Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 23 The Changing Situation (Please read on!!!)

In Su Ming's understanding, the Body Sect during the Douluo Continent III era was in decline, with only a few members remaining, namely Mu Ye and his apprentice, plus Hu Jie who left the sect to join the Tang Sect. Apart from these, there were no others. Even Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls would not join the Body Sect.

Including the Spirit Pagoda, the Limit Douluo with the Brain Martial Soul, Su Ming has never believed that he belongs to the Body Sect!

Now that the situation in Dou San has changed from what he knew, Su Ming immediately thought that this was a change he had caused.

Is it Douyi himself?
Or is it Dou Er himself?
It's highly likely to be Dou Er.

If Douyi wanted to influence Dousan, he would first have to influence Douer, and Douer was unaware of the influence from Douyi during his time in Douer.

In front of Elder Han, Su Ming had no time to think about anything else. He followed the old man directly from the rooftop of the Spirit Transmission Tower in Tiandou City to the rooftop of the Forging Association.

Here, a slightly thin old man who looked to be in his fifties was already waiting.

"metropolitan."

When Elder Han met the other party, he actually addressed him as Sect Master.

Su Ming naturally understood that this was Mu Ye, the current sect leader of the Body Sect, a sect leader who was obsessed with mecha and had not broken through to level 95.

However, the fact that they haven't made a breakthrough doesn't mean they're weak.

A four-word battle armor master is essentially equivalent to a Limit Douluo. However, under normal circumstances, non-Limit Douluos cannot obtain four-word battle armor and are even less able to withstand the amplification provided by it.

At least if Su Ming were to think about it now, the only people he could recall who had fused with the four-word battle armor under non-extreme conditions were Mu Ye and Zhen Hua.

Mu Ye asked, "Uncle-Master, is this the kid you mentioned with the talent for forging?"

Makino was already sizing up Su Ming.

"Greetings, senior," Su Ming said respectfully.

Although Mu Ye's soul power level is not as high as his teacher's, his strength is much greater.

Zhang Tianyang also cupped his hands in greeting.

He dared not neglect the sect leader of the Body Sect.

Su Ming's intuition was indeed sharp; many historical events from the Douluo Continent III era had changed.

Unlike the unknown character in the original story, Makino has actually fought against some top masters in real battles.

Even though he neglected his cultivation because of the mecha and did not break through to level 95, he was still a top expert on the continent. He possessed a four-word battle armor and a super-configured red-level mecha. He also integrated these two systems with his own cultivation, and the strength he displayed was even close to that of a quasi-god.

Makino waved his hand, not paying much attention to the respect shown by the master and disciple.

His gaze would occasionally sweep over Su Ming.

Elder Han also noticed this scene, but said nothing.

Led by Makino, the group arrived at the top floor of the Forging Association.

"Zhenhua, that kid from the Spirit Pagoda is here."

Inside the office, Zhenhua was staring intently at the screen in front of him, carefully observing every detail of the forging process, analyzing and summarizing, and offering comments and corrections.

Hearing Mu Ye's words, he looked up and glanced at Su Ming with a hint of surprise.

That's quite young.

If he truly mastered the Thousand Refinements technique, then his talent in forging is indeed extraordinary.

"Come with me, let me see your forging skills."

Zhenhua would refuse any forging talent unless it was too outrageous.

It's not that he has high standards for accepting disciples, but rather that this is the nature of his relationship with the Spirit Pagoda.

There are always complex chains of interests between any two factions. As the largest secondary profession association in the world, the Forging Association has a unique master craftsman and should be more neutral than Shrek Academy, otherwise it would cause dissatisfaction among other major factions.

The so-called number one association and the status of blacksmiths are given by the Soul Master world. If there is any bias in this, the status of blacksmiths will also be affected.

Therefore, regardless of personal grudges, the Blacksmith Association will inevitably cooperate with various forces, especially the master craftsmen. Even if they are dissatisfied with someone, they will do their best to forge a set of four-word battle armor for that person.

The conflict between the Spirit Pagoda and the Blacksmith Association is more about tension than actual conflict. While they aren't exactly at loggerheads, cooperation is practically nonexistent. Su Ming's title from the Spirit Pagoda naturally raises the bar for him to become an apprentice.

Zhang Tianyang had mentioned this to Su Ming before they came, but Su Ming didn't care.

Just practice cooking more.

Strength can silence all doubts.

Upon arriving at the forging room attached to Zhenhua's office, Su Ming was amazed by what he saw.

The place displayed many rare metals that he had never tried to forge, making him envious.

“Choose any metal and do your best to forge it well.”

Su Ming nodded.

His gaze swept across the many metals, finally settling on an exceptionally precious rare metal.

Star Soul Iron.

This is an extremely rare metal, generally originating from meteorites. Only meteorites imbued with the power of stars that fall to the Douluo Continent can give rise to this special metal. A meteorite capable of producing Star Soul Iron can at most produce two tons of Star Soul Iron ore, and after purification, the Star Soul Iron obtained will be at most two hundred kilograms.

Its creation conditions are harsh, but its effects are also very powerful. Star Soul Iron has the attribute of stars, which can transform the energy of heaven and earth into the power of stars, amplify spiritual power, and resonate with various elements.

Seeing Su Ming head towards the Star Soul Iron, Zhen Hua's lips twitched.

The Star Soul Iron he has is also limited; every piece taken away is one less piece available.

"You've forged Star Soul Iron?"

"No," Su Ming said, "but I want to try."

Try?

Should we try using Star Soul Iron?

Do you even know what you're doing right now?

I'm interviewing you.

Su Ming moved the Star Soul Iron from the shelf to the forging table. This piece of Star Soul Iron weighed ten pounds and was about the same size as his head.

He didn't observe Zhenhua's expression, but instead focused all his attention on using his mental power to perceive the structure of the Star Soul Iron.

Inside the Spirit Pagoda, although he did not become an apprentice, he exchanged a large amount of information on forging from the database, including forging experience for various rare metals, and he also learned about Star Soul Iron.

Seeing that Su Ming was already engrossed in the moment, Zhenhua didn't disturb him and quietly observed him.

After a simple resonance with his spiritual power, Su Ming started the furnace. Zhenhua's exclusive forging table was very powerful, and in just over ten seconds, the Star Soul Iron began to soften.

A glint of light flashed in Su Ming's hands, and a pair of iron hammers appeared.

Zhenhua glanced at his forging hammer and his eyes lit up.

These forging hammers are made of top-grade, thousand-times-forged silver, and they have likely been subjected to a blood sacrifice, giving them unique properties.

A thousand-times-forged, first-grade blood sacrifice—could this kid have forged it himself?
Zhenhua looked at Su Ming, seemingly lost in thought.

He's still a little over a month shy of nine years old, and his rank is already at the first level of the Thousand Refinements.
Su Ming focused intently, using his mental energy to detect the changes in the Star Soul Iron. In a moment, without the slightest hesitation, he made the final decision.

Boom!
This strike was very clean and decisive.

Its sound was melodious and echoed continuously without stopping.

Zhenhua was surprised.

He couldn't immediately determine the characteristics of these forging hammers.

Su Ming only swung the hammer once, without a second strike. However, his strength seemed to have become dull, yet he continued to exert force, impacting the metal and making it make a sound.

(End of this chapter)