"What a joke! Whoever refines it first gets to keep it. It’s not like you’ve carved your name on it!"
Two cultivators who had their eyes on the same Upper Grade Dharma Artifact were already fighting fiercely. The one who had grabbed it first was miserably dodging the other’s Ice Cone Technique while trying to maintain his Spiritual Power supply, and his refining progress instantly slowed to a crawl.
The latecomer, meanwhile, was holding nothing back, clearly taking an "if I can’t have it, neither can you" stance.
After all, there were only about thirty Upper Grade Dharma Artifacts in total.
Those at the front of the pack might be able to get one each, but by the time the main group in the middle arrived, there wouldn’t be enough to go around. A fierce struggle was inevitable.
’I have to be faster...’
Chu Bai’s heart tightened. This Fire Element Ring was a Top-Grade Auxiliary Dharma Artifact. For anyone who practiced Fire Spirit Qi Cultivation, it was an absolute treasure and would undoubtedly be coveted by others.
He subconsciously glanced back.
In the middle of the pack, a figure like an enraged bull, wreathed in rolling waves of heat, was charging toward him.
It was Wu Jianfei, who had just broken free from the bindings of the Primordial Magnetic Reprint!
Although the burly man had suffered a major loss at Ji Li’s hands, he still possessed the full strength of the Late Stage of Qi Cultivation Third Layer. His eyes were bloodshot, and he was clearly filled with pent-up rage that had nowhere to go. His gaze swept across the field and instantly locked onto the Fire Element Ring in Chu Bai’s hand.
"An Upper Grade Fire Element Ring? A fine prize!"
Wu Jianfei let out a savage grin, greed flaring in his eyes. "Kid, put down what you’re holding! That belongs to me!"
The two exchanged no more words.
In the Cultivation Realm, especially in an examination arena for seizing resources, fists were the only language that mattered.
In an instant, Chu Bai made his decision.
’If I stay and get tangled up with Wu Jianfei, my refining progress will be slowed even if I eventually win. It might even attract more opportunists.’
’Run!’
Chu Bai stomped his foot, unleashing his Fire Step Ascension at full power.
BOOM!
A burst of violent flame erupted under his feet. Instead of engaging in battle, he used the recoil to launch himself forward like a red meteor, streaking straight toward the deeper, more desolate parts of the wasteland.
"Trying to run?!"
Wu Jianfei grew frantic. He had just been humiliated by Ji Li, and now a first-year whelp had beaten him to the Dharma Artifact he’d set his sights on. If he let the kid get away, how could he, a third-year veteran, ever show his face again?
"Get back here!"
Wu Jianfei roared and activated his own Body Technique, giving chase relentlessly.
However, what happened next was something he found utterly incredible.
Even though Chu Bai was sprinting at full speed up ahead, the Fire Element Ring in his hand continued to flash with Spiritual Light, a clear sign that the refining process had not been interrupted!
’This kid... he can actually multitask? Refining an Upper Grade Dharma Artifact while running?!’
Wu Jianfei’s eyes went wide. He found it simply inconceivable.
Most people needed to be completely focused when refining a Dharma Artifact; the slightest distraction could cause all their previous efforts to go to waste. But this Chu Bai was something else. Not only was he running at top speed, but he was also bobbing and weaving through the complex terrain, dodging obstacles along the way.
One chased, one fled, kicking up two long trails of dust across the wasteland.
"Stop running! If you have any guts, stop and fight me!" Wu Jianfei bellowed, exasperated.
’Only an idiot would stop.’
Without looking back, Chu Bai felt the Spiritual Power circuits of the Fire Element Ring in his hand gradually being tamed, and the corners of his mouth curved into a smile.
The wind howled as the scenery blurred past.
The originally wild and scorching aura of the Fire Element Ring in Chu Bai’s hand finally grew docile under the scouring of his Five Elements Spiritual Power.
Although it would still take some time to refine it completely, the core Restriction had been broken, allowing him to begin calling upon its power.
’Fire Step Ascension, activate!’
With a single thought, he stopped holding the crimson ring and instead thrust it downward.
VWOOM!
The Fire Element Ring let out a clear hum and instantly split into two streaks of light, which fastened themselves around each of Chu Bai’s ankles.
In that instant, a surging wave of Fire Spiritual Power rushed up from the soles of his feet and resonated perfectly with the Fire Element Magical Power in his body.
BOOM!
Chu Bai took another step.
His *Fire Step Ascension*, which had previously only created a lotus of fire with each step, now unleashed a three-foot-diameter shockwave of violent flame!
Propelled by this terrifying force, Chu Bai’s figure blurred in an instant. His speed had increased by far more than thirty percent.
He was like a true streak of red fire, and in the blink of an eye, he left the cursing, relentlessly pursuing Wu Jianfei dozens of yards behind!
"What?!"
Wu Jianfei, eating his dust from behind, looked as if his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.
’A moment ago, I could still see his back. How is it that in the blink of an eye, I can barely even see his shadow?’
’What an incredible Dharma Artifact!’
Chu Bai felt his lightning-fast speed, his eyes filled with delight.
This Fire Element Ring was practically tailor-made for his Body Technique.
Not only had his speed soared, but the fiery explosions from each step also possessed considerable destructive power.
’If I were to land a kick on an enemy during close combat...’
Chu Bai glanced back at Wu Jianfei, who had been left far behind, and thought to himself that the man was no longer a threat.
’Give me another hundred breaths, and I can find the next Dharma Artifact!’

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