"This is what Thousand Forgings with Spirit feels like..."
Zhu Jiuyang closed his eyes and savored the sensation.
Su Ming had cut open his right hand, and blood dripped onto the Thousand-Forged Sinking Silver before him. The Blood Sacrifice allowed him to experience the metal's changes on a deeper level.
Beside him, Duan Jin revealed an envious expression.
His teacher learned far too quickly.
Of course, it was not that Zhu Jiuyang learned quickly. More accurately, his cost of trial and error was low. After failing once, he could immediately begin the next round of forging.
Duan Jin was different. At most, he could forge continuously for three hours before needing to rest for most of the day.
During the first three of these six days, Zhu Jiuyang had attempted Spirit Infusion thirty-six times, while Duan Jin had only done so five times. Over the following three days, Zhu Jiuyang made another thirty-three attempts, while Duan Jin tried Spirit Infusion another five times.
This created the gap where Duan Jin remained stuck in place while Zhu Jiuyang was able to learn rapidly.
"Little Gold," Zhu Jiuyang called out.
A mass of Dark Gold light rushed out from Su Ming's body, and a little bear looked at Zhu Jiuyang in confusion.
Duan Jin also stopped resting and opened his eyes to look at his teacher.
"Little Gold, I wasn't talking about you." Su Ming picked up Little Gold, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and sent him back into the Sea of Consciousness.
"Next, you'll learn alongside your master. It just so happens that I can consolidate my understanding through teaching as well."
"Alright," Duan Jin said.
He had felt rather awkward staying with Su Ming these past two days. During every lesson, Su Ming needed Little Gold's cooperation and kept calling