Chapter 68: Refining the Soul
After obtaining the most important smelting furnace and searching the corpse, Xia Yu directly used the return bone fragment to return to the Fire Transmission Sacrifice Site.
The returning bone fragments were white bone fragments that had been burned to ashes. There was no marrow in the fragile bones, only a few slightly burning sparks.
The firewood burning in each bonfire is the bones of the undead, so the few bones left after being burned have the power of returning. After being used, they can return directly to the last bonfire where they rested, or to the source of all bonfires, that is, the fire sacrifice site.
Because even if the undead turns into bones, they are still attracted to fire.
"Lord Ashes, welcome back."
The illusory figure had just condensed from the campfire when the Fire Keeper walked over with small steps and bowed slightly.
Other people at the Firelink Shrine also noticed that this unique Ash had returned. He was full of energy and vigor, totally out of place compared to these lifeless guys.
"Yeah, I'm back. I'll teach you a new dance later. Watch the video first."
After concentrating his body, Xia Yu said as he took out a laptop from his waist and handed it to the flustered fire keeper.
This is the Dark Ring brand notebook that he asked AI Xia Yu to make. Almost all the otaku dances that could be found were stored in it. One day, he would make the Fire Keeper learn them all and dance for him.
The Fire Keeper held the laptop in her hand and watched Lord Ash leave in a hurry. She sat back on the steps helplessly and opened the notebook that Xia Yu gave her.
Lord Ashes had taught her how to use this strange object called a computer, so although the Fire Keeper could not be said to be proficient in it, she knew roughly how to use it.
As the marked video played, the Fire Keeper's face gradually turned red. It was this strange dance again. Lord Ashes was really a strange person.
Xia Yu left and walked down the stairs to find Rhodos, who was one of the Fire Kings on the throne and the only Fire King who did not escape. It just so happened that Rhodos knew the soul smelting technology.
"Hey, discouraged brother."
Hawkwood was sitting on the steps as decadently as usual. When he heard the greeting, his face twitched. For some reason, this Ash had given him the nickname Brother Grayheart and always called him that.
But for someone like him who has accomplished nothing, there is nothing he can do even if he is given a strange nickname, after all, he is just a half-baked person who can't even die.
"Hey, you too..."
"Shut up!"
Xia Yu interrupted Hawkwood's words. He didn't want to listen to this guy spreading negative energy to him.
Looking at Hawkwood's stiff expression, Xia Yu once again took out a laptop from his waist and placed it on Hawkwood's knees.
"Here you go. Go learn some hip-hop dancing when you have nothing to do. You're the last member of the hip-hop dance team, so you can't give up! By the way, if you don't know how to use a notebook, go find the fireproof girl to learn it yourself. Don't expect me to teach you."
After he finished speaking, he walked up the stairs again under Hawkwood's confused gaze.
Hawkwood looked at the strange object on his knees in silence, his heart trembling with Xia Yu's words.
The last person in the hip-hop dance team? What is hip-hop? But the last person...does he know something?
Xia Yu didn't think too much about leaving. After reaching the second floor of the stairs, he jumped down from the tall throne, and then crossed the huge throne room to reach the only throne with someone on it.
Rhodos was slightly surprised to see this strange ash coming to him, but he still maintained his demeanor as a king and held his expression tight.
"Oh... you are the Fireless Ashes, the Seeker of the King, right? I am Rhodos of Courland, you may not believe it..."
"Shut up!"
Xia Yu had no idea of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Seeing the skinny Rudos in front of him preparing to say something at length, he shouted at him, causing Rudos to choke.
But after looking at the ash in front of him that seemed not easy to talk to, Rhodes did not dare to continue speaking.
"I know your deeds, and I also know that you are the Cinder King. Come on, help me refine my soul."
Rhodos looked at the ashes in front of him and wanted to say, "I am the King of Fire, please show me some respect." But he finally chose to keep silent, because the one in front of him was the King Hunter, who specialized in hunting down the King of Fire.
Looking at the smelting furnace that Xia Yu took out, Rhodes took it with nostalgia and reached out to touch the rough smelting furnace.
"It's actually a smelting furnace. Although it's quite old, it seems to be still usable. It's really hard for you to know the technology I can use to make it."
"Hehe, the so-called refining is to solidify the characteristics of the soul and then take it out. This is a taboo in history that damages the name of Kurland. However, only those who use it in the wrong way will call it a taboo..."
After Rudos chattered on for a while, he looked up at Xia Yu.
"Really? Why did you interrupt me at the beginning when you can listen to me, an old man, talk ?"
"What do you care about me?"
Xia Yu glared at Rhodes, reached out and took out the soul of the cursed tree from his body. He would keep Bordeaux's soul to make soul ashes, but he would forget about the cursed tree as it made him sick just by looking at it.
"You are really well prepared."
Rhodes took the powerful soul and put it into the smelting furnace. Seeing that Xia Yu had no intention of leaving, he did not speak again.
As Rhodos placed his hands on the smelting furnace and muttered something, a huge soul aura suddenly rose from his body.
The originally ordinary smelting furnace also began to emit the glow of refining. Through some operations that Xia Yu could not understand, the soul inside the smelting furnace was extracted with its characteristics and turned into a magic wand.
"Huh, it's been a while since I've refined a soul, luckily my skills haven't gotten rusty yet."
Rhodes wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, took out an ordinary staff from the smelting furnace, and handed it to Xia Yu.
"This is a weapon made from the powerful soul I just had. How about giving it a name?"
The refined staff took the shape of a tree branch, with the aura of curse flowing on it. After Xia Yu took the staff, he spoke in a low voice.
"This staff is forged from the soul of a cursed tree. Perhaps because of the curse, it can slightly increase the power of cursed spells when used."
"The Cursed Tree was once a sacred tree believed in by people, but after being fully infected by the curse, even its soul cannot rest in peace. What a sad thing this is."
"Forehead……"
Rhodes was stunned when he saw the ashes in front of him suddenly saying such a long paragraph. He just asked the other party to choose a name, why did he suddenly say all this.
Xia Yu naturally would not explain. He was just giving an introduction to this weapon that had never appeared in the game. Although his Soul Language had not yet reached level ten, it was still okay.
"Let's call it the Cursed Staff."
The names of weapons in the Soul World are all crude and simple. He decided to give this staff a simple and easy-to-understand name according to the naming rules of the Soul World.
After putting away the newly acquired cursed staff, Xia Yu did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he suddenly took out a bottle of Hengshui Laobai Gan from his waist and handed it to Rhodes.
"Hengshui Laobai Gan, drink it to make you look manly, and it can relieve a little of the burning pain after you get drunk. Also, teach me how to smelt it."
Hearing this, Rhodes looked at Xia Yu in front of him in surprise and said tremblingly.
"I am the Cinder King. How could I be afraid of the pain of burning? Also, are you sure? Soul smelting is a forbidden technique."
"Don't be so stubborn, and I'm sure, otherwise why would I come to you?"
Hearing this answer, Rhodes forced an ugly smile at the corner of his mouth and took the wine handed to him by Xia Yu.
Sure enough, this ash was very strange.
