The Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King Had Their Roles Reversed

Level 12 God-Slaying Grade Soul Tool Cannonballs were the Douluo Federation's most powerful weapons. Only three had ever been manufactured, and it was said that they could slay gods.

An ancestor of a Spirit Pagoda researcher had once been invited to participate in related research, so the Spirit Pagoda knew some of the core technical concepts involved.

Di Tian had once mentioned this matter to Gu Yuena. Its principle was to extract metal essence, then compress and purify it, arranging it in a certain sequence to unleash terrifying power.

However, the technology for extracting metal essence had been sealed away because manufacturing God-Slaying Grade Soul Tool Cannonballs consumed vast quantities of rare metals.

Who would have thought that Huo Yuhao had actually developed similar technology...

"As expected of Yuhao. If that research maniac at headquarters learned of this technology, he'd probably worship him as a god... It's just that without those rare metals, God-Slaying Grade Soul Tool Cannonballs can no longer be made."

Gu Yuena looked at Huo Yuhao with emotion, then asked, "I remember that the metals you initially used to inscribe Magic Arrays had only undergone simple purification. Then came Hundred Forgings, Thousand Forgings, and now Spirit Forged Metals. Were you studying the properties of metals after forging?"

"That's right." Huo Yuhao nodded.

For the past three years, he had been steadily studying all kinds of forged metals, preparing for the future.

He had named the technology for extracting metal essence the Siphon Inscription Soul Tool Array. He had developed it by drawing upon Soul Skills and technologies such as Element Stripping, the Soul Tool Energy Gathering Array, and the Soul Spirit Contract.

Its core technology was related to the Soul Spirit Contract.

Why could the Soul Spirit Contract feed back bloodlines and even cultivation?

During his research, Huo Yuhao discovered that its principle resembled a siphon effect. It could use a characteristic similar to water flowing downhill to transfer what one party possessed to another. Just as he had received feedback because he lacked the Silver Dragon King Bloodline.

This Soul Tool Array had the same effect, only it was more versatile.

This was a school unique to him!

Huo Yuhao tapped the Spirit Forged Blue Pregnant Copper with his hand. This originally hard piece of metal instantly flattened, clearly having lost all the characteristics of a rare metal after its essence was extracted.

"At present, with my current technology, only Spirit Forged Metal can undergo essence extraction. Thousand Forging First Grade metal can only draw out the essence. And you should understand what it means to possess this essence."

Gu Yuena nodded. "With this technology, Blacksmiths can communicate with metal essence. Before Spirit Forging, there would be no bottlenecks."

She had specifically read some books about forging before, so she understood the benefits of directly coming into contact with metal essence. After all, the early stages of forging were the process of extracting metal essence, and in a Blacksmith's eyes, forging was also a process of communicating with metal.

Was there any faster method than communicating directly with the essence?

If the Blacksmith Association possessed Huo Yuhao's technology, those Blacksmiths could communicate with and study this metal essence directly, reaching the Spirit Forging level at the fastest possible speed!

Thinking about it now, the Federation could once have ushered in a new era of forging. It was simply that the technology for extracting metal essence involved too many problems and could only be sealed away...

With that thought, Gu Yuena asked, "That isn't all you wanted to tell me, is it?"

She felt there was more hidden in Huo Yuhao's words.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Hundred Forgings and Thousand Forgings are about removing impurities, so there's no need to discuss them. The core of Spirit Forging is the process of giving life to metal. Soul Forging gives that life intelligence. As for Heavenly Forging, once one reaches that level, human power is no longer enough. One must draw upon Heaven and Earth Force—that is, vast Power of Elements—to help forge the metal, then endure the corresponding Elemental Lightning Tribulation for it to take shape."

"Think carefully about these processes. Can you accomplish them?"

Can I?

Gu Yuena's brows furrowed slightly as she fell into thought. In the end, she gave her answer. "Of course I can!"

Yes, she could do all of them.

Giving life, giving intelligence—she was the bearer of the Creation Godhead. Many Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest had been born because of her. She understood the creation of life better than those human Blacksmiths!

Making a piece of metal come alive was not that difficult. At most, she would need to study it for a while.

As for drawing upon the Power of Elements for Heavenly Forging... how could she possibly fail at that?

She was the controller of the elements. It would be effortless!

She might even be able to turn the Elemental Lightning Tribulation Huo Yuhao spoke of to her own use.

Eh? Wait, now that she thought about it...

Gu Yuena raised her head and looked at Huo Yuhao, meeting his complicated gaze. The two of them fell silent together.

"..."

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.

Yes, Gu Yuena was a cheat. As long as she learned forging... she actually had no bottlenecks!

Power was merely her weak point, not something she lacked.

And the most difficult aspects of Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heavenly Forging posed no difficulty for her. She was naturally suited for them.

Huo Yuhao deeply suspected that the Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King had actually been assigned the wrong roles—wrong in every sense.

Gu Yuena looked at the metal in Huo Yuhao's hand and pursed her lips.

With his technology for extracting metal essence, it would be difficult to encounter bottlenecks before Spirit Forging. After Spirit Forging, she had no bottlenecks either... If she truly learned forging, the two of them working together would be suitable in every sense.

"It's important to recognize your own abilities. If you still want to learn forging, I can help you," Huo Yuhao said. "Also, you can actually try forging without using a Forging Hammer."

Hearing that, Gu Yuena recalled the awkward scene from earlier, and a flush appeared on her face again. Fortunately, she could still think clearly. She asked in confusion, "Without a Forging Hammer?"

"Ordinary Blacksmiths can strike metal tens of millions of times and still fail to achieve Spirit Forging. Yet Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua can perform Thousand Forgings with one hammer strike, Spirit Forging with one strike, and Soul Forging with one strike."

Huo Yuhao turned his gaze back to the metal in his hand. "That is because Zhen Hua already understands every property of metal like the back of his hand. He has a clearer, more fundamental understanding of how to extract and alter its metal essence."

"The essence of forging is ultimately extracting metal essence and changing that essence. Forging is a means; striking with a Forging Hammer is not the goal, nor is it necessary!"

"As long as you can accomplish those things, there's no need to care about the method."

Gu Yuena pondered for a moment. "You mean I can forge using the Power of Elements?"

The Power of Elements was what she excelled at most.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "With your control over the elements, forging with the Power of Elements is not impossible. Moreover, the metal forged that way would be the most compatible with you."

Gu Yuena fell into thought.

Elemental forging... it was indeed feasible. With her control over the elements, she could even turn them into enormous hammers to strike metal. Their force might be stronger than when she used a Forging Hammer, and doing so would make communication with the metal more frequent and easier.

After all, the Power of Elements was an extension of her senses.

But borrowing the elemental power around her... in other words, using Heaven and Earth Force to forge—didn't that, in a sense, use the method of Heavenly Forging to replace every other forging method?

If she used Heaven and Earth Force to complete Hundred Forgings, Thousand Forgings, Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heavenly Forging, what sort of thing would the resulting metal become?