Hundred Refinement Complete, Level 1 Blacksmith

At this moment, what lay before Mu Tianchen was a piece of metal gleaming with silver light, brimming with powerful vitality.

This metal could no longer even be called metal. It should be called life—a life just like a human being. Its dense life force seemed ready to burst forth at any moment.

After twenty thousand years of development, blacksmiths in the Sun Moon Federation had formed a highly complete professional system.

In the Sun Moon Federation, blacksmiths were divided into a total of nine ranks, from Level 1 to Level 9 Blacksmith.

Levels 1 and 2 were the apprentice ranks. Those at this level could be called blacksmiths.

A Level 1 Blacksmith was required to master Hundred Refinement and could perform Hundred Refinement Purification on metal, greatly enhancing its properties.

A Level 2 Blacksmith had to be capable of performing Hundred Refinement Purification on rare metals and forging metal into specific components.

Level 3 and Level 4 Blacksmiths could be called forging masters. At Level 3, one had to master Thousand Refinement, while at Level 4, one had to be able to forge three types of rare metals.

Level 5 and Level 6 Blacksmiths could be called forging grandmasters, generally known as master craftsmen. Mang Tian was a Level 6 master craftsman blacksmith with an extremely distinguished status.

Levels 5 and 6 required mastery of Spirit-Refinement and Fusion-Refinement. The former gave life to metal, while the latter fused several metals together to create higher-quality metal known as alloy.

Level 7 and Level 8 Blacksmiths could be called Saint Craftsmen and held supreme status across the entire continent. Blacksmiths of this rank needed to master Soul-Refinement, allowing them to grant metal vigorous vitality and consciousness.

A Level 9 Blacksmith could be called a Divine Craftsman. They had to master Heaven-Refinement, using the power of heaven and earth to forge metal and elevate it into god-grade metal.

The nine ranks of blacksmiths were strictly ordered and difficult to cross.

And the metal Mu Tianchen saw now, radiating dazzling silver light, was high-grade metal personally forged by a Level 7 or even Level 8 Saint Craftsman.

Deep-Sea Silver came from the ocean floor. It was hard in texture and astonishingly dense, making it a mid-to-high-grade metal.

Ordinarily, no one would perform Soul-Refinement on Deep-Sea Silver because it simply was not worth it. Although Deep-Sea Silver was valuable, to truly high-level blacksmiths, it was nothing special.

"Besides Soul-Refined Deep-Sea Silver, there are so many other high-grade metals. There are even Spirit-Possessed Alloys!"

Mu Tianchen looked around in shock. Weren't those metals radiating vigorous life force Spirit-Possessed Metals?

He just did not know how many types of metal had been fused into those Spirit-Possessed Metals.

"Setting aside the cost of building this Forging Room, these rare metals alone must be worth several billion."

Mu Tianchen sighed inwardly. Without question, this was a Forging Room capable of tempting even Saint Craftsman-level blacksmiths. It truly deserved to be a Heaven-grade Forging Room of the Spirit Pagoda.

He was merely someone who was not even a Level 1 Blacksmith, yet he could use a Forging Room of this caliber. If those master craftsmen and Saint Craftsmen learned of it, they would probably cough up blood and ascend on the spot.

Mu Tianchen reined himself in. Just as he had thought, he was not even a Level 1 Blacksmith yet. How could he aim so high and think about such high-grade metals?

His most urgent task now was to solidify his Hundred Refinement and Thousand Refinement techniques!

Forging was also a form of cultivation. Through constant forging, one could strengthen the body. By treating forging as an art and forging one's body and soul, one could likewise greatly improve one's combat power.

Without further thought, Mu Tianchen walked directly to the center of the Forging Table.

He took out a piece of unrefined Deep Sea Heavy Silver from the metal rack beside him and placed it into the high-temperature furnace, waiting for it to be scorched by the intense heat.

Before long, the Deep Sea Heavy Silver was heated until it glowed red. Mu Tianchen operated the Forging Table and raised the piece of Deep Sea Heavy Silver onto it.

Mu Tianchen skillfully retrieved a pair of Hundred Refinement forging hammers from beside the Forging Table.

This pair of Hundred Refinement forging hammers was made from Tungsten Steel. Their greatest feature was their hardness. They could process all kinds of metals and were the most beginner-friendly type of forging hammer.

The Tungsten Steel Forging Hammers weighed around twenty kilograms each, forty kilograms for the pair—eighty jin in total.

To an ordinary person, the weight of these Hundred Refinement Tungsten Steel Hammers would have been terrifying. But to Mu Tianchen, their weight was nothing much.

After fusing with a four-hundred-year Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Soul Spirit and becoming a two-ringed Soul Grandmaster, his physical strength had long reached one thousand kilograms—two thousand jin.

With such strength, forget Hundred Refinement; even Thousand Refinement was not impossible.

"Here I go!"

Mu Tianchen gave a low shout and swung the Hundred Refinement Tungsten Steel Hammers with both hands, pounding the red-hot Deep Sea Heavy Silver.

When he had studied forging under Mang Tian, he had thoroughly learned about Deep Sea Heavy Silver. This metal was dense and hard, making it a severe test of one's overall ability.

Born with divine strength and aiming to become a Divine Craftsman, he had naturally chosen Deep-Sea Silver as the primary metal for his forging.

Clang!

The Hundred Refinement Tungsten Steel Hammers slammed into the Deep-Sea Silver, visibly denting the Deep Sea Heavy Silver. This proved that Mu Tianchen's strength was sufficient.

If Mu Tianchen's strength had been insufficient, the Deep-Sea Silver would not have reacted at all.

Next, Mu Tianchen directly unleashed his Soul Power. Soul Power with the Light Attribute fused into the Deep Sea Heavy Silver, and under the protection of that Light Attribute Soul Power, the Deep-Sea Silver seemed to undergo some special transformation.

The Tungsten Steel Hammers in Mu Tianchen's hands struck the Deep-Sea Silver's surface like a raging storm.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Massive impacts rang through the Forging Room. Yet due to the room's exceptional soundproofing, the sounds of forging could not travel outside.

Mu Tianchen's small face was filled with determination. His entire body remained motionless, with only the pair of Tungsten Steel Hammers in his hands striking without pause.

During the hammering, Mu Tianchen was surprised to discover that the Soul Power inside his body seemed to be becoming more condensed.

Each strike tempered his Light Attribute Soul Power once. The faster he struck, the faster his Soul Power was tempered.

After repeated tempering, his Soul Power became more solid and compressed than before.

This discovery filled him with delight. Forging actually had such an effect?

He immediately focused even more intently on hammering the Deep-Sea Silver. He had long been extremely familiar with this metal.

He had carefully studied every pattern within Deep-Sea Silver beforehand, so at this moment, he moved as naturally as a fish in water.

Boom! Boom! Boom! After another round of fierce strikes, the extremely hard Deep-Sea Silver had shrunk by nearly one-third under Mu Tianchen's hammering.

"...Ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred. Complete!"

Boom! As the final hammer fell, Mu Tianchen completely finished the Hundred Refinement Purification of the Deep Sea Heavy Silver. A streak of silver light burst from the metal, illuminating his face.

The Deep Sea Heavy Silver rested upon the Forging Table, radiating dazzling silver light like a work of art.

"Just as Teacher Mang Tian said, Hundred Refinement Purification can't stop me!"

At that moment, Mu Tianchen felt incomparably exhilarated. He had completed the metal's Hundred Refinement Purification in one smooth motion. What could be more satisfying than that?

"Hundred Refinement Purification is the key to being certified as a Level 1 Blacksmith. Now that I've completed Hundred Refinement Purification on Deep-Sea Silver, it means I've met the standards of a Level 1 Blacksmith and can be certified as one."

"A Level 1 Blacksmith at only six years old—I'm probably even faster than my little brother."

Looking at the glittering Deep-Sea Silver, Mu Tianchen could not help thinking of his younger brother, Tang Wulin. In the original work, his younger brother had been a uniquely gifted Divine Craftsman.

With the power of the Golden Dragon King bloodline, Tang Wulin possessed an incredibly powerful physique, could withstand Heavenly Tribulation, and had extraordinary comprehension, allowing him to fuse the power of his bloodline into forging.

Mu Tianchen had also borrowed his younger brother's method when he fused Light Attribute Soul Power into forging.

And sure enough, the results were quite good. The Light Attribute was an attribute with extremely strong affinity. During forging, it could serve as a neutralizing agent and improve the forging results.

In truth, he had also paid a great deal for this round of forging.

What he had spent the most of was stamina and Soul Power, both of which had been depleted by more than half. His spiritual power was no longer as vigorous as it had been at the start.

However, none of that mattered. Compared to the astonishing discovery he had just made during forging, the consumption of Soul Power, spiritual power, and stamina was not worth mentioning!

While forging, he had quietly run through the Vortex Meditation Method once. To his delighted surprise, he discovered that the impact force produced by forging metal could directly accelerate the cultivation of the Vortex Meditation Method!

This discovery instantly sent him into ecstasy. It shocked him even more than discovering that forging could temper Soul Power.

The Vortex Meditation Method was the key to whether he could rapidly increase his cultivation.

Only by mastering the Vortex Meditation Method sooner would he have more time to strive for the realm of Title Douluo and even Limit Douluo.

A powerful light shone in Mu Tianchen's eyes. It was an intense desire to become a top-tier powerhouse.

"No matter what, this forging session has brought me incomparable benefits."

"If I keep this up, it won't be long before I become a true powerhouse!"