Yuehua Wields a Sword

"Twenty years old—??!!"

A nearly shrill exclamation rang out in the innermost exhibition area on the third floor of the Blacksmith Association.

Overwhelmed with shock, Tai Tan's voice lost its usual roughness and became high-pitched.

"Hehe..." Seeing Tai Tan's expression, Lou Gao felt like he had just drunk a whole barrel of ice-cold ale on a sweltering summer day. The refreshing feeling made him want to spin around on the spot.

In fact, just as Tai Tan understands the Lou Gao, the Lou Gao also understands Tai Tan.

When Lou Gao received Tai Tan's letter, although he was skeptical about Tang Hao reaching the Soul Emperor Grandmaster Blacksmith realm at the age of twenty-four, he was more concerned about Tai Tan's description of Tang Hao's blacksmithing skills.

Lou Gao knew that Tai Tan would never compare himself to him in terms of Martial Soul or strength.

From the time they first met as teenagers, the two of them had always been competing in forging skills.

Now, Lou Gao has been Divine Craftsman for several years, and the Tai Tan have been overshadowed by him. Given the Tai Tan ' personality, they will definitely try to get back at him through forging.

Therefore, as intelligent as Lou Gao was, he naturally understood that it was true that Tai Tan had come to Gengxin City to ask his master Tie Futu, to guide Tai Tan and Tang Hao on the path to becoming Divine Craftsman, but more importantly, he probably wanted to show off Tang Hao's talent, especially his talent in forging!

In the past, when faced with a prodigy like Tang Hao, Lou Gao had no choice but to smile obsequiously and watch helplessly as Tai Tan, a muscle-bound brute, swaggered around in front of him.

Of course, he wouldn't get angry. The other person had already abandoned their strongest area —Martial Soul combat—and only focused on blacksmithing. If their skills were inferior, losing was acceptable. Lou Gao wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat. He also believed that Tai Tan felt the same way.

But even if you can accept defeat, you're still unhappy!

Fortunately, fate sent Ling Yi to Lou Gao. He had been grateful more than once for listening to his master's advice and going to the Water Wood Duchy to take Ling Yi as his junior brother.

"That's right!" Lou Gao raised his head, his height of only 1.6 meters, but looking at Tai Tan who was a full two meters tall, his aura became even more arrogant. "My junior brother's birthday is this month, he's turning twenty!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Tai Tan simply didn't believe Lou Gao's words.

In Tai Tan's view, across the Douluo Continent, in terms of forging talent, he and Lou Gao are definitely in the top three, the other being his young master, Tang Hao.

Lou Gao was a few years older than Tai Tan and had become Divine Craftsman a few years ago. Tai Tan thought to himself that he had become Divine Craftsman in the last two years, when he was already in his forties!

Even with his Martial Soul soul talent rivaling that of the old sect master, the young master, at his current Soul Emperor level, will need at least five or six more years before he has a chance to become Divine Craftsman. By then, the young master should be around thirty years old.

The former sect leader was none other than Tang Chen, the "Clear Sky Douluo," a god-like figure in the hearts of everyone in the Clear Sky Sect and its affiliated forces!

At the age of thirty, he became Divine Craftsman. Going back a thousand years in the Douluo Continent, no one could do it. Even if we go back five hundred years, Tai Tan believes that no one could do it!

Forging is not the same as Martial Soul cultivation; it is a skill that requires immersion and time to hone.

Even Tang Hao, the young master, setting aside his status and other factors, was only at the threshold of Grandmaster Blacksmith in the eyes of Tai Tan.

Let alone those who are just one step away from becoming Divine Craftsman, even among the older members of the Blacksmith Association whom Tai Tan remembers, such as Ah Gu and Shangguan Tianyou, Tang Hao's skills still seem immature and green.

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean my junior brother can't, understand?"

Just as Tai Tan was lost in thought, Lou Gao's voice rang out again. He stretched out his short, thick right hand, took down the turquoise longsword, and with a slight surge of Soul Power, the sword tip immediately burst forth with Sword Radiance about a foot long, startling many people around who were below the Soul King level, causing them to subconsciously take two steps back.

Withdrawing his Soul Power, Lou Gao reversed the hilt of his sword, pointing the tip downwards, and handed the longsword to Tai Tan, gesturing for the other to take a look.

Lou Gao had two thoughts in mind when he made this move.

First, this sword will show Tai Tan the current pinnacle of forging within the Blacksmith Association and put his ego to rest.

Secondly, there is also the hope that Tai Tan can learn something from observing, which will help him break through the bottleneck and advance to the level of Divine Craftsman sooner.

In this way, among the world's Divine Craftsman, there was now Tai Tan, the patriarch of the [Strength Clan], as a living example.

Although the opponent is only Soul Emperor at present, Tai Tan is a power-type Soul Master whose main job is combat. He is not Lou Gao in combat. Not to mention that he is a sure thing to become Soul Saint, and his chances of becoming Soul Douluo in the future are also extremely high.

In this way, Lou Gao naturally wanted to help Ling Yi gain Tai Tan's favor first, and no matter how you look at it, this deal was profitable.

"Uh... um... huh? -- Hmm?!"

With the longsword in hand, Tai Tan's expression changed every second, just like he was performing a facial expression act, which drew sidelong glances from Tang Hao, Tang Yuehua, Yang Wushuang, and others beside him.

Ignoring everyone else, Tai Tan gripped his longsword, held it horizontally before him, and began to examine it closely.

At first glance, aside from the turquoise blade, there are two strange engravings near the hilt, which seem to be pictures or some kind of writing.

"Ah Yi said that this is ancient script: ' Azure Nether '. He saw it in Soul Tool from some ancient ruins..." Lou Gao explained in a timely manner.

Actually, it was Qin Xiaozhuan from Ling Yi's previous life. He had practiced calligraphy specifically when he was learning from that Chinese literature major. Compared to Xuan paper, he preferred that snow-white skin, whether it was her back, her lower abdomen, or even... cough!

Let's get back to the main topic.

Tai Tan didn't dwell on whether the two characters were a picture or words; his entire focus was on the sword itself. Or rather, on the material of the sword!

Tai Tan's large hands were seen gripping the hilt of the sword with his left hand and pinching the tip of the sword with his right thumb and forefinger, and he began to bend it.

Just as Tang Yuehua subconsciously covered her red lips with her hand, about to exclaim in surprise, the turquoise longsword actually bent into an "O" shape in Tai Tan's hand.

That's not all. When Tai Tan released his right hand, the "Azure Nether Sword" instantly returned to its straight state, its blade still gleaming.

Before Lou Gao infused his Soul Power, a blue glow appeared on the "Azure Nether Sword," and a faint sword sound rang out. A chill appeared in the hearts of everyone present, as if a terrifying sword would pierce their throats in the next second.

"How did he do that?!" Tai Tan's voice came out abruptly in the otherwise silent room.

"After the Soul Power was injected, it flowed smoothly without any obstruction or loss. Moreover, the power carried by this sword..."

Lou Gao: "Sword Intent"

"Yes! Sword Intent!" Tai Tan nodded fiercely, his eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness as he stared intently at Lou Gao. "That should have been Martial Soul... no! That should have been the 'intent' possessed only by Soul Master, and the most elite Soul Master at that! How did he give it to a sword?!"

After saying that, Tai Tan, to everyone's surprise, handed the "Azure Nether Sword" to Tang Yuehua without going through the young master Tang Hao.

Tang Yuehua instinctively accepted the "Azure Nether Sword".

Following Lou Gao and Tai Tan's example, Tang Yuehua naturally channeled the meager Soul Power within her body into the "Azure Nether Sword" in her hand.

Ten-year-old Tang Yuehua, an eighth-level Soul Scholar, is 1.4 meters tall and wields the "Azure Nether Sword," which is only slightly shorter than her. At this moment, Yang Wushuang, who is beside her, actually felt a Sisi sense of danger!

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