Chapter 182 - 128: Blood Eye Blade! A Living Extraordinary Weapon! Parasitism in Progress

Chapter 182: Chapter 128: Blood Eye Blade! A Living Extraordinary Weapon! Parasitism in Progress

If he wanted to increase his power, Extraordinary Artifacts were undoubtedly of paramount importance.

Only after hunting the Blood-tooth Python did Chen Chong realize the concept of Extraordinary Weapons even existed.

He had never considered it before, but now that he knew, he naturally had to give it a try.

Although most of the Blood-tooth Python’s flesh was locked away in a spare room at the Swordsmanship Club, he still had Qi Zhen bring back a pair of its fangs, its scaly skin, some of its bones, its complete head, and all the internal organs the Lion-headed Goose and Tiger Striped Dog hadn’t finished eating.

In addition, there was a separate box containing a massive, jade-green Snake Gallbladder.

The Snake Gallbladder was one of a snake’s most valuable parts, highly prized for its medicinal properties and cherished by countless snake catchers.

Many professional snake catchers weren’t after the meat, but the gallbladder.

’Since the Blood-tooth Python is an Extraordinary Creature, its Snake Gallbladder must be incredibly precious...’

Besides, preserving a Snake Gallbladder was extremely simple. You just had to air-dry it to prevent it from spoiling.

Although Chen Chong didn’t know how to process it—whether he should eat it directly or toss it into the Forging Furnace to be refined.

’But collecting it first was definitely the right move...’

The fangs, skin, scales, and bones were, of course, meant for forging Extraordinary Artifacts.

As for the organs, they were food for the Lion-headed Goose, the Tiger Striped Dog, the Blade-Limbed Assassin Insect, and the Rock Armor Eagle.

To them, the organs of an Extraordinary Creature were an exquisite meal—not only delicious but also capable of bolstering their internal Extraordinary Power.

As for the snake head...

Chen Chong hadn’t originally planned to eat it. Even though it was meat, the thought was unsettling.

But throwing it away would be too wasteful.

So he brought it back with everything else to see if it could be considered an Extraordinary Material and be refined into an artifact in the Forging Furnace.

If that didn’t work, it would just become food for his little companions. They certainly wouldn’t be picky just because it was a snake’s head...

He opened the Extraordinary Forging Furnace, and as always, a wave of heat assaulted him, the scorching air making his face sting.

Chen Chong tossed the two fangs of the Blood-tooth Python inside.

Although the two fangs were each over a meter long, the Extraordinary Forging Furnace had more than enough space to accommodate them.

The moment the fangs entered the furnace, Chen Chong looked down at the Tang Blade in his hand.

According to the Secret Card, forging an Extraordinary Weapon required not only materials from an Extraordinary Creature but also a weapon to act as a vessel.

Otherwise, the result would most likely be just an Extraordinary Artifact, not a true Extraordinary Weapon.

Without a doubt, the most suitable vessel was this Tang Blade.

Ever since Ning Yu had given him the blade, it had felt perfectly suited to him.

But after the deadly battle with the Blood-tooth Python, from striking against its hard scales, the blade was now covered in countless tiny nicks, no matter how tough the material.

Even if he had it re-sharpened, its performance would be greatly diminished.

If he could take this opportunity to forge it into an Extraordinary Weapon, that would be ideal.

But if it failed... the blade would likely be ruined for good.

"I hope this works."

Chen Chong muttered to himself. It was his first time attempting to forge an Extraordinary Weapon, so he wasn’t entirely confident.

He took a deep breath and tossed the Tang Blade, scabbard and all, into the Forging Furnace.

Instantly!

The flames inside the furnace immediately engulfed the blade. As if sensing its presence, the two fangs began to circle around it.

Then, to his surprise, the fangs began to melt in the flames.

The Tang Blade, in contrast, showed no reaction, simply remaining afloat in mid-air.

Chen Chong was slightly taken aback by this.

He knew the Tang Blade was tough, but the fangs’ hardness was in no way inferior. Yet the blade remained unchanged while the fangs melted into liquid...

’Is the Extraordinary Forging Furnace doing this deliberately?’

Just as Chen Chong was puzzling over this, the molten liquid from the fangs rapidly enveloped the Tang Blade in layers.

Then, something even stranger happened.

The snake head resting outside the furnace seemed to sense something. It floated directly toward the Forging Furnace, and just as it reached the opening, a tongue of fire shot out, wrapped around it, and pulled it inside.

Given its size, the head shouldn’t have been able to fit through the furnace’s opening, but it began to melt the instant it passed through.

The flames incinerated the flesh, leaving only the skull, its rows of fine teeth, and two large eyeballs.

The eyeballs in particular, even after everything else had been reduced to ash or liquid, remained floating, circling the Tang Blade one after the other.

It was as if the furnace had pulled in the snake head only for its eyes, and the rest was just incidental.

Chen Chong was completely stunned.

He stared at the scene, unable to process it for a long moment.

’The Forging Furnace is actively taking materials?’

’This is the first time I’ve ever seen it do that!’

’Can this thing automatically search for nearby Extraordinary Materials and draw in the most suitable ones for the weapon being forged?’

Although he was baffled, it was happening right before his eyes, so Chen Chong had no choice but to believe it.

’It seems I still know far too little about the Extraordinary Forging Furnace.’

’If I hadn’t tried to forge an Extraordinary Weapon, I never would have known it had this function...’

Meanwhile, the flames inside the furnace grew even more violent, continuously refining the Tang Blade, the pair of eyeballs, and all the other materials.

Even with the resilient body of a Transcendent, Chen Chong was beginning to struggle against the ever-intensifying heatwave.

The entire room felt like the inside of a volcano, the very air scalding hot. At this rate, everything in the room was liable to spontaneously combust.