Understanding Soul Forging

Gazing at the beautiful scene before him, Zhu Jiuyang's eyes were filled with fascination.

This is true Forging!

"Xiao Ming, I just had a strange feeling..."

After admiring his masterpiece, Zhu Jiuyang immediately told Su Ming Su Ming about his feelings during the Forging process and shared all the experience he had gained.

"Teacher, only you, Soul Douluo, could withstand it. Otherwise, what normal person's Martial Soul could last this long?"

Su Ming understood Zhu Jiuyang's meaning and could only helplessly inform Zhu Jiuyang of the reality.

The reality is that even if he knew this was the path after Spiritual Forging, he couldn't try it.

Insufficient cultivation level.

"As you said, teacher, after Spiritual Forging, it's definitely possible to further imbue the Spirit Forged Metal with a legacy. This legacy might be a kind of talent, different from the talent of characteristics born when awakening Spirituality."

Although he told Zhu Jiuyang directly that his cultivation level was insufficient to try this method, Su Ming still "thought" for a while and analyzed Zhu Jiuyang's discovery.

"If Thousand Forgings awakens the Spirituality of metal, Spiritual Forging gives metal Life, then the realm you felt, Teacher, must be giving metal a legacy, that is, giving metal a soul. I plan to name it Soul Forging."

He had no objection to his apprentice naming Zhu Jiuyang after himself; in fact, he was very satisfied with the name Su Ming had chosen.

"Soul Forging, what a wonderful Soul Forging!"

"Of course, teacher, we're only level five Blacksmith in the new Blacksmith system right now. Level 6 Blacksmith are at the Spiritual Forging level, but they need to master the Fusion Forging technique," Su Ming said. "Compared to Soul Forging, I think we should thoroughly study Fusion Forging first."

Zhu Jiuyang nodded.

"That makes sense. The Jade Silver you previously discovered, a fusion of Sinking Silver and Magic Silver, does indeed surpass any single Rare Metal in every aspect."

He agreed with Su Ming's statement.

Instead of trying to figure out Soul Forging, it's better to lay a solid foundation first, master Fusion Forging, and then elevate Fusion Forging to the level of Spiritual Forging.

"Actually, teacher, the special state you entered today, after listening to what you said, makes me feel that Fusion Forging is even more important."

"Oh?"

Faced with Zhu Jiuyang's questioning gaze, Su Ming explained seriously, "I think our shortcomings in Soul Forging aren't just a lack of Forging skills, but a flaw in our approach."

This was also one of his insights; a flash of inspiration had just crossed his mind, giving him a completely new understanding of Soul Forging.

Moreover, during the Dou San era, he also sought out Zhen Hua to verify his insights.

"Fusion Forging is absolutely crucial to Soul Forging. The so-called inheritance, if it is only the inheritance of the Blacksmith, is too superficial. After all, it is simply inconceivable that a Blacksmith should be proficient in Forging and also master the inheritance of different metals."

"Rather than saying that the Blacksmith's own Martial Soul is inherited and bestowed upon the Soul Forging Metal, it's more accurate to say that the fusion of the properties between the metals brings out what is known as talent!"

"And this requires the use of Fusion Forging!"

Zhu Jiuyang's breathing became rapid.

"Xiao Ming, you're a born Blacksmith!"

Zhen Hua also gave Su Ming a positive response in the future.

The so-called Spiritual Alloy formula is actually a kind of inheritance. Different Soul Master choose different Spiritual Alloy when making their Battle Armor, which is to select the appropriate inheritance for themselves and give their Martial Soul an additional blessing from this inheritance.

After Su Ming finished speaking, he closed his eyes, sat down cross-legged, and further organized his thoughts.

Seeing this, Zhu Jiuyang did not disturb his disciple.

He began to recover on his own, while pondering what Su Ming had said.

"Fusion Forging is a process that requires experimentation with every type of Spiritual Alloy. Perhaps any two Rare Metal can Fusion Forging, but the fusion ratio and Forging method need to be determined through experimentation. This will take a long time and requires further development by the Blacksmith Association, not by Xiao Ming and me."

"For Xiaoming and Xiao Ming, the key is the Fusion Forging formula that can be successfully obtained without a lot of trial and error. That is, Rare Metal with similar properties or that are easy to mix. This Fusion Forging between Rare Metal is the focus of Xiao Ming exploration."

"Xiao Ming and I have further refined the concept of Rare Metal. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is searching throughout the continent, and the Association has also temporarily secured two Rare Metal metal veins."

"But that's not enough. There are still too few types of Rare Metal. We need to find more Rare Metal to find easier combinations."

"This requires a wider-scale collection of Rare Metal and a broader search for Rare Metal Vein, and the association must have sufficient support before that can be done."

"Cooperate..."

Zhu Jiuyang is now paying more attention to the upcoming negotiations.

At the same time, he also began to think again about the problems he didn't want to face.

"The Spirit Hall, the Qian Family..."

Half a month has passed since the Blacksmith Association auctioned off twelve pieces of Spiritual Metal.

Su Ming sensed that the atmosphere in the association had become strange, and he had a vague feeling of being spied on.

"Faith's intuition is usually sound; it seems all parties have already sent people to investigate."

With Ning Yuan's guidance, Su Ming found Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

"Senior, let's seize this opportunity to help my teacher Hunt Soul, as promised."

Chen Xin didn't argue with Su Ming, she just nodded in agreement.

He didn't question that this was different from what was agreed upon.

One strike is one strike.

Whether Hunt Soul or Deterrence, it's the same.

Seeing that Chen Xin had no objections, Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He left Chen Xin's meditation room and returned to the Forging room, where he also had his own Forging room on the Fifth Floor.

As Su Ming left, Ning Yuan watched his retreating figure, and the words of Ning Fengzhi had spoken when he left the sect more than a year ago echoed in his mind.

"If the Blacksmith Association cooperates with the Spirit Hall while you are in charge, Uncle Jian will take action to deter them. You can use this as leverage to gain more benefits for the sect."

"It's a pity, Sect Master overlooked one thing. The sect needs to tone it down a bit now." Ning Yuan pondered to himself, "Zhu Jiuyang's Soul Spirit didn't get the chance to use Elder Jian's intervention. This time, the intimidation was based on an opportunity within a transaction, not on doing someone a favor."

He sighed.

Su Ming's cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had many flaws, but it also took care of this initial antique, allowing the Spirit Soul Array obtained by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to play its role for a year, giving them an excellent opportunity to win over Forging geniuses and laying a good initial foundation within the Blacksmith Association.

However, over the course of a year, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, relying on its wealth Spirit Soul Array, recruited a considerable number of Blacksmith from the Blacksmith Association.

"After this move, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will no longer have priority in recruitment."

Ning Yuan understood this.

But he also didn't think it was a bad thing.

"After this, multiple factions will form within the association, creating a system of checks and balances. Xiao Ming should also officially begin disseminating his Spirit Infusion techniques to outsiders now..."