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

Chapter 177 Old Bitch Deng

The forging of the ancient game has been underway for a quarter of an hour and is now approaching the second quarter of an hour.

Judging from the size of the titanium crystal at this moment, his opponent clearly had the upper hand. The titanium crystal in front of him had shrunk by one-tenth in size and showed no signs of breaking, which was a very high level of forging skill.

The titanium crystal in front of Gu You remained orange-red, and its size showed no signs of shrinking. Indeed! How could such a light tap cause such a hard titanium crystal to shrink?

Gu You, however, showed no reaction whatsoever; he was completely absorbed in his forging world. His eyes were slightly narrowed, and each swing of the forging hammer was light and precise, with the speed remaining perfectly controlled.

Suddenly, his opponent slammed down his twin hammers. A beam of light burst forth from the titanium crystal.

Its radiance was dazzling, a brilliant golden color, rising more than a foot high. A masterpiece of a thousand refinements, the titanium crystal was imbued with spiritual energy.

A chorus of exclamations arose from below the stage. The metal had been upgraded to a higher level, signifying the successful completion of the thousand-times forging process. Moreover, it had risen more than a foot, making it undoubtedly a first-grade metal.

Forging titanium crystal to the highest quality level is far more difficult than forging ordinary rare metals.

The man retracted his hammers, took a step back, and his chest rose and fell slightly. The light rising from the titanium crystal remained condensed for a good ten seconds before slowly fading. Without continuous forging, the red color on the surface of the titanium crystal gradually faded.

The originally chaotic gold lines inside have transformed into a smooth, flat gold sheet. The entire titanium crystal has shrunk by nearly 20%, and golden light continuously reflects from within. It is a top-grade, thousand-refined crystal of exceptionally high quality.

He arrived first and was the first to complete the first-grade forging. His opponent did not continue forging, which showed that he had great confidence in himself.

As the two quarters of an hour drew closer, Gu You's forging continued, and the size of his titanium crystal did not shrink by even a fraction. It still looked the same size, only the orange-red outer layer obscured its internal structure.

As the time drew closer, the sound of Gu You striking his life-sustaining hammers became increasingly frequent.

"Ten seconds left, countdown!" The referee announced loudly that fairness and impartiality are essential for any exchange of skills.

"Ten...six...three."

With just three seconds left in the referee's countdown, Gu You suddenly pulled the forging hammer upwards, his entire body seemingly rising several inches in an instant. A deep dragon's roar suddenly resounded from within him, and a surging purple-gold aura quickly merged into the titanium crystal around his body.

The orange-red titanium crystal trembled, and in the next instant, the color of the entire titanium crystal suddenly changed. The orange-red color faded quickly, as if the peel of an orange had been removed, and was replaced by a brilliant purple-gold color, with purple-gold light shooting into the sky.

In that instant when the purple-gold light shot into the sky, Gu You himself also shone with a ball of light, and the dragon's roar changed from low to high. A dragon head could be vaguely seen above his head, roaring towards the sky.

It is dazzling with gold and imbued with the spiritual essence of titanium crystal.

The purple-gold light rose a full five feet, several times stronger than the light from the opponent earlier.

Only then could everyone see that the titanium crystal that Gu You had just forged had undergone a strange change. The titanium crystal itself had become a perfectly round sphere, and the gold lines inside had disappeared, replaced by a small golden sphere with delicate and regular textures, as if it had been deliberately woven with gold lines.

What's even more astonishing is what follows: accompanied by the rising purple-gold light, the crystals surrounding the titanium crystal began to slowly shrink, and soon, the volume shrank by one-third.

Is this even possible? What kind of forging method is this? It's simply divine skill!

Just then, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and slapped Gu You on the back of the head.

"Stop showing off, hurry up and continue. Once the spirit takes shape, it will definitely become a spirit forging. Do I need to teach you? If you can successfully forge a spirit, and it's of top quality, the price will increase at least three times."

"It hurts so much, you old bastard!" Gu You rubbed the back of his head.

"You little brat, try calling me 'old bitch' again and see what happens," Feng Wuyu said angrily.

"Old man, old man, old man," Gu You said three times in a row.

"Never mind, I'm magnanimous. Let's get on with the spirit forging." Feng Wuyu waved his face.

Gu You stopped his outrageous remarks and began to carefully forge the titanium crystal in front of him.

He swung his forging hammer, the previous lightness gone, replaced by a deep rumble.

But at this moment, Gu You's opponent was no longer calm. He had been a member of the Shrek Blacksmith Association, so he naturally knew who the person who was patting Gu You on the back of the head was.

How could that be?

A hint of resentment flashed in his eyes. It was one thing for Gu You to have a higher cultivation level than him, but his forging talent was also better. He could tolerate the first two, but why was Gu You also better looking than him?

Another young man's heart has been broken.

Gu You's soul power surged and roared within him. He didn't consciously control his soul power output at all. Compared to his first time forging spirit power, he was much more confident now.

Even if we take a step back and assume that his soul power is really insufficient, he still has vital energy, right?

With each hammer blow, a pale green light spread and merged into the titanium crystal.

The gold spheres within the titanium crystal were stretching out, constantly emitting dazzling white light. The outer titanium crystal was shrinking, while the inner gold spheres were growing, creating an unusually strange scene.

Everyone knows that when titanium crystal is refined into pure titanium, the spirit forging is complete, and the metal is truly given life. Such titanium is coveted not only by ordinary soul masters, but even by powerful figures at the Title Douluo level, as long as they haven't reached the level of a four-word battle armor. This is because it can be added to any spirit alloy, and its value is among the top ten in the forging world.

Titanium crystal is rare, and titanium gold is even rarer. A perfect piece of titanium gold once fetched a record price of nearly 80 million federal dollars at auction.

The life force within the life-giving hammer continuously flows into the titanium interior, and specks of green light shine in, making it a foregone conclusion that it will be endowed with life.

Next, all that's needed is time.

"boom--"

The final hammer blow landed, like cracking an eggshell, producing a slight breaking sound.

A crack appeared on the surface of the already barely perceptible titanium crystal.

Failure? The titanium crystal shattered, did that mean he failed?

The entire audience held their breath.

But the next moment, everyone's eyes widened.

Cracks instantly spread to every corner of the golden sphere. Finally, it shattered with a deafening roar, and a soft light emanated from its interior, lingering there...

(End of this chapter)