Will You Be in Danger?

How was she supposed to put it once she went in? "I'll help you forge it, but I don't know how yet. Let me learn first?"

Gu Yuena stared at the room before her and fell into deep thought.

Recently, she had received quite a bit of guidance from Yuhao. Although it had brought them closer, to the point where they could address each other by name, it had also made her keenly aware of the gap between them.

This could not go on.

Gu Yuena confirmed this.

She had constantly been receiving favors—information about the God Realm, guidance on how to become human, guidance on sub-professions...

Yet all she had given Yuhao was an insignificant trace of Silver Dragon King Bloodline, something completely useless to a reincarnated God King.

She could not just keep accepting favors and coast to victory alongside Yuhao, could she?

She was not that kind of person!

But even if she wanted to do something, what could she do now?

As the Silver Dragon King, she could not give away her Divine Artifacts or her origin power.

As an ordinary friend, her skills as a designer were of little use. That left only other sub-professions that might be able to help Huo Yuhao. Of the four sub-professions, the only useful one she could think of was Blacksmith.

As for Mecha Repairman... honestly, if someone could design and manufacture something, would he not know how to repair it?

If all else failed, he could just take it apart and make it again!

Recently, the Association and the Blacksmith Association had begun Cooperation. Yuhao had also accepted the arrangement and was about to work with a younger Blacksmith, which reignited her old idea.

Become a Blacksmith!

Taking a deep breath, Gu Yuena was just about to knock when she heard a voice from behind her.

"Why are you holding a hammer?"

Gu Yuena's expression froze. She turned to look at Huo Yuhao, who was eyeing her strangely. The hammer in her hand dropped to the floor with a smack, and a very obvious flush rose to her face.

She had clearly thought it all through beforehand. Why, when Yuhao was looking at her now that the moment had come, did she feel... so embarrassed?

"You want to help me?"

"Yes."

"You feel indebted to me?"

"Yes."

"So you want to learn forging?"

"Yes."

Looking at Gu Yuena, who sat in the chair before him with an obedient expression, Huo Yuhao let out a soft breath and smiled helplessly.

"When people get along, material value is not everything. Emotional value is important too. Sometimes, seeing a friend live an easy, happy life can make you feel more relaxed as well. You do not need to do this."

The Silver Dragon King was obediently staying at the Academy and not causing trouble. That alone made him genuinely happy, in every sense of the word.

Gu Yuena froze at his words and fell silent as she looked at Huo Yuhao.

Aside from Di Tian and the others, there was now another person telling her to live easily in this world... No, this one was a God.

Huo Yuhao continued, "If you really want to learn forging, I will not stop you. But if you only want to help me, there is no need. Your bloodline is already very helpful to me. I do not want to owe you too much."

"Helpful?" Gu Yuena came back to herself and looked at Huo Yuhao in confusion.

"Yes. I am considering whether I can use this Bloodline Power, together with Golden Dragon King Bloodline, to develop a Soul Spirit carrying Dragon God Bloodline."

Watching Gu Yuena's gaze gradually turn vacant, Huo Yuhao blinked and smiled faintly. "I may take a trace of Golden Dragon King Bloodline Power from Tang Wulin. Do you have any objections? If you do, I can give up on this research."

Gu Yuena drew a deep breath. She was not angry that Huo Yuhao had his sights on Dragon God Power; her expression merely became complicated. "Weren't you uninterested in Dragon God Power?"

Huo Yuhao replied casually, "That was before. Now that I have your Bloodline Power, of course I should take the opportunity to conduct some research."

She understood. He had not been interested before, but after the two of them formed a contract and he obtained her bloodline, he had developed a slight interest.

At that thought, Gu Yuena's delicate brows furrowed as she hesitated.

A trace of Golden Dragon King Bloodline... should not be a problem, right?

He had helped her so much. Although he believed her Bloodline Power was sufficient compensation, she could not think that way.

Besides, this would allow him to help her test the contingency Sea God had left within Tang Wulin.

Whether by emotion or reason, it seemed she should not refuse this...

Seeing Gu Yuena begin to think, Huo Yuhao said no more. He took out the Spirit Metal on which he had been inscribing a Magic Array during class and continued engraving it.

Sometimes, retreating in order to advance was not a bad solution.

Once he got the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, he would not be able to hide it as long as he continued meeting Gu Yuena. So he might as well say it outright. By placing the initiative in Gu Yuena's hands, he could let her weigh the matter and make the choice for him.

If Gu Yuena agreed, he would take it openly.

If she disagreed, he would take it silently, but he could not use it.

Judging by their interactions over this recent period, the possibility that she would agree...

"You won't be in danger, will you?"

Hearing the faint concern in Gu Yuena's voice, Huo Yuhao's train of thought halted, and he sighed inwardly.

That answer... was not all that unexpected.

Thinking this, Huo Yuhao's tone became much more sincere. "Naturally, I am confident. The question is whether you can accept someone else obtaining Dragon God Bloodline. I will have to attempt bloodline fusion eventually."

"A trace of Dragon God Bloodline is meaningless, and it is very difficult to synthesize. Creating a Soul Spirit with it is even less likely. Your research will probably end in fail... encounter a bottleneck."

Having composed herself, Gu Yuena gently shook her head as she walked closer to Huo Yuhao and lowered her head to watch what he was doing.

The metal Huo Yuhao was using to inscribe the Soul Tool Array was Spirit-Forged Blue Pregnant Copper.

She had never seen the Soul Tool Array upon it before.

"Even failure provides experience. How could it be meaningless?"

As Huo Yuhao spoke, he glanced at the quiet Gu Yuena beside him and carved the final stroke into the Spirit Metal.

In an instant, the bright silver Soul Tool Array completely took shape.

Then, Huo Yuhao changed the subject.

"Let us set aside the matter of Soul Spirits for now. If you really want to learn forging, you can first understand the principles of forging from me. Many Blacksmiths only study forging techniques, yet do not know what the process of forging fundamentally does."

As the Soul Tool Array took shape, a trace of silver liquid gradually condensed atop the Blue Pregnant Copper. Gu Yuena sensed a strange vitality within it, and her pupils contracted. In an instant, she recalled something Di Tian had told her.

Extracting a certain substance from metal... this technique seemed to be...

At that moment, Huo Yuhao continued, "Hundred Forgings, Thousand Forgings, Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heavenly Forging are the path of advancement for a Blacksmith."

"But forging is fundamentally a process of extraction. The substance extracted was named metal essence in Federation history. Up through Spirit Forging, it is all a process of extracting essence. Only after reaching Soul Forging does one begin altering the essence, allowing the metal to undergo a further sublimation..."

Gu Yuena stared solemnly at that trace of silver liquid.

She had listened to everything Huo Yuhao said, but she would not forget the core significance of extracting metal essence.

Extracting metal essence... was the core technology behind the Douluo Federation's creation of Level 12 God-Slaying Grade Soul Tool Cannonballs!