Douluo Dragon King: Nine Dragons Break the Abyss

Chapter 53: All-Star Blacksmith Lineup

Leng Yulai left quietly when Qiangu Qitian went to the Spirit Pagoda to find Leng Yaoju.

Her departure made Qiangu Qitian's life peaceful again.

A high-speed soul-guided train slowly stopped at the Tiandou City Central Train Station.

Qiangu Qitian and Qiangu Ming walked out of a carriage one after another.

Today is the day for learning forging with Zhenhua every week.

Under Zhenhua's guidance, Qiangu Qitian's forging skills have greatly improved.

His natural sense of and affinity for the life of metals makes it easier for him to walk this path than other blacksmiths.

Today, Qiangu Qitian has already mastered the forging of thousands of metals with the highest forging difficulty.

This week, Qiangu Qitian came not only to learn forging.

He also has to take the assessment to become a fourth-level blacksmith.

A fourth-level blacksmith needs to forge three metals designated by the Blacksmith Association for a thousand consecutive times, and forge them into designated shapes respectively. This places very high demands on the blacksmith's strength and yield rate.

Moreover, it also has a lot to do with luck.

For example, if a blacksmith chooses the metal he is most familiar with and the metal he uses in daily training, his success rate will definitely be higher than if he draws three metals that he is not familiar with.

As early as six months after becoming Zhenhua's apprentice, Qiangu Qitian was already able to forge three metals of relatively low difficulty for a thousand times in a row, reaching the minimum level of a fourth-level blacksmith.

If Zhenhua is willing, Qiangu Qitian will become the youngest fourth-level blacksmith, and perhaps no one will be able to surpass him in the future.

But, this is obviously impossible.

Zhenhua is so strict about forging that he won't allow his students to take shortcuts.

Qiangu Qitian would not bother to do so.

As soon as I walked out of the station, I saw a soul-guided car with the Spirit Pagoda logo parked on the side of the road.

Qiangu Qitian sat in the back, while Qiangu Ming sat in the passenger seat.

There were no accidents on the way. In fact, even if there were any accidents, Qiangu Qitian would not be surprised.

Tiandou City is the base camp of the federal dovish forces. Their influence in the military is extremely weak, and the War God Temple, which is mostly hawkish, is very hostile to them.

Therefore, this is also one of the cities where the activities of the Holy Spirit Church are most rampant.

As for the Tang Sect behind them...

Tiandou City is just one of their strongholds. The Holy Spirit Church does not threaten the operation of their organization, nor will it meddle in other people's affairs.

After all... as neighbors, we see each other every day, and harmony is the most important thing.

Therefore, terrorist attacks by the Holy Spirit Church often occur in Tiandou City.

The soul guide car slowly stopped in front of the headquarters building of the Blacksmith Association.

As Qiangu Ming and Qiangu Qitian got out of the car, they saw a man rushing towards them.

Mu Xi, who is almost eleven years old, is much taller than when they first met, and is a whole head taller than the current Qiangu Qitian.

She inherited her mother's looks, which blossomed like a flower as she aged.

The original twin ponytails were replaced with a cool single ponytail, and the golden eyes were still full of confidence.

She hugged Qiangu Qitian under her armpit, not caring about the difference between men and women at all.

"Brother Qi Tian, ​​we meet again!"

Mu Xi's tone was very happy, and she seemed very happy every time she met Qiangu Qitian.

Qiangu Qitian silently put Mu Xi's arm around his neck, held his forehead with one hand, and said helplessly:
"Sister Xi, there's no need to be like this every time we meet."

Mu Xi curled her lips and said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? Don't you like me like this?"

Qiangu Qitian chuckled: "I like it."

As for the little girl, just coax her.

"Let's go, I heard that today is your Level 4 Blacksmith Examination, and many people are here!"

"Uncle Mu Chen is here too?"

Qiangu Qitian asked. Hearing her father's name, Mu Xi said jealously, "Of course I'm here. He cares more about you than his own daughter. When he heard that you were taking the fourth-level forger assessment, he even postponed the annual financial report for one day."

"I care about Sister Xi a lot."

Huangmao Qitian spoke seriously.

Mu Xi was about to retort subconsciously, "You are not my father," but when she saw Qiangu Qitian's serious look, her words turned into "You are just a smooth talker."

There was still a little joy in her heart.

Many years later, Mu Xi stood in front of Qiangu Qitian and shouted to her old father:
"Father, you don't understand Xiaotian..."

"Let's go up quickly, don't let uncle and the others wait anxiously."

Mu Xi pulled Qiangu Qitian to the tenth floor of the Blacksmith Association's headquarters building, which was specially used for blacksmith assessments.

As soon as the elevator door opens, you can hear the sound of metal clanging.

There were many people taking the fourth-level blacksmith assessment today, and Zhenhua did not clear the venue specifically for Qiangu Qitian's assessment.

Walking along the way, Qiangu Qitian saw that the youngest person taking the test was in his twenties, while the oldest ones looked to be in their sixties or seventies.

Forging is like spiritual training. When you get older, although you have more experience than young people, your body's energy and blood are not as good as before due to the decline of body functions.

For these older examinees, even if they pass the fourth-level blacksmith examination, this may be the limit of their lifetime.

Pushing open the door of a forging room, Qiangu Qitian saw ten people gathered together chatting, with hearty laughter emanating from time to time.

Qiangu Qitian only knew two of them, one was his teacher Zhenhua, and the other was Mu Xi's father Mu Chen.

"Oh, our protagonist today is here."

Zhenhua waved towards Qiangu Qitian, motioning him to come over.

"Come, Xiaotian, let me introduce you."

Qiangu Qitian and Mu Xi walked in together, while Qiangu Ming stood at the door and closed it.

"Teacher, uncle."

"Uncle, Dad."

Qiangu Qitian and Mu Xi shouted together.

Qiangu Qitian looked at the other somewhat unfamiliar people, and he could feel a more vigorous life energy from each of them than that of ordinary people or even soul masters.

This is the mark of the mighty forge, the creators who gave life to metal, each one a walking burning torch of life.

"This is the president of the Mingdu Blacksmith Association, Boyun, an eighth-level blacksmith, and also your great-uncle."

Zhenhua pointed to a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties and introduced him.

He looked to be the oldest among them all.

"Uncle Master."

A ceremony to honor the heavens throughout the ages.

"This is the president of the Xingluo City Blacksmith Association, Wang Xu, a level eight blacksmith."

"President."

……

"There's no need to introduce the last one." Boyun said with a smile, "Looking at the relationship between this nephew and the girl from Muchen's family, it's obvious that they've known each other for a long time. That little hand of his doesn't even want to let go."

This remark immediately caused a burst of laughter.

When Mu Xi heard this, her little face immediately turned red.

She shook off Qiangu Qitian's hand, hugged Muchen's waist, and put her head on Muchen's belly.

After hearing Zhenhua's introduction, Qiangu Qitian was also a little shocked.

More than half of the presidents of the Blacksmith Association in the eighteen major cities on Douluo Continent gathered here today.

You know, even if a Super Douluo wants to easily move them, it will cost a huge price.

But they came here just to watch Qiangu Qitian's fourth-level blacksmith assessment.

(End of this chapter)