The Giant Ape Wielded a Hammer

Lou Gao's excuses were not unexpected to Ling Yi. After all, the Blacksmith Association has now developed into a major force on the Douluo Continent, and it is involved in a great deal of affairs every day. It is completely different from when it was just a small, isolated organization.

However, as the saying goes, when the master is in trouble, the disciple will do his best.

Lou Gao has now taken in eight disciples. Apart from the four disciples from the original timeline, Si Long, Si Di, Si Yu, and Si Kai, as well as Ku Ku Kandir, whom he took in years ago, the other three are disciples he has taken in over the years, named E'agasi, Mo Guijing, and Mo Chengyun.

The three disciples behind are still honing their forging skills, while the five disciples in front are almost ready to graduate from their forging training. They can no longer break through by simply burying themselves in hard work and can devote more time to cultivation and managing the affairs of the Blacksmith Association.

In particular, Kuku Kandir, as the city lord of Gengxin City, although his talent in forging was limited and his talent in cultivation was not particularly outstanding, he had the experience of learning from Ling Yi back then. With Ling Yi's teachings and his own years of practical experience, he was quite adept at managing a large city and a powerful force.

It was only with the help of his five disciples that Lou Gao, whose management talent was inferior to his forging talent, was able to manage the Blacksmith Association so well over the years.

Understanding the key point, Ling Yi didn't expose him, but instead chuckled and reminded him, "Senior brother, don't speak too soon. Talented disciples aren't easy to find. I reckon you might be tempted to stay and teach them later—"

"What?" Lou Gao, unconvinced, tossed his round head back, looked up at Ling Yi beside him, and asked, "Is there someone in this world with even greater talent than you?"

"The disciple you found, at most, has a slightly higher talent than Si Long and the other four, and is about the same as E'agasi, as well as the Mo Guijing and Mo Chengyun brothers."

"Your talent is unparalleled in this world, even exceeding the limits that this world should have."

"I don't believe that you can find another person on the Douluo Continent who is as monstrous as you, let alone surpass you—"

From Lou Gao's words, one could tell that he blindly trusted and admired Ling Yi's talent.

"As for his talent, I can't say for sure right now."

Ling Yi shook his head slightly, pointed to the dense forest to the side, and said in an enigmatic tone, "It's just passing by, you can see for yourself in a bit—"

"They're here? Who? So fast...?"

Lou Gao was taken aback upon hearing this, and subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction Ling Yi was pointing.

About forty meters away in the dense forest, two tall trees had somehow separated, and a huge figure was silently emerging from them.

Upon seeing that enormous figure, Lou Gao's voice abruptly stopped, his breath caught in his throat, and his round eyes widened as he stared intently at the uninvited guest in front of him.

It was a mountain-like entity, its jet-black fur shimmering with a faint metallic sheen under the blazing sun. Although it was on all fours, a mere Lou Gao was enough to determine that its shoulder height was definitely over seven meters!

If the other party were to stand upright, the height would likely be over fifteen meters!

Such a colossal body delivers an absolutely powerful visual impact. Just looking at that creature, which resembles both an ape and a chimpanzee, and meeting its gaze with those lantern-sized, crystalline yellow eyes, Lou Gao felt a sense of dread arise.

Besides that, what worried Lou Gao was the opponent's incredibly strong physique, with powerful muscles that bulged like small hills, the strength of which was definitely above that of refined steel!

Yet this enormous creature, seemingly built of granite, moved without making a sound, suggesting that its control over power was among the most exceptional!

"Tai... taitaitai...' Titan Giant Ape '—!!!"

Lou Gao's lips trembled, and the sound squeezed out from his throat was as sharp as a woman's voice.

With a shout, his consciousness returned. Lou Gao bit his tongue hard, the pain making his thoughts even clearer. His body remained still, but his mouth moved rapidly. "Ah Yi, I'll stop it. You get ready to use ' Starry Sky Fireworks ' and that ' Annihilation Thunder Electromagnetic Cannon '..."

"Remember! Use it and run!"

At this moment, Lou Gao's expression was incredibly firm, and his short, round figure appeared taller under the backdrop of his indomitable spirit.

At the same time, Lou Gao did not mention what would happen to him afterward, which clearly indicated that he was prepared to fight to the death.

"Senior brother, don't rush..."

Just as the atmosphere at the scene became somewhat tragic and resolute, Ling Yi grabbed Lou Gao, who was about to rush forward, and waved to the "Titan Giant Ape" in front of him amidst Lou Gao's anxious expression.

On the other side, the Titan Giant Ape, who was completely bewildered by Lou Gao's resolute aura, blinked after seeing Ling Yi's gesture, glanced at the short, fat man who had been pulled back, and continued to walk forward.

"Ah Yi!" Lou Gao struggled with all his might, but could not break free from Ling Yi's jade-white hand. He could only watch helplessly as the "Titan Giant Ape" approached, and cried out in a low voice.

"Relax, relax, senior brother, take it easy." Ling Yi pulled Lou Gao behind him, saying as he walked towards the "Titan Giant Ape": "Er Ming, are you the only one here? Where are Da Ming and the others?"

"Big brother and Sister Xiao Wu are staying at home. Aunt Rou said that Sister Xiao Wu should focus on her cultivation, and big brother will supervise her."

A deep, resonant voice rang out, and the "Titan Giant Ape" stopped seven or eight meters away from Ling Yi and Lou Gao. It raised its furry right hand and scratched the back of its head, its mouth opening and closing.

If it weren't for the mouth being so large that it could swallow a person whole, the scene would seem quite harmonious, much like a shy young person answering a question from an elder.

"This..." Lou Gao's mouth gaped open, feeling as if the world before him was becoming unreal.

He seriously suspected that he had fallen into the nest of the "Mind-Bewildering Butterfly" and was currently in a hallucination.

"Smack!"

A jade-white hand patted Lou Gao's shoulder lightly, snapping him out of his daze. "Senior brother, stop daydreaming. Everyone's time is tight. I'll teach you first, and you can take a look later—"

"Oh~" Lou Gao nodded blankly, his face expressionless, still immersed in his own speculation that he was in an illusion.

Otherwise, why didn't that slap hurt?

Noticing Lou Gao's condition, Ling Yi considered using the "Lin Character Seal from the " Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals " to cleanse his mind, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do so.

The Lou Gao itself can also create a "Lin Character Seal, but at this moment, due to a loss of focus, it was forgotten to be used. Let it be left for him to realize this on his own. This way, it will leave a deeper impression, and he will be more likely to realize it next time he encounters a similar situation.

"Come over here~" Ling Yi beckoned to Er Ming Lou Gao. He pointed to the pile of fine carbon stones on the ground, forming a small mountain, and an irregular iron ore boulder about ten feet in diameter, and said, "I'll teach you how to smelt raw ore first..."

Under Ling Yi's guidance, "Titan Giant Ape" Er Ming ignited the fine carbon stone in the giant furnace and pumped the bellows to supply oxygen into the furnace, raising the temperature inside.

The crimson flames gradually changed color, and the dark iron ore also gradually turned red.

Heating the giant iron ore takes a long time. On the conventional casting table next to him, Ling Yi used tongs to take a piece of reddish-brown iron ore the size of an average person's head out of the furnace and place it on the anvil.

Reaching out and grasping the forging hammer on the casting table, Ling Yi said Er Ming to the "Titan Giant Ape" Erming, who was squatting beside him, "Watch carefully, learn well, I'll demonstrate first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Yi moved. His feet were firmly planted on the ground, and his legs swelled up as if they were springs. Power was transmitted from bottom to top, and the forging hammer, the size of a human head, was swung around, clanging and banging against the red iron ore that was radiating intense heat.

"The Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" —!!!

Er Ming stared intently at Ling Yi's every move, every swing of the hammer. His large, bright yellow eyes reflected Ling Yi's whirling figure, his expression one of unwavering seriousness.

On the other side, Lou Gao had almost recovered from the mental shock he had just experienced. Now, seeing one person teaching diligently and the other learning earnestly, he almost began to question his life again.

There was no way around it; the scene before my eyes was just too overwhelming!

A set of "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" consists of eighty-one moves. Even if Ling Yi deliberately slowed down, it was completed in an instant.

When the final strike, amplified by the force of the previous eighty hammer blows, crashed onto the dark red iron ore, which had shrunk considerably, Er Ming exhaled two puffs of white air from his nostrils, his expression becoming somewhat eager to try.

"So, did you see it clearly?"

Ling Yi gripped the forging hammer in his hand and turned to ask "Titan Giant Ape" Er Ming.

Er Ming didn't answer directly, but closed his eyes. After about ten breaths, he opened them again and nodded to Ling Yi: "I've almost remembered it."

"Alright," Ling Yi nodded slightly upon hearing this, "Then let's give it a try."

Upon hearing Ling Yi's words, Er Ming didn't hesitate. He raised his hand, grabbed the oversized forging hammer leaning against the giant casting table next to him, and stood up on his own.

Looking at the "Titan Giant Ape" that was five or six stories tall when it stood up, holding the oversized forging hammer that he and the Blacksmith of the [Blacksmith Association] had jointly forged, Lou Gao couldn't help but swallow hard. At the same time, he felt an inexplicable excitement and anticipation in his heart.

As a forging hammer, although the work in the hands of the "Titan Giant Ape" does not have the Sword Intent seed of the "Azure Nether Divine Sword" or any other Soul Guidance Array that provides attack amplification, its sturdiness, toughness, and weight are absolutely perfect!

"I wonder what it would be like if this guy took a hammer and fought that old geezer Tang Sheng— " Lou Gao suddenly thought to himself.

As the Grand Elder of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Sheng, the "Sheng Heaven Douluo," is definitely not weak; in fact, he could be considered very strong.

But the one in front of us is the King of Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, the "Titan Giant Ape"!

She was already powerful enough to defeat an ordinary Titled Douluo- level terrifying being with her bare hands, but now she's even taken up a weapon. This is absolutely incredible!

Not to mention, what is Ling Yi doing right now?

He's teaching the "Titan Giant Ape" how to use the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique"!!!

Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap—!!!

Lou Gao roared inwardly, utterly impressed by Ling Yi's miraculous actions. He couldn't understand how Ling Yi had managed to get along so well with the "Titan Giant Ape," who was supposed to be hostile to humans, and even get the ape to obediently study with him.

"Clang--!"

A deafening clang of metal suddenly rang out, making his eardrums ache Lou Gao and pulling his wandering thoughts back to reality.

He quickly circulated his Soul Power to protect his ears and stared Lou Gao at the "Titan Giant Ape" wielding the forging hammer.

Er Ming stood up, legs slightly apart, mimicking Ling Yi's stance. His toes gripped the ground like his hands, and then he twisted his waist and back, swinging his arms as he smashed the oversized forging hammer in his palm onto the massive iron ore on the giant anvil.

"Clang! Clang! Clang...!!!"

One loud bang after another exploded in the clearing at the foot of the solitary mountain, echoing into the depths of the surrounding dense forest.

Watching the Titan Giant Ape's movements, Lou Gao's brows slowly furrowed.

It is evident that every move of the "Titan Giant Ape" is imitating Ling Yi's previous moves, with a very high degree of similarity. The closest imitation is about 90% similar, and even the least similar imitation is about 80%.

"Genius!" Lou Gao couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

He had only seen one other person in all these years who could roughly replicate the entire "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" after just one viewing, and that person was Ling Yi.

Even his three new disciples, who had the best forging talent, had to spend a month or two to barely master all eighty-one moves.

However, what made Lou Gao frown was the similarity of the "Titan Giant Ape" in the imitation!

From Lou Gao's perspective, while the "Titan Giant Ape's" hammer swings were visually similar, they lacked the true spirit of the original.

Such a promising talent made him, as the president of the Blacksmith Association, feel compelled to offer some guidance to prevent the young man from going astray.

While Lou Gao was focused on the Titan Giant Ape's progress in learning the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique," Ling Yi, who was watching from a distance, was more interested in the wild aura emanating from the Titan Giant Ape.

With his mind multitasking, Ling Yi recalled the scene from their journey when Tang Xiao maintained the "Giant Spirit Intent - Great Strength Gorilla" technique while wielding the "Clear Sky Hammer," and compared it with the "Titan Giant Ape" before him.

Within his mind Sea of Consciousness, Ling Yi's thoughts transformed into countless figures, each wielding a hammer and waving its body. A faint gray glow gradually appeared around each figure, transforming into the phantom of a "Great Strength Gorilla".

As time goes by, the number of figures begins to decrease one by one, while the remaining figures' silhouettes become increasingly clearer around the "Great Strength Gorilla" phantom.

Gradually, when only one figure remained in his mind's Sea of Consciousness, Ling Yi's figure disappeared, and a giant beast somewhere between a "Great Strength Gorilla" and a "Titan Giant Ape" appeared there, holding a huge forging hammer in its hand, swinging it at lightning speed, with every move carrying a terrifying force capable of shaking space.

Outside, Er Ming stopped the drill, turned around and looked at Ling Yi who was watching from the side, a look of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

It sensed that Ling Yi, who was standing before it, had just had a similar aura appear on him.