Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 544 Zhenhua's Expectations

In the central part of Douluo Continent, at the top of the Tiandou City Blacksmith Association headquarters.

At this moment, Lufa was completely immersed in the world of forging. Sweat rolled down his forehead like rain, dripping onto the hot metal and instantly turning into wisps of water vapor rising up.

Black, black, black, red, red, red, red, orange and gold, eight soul rings entwined around him, dancing rhythmically with Lufa's movements.

“Boom——” The final blow was completed, and the light of various elements in the air began to gather. It was time for the elemental catastrophe to come again.

This time, Lufa did not use "Fusheng brand" metal, he used ordinary Tianduan metal for forging.

The colorful halo circulates and changes in the air. When the thunder strikes, Lu Fa will take the initiative to bear part of it.

After several days of forging, he now has a clearer understanding of the metal's endurance, so the success rate of Tianduan is not low.

Zhenhua was standing not far away, occasionally covering his mouth with his hands and coughing lightly, but his eyes were always full of admiration.

To be honest, at first Zhenhua was reserved about Lufa's Heavenly Refining at this time, and was even strongly opposed to it.

In his opinion, the process of Tianduan is full of unknown risks and challenges. For a young blacksmith, a rash attempt may cause immeasurable damage to the body.

However, as time went on, when he witnessed Lufa's terrifying blood and energy that was beyond ordinary people's imagination, and his deeper soul power compared to soul masters of the same level, his heart began to waver.

After letting Lufa try the Heavenly Forging once and finding out that it did not cause too much damage to his body, he was willing to let Lufa do the Heavenly Forging.

Why do you think he was so sure? Of course it was because of Makino's existence.

Zhenhua discovered that every time Lufa was forging, he would deliberately absorb the elemental thunder tribulation.

This dangerous and bold move shocked Zhenhua at first. He even wanted to yell at Lu Fa and tell him that this was a life-threatening act.

However, Lufa patiently explained to Zhenhua that his Behemoth Martial Soul had a special ability that could absorb the power of elemental thunder and transform it into his own power.

In order to confirm this, Lufa asked Makino to confirm it several times.

When Zhenhua got a positive answer from Muye, he was so surprised that he was speechless. He couldn't imagine that there was such a strange person in the world who could use the elemental thunder tribulation, which has always been regarded as the biggest obstacle in the forging process and has extremely strong destructive power, for his own use.

In Zhenhua's eyes, Lufa is undoubtedly a gifted and unique "freak", but it is precisely this uniqueness that makes his expectations for Lufa rise accordingly.

In the field of forging, the most feared thing for the master craftsmen is the Elemental Tribulation. Its appearance is often accompanied by great danger and uncertainty, and many master craftsmen in the past have failed in the face of this tribulation.

However, Lufa was able to skillfully transform it into a valuable resource to help him grow. In time, Lufa might really be able to surpass himself and reach an unprecedented height.

When metal reaches the Heavenly Forging level, it is no longer just about forging talent. One's own ability will also play a very important role.

Lufa's current success rate in Tianduan is about 35%, but there are still more failures. This is because there are still many uncertainties in the Tianduan process.

However, Zhenhua's Tianduan success rate is only 20%.

This does not mean that Lufa has surpassed Zhenhua. In terms of skills and experience, he is still far behind. It is because he is far better than Zhenhua in dealing with the elemental calamity that this situation occurs.

In simple terms, if Zhenhua had Lufa's terrifying physical fitness and the power to absorb elemental thunder tribulation, then the success rate of Tianduan would probably be more than 60%, or even higher. Unfortunately, he didn't.

Now Zhenhua understands one thing even more. Even if he wants to devote all his energy to forging, practice is essential. Only a truly powerful soul master can become a truly powerful divine craftsman!
If it was just a single metal forging, his current method would be no problem, but after trying alloy forging, his failure rate started to increase.

The most important reason why Zhenhua was amazed was that this kid was making progress every day. Every time he did the Tianduan, he would give Zhenhua a feeling of transformation.

As a master craftsman, he had a very clear and keen sense of the qualitative changes of things around him. He believed that he was not wrong. Lu Fa not only reached the level of Tianduan, but also found what he needed most at this level.

For him, Tianduan is the best way to practice now.

After Tianduan, Lufa's strength and cultivation are improving, and Tianduan is also improving.

"Boom!" The colorful thunder fell with a bang, causing Lufa's whole body to spasm. But his hands did not stop, and he suddenly raised them up, guiding them, and split a much smaller colorful thunder into a bolt that fell on the metal in front of him.

In an instant, colorful light flowed, and the metal itself seemed to come alive, turning into a colorful stream of light that rose up. Cheerful whimpers echoed in the air, and the thunderclouds in the sky slowly spread out to the surroundings at this time, filled with wonderful elemental fluctuations.

It was a piece of metal that was sparkling with starlight, and colorful halos were flowing on the surface of the metal. Lu Fa just needed to think about it, and it would naturally change its shape, but it would never leave Lu Fa's body.

It seemed to understand that if Lufa had not borne most of the power of the seven-colored thunder tribulation, it would have already fallen.

Lufa closed his eyes, silently feeling the changes in his body after being bombarded by thunder, as well as the changes in the laws of the alloy itself as it completed the final journey to becoming a god.

After so many days of forging, he has gradually understood the mystery of the last moment of the Heavenly Forging. The role of the Elemental Tribulation is not only to test whether the metal itself can bear the heavy responsibility, but more importantly to make the metal itself connect with the laws of heaven and earth, and feel the changes of the laws of heaven and earth. This law does not only come from this plane and this planet, but also under the guidance of the power of the elements, it will borrow a trace of the power of the universe.

Moreover, even with the same Heavenly Forging, Lu Fa discovered that the stronger the power of the elemental calamity that the metal itself could withstand, the less he had to bear on its behalf, and after completion, the better the effect of the Heavenly Forging would be. The stronger the power of the law possessed by the Heavenly Forged metal would be.

Of course, this is a paradox. The more elemental disasters a metal endures, the greater the possibility of damage and explosion.

Therefore, as a master craftsman, what he has to do is to balance this point, so that the more extreme the metal is in, the better the natural forging will be.

The spiritual alloy showed its true function during the process of sky forging. The more types of metals used, the higher the degree of fusion of the spiritual alloy, the stronger the elemental catastrophe that can be attracted, and the greater its own endurance.

Lu Fa actually discovered some clues when he was soul forging, but it became more and more obvious when he reached the level of sky forging.

However, it does not mean that the stronger the endurance of the spiritual alloy, the easier it is to complete the heavenly forging. On the contrary, precisely because the spiritual alloy has a stronger endurance, when it completes the heavenly forging, the elemental disaster it can cause will be more terrifying.

Lufa's own ability to withstand the elements is limited. Once the elemental catastrophe exceeds his tolerance, he will not be able to help the metal resolve the elemental catastrophe.

This also made Lufa miss the "Fusheng brand" metal even more.

When Dabai was being forged, it would actively respond to Lufa. At the same time, because of the clone, he and Dabai were connected in mind, so he could fully understand the limit of the metal and forge it at the edge of its limit.

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"What? You did a great job this time! Why are you still looking unsatisfied?" Zhenhua came to Lufa with a smile, looking at the spiritual god-level metal moving on his body, he really couldn't put on any serious look.

Lu Fa said in a distressed tone, "Master, it's not that I'm not satisfied with the forging this time. It's that I'm not satisfied with myself. Tell me, am I too greedy? My three-character battle armor has been made of six kinds of metals to make spiritual alloys. And the fusion degree is above 90%.

If you want to make a four-character battle armor, you must add another metal. I can’t possibly complete such a heavenly forging now. In other words, even if I become a master craftsman, I won’t be able to make a four-character battle armor for myself.”

Lufa would not tell anyone about the 100% melt-forged nature of the "Fusheng" metal; this was a secret that belonged only to them, his clones.

Zhenhua laughed, "No, what do we blacksmiths do? We pursue perfection. If it were me, I would also pursue it if I had such conditions and ability. Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean you won't be able to do it in the future. Your four-character battle armor may be delayed, but I believe you will be able to complete it."

Lu Fa looked at Zhen Hua and said with a wry smile, "Is it really possible? I have tried it, and the best I can accomplish at the moment is the three metal forging. Even if I keep practicing, I have reached a bottleneck now.

The spiritual alloy of four metals has never been successful. And if it fails, even I will be affected. My own battle armor needs seven kinds of metals, and the degree of fusion is even higher. This is really a headache!"

Zhenhua said: "Lufa, you have to know that you and I are different." When he said this, there was a sense of earnestness in his words.

Lu Fa was stunned for a moment, then he heard Zhen Hua continue, "You and I are different because you can go further than me. Divine Craftsman is not the end of our forges! Just like there are different levels of Ultimate Douluo, so are we Divine Craftsmen."

"I have been a master craftsman for so many years. Frankly speaking, with my current ability, even if I try my best and spare no effort, I can only complete the spiritual alloy forging of four metals at most."

"This is the limit. At my age, even to do such a Heavenly Forging, I would probably need to rest for more than a year. But how old are you? You are only twenty years old this year. More importantly, although we are both Divine Craftsmen, our backgrounds are different."

"You are only a Soul Douluo now, and there is still a possibility that you can advance further. You also have the spiritual cultivation of the Spirit Realm. At least as far as I can remember, there has not been a master craftsman with the spiritual cultivation of the Spirit Realm in our world of blacksmiths."

"What's more, you have the ability to absorb certain elemental lightning tribulations. Your current success rate of Heavenly Forging is gradually approaching 40%. Do you know that if our ancestors in the forging world knew that you are not satisfied with yourself now, they would probably be so angry that they would crawl out of their coffins."

At this point, Zhenhua's face flushed with excitement, "What is Heavenly Forging? It is true creation, which is an ability that only the God of Creation possesses. Although what we created is still very small, just slightly guiding the power of the laws between heaven and earth, it is also unique. At least, no other profession can do this except us."

"Although I already knew that you were using a variety of spiritual alloys, and even succeeded in the Sky Forging later, do you know why I didn't stop you? I knew that the Sky Forging of this spiritual alloy would be so difficult, but I still didn't stop you. Do you know why?"

Lufa shook his head in confusion.

Zhenhua held up two fingers, "Two reasons. The first reason is that I don't think you can become a master craftsman."

"Ah?" Lufa looked at Zhenhua in amazement.

Zhenhua smiled slightly, "Surprised, aren't you? In fact, there is a legend that has been circulating in our world of blacksmiths. That is, in this world, it is impossible to have two master craftsmen at the same time. Therefore, when you succeed, you know how surprised I am."

"Why is that?" Lu Fa looked at Zhen Hua with some confusion. Although he knew some of this information through Nan Fusheng's memory, he didn't know the reason.

"Because of the balance of the laws of heaven and earth. Although we can only possess a little bit of the power of the God of Creation, it is still the power of creation! How much of this kind of power do you think we can allow to appear in this plane?"

"If there are too many of them, won't the whole world lose balance? In fact, the appearance of the four-character battle armor is one of the main culprits that led to the extinction of soul beasts. Without the four-character battle armor, those top soul beasts would not be completely suppressed by us and eventually go to extinction. This is the power of our God Craftsmen."

"Let's talk about the second reason. The second reason why I don't stop you from using a variety of spiritual alloys is because I know your background. When the day comes when I lose my Heavenly Forging ability, I believe that you will be able to inherit me and become the new generation of God Craftsman."

"At that time, you will have accumulated so much experience, and once you make a breakthrough, it will be earth-shattering. At that time, you will also need a brand new goal to pursue. In history, there has never been a forger who can complete the forging of more than seven kinds of metals. The highest record is six. You are such a genius, why can't you make history?"

(End of this chapter)