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Chapter 1613: Chapter 1614: Flame Giant Chapter 1613: Chapter 1614: Flame Giant Song Jian arrived at the Alchemy Palace, and in the center of a vast Alchemy Hall stood an Alchemy Furnace as tall as a small mountain peak. Below the furnace, fierce flames roared, and rolling waves of heat made it impossible for anyone to approach.

Boom–
From within the furnace, there occasionally came a sound of impact, as if something inside wanted to burst out. A rich fragrance of medicine permeated from the furnace, filling the entire hall with the scent of herbs, which was so dense it formed a thin layer of white mist.

Song Jian took a deep breath and immediately felt a sense of renewed vitality. In his status bar, an effect called “Pill Enhancement” appeared, boosting the recovery rate of Vitality Points and Mental Strength by 10%. As long as he was in the hall, this effect would persist indefinitely, and even if he left, it would continue for thirty minutes.

“Just from smelling the fragrance emitted by the pills, to receive such a terrifying boost in power, what kind of heaven-defying effects then, might the pills being refined in the furnace possess?” Song Jian’s heart suddenly burned with excitement.

However, he also knew that the four disciples of the Divine Sword Sect had met their demise upon entering the Alchemy Palace, apparently killed by a Flame Giant, so Song Jian was also cautiously scanning his surroundings.

“The more precious the treasure, the stronger the BOSS that guards it. I must be careful,” Song Jian thought to himself.

Yet the empty hall, aside from the Alchemy Furnace, had no obstructions. One could see clearly at a glance that there were no monsters nearby.

Song Jian, puzzled, braved the heat waves and slowly approached the Alchemy Furnace. In his view, this furnace was likely no ordinary item, and he wanted to touch it to check its attributes.

However, as he drew near, the flames below the furnace suddenly transformed into a palm and flew towards him. During its flight, the fingers clenched into a huge fist, hurtling towards Song Jian.

“It seems to have a self-protective consciousness, and it looks like this Alchemy Furnace has already formed a Weapon Spirit, haha!” Song Jian didn’t mind the giant fiery fist smashing towards him at all. Instead, he stared at the furnace, his eyes revealing his excitement, and he couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Boom!

The fiery fist struck Song Jian, sending sparks flying in all directions. After a loud bang, the flames dispersed, and Song Jian lost only a negligible amount of Vitality Points, which were quickly restored through automatic recovery.

To take possession of this Alchemy Furnace, he had to subdue the Weapon Spirit within. Song Jian stood still and took the hits to let the Weapon Spirit realize the gap in strength between them, hoping it would submit automatically.

“This kind of damage is only slightly stronger than that of a peak three-segment Combat Power, but it still falls short of the Legendary Realm requirement. I could stand here and let you hit me for a hundred years without a problem,” Song Jian thought to himself.

It seemed that the Weapon Spirit sensed Song Jian’s strength, for all the flames from under the furnace surged out and landed on the ground, morphing into a Flame Giant over three meters tall. It let out a roar at Song Jian, and in that moment, the aura of the Flame Giant reached the pinnacle of the Legendary Realm.

Song Jian was taken aback, and his body shook slightly. Upon entering the Alchemy Palace, he knew that the most precious treasure within was the pills currently being refined in the furnace. Although the identity of the pills was yet unknown, judging by the mere scent of the herbs that could enhance effects, it was likely that the furnace contained pills of legendary quality.

But now, while the pills were still in the process of being refined, the furnace fire had left the Alchemy Furnace entirely, transforming into a Flame Giant. If this led to a failure in the pill refinement, Song Jian feared he would be brought to tears.

Summoning the Sky-breaking Sword, Song Jian pointed at the Alchemy Furnace and roared, “Get back to where you belong!”

The Flame Giant let out a thunderous roar, its body suddenly swelling over two meters taller. It charged toward Song Jian with large strides. As the body of the Flame Giant expanded, the temperature inside the Alchemy Hall soared by over a hundred degrees. An ordinary person couldn’t withstand such an environment for long.

Boom!

The Flame Giant swung its fist toward Song Jian, who let out a low growl and swung the Sky-breaking Sword to meet the punch. The chaotic sword light took form, extending five to six meters forward along the blade of the sword, and directly shattered the fist of the Flame Giant. Sparks flew everywhere, and the Giant let out a wailing scream, stumbling backward.

Song Jian’s brows furrowed slightly, “It looks somewhat like an Abyssal Giant, but the scent of Abyssal Hell is so faint. Instead, there is a scent that’s incredibly pure and refined!”

The Flame Giant facing him was almost identical to the Abyssal Flame Giants Song Jian had encountered before. However, the Abyssal Flame Giant’s aura was mixed with the scent of Abyssal Hell, a deep and thick scent that could corrupt ordinary people into Abyssal creatures with just a slight inhalation, immensely domineering.

But the aura of this Flame Giant had almost no trace of Abyssal Hell, instead possessing an extremely pure flame scent.

“Could it be that this Flame Giant was captured from Abyssal Hell by the master of the Alchemy Palace, specifically to serve as the flame for the Alchemy Furnace?” Song Jian’s face took on a look of shock.

After all, the Flame Giant before him possessed the strength of the Legendary Realm’s peak. The bigshot capable of capturing it to serve as a mere furnace flame must be at least of Demi-God Level, or perhaps even a God Level power, right?

“Human, leave this place!” Although Song Jian had shattered the right hand of the Flame Giant, such an injury meant virtually nothing to it as long as its core was unextinguished. Almost instantly, a new arm of flames regrew.

Seemingly recognizing Song Jian’s strength, the Flame Giant began to suggest retreat instead of continuing the attack, roaring loudly instead.

“Leave this place. This is where the Heaven-exterminating True Monarch concocts pills, and this Ascension Pill is a treasure the Monarch has been refining for a hundred thousand years. Should it be destroyed because of you, from then on, whether in heaven or on earth, there will no longer be a place for you to hide!” the Flame Giant bellowed furiously.

“Heaven-exterminating? Quite the grand statement!” Song Jian snorted coldly, feeling a stir in his heart upon hearing “Ascension Pill,” but he quickly began to execute the Thousand Swords Art. Countless Spirit Swords materialized around his body, and at Song Jian’s command, they surged toward the Flame Giant like swimming fish.

To deal with a Flame Giant of merely Legendary Realm peak strength, Song Jian didn’t need to pay too much attention. A single use of the Thousand Swords Art would suffice to turn it into ashes.

Puff puff puff~
Countless Spirit Swords passed through the body of the Flame Giant, each passage taking a bunch of flames with it. Damage numbers in the tens of thousands floated above the head of the Giant. For a time, the wretched screams of the Flame Giant echoed throughout the Alchemy Palace.

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