One Hammer Spirit Forging! Forging King? God of Precious Metals!

Clang!

Accompanied by the metallic ringing sound of a heavy hammer striking metal, countless sparks scattered in every direction.

One strike, two strikes, five strikes...

At the very beginning, the hammer strikes of Xu Yue were still quite raw and stiff.

But gradually, his movements became increasingly fluid.

Every single strike was accompanied by visible progress.

Under the Black Gold Hammer in his hand, the metal being forged was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The impurities within were being continuously tempered out by the furnace fire and the hammer strikes.

A hint of brilliance began to bloom upon the metal.

Seeing this scene, Mu Xi, who had originally prepared words of comfort in her heart, slowly opened her red lips until they formed an O-shape.

Beside her, the light in the eyes of her father, Mu Chen, grew increasingly fervent.

If he weren't afraid of disturbing Xu Yue's forging, he would have already burst into loud laughter.

A genius, an absolute genius in the field of blacksmithing.

This kind of efficiency could definitely not be explained by Ultimate Strength alone.

Could it be because of his Second Martial Soul? Is the effect of boosting learning speed really this obvious?

Clang, clang, clang...

The forging continued, and the brilliance of the metal became more and more distinct.

"Hundred Refinement."

Mu Chen's voice was extremely soft.

In an instant, Mu Xi's heart was greatly shaken.

Just two or three minutes ago, Xu Yue was still a beginner who had only just come into contact with blacksmithing.

But now, he could already be called a Level 1 Blacksmith, standing at the same level as her.

And this shock continued to ferment.

Three minutes later, the metal had already shrunk by more than thirty percent.

"First Grade Hundred Refinement, Level 2 Blacksmith!"

Mu Chen spoke again, but Xu Yue's forging had still not ended.

The crisp sound of hammering was incessant, as if laying out a magnificent musical movement.

As the final hammer fell heavily.

A dazzling radiance shot up into the sky from within the metal.

The metal had spirit; Thousand Refinement Essence.

Level 3 Blacksmith!

In front of the Forging Table, Xu Yue panted slightly, looking at the metal emitting a faint spiritual light before him.

He truly did not know how to forge at the start, but very quickly, the power of the Herrscher of Reason took effect.

The scenes of Mu Chen teaching Mu Xi were replayed over and over in his mind; that knowledge and experience, imparted with earnest care, allowed him to grasp the patterns very quickly.

"Haha... A-Yue, you are a born blacksmith!"

At this moment, Mu Chen suddenly hugged Xu Yue and laughed loudly:

"Give me twenty years, no, fifteen years, and you will be able to become the next Divine Blacksmith after my senior brother."

At this point, his words paused, and he suddenly changed his tone:

"No... no! You will become an existence that surpasses my senior brother! Haha..."

"My senior brother was only Level 2 at eleven years old, but A-Yue, you are Level 3 at six! There is no comparison, no comparison at all!"

Beside them, a smile also bloomed on Mu Xi's face: "Congratulations A-Yue! For becoming a Level 3 Blacksmith!" Yet, deep within those eyes, there was a trace of dimness.

Although Mu Chen was satisfied with Xu Yue's performance to the point where he couldn't be more pleased, Xu Yue himself felt he could go even further.

"Uncle Mu! I want to try again!"

Hearing this, Mu Chen's laughter stalled, but he immediately continued to laugh and patted Xu Yue on the shoulder.

"No problem, you can try as many times as you want."

Seeing that Mu Chen had agreed, Xu Yue scanned the pile of metal to the side and finally selected a piece of somewhat pitch-black rare metal.

It was pitch-black all over, and under the illumination of the furnace fire, it had specks of gold flickering, looking exactly like the stars in the night sky.

Xu Yue had heard of it during Mu Xi's teaching sessions; its name was Star Meteor Iron, a top-tier rare metal left behind by extraterrestrial meteorites.

Although the piece of Star Meteor Iron in front of him was only about twenty centimeters in diameter, its weight reached an astonishing one hundred and fifty kilograms or more, with an extremely high density.

Following that, Xu Yue chose a Sixth Grade Fusion Forging Hammer from the forging hammer rack to the side.

The Grade 6 Forging Hammer was astonishingly heavy, weighing no less than the Star Meteor Iron from before, and already reached half of the physical arm strength Xu Yue possessed.

Attempting to forge with this was extremely difficult, and there was even a chance of injuring himself.

Seeing this scene, Mu Chen was just about to open his mouth to offer a warning.

A deep blue light emerged beside Xu Yue.

It was none other than the Star of Eden.

The next moment, the surface of the Star of Eden rippled with black and red light, and an invisible Gravity Domain descended in an instant.

After breaking through to become a Soul Master, the multiplier of the Gravity Domain had increased from its original onefold to twofold.

And now, Xu Yue intended to apply it to his forging.

Gravity Domain, Double Weakening!

Target: Forging Hammer!

In an instant, the surface of the Forging Hammer was covered in black and red light.

Xu Yue's arm, which had been shaking slightly, instantly stabilized under the assistance of the Gravity Domain.

Seeing this, Mu Chen's eyes showed surprise; he had never expected that Xu Yue's Gravity Domain could be used in such a way.

Walking back to the Forging Table, Xu Yue did not start forging immediately as he had done before.

Instead, he stood quietly in place and slowly closed his eyes.

Witnessing this, both Mu Chen and Mu Xi were puzzled, but they did not speak up to interrupt him.

However, what the two of them could not see was that the eyes beneath Xu Yue's eyelids had already lit up.

Authority of Rock, activate!

This time, Xu Yue was not doing it to breathe life into Azhdaha, but for the sake of perception.

With metal and stone as eyes, glimpse into the past!

In just a split second, his mind completely submerged into the Star Meteor Iron, witnessing the story of everything it had experienced in its lifetime.

He saw an incredibly dazzling light, perceived extreme heat, and heard the explosion of a star at the end of its life.

Thus, under the supernova explosion, this metal formed in nuclear reactions was finally ejected into the endless deep space.

Then, during billions of years of interstellar travel, it finally fell onto the Douluo Continent, was buried for a million years, and was eventually excavated by a miner.

At this moment, Xu Yue perceived the spirit of the Star Meteor Iron and the emotions contained within those memories.

On the Forging Table.

Without being touched by anyone, the Star Meteor Iron, which had been sitting quietly, began to tremble at this moment, emitting a faint, ethereal hum.

"This... this is... this is spirituality?!"

Mu Chen's eyes widened; he did not know how to understand or describe the scene before him.

That metal has a spirit is a consensus among all blacksmiths, but to awaken the spirit within, it must undergo the hammering of a blacksmith.

Yet, within the ten seconds that Xu Yue had his eyes closed, a piece of Star Meteor Iron that had not undergone any tempering had awakened on its own, its inherent spirituality more active than ever before.

The next moment, Xu Yue suddenly opened his eyes.

The Rock Crest in his eyes bloomed with unprecedented golden light at this moment, shooting straight onto the Star Meteor Iron before him.

At the same time, he raised the Forging Hammer high, and as it reached its peak, the black and red Gravity Domain covered the hammerhead, and he struck down violently.

Gravity Domain, Double Amplification!

The moment the Forging Hammer fell, an extremely subtle, soft cry rang out from the Forging Table.

It sounded as if it had been captured by gravity, and yet also as if it were responding on its own.

The hundred-kilogram Star Meteor Iron spontaneously bounced up from the table, meeting the Forging Hammer that was smashing down toward it.

It was paying homage to its king, welcoming a new life!

Loyal! Ty!

Clang! The Forging Hammer smashed down heavily.

The next moment.

A brilliant ray of spiritual light rose up, rushing straight to the ceiling of the forging room.

One hammer, Spirit Forging!!!

"Cast... cast..."

"King of Casting?!!!"