The blazing sun hung high overhead.
Inside an unassuming smithy in a corner of the city, the ringing of metal echoed without pause.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Hammer in hand, Chen Mo repeatedly struck the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal before him.
Every blow sent a shower of sparks flying.
After two days, he had essentially mastered the techniques of hundred refinement and Thousand Refinement.
To be honest, hundred refinement, an entry-level technique, was not particularly difficult.
Anyone could learn it with a little time.
As for Thousand Refinement...
With even a little talent for forging, one could master it more quickly.
Chen Mo was now an eight-ring Soul Douluo! His spiritual power was even on par with a Limit Douluo's!
On top of that, the system had enhanced his comprehension.
It was fair to say...
Chen Mo's starting point was leagues ahead of Tang Wulin's when he first began learning to forge.
Over in the corner...
Xuan Ziwen and Kong Deming, who had been called over, sat on stools and watched.
"Teacher, can this really work? Can such a primitive method really remove more impurities and purify the metal further?" Xuan Ziwen was somewhat skeptical.
After returning last time, he had specifically researched purification through forging.
The final results had been extremely disappointing.
The purified metal fell far short of the standard needed to make soul tools.
Kong Deming raised a hand, signaling for Xuan Ziwen to be quiet.
As the man closest to creating a Level 10 Soul Tool, he naturally recognized how extraordinary Chen Mo's forging techniques were.
The clanging grew faster and faster.
Chen Mo accelerated his hammer strikes. Sparks flew as the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal constantly changed shape under the repeated blows.
Some time later...
The final hammer blow fell!
Chen Mo finished forging.
Chen Mo