Chapter 278 - The Coupling Of Hardness With Softness (1/2)

Chapter 278 The Coupling Of Hardness With Softness

‘No temperature.’

It was only a thought, but the intense heat waves released by the purple light vanished such that none was left.

Ou Yangming was overjoyed from the bottom of his heart, and he could sense that he was not hallucinating. This was because the burning Military Fire on his palm did not have a temperature at all.

It was like an illusion that existed in an abstract manner.

However, this was real as it was the Military Fire that he released.

All of a sudden, Ou Yangming sensed Master Wu Hongxi reaching out to probe the Military Fire’s temperature, as well as the fascinating look on the master’s face that followed.

Nonetheless, everything was only a small interlude to Ou Yangming. His thoughts were still focused on the mysterious state because the glowing purple Military Fire was the most important thing to him at the moment.

‘Ice-cold!

As Ou Yangming changed his mind, the fire on his palm shrunk abruptly but carried a harsh chill.

He did it-he did it indeed.

Instead of stopping, Ou Yangming continued to think.

‘Scorching hot!’

“Woosh…”

The Military Fire grew bigger and spread toward and enveloped his whole arm. Nevertheless, the fire’s most important property was it could not hurt the person who released it, hence even Ou Yangming’s clothes were not damaged at all.

That said, the fiery waves extended outward with him as the center, causing the s.p.a.ce around him to be filled with heat surges. Consequently, the silk cloths and furs shook slightly as though they were going to be lit by the heat.

Wu Hongxi frowned and moved his arms to hurl the flammable items to a corner so that they could stay away from Ou Yangming. Who knew, right after he did that, he realized that the searing heat waves disappeared, and the fire in the young fellow’s hand lost its temperature. Whether it was the heat waves or the cold waves, they were nowhere to be found.

Ou Yangming was moved. He did not adjust the flame’s size on purpose, but he came across an interesting pattern during the process.

The flame had a significant property, where it would expand when it was hot and contract when it was cold.

The hotter the flame, the more it expanded; the lower its temperature, the smaller its range. Eventually, Ou Yangming’s mental conception went back to its spot. When he opened his eyes, he could not hide the look of surprise in his eyes.

“Master Wu, I did it!” Ou Yangming turned his wrist to curb the Military Fire, then he approached Wu Hongxi while he uttered in excitement.

Wu Hongxi moved his lips. He was so in awe that he did not know what to do, but he forced himself to look calm and responded, “Not bad, not bad. You’re the first person who’s able to grasp the Military Fire’s hot and cold natures so quickly.” He sighed and was somewhat envious and jealous when he looked at Ou Yangming. The path of equilibrium was something that he discovered, and he underwent numerous hards.h.i.+ps and problems throughout the process. Despite that, it was those difficulties that helped him encounter the Military Fire’s path of cold and heat in the end. Ultimately, he also followed up his research on the coupling of hardness with softness and arrived at the final path of equilibrium.

Wu Hongxi had taught many students in the past, but even his twelve official disciples never truly inherited his legacy.

It was not because his disciples did not work hard, but because it was tough for them to understand the concept. Even if they did, it was not easy for their subconscious to acknowledge it.

Lowering the Military Fire’s temperature to display its cold property was not something that could be done by normal blacksmiths. Even though Wu Hongxi’s other disciples managed to achieve it after practicing hard for a long time, the disciple who comprehended the concept best and wors.h.i.+pped him the most took at least half a year to grasp it.

As for releasing coldness through the Military Fire… To this day, not all of Wu Hongxi’s disciples could do it.

After all, Wu Hongxi’s experience was unique and his Military Fire was one of a kind; they could neither be replicated nor reproduced.

Therefore, Wu Hongxi had always thought that his greatest path of equilibrium might be lost once he died.

However, he saw hope at this very moment; a hope that could perfectly inherit his lifelong learnings. Although the person was not his disciple, the person was young enough.

Ou Yangming subconsciously shrank away a little as he sensed Master Wu Hongxi’s strange look. Even so, he felt that the look in the master’s eyes was similar to Jin Shengjie’s and Old Craftsman’s, but he could not figure it out.

Based on Ou Yangming’s age, it made sense that he could not understand the moods of Old Craftsman, Jin Shengjie, and Wu Hongxi yet.

“Uhm, Master Wu, what should I do next?” Ou Yangming asked with respect.

He attempted to stimulate the Military Fire’s potential and gain something from it, but he also felt that there was more potential to be uncovered.