Treason and Collaboration with the Enemy

"Citing health reasons, God Craftsman Zhen Hua announced that he would no longer accept any Heaven Forging requests. He was officially retiring and would devote his future efforts primarily to teaching blacksmiths."

"At the same time, God Craftsman Zhen Hua publicly announced his retirement effective today. His disciple, the new God Craftsman Lu Fa, would succeed him as Association President of the Blacksmith Association."

Once this news spread, the Soul Master world was shaken by another wave of upheaval.

The first shock had come when the Reach for the sky Douluo single-handedly fought his way through the entire Spirit Pagoda Headquarters. The second was happening now. Compared to the Reach for the sky Douluo's feat, the emergence of a new God Craftsman drew even more attention from the various powers.

At that moment, even the major powers that had long known Lu Fa could perform Heaven Forging began to grow excited.

A new God Craftsman had finally appeared!

That meant their Four-word Battle Armor finally had hope.

In recent years, Zhen Hua's health had caused the yield rate of Heaven Forged metals to decline. Generally speaking, obtaining a complete set of Four-word Battle Armor required at least five to ten years.

This was unavoidable, because Heaven Forging consumed far too much energy, vitality, and spirit. If Zhen Hua had still been at his peak, the forging time might have been shorter. But unfortunately, Zhen Hua had grown old as well.

On average, every forging session left Zhen Hua needing several months to recuperate after resisting the Thunder Tribulation. And Heaven Forging did not succeed every time; failures were far from rare. This undoubtedly prolonged the forging cycle even further.

However, with the emergence of the new God Craftsman, that concern was gone. The new God Craftsman was simply too young.