“My formation is almost ready,” Venerable Nu found Xu Zimo and said. “Next, it might be up to you.”

“Tonight is the night of the full moon. I’ll be there by then,” Xu Zimo nodded slightly.

“Thank you,” Venerable Nu said solemnly.

After parting with Venerable Nu, Xu Zimo went to find Rock Solid.

He briefly told Rock Solid about opening the formation tonight to resurrect the Vermilion Bird.

Rock Solid was naturally overjoyed, continuously thanking Xu Zimo.

He had come to this Vermilion Bird Island to cultivate a long time ago and had long regarded Venerable Nu as family.

Now that Xu Zimo was willing to help, his goodwill toward him naturally grew even stronger.

“Can you tell me about your Stone Race?” Xu Zimo asked.

“Why is Brother Xu suddenly curious about our Stone Race?” Rock Solid asked in puzzlement.

“To tell you the truth, I’ve always been searching for the Stone Race,” Xu Zimo said honestly. “It’s just that now, by coincidence, I’ve met you here. You can be considered the first person from the Stone Race I’ve encountered.”

“I don’t quite understand,” Rock Solid shook his head and said. “Why are you looking for our Stone Race? Have we ever offended you?”

“No, no, no,” Xu Zimo quickly shook his head. He said, “Since Brother Rock is from the Stone Race, have you heard of the Supreme God Hammer?”

“Supreme God Hammer?” Rock Solid frowned slightly, thinking for a moment.

Finally, his expression changed, and he looked at Xu Zimo with some surprise.

“Where did you hear that from?”

“I have my own sources,” Xu Zimo replied.

He had no intention of telling the other party about the True God Sword.

“This is a secret of my Stone Race, something only the high elders can know. Where did you get this information, Brother Xu?” Rock Solid still asked with some suspicion.

“A secret?” Xu Zimo smiled.

“It seems Brother Rock’s identity in the Stone Race is not simple either.”

“You misunderstand, Brother. I only learned about it unintentionally because of some special circumstances. I can’t be considered any sort of high elder,” Rock Solid waved his hand and replied.

“Why are you bringing up the Supreme God Hammer? You’re not even a weapon smith.”

“I want to borrow it to forge a weapon,” Xu Zimo replied.

“If you want to use the Supreme God Hammer to forge a weapon, then it seems this is no ordinary weapon you plan to make,” Rock Solid laughed.

“This is something I’ve always dreamed of doing myself.”

“Then could you speak to your people about it?” Xu Zimo asked.

“This…” Rock Solid hesitated for a moment.

Finally, he sighed and said, “It’s not that I don’t want to, but some matters are too complicated.”

“It’s not complicated. Just speak slowly, and I’ll listen,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.

“In the past, if you wanted to borrow the Supreme God Hammer, just by helping my master resurrect the Vermilion Bird, I would have gone all out to help you,” Rock Solid replied.

“But in recent years, my Stone Race has suffered a great calamity. We can barely protect ourselves now, so how could we dare to take out our treasured artifact so easily?”

“What great calamity?” Xu Zimo asked curiously.

“You should know that my Stone Race is a race born for forging. Everyone in the race is exceptionally gifted and has unique insights into weapon forging,” Rock Solid said. “But a few years ago, the Feather Race began attacking us continuously, wanting to dominate us. They want to make the Stone Race a subordinate race under them, specializing in crafting weapons for them.”

“So that’s how it is,” Xu Zimo chuckled lightly.

“Yes, my coming to the Heavenly Dao Academy to train was also the chief’s idea. He sent all our most talented members out into the world. In case one day our race is truly destroyed, we still hope there will be a chance to rebuild,” Rock Solid sighed.

“At a time like this, let alone lending you the Supreme God Hammer, even surviving is a luxury for us.”

“If I resolve your clan’s crisis, will you give me the Supreme God Hammer?” Xu Zimo smiled.

“You?” Rock Solid froze for a moment, then said, “I’m not joking with you.”

“I’m not joking either,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.

“Do you even know about the Feather Race?” Rock Solid asked again. “A whole race isn’t something you can just deal with casually. I don’t have the patience for jokes.”

“You take me to the Feather Race. Whether I can deal with them is my concern,” Xu Zimo replied. “Anyway, you don’t have a choice right now. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so why not give it a try?”

Hearing Xu Zimo’s words, Rock Solid thought for a moment.

It made sense, desperate times call for desperate measures.

“All right, I’ll agree,” Rock Solid nodded. “When will we go?”

“Tomorrow,” Xu Zimo said. “After I resurrect the Vermilion Bird tonight, it won’t be too late to leave.”

“I’m counting on you,” Rock Solid took a deep breath and nodded firmly.

…

The evening glow was like red frost, spilling over half the sky.

Ji Ruobing arrived stepping on air once more, sitting cross-legged outside Vermilion Bird Island, quietly waiting for Xu Zimo to appear.

Xu Zimo was in no hurry.

He sat in the valley of Vermilion Bird Island, waiting for night to come.

The deep night swallowed the setting sun.

The sky was bare, and a moon like a round disc appeared in the heavens.

Tonight the stars were dazzling, and the entire starry sky was beautiful.

Venerable Nu, dressed in red robes, stood at the center of the formation.

His aura was astonishing, and a storm of spiritforce like crashing waves gathered around him.

A rumbling sound echoed from within his body.

“He’s here,” Venerable Nu said upon seeing Xu Zimo’s figure in the distance. “Do you need me to do anything?”

“When I’m performing the resurrection, don’t let anyone disturb me, or they’ll bear the consequences,” Xu Zimo said.

“No problem,” Venerable Nu nodded.

…

Once Venerable Nu stepped out of the formation and stood guard to the side, Xu Zimo entered the formation.

Although he had never seen this formation before, its function was just as he had said earlier, to absorb Solar True Flame and gather it within the formation.

Xu Zimo took control of the formation. With a wave of his hands, the vast formation began to spin.

Endless spiritforce from heaven and earth gathered toward this place, and the entire formation rotated rapidly.

At the edges of the formation, golden-red flames blazed and spread fiercely.

The Solar True Flame was without doubt one of the most powerful flames in the world.

The searing heat illuminated Xu Zimo’s face in a deep red glow.

Xu Zimo slightly raised his head, spiritforce surging around him.

With his movements, he stirred the Solar True Flame dancing wildly in the sky.

At the same time, the Southern Luminous Fire surrounding Vermilion Bird Island also seemed to respond to a summons.

It began to burn intensely.

Originally, under Venerable Nu’s control, the Southern Luminous Fire was harmless.

But now, as it ignited, the void itself melted away.

Its high temperature burned everything, nothing under heaven could escape it, and its power was immense.

As Xu Zimo moved and the formation operated, the two flames slowly began to fuse together.