the metal he presented as an "apology" "Spirit Gold." This metal was relatively soft and not very efficient at transmitting battle qi, making it unsuitable for direct forging into a weapon.

However, by accident, the powder from this metal fell onto a refined steel ingot that had been purified and imbued with spirit by Huo Yuhao and was still at an extremely high temperature. Huo Yuhao was surprised to find that the refined steel, which originally only had a weak spirituality after being imbued with spirit, suddenly had a greatly increased spirituality.

After in-depth research, Huo Yuhao discovered that "spiritual metal" can be integrated into other metals. If the metal has no spirituality, it will imbue it with spirituality, just like turning stone into gold. For metals that already have spirituality, it will greatly enhance their spirituality.

After several experiments, Huo Yuhao determined that only a trace amount of metal powder was needed each time, a tiny drop in the ocean compared to the entire "Spirit Gold." Unfortunately, increasing the amount of Spirit Gold powder wouldn't improve the effect. In this light, this "apology" was indeed quite generous; this piece would last Huo Yuhao a long time.

But the "stingy" label had already been uttered, so what could be done? Huo Yuhao had subtly complained about "Him" quite a few times these past few days, occasionally even dragging Xiao Yan into it, but unfortunately, that voice hadn't appeared since that day.

At that moment, Huo Yuhao was putting the finishing touches on the two pairs of gauntlets. Just then, Xiao Yan's voice rang out.

"Yuhao, hurry up and pack up! We need to go back to the core area to try our luck for you!"

After checking one last time whether the "soft copper" at the gauntlet joints and the "jade steel" in the protective part were perfectly connected, Huo Yuhao neatly put away the forging furnace and workbench after confirming that everything was normal.

"Are these gloves?"

Xiao Yan stopped the car beside Huo Yuhao, his gaze instantly drawn to the two "strange gloves" on Huo Yuhao's hands. The backs of the gloves were covered with metal, and there were rings at the wrists and fingers for securing them. One pair had slightly raised fingertips.

"Gauntlets, one pair for you, and one pair for Little Fairy Doctor." Huo Yuhao handed the pair without the raised fingertips to Xiao Yan, saying, "Here, try them out."

As Xiao Yan took it and put it on his wrist, he asked, "You can make something this small? Is this also a spiritual artifact?"

"Yes, it should be stronger than a third-grade spiritual weapon." Huo Yuhao nodded. "Thanks to that piece of spiritual gold, the spirituality of this gauntlet has been greatly enhanced, and the efficiency of the spiritual runes has also approached its limit."

Huo Yuhao continued to explain, "It seems I need to research the next stage of spirit runes. Currently, this version of spirit runes can only support up to a fourth-grade spirit weapon."

Xiao Yan fastened the wristband and finger loops, securing the gauntlet. He slightly moved his fingers and found almost no resistance. Then, he tried channeling his Dou Qi into the gauntlet, and with the surge of天地元气 (heaven and earth energy), Xiao Yan threw a punch at a stone pillar from a distance.

However, nothing happened. A gentle breeze blew by, sweeping away the dust from the stone pillar and making it appear much cleaner.

"That's it? This doesn't work? Or am I using it wrong?" Xiao Yan was a little confused: "Yuhao, what skill did you apply?"

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "No skills."

Xiao Yan: "???"

With a look that said, "Are you kidding me?", he was about to speak when Huo Yuhao interrupted him.

"Didn't you just create a gentle breeze?"

"What the heck?"

Xiao Yan was about to open his mouth to criticize when Yao Chen, who had appeared out of nowhere, put down the gauntlet he had been examining for a while and exclaimed, "Yuhao, you are truly a genius!"

Seeing Xiao Yan's puzzled look, Huo Yuhao decided to answer his question.

"Compared to the previous one, I made two main modifications to this spiritual artifact." Huo Yuhao took the other gauntlet from Yao Chen and put it on, actively injecting his battle qi to activate it. Instantly, wind attribute energy and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth were attracted and gathered, and complex and profound spiritual patterns appeared on the surface of the gauntlet.

"First, the original spirit patterns were connected together, so they required a lot of space. This time, I overlapped the spirit patterns together, creating a spirit pattern combination."

"Secondly, in addition to the fixed solidification and energy gathering spirit patterns, I have replaced the skill spirit patterns with spirit patterns that can condense and enhance attribute energy." Huo Yuhao pointed to the spirit pattern group and several patterns in the middle.

"Wearing this gauntlet will enhance your attacks with wind-attribute power, whether you're using normal attacks or fighting techniques. If you're using a wind-attribute fighting technique, its power will be significantly increased."

After explaining everything, Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Yan, who seemed to be deep in thought, took a breath, and continued to add to the explanation.

"The inspiration for this spirit rune comes from that flying artifact. My teacher and I studied it for a long time before we completed this first enhancement spirit rune, the wind attribute enhancement spirit rune."

"Wait a minute!" Xiao Yan noticed a problem. "Then why didn't my punch have any effect? ​​Didn't you say that normal attacks and using fighting techniques can increase power? Why did my punch feel like I was just fanning myself with a fan?"

Huo Yuhao glanced at him: "How much force did you use? You just threw a punch and didn't hit anything. Besides, only a Great Dou Master can release Dou Qi. Tsk tsk, a six-star Dou Zhe."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan ignored the sarcasm in Huo Yuhao's words and excitedly walked to the stone pillar that had just been wiped clean, then struck it hard.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!"

With the support of wind-attribute energy and the primordial energy of heaven and earth, the Eight Extremes Collapse finally demonstrated the power described in its skill description as "comparable to a Rank 1 Battle Skill".

With a crisp crack, the upper part of the stone pillar shattered into dust, which was scattered everywhere by the force of the punch.