Chapter 257

Variant Blood Liger

"Main ingredient: Blood Liger Origin Core. Auxiliary ingredients: Silver Leaf Grass, Lily Flower, Nether Crow Ginseng …"

As he stared at the materials on the stone table, Zhuo Wen could not help but mutter to himself. The materials on the stone table were indeed raw materials for making Blood Qi Crystals. Among them, there was only one Blood Lion Tiger Yuan Nucleus, while there were three sets of supplementary ingredients.

The process of refining a Origin Crystal was rather complicated. There were three main steps: Soul Refining, Soul Extraction, and Soul Condensation.

Soul Refining involved using mental energy to refine the soul of the Origin Beast within the Origin Core. After all, the Origin Core was the core of the Origin Beast, and naturally contained the Origin Beast's soul.

Soul Extraction involved condensing mental energy and extracting the Origin Beast's soul from the refined Origin Core. Then, using a large fire, the auxiliary ingredients were refined into a medicinal liquid that adhered to the Origin Beast's soul, turning the formless Origin Core into a tangible liquid state.

Soul Condensation involved completely fusing the Origin Beast's soul with the medicinal liquid. The arcanist needed to use the cold air to condense the liquid Origin Core into a crystal, forming a true crystal.

Of the three main steps, Soul Refining was the most difficult. This was because in order to refine the Origin Beast's soul within the Origin Core, one had to use their own mental energy to probe the Origin Core and use a powerful mental energy to suppress the Origin Beast's soul. If one did not have a powerful mental energy, they could be injured by the Origin Beast's soul.

This was also why arcanists had such a strict hierarchy. After all, without a relatively powerful Spirit, it was impossible to tame the soul of an origin beast within the origin core. Thus, it was very unlikely that one would be able to create high-grade origin crystals.

The Blood Liger was a level one Origin Beast. It was a rather ferocious Origin Beast. Hence, in order to refine the Origin Beast's soul, one had to have a mental energy of at least level one. If one's mental energy did not meet the standard, one would naturally be injured by the Blood Liger's Origin Core.

"The first step, Soul Refining, is actually a test of everyone's mental energy!

Only when one's mental energy has reached level one can the Soul Refining process be completed. As for the remaining Soul Extraction and Soul Condensation, it depends on the arcanist's ability to control mental energy. "Zhuowen muttered to himself as he carefully examined the ingredients on the stone platform.

"Eh?

This origin nucleus? "

Slightly surprised, Zhuowen stared at the Blood Lion Tiger Origin Nucleus on the stone platform. He discovered that the surface of the Origin Nucleus was strangely dark red. Generally speaking, a normal Blood Lion Tiger Origin Nucleus was blood-red in color. This was the first time that Zhuowen had seen a dark red Origin Nucleus.

"You only have one incense stick's worth of time. Everyone better make good use of the time!" The white-robed old man lit an incense stick in front of them and said faintly.

With the old man's words, everyone on the stone platform began to move. For a moment, various flames appeared in the hands of everyone on the stone platform. These flames were the Origin Flames cultivated by the Arcana Masters themselves. Although they were not very powerful, they were enough to refine crystals.

Ouyang Xishui stood at the very front of the stone platform. Her pretty eyes rotated, before they locked onto Zhuowen's body in a remote corner at the very back. The corners of her mouth curled as she coldly laughed, "To actually choose such a corner, it seems that this fellow does not have much confidence in himself!

Let's see how he embarrasses himself when he fails to refine it. "

After she finished speaking, Ouyang Xishui no longer paid any attention to Zhuowen. Instead, she began to concentrate on refining the materials at hand. She was confident that with her advanced Level 6 Mental Energy, refining a Blood Qi Crystal would not be difficult.

"The topic is actually refining a Blood Qi Crystal. It seems that Xishui's luck is quite good!" A pleased expression surfaced on Xuan Ling's face as she chuckled.

"This topic is indeed very beneficial for Xishui. A few days ago, she refined a Blood Qi Crystal and only used half an incense stick's worth of time. I'm afraid that Xishui will be the first student to succeed this time." Ouyang Yatao nodded in agreement.

"Cang Mu, how long do you think your disciple Zhuowen will take to refine it?

Even if he takes longer than Xishui, it shouldn't take too much time! "Xuan Ling suddenly looked somewhat provocatively at Cang Mu beside her as she spoke in a rather pleased manner.

Even though Grandmaster Cang Mu was a good friend of hers, Grandmaster Cang Mu's talent was greater than hers. Furthermore, Grandmaster Cang Mu's Mental Energy progress was always ahead of hers. This naturally made Xuan Ling feel somewhat unconvinced. Even though she could not compare to Grandmaster Cang Mu, she was more than happy for her disciple to be able to viciously crush the prestige of Cang Mu's disciple.

Cang Mu faintly smiled but did not reply. However, his heart was filled with schadenfreude. Zhuowen's Mental Energy had reached Grade 8. Refining a mere Grade 6 Blood Qi Crystal was not difficult at all. What was laughable was that Xuan Ling wanted to compete with him. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

Once the test began, the thirty over students on the stone platform began to pick up the Blood Lion Tiger's Yuan Cores and began to refine the Yuan Beast Spirit within. They did not dare to waste a single second.

Even though he was somewhat puzzled by the abnormality of the Blood Lion Tiger's Yuan Core on the stone platform, Zhuowen did not think too much about it. With a flick of his mind, the Mental Energy in his Niwan Palace poured out and poured into the Yuan Core.

The moment his Mental Energy entered the Yuan Core, Zhuowen immediately felt an extremely strong resistance. It was as if there was a force within the Yuan Core that was rejecting his Mental Energy.

"What a strong repulsive force. An ordinary Blood Lion Tiger's soul should not be this strong."

As he felt the repulsive force from the Yuan Core, Zhuowen's eyebrows slightly furrowed. However, he still subconsciously continued to increase his Mental Energy in hopes that he would be able to break through this repulsive force.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

As time passed, several muffled sounds rang out on the stone platform. Soon after, a few students spat out mouthfuls of blood. Their faces were ashen and the Yuan Cores in their hands had shattered. Evidently, they had failed the Soul Refinement stage.

"Sigh!

How unlucky, to actually fail the Soul Refinement stage. Looks like we will have to wait for another year! "

The faces of the few students who had failed were filled with dejection. They packed up their stone platforms and dejectedly left the testing grounds.

As time passed, the number of students who had failed on the stone platforms also increased. After an incense stick of time had passed, only a small portion of the students were still silently refining on the stone platforms.

Chi!

A soft sound rang out as Ouyang Xishui, who was at the front of the stone platform, slowly opened her eyes. A trace of joy appeared on her pretty face. She gently waved her jade-like hand and a palm-sized Blood Lion Tiger's soul appeared on her palm. At this moment, the Blood Lion Tiger's soul was obediently lying on her palm. It had an obedient look on its face. Evidently, she had already succeeded in refining it.

"Xishui has already succeeded in refining her soul!

Looks like there shouldn't be any major problems in extracting the soul and refining it. "

Looking at the Blood Lion Tiger's soul in the hands of the young lady on the stone platform nearby, Xuan Ling's white beard trembled as a rich joy appeared on his face.

"Of the three major steps in refining a Yuan Crystal, the most difficult is the first step, Soul Refinement. Since cousin sister has succeeded in refining it, she has basically succeeded in the majority. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, she can basically be considered to have successfully passed this test." A trace of a smile appeared on Ouyang Yatao's handsome face.

To the side, a trace of doubt appeared on Cang Mu's face. On the remote stone platform, Zhuowen was still seriously refining the Yuan Nucleus with his eyes closed. Logically speaking, with the strength of Zhuowen's Mental Energy, he should have already finished refining it. However, the current situation caused Cang Mu to feel rather puzzled.

Ouyang Xishui gently sighed. Her beautiful eyes once again looked towards Zhuowen's side. When she discovered that Zhuowen was still refining the Yuan Nucleus with his eyes closed, her cherry lips curled slightly as she coldly laughed and muttered to herself: "Looks like there's nothing special about him. Even now, he still hasn't succeeded in refining it. This Zhuowen's Mental Energy talent is only so-so!

When the Soul Refinement fails, let's see how he will make a fool of himself! "

Aooo!

At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly exploded from the ground. Following which, the entire hall began to tremble. Ouyang Xishui's jade-like hands trembled slightly. Due to this tremor, she almost shook off the Blood Liger Soul in her palm.

"What's going on?"

Ouyang Xishui's pupils shrank slightly as she involuntarily looked back. This was because she could feel that the tremor just now had come from behind her.

Behind her, on the stone platform where Zhuowen was standing, the illusory figure of a Blood Liger suddenly appeared. This Blood Liger was at least ten times the size of an ordinary Blood Liger. Moreover, the aura within its body was much more terrifying. The strangest thing was that this Blood Liger Soul actually had a blood horn on its forehead, making it appear rather unique.

"This is … the Blood Liger Soul?

How is this possible? How can a Blood Liger Soul be so powerful? "

Ouyang Xishui's beautiful eyes faintly flashed. She could feel that the Blood Liger Soul in front of her was many times more powerful than the one she had refined. Standing in front of this illusory figure, she felt her entire body tremble slightly.

"Not good, it's actually a Mutated Blood Liger Soul?

Who placed the Mutated Blood Liger Origin Core on the stone platform? "When the white-robed elder saw the illusory figure of the Blood Liger Soul on the stone platform, his gaze immediately darkened.

The Mutated Blood Liger Soul was also a type of Blood Liger. However, due to its mutation, its strength was far greater than that of an ordinary Blood Liger Soul. It was said that the strength of a Mutated Blood Liger Soul was at least a second rank Origin Beast.

The expressions of everyone in the hall changed. Evidently, they had also heard the white-robed elder's words. Their gazes all converged on the Mutated Blood Liger Soul on the stone platform in the corner.

"Cang Mu!

Your disciple's luck is really bad. He actually picked the Mutated Blood Liger Origin Core!

Without a second rank Spiritual Energy Arcana Master, it is impossible to refine this Mutated Blood Liger Soul. It looks like Zhuowen is destined to fail this time. "

A trace of astonishment flashed across Xuan Ling's face. Following which, a look of schadenfreude appeared on her face. She glanced at Cang Mu, who was beside her, but found that Cang Mu was completely unperturbed.

"Why does this old fellow not seem to be worried at all?

Could it be that he thinks that Zhuowen can refine this Mutated Blood Liger Soul? "Xuan Ling was puzzled when she saw the calm expression on Cang Mu's face.

On the stone platform, the other students also stopped what they were doing. Their gazes were all fixed on Zhuowen, who was sitting on the stone platform in the corner. They were somewhat curious as to how the youth in front of them would deal with the Mutated Blood Liger Soul.