The two entities entered a relatively stable state just like that. However, the powers of ice and fire were still wreaking havoc in his body, except they were warily slowing down and receding.
Heavenly Fire also tried not to cause any trouble, and it just tried to strengthen itself before anything else. Therefore, the pain of fusing ice and fire was still in play within Blue Mapleās body.
Eh? Youāre dealing with it quite quickly, you little rascal. Itās my turn.
Old Man Fang instantly teleported behind Blue Maple.
Old Man Fang had been observing from one side from the beginning to the end, and he knew about everything once something happened over on Blue Mapleās side. Now was the time for him to help the two entities maintain balance.
If Blue Maple didnāt force the two entities to settle down, Old Man Fang could only forcibly use a seal on his Nine Heavens Mysterious Ice, but nowā¦
The only thing Old Man Fang had to do was a little trick. For example, he could create a barrier to separate the two entitiesā ability to sense each other so that they wouldnāt fight each other continuously. Everything would be easy once Blue Maple had something that could merge ice and fire.
āHold on for a little while longer, little rascal. Iām going to help you stabilize everything!ā
Old Man Fang placed his palm on Blue Mapleās back as he spoke to release the barrier.
āHeh!ā
Old Man Fang didnāt use his power of fire this time. Instead, he used his other abilities. The old manās power of fire was only part of his overall strength, except it was more useful.
āHum!ā
Old Man Fangās power started flowing within Blue Mapleās body and separated the intertwined powers of ice and fire. Furthermore, Old Man Fang guided them to return to where they belonged.
Old Man Fang smoothened the absorption of pure Heavenly Fire. Even though Blue Maple had to be the one to do the absorbing, Old Man Fang could still smooth out the absorption path.
This process made things a lot easier than before.
Blue Maple started to release his tight frown, while the power of ice and fire wreaking havoc in his body receded. Everything started returning to tranquillity.
Moments laterā¦
Old Man Fang stopped channelling his own strength. He had already set up the barrier to stop both entities from sensing each other, so Blue Maplesā Heavenly Fire and his Nine Heavens Mysterious Ice would temporarily not cause any problems. Blue Maple could continue absorbing Heavenly Fire in peace.
However, due to his Nine Heavens Mysterious Ice, his absorption of Heavenly Fireā¦
ā¦was excessive again.
It seemed like many thing had not been completed according to what Blue Maple wanted since the beginning of the game.
Some more time passed before Blue Maple stopped absorbing Heavenly Fire. He was already saturated, and he would probably explode if he continued absorbing.
Blue Maple gradually opened his dark blue eyesā¦
A dash of blue light flickered across his eyes.
Blue Mapleās hair had turned dark blue, just like his Heavenly Fireās color, and it appeared profound while it radiated with enchanting brillianceā¦
āRoarā¦ā
Blue Mapleās entire body started burning up, not because of Blue Mapleās Heavenly Fire, but from Old Man Fangās fire. Old Man Fang was securing and consolidating the seal on Blue Mapleās body while trying to teleport him out.
āWhoosh.ā
Blue Maple was sent back to the molten lakeās shoreside. He was standing next to Old Man Fang, while the flames around his body dissipated.
ā¦ā¦
āYes, very good. Youāve become a lot stronger than before. Your attributes have been increased once more after your third class advancement. Your attributes are now completely dominant over all the other players in the world. Are you excited?ā
Old Man Fang glanced at Blue Maple with a smile on his face, and his tone sounded a little boastful.
Blue Maple suddenly glared at Old Man Fang, while a beam of blue light blasted out from Blue Mapleās eyes!
The beam of blue light passed through his fringe and went straight for Old Man Fang!
But Old Man Fang simply waved his hand and dispelled the blue light beamā¦
Blue Maple was also temporarily shocked. He didnāt think that his glare could cause something like this to happen!
āOi, donāt be excited, young man. Donāt use your newfound powers so carelessly. You may just kill someone else by accident if you donāt control them properly. Donāt worry, the system will not announce your name this time.ā
Old Man Fang seemed to know what Blue Maple was worried about. They made a system announcement before, but Blue Maple would definitely not agree this time.
āYour Heavenly Fireās power is far stronger than this, and the same goes for your Nine Heavens Mysterious Ice, except you canāt use it yet. This is a new skill that your Heavenly Fire has bestowed upon you: Eyes of Heavenly Fire!ā
Old Man Fang also transformed his own eyes into the same dark blue colors that Blue Maple had, as flowing light flickered within his eyes.
Ding! Announcement: āYou have received a new skill: Eyes of Heavenly Fire!ā
Ding! Announcement: āEyes of Heavenly Fire is a skill given to the user after absorbing a certain volume of Heavenly Fire. This skill grants the user a passive ability to see through all low-tier invisibility, illusion, disguises, and whatnot. This skill also grants night vision, visibility through fog, and whatnot. This skill also grants x-ray vision, as long as the other party agrees!ā
āThe skill has an active effect to resist all spiritual attacks such as confusion or with illusions. It can even see through high-tier invisibility, illusions, disguises, and whatnot. Your eyes also has an active offensive skill: Heavenly Fire Eye Beam!ā
Ding! Announcement: āHeavenly Fire Eye Beam fires two beams of light conjured from Heavenly Fire, dealing 200% of your damage to your enemy. Half of this damage is considered physical damage, while the other half is considered spiritual damage. Thereās no cooldown, and it can be instantly used given that certain conditions are met. This skill expends Heavenly Fire and spiritual power!ā
ā¦ā¦
āUhā¦ā
Blue Maple was also temporarily shocked when he heard this announcement.
āNow, you canāt randomly glare at other people. Otherwise, you have to be responsible if you glare someone to death.ā Old Man Fang gave no quarter as he lectured Blue Maple.
Blue Maple frowned as he heard Old Man Fangās words because he felt that Heavenly Fire Eye Beam didnāt seem like it was easily controlled. He had just fired one beam unwittingly!
Blue Maple even felt temporary dizziness in his head after using this skill, and he expended almost 5% of the Heavenly Fire that he had just absorbed!
These conditions seem very demandingā¦ Blue Maple thought to himself. Evidently, he was also a little surprised as to how much Heavenly Fire this skill required. After all, he had just increased his Heavenly Fireās volume before this.
Old Man Fang didnāt find Blue Mapleās reactions strange at all as he continued to speak.
āIāll deal with that for you later. Donāt worry. You should spend some time getting used to your stronger body, and I will give you new skills afterwards. You can deal with whatever that old bastard has given you by yourself in the future, I donāt care.ā
Old Man Fang seemed like he didnāt care about taking care of Blue Maple, and he was letting Blue Maple deal with everything by himself.
Old Man Fang started giggling immediately afterwards.
āBut donāt be shocked at how powerful you have become. Your current physique has become more than extraordinary relative to reality.ā
āMy physique?ā
Blue Maple was a little confused before he opened his physique panel.
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[Blue Maple] (Level 56 Sword Hermit)
Attack Speed: 2.1 per second (single-sword state)
Movement Speed: Maximum limit of 27 metres per second
Jumping Distance: Maximum limit of 56 metres.
Vertical Jumping Height: Maximum limit of 9 metres.
Body Strength: Maximum limit of lifting 1124 kilograms.
Vision: ā¦ā¦
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Besides my attack speedā¦ Blue Maple thought to himself, and he was pleasantly surprised at how his physique had improved after his third class advancement.
āThese are your attributes with the seal.ā Old Man Fangās voice abruptly rang out again.
āAre you shocked? This is your third class advancement at Level 60. You will gain more levels in the future, and you will have more class advancements. Do you know what kind of physical attributes you will possess in the future?ā
Old Man Fang was speaking very seriously in this moment, and it wouldnāt be too much if he suddenly turned hostile.
āI donāt know what your identity is in reality, but I think you must know some things: for example, why this game has such physical attribute progression to a point where these attributes are far superior to a humanās normal limits. You can possibly reach a speed where you canāt even react!ā
āI know a little bit.ā
Blue Maple answered plainly, and he was still as cold as before.
āGood. What you probably donāt know is that your final achievement in this game will be closely related to your eventual residence at your destination in the future.ā
āYouā¦ should understand this?ā
Old Man Fang spoke with a serious look on his face.
Blue Mapleās expression also became solemn as he started contemplatingā¦
Old Man Fang wasnāt worried as he watched Blue Mapleās response. He just stood by quietly and waited for Blue Maple to think.
Moments laterā¦
Blue Maple lifted his head and suddenly gazed into the old manās eyes as he spoke.
āItās enough for me to become stronger by myself, right?ā
Blue light flowed in Blue Mapleās eyes. His eyes were sharp, but there seemed to be tinges of fear and franticnessā¦
āUhā¦ā
Old Man Fang stared at Blue Maple, and he was also shocked at his response.
āIs it enough for me to become stronger by myself!?ā
Blue Maple asked again forcefully, like he demanded an answer.
Old Man Fang glanced at Blue Maple and thought for a few moments before he turned back with a solemn look in his eyes.
Old Man Fang said slowlyā¦
āHey, little rascal. What kind of burdens do you have on your shoulders in reality, exactly?ā
ā¦ā¦
Blue Maple fell silent and lowered his headā¦
He clenched his fists afterwards as he spoke through gritted teeth.
āThatās not your business. Tell me, is it enough for me to become powerful by myself!ā
Blue Maple lifted his head before Old Man Fang could replyā¦
Blue Mapleās eyes were filled with coldness, heartlessness, lonelinessā¦ andā¦ death.
āAnswer me.ā
Blue Mapleās icy tone almost carried a tinge of murderousness, a kind that he couldnāt control.
āLittle rascal, youā¦ā
Old Man Fang completely didnāt expect him to react this way, to a point where Blue Maple couldnāt control his murderousness towards him.
āHaihā¦ forget it.ā
He could only heave a sigh in the end.
āItās enough if you become sufficiently powerful. Thereās nothing else you need to do. The most you have to do is complete some quests or tasks to kill some demons. Those are all part of the game.ā
Blue Mapleās negative energy started receding as Old Man Fang finished his explanationā¦
Everything became quiet and peaceful once moreā¦
āAlright.ā
Blue Maple answered plainly. His attitude wasnāt much different from normal times, like he didnāt care about anything at all.
Old Man Fang stared deeply at Blue Maple. He was surprised that Blue Maple would switch between those two moods so quickly, but he didnāt think too much of it.
āHere, this is for you.ā
Old Man Fang took something out and handed it to Blue Maple once he saw that he had calmed down.
It was a pair of exquisite half-rimmed spectacles. Its rim was a delicate dark blue color, and it had a thin pair of transparent lens. It didnāt seem any different from a normal decorative pair of spectacles. There were also spectacles in reality, except they were for decorative purposes.
āWhatās this?ā
Blue Maple frowned confusedly as he saw the pair of spectacles.
āThis is for controlling your Eyes of Heavenly Fire.ā Old Man Fang continued plainly. Perhaps, Blue Mapleās reaction had affected him as he restrained his usual behavior.
Blue Maple glanced at the spectacles and said nothing more as he took it and put it on.
āCrack.ā
Blue Maple instinctively pushed his spectacles over his nose with his middle finger. Light flowed within its lens as he stared at Old Man Fang with a sharp look in his eyes.
Blue Maple asked a question abruptly in a plain voice.
āWhatās your relationship with Silent Observer?ā