Douluo Reborn: The Silver Dragon Returns, but Regrets End

Chapter 194 Soul Forging
Soul forging is a high level of forging for a blacksmith. In the field of forging, spirit forging gives life to metal, while soul forging gives the blacksmith's own heritage to the metal, just like the inheritance of the soul.

The biggest difference between soul forging and spirit forging is that spirit forging is to give life, while soul forging is to give one's own inheritance to metal, just like soul inheritance.

Soul forging requires the forger to forge the metal from both the outside and the inside, injecting his own breath, soul power and mental power into the metal, stimulating the metal's characteristics and infiltrating it with soul power. Soul forging metal is like having an extra partner for the soul master. The battle armor forged from soul forging metal can even execute some commands like the soul master's second life.

In the forging system of Douluo Continent, soul forging is a more difficult realm to reach than spirit forging. If one reaches soul forging, he can be said to be a seventh-level blacksmith.

As a blacksmith who is on his way to soul forging, Lin Xiuran is doing his best to infuse his bloodline aura into the metal, while also injecting his soul and his own aura.

Soul forging is not only about forging metal from the outside, but also from the inside out, injecting one's own breath, soul power and mental power into the metal, and forging it from the inside through the connection with the metal itself. The combination of inside and outside allows the characteristics of the metal itself to be fully stimulated, and then infiltrated with one's own soul power.

Although the saying that soul-forged metal is the forger's clone is a bit exaggerated, it does make sense. Spirit forging can give metal unique spirituality, producing effects such as self-repair and special effect enhancement. Soul forging makes metal give the soul master a feeling of having an extra partner. The battle armor forged with soul-forged metal is like the second life of the soul master, and can even execute some commands. If Lin Xiuran himself is not a forger, it will be a huge challenge for him to obtain the soul-forged metal that suits him at the stage of three-character battle armor.

In the forging room of Tiandou City, Lin Xiuran's face was solemn, his eyes fixed on the metal in front of him. He was surrounded by the blazing Phoenix Fire, and the brilliant flames were beating like life.

Lin Xiuran took a deep breath, held the forging hammer tightly with both hands, and continuously poured his soul power and mental power into it. Under his control, the Phoenix True Fire accurately wrapped around the metal to be forged, and in an instant, a strange light appeared on the surface of the metal.

With each hammer strike, the Phoenix True Fire penetrated into the metal along with the force of the hammer, stimulating the metal's inherent characteristics. Lin Xiuran was fully focused, and he could clearly feel the connection between the metal and his soul gradually deepening.

He has the ability to master the element of gold, and it is much easier for him to communicate with metal. This is also where Lin Xiuran has an advantage over other blacksmiths at this stage.

The core of soul forging is communication with metal. In this realm, metal has been given life.

The previous stages were already very good, and for Lin Xiuran, they were all carried out at a very fast speed. After all, the soul forging required the soul power level to be a soul saint, but Lin Xiuran was a soul douluo, so his soul power was completely sufficient.

At the same time, in terms of mental power, Lin Xiuran is far superior to others, and has reached the spiritual realm in the Soul Douluo realm.

"Life shock!" Zhenhua, who was watching from the side, groaned.

The piece of metal that Lin Xiuran was forging suddenly shook violently, and then jumped up from the forging table.

Once the life of the metal is stimulated by soul forging to a certain degree, it will have its own intelligence. At this time, it will panic and will not want to be controlled, so it will run away. Once it is out of the control of the forger, because the soul that has just been raised has not been solidified, the soul will quickly dissipate and return to the soul forging stage. At that time, this piece of metal can no longer be soul forged.

There is no doubt that this stage is also the most challenging stage for the blacksmith.

But Lin Xiuran was not panicked at all. He just glanced at the metal, and the golden soul ring under him rose up.

The metal seemed to be instantly attracted by a magnet and quickly stuck back to the forging table.

Under the Phoenix True Fire and his forging, the metal glowed brighter and brighter, as if it was struggling in pain, or transforming excitedly. Zhenhua looked nervous, but his eyes never left Lin Xiuran and the piece of metal.

As time went by, Lin Xiuran's breathing became more rapid, but he did not hesitate at all. Suddenly, the metal made a sharp sound, and a brilliant light shot straight into the sky.

"Congeal!"

Lin Xiuran shouted loudly, and his soul power surged wildly. The Phoenix True Fire instantly completely enveloped the metal. The light lasted for a few seconds and then gradually converged.

The Phoenix True Fire is undoubtedly the most powerful weapon for forging. The forging process, which originally consumed a lot of physical strength, soul power and mental strength, has been shortened too much.

I saw a golden-red phoenix floating above the metal. It seemed like the soul of the metal and it chirped!
Spiritual forging is just like plants, but soul forging with soul will make metal become like soul beasts. This is the real soul forging.

In other words, once the soul forging is successful, the metal will truly become a living thing. This is what makes it so magical. This is also why soul forging is so difficult.

And now, with the last cry of the phoenix, there is no doubt that this piece of metal has been forged and has reached the soul forging level.

"Success! This is a perfect piece of soul-forged metal!" Zhenhua looked at the soul-forged metal in front of him excitedly, with the excitement in his eyes not concealed.

Now the success of soul forging undoubtedly symbolizes that Lin Xiuran has reached the seventh-level blacksmith, and can also be called a holy craftsman.

Seventh and eighth level blacksmiths are called holy craftsmen.

At Lin Xiuran's age, he can reach the seventh level of blacksmithing. Throughout history, even Teacher Zhenhua, the only master craftsman in Douluo Continent, could not reach this level at this age.

An absolute genius in forging, this is Lin Xiuran today.

But in fact, Lin Xiuran knew very well that his success was still attributed to his martial soul and bloodline.

The absolute power granted by blood, the Phoenix True Fire, and the control of the gold element, these three abilities, if one masters one of them, he will be an absolute genius in the world of blacksmiths.

For example, Tang Wulin's greatest advantage is the power brought by his bloodline, which makes him a genius in the forging world and can even support him to reach the level of a master craftsman.

But Lin Xiuran possessed all three abilities. In Zhenhua's eyes, it was only a matter of time before he became a master craftsman.

(End of this chapter)