Metal Purification!

"This ability is a bit absurd, and my current strength is too low."

"Once my strength improves a bit more, my ability to purify and control metal will definitely be even better."

Li Ang muttered to himself, then turned to look at Cen Yue.

Cen Yue's expression was somewhat complex, and Shen Ming, standing to the side, didn't know what to say either.

Without a word, Cen Yue stepped forward, took a piece of Hundred-Refined Metal from the metal cabinet, and placed it on the table.

"Little Li Ang, right? Please purify this piece of metal again. Let me see if you can also purify other types of metal."

As Cen Yue spoke, he watched Li Ang, who merely paused for a moment before walking up nonchalantly.

As the luster of the Geo element condensed in his hands, the metal, originally the size of a human fist, began to separate.

However, what appeared this time was a blue metal, and the quantity was very small.

A tiny fragment emerged from the entire piece of metal.

"Is the purity of this Hundred-Refined Metal so low? Hasn't it already completed the hundred-refining process?"

"How can the metal purity be this low?"

Li Ang muttered subconsciously, his gaze sweeping over the metal before finally landing on the larger remnant.

Only then did he realize that this was a piece of metal with another metal as its core.

It seemed he had stripped away the superior part of this metal.

As he continued this purification, the piece of Hundred-Refined Metal before him began to gradually disintegrate.

The remaining portion contained an even brighter luster.

Cen Yue stared blankly at this scene, then subconsciously reached out with trembling hands to pick up the small piece of blue metal.

This metal was still only at the hundred-refined level; it was a piece of hundred-refined Blue Pregnancy Steel.

The impurities of the iron had been completely stripped away, leaving what should have been a complete piece of Blue Pregnancy metal.

However, such a metal did not exist anywhere in the Douluo World.

The reason was simple: even if Blue Pregnancy Steel were purified to the thousand-refined level, or even forged through various methods to reach the heaven-refined level, it would still contain iron components.

This was absolutely unavoidable because iron was a constituent part of Blue Pregnancy Steel.

Yet, the true core of Blue Pregnancy Steel was precisely these blue crystals.

These crystals were the core of the Blue Pregnancy Steel, but because they were so minute, even the highest-level technology currently available could not completely strip them out.

But now, looking at this metal that resembled a blue crystal, Cen Yue couldn't help but swallow hard.

"How on earth did you do it? How did you purify this metal?"

Cen Yue's tone was complex, but Li Ang just looked at him calmly.

Cen Yue paused for a moment, then realized that the other party was clearly able to do this because of his martial soul or some special reason.

Perhaps even the other party didn't understand the principles behind it himself.

Of course, Li Ang didn't completely fail to understand; after all, he had already mastered some metal purification techniques, or rather, this type of purification method.

This wasn't about stripping the metal out, but rather shattering the atomic structure of the metal and then isolating the required atoms.

This method was extremely complex, and the current technology of Douluo Planet certainly couldn't grasp it.

Even in his original world, this technology hadn't been mastered.

However, his original world could extract some of the rarer metal structures from within the metal.

But the technology here, even with the appearance of mechs, still couldn't achieve this.

Naturally, Li Ang couldn't be bothered to explain this.

Firstly, the other party wouldn't be able to understand it at all.

And even if he did understand, it was Li Ang who had come to him to be a teacher, yet the man was asking these questions like an idiot, which left Li Ang speechless.

"Let's try hammering these metals to test your sensitivity to metal, or rather, your ability to perceive it."

"Of course, regardless of whether you succeed, I will take you as my disciple."

Cen Yue spoke with great sincerity.

Li Ang looked at him and nodded. With a casual gesture, the metal hammer that had fallen to the side flew back into his hand as if drawn to him.

Then, Li Ang calmly raised his hand and brought the hammer down.

The metal emitted a faint rhythm.

Hundred-refining itself is a process of metal purification and compression of the metal structure.

Understanding this was not difficult.

What the other party was referring to as internal metal movement actually meant the changes produced in the metal layers during the process of compression and squeezing with each hammer strike.

Li Ang had no innate talent for this, but he had a sharp mind.

Moreover, thanks to the Geo Archon Rex Lapis template, he possessed near-perfect mastery over this piece of metal.

Watching Li Ang bring his hammer down blow after blow, Cen Yue's expression grew increasingly grave.

When Li Ang's hammer finally came to a slow halt, he looked down at the piece of metal.

The metal remained in its flattened shape, yet it now appeared far more pure and translucent.

The fluctuations contained within it had also risen slightly.

Witnessing this, Cen Yue heaved a deep sigh.

He turned his head to look at Shen Ming.

Shen Ming stood up as well, meeting Cen Yue's gaze with eyes full of inquiry.

"Old Shen, I'm afraid I can't teach this child! He is destined to have no connection with me!"

As Cen Yue spoke, a rare trace of desolation appeared on his face.

This left Shen Ming momentarily stunned.

He had originally assumed Li Ang lacked talent, but seeing Cen Yue's expression, it didn't seem like a lack of talent at all.

Before he could even ask, he saw Cen Yue carefully pick up the metal to examine it, then grab Li Ang by the hand and head straight for the door.

"Old Cen, what are you doing? Even if the child has no talent, there's no need to chase him out."

"Who said this child has no talent!?"

"His talent is simply too heaven-defying; he has already mastered the technique of near-hundred-fold forging."

"With just a little guidance, he will be able to master hundred-fold forging in two or three days at most."

Cen Yue's voice rose as he spoke.

He looked at Shen Ming, his eyes carrying a level of seriousness never seen before.

"When I say I can't teach him, it's not because he lacks talent, but because his talent is too high—it would be a waste to leave him with me."

"If he can study under a master teacher, he will be able to reach a level in just a few years that ordinary people couldn't achieve in decades."

After finishing his sentence, Cen Yue didn't look at Shen Ming again, dragging Li Ang out with him.

Li Ang did not resist, allowing the man to lead him into the elevator and straight to the top floor.

Shen Ming, left behind, was somewhat bewildered, but he did not intervene.

It was clear that this was a good thing for Li Ang, and that was enough.

On the top floor, inside a massive office, Mu Chen sat waiting.

A giant teapot sat before him.

As he poured tea into a cup, he hummed a little tune, a look of genuine happiness on his face.

Opposite him, an eight or nine-year-old girl sat with her arms crossed, watching her father with a speechless expression.