The Silver Dragon King and the Golden Dragon King Had Their Roles Reversed

A rank-12 Godslayer-level Soul Cannon Shell was the Douluo Federation's strongest weapon, of which only three had been manufactured. Rumor had it that it could slay gods.

The ancestor of a certain researcher at the Spirit Pagoda had once been invited to participate in related research, so the Spirit Pagoda knew some of the core technical concepts involved.

Di Tian had once mentioned this matter to Gu Yuena. Its principle was to extract the Metal Source, then compress and refine it, arrange it in a certain order, and unleash terrifying power.

However, the technology for refining Metal Source had been sealed away because manufacturing Godslayer-level Soul Cannon Shells consumed massive amounts of rare metals.

He had not expected Huo Yuhao to have actually developed similar technology...

As expected of Yuhao. If that research maniac at headquarters learned about this technology, he'd probably worship him like a god... It's just that without those rare metals, Godslayer-level Soul Cannon Shells can no longer be manufactured.

Gu Yuena looked at Huo Yuhao with emotion, then asked, "I remember that the metals you first carved arrays into had only undergone simple purification, then came Hundred Forging, Thousand Forging, all the way to the current Spirit-Forged Metal. Were you trying to understand the properties of metal after forging?"

"That's right." Huo Yuhao nodded.

For three years, what he had been steadily accumulating was an understanding of all kinds of forged metals, preparing for the future.

The technology for extracting Metal Source was named the Siphon Rune Soul Guidance Array by him. It was derived by using soul skills and technologies such as Elemental Stripping, the Soul Guidance Energy Gathering Array, and the Soul Spirit Contract as references.

Its core technology was related to the Soul Spirit Contract.

Why could the Soul Spirit Contract feed back bloodline and even cultivation?

During his research, Huo Yuhao discovered that its principle was similar to the siphon phenomenon. It could make use of a characteristic similar to water flowing downward to transfer what one party possessed to another party, just like how he had received feedback because he did not have the Silver Dragon King Bloodline.

And this soul guidance array had the same effect, only it was somewhat more versatile.

This was a school that belonged to him alone!

Huo Yuhao tapped the Spirit-Forged Blue Pregnant Copper with his hand. This originally hard piece of metal flattened in an instant, evidently because its source had been refined out, causing it to lose the various traits it had as a rare metal.

"Judging from the current situation, with my present technology, only Spirit-Forged Metal can complete the operation of refining the source. Thousand Forging First Grade metal can only draw out the source. And you should understand what possessing these sources represents."

Gu Yuena nodded. "With this technology, blacksmiths can communicate with Metal Sources. Before Spirit Forging, there are no bottlenecks."

She had deliberately read some books on forging before and understood the benefits of directly touching Metal Sources. After all, the early stage of forging was the process of refining Metal Sources, and in the eyes of blacksmiths, forging was also the process of them communicating with metal.

Was there any operation faster than communicating with the source?

If the Blacksmith Association had Huo Yuhao's technology, those blacksmiths would be able to directly communicate with and study these Metal Sources, raising themselves to the Spirit Forging level at the fastest speed!

Thinking about it now, the Federation could once have ushered in a new era of forging as well. It was just that the technology for refining Metal Source involved too many issues, so it could only be sealed away...

As she thought about this, Gu Yuena asked, "What you want to tell me isn't just this, is it?"

She felt there was something more in Huo Yuhao's words.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "Hundred Forging and Thousand Forging are about removing impurities, so I won't mention them. The core of Spirit Forging is the process of granting metal life. Soul Forging grants metal life and intelligence. Heavenly Forging—once it reaches this level, human strength is no longer enough to complete it. It requires drawing in the Power of Heaven and Earth, that is, vast Elemental Power, to help the blacksmith forge the metal, then accepting the corresponding elemental lightning tribulation to take shape."

"Think carefully about these processes. Can you complete them?"

Can I?

Gu Yuena frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. In the end, she gave her answer. "Of course I can!"

Yes, she could do all of them.

Granting life, granting intelligence—as the possessor of the Creation Divinity, many Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest had been born because of her. She understood what creating life meant better than those human blacksmiths!

It was only making a piece of metal give birth to life. It was not that difficult. At most, she would only need to study it for a while to accomplish it.

As for drawing on Elemental Power for Heavenly Forging... how could she possibly be unable to do that?

She was the controller of the elements. That was practically effortless!

She might even be able to turn the elemental lightning tribulation Huo Yuhao spoke of to her own use.

Eh? Wait, thinking about it that way...

Gu Yuena raised her head and looked at Huo Yuhao, meeting his complicated gaze. The two of them fell silent together.

"..."

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.

Yes, Gu Yuena was a bug. As long as she learned forging... she actually had no bottlenecks!

Things like strength were only her weak point, and that was only weak compared to the Golden Dragon King.

As for the most difficult points of Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heavenly Forging, they were not difficult for her. She naturally possessed the qualities in this area.

Huo Yuhao deeply suspected that the Silver Dragon King and the Golden Dragon King's roles had actually been reversed—in every sense of the word.

Gu Yuena looked at the metal in Huo Yuhao's hand and pursed her lips.

With his technology for refining Metal Source, it would be difficult to encounter bottlenecks before Spirit Forging, and after Spirit Forging, she had no bottlenecks... If she truly learned forging, the two of them working together would be suitable in every sense.

"It's very important to recognize your own abilities. If you still have the idea of learning forging, I can help you," Huo Yuhao said. "Also, you can actually try forging without using a Forging Hammer."

When Gu Yuena heard this, she thought of the embarrassing scene from just now, and a faint blush appeared on her face again. Fortunately, she could still think, and she asked in puzzlement, "Without using a Forging Hammer?"

"An ordinary blacksmith might strike metal tens of thousands of times and still fail to achieve Spirit Forging, yet Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua can achieve Thousand Forging with one hammer strike, Spirit Forging with one hammer strike, and Soul Forging with one hammer strike."

Huo Yuhao once again placed his gaze on the metal in his hand. "That's because Zhen Hua already understands all of metal's various characteristics like the back of his hand, and has a clearer, more essential understanding of how to refine and change its Metal Source."

"The essence of forging, in the end, is refining Metal Source and changing the source. Forging is the method. Striking with a Forging Hammer is not the goal, and it's certainly not necessary!"

"As long as you can accomplish these things, don't worry about the method."

Gu Yuena pondered for a while. "You mean I can forge using Elemental Power?"

Elemental Power was what she was best at.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "With your control over the elements, forging with Elemental Power isn't impossible. And metal forged that way would be the best fit for you."

Gu Yuena fell into thought.

Forging with the elements... It was indeed feasible. With her control over the elements, she could even turn them into great iron hammers to strike the metal, and the force of those blows might be stronger than if she used a Forging Hammer. Moreover, doing it that way would make communication with the metal more frequent and easier.

After all, Elemental Power was an extension of her perception. Just like a blacksmith's Forging Hammer, Elemental Power could likewise become her Forging Hammer.

But borrowing the Elemental Power around her... in other words, forging with the Power of Heaven and Earth—wasn't that, in a certain sense, replacing every forging method with the method of Heavenly Forging?

If she used the Power of Heaven and Earth to complete Hundred Forging, Thousand Forging, Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heavenly Forging, what would the metal forged in the end become?