Final Exam, Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua

Every time the first-year final exams at Shrek Academy rolled around, a group of thugs would appear all across the Federation.

A group of thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys and girls would wantonly attack passing spirit masters, provoke law enforcement officers, and even wreak havoc at military bases.

All of these were acts that severely disrupted social order.

After the final exams concluded, the academy would always send representatives to explain the situation to the affected spirit masters and offer apologies.

However, in the process, quite a few students would inevitably kick a steel plate and end up being detained.

In such cases, it generally meant elimination or a deduction in their final exam scores.

But Mu Han was different! There was no way he could be detained!

Even if the entire Sea God Pavilion were to mobilize, they might not be able to hold him.

Anyone who tried to detain him would be the unlucky one, and the city itself might even suffer for it.

Back then, Shrek City had almost been blown up by Mu Han.

Shrek City was teeming with experts, so in the end, there were no casualties.

But if it had been any other city, it would have been hard to say.

Along the way, they needed to pass through at least ten cities, including Ming Capital.

In other words, there was a risk that at least nine cities along the route could be blown up by Mu Han.

Regardless, given Mu Han's strength, the academy eventually granted him special permission to skip the exams.

Moreover, the reason this guy came to Shrek Academy was, at the end of the day, a political necessity.

Shrek Academy needed Mu Han to enroll, and Mu Han also needed to attend Shrek Academy for a period of time.

This assessment was merely a formality.

However, Mu Han left that very day, as there was still a segment of the plot from the original work to follow.

The terrorists from the original work did not appear.

Ultimately, Mu Han had already changed too many things over these many years.

But the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua was still the same as in the original work, beginning his lecture at the Blacksmith Association in Tiandou City.

After all, the reason Zhen Hua was giving a lecture was because of a small trick regarding Fusion Forging he had discovered not long ago.

The things Mu Han had done would not have any impact on Zhen Hua's research.

So, Zhen Hua still chose an auspicious day to give his lecture.

And Mu Han followed the path of Tang Wulin from the original work: "May I try, President?"

Without waiting for a response, he walked quickly to Zhen Hua's side.

"I want Sinking Silver, Magic Silver, and some powder of Heavenly Moon Essence."

"Very well. Bring them to him," Zhen Hua said to the staff beside him.

This powder of Heavenly Moon Essence was the universal catalyst he had recently discovered.

One could consider it a civilian version of Gold-Water Mutual Containment, right?

The effect was certainly not as good as Gold-Water Mutual Containment, but the cost was much lower.

The Blacksmith Association was never short of various rare metals, and soon, everything he requested was brought up.

Mu Han was not the least bit polite, stepping directly behind the Forging Table.

He activated the Forging Table, placed the two rare metals inside, adjusted the calcination temperature, and submerged them into the table.

Although he didn't need a Forging Table for his own forging, he still possessed the fundamental skills.

He then turned to Zhen Hua: "President, I need to trouble you for one more thing. I would like to borrow your Forging Hammer."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room was in an uproar!

Borrowing a Forging Hammer was already a very rare occurrence in the forging world, let alone borrowing one from a Divine Craftsman.

This was the only Divine Craftsman in the world today.

Even Zhen Hua was stunned by his request; this little guy was truly interesting!

Mu Han had no choice; wasn't this the very reason he had traveled such a long distance?

Normally, he didn't need a Forging Hammer to forge, nor did he even need to use a Forging Table.

This time, he was making an exception.

"Very well." Zhen Hua pondered for a moment, a flash of light appeared on his hand, and a pair of Forging Hammers appeared before him.

It was a pair of white Forging Hammers with a faint halo shimmering across their entire bodies.

The style of the Forging Hammers was very orthodox, and faint blue clouds drifted across the surface of the white metal.

"Spirit Forged Cloud Gold Vibration Hammer," Mu Han muttered suddenly.

Zhen Hua, who had been smiling the entire time, was finally moved.

Although he did not believe Mu Han was capable of Fusion Forging, he never lacked encouragement for the younger generation.

However, Zhen Hua straightened up slightly at this moment, and those who understood what they were seeing gaped in shock.

This was Cloud Gold, a Spirit Alloy created through the Fusion Forging of Cloud Copper and Platinum Crystal.

That Mu Han could identify the Cloud Gold as being of such high quality showed that his knowledge base was sufficient.

But why was Mu Han able to confirm at a single glance that the characteristic of this hammer was "Vibration"?

Zhen Hua naturally knew, but not because he was a Divine Craftsman; it was simply because he was the owner of this Cloud Gold Vibration Hammer.

Why could Mu Han determine it was a Vibration Hammer just by looking?

In reality, Mu Han could not tell; he only knew about this hammer because he had read the original work.

At this moment, the metal had completely melted and was intertwined.

This was certainly not something that mere powder of Heavenly Moon Essence could achieve.

It was because Mu Han had utilized his Martial Soul, Gold-Water Mutual Containment.

Then, with just a single strike, Mu Han flattened the metal.

The crowd was dumbfounded; Cloud Gold, as a Spirit Alloy, was notoriously heavy. Anyone who had ever touched it knew this.

But this was the first time they had ever seen someone flatten the metal directly during forging. Wouldn't that destroy its structure?

Yet, the flattened piece of metal bounced up; the Fusion Forging was already complete.

Moreover, a beam of light a full ten feet high shot into the sky.

This was not simple forging, but a realm where the mind and forging were in perfect communion.

The roaring sound this time was even louder, and the flattened metal emitted a hum.

At this moment, light halos were clearly rippling back and forth across the surface of the metal.

One strike for Fusion Forging and Thousand Refinement was already formidable enough. But what about this one strike for Spirit Forging?

One had to know how many blacksmiths were stuck at the Level 4 realm, unable to touch the threshold of Spirit Forging for their entire lives.

Yet in Mu Han's hands, with just one strike, the Spirit Forging was already complete.

Just then, a black shadow charged straight at Mu Han with a ferocious aura.

Spirit Forging came in many forms; most involved bestowing life, while the highest-tier method involved calling forth life.

Spirit Forged metal created in this way possessed the most vigorous vitality and the greatest degree of spirituality.

Creation Spirit Forging was the highest realm of Spirit Forging.

But if one's Martial Soul did not possess the characteristic of creating life, it was impossible to forge this strongest type of Spirit Forging.

Mu Han naturally could not do it either.

And the only thing second to Creation Spirit Forging was Spirit Forging Backlash.

An Evil Spirit was not necessarily bad, but it would make the Spirit Forged metal more aggressive.

Generally, using an Evil Spirit for Spirit Forging was optimal for offensive weapons.

But once an Evil Spirit appeared, it was highly likely to cause harm to the blacksmith, thereby interrupting the Spirit Forging and causing all previous efforts to be wasted.

However, the Spirit Forging was already complete.

Mu Han could face the Evil Spirit's backlash head-on!

After that black shadow rushed into Mu Han's Sea of Consciousness, it was immediately surrounded by the labyrinth.

Unable to escape, it was then gradually eroded by the corrosive properties within the maze.

In its final death throes, it destroyed one of the barriers within the labyrinth.

The next moment, that area exploded, and the blast instantly engulfed the Evil Spirit.

At the same time, explosions erupted one after another in every corner of the labyrinth on the periphery of his Sea of Consciousness.

His mental world suddenly felt as if it had been instantly forced open.

His spiritual power, which had been stagnant, suddenly began to increase geometrically.