Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains!

Son of Nature?

No, it's not...

As Gu Yue watched Xu Yuan's progress, she also mentally planned out the talents she could display next.

Feeling pressure can unleash more potential, leading to slightly greater progress than before—that's perfectly normal...

"Wu Lin, again!" Xu Yuan urged Tang Wu Lin on, even though the fusion process was not yet complete.

Tang Wulin was sweating profusely, but his right hand didn't stop, constantly waving in rhythm with Xu Yuan's movements.

He also entered a strange state.

They regarded Xu Yuan's Dark Gold Terror Claw as a rare metal and continuously forged it.

Among them, Xu Yuan's qi and blood gradually became amplified in Tang Wulin's senses.

That is......

灵！

Tang Wulin felt a sense of sudden enlightenment at that moment.

At this moment, it seems that he has touched the threshold of the first grade of the thousand-fold forging!

With his eyes growing brighter, Tang Wulin swung his right hand even more vigorously. He didn't even need Xu Yuan's cooperation; he seemed to have a sudden inspiration and knew exactly how to strike.

Xu Yuan was surprised by Tang Wulin's change in state.

"Good heavens, no way, he's had an epiphany in forging?" Xu Yuan was speechless.

Let's cooperate.

First Soul Skill: Mental Link!

Instead of influencing Tang Wulin with words, she used spiritual messages to help him better feel the response from the 'metal'.

"Tsk, I think I've gained some insights too." Xu Yuan was also affected by the mental link and felt that his understanding of the Thousand Refinements First Grade was deepening.

This is certainly not just due to the role of the spiritual link; it is also likely because Xu Yuan himself was part of this forging process.

......

boom!

After the final blow, a dark golden light shone from Xu Yuan's right palm.

The dark golden light receded and condensed into a long spear.

The spear is entirely dark gold in color, with patterns of the five elements and five colors. The five elements are contained within the spearhead and converge at the tip, forming a dark gold dot on the spearhead.

At this moment, the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear gives people a sense of heaviness and power.

"Good!" Xu Yuan was very satisfied.

"Wu Lin, thank you for your hard work this time."

"No, Brother Xu, I also gained a lot." Tang Wulin was very grateful at this moment.

This novel forging method brought him great rewards.

Tang Wulin knew in his heart that the benefits of this forging were not only that it helped him gain an understanding of the Thousand Refinements First Grade forging technique, but more importantly, that this form of forging would have an impact on his future forging career.

Forging can be more than just hammering iron...

......

"Brother Xu, your side job is a blacksmith?" Tang Wulin asked in surprise.

Xu Yuan did not leave immediately.

He also planned to collect some of Tang Wulin's vital energy.

He wasn't going to directly merge with Tang Wulin; he had to be careful and test the waters. Right now, he was just using his third soul skill, the ability to etherealize energy damage, to etherealize Tang Wulin's blood and qi and incorporate it into the dream space.

Although the dream space wasn't entirely under Xu Yuan's control, it still made it convenient for him to conduct research.

Xu Yuan will only attempt to devour Tang Wulin's bloodline once he is certain that it can be completely extracted from the bloodline. After all, Tang Wulin's bloodline is truly formidable; as he fuses with more seals in the future, even more bloodline will dissipate, so it's better to make good use of it than to waste it.

Of course, for Xu Yuan, what was truly important was studying Qi and blood itself.

The more thorough one's understanding of Qi and blood, and the more comprehensive one's research into the hidden power of blood vessels within Qi and blood, the easier one's future cultivation of Qi and blood will be.

"That's it."

"I knew it! Brother Xu, your blood and qi power, and the coordination you showed during the 'forging' the day before yesterday, could not have been achieved by anyone other than a blacksmith," Tang Wulin exclaimed.

"I want to get my blacksmith level certified by the East China Sea Blacksmiths Association," Xu Yuan said.

He had some insights the day before yesterday, and tried it out yesterday. He made great progress in the past, which was not enough to reach the success rate of a thousand forgings required by a level four blacksmith. Not only that, he even forged a first-grade thousand-forging forging yesterday.

He called Zhenhua to report.

Upon learning that Xu Yuan was in Donghai City, Zhenhua immediately instructed Xu Yuan to complete the certification as a Level 4 Blacksmith.

Xu Yuan had no objection to this.

Chapter 80 When did this guy become so patient? (Please read on!!!)

Did Xu Yuan not know what his martial uncle was thinking?

It's nothing more than showing off.

Although Zhenhua never revealed it, Xu Yuan himself knew about the relationship between Zhenhua and Mu Chen, the president of the Donghai City Forging Masters Association.

......

Donghai City.

Blacksmiths Guild.

"Hello, I want to register and be certified as a blacksmith."

Xu Yuan and Tang Wulin arrived at the association at the same time. Tang Wulin did not need certification, as he was already a level four blacksmith. It was Xu Yuan who needed certification.

"Alright, little brother, what level of blacksmith are you now?"

“Level three,” Xu Yuan said calmly, while taking out his blacksmith badge.

"Level three?" The person in charge of receiving Xu Yuan stared wide-eyed at the badge in Xu Yuan's hand.

"Wait a moment, I'll arrange the Level 4 Blacksmith certification exam for you."

......

The third floor of the Forging Masters Association is a room specifically for the Level 4 Forging Master certification exam. There are usually no examinees, so it is very quiet. At the same time, each forging room is equipped with the most advanced forging equipment.

The fourth floor is for the assessment of blacksmiths at level five and above.

Further up are the floors where forging rooms are rented out to the blacksmiths within the association.

Fourth floor.

Xu Yuan was guided to the assessment location.

Here, a middle-aged man with a rather dignified appearance had been waiting for a while.

"Teacher?" Tang Wulin exclaimed in surprise.

"Wu Lin, who is this?" Mu Chen nodded to Tang Wu Lin, then looked at Xu Yuan with a gentle gaze.

"Teacher, this is Brother Xu Yuan. He comes from Shrek Academy."

"Oh?"

From Shrek?

Why then come to my Donghai City Forging Masters Association to get certified as a Level 4 Forging Master?

And how did he come to know Wu Lin?

Mu Chen was puzzled, but he didn't ask directly. Instead, he looked at Xu Yuan.

"Brother Xu, this is my teacher, and also the president of the Donghai City Forging Masters Association."

"President, hello. It was with Wu Lin's help that I gained a deeper understanding of forging, which gave me the confidence to apply for Level 4 Forging Master certification," Xu Yuan said modestly.

As required by his uncle, he did not disclose his sect.

"Okay, you can take the test first." Seeing that Xu Yuan didn't offer any more information, Mu Chen didn't press him for details, intending to observe Xu Yuan's forging techniques to see what was going on.

Generally speaking, someone who can teach such an outstanding blacksmithing genius must be a big figure in the blacksmithing world. He himself is only a level 5 blacksmith, yet he can teach a 10-year-old level 4 blacksmith.

One needs to reach at least the level of a master craftsman to have this ability.

......

Xu Yuan lit a fire and began smelting rare metals.

Compared to Tang Wulin's seasoned skill, Xu Yuan's techniques were more about variation.

Despite his young age, Tang Wulin never neglected the basics of forging. All his achievements were based on the foundation of Mu Chen and Mang Tian's rigorous training in the fundamentals. Although he was young, his forging techniques were quite skillful.

As for Xu Yuan, his techniques were also quite advanced, but he focused more on variation.

His hammer moved erratically, yet each strike was incredibly powerful.