System Announcement: Command confirmed. War Art Reconstruction Program initiated!

  Golden light instantly enveloped the massive corpse of the Blaze Demon Wolf and the Void Core in Lance's hand.

  The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded. The wolf corpse, originally only a few dozen meters long, began to expand wildly. Under the catalyst of reconstruction energy, its flesh and tissue proliferated at extreme speeds. Within seconds, the corpse broke past the hundred-meter mark, finally settling as a micro-mountain lying across the plain, hundreds of meters high.

  Looking at this gigantic meat-mountain radiating terrifying residual power, Lance felt a headache coming on.

  "Dammit. I forgot that reconstructed biological ranks skyrocket. This is a Legendary (Rank 5) biological specimen. Even with a good appetite, how long is it going to take me to eat this?"

  Lance slapped his forehead. Prey of this size exceeded the limit of what one person could carry.

  Humm—!

  Just then, the core in his palm completed its evolution. Its size hadn't changed significantly, but the flowing light on its surface had shifted from ordinary fire-red to a near-divine golden-crimson. Looking closely, the surface was densely packed with profound runes operating like micro-galaxies—the manifestation of reassembled laws of life.

  With the birth of this core, the temperature within a hundred miles began to climb in a bizarre synchronization. It wasn't thermal radiation; it felt more like every Aether Particle in the area was resonating with the core's rhythm, generating heat.

  System Announcement: Reconstruction Program complete.

  Supply Acquired: Legendary (Rank 5) - Low Void Beast — Crimson Sky Wolf Specimen.

  Rare Item Acquired: Epic Rank (Rank 6) Void Core — Solar Stellar Flame Core.

  Lance's spirit jolted. The Legendary wolf corpse was too big and could only serve as backup rations for now, but this Epic Rank core was a true top-tier treasure!

  He quickly scanned the item properties panel:

  Crimson Sky Wolf Specimen: Adult rank is at least Legendary (Rank 5). Innately possesses the ability to control Crimson Fire (A-Rank Trait). Peak individuals of this species, after bloodline awakening, can devour stellar energy levels to evolve into Epic Rank or even Demigod "Solar Stellar Flame Wolves."

  Solar Stellar Flame Core: Contains ultimate Solar Stellar Flame. Since the System has erased all compatibility exploits, absorbing this core guarantees the user a 100% awakening of the S-Rank Supernatural Trait — Solar Stellar Flame. Additionally, the massive amount of spiritual mana within will solidify in the user's Consciousness Hub and release gradually with cultivation progress.

  Supernatural Trait: Solar Stellar Flame: Possesses the terrifying characteristic of smelting all things. It is the supreme fire dreamed of by every Alchemist and Subspace Engineer in the universe. Its destructive power ranks at the top of the Elemental S-Class list.

  "Two reconstruction quotas in exchange for an S-Rank combat talent. This deal is a steal."

  Lance's gaze intensified. The previous Titanium War Body was only C-Rank, yet it had multiplied his survivability several times over. Now, this S-Rank Solar Stellar Flame would absolutely cause a qualitative change in his damage output!

  "Plus, this fire, known for 'smelting all things,' might help me refine this massive wolf corpse into a more portable energy essence."

  Lance made up his mind. Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed the golden-crimson core whole.

  BOOM—!

  The moment the core entered his stomach, a wave of devastating heat exploded in Lance's abdominal cavity, then rapidly swept through every cell in his body.

  It wasn't just high-temperature roasting; Lance clearly felt his genetic chain being reforged by a sacred fire. Every cell greedily absorbed the golden-crimson energy flow—a violent aura from the depths of a star.

  "If an ordinary warrior tried to swallow an Epic Rank core, they'd be incinerated into atomic dust instantly. The probability of awakening an ability is less than one in a billion; the rest just explode and die."

  Lance endured the excruciating pain of body reconstruction, sneering internally. The meaning of the System's existence was to turn that "one in a billion" chance into a "one hundred percent" certainty by patching exploits!

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  Humm—!

  Suddenly, a violent fluctuation came from deep within Lance's Consciousness Hub. He immediately sank into his mind to inspect his mental space.

  This was the core zone storing memory and soul. Even with the Undying God-Body, if his Consciousness Hub collapsed, he would become a living corpse without consciousness.

  At this moment, his mindscape was filled with endless Solar Stellar Flame. Guided by the System, these violent flames began to frantically collapse and converge toward the center.

  Soon, a tiny golden-crimson point of light was born in the center of his consciousness. Then, after absorbing all residual flames, the point of light expanded rapidly, finally evolving into a micro-star hovering above Lance's Consciousness Hub, radiating eternal, searing brilliance.

  "This is the mark of a successful Supernatural Trait awakening—the Ability Core."

  Lance slowly opened his eyes. Deep in his pupils, two clusters of golden-crimson flames danced quietly.

  After condensing that golden-crimson sphere of light, hot as a raging sun, Lance instantly sensed the change in his body.

  The Ability Core felt like an extension of his will, allowing him to manipulate the Solar Stellar Flame within him with the ease of moving his own arm. This control wasn't learned; it felt more like an instinct engraved deep into his genes.

  At the same time, his mind became sharper than ever before. Everything around him appeared in his vision as clear flows of energy levels.

  System Alert: Congratulations Host on successfully awakening S-Rank Supernatural Trait: Solar Stellar Flame!

  Your Soul +500! Soul Rank successfully upgraded to: Silver Tier, Rank 5!

  Companion Energy detected. Spiritual Mana Reserve gained: 70,000 points!

  System Announcement: Energy Reserve Unit updated.

  Update: Changed from "Days" to "Energy Units (EU)".

  Conversion Rate: 1 EU = 100 Days of Energy Consumption. Current Energy Reserve: 0 EU.

  Two consecutive alerts flashed through his mind, sparking shock deep in Lance's eyes.

  "No wonder my perception improved so much; my soul strength skyrocketed a hundredfold. The spiritual feedback from an Epic Rank core is beyond imagination."

  Lance grinned. He knew well that the destructive ceiling of the Solar Stellar Flame depended directly on spiritual strength. If his Soul was still at the initial 5 points, he could at best burn some Bronze Rank trash to death. But now, with a Soul strength of 505, he was confident he could reduce even a fully armed Gold Rank warrior to ash.

  "First, let's test the combat efficiency of this flame."

  Lance raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

  Snap!

  A ball of deep crimson fire danced at his fingertip. Instantly, the temperature within several kilometers began to spike at a heart-palpitating rate.

  "Just the standby energy level is this terrifying?"

  Lance raised an eyebrow slightly. He flicked his finger, and the wisp of fire transformed into a streak of crimson light, slicing through the air.

  In a split second, the flame hit a patch of wasteland three kilometers away.

  BOOM—!!!

  An earth-shattering explosion detonated. A dark red mushroom cloud rose into the sky, the pillar of fire piercing the clouds. Everything within a hundred meters was instantly liquefied. The scorching shockwave even reached Lance, kilometers away, whipping his hair wildly.

  After the flames dissipated, a giant crater filled with boiling magma remained on the ground.

  Awoo—! Noir, perched on his shoulder, let out an excited dragon roar, clearly impressed by the power of the strike.

  "In terms of instantaneous explosive power alone, this move has already surpassed my full-strength physical strikes."

  Lance was very satisfied with his current destructive capability. He pulled up his personal panel:

  User Status Panel

  Name: Lance

  Reconstruction Quota: 1/3

  Martial Rank: Silver Tier, Rank 2

  Soul Rank: Silver Tier, Rank 5

  Constitution (CON): 251

  Soul: 505

  Traits: Undying God-Body (SSS), Elemental Saint Body (SS), Titanium War Body (C), Solar Stellar Flame (S)

  War Arts: Titanium War Art (Rank-4 Perfect), Titanium Collapse Fist (Rank-4 Perfect)

  With three high-rank traits, Lance's comprehensive combat power was now enough to go head-to-head with top-tier Void Beasts at Gold Tier, Rank 7 or higher.

  "Next, time to deal with this supply crate."

  Lance looked at the corpse of the Crimson Sky Wolf towering like a skyscraper. Eyes half-closed, he converted all his internal Source Mana into Solar Stellar Flame and unleashed it.

  RUMBLE—!

  Like a flood, the golden-crimson flames instantly engulfed the massive carcass.

  Hiss—!

  To Lance's surprise, upon contact with the flames, the flesh didn't char. Instead, it melted and refined rapidly, like ice meeting a branding iron.

  "Seems the 'Smelt All Things' attribute of the Solar Stellar Flame lives up to its name."

  He increased the firepower, forming a massive, translucent red dome that completely wrapped the hundreds-of-meters-high corpse. This was an extremely draining process for his mental energy. If not for the 70,000 points of spiritual mana reserve, just melting one of the giant beast's claws would have sucked Lance dry.

  An hour later, the meat-mountain that covered hundreds of thousands of square meters had been reduced by molecular-level refining into a giant blood sphere, fifty meters in diameter.

  Due to the intense cycle of consumption and recovery, Lance's Soul value had inadvertently been honed, increasing by over 50 points.

  "Still too many impurities. Continue refining."

  Another long hour passed.

  Under the constant forging of the flames, the fifty-meter blood sphere was finally condensed into a dark red crystal orb just one meter in diameter. Energy patterns flowed across the sphere's surface like liquid gems, radiating an enticing aura of life.

  "That's the limit. My current soul strength can only refine it to this degree."

  Lance let out a long breath. Though he humbly considered himself weak, if the outside world knew a Silver Tier, Rank 2 warrior had single-handedly refined a Legendary Void Beast corpse into a high-purity energy crystal in just a few hours, the entire Federation would likely go insane.