Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline

Bibi Dong did not deny Yue Guan's words.

She frowned, pondering how exactly she should cooperate with Zhu Jiuyang.

"Your Holiness, do you intend for the Elders to contact Zhu Jiuyang?"

Seeing Bibi Dong's hesitation, Yue Guan asked her a question.

He knew that the relationship between Bibi Dong and Zhu Jiuyang was awkward; one was Qian Xunji's beloved disciple, and the other was the brother whose sister had been jilted by Qian Xunji.

“If the Pope is unable to appear in person, Yue Guan can do it on his behalf.”

Chapter 97 Tang Hao's Killing Intent

Bibi Dong was not angry.

Yue Guan's words were not inappropriate.

"Your Holiness, the Blacksmith Association is located in the Star Luo Empire, making it naturally suitable for cooperation with the Star Luo side. Moreover, the Star Luo Empire's military strength is clearly superior to that of the Heaven Dou Empire. If the balance is lost, the Star Luo Empire's invasion of the Heaven Dou Empire will be just around the corner."

At this point, Yue Guan began to discuss the current situation.

“The stability of the two great empires is beneficial to our actions. If a large-scale war breaks out and the Star Luo Empire annexes the Heavenly Dou Empire, then we will be very passive when we make a move, and we may not even be able to gain the upper hand.”

Yue Guan's explanation was very insightful; it was clear that his eagerness to go to the Blacksmiths' Association to discuss cooperation stemmed from the situation between the two great empires.

The Blacksmith Association cannot fall into the hands of the Star Luo Empire alone; it must also establish cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire in order to maintain a balance.

The Spirit Hall serves as the bridge between them.

As for who should step forward, it naturally cannot be the Elders' Hall group, because Yue Guan knows that Qian Renxue is an undercover agent in Tian Dou. If the Spirit Hall and the Forging Master Association are also contacting Qian Renxue's faction at this time, it will be very disadvantageous to their Pope's faction.

"Do as you said, go and talk to Zhu Jiuyang."

Bibi Dong agreed to let Yue Guan go to discuss cooperation.

She glanced at the ghost on the other side and nodded.

It was said that Yue Guan was going, but in reality, he went with Gui Mei.

Gengxin City.

Xiaoming Forging Shop.

A middle-aged man stood in front of the blacksmith shop, looking at it in thought.

The man was tall and burly, reeking of alcohol. He was dressed in shabby clothes, wearing a tattered robe without even patches, revealing bronze skin through the holes. His face beneath the cloak looked weathered, his once handsome features now covered in a sallow complexion, his eyes glazed and dull, his hair a mess like a bird's nest, and his beard unkempt for who knows how long.

Tang Hao looked at the forging shop in front of him, his doubts reaching their peak.

Along with the doubt arose a murderous intent.

"My control over my killing intent shouldn't be off."

After obtaining the Killing God Domain, he underwent relevant training and was able to restrain his killing intent. Could it be that he neglected his cultivation for so many years, causing changes in the Killing God Domain?

"Changes in the blacksmithing field are a good thing, so why would I harbor murderous intent?"

Tang Hao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and calmed himself down.

He glanced at Xiaoming Forging Shop, which disgusted him and inexplicably aroused his murderous intent, then turned and left, heading towards the city. He wanted to thoroughly investigate Gengxin City.

"Spiritual metal".

He is searching for more spirit metals.

Blacksmiths' Association, fifth floor.

"Teacher, let's use blood as a sacrifice!"

Su Ming suggested in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyang, who had just completed the first level of the Thousand Refinements, immediately began to bleed without saying a word.

In his blood, a sacred fire surged into the rare metal before him.

After the blood sacrifice, a pillar of flame, exuding a sacred aura, rose up, reaching a height of three feet!

A foot of spiritual light is a top-grade product after a thousand forgings, and this three-foot-long light is a forging that even many master craftsmen of later generations could only complete when they were in good condition.

It was precisely because of the perfection of this forging that Su Ming suggested Zhu Jiuyang perform a blood sacrifice, because after the blood sacrifice, Zhu Jiuyang's life force would be temporarily connected with this metal, which would be very beneficial in inducing this metal to complete the spirit forging!

That's right, this time Su Ming saw the possibility of his teacher successfully breaking through to the Spirit Forging Realm.

Zhu Jiuyang lost a lot of blood, but it didn't affect him much. He circulated his soul power and swung the forging hammer to continue forging.

Su Ming watched this scene from the side, also with a learning attitude.

He's only a Spirit Forging Grandmaster after all. Even if Zhu Jiuyang is just trying to break through to Spirit Forging, Su Ming can still learn a lot from him.

In this era, rare metals lacked spirit, so in order to improve their forging skills, master blacksmiths like Zhu Jiuyang each delved to the extreme in their respective fields. Zhu Jiuyang, for example, perfected his control over fire.

In his hands, the flames danced like spirits, seemingly fierce, but in reality, they were nurturing the spirit within the metal. With each hammer blow, not only did the power penetrate the metal, but the sacred flames also seeped into it.

This forging technique was something he had developed over the past year by combining his previous skills. Su Ming had never seen it before in the Dou San era, so it was very worthwhile to learn.

After the blood sacrifice, Zhu Jiuyang could clearly feel the spiritual pulse of the rare metal in front of him, and could feel its life force about to burst forth.

He puts his all into every strike.

He infused the sacred fire into the rare metal, replacing himself with the flames and merging into the metal to awaken the dormant life.

His martial spirit burst forth from his body.

The Zhu family's inherited martial spirit is the Fire Spirit, which controls flames with sacred attributes.

At this moment, a phantom in the shape of a flame appeared behind Zhu Jiuyang, taking him as its model and condensing behind him.

At this moment, the rare metal, the fire spirit, and Zhu Jiuyang are closely connected.

Su Ming stared at the scene, momentarily lost in thought.

this.

Is this still spirit forging?

Spirit forging imbues metal with life force. Following spirit forging is soul forging, the purpose of which is to give this new life a legacy. Generally, the blacksmith incorporates his spiritual power and soul power into it, passing on his abilities to the metal through his own insights.

What is Zhu Jiuyang doing now?

In his pursuit of spiritual forging, he actually reached a level where he could perfectly blend his martial soul with rare metals.

If we go a step further, can we directly perform Soul Forging?

Of course, Su Ming was overthinking it.

Zhu Jiuyang was struggling even with spirit forging at this moment. Sweat was pouring down his forehead. The fusion of his martial spirit into the metal was causing his spirit to become instantly exhausted, and was rapidly draining his mental energy.

Without skill, even a high level of understanding is useless.

In an era lacking in skills, Zhu Jiuyang's actions would only needlessly deplete his energy, and the communication costs with rare metals would be infinitely amplified.

However, this drastic loss also established a deep connection between him and rare metals.

A glimmer of hope appeared.

Zhu Jiuyang himself couldn't count how many times he swung the hammer. His senses were even blurred. He was just swinging the hammer instinctively. He was extremely mentally exhausted.

He seemed to become one with the metal.

He simply sensed instinctively whether each strike was good or bad for him, adjusting the angle and force of the next strike accordingly.

"teacher!"

Su Ming seized the opportunity and woke up Zhu Jiuyang at the crucial moment.

Zhu Jiuyang jolted awake, snapping out of his previous state.

He looked at the rare metal in front of him and noticed that its spirituality was rapidly declining. He immediately gritted his teeth and swung the hammer.

"Leave me alone!"

He roared, and holy flames enveloped the forging hammer, merging it powerfully into the rare metal with each strike.

boom!

A dazzling light burst forth from the rare metal on the forging table, forming a pillar of light that shot into the sky.

Sacred flames encircled this spiritual pillar of light, adding vitality to it.

Chapter 98 Enlightenment and Soul Forging

Looking at the beautiful scene before him, Zhu Jiuyang's eyes were filled with fascination.

This is true forging!

"Xiao Ming, I just had a strange feeling."

After admiring his masterpiece, Zhu Jiuyang immediately told Su Ming about his feelings during the forging process and shared all the experience he had gained.

"Teacher, only you, as a Soul Master, could withstand it. Otherwise, what normal person's martial soul could last this long?"

Su Ming understood Zhu Jiuyang's meaning and could only helplessly inform Zhu Jiuyang of the reality.

The reality is that even if he knew this was the path after Spirit Forging, he couldn't try it.

Insufficient cultivation level.

“As you said, teacher, after spirit forging, we can definitely further endow the spirit forging metal with inheritance. This inheritance may be a kind of talent, different from the talent of characteristics born when the spirit is awakened.”

Although he told Zhu Jiuyang directly that his cultivation level was not high enough to try this method, Su Ming still 'thought' for a while and analyzed Zhu Jiuyang's discovery.

“If Thousand Forging is to awaken the spirit of metal, and Spirit Forging is to give metal life, then the realm you felt, Teacher, should be to give metal a legacy, that is, to give metal a soul. I plan to name it Soul Forging.”

He had no objection to his apprentice naming Zhu Jiuyang after himself; in fact, he was very satisfied with the name Su Ming had chosen.

"Soul Forging, what a wonderful Soul Forging!"

“Of course, teacher, we are only level 5 blacksmiths in the new blacksmith system right now. Level 6 blacksmiths are also at the spirit forging level, but they need to master the fusion forging technique.” Su Ming said, “Compared to soul forging, I think we should study fusion forging thoroughly first.”

Zhu Jiuyang nodded.

“That makes sense. The jade silver you previously discovered, which is a fusion of sunken silver and demon silver, does indeed surpass any single rare metal in every aspect.”

He agreed with Su Ming's statement.

Instead of trying to figure out the Soul Forging technique, it's better to lay a solid foundation first, master Fusion Forging, and then elevate Fusion Forging to the level of Spirit Forging.

"Actually, after listening to what you said, I think the special state you entered today makes the forging process even more important."

"Oh?"

Faced with Zhu Jiuyang's questioning gaze, Su Ming explained seriously, "I think our shortcomings in Soul Forging are not just a lack of forging skills, but a flaw in our thinking."

This was also one of his insights; a flash of inspiration had just crossed his mind, giving him a completely new understanding of soul forging.

Moreover, during the Douluo Continent III era, he also sought out Zhenhua to verify his insights.

"Fusion forging is absolutely crucial to soul forging. The so-called inheritance, if it is only the inheritance of the blacksmith, is too superficial. After all, it is simply inconceivable that a blacksmith should be proficient in forging and also master the inheritance of different metals."

"Rather than saying that the blacksmith's own martial spirit is inherited and bestowed upon the soul-forged metal, it is more accurate to say that the properties between the metals are fused together to bring out the so-called talent!"

"And this requires the use of fusion forging!"

Zhu Jiuyang's breathing became rapid.

"Xiao Ming, you are a born blacksmith!"

Zhenhua also gave Su Ming a positive response in the future.

The so-called spirit alloy formula is actually a kind of inheritance. Different soul masters choose different spirit alloys when making their battle armor, which is to select the appropriate inheritance for themselves and give their martial soul an additional blessing from this inheritance.

After Su Ming finished speaking, he closed his eyes, sat down cross-legged, and further sorted out his thoughts.

Seeing this, Zhu Jiuyang did not disturb his disciple.

He began to recover on his own, while pondering what Su Ming had said.

"Forging and melting is a process that requires experimentation with every type of spirit alloy. Perhaps any two rare metals can be forged and melted, but the ratio of the metals and the forging method need to be explored. This will take a long time and requires further development by the Forging Masters Association, rather than Xiaoming and me."

"For Xiaoming and me, the key is the fusion forging formula that can be successfully obtained without a lot of trial and error. That is, rare metals with similar properties or easy to match. The fusion forging between these rare metals is the focus of our exploration."

"Xiao Ming and I have further refined the concept of rare metals. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is searching all over the continent, and the Association has also temporarily taken control of two rare metal veins."

"But that's not enough. There are still too few types of rare metals. We need to find more rare metals to find easier combinations."