CHAPTER 846: Ahhh! It's Hot!

Han Shuo instructed his children to pour all sorts of materials into the swamp where Romon's body was submerged. With only his head above the swamp, Romon asked with a worried and suspicious face, "What exactly are you going to do?"

"That, you will find out soon enough. Hehe, you have nothing to worry about. It will only be good for you, no side effects whatsoever! "Han Shuo replied with a smile. He asked Han Jin to throw more of the coloured stones into the swamp.

The Everglade contained certain rare minerals that the Metal Elite Zombie could locate and collect with minimal effort. In addition, Han Shuo and Han Jin had a large number of miraculous ores stored in their space rings. Han Shuo had more than enough materials to rebuild Romon's body.

"Master, will this work?" Rose seemed a little uneasy. She had seen Han Shuo refine a weapon and knew that he was a master at it. However, Rose did not know that Han Shuo could also refine the body of a living being. Therefore, she was afraid that the procedure might injure or even kill Romon, who had helped her out of danger earlier.

Although such a procedure was unimaginable to Rose, Han Shuo had been doing it for quite some time. Little Skeleton, the Five Elite Zombies, and Gilbert had all been rebuilt or improved by Han Shuo in a similar manner. Han Shuo was very experienced in this procedure and he wasn't worried about Romon's safety at all.

"The procedure will be a bit painful, but I'm sure he'll be very happy with the results. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Han Shuo replied with a smile.

Rose knew that Han Shuo was a man of his word and was relieved to hear Han Shuo's reassurance. She then called to Romon in the distance, "Romon, don't worry. It may be a little painful, but rest assured, you will be fine!"

After hearing Rose's words, Romon not only did not become less worried, he became much more nervous. He pleaded with Han Shuo as if he were going to cry, "Can I not do this? I'm already quite happy with the current state of my body!"

Han Shuo shook his head, put on a rather wicked smile and replied, "It's pretty good now, but I will make it much, much better! Hehe, you just need to stay where you are. It will take a month at the most. I assure you, your new body will handle the metal and toxins much better, and you will feel it yourself!"

"Little Gold, pour in those rare metals! Little Wood, pour in those poisonous materials you have collected!" instructed Han Shuo with a smile.

"Yes, Father!" replied the energetic Han Mu. He carried a huge wooden bucket into the air, flew over the swamp and poured the stinking, jet-black liquid into the swamp.

When Han Shui saw that the metals and poisons had been added, he immediately gathered the energy of the water element and injected it into the swamp. The water energy caused the swamp to agitate at high speed, distributing the contained materials evenly.

When everything was ready, Han Huo moved into action. Clouds of flame flew out of his Fire Lotus and into the swamp. All the water in the swamp, including that injected by Han Shui, was turned into steam. As the mud dried, it formed a huge hard mould around Romon, enveloping him tightly.

The seventeen flying swords flew out following Han Shuo's thought, helping him to deploy a miniature Soul Gathering Formation. To continue, Han Shuo began to inject his Demon Yuan into the swamp. As if someone had turned up the dial on a gas stove, the flames produced by Han Huo suddenly became a thousand times stronger. The fire erupted and began to blast the swamp with searing heat. The blast of heat caused Rose and Han Shui to take a few steps back.

"Ahhh! It's hot! Ahhh! Help!" cried Romon as he felt the fire consume his body. Although the metal on his body made him immune to sword attacks, like any metal, it was a very good conductor of heat. The metals took no time at all to transfer all the heat to the nerve endings on Romon's body.

"This is just the beginning! Can't you endure this bit of pain?" Han Shuo put on a mischievous, evil smile and said, "My kids can easily take this level of pain. If they can do it, so can you. Romon, you need to have perseverance. Ignore everything happening to your body and hold to your divine soul. Only then can you make the most out of this!"

Romon felt as though all of his organs were burning and flames were licking the inside of his chest. He continued to loudly cry in pain and struggled, trying to free himself from the burning mold.

Han Shuo let out a long sigh. He turned to Han Jin and gave him a slow nod. Han Jin put on a big mischievous smirk in response.

<i >Dong! The Golden Cudgel came out of nowhere and pounded Romon's head, sending him half-conscious. He temporarily lost the energy to break free from the mold.

Rose, who had been watching nearby, was shocked. She was afraid that the massive and heavy Golden Cudgel might kill Romon just like that. She began to have doubts as she could not understand why Han Shuo would treat Romon so cruelly.

"In most cases, rapidly increasing one's strength requires one to endure extreme pain," Han Shuo knew exactly what was on Rose's mind and said smilingly, "Romon will be fine. And after he completes the process, he will be grateful that I did this to him!"

Rose did not know what to say to Han Shuo, so she did not answer.

For the next seven days, Han Huo continued to bake the swamp with his Fire Lotus, while Han Jin threw in certain ores from time to time. During that week, Romon felt like he was in hell, being tortured by the devil. He was in constant, unbearable, searing pain. Whenever he tried to break free from the mould or was about to faint from the pain, Han Jin's golden cudgel would descend from the sky and land on his head, preventing him from escaping the inhuman pain even for a moment.

On the tenth day, Romon, who felt as if he had died many times, suddenly discovered that strands of bizarre energies were flowing into his divine body from the swamp.

These energies had some sort of bizarre connection with his body, and they greatly eased his pain. Another bizarre transformation began. Romon noticed that there were more and more metals in his body and they were reassembling according to some sort of miraculous rhythm.

Romon, who had been making all sorts of noises, suddenly became quiet. He began to accept the searing pain and no longer tried to free himself from the swamp.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Romon and the mould that covered his body burned like red-hot iron. He had not made a sound and was as still as a stone.

"Has he been boiled to death?" asked Rose, who had a desperate look on her face. It seemed to her that Romon had met his end.

"No, everything is going as planned. He is currently in the most optimal state. It won't be long before he reemerges," consoled Han Shuo.

Rose was a little skeptical but hoped Han Shuo's words were true. She watched Romon attentively for any sign of life.

Yet another three days had passed. Fire Elite Zombie stopped cooking Romon with his flames. The sludge that covered his body had turned into a bizarre metal with incredible toughness. From a distance, Romon looked like a small volcano radiating light and heat.

"It's almost done. He should emerge tonight," remarked Han Shuo after he carefully sensed the state of Romon's divine soul.

"I hope you are right," said Rose. Her face was filled with regret, as though she felt that it was a mistake to bring Han Shuo to Romon.<i >If Bryan really killed Romon, what should I do? How am I going to face him? thought Rose before she sighed.

And soon, the bright full moon took the place of the scorching sun. It was nighttime.

Thick steam suddenly began to rise from Romon's body, as if he had been doused with ice water. His temperature also dropped rapidly, as if he had been immersed in an ice bath.

After a while, Romon stopped emitting vapour and stopped glowing red. He looked normal again.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Romon suddenly opened his eyes and made an ecstatic face. He shook slightly and his body oozed out of the mould as if it were liquid metal. Standing on the swamp, Romon stretched his arms forward and they transformed into a pair of stabbing blades. Smaller blades, glistening with cold light, also shot out from his shoulders and elbows. Then he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of colourless but foul-smelling gas.

The plants that touched it instantly withered and liquefied.

Romon laughed heartily as he realised that he had absolute control over the metals in his body. Not only could he transform his arms and legs into weapons of any shape, but he could even transform his body into a giant poison-spitting sword in an instant.

Rose was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "How did you do that? This is miraculous!"

"So you won't blame me for torturing him now, will you?" Han Shuo said mockingly.

"Mate, you should know how damn lucky you are. Who else but my father could unleash the full potential of your body? And in such a short time? With your new body, there are far fewer people who could hurt you. Even an ordinary Highgod wouldn't be able to harm you," Han Jin remarked.

While inside the mould, Romon, inspired by the transformation, had been thinking about how to use the metals to increase his body's defensive power. He had discussed these methods with Han Shuo and Han Jin. Han Jin had even shared some of his knowledge about metals with Romon.

Romon stepped forward, knelt on both knees, kowtowed to Han Shuo, and said with utmost sincerity, "Thank you, my Master!"