Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

"Chieftain, it's been quite a while since you last visited me. What brings you here today?"

"Look at what you're saying, Uncle. Soul tools are the pillar industry of our Long family, and you are the strongest soul tool master in our Long family. Although I am the clan leader, my understanding of soul tools is far inferior to yours, Uncle."

I have complete confidence in entrusting the Soul Guidance Laboratory to your care, so there's no need for me to bother you further.

"Alright, all talk and no action. Get to the point, what are you here for?"

"Hehe, it's like this, Third Uncle. This is Long Lei's son, my own nephew Long You. This kid has been interested in soul tools since he was little. As soon as he awakened his martial soul, he kept asking me to bring him here so he could learn how to make soul tools."

"Hmm? Is this the little genius who emerged yesterday after his martial soul awakened, and whose innate soul power level reached level nine?"

"Kid, tell me, why did you give up being a perfectly good genius Soul Master to become a Soul Instructor?"

"Why does the Third Elder have to belittle the young man with words? The fact is that our Long family's martial soul is both all-powerful and all-powerful. Even if I wanted to become a genius soul master, it probably wouldn't be that easy."

However, Soul Masters are different. Before Soul Saints, the Third Elder should be well aware of how much of an advantage Soul Masters have in battles of the same level.

In the future, I hope my martial soul can follow a control-type path, while my soul tool can compensate for my lack of offensive power. This way, I'm confident I can become a truly all-around soul master. Then, the glory of Shrek Academy might not be an unattainable future!

"Good, very clear-headed, and full of ideas."

Upon hearing Long You's words, the Third Elder, who had been wearing a nonchalant and dismissive expression, finally composed himself and gave a rather satisfied comment.

"But kid, becoming a Soul Master isn't as easy as you think. If you want to become an excellent Soul Master, I can give you the opportunity, but if you can't pass my test, or if you're just making assumptions, then don't blame me for not giving the clan leader face."

"Third Elder, you might as well tell me about the test first."

"See those blacksmiths in the backyard? My test for you is simple: before the start of the junior soul master academy, learn the forging hammer techniques these blacksmiths are using and forge metal that satisfies me."

Through the transparent floor-to-ceiling window behind the Third Elder, Long You could easily see the figures sweating profusely as they wielded forging hammers in the backyard of the Soul Guidance Laboratory.

Some of these people are Soul Masters, and some are not, but all of them use the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique for forging hammers.

"It seems that the family has specially trained a group of blacksmiths to provide refined metals for the creation of soul tools. And my previous thought was correct. The Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique is no longer a closely guarded secret of the Haotian Sect. The Long family, a family with a history of tens of thousands of years, has indeed collected this hammer technique."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, countless thoughts flashed through Long You's mind.

It must be said that the Third Elder's test was actually quite to Long You's liking. With the Pearl of Imagination and the blacksmithing skills he learned from his grandfather in his previous life, Long You was quite confident that he could learn the Chaotic Cloak Hammering Technique in three months.

"As long as someone is willing to teach me, I think I will have no problem with the Third Elder's test."

"Very well, I'll let it go this afternoon. Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, I'll have someone waiting for you at the door."

"Thank you, Third Elder."

On the third day after his martial soul awakening (the day of the martial soul awakening ceremony is considered the first day), Long You began to live a very regular life.

Practicing martial arts, blacksmithing, and meditation were the main components of this routine life. Of these three, there's not much to say about practicing martial arts and meditation, but blacksmithing caused Long You a great deal of hardship.

Having some blacksmithing experience in his previous life, Long You was able to swing the hammer with all his might without veering off course, and effectively use the reaction force to lift the forging hammer back up.

For many hammer novices, they often swing the hammer down, first needing to use the strength of their arms to completely neutralize the reaction force, and then exert force to lift the hammer up.

All in all, inside and out, we used twice the effort and did twice the work, so it's easy to feel tired.

Long You did manage to get past the beginner stage, but he ultimately overestimated the strength of this six-year-old body.

Because they lacked the ability to develop scientific exercise plans, Longyou's long-standing exercise method was simply running.

For a child under ten, Longyou's endurance is absolutely outstanding. However, strong endurance does not necessarily mean strong muscle explosiveness.

Being able to lift the forging hammer relatively easily again using the rebound force doesn't mean Long You can control it. Arm strength, core strength, and even his own body weight are all obstacles on Long You's path to complete mastery of the forging hammer.

With no other option, Long You could only focus more on practicing the techniques of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique within the Pearl of Imagination. Within the Pearl of Imagination, Long You could conjure up a forging hammer that wasn't as heavy, a hammer whose weight was more suitable for his current strength, and which could also effectively hone his skills.

In reality, Long You wielded the forging hammer partly to force himself to adapt to the excessive weight, and partly to enhance his own strength.

A week had passed, and Long You's blacksmithing life was finally on track. Specifically, his palms had developed thick calluses from the rough forging hammer.

In this way, Long You will no longer experience the miserable situation he had when he first started wielding the forging hammer, where the handle of the hammer would rub off a layer of skin from his palms from time to time.

He carefully applied a layer of lanolin to his palms to prevent them from cracking. Long You was in a good mood; after a week of intense training, his soul power had successfully broken through to level ten.

After feeling the abundant soul power within his body once again (a feeling similar to being full because he couldn't increase it further before adding a soul ring), Long You was looking forward to the time when his mother would come home from the vegetarian restaurant.

"Level 10? You only took a week? I originally thought that learning how to make soul tools would slow down your soul power progress, but it seems I was overthinking it!"

Tomorrow is too late, how about the day after tomorrow? I'll have your dad take leave and come back then. The two of us will take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to find suitable soul beasts.”

"Okay, Mom, I'll go and say hello to my new teacher tomorrow too."