Chapter 189: Why is He Here?

Lu Zheng ignored the many words and continued to mix the refinement materials together. In time, he reached the point where he would use the astral thunderbolt.

It was then that Lu Zheng did something shocking.

Strong soul power flowed from his body as the contents of the cauldron floated from it into the sky. Thousands of divine imprints from the Vermillion True Flame burnt on the molten refinement materials.

"This… what is he doing?"

The Four Artificer Elders peered at Lu Zheng curiously as they watched to see what he would do.

It was then that the most shocking thing happened.

"Bzoom!"

Strong blue lightning flashed from the sky before striking the molten mix at once.

"Was that… lightning?"

"Impossible. How can there be lightning with such a clear sky?"

"Bzoom-kpa!!"

Another bolt of lightning struck from the sky at the speed of light that it was gone as soon as it appeared.

More bolts of blue lightning struck the molten mix under Lu Zheng's control. It was unbelievably surreal.

"Impossible!" Old Zu was shocked. "He didn't use the astral thunderbolt but is using the lightning from the heavens! How?!"

The other elders were stunned as they watched the mirage before their very eyes.

Soon, thousands of blue lightning struck from the heavens, slowly turning into blazing bolts of fire and thunder as they struck the molten mix. Great pillars of flames exploded from the sky like descending hails of flame.

Everything was under Lu Zheng's control.

The spectators were stunned beyond belief.

"This bastard" Zuo Xiuzhen who was among the spectators shook her head as she watched the lightning shower. It was like the end of the world had already arrived.

Yu Hong Mei and the female hairyman were also surprised by Lu Zheng's actions as they recalled An Jian's words.

"You will now be refining a sword that can gather lightning from the nine heavens and unleash raging flames of fire. Only such an artificer is worthy to become the next Child of Aptitude"

Lu Zheng had already gathered lightning from the nine heavens and had unleashed raging flames of fire to refine an artifact. He had already fulfilled An Jian's requirements.

"Gah!" Yu Hong Mei spurted a mouthful of blood from her mouth. Her white face turned pink as she suffered a minor backlash from losing her focus.

In the end, she only shook her head and focused on her refinement. There was still hope that her Immortal Sword was better than Lu Zheng's.

Di Wei watched the show of lightning and brimstone before suddenly shaking his head: "The calm lake water cannot endure great heat. If he doesn't stop, the entire refinement will fail"

As if Lu Zheng already knew what the man was thinking, he controlled the lightning to stop and killed the raging inferno of Vermillion True Flames. Peace fell upon the place again.

His body floated into the sky till he was before the mix that had been struck by pure lightning many times. It was no longer molten and was a pristine jade block that radiated strong sharpness.

Lu Zheng closed his eyes and proceeded with his refinement.

As the elders continued to watch Lu Zheng in silence, a sudden change came upon all of them. It was like they were completely naked and their secrets were open to the world.

The elders all wanted to hide under any sort of covering but before anything weird happened, the feeling passed on.

The Four Artificer Elders knew what that phenomenon was. It was the forceful examination of the soul and in all of Blacksteel Association, only one person had such an oppressive aura.

It was a woman. She was an elegant woman with a large bosom and sizeable buttocks that could cause most men to falter. Her face was simple and anyone she gazed at would feel inferior.

She was Burning Ash Demonness.

Her Sea of Consciousness brushed past the Four Artificer Elders as soon as it came before engulfing the entire arena below them. She controlled her Sea of Consciousness to avoid the artificers in order not to bother them.

Lu Zheng opened his eyes and saw the woman that had disturbed him with her soul presence before closing them back. He was completely focused on his refinement.

Burning Ash Demonness was at the peak of Dao Formation realm and had incredibly sharp eyesight. She noticed the floating Lu Zheng in a heartbeat.

"Why is he here?" Burning Ash Demonness suddenly felt her heartbeat quicken.

She had initially seen him on the streets of the central area but was not sure but now, she was completely certain that Lu Zheng was the man that had fought Devil Lord Edu Shashou!