Douluo: Star Crown Glory

Chapter 118: Master Craftsman Lou Gao's Perseverance
Gengxin City is the metal capital of Douluo Continent and a paradise for blacksmiths. The continent's most sophisticated smelting and forging technologies are gathered here.

Lou Gao is one of the three great master craftsmen of the continent who has been stationed here for a long time. He controls the richest metal resources in Douluo Continent, especially rare metals.

He was obsessed with forging, and had long been fed up with the Xingguan Sect's practice of purchasing large quantities of rare metals but not forging them in Gengxin City. He could no longer tolerate it, so he stepped forward to stop it.

The Xingguan Sect had to take Lou Gao's opinion seriously. Even though he was only a Soul Saint, his status on the continent was no less than that of a Titled Douluo. In the field of metal and blacksmithing, his uniqueness was even higher than that of a Titled Douluo.

After receiving the news, the sect leader immediately informed Xu Mingxi. Having been to the Sun and Moon Continent, he was the person most familiar with soul guides, and he was also in control of the giant ship of the Star Crown Sect.

Today, the back mountain of the Xingguan Sect, with the star tree, the star-seeking vine, and the blessing of Xu Mingxi, has long become an unparalleled place for cultivation for the owners of the Xingguan martial spirit.

The essence of moonlight has a miraculous effect on their breakthrough. If it weren't for the limited endurance of the human body, regardless of time, Xu Mingxi could bring everyone in the Star Crown Sect to the Titled Douluo level.

He was originally sitting cross-legged under the Star Tree, practicing, and infusing some starlight into the Star God Tree that had already grown small branches not far away, when he was interrupted by a sect disciple who came to report.

After asking, I found out that this time it was not only about the soul guide metal and craftsmen of Gengxin City, but another matter was equally important.

Xu Mingguang has broken through to level 90. The sect has been searching for a soul beast for him for a hundred thousand years. This time, they hope Xu Mingxi can go on this journey with him.

"Brother Mingguang, congratulations, you're going to become a Titled Douluo so soon."

"No, I have to ask you to help me hunt soul beasts this time."

"Small idea."

When Xu Mingxi was about to turn around and leave to prepare things, Xu Mingguang grabbed his arm.

"Mingxi, the soul beast that the sect discovered this time is a 150,000-year-old Kongming Demon Leopard. If the soul bone it explodes is suitable for you, you can absorb it."

"What a joke, Brother Mingguang, you know the benefits of absorbing the spirit rings and spirit bones of the same 100,000-year-old spirit beast."

"I know. Listen to me first. What the sect lacks now is an Extreme Douluo who can fight against the Spirit Hall's Qian Daoliu. My growth is still a little slow.

Your soul power should be almost at level ninety-four. This soul bone may be able to help you become a level ninety-fifth Super Douluo.

Besides, I already have three soul bones, so the soul bones that the Kongming Demon Leopard explodes may not be suitable for me. "

After staring at Xu Mingguang for a long time, Xu Mingxi agreed. He knew that what Xu Mingguang said was indeed right. The Xingguan Sect had no shortage of core members and upper-level forces. What it lacked was a peerless strong man who could make the final decision.

"Okay, if the soul bone that explodes is suitable for me, I will accept it."

The two of them stopped worrying about this issue, packed their luggage and headed straight for Gengxin City. They needed to resolve the issues there before they could go to the Xingdou Great Forest with peace of mind.

Xingguan Sect has now increased its training of soul masters. The soul masters, led by the Great Elder, study the soul guide drawings they brought back day and night. The Great Elder even accepted a disciple, Huo Quan, who came back with them. The owner of the eye martial spirit has a huge advantage in soul guide manufacturing and is deeply loved by the Great Elder.

Because of his broken arm, he might not be able to break through to the ninth level soul engineer in this lifetime. Although other people in the sect were learning soul tools, they obviously paid more attention to the cultivation of soul power. Only Huo Quan followed him wholeheartedly to learn soul tools.

Therefore, the Great Elder regarded Huo Quan as his own direct disciple and taught him all the knowledge about soul guides, hoping that he could break the limits of the soul guide drawings they brought back and develop a ninth-level soul guide.

The number of Xingguan Sect's disciples is too small, and every loss of one makes the sect leader feel painful. Soul guides can arm these disciples, strengthening their strength while greatly increasing their survival rate.

Xu Mingxi and Xu Mingguang, wearing black robes, flew into the air and headed towards Gengxin City. The supply of soul guide metals there was extremely important to the Xingguan Sect and must not be lost.

The master craftsman Lou Gao is one of the only three master craftsmen on the continent. If you give him face, he will be just a small Soul Saint. No one is allowed to destroy the development of the Xingguan Sect.

At this time in Gengxin City, the Eighth Elder had worn out his lips with words, but Lou Gao remained indifferent, forcing this honest man to almost take action.

He had never seen such a person before. He held the things and refused to sell them. These soul guide metals were all yours. Why were you so nosy?

Well, although it doesn’t belong to Lou Gao’s family, the sellers of rare soul guide metals are willing to give him face. A large number of gold soul coins can impress them, but the Xingguan Sect does not have that much money, and they are not the richest Seven Treasures Glazed Sect on the continent.

The situation on the mainland is chaotic now, and the prices of these rare metals suitable for making weapons have increased by who knows how many times. After all, the Xingguan Sect is still a semi-hidden sect with no industry, and the gold soul coins spent before are still the wealth accumulated by the predecessors for thousands of years.

The sect leader would often sigh as he looked at the sect's treasury which was becoming increasingly empty. If the Xingguan Sect failed in the end, he would be nailed to the Xingguan Sect's pillar of shame.

"Lou Gao, what do you want? I'm just buying rare metals. I'm not doing anything to Gengxin City."

"I don't care. Rare metals are the lifeblood of blacksmiths. I will never allow anyone to waste them. Today, Gengxin City has the highest forging technology on the continent. Only we can make perfect use of these rare metals."

The Eighth Elder was so furious that his lungs were about to explode. The information about soul guides was top secret. Even if the Xingguan Sect recruited a group of blacksmiths, they were only asked to do simple processing of the soul guide metals. The real core parts were all completed by the Xingguan Sect's soul guides.

There was no way he could tell Lou Gao about the soul guide, and the situation became awkward for a moment.

"Forget it. Just wait. Someone from my Xingguan Sect who can have a say will be here soon."

"Okay, I'll wait here. If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation, I won't sell you this rare metal anymore."

The Eighth Elder waved his sleeves and left. He no longer wanted to deal with this master craftsman. He had said many good and bad words to him until his lips were worn out, but this man remained indifferent. It was simply abominable.

Lou Gao looked at the elders of the Xingguan Sect in front of him with great interest. He wanted to see what reasons these people would use to convince him.

Besides, what else can we do with the rare metals besides making weapons and protective gear? The people from Xingguan Sect might be hiding some good stuff, which is why they don’t make them in Gengxin City.

(End of this chapter)