Twelve Moon Season

P.S.: A lot was deleted or revised from the previous chapter. I hope everyone won't blame me for the lack of details—if there were too many details, it would get locked up.

Feng Hao and the others left the room one after another, and Qian Renxue changed into Xue Qinghe's outfit as well.

After lunch, Feng Hao said to Qian Renxue, "Sister Xue'er, can you give me the metal from that box yesterday?"

"You need it? What kind of ore is it?" Qian Renxue had always felt that stone was unusual, but she did not recognize it.

"There's a metal inside called Golden Leaf. I have an important use for it," Feng Hao said seriously.

"Golden Leaf? What a strange name."

Qian Renxue handed the box to Feng Hao, curious about how Golden Leaf had gotten its name.

"Because once the metal inside is extracted, it turns into the shape of golden leaves. That's how it got its name. I need it to make a weapon," Feng Hao said.

Yesterday, he had been too busy, and he had run out of Soul Power, so he could only put it off until today.

Of course, today he was merely taking the ore.

He still needed to rest for a day. Only after fully recovering his Soul Power could he refine the Golden Leaf.

"With so little of it, what weapon can you make?" she asked doubtfully.

Even if that entire piece of ore could be used, it would only be enough to forge something like a short dagger.

Not to mention that it was impossible to use all of the ore.

Who knew how much metal was actually inside?

"You'll know tomorrow, Sister Xue'er," Feng Hao said with a smile.

"Fine! I'll see tomorrow what kind of weapon you can forge and broaden my horizons."

Qian Renxue still had great faith in his abilities.

Throughout that day, Feng Hao spent most of his time recovering his Soul Power.

Qian Renxue also had some matters to handle.

That night, the two of them were like a newlywed young couple, and passion naturally could not be avoided.

Another night passed.

The next day, Feng Hao could finally refine the Golden Leaf.

Inside the Crown Prince's Estate, in the smithy.

The blacksmiths of the Crown Prince's Estate lived there.

However, because Feng Hao and the others had come, the blacksmiths withdrew for the time being.

Only Feng Hao, Qian Renxue, and Porcupinefish Douluo remained.

Although Porcupinefish Douluo had only just met Feng Hao, after learning his identity, he did not dare neglect him.

Naturally, he was also curious how Feng Hao would refine the ore before them.

He was greatly looking forward to the weapon that would come afterward as well.

After setting down the ore, Feng Hao summoned the hammer he had used for forging from his Summoning Ring.

He held the hammer in one hand while flames rose from the other.

Sun True Fire flew toward the ore and began to burn it.

This ore was extremely extraordinary. Even under the scorching of Sun True Fire, it did not yield immediately.

Only after quite a while did it gradually turn fiery red.

Feng Hao watched closely, waiting for it to become white-hot.

Then he suddenly swung his hammer. His hammering was so fast that only afterimages could be seen.

The Compendium of Hidden Weapons he had obtained before contained methods for crafting hidden weapons, so naturally it also included the identification of related ores and metals, as well as forging techniques for smelting them.

After obtaining the book, that knowledge had been instilled into him.

Those hammering techniques felt as though he had practiced them thousands upon thousands of times.

Under his iron hammer, the ore gradually diminished.

About half an hour passed.

Amid the roaring flames, only a small piece of glittering golden metal remained.

It looked like a gold nugget, but there were several red specks on it.

Looking at the gold nugget, Qian Renxue could not help asking, "Little Hao, didn't you say it would turn into leaves after being extracted?"

"Under normal circumstances, it would. But when wrapped in certain powerful flames, it can retain the shape of a metal block," Feng Hao explained.

The Compendium of Hidden Weapons recorded a total of sixty-four kinds of flames capable of keeping this metal in block form.

Among them was the overbearing Sun True Fire, of course.

Only with such flames could the metal block continue to be hammered and shaped into what he wanted.

It would also prevent it from turning into leaves afterward.

Feng Hao then coated the iron hammer with his own Soul Power. Only by doing so could he preserve the hammer within the Sun True Fire.

Otherwise, the hammer would melt the moment it touched the Sun True Fire. How could he forge any weapon then?

Under the repeated blows of Feng Hao's hammer, the metal block was divided into many small pieces.

After being separated, they were each hammered further.

Some became petal-shaped, while another portion was forged into a thick, hard metal wire.

He then summoned his other tools from his Summoning Ring and began meticulously carving and refining those pieces.

Qian Renxue became somewhat entranced as she watched his focused expression from the side.

A man at work had a unique charm.

Porcupinefish Douluo, meanwhile, stared curiously at Feng Hao's creations.

He was very doubtful.

Could these things really be useful?

Were they really weapons?

Weren't they just flowers meant to amuse girls?

Several hours passed. With Sun True Fire around his hands, Feng Hao assembled the components one by one.

Once assembled, it really was a flower.

It was shaped like a rose—a golden rose.

Those tiny red specks were now located at the flower's stamen.

Feng Hao pulled with his hand, and in an instant, the rose folded shut.

It formed into a metal rod, with a thumb-thick section at its tip.

It looked like a flower bud. At that moment, the flames gradually faded away.

Once the flames had completely dispersed, the object remained unchanged.

He walked over holding it and said, "This weapon is finished."

"This thing is really a weapon?" Porcupinefish Douluo asked skeptically.

"Senior, how about this? You defend, and I'll attack with this," Feng Hao said with a smile.

"How much Soul Power should I use?" Porcupinefish Douluo asked.

"Try Level 80," Feng Hao said.

"Level 80? It looks like you're very confident in your weapon!"

Porcupinefish Douluo flew to one side and unleashed his Soul Power. The powerful pressure made both Feng Hao and Qian Renxue feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Senior, be careful."

After saying that, Feng Hao injected Soul Power into the stem of the flower in his hand.

The next moment, it flew into the air.

It slowly blossomed in midair, and golden petals began drifting down in every direction.

Watching the falling petals, Porcupinefish Douluo felt that something was off.

Thus, he cautiously raised his Soul Power in defense.

Yet as the golden petals fell one after another, nothing seemed to happen.

Just as he was puzzled, red points of light suddenly burst from the flower's central stamen.

Those red points rapidly closed in on Porcupinefish Douluo with lightning speed.

Porcupinefish Douluo had been slightly careless at that moment. Faced with the sudden red points, he hurriedly raised his Soul Power to block them.

But he only managed to raise it to eighty percent.

Eighty percent of Level 80.

A small portion of the red points was blocked, but most entered his body.

"Ah!" he cried out in pain, then felt his head growing dizzy.

As though his strength had given out, he collapsed to the ground.

"Feng Hao, get this damned thing out of me!" Porcupinefish Douluo said urgently.

"Don't worry, Senior. I'm coming."

Feng Hao injected his Soul Power into the flower stem in the air.

In an instant, the metal petals on the ground flew up one after another and reattached themselves to the stem.

The rose flew over to Porcupinefish Douluo, and then countless red points flew out of his body.

Those red points returned to the stamen.

Afterward, the red points that had fallen to the ground earlier—so inconspicuous they would have gone unnoticed—flew back as well.

"What kind of weapon is this?" Qian Renxue walked over and asked.

Its power had truly shocked her.

"This weapon is a hidden weapon. As for its individual name, I've decided to call it Twelve Moon Season."

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