Douluo Continent II: The Dragon King Suppresses the World!

Upon hearing these words from Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin, all the participants were secretly shocked. Even this level nine Soul Master mentioned that the skill assessment was quite difficult, so one could imagine how challenging it was.

Ye Qi'an closed his eyes slightly, placed his hands on the table, and waited quietly.

"Timer started! Soundproof shield, raise!"

With Ye Yulin's shout, a faint white light shield rose from around the arena, and the soft white light quickly gathered in the air to form a dome, enveloping the entire arena.

The noise from the outside world was completely shut out.

Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin sat back down in her seat, her gaze burning as she watched the participating Soul Masters begin to take action.

After Ye Yulin shouted "Start!", Ye Qi'an did not make any immediate move. Instead, he calmly glanced at the rare metals on the metal table, quickly analyzing the characteristics and uses of each piece of rare metal in his mind, and rapidly constructing the model that was about to be made.

A moment later, Ye Qi'an made a move. With a gentle wave of his slender fingers, all the metal on the metal platform rose into the air and was instantly enveloped by a ball of blazing flames. Strangely, not a single trace of heat escaped from the light shield from the burning metal. Under the heat of the flames, the metal began to soften and deform. As if they were alive, they slowly fused together under the control of Ye Qi'an's soul power.

A moment later, a piece of metal completely enveloped in flames appeared in front of Ye Qi'an. Unlike the others who took advantage of their peak energy to create the core magic array, Ye Qi'an's actions surprised everyone.

He raised his hand again, and a simple forging table appeared in everyone's sight. As expected, Ye Yulin noticed him and focused her attention on it.

Seeing his method of production, Ye Yulin couldn't help but show a hint of surprise: "He's a blacksmith?"

Ye Qi'an was oblivious to the stares around him. He focused intently on placing the metal encased in flames on the simple forging table. With a flash of light, two divine forging hammers appeared in his hands, his previous two forging hammers having been upgraded.

He closed his eyes again, gently moving his hands, which were gripping the divine forging hammer, feeling the texture of the hammer handle.

Suddenly, Ye Qi'an opened his eyes, and at that moment he seemed to stand tall and straight, his spirit and energy instantly merging into one, his eyes shining brightly.

Originally, all metals needed to be forged, but he skipped the forging step when he fused all the metals together. It can be said that the metal in front of him now has a 100% fusion degree, and the following steps are much simpler.

Ye Qi'an began, lightly tapping the fused metal in front of him with his left-hand divine forging hammer. The crisp sound attracted everyone's attention, and then they saw Ye Qi'an turn his body halfway and swing both forging hammers at the same time.

Ye Qi'an's double hammers created streaks of light, striking the metal like shooting stars. Each strike was precise and powerful, accompanied by a crisp sound. Sparks flew from the metal, swirling around it instead of dissipating.

His movements became faster and faster, his whole being seemed to merge with the two hammers, forming a powerful aura. Under his forging, the metal's texture became increasingly fine, and the already high degree of fusion seemed to be further improved. Each hammer blow was heavier than the last, each one seemingly with all his might. After the heavy hammers fell, the metal was constantly and slightly adjusted in angle, each time just right, and its volume shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With just a few hammer blows, he completed the hundred-fold forging process. His hammers became increasingly rapid until the tenth blow.

"Boom—" A violent roar was accompanied by a silver light shooting into the sky. Everyone present seemed to hear the fused metal burst into cheers. The light emanating from the metal itself was as graceful as a dragon, soaring up several feet and continuing for a long time.

Among the seven judges, the elderly man sitting on the far left frowned slightly and said, "That kid from the Evening Water Alliance wouldn't be preparing to forge something just to use more rare metals to take with him later, would he?"

Ye Yulin also frowned. She had considered the possibility that the referee had guessed and thought it was quite credible. However, after seeing this scene, she had a new judgment. The purification of the fused metal was completed with one hammer blow, and the first grade of the thousand-forging was completed in less than ten hammer blows. Compared to a soul master, she was more willing to believe that the person in front of her was a blacksmith.

"With the mind as the hammer, and the martial spirit as the guide, with mind and spirit as one, countless lives are forged—this is spirit forging, a single hammer strike creates spirit forging!"

As the silver light flashed, the entire competition stage was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Ye Qi'an's movements did not stop for a moment. His twin hammers swung even more rapidly in the light. At this moment, he seemed to have entered a wonderful state. Everything around him had disappeared. In his eyes, there was only the metal being forged. Each time the forging hammer fell, it was as if he was communicating with the soul of the metal.

"Boom—" A golden flame shot into the sky in an instant, and even more strangely, a dragon's roar followed. In the golden flame, it seemed as if a golden dragon was swimming.

The dazzling golden light, pulsating with vitality, gave one an indescribable and strange feeling; it was clearly a living being, cheering for its existence and rejoicing at its own appearance.

"With my soul power, I bestow upon you a soul."

Ye Qi'an let out a low shout. At this moment, his entire mind was immersed in communicating with the metal and the forging hammer, and everything around him gradually became blurred.

Meanwhile, the divine forging hammer in his hand was undergoing an astonishing transformation. The patterns on the hammer seemed to come alive, shimmering with a mysterious light that resonated with the metal. Each collision triggered a fluctuation of soul power. At the moment the forging hammer came into contact with the metal, faint circles of light would ripple outwards, a sign of soul power flowing between the two.

Ye Qi'an could feel that the Divine Forging Hammer was gradually being imbued with a soul through its constant collisions with the metal. It became more and more spiritual. Finally, he felt that the metal and the forging hammer had reached a critical point. At this moment, the light emitted by the metal was like a dazzling star. Ye Qi'an took a deep breath and poured all his soul power into it.

Instantly, a powerful force erupted from the metal and forging hammer, radiating light and illuminating the entire soul-guided soundproof shield.

"Spiritual forging creates life, soul forging imbues with spirit..."

A terrifying thought appeared in Ye Yulin's mind. Not only her, but the presidents of the three major alliances were also shocked. Reaching this level undoubtedly meant that Ye Qi'an on the stage was close to becoming a master craftsman. However, Ye Qi'an on the stage did not stop forging, but continued to hammer on the metal.

Each strike by Ye Qi'an was like striking a great bell between heaven and earth. A mysterious and powerful force surged out from the metal and the forging hammer, spreading in all directions. The entire space inside the soundproof shield was filled with this light. The light, like silk threads, gradually seeped out of the shield, allowing the people around the arena to feel the amazing aura.

As the final hammer fell, the metal erupted with a deafening roar, as if the universe had just begun to open. Brilliant light transformed into a tangible wave that swept outwards. The original metal had been completely transformed, its patterns resembling divine runes personally engraved by an ancient deity, radiating boundless majesty. Golden, silver, and multicolored lights intertwined and shimmered, as if the light of the universe and stars had been absorbed into it.

The power of heaven and earth surged wildly, and strange energies converged on this divine metal like rivers flowing into the sea. The ground of the arena began to tremble slightly, and the sky changed. The originally clear sky was filled with colorful auspicious clouds, as if celebrating the newborn divine metal.

Ye Qi'an reached out and grasped the divine-grade metal. Indeed, this metal had reached the divine level, but the power of heaven and earth it attracted did not belong to Douluo Continent, but rather came from the power of heaven and earth in the void plane.

At this moment, Ye Yulin suddenly stood up, her face filled with disbelief: "He... he actually did it! He's actually a master craftsman!"

The leaders of the three major alliances held their breath, their eyes fixed on Ye Qi'an and the piece of metal that radiated a holy light. It should be noted that the forging process had only lasted for less than half an hour.

"The fighting has already begun," Ye Qi'an murmured, his gaze suddenly turning towards the capital of the Sun Moon Empire.

The Heavenly Punishment Sword was also trembling. Gu Yuena, Ye Xiyao, and Zhang Lexuan were teleported into the Heavenly Punishment Space at the same time. After Gu Yuena and Ye Xiyao looted the Sun Moon Empire's warehouse storing soul tools, they fought with Du Busi, Xuan Lao, and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao. As for Zhang Lexuan, the two met by chance, and Ye Qi'an had specifically instructed her to enter the Heavenly Punishment Space.

After more than half an hour of work, each soul master's soul tool had taken shape, except for one person: Ye Qi'an. While everyone else's soul tools were already taking shape and at least one or two core arrays were completed, his was still just a piece of metal. But no one questioned him.

"Forged by divine weapons, I ascend to godhood; the Nine Li's will never ceases in battle; I pacify the six directions and subdue the eight wastelands; all the world's armies revere me as their king; the final chapter of the Nine Li—the divine weapon is forged!"

Holding the divine-grade metal, Ye Qi'an's eyes were suddenly filled with a dense green light. In an instant, the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King was compressed to its limit, and in its place was the bloodline of Chi You, one of the Three Ancestors and the God of War. This was the unique bloodline power that had always been hidden within his body.

As an ancient war god, Chi You, the God of War, possessed a bloodline containing world-destroying power. At this moment, with the awakening of his bloodline power, the space around Ye Qi'an seemed to be tinged with an ancient and mysterious color. Under the influence of Chi You's bloodline, the divine metal trembled slightly.

The people in the arena felt this sudden pressure and their faces showed fear.

Ye Yulin's eyes widened, her shock beyond words: "This... what kind of power is this? How many more secrets does he hold?"

The leaders of the three major alliances also stood up from their seats, their expressions solemn. Ye Qi'an, however, was immersed in the awakening of his bloodline power. He could feel the fighting instinct and desire for control of power within Chi You's bloodline. He raised the divine metal and chanted an ancient incantation, a mysterious language passed down from the God of War, Chi You. As the incantation was chanted, the patterns on the metal shone with an even more dazzling light, as if resonating with the power of his bloodline. In an instant, the metal began to transform, turning into a longsword with an ancient and majestic design.

Long before he finished forging the Six-Word Divine Battle Armor, Ye Qi'an had already discovered the unusual nature of his body. He had brought with him the bloodline of the God of War, Chi You, when he transmigrated. Previously, due to the Golden Dragon King bloodline, his own bloodline could not manifest. As the concentration of the Golden Dragon King bloodline continued to increase, the bloodline belonging to humans decreased day by day, but this also gave him the opportunity to revert to his ancestral bloodline. At this moment, the Golden Dragon King bloodline and the bloodline of the God of War, Chi You, were on par, achieving an alternative balance. No matter how violent the Golden Dragon King bloodline was, the Chi You bloodline could always suppress it.

As the power of his bloodline gradually subsided, the green halo also faded away. At this moment, the divine metal in Ye Qi'an's hand had transformed into a green-gold longsword. The array runes on the sword were mysterious and profound. With just a gentle swing of the longsword, a sword aura sliced ​​through the air as if it were a tangible substance, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the space itself seemed to distort slightly, as if unable to withstand the power. The crowd in the arena felt a sharp aura rushing towards them and involuntarily retreated.

After doing all this, Ye Qi'an's aura was extremely low, almost imperceptible. This was the first time he had activated the bloodline of the God of War. Although the two bloodlines were approaching balance, they were still in a struggle for power. How could there be true balance? At this moment, Ye Qi'an sat cross-legged with his hands on the sword hilt, his eyes slightly closed.

Ye Yulin's eyes were filled with amazement: "The array forging is integrated into one, which no longer falls into the category of soul tools."

At this moment, the seven referees were completely dumbfounded.

Seeing that Ye Qi'an had finished making his, the other participating Soul Masters also began to make other Soul Tool parts. In fact, anyone with eyes could see the outcome of this competition. To put it another way, the other eight participants were just there to accompany Ye Qi'an. Who had the confidence to defeat a master craftsman?

"That Ye Liuyun is a talented person. Have you found out his background?" The vice sect leader's deliberately suppressed female voice rang out softly.

Nangong Wan hurriedly and respectfully replied, "I had people investigate, but they didn't find anything. Ye Liuyun seems to have appeared out of thin air; we've searched everywhere without any results. However, I don't think his background is that important. The prize means he's at least not wealthy. As for the rest, none of that matters. We just need to brainwash him."

The vice-leader sneered, "Fool."

Nangong Wan's heart skipped a beat, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly bowed and said, "Please teach me a lesson, Vice Sect Leader."

The vice leader said coldly, "He is a master craftsman, an eight-ring Soul Douluo, and also a Soul Master. Judging from the aura he just displayed, we are no match for him in terms of strength alone. We can only try to win over this young man."

Nangong Wan quickly nodded and said, "Yes. This time we brought out a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell in order to win him over."

"Hmm. After this competition, don't let him out of our sight," the vice-leader coldly ordered.

Two and a half hours had passed. By this time, in addition to Ye Qi'an, who had already finished his work, others had also completed theirs.

The second person to complete the creation of the soul tool was Huang Zheng, who represented the Xishui Alliance alongside Ye Qi'an. Huang Zheng's soul tool was also very unique; it was a huge mechanical hand, about 1.2 meters long, with three sharp claws at the front. After completing his soul tool, Huang Zheng did not leave his seat but sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state, just like Ye Qi'an.

As the last half hour approached, everyone else's speed increased significantly, with most people entering the final assembly stage. By the time the last person finished assembling, there wasn't much time left in the three hours.

"Time's up. Stop everything. Everyone has finished making their soul tools. The making time is over. From now on, you can only use the soul tool you made in the next match. You may not use any other soul tools." Ye Yulin said in a deep voice.

Ye Yulin looked around at everyone and said, "Next, we will conduct a soul tool test to confirm that your soul tools are finished products. Those that are not finished products will be eliminated directly."

Upon hearing this, the lips of the other six referees around Ye Yulin twitched almost simultaneously. This favoritism was too obvious. Although Ye Qi'an was the first to finish and had the longest rest time, his aura was still very weak, which meant that the time was obviously too short.

This item wasn't originally part of the competition format. After all, if the soul tool itself has a problem in the later stages of the competition, it will be revealed during the competition. Ye Yulin did this simply to buy some time for Ye Qi'an to rest.

The leaders of the three major underground forces below the stage were all a little puzzled, but it was hard to say that Ye Yulin's request was unreasonable. Helpless, they could only watch as Ye Yulin solemnly led the judges forward to inspect the soul tools made by each contestant. They inspected them very carefully, even having each soul tool master inject soul power to ensure that the soul tools could be used.

Ye Yulin led everyone to Ye Qi'an, who was resting with his eyes closed, and said with a gentle smile, "Ye Liuyun, have you finished making this?"

Ye Qi'an slowly opened his eyes, and the red, gray, and green lights in his eyes flashed by. He nodded slightly: "It's done. The sword is named Nine Heavens." As he spoke, he raised the green-gold longsword in his hand. Although the light on the sword was a little dim, it still exuded a mysterious and majestic aura.

Ye Yulin coughed lightly to cover her embarrassment and said, "Then infuse your soul power and demonstrate the sword's functions."

Ye Qi'an remained silent, silently channeling his soul power into the longsword. In an instant, the array runes on the sword lit up again, the light flowing along the blade, and that sharp aura once more spread out. With a gentle swing, a sword aura swept across the ground, leaving a deep trench, and the surrounding air was stirred and disturbed by this power.

Upon seeing this, the referees nodded in agreement, expressing their amazement at the sword's power.

"Not bad, it seems to be a qualified work. Now, let's move on to the skills test. In the creation of soul tools, especially the creation of the core magic array, specialized skills are extremely important. Only by possessing these skills can a soul tool master reach the pinnacle of soul tool creation. What you need to do next is to complete some skills within the allotted time. The last person to finish will be eliminated." Ye Yulin barely suppressed her excitement and said according to the competition rules.

Soon, each Soul Master was presented with a square tray with nine compartments. In each compartment was a square piece of rare metal, and the nine pieces of rare metal were all different colors.

…(End of this chapter)