"They didn't necessarily steal the nuclear bombs with the Kingdom of Ice and Snow in mind," Yu Ruoyun said indifferently, leaning against the wall.

"Due to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, nuclear weapons are firmly controlled by the nine major nations. Terrorist organizations can buy any conventional armaments from the White Eagle Country, but they absolutely cannot obtain nuclear bombs. Paradise Bird has acquired two nuclear bombs, and with their capabilities, they could deliver those bombs to any city in any country. We must find the whereabouts of these two bombs. Otherwise, the death toll could reach the millions."

As soon as Wang Lan finished speaking, Princess Aier's face turned deathly pale. This was a responsibility the Kingdom of Ice and Snow could not bear under any circumstances.

"Oh, you're all up!" From a distance, a senior student waved as she approached, gracefully sitting down beside Wang Lan. "My name is Aiwei, and I'm a senior in the Close Combat Department."

"Huh?" Wang Lan looked at the senior in surprise, not expecting such a sweet-looking young woman to be from the Close Combat Department. He had heard from two louts in his dormitory that the male-to-female ratio in the Close Combat Department was a terrifying twenty to one. Even if there were a dozen or so women in the department, each supposedly looked like a muscle-bound monster.

Just as Wang Lan was about to return the beauty's greeting, a system alert suddenly appeared in his mind: "Special metal detected. Can repair damaged Saint Cloth."

The last time, his Saint Cloth had shattered in the Time-Space Gemstone explosion, leaving only a Heart Mirror fragment. After that, he'd encountered a series of misfortunes before even having a chance to mourn its loss. Although the Phoenix Saint Cloth possessed a Self-Repair ability, the damage was so severe that the chances of it repairing itself were slim.

The sudden system alert left Wang Lan somewhat dumbfounded. Special metal? Where is it? Why can't I see it?

Staring intently at Aiwei, Wang Lan was on the verge of activating his Void Purple Eyes when he noticed a pendant on her chest. It was a silvery-white, teardrop-shaped piece of metal, somewhat twisted and with an uneven surface.

Could it be this?

Wang Lan's unabashed staring at Aiwei's chest made even a typically casual Close Combat Department student blush instantly.

I didn't expect Wang Lan to be so lecherous... What if he makes some excessive demand? If I refuse... Wang Lan is so outstanding, being his girlfriend wouldn't be a loss, would it? Powerful men all seem to be playboys. They say Lord Qing Emperor also has several confidantes... But... I haven't graduated yet... What if I accidentally get pregnant?

Who truly knows what goes through a woman's mind at times, or how far their thoughts can drift when they're caught up in them?

"Um, Senior Aiwei, could you let me see the pendant on your chest?"

"Ah?" Aiwei's cheeks immediately burned crimson. Princess Aier, standing nearby, quietly sighed in relief.

Indeed, Wang Lan wasn't interested in this girl. She doesn't have a figure like mine, nor is she as beautiful as I am; how could Wang Lan reject me for her? Yes, it must have been a misunderstanding.

Without hesitation, Aiwei removed the necklace and held it out to Wang Lan.

"Where did you get this?"

"I pried it off a meteorite fragment. It looked pretty, so I made it into a necklace."

Wang Lan quickly opened his Star Palace and summoned the Phoenix Saint Cloth, now reduced to a single piece of chest armor. No one would believe that this battered piece of metal before them was once the magnificent Star Palace Artifact that had danced like a phoenix before disassembling and fitting itself onto Wang Lan.

If Yihui were here, he would probably fight Wang Lan to the death over this, the kind of fight where neither would rest until the other was dead.

The Phoenix Saint Cloth possessed the ability to Self-Repair. However, this required the correct materials. With only a palm-sized piece of metal remaining, even a thousand years might not be enough for it to recover.

"This pendant is incredibly hard; my warhammer broke trying to damage it, yet it remained pristine. It must be some special material from outer space. My family is in the steel business, so I was planning to take it back for them to research," Aiwei explained.

Wang Lan placed the pendant on the Heart Mirror. He was about to open the system and ask how to repair the Saint Cloth when, in an instant, the bead melted on the Heart Mirror and then seeped into it. In the blink of an eye, the bead vanished without a trace.

"Was it… eaten?" Aiwei asked, dumbfounded. Princess Aier and Yu Ruoyun also stared at Wang Lan, awaiting his explanation.

"My Star Palace Artifact is called the Phoenix Saint Cloth. It has a Self-Repair ability, but the materials required are very hard to find. I thought repair was hopeless, but I never expected Heaven itself to deliver the necessary materials."

"Are they in the meteorites? I'll send people to collect them immediately!" Princess Aier exclaimed.

The meteorites had fallen right near their location, and almost everyone present had witnessed it. Thus, collecting the meteorite fragments was not a difficult task for Princess Aier. The asteroid impact had been an accident for Wang Lan, but now, it was an unexpected blessing.

Perspectives differ; what constitutes a disaster for one can be a boon for another. For the Kingdom of Ice and Snow, this asteroid was a catastrophe. But for Wang Lan, damn it, this was a surprise bonanza!

The Kingdom of Ice and Snow operated with remarkable efficiency. Almost as soon as Princess Aier issued her orders, the people of the Kingdom sprang into action. Furthermore, the support team from the Jade Country, having little else to do, also joined the effort to collect meteorite fragments.

By afternoon, the first batch of meteorites had been delivered. The meteorites were dark and smudged, resembling lumps of charcoal. Wang Lan picked up a meteorite and placed it on the Heart Mirror. He stared at it for a long time, but nothing happened.

Could I have guessed wrong?

"Wang Lan, even if the Phoenix Saint Cloth has Self-Repair capabilities, you can't expect it to eat rocks, can you? I think we should first refine the metal from the meteorites. It's even possible that only one specific type of metal within them is the required repair material," Yu Ruoyun said with a speechless expression, watching Wang Lan tap a rock against the Heart Mirror. He's so silly, it's almost endearing, she thought.

"That's true. Do we have the means to refine it? I recall the Kingdom of Ice and Snow doesn't have any heavy industry, right?"

"Indeed, we don't have heavy industry for steel production. However, extracting some metal from the meteorites should still be possible. If we know the method, we can even do it ourselves. We should start by melting them at high temperatures to separate the rock from the liquid metal. Then, through forging, we can remove impurities. Let's first isolate the metals, then send them to a testing facility for compositional analysis," Princess Aier suggested softly.

"Alright! Let's build a furnace and melt the metal into a molten state!"

"Is all this trouble really necessary?" Yu Ruoyun walked past Wang Lan with a look of disdain, gently nudged him, and said, "Move over. Let me handle this."

She picked up a meteorite the size of a fist, and Star Power surged within her. Instantly, a purple flame erupted in her hand. The purple flame, far hotter than the bluish flames of a steel mill, could not only melt iron but could even turn rock into magma.

After a minute, Yu Ruoyun's brow furrowed; the meteorite in her palm showed no change whatsoever. Could the purple flame not be hot enough? She increased her Star Power output, and the purple flame shot skyward like a roaring bonfire.

Despite maintaining the output for nearly three minutes, the meteorite remained unchanged.

"Strange. What kind of meteorite is this? It can't even be melted by my purple flame."

"That's to be expected." Director Longya suddenly appeared, his long hair flowing as he slowly approached. "I heard the students were all looking for meteorite fragments," he said. "I was curious, so I came to ask: what do you need the meteorites for?"

"Last time in Space Five, my Phoenix Saint Cloth shattered when I was preventing the Time-Space Gemstone from activating. Although it can be repaired, the materials needed for its repair are extremely rare. By chance, I discovered that these meteorites contain a metal that can repair the Saint Cloth, which is why I asked my classmates to help collect the fragments."

"The meteorites do indeed contain an exceptionally hard metal. We sent the first fragment we found for analysis. This metal is unlike anything previously discovered on Sky Blue Star. It's thirty times harder than titanium found on Sky Blue Star and also possesses incredible toughness. Objects made from it would be virtually indestructible. But this metal has an extraordinarily high melting point. Currently, our scientists haven't yet figured out a method to extract this metal. It's precisely because of this metal that the meteorites didn't disintegrate upon entering the gravitational fields of Sky Blue Star and the moon, nor did they burn up significantly when passing through the atmosphere. How to refine this metal is something our scientists are still researching. You lot should save your energy."

"Director Longya, would it work if the temperature were high enough?" Wang Lan quickly asked.

"Theoretically, every substance can exist in solid, liquid, and gaseous states; metals are no different. High-temperature refining is one of the most common methods. But where would you find such extreme temperatures? Purple flames are already at the upper limit for flame temperatures. Your only other option would be something like a laser beam."

Wang Lan held a meteorite and activated his Extreme Heat Light Beam Star Martial Skill. His Extreme Heat Light Beam, at Platinum Four, could generate temperatures of twenty-five thousand degrees—more than double that of purple flames.

As Wang Lan's Star Power surged, his palm instantly emitted a dazzling light. The light wasn't blinding, but it was intensely bright, reminiscent of the captivating glow the asteroid had emitted as it fell.

"This… this is…" Director Longya's face instantly filled with disbelief.

Considering Wang Lan had already demonstrated so many incredible abilities—using Star Martial Skills to shoot down missiles and asteroids, and breaking through cultivation realms with casual ease—Director Longya thought he should have been desensitized to any further bizarre displays.

But… he couldn't remain numb to this!

As the tactical director of the Modu Star Martial Academy, Director Longya was known as an invincible warrior, second only to those with bestowed titles. While his strength might not be peerless, his breadth of knowledge certainly was.

The light emanating from Wang Lan's palm... could it be the Extreme Heat Light Beam, a power that supposedly existed only in theory? In the Star Martial world, the Aurora developed by high-level Ice Attribute Star Martial Warriors is considered a pinnacle of combat. The difference in strength between an Ice Attribute warrior who can't use Aurora and one who has mastered it is as vast as that between an ocular power at its three-tomoe stage and one that has achieved the full Kaleidoscope Vision. Once Aurora is unleashed, it can freeze thousands of miles in an instant; even powerhouses like the Five Emperors might not dare to face it directly. If the Extreme Freezing Light exists, then an Extreme Heat Light Beam should also be possible. After all, if the Nine Yin Scripture has appeared, a corresponding Jiuyang Divine Power wouldn't be out of place, would it? Yet, for millennia, the Extreme Heat Light Beam has remained a mere legend. Countless Fire, Flame, and Sun Attribute warriors have poured their lifeblood into trying to manifest it, only to fail and die with regrets. They even charged their descendants to burn paper offerings at their graves if the Extreme Heat Light Beam ever came into being—a wish unfulfilled for ages. But now... this light in Wang Lan's hand... what else could it be, if not the Extreme Heat Light Beam? What else could generate such intense heat that it warped space, distorted gravity, and made the very air shimmer as if it were a vacuum?

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