Chapter 0104: White Flame

Chapter 0104: White Flame

Duan Qian had originally been smiling, but seeing Qin Yun's expression, he was startled and quickly asked, "Qin Yun, what's wrong? Has your Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul advanced?"

"I... I don't know. My inner essence was originally purple-gold, but now it has turned pure white. It seems I can't use flames with my inner strength anymore!"

Qin Yun was drenched in sweat, unsure of what had happened.

He tried to channel the white inner essence, but no flames appeared.

Everyone was secretly shocked, exchanging glances, especially Master Wei, who showed a hint of joy.

Duan Qian hurriedly took out a small Soul Tower and said, "Test your Martial Soul!"

Qin Yun infused his inner strength into the Soul Tower, but there was no change at all!

"His Martial Soul... is dead, ha ha!" Master Wei laughed. "This is the result of greed. You were already content with your Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul, yet you wanted more. Now you know the consequences, right? Forcing the advancement of a Purple Gold-level Martial Soul led to its death!"

This was just Master Wei's speculation, but the elders of the Blue Spirit Star Palace also believed it.

"Your inner essence is still there, and it contains powerful inner strength, but it has no attributes. We can basically confirm that your Martial Soul is dead! Remember, the attributes of inner strength come from the Martial Soul. Since your inner strength lacks attributes, the Soul Tower shows no changes," an elderly man with wrinkles from the Blue Spirit Star Palace said, seemingly delighted.

Seeing Qin Yun's ashen face, Liang Shuojin felt much better and sneered, "Still not satisfied with having a Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul, huh? You got what you deserved! With only one spirit vein, and now without your Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul, you're completely useless!"

Qin Yun gritted his teeth; he refused to believe this nonsense. His Vibrating Martial Soul was still there, and he could still use its inner strength.

However, he didn't understand why his Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul had changed after fusing with the meteoric fire.

"Duan Grandpa, let's go back and talk about this," Duan Qian said, helping Qin Yun up and leading him away.

As they left, everyone in the hall burst into laughter, especially Master Wei and Liang Shuojin.

"We must inform the royal palace of Tian Qin about this. They'll be thrilled to hear about it," a Runes Master chuckled.

"Let's go together!"

"Qin Yun's five years of hard work have gone to waste. The Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul was his greatest asset. Without it, he's finished in the field of Runes and Artifact Crafting."

"Hahaha... This is all because he was too talented, winning the Alchemy Competition and obtaining the meteoric fire, which ended up killing his Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul. He brought this upon himself!" Master Wei laughed.

Due to Qin Yun's Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul dying, the group was overjoyed, leaving the hall with smiles on their faces.

...

Duan Qian led Qin Yun to a secret chamber and carefully examined his inner essence, which was pure white with no attributes.

Pacing around the chamber, he seemed panicked and sighed, "What's going on here?"

Qin Yun gradually calmed down, wiped his sweat, and said, "Grandpa Duan, let me think for a moment. Perhaps things aren't as bad as we think."

"Alright, you know your situation best. Hopefully, it's just a false alarm!" Duan Qian replied.

If Qin Yun's Martial Soul had died, he would feel extremely guilty.

After Duan Qian left, Qin Yun closed his eyes and released his soul from his inner essence. He could do so smoothly.

But this was the soul of the black Vibrating inner essence.

"The Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul isn't dead; I can sense it!"

Qin Yun calmed his mind and sensed his dantian, finding a faint connection to his Fire Martial Soul, though not as strong as before.

He took out the Purple Gold Flying Soul Stone, extracted its energy, and directed it into his dantian.

"I can only try using the Flying Soul Stone to see if it can activate the Fire Martial Soul."

The energy from the Flying Soul Stone entered his dantian and was quickly absorbed by the white inner essence.

In just over an hour, the entire Purple Gold Flying Soul Stone was absorbed.

Opening his eyes, Qin Yun was filled with surprise: "The Fire Martial Soul is indeed still there, but something is off... After absorbing the energy from the Flying Soul Stone, the connection grew stronger. Does it need more energy to return?"

Examining his white inner essence, he suddenly thought it might be nurturing a powerful Fire Martial Soul!

Perhaps due to insufficient energy, the Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul suffered "malnutrition" during its advancement, preventing it from manifesting.

"Could it be that the Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul needs additional energy after fusing with the meteoric fire to condense a stronger Martial Soul?" That was the only explanation he could think of.

Leaving the secret chamber, he saw Duan Qian pacing anxiously in the hall.

"How are you doing?" Duan Qian asked urgently.

"I think it's due to insufficient energy. I still have a connection to my Fire Martial Soul." Qin Yun shared his theory. "The Martial Soul is still within the inner essence, possibly fused with it. It needs enough energy from the inner essence to be reborn."

Duan Qian breathed a sigh of relief. "Since you still have a connection to your Fire Martial Soul, I'm relieved! There's never been a case of a Purple Gold Fire Martial Soul fusing with meteoric fire, so no one knew what would happen! Maybe, as you said, the inner essence is nurturing a powerful Fire Martial Soul."

Even so, he remained worried and sighed, "If your Fire Martial Soul can't manifest for now, then your inner strength is attributeless. What can we do? You can't use flames anymore!"

Qin Yun was also troubled by this, sitting in a chair, frowning deeply. "Without flames, I can't craft artifacts or runes!"

"Wait, you mentioned you still have a connection to your Fire Martial Soul. What kind of connection is it?" Duan Qian looked at Qin Yun eagerly, clearly anxious for an answer.

Qin Yun thought for a moment and said, "I can sense the existence of the Fire Martial Soul... Yes, I need to infuse spiritual energy into the inner essence to sense it."

Duan Qian slapped his thigh and said, "Try using inner strength and spiritual energy to condense flames."

Qin Yun hadn't considered this approach but followed Duan Qian's suggestion without asking why.

Focusing his spiritual energy, he infused it into the inner essence, merging it with the inner strength. With a strong will to create flames, his inner essence stirred, and a white flame emerged.

"Success!" Qin Yun spread out his palm and looked at the overflowing white flames, filled with incredible joy.

"As expected, your Fire Martial Soul was asleep and needed to absorb mental energy to release flames! This white flame of yours is also called the Flame of the Mind. The stronger your mental energy, the fiercer the flames will be, growing stronger or weaker according to your will."

Duan Qian was now completely relieved, and a smile appeared on his previously tense old face.