Chapter 216: Hell Mammoth War Elephant!
Not only had the head of the Silver Meteor Hammer transformed into the likeness of a Ghost Rider, but the flames on it had also rapidly spread along the handle to Allen's right hand. Even through the thick armor and insulation, Allen could still feel the scorching heat emanating from it.
Realizing that something was wrong, Allen withdrew his hand like lightning. At the same time, his Silver Armor, as if a machine undergoing high-intensity heat dissipation, unleashed a fierce storm of Fighting Spirit, blowing Cheng Tian away for the fourth time.
But this time, what was blown away with him was also the drastically altered Silver Meteor Hammer!
Allen himself used the force of the Dou Qi storm to once again put distance between himself and Cheng Tian.
And whether it was due to his high strength or the significant weight of the Silver Meteor Hammer he had just snatched, Cheng Tian, who landed only a few meters away, effortlessly lifted the hammer. He aimed its now skull-like head directly at Allen, and both the skull and the metal skull began to laugh mockingly with a series of clacks.
The power of Hellfire can not only alter the host's flesh but also allow the host to demonize and modify weapons. It can transform ordinary items into magical weapons imbued with Hellfire, or it can seize ownership of others' weapons, turning them into its own through NTR.
Prince Allen's Silver Meteor Hammer was thus openly taken.
The previous Cheng Tian, even if the Prince had given him the hammer, wouldn't have been able to lift it. But now, the hammer, enveloped in Hellfire, displayed an even more imposing appearance than before... It even learned to silently mock its former owner alongside Cheng Tian.
Of course, having the Meteor Hammer snatched away wasn't enough to render Allen incapacitated. However, when his mental link with the Meteor Hammer, which also functioned as a staff, was completely severed, a feeling of 'not so good' quietly emerged in his mind.
But at the same time, Allen saw a ball of flame erupt from Cheng Tian's other hand, quickly solidifying into a metal chain also wrapped in flames. Then, right there, he began modifications, as if Allen didn't even exist.
Seeing this, Allen didn't continue his fierce assault. Instead, with veins throbbing on his forehead, he attempted to deeply merge with the Sun Crown, beginning to accelerate skill cooldown rates by expending additional mana.
At this point, the gem-encrusted position of the Sun Crown, which had previously only left a faint mark on Allen's forehead, had now become an embedded entity, like a third eye, on his forehead.
On the other side, Cheng Tian was still happily making modifications.
He first effortlessly melted the connection between the hammerhead and the handle with a bare-handed flame. Then, just as the metal skull hammerhead showed a dejected expression, he immediately welded both ends of the 'Hell Chain' template weapon in his hand to the hammerhead and handle, respectively, with his bare hands.
The moment the Hellfire reconnected the hammerhead and handle along the chain, the metal skull hammerhead also smiled again.
The Meteor Hammer had transformed into a Chain Meteor Hammer, appearing, from its aesthetic, like the level 3 upgraded Vampire Killer from Castlevania 1, combined with the Flame Whip from Castlevania 2... except the hammerhead was ridiculously large.
Cheng Tian slightly rotated the hand gripping the handle, and the Hell Chain connecting the hammerhead and handle retracted with a 'whoosh' into the now hollow handle, like a measuring tape being rewound, finally reverting to its 'original' Meteor Hammer appearance.
It was a retractable chain type, allowing it to freely switch between a Meteor Hammer and a Chain Hammer!
He must have been truly satisfied with his Hellfire enchantment and modification technique, as the flaming skull Cheng Tian opened his mouth, intermittently spitting fire, laughing gleefully... Then he was enveloped in a purple light—
Purification Light (X) Silver Point Technique (√)
Allen, who had completely transformed into the Three-Eyed Prince, forcibly ended the skill cooldown at the cost of a temporary 200-point reduction in his maximum mana, releasing the Purification Light, and it was a precise Silver Point!
The purple-to-silver radiance directly covered Cheng Tian's newly completed Hellfire retractable-chain skull Meteor Hammer, then exploded right before Cheng Tian's hollow eye sockets, scattering into a myriad of flying silver coins, each still wrapped in specks of Hellfire, sparkling brilliantly like fireworks.
And Cheng Mouren's skull face, witnessing the explosion of his creation, now appeared somewhat blank.
With the thought that if it no longer belonged to him, he might as well destroy it, Allen directly chose to 'point' away his original Meteor Hammer.
For unknown reasons, perhaps out of apprehension, Allen, despite possessing 10% of the Sun God's fragments previously, was actually inferior to Cheng Tian in terms of power output. The Sun Crown's existence was closer to Cheng Tian's sunfire mask, an external object, which is why Cheng Tian was able to resist a skill effect that should have been a sure hit.
But now he had chosen deep fusion; the gem was embedded in his forehead and couldn't be removed. Therefore, in the final skill judgment, he overpowered Cheng Tian, who only held 5% of the gem fragments.
However, Allen's smile hadn't lasted more than 5 seconds when he saw Cheng Tian press and pull with his empty hand. The scattered silver coins, already melted into liquid, re-converged into Cheng Tian's hand, transforming back into the modified Hell Chain Hammer right before Allen's eyes.
And in Cheng Tian's Ghost Rider template's bonus armament, the item originally listed as "Hell Chain" had now changed to the description "Hell Chain (Chain Form / Chain Hammer Form)".
This meant that Allen's original warhammer had been directly absorbed by Cheng Tian's theoretically indestructible Hell Chain, becoming a complete part of the template armament. Therefore, as long as Cheng Tian resummoned the template armament, the Meteor Hammer would return with it.
It can only be said that if Allen had chosen to 'point' away any other conspicuous equipment on Cheng Tian, such as the Azure Fire Dragon Scale Armor or something similar, it would have caused Cheng Tian bone pain to the point of his skull deforming. But only his weapon could be reforged at will.
Now, it was Allen's turn for his face to deform.
Unable to understand the template armament and Hellfire's characteristics, his breathing quickened after seeing this scene. He clearly couldn't accept that such a high price he paid couldn't even disarm a single weapon from his opponent's hand.
But Cheng Tian didn't care about all that; he had already swung the Hell Chain Hammer forcefully forward—
However, his target was not Allen, but rather it directly smashed beside the head of the still unconscious Mammoth.
The hammerhead embedded in the ground did not awaken the 'sleeping' war elephant. Subsequently, the rapidly retracting hammerhead actually pulled Cheng Tian, who had thrown the hammer, back towards it, like a useful bat-grappling hook.
Landing with a front roll, Cheng Tian's flaming palm mercilessly struck the pointed skull of the Mammoth. At the same time, his open mouth let out a low growl with an echo.
"Wake up!"
The Hellfire, which had initially only ignited the short fur on the war elephant's head, spread almost instantly across the entire body of the Mammoth!
Its eyelids and eye sockets were replaced by Hellfire, its internal muscles burned away, its skin scorched through, revealing its massive internal skeleton.
And the tusks, which had been shattered by Allen, were reshaped by Hellfire into longer, sharper, and more highly curved flaming tusks, as if its ancient Mammoth bloodline had truly awakened!
The Mammoth, transformed by Hellfire just like its master, rose again, raising its tattered but still usable trunk, letting out a trumpet that echoed throughout the Sunfire Altar—
Ghost Rider's exclusive mount, Hell Mammoth!