Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

Chapter 176 Soga It needs life.

The team competition rewards haven't even been distributed yet, and now that Gu You sees this crappy reward for the Blacksmith Sparring Tournament, he's already lost all interest in the so-called rewards.

Even if the three pieces of titanium crystal were forged using ancient and modern techniques, the highest value would be around 90 million Federal Credits.

A piece of titanium crystal was soon placed on Gu You's forging table.

Titanium quartz looks like a crystal with many fine and messy gold lines inside. One challenge in purifying it is to use forging techniques to organize the gold lines while minimizing its size. The better the overall quality of the gold lines, the higher the quality of the titanium quartz.

Legend has it that one of the Tang Clan's ancestors once used the gold threads inside titanium crystal to create a hidden weapon, which was extremely powerful.

"The competition begins, the smelting time begins," the referee announced solemnly.

Both contestants calmly pressed the button on the forging platform, and the titanium crystal was slowly dragged into the furnace, where it awaited continuous quenching.

After both sides finished melting, the referee announced, "Melting time is over, countdown to the match begins."

Gu You and his opponent both fell silent, closing their eyes simultaneously to adjust their state.

The opponent was the first to open his eyes. His forging technique was very fierce, and the titanium crystal was constantly deformed by the powerful force.

Gu You remained silent with his eyes closed, leaving some of the students in the audience puzzled.

"Hurry up and build it! Why have you stopped?"

"So slow, so boring."

Just then, Gu You suddenly spread his arms, and two forging hammers appeared in his hands at the same time.

"Holy crap, he's alive."

Funny remarks occasionally drifted from the audience.

Gu You gently pressed the button on the forging table with his right Life Essence Hammer, which meant that his titanium crystal calcination was over.

A crack appeared in the center of the forging table in front of him, and titanium crystal, which had been scorched to an orange-red color, slowly rose up.

Gu You first tapped the titanium crystal three times to sense what this mineral needed.

So, it needs life.

Directly, the seemingly heavy hammer of life essence struck the titanium crystal, producing a series of crisp sounds.

There is a thin soundproof shield around it, which is specially designed to prevent the blacksmith from being distracted by the sounds of the audience outside.

The sound couldn't be heard inside, but it could be heard from outside the stage. The forging hammer struck the titanium crystal, making a crisp, clanging sound.

The sound was like a fine needle dropping onto metal. Crisp and melodious, never noisy or heavy. It was somewhat like percussion.

Such a light forging.

It appears heavy, but it is actually incredibly gentle. This is what the audience outside can perceive.

The two hammers fell lightly in succession, like a fine needle gently pricking the forging hammer; each strike gave one an indescribable sense of lightness.

A storm is coming.

Gu You swung his twin hammers, spreading them wide, and launched a forging attack on the titanium crystal like a storm.

The tinkling sound continued.

The feeling was simply magical, possessing an indescribable beauty. It was like the continuous resounding of percussion. The titanium crystal rotated on the forging table as he struck it, constantly adjusting its angle. However, because Gu You's forging technique appeared so effortless, it showed no sign of shrinking in size.

Is this also forging?

Many blacksmithing students were filled with doubt. Undeniably, Gu You's control over power was exquisite, leaving them utterly astonished. But what was the point of such continuous forging? Was it just showing off technique? The final result depended on the degree of purification! Each person's time was limited to two quarters of an hour from the moment they began forging. With such effortless forging, two quarters of an hour wouldn't even be enough to complete a hundred forgings.

As Gu You began his forging, his opponent looked up in surprise. When he saw Gu You's focused gaze and the relentless clanging of his hammers, a flicker of astonishment crossed his eyes. But he quickly looked down again at his forging table.

When two blacksmiths are forging together, the biggest taboo is having their rhythm disrupted by the other. Although he was young, he had started learning forging at a very young age and his skills were quite remarkable. So he quickly put aside his distractions, stopped listening to Gu You's forging, and focused on his own work.

Of all the blacksmiths present, only Feng Wuyu on the stage nodded slightly as he looked at Gu You's forging, a smile on his face, looking quite pleased with himself.

"What's the story behind his forging technique?" Although Crimson Dragon Douluo Zhuoshi was a powerful figure, he knew nothing about forging and couldn't help but ask Feng Wuyu beside him.

Perhaps because Feng Wuyu was too proud of himself, he didn't confront him directly this time. Instead, he explained, "Look closely. His forging looks very light, but each stroke accurately transmits power into the titanium crystal. Although the titanium crystal's volume hasn't shrunk, the titanium threads inside are constantly being adjusted during his forging. It's like peeling back the layers, first adjusting the tangled titanium threads, straightening these golden lines, and finding the titanium crystal's own veins and life essence. Then, he gradually brings them out and amplifies them with his own life essence. This kind of forging is called 'from the inside out,' and it's most suitable for high-end rare metals like titanium crystal."

"Of course, you wouldn't understand this technique if I explained it to a layman like you. Simply put, only blacksmiths at the Grandmaster level or above can use such techniques, and not everyone knows them. Just wait and see. The level of teaching I'm giving you, hmph!"

Seeing Feng Wuyu's smug expression, Zhuoshi curled his lip but surprisingly didn't refute him. He was unusually happy to see Gu You becoming more and more outstanding.

Thinking back to when I met Gu You when he was six years old, it has been seven or eight years since then. Watching a young genius grow up, I always feel a sense of pride.

Zheng Yiran nudged Yang Nianxia, ​​who was watching beside her, and asked in a low voice, "If it were you, how would you forge titanium crystal?"

Yang Nianxia gave her a strange look. "It should be similar to He Xiaopeng's. He Xiaopeng's forging method uses vibration. He uses heavy, powerful double hammers to vibrate and comb through the gold lines inside the titanium crystal, thereby achieving the purpose of purification. But this forging method is very difficult because although titanium crystal is very hard, it is also very brittle. It must be heated to a high temperature, and the force of the hammer blows must be controlled just right. Too heavy and it will break, too light and it will not have any effect. But judging from the force and stability of his hammer blows, he has obviously been immersed in this for many years, and his skill level is far superior to mine."

Zheng Yiran looked at the boy opposite her on the stage, her gaze turning disgusted.

Time ticked by, and the ancient forging process had already lasted for a quarter of an hour, approaching the second quarter...

(End of this chapter)