Chapter 3048 Primal Spark (Part 2)

Chapter 3048 Primal Spark (Part 2)

Tista was glad they had to keep their eyes closed or Lith would have seen the grin on her face.

'It's nice hearing him getting scolded, for once. It means my lil bro is human.' She thought.

As Lith's and Tista's Primordial Flames struck respectively a rock and a patch of ground at her feet, their eyebrows went up in surprise.

"What the fuck?" Tista could feel through her Flames how different materials burned at a different pace.

At first, Lith and Tista thought it was just an impression. After a while, they could sort out the different components of their respective targets simply by the degree of resistance they offered to the Flames.

'He said purify but without specifying what, so...' After vaporizing the first rock Lith moved on to a second.

He had the Primordial Flames wash over the stone's surface and seep through it before making real damage, just enough to grasp the density of the rock's main components.

Lith burned everything inside, feeling the stone rearranging its structure to fill the empty spaces left by the Flames. He saw how removing impurities made the stone harder or more brittle based on their position and composition.

The second rock collapsed, its structure incapable of withstanding its own weight after all the impurities had been removed. Lith moved to a third stone, this time making the flames lick at the various components without burning any of them.

Only after he could discern which impurities were functional to the rock's structural integrity from those that deformed it did he start the purifying process. Tista too learned how to study her target through her Flames as they burned through a barren plot of land.

"Good. You can now open your eyes and look upon the results of your work." Valtak said once they were both done.

Tista needed time to catch up but Lith could use it for practice.

The obsidian stone that Lith had purified now looked like an angular jagged fang with sharp corners and sleek sides. The patch of ground below Tista's feet was blackened no longer.

The ashes poisoning it were gone and so was the rocky layer of solidified lava. The soil was soft, brown, and so fertile that it only needed one seed and a bit of water to bear a bountiful harvest.

"Let's take a short break before moving on to Immortal Flames. The toll on your life force has been negligible but you are more tired than you think." The Elder Wyrm shapeshifted into his human form and his disciples followed suit.

As soon as he took his fingers off their foreheads and dispelled Primordial Spark, Lith and Tista felt their bodies become as heavy as lead and found themselves covered in sweat.

"What's happening?" Lith said, wheezing like a bellows.

"Hatchling, you have probably used more Origin Flames today than during your whole life." Valtak replied. "Until one second ago, your mana core shouldered the burden but now it's back on your body."

Lith checked his life force, discovering that it had suffered no damage. The cracks were unchanged and his exhaustion was no different from what he would expect after an intense session of physical training.

"You guys can recover with Invigoration, but I'd like you to rest and eat instead. Learn this lesson not only with your minds, but also with your bodies." The Elder Wyrm took a few dead cows out of his pocket dimension and breathed fire on them.

"Why?" Tista said with a disgusted expression. "We should have butchered them. If you don't take out the organs, the meat goes bad and tastes terrible."

"First, it takes too long. Second, give me some credit." The Fire Dragon tore a cow in half and a delicious smell wafted in the air. "I've done this for millennia. It lacks spices, but that's it."

Lith had many questions, but the remark about his trust issues still burned at his pride.

'Pun intended.' He thought as he ripped a leg off and started to chew it.

"How is it?" Tista asked, poking at her cow.

"Delicious." Lith replied, taking her by surprise. "The fire has spread the fat evenly, tenderized the meat, and made the bones brittle. You can easily suck the marrow."

"What about..." Tista pointed at the intestines and bladder.

"The wastes? I've purified them, of course." Valtak replied. "Just because I can eat anything safely, it doesn't mean I have to. Had I purified everything, our meal would have been reduced to flabby, tasteless meat.

"Instead, I just cooked everything right and removed only the naughty bits."