Quasi-Soul Forging and Quasi-Heavenly Forging? (Four Thousand)

The two pieces of news were more explosive than the last, and a collective gasp rippled through the audience.

Godly Alloy formed from the fusion of nine metals—that's a legendary existence! But compared to this ethereal research, whose outcome is uncertain, two other things are of greater concern to everyone.

Zhen Hua wants to take the girl from the Spirit Pagoda as his apprentice, and even confidently says that she will be the next Divine Craftsman?

this...

The audience looked at each other, and for a moment no one dared to voice their doubts.

That's the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, a pinnacle of the forging world. Who would dare to easily deny someone he's set his sights on?

Among the crowd, one figure had the most complex expression.

That's Mu Chen, the president of the East Sea Blacksmith Association!

He stared at Zhen Hua, Gu Yuena, Huo Yuhao, and Xiong Jun with an incredulous expression, clutching his heart and convulsing.

What was he thinking before?

Even Senior Brother Zhen Hua, the president of the Blacksmith Association, doesn't care about Sect Bias and is willing to accept someone from the Spirit Pagoda as his disciple. Why did he care about such things before?

He felt a pang of heartache. If he could go back in time, he would do anything to accept Tang Wulin as his disciple the moment he met him, to hell with such Sect Bias!

Seeing everyone's silence, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena exchanged a smile.

With the Blacksmith Association involved, their chances of completing the Godly Alloy are much higher.

Just as everyone fell silent, a discordant voice suddenly broke in, "Your Majesty Zhen Hua, aren't you being a little too confident?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Chang Gongyan and Lin Yuhan frowned in unison and looked toward the entrance of the Blacksmith Association not far away. Their companion from the Star Luo Empire delegation, Ning Fengzhi, was standing there with a cold smile on his face, followed by several Blacksmith from the Star Luo Empire.

None of the people present had seen these people before, and they were momentarily confused. But soon, those who followed current events recognized them. "They're from the Star Luo Federation Delegation!"

Zhen Hua's eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly, "So you are friends from the Star Luo Federation. May I ask what brings you here from afar?"

Ning Fengzhi forward, cupped his hands slightly, but his tone carried a hint of arrogance:

"Your Excellency Zhen Hua, I have long admired your name. I am Ning Fengzhi, representing the Star Luo Federation. I have come today to pay a visit to the Federation's forging community, and I did not expect to witness your grand event of accepting apprentices."

His gaze swept over Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao, a meaningful smile playing on his lips.

"We naturally trust your judgment, but even if you are Divine Craftsman, it doesn't mean your disciple will necessarily become Divine Craftsman, right? Even if it's just to promote your disciple, this is going too far. She might be overwhelmed by the pressure."

Instantly, the Blacksmith who had initially hesitated on the matter revealed their anger. This was on Douluo Federation territory, how dare the Star Luo Federation people so arrogantly question the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua?

No matter what, it's none of your business as an outsider to comment!

Huo Yuhao looked at Ning Fengzhi and frowned slightly.

Ning Fengzhi?

Isn't that Ning Rongrong's father's name from 20,000 years ago?

No, it seems that such a person did exist in this era.

After connecting the people of the Star Luo Empire with Ning Fengzhi, Huo Yuhao thought about it carefully and finally remembered this person.

He seemed to be the Holy Spirit Cult Blacksmith who appeared during the attack on Zhen Hua; he remembered him because the name was so conspicuous.

This guy certainly knows how to name things. I wonder if the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will remember their ancestors after they learn of his existence.

Faced with Ning Fengzhi's provocation, Zhen Hua remained calm. He slowly said, "Ning Fengzhi Blacksmith, you must understand that forging is about talent and perseverance, not mere words. Since I dare to take on a disciple, I naturally have my reasons."

"In that case, would you be so kind as to allow His Excellency Zhen Hua's esteemed disciple to have a match with a junior from our Star Luo Federation, so that we may have a glimpse into his abilities?"

Zhen Hua frowned slightly and said, "The Blacksmith Association is a place for everyone to exchange skills, and sparring is certainly fine. However, your grand display might affect others, which is not appropriate."

Ning Fengzhi spoke slowly in a low voice, "I merely wish to confirm whether the Blacksmith Association is merely a name without substance. Today, the Blacksmith Association is establishing an exchange system. I am willing to offer three techniques as the prize for the competition. If we lose, we will hand them over to the Blacksmith Association. Conversely, you will not need to provide any compensation, and I will leave one technique as a challenge fee. As Divine Craftsman, President Zhen Hua, I wonder if you dare to accept this challenge?"

The atmosphere around them froze instantly upon hearing this.

The eyes of all the Blacksmith, including His Majesty Zhen Hua, turned completely cold.

Since things have come to this point, we have no choice but to compete.

Chang Gongyan looked at his colleague Ning Fengzhi with a bewildered expression. Because of Ning Fengzhi's actions, he and Lin Yuhan had also been noticed by the people around them as envoys of the delegation. They had no choice but to walk to Ning Fengzhi's side and accept the angry stares from everyone.

"What are you doing? Why are you provoking the Blacksmith Association?"

"Verification. Since Zhen Hua is so certain that his disciple can become Divine Craftsman, there must be a reason. Don't you want to know why?"

Ning Fengzhi transmitted his voice, saying, "With your disciple's skill level, you can test that girl's abilities. As for their hostility... don't forget that we are not part of the Douluo Federation Douluo Federation just because of their recent courteous treatment; on the contrary, we are their enemies!"

This is also why the Star Luo Federation had no choice but to cooperate with their Holy Spirit Cult. Faced with the threat from the Douluo Federation, the Star Luo Federation's leadership... had no other options.

The common people below could surrender, Douluo Federation might even treat them leniently. But would the Star Luo Empire high command dare to surrender?

They surrendered, and only death awaited them.

Chang Gongyan still didn't quite understand, "But even if we knew her strength, what would be the point? Just to see the difference in strength between us?"

"..."

Ning Fengzhi did not answer.

Could he say that he wanted to recruit another talented person for the Holy Church?

Although their Holy Spirit Cult has Blacksmith, they don't have Divine Craftsman!

As long as the Douluo Federation has Divine Craftsman and continues to produce Heaven Forging Metal, they will always be at a disadvantage in fields such as Battle Armor. This is also the reason why they planned to attack Zhen Hua in the past.

Now that Zhen Hua claims his disciple Divine Craftsman, it's only natural to verify this.

If the other party truly possesses the qualities to become Divine Craftsman, then some planning is necessary to find a way to get them into the Holy Church. If all else fails, such talent must be destroyed.

The Douluo Federation is already strong enough; it must be weakened!

Anyway, he's just a kid, much easier to deal with than Zhen Hua, a Four-Word Battle Armor master and Divine Craftsman.

Unable to get an answer from Ning Fengzhi, Chang Gongyan frowned deeply, but it was too late to say anything now, as the only junior Blacksmith present was his disciple Lin Yuhan.

He took a deep breath, looked at Zhen Hua, and said in a deep voice, "Since Ning Fengzhi insists on the competition, then my disciple Lin Yuhan will experience the forging skills of Your Excellency Zhen Hua's esteemed student."

Upon Lin Yuhan walked out with a solemn expression. Although she was young, as the most outstanding Blacksmith of the younger generation in the Star Luo Federation, she had absolute confidence in her abilities.

Although the prosperity and strength of the Douluo Federation greatly surprised her, it was not enough to make her lose confidence in forging. Even if the other party was a disciple of Divine Craftsman, she believed that she had the strength to fight back.

"Miss Gu Yuena, please enlighten me."

Seeing this, Gu Yuena stepped forward slowly before Zhen Hua could say anything, calmly sizing up Lin Yuhan, "Then please guide me."

The other party made a bold statement, slapping her teacher in the face. As a disciple, she naturally had to stand up for him.

Zhen Hua raised an eyebrow, a sense of relief rising in his heart, and said directly to the staff:

Prepare a Forging Platform.

"Yes!"

Preparing the necessary tools for forging at the Blacksmith Association was naturally simple, but to the surprise of Lin Yuhan and the association's Blacksmith, Zhen Hua had only prepared one Forging Platform for some reason.

What does this mean?

Chang Gongyan frowned.

"You'll all understand soon enough." Zhen Hua didn't explain further, only saying, "Now, choose the metal you want to forge, and use the completion rate of the Spirit Forging as the judging criterion."

As soon as referee Zhen Hua spoke, Lin Yuhan stopped thinking and immediately got into the zone, "Okay, I choose Blue Pregnant Copper."

Gu Yuena: "I choose Star Silver."

Hearing that she directly chose the Sentient Alloy, Lin Yuhan frowned, but wasn't too worried.

The Blue Pregnant Copper she chose is also quite difficult to forge, and the result will depend on the final forged product.

Zhen Hua instructed his men to prepare the Rare Metal needed for Blue Pregnant Copper and Star Silver, and then said:

"Let's begin."

Lin Yuhan slightly, her gaze instantly becoming focused and sharp. Under her concentration, her blue eyes shone like two dazzling sapphires.

She spread her arms to her sides, and two beams of light suddenly appeared. Two Spirit Forging Blue Pregnant Hammer were firmly in her hands, and four Soul Ring, two yellow and two purple, quietly emerged.

Without much preparation, Lin Yuhan quickly began forging the metal.

Each hammer blow would linger on the Blue Pregnant Copper for several seconds, and her Spirit Forging Blue Pregnant Copper would not bounce off. When the Blue Pregnant Copper struck the metal, it would make a crisp "crack" sound, and then Sisi electricity could be seen falling from the Blue Pregnant Copper and flowing into the Blue Pregnant Copper.

Her movements were clean and efficient, each hammer blow carrying a precise rhythm, the metal ringing crisply under her hands. As a forging prodigy of the younger generation in the Star Luo Federation, her skills were indeed impeccable. Even Mu Chen had to admit that this fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl was indeed a forging genius, far superior to his daughter.

However, when everyone's gaze turned to Gu Yuena, they all held their breath, their faces showing disbelief.

Instead of making a move, she gently raised her right hand, took out a piece of metal, palm facing up, and five black Soul Ring quietly rose up.

The next second, the metal levitated on its own, and then various colored elements emerged from all around, beginning to temper the metal.

Wind, thunder, light, darkness... all sorts of elements flow around the metal like a galaxy, each collision sparking brilliant energy, while the metal gradually sheds its impurities under the tempering of the elements, radiating a dazzling spiritual brilliance!

Upon witnessing this scene, Chang Gongyan, Ning Fengzhi, Mu Chen, and the others realized that Zhen Hua had not lied; this woman truly possessed the talent of Divine Craftsman.

"Forging with the Power of Heaven and Earth... this is Heavenly Forging! It's just that it doesn't incorporate the power of Laws, so it won't attract Tribulation Lightning."

Chang Gongyan stared wide-eyed at the forging scene, his expression somewhat dazed.

Is this Spirit Forging Heavenly Forging forging techniques? How could such a forging genius exist in this world?

Although the Power of Heaven and Earth she drew upon was far less than that of true Heavenly Forging, it was still incredibly difficult to make an ordinary Rare Metal withstand such Power of Heaven and Earth. Just how far had her affinity for and control over the elements reached to make her able to accomplish such a feat?

Is she the daughter of the elements?

After the initial shock, everyone observed carefully for a while and discovered that Gu Yuena's skills were even superior to Lin Yuhan's. Despite being younger Lin Yuhan, she had improved her skills to such an extent while researching this new forging method, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

"It seems the outcome is already decided."

Ning Fengzhi his head down, trying his best to hide the excitement in his eyes.

Very good, it seems the position of Holy Daughter has been secured.

Whether in terms of cultivation level or forging skills, Gu Yuena's talent is worthy of the Holy Church's "recruitment".

"Yes," Chang Gongyan, looking at Gu Yuena with a complicated expression, "the Federation truly has an endless stream of geniuses."

I thought Huo Yuhao was already amazing enough, but I never expected there would be someone like Gu Yuena...

Even disregarding her forging skills, Gu Yuena is an exceptionally talented Soul Master. In comparison, Lin Yuhan, with her Four Rings cultivation, is far inferior.

As Lin Yuhan fully focused on completing the Spirit Forging Blue Pregnant Copper, the Star Silver in Gu Yuena's hand had already blossomed with dazzling starlight, its metal surface shimmering with star-like brilliance.

"This..." Lin Yuhan stared at the work in Gu Yuena's hand, her eyes filled with shock. She had never seen such a perfect Spirit Forging work before. The Star Silver seemed to have come to Life, trembling slightly in Gu Yuena's hand, with a rich Life Aura flowing through it, wanting to nourish Gu Yuena, but it did not absorb it.

Creation Spirit Forging!

This is the highest level of Spirit Forging, but Gu Yuena seems to have taken it a step further!

Lin Yuhan had seen her teacher's Spirit Forging works, but none were as miraculous as Gu Yuena's. That piece of Spirit-Forged Metal seemed to have subtly surpassed that level.

Many Saint Craftsman saw more Lin Yuhan.

"Above Spirit Forging lies Soul Forging. This is our definition Blacksmith. But forging itself is the process of nurturing metal. A towering building rises from the ground. Hundred Forging, Thousand Forging, and Spirit Forging all use the Power of Heaven and Earth to baptize it, and the metal's quality will naturally rise step by step."

"Although the guild leader's disciple only completed Spirit Forging, its level has been continuously improving because it has been constantly tempered by the Power of Heaven and Earth. Although it hasn't undergone a qualitative change due to the lack of imbuing it with intelligence, it's still beyond what Spirit-Forged Metal can describe."

"Her forging method has surpassed the Limit of traditional Spirit Forging. She allows the metal to develop qualities comparable to Soul Forging during the Spirit Forging stage, but because it lacks intelligence, it can only be described as Quasi-Soul Forging."

At this point, Mu Chen swallowed hard. "And if she continues to use this forging method during the Soul Forging stage..."

Quasi-Heavenly Forging?

A thought struck many Blacksmith.

At that time, the quality of the Soul-Forged Metal that Gu Yuena completed was probably enough to make a quasi -Four-Word Battle Armor. The soul master could then nurture it into Four-Word Battle Armor.

What would require many Saint Craftsman to accomplish, she could do alone.

Using the Heavenly Forging method to complete the preceding steps, progressing to Soul Forging, and finally reaching the Heavenly Forging level is not only easy, but also not as difficult as one might imagine.

She might even go further than Chairman Zhen Hua!

This is an unparalleled genius who is walking from the finish line back to the starting line!

At this point, the crowd, who had no objections to begin with, completely accepted the matter, and some people even looked at Gu Yuena with a more serious expression.

This is a future Divine Craftsman!

Chang Gongyan sighed inwardly.

Before arriving in the Douluo Continent, Chang Gongyan Lin Yuhan, but now it seems that the Star Luo Federation has been left far behind in the field of forging.

Whether now or in the future...

"We lost."

(End of this chapter)