Spiritual Light Emission, Fifth Level Imminent
"The Tianhai Alliance Competition is a grand event in our Eastsea City, also known as the Tianhai Feast. I believe that you will shine brightly this time and make a name for our Eastsea Forging Association!"
"Yes!"
Tang Wulin roared excitedly, his blood boiling.
Long Yuan remained calm and nodded.
"Let's go, let's conduct another test on you. Mu Xi, come too, and learn from Tang Wulin and Long Yuan's forging techniques!"
"Um!"
Although Mu Xi was still unconvinced by the two men's forging skills, she nodded and followed them.
Before long, they arrived at the Forging Room, where there were only five people: Long Yuan, Tang Wulin, Mu Chen, Mu Xi, and Cen Yue.
Mu Chen personally selected four pieces of Rare Metal and gave two pieces each to Long Yuan and Tang Wulin, so that they could undergo Thousand Forging.
Everyone has a piece of Blue Womb Copper, a Rare Metal with high impurities and variable internal structure, making it very difficult to forge.
It cannot Hundred Refinements; it needs to Thousand Forging directly to solidify its properties.
Only when its properties are evenly distributed can it be considered a successful Thousand Forging.
"Let's get ready and begin. Long Yuan, you go first!"
Mu Chen said, gesturing for the others to move to the observation area and give Long Yuan enough space.
"You two watch carefully, learn well, and don't talk!"
Mu Chen reminded Tang Wulin and Mu Xi, who pouted. Although they were unconvinced, they still obediently sat in their seats and watched.
Long Yuan took a deep breath, and with a thought, the Thousand-Tempered Silver Hammer appeared in his hand.
Gently tapping the Blue Womb Copper produces three crisp "ding-ding-ding" sounds, Iterative Hammer effect.
He focused his Spiritual Power, swung the Thousand-Tempered Silver Hammer, and began forging.
As he struck it, the patterns on the Blue Womb Copper began to change strangely, like ripples on water.
It fluctuates back and forth constantly.
This is what makes Blue Womb Copper difficult to forge; its internal structure is constantly changing, and one wrong move and it can turn into a piece of scrap copper.
"Clang clang clang..."
After the test was over, Long Yuan entered a mysterious and ethereal state. He focused his Spiritual Power and began to swing the Forging Hammer, striking rhythmically.
Cen Yue's eyelids twitched. Was this the official start? As Sixth-Level Forging Master, he would spend at least three minutes observing and testing when forging Blue Womb Copper before officially starting the forging process.
Long Yuan, on the other hand, immediately took action, observing for less than a minute.
Mu Xi's beautiful eyes widened as she stared intently at Long Yuan. She admitted that she had been jealous and confident of Long Yuan before.
However, ever since she witnessed Long Yuan pass the Fourth-Level Forging Master exam, her jealousy gradually disappeared, replaced by admiration.
He hasn't officially become Third-Level Forging Master yet, and he's already fourteen years old, four years older than Long Yuan.
Right now, she is still struggling to Thousand Forging herself.
Long Yuan, on the other hand, has already entered the fourth level of the realm. This gap cannot be closed in a day or two.
As her jealousy gradually faded, Mu Xi looked at Long Yuan with nothing but admiration.
She found that Long Yuan had regular features, was very handsome, and had a pleasing appearance.
He also has an outstanding temperament and is a rare handsome man.
At this moment, Long Yuan's Spiritual Power was concentrated, and his whole being was ethereal and focused.
Each hammer blow struck the very center of the Blue Womb Copper.
Each strike creates Iterative Hammer effect.
Ding ding ding...
Before long, the Blue Womb Copper nugget had shrunk to one-third of its original size.
Its own blue halo is also getting brighter and brighter.
The rippling waves began to slow down and become more stable.
Mu Chen and Cen Yue exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with disbelief.
It's almost done! So fast! Long Yuan's expression was very focused. At this moment, he seemed to have become one with the Thousand-Tempered Silver Hammer, giving people a feeling of perfect harmony.
"Clang clang clang..."
With the final hammer blow, the Blue Womb Copper emitted a blue halo that spread out for about a meter.
It then receded back into the metal.
"Spiritual Light Emission!"
Cen Yue exclaimed in surprise, "Only Thousand Forging metals of grade two or above are likely to emit Spiritual Light Emission."
This means that Rare Metal have acquired a certain spirituality.
The term "half- Spiritual Forging" originates from this.
The Spiritual Light Emission by that piece of Blue Womb Copper just now was not that of an ordinary second-grade material; it could be said that it was about to reach the First Grade Thousand Refinements.
Judging from the looks of it, this kid will soon reach the level of Spiritual Forging Master, which is a fifth-grade blacksmith.
How are these old guys supposed to live?
Mu Chen's eyes also flickered. "Hmm, not bad, not bad. First Grade Thousand Refinements was just a little short, but you succeeded on the first try. You're not far from Grade 5!"
"Not yet at the first rank?"
Cen Yue looked puzzled after hearing Mu Chen's words.
"Almost there, but it's close enough. Okay, that's enough for now. Let Tang Wulin handle it!"
Then, Tang Wulin stepped forward, also using Blue Womb Copper.
He used the Purple Demon Eyes during the forging process.
During the holiday, Wu Zhangkong gave him the Tang Sect Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, allowing him to learn the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eyes.
His eyes flashed with purple light as he looked at the Blue Womb Copper, where he could clearly see some minute details.
He was stunned for a moment, then a look of joy appeared on his face.
With the Purple Demon Eyes, his progress in forging will definitely be rapid.
Upon seeing this, Long Yuan frowned; he had already guessed some of what was going on.
Mu Chen also noticed Tang Wulin's unusual behavior and showed a look of shock.
If he wasn't mistaken, Tang Wulin had already joined the Tang Sect.
The potential for future achievements is limitless.
Tang Wulin observed for a full four minutes before beginning the forging process.
It took Long Yuan almost twice as long to stop.
"Yes, it's also Thousand Forging, but there are still many impurities inside. I still need to work harder; it hasn't reached the Fourth-Level Forging Master yet."
However, Blue Womb Copper is inherently difficult to forge, and you're not far from becoming Fourth-Level Forging Master!
Mu Chen said this, glancing at Mu Xi. Although Tang Wulin was not as good as Long Yuan, he was much better than his daughter Mu Xi.
The meaning behind glancing at Mu Xi was clear: to give her time to learn more from Tang Wulin.
"Yes, thank you, teacher!"
Tang Wulin was somewhat disappointed; forging Blue Womb Copper was simply too difficult.
He glanced at Long Yuan, his eyes filled with envy and jealousy.
"Come with me, I'll show you around!"
As Mu Chen spoke, he led the group out of the Forging Masters Association.
Mu Xi quickly followed.
"Hey, Long Yuan, if no one can surpass me in this Tianhai Alliance Competition, you can take second place and give me the championship, how about that? The prize money is yours!"
Both the first and second prizes are yours, plus the Rare Metal you received as a bonus. How about it?
While walking down the street, Mu Xi suddenly came up to Long Yuan and spoke to him warmly, offering him tempting conditions.
"This..."
Long Yuan didn't expect that Mu Xi would make such a request, just like in the original story. It was vanity at play.
"I'm just kidding. If I beat you to first place, Dad will kill me when he gets back!"
"Um!"
Long Yuan would not do as Tang Wulin did, granting Mu Xi's wish; he would not allow it.
Earn the prize money yourself, and hold on tightly to the honor that belongs to you.
As for the saying "the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind," he didn't care.
With his talent, even without showing off, he would still shine brightly, making it difficult for him to go unnoticed.
After some time, Mu Chen brought Long Yuan and Tang Wulin to his private Forging Room and began a three-hour instruction session.
During this process, Long Yuan, Tang Wulin, and Mu Xi all gained a lot.
"Go back and prepare. The Tianhai Feast will begin in about a month!"
After giving his instructions, Mu Chen waved to the two of them.
"Thank you, teacher!"
Goodbye, teacher!
The two bid farewell to Mu Chen, nodded to Mu Xi, and then left.
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