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

Chapter 44 Spirit Forging

Regarding the issue of the Cloud Nether Battle Armor's spirit rings, I'll mention it here. I searched, but couldn't find anything. The only thing I found was the spirit ring configuration: four black and five red, but that didn't seem right, so I changed it to nine red.

"I agree, on the condition that you pass the test." Zhenhua nodded.

Yun Ming remained silent, while Gu You was exceptionally excited. Life ore was incredibly precious, and judging by its quality, this one was a top-grade rare item!

Gu You approached the forging furnace, and the Spirit Forging Life Essence Hammer appeared in his hand. He had forged it while learning forging from Feng Wuyu. Back then, when he was learning spirit forging, Gu You remembered that his soul power was insufficient, and he had to rely on Feng Wuyu to infuse him with soul power to forcibly forge it. Later, because of this incident, he had the idea of ​​forging a milk bottle and his own blood sacrifice. The hammering effect was to give life to the ore, and at the same time, it greatly nourished the user, which was equivalent to the sum of the previous two effects.

The Spirit Forged Life Essence Hammer!! Sensing the vibrant life force emanating from it, Zhenhua was shocked. Moreover, judging from the hammer's appearance, it had likely been sacrificed with Gu You's blood. Could it be that he had already mastered Spirit Forging?!

Zhenhua gasped. No wonder this kid wanted life ore so much. If Gu You wanted to upgrade his hammer in the future, he would need a more precious life ore to forge a higher quality one and then fuse it. However, the boy in front of him was only at level 30 in perception, but his soul power was strong. How could he forge the spirit forging that only Soul Masters and above could forge?

Zhenhua is indeed somewhat ignorant. In fact, even Gu You finds it strange. The original work clearly states that if one's soul power level is insufficient, one cannot forge higher-level ores. In essence, it means that one's soul power is limited. But they all seem to have forgotten one point: if one's own is not enough, can't one use someone else's? Soul tools like the milk bottle, which are prevalent in Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect, can make up for this shortcoming.

Gu You chose ice crystal ore, which Zhen Hua found strange. Why did he choose ice crystal ore, which is difficult to forge, instead of an easy-to-forge ore? Has this kid been brainwashed by evil spirit masters?

What Zhenhua didn't know was that Gu You was most skilled at using ice crystals and life ore. He was confident that with sufficient soul power, spirit forging would be successful with these two types of ore!

He turned on the furnace, pressed the button, and the ice crystal ore slowly sank in and burned. Gu You slowly released his soul power, feeling the familiar aura on the Life Essence Hammer—a feeling as if it were part of his own bloodline! Gu You let out a long sigh.

For blacksmiths, Spirit Forging is the biggest dividing line. It's the difference between an ordinary master blacksmith and a grandmaster. One step down, and it's like heaven and earth.

Thousand-Refinement can be used to forge the basic metals for One-Word Battle Armor, but only Two-Word Battle Armor can truly be called Battle Armor. One-Word Battle Armor doesn't offer much advantage compared to mechs. Spirit Forging is an essential basic metal for forging Two-Word Battle Armor.

The ice crystals had burned long enough, the furnace was shut off, and the ore slowly rose up in front of Gu You with the machine.

To complete a spirit forging, one must merge one's body, mind, and soul into one, truly immersing oneself in the world of metal. At the moment of its completion, bring it to life.

"Spirit forging is the creation of soul life," Feng Wuyu said.

At this moment, Gu You was not a Soul Master, but a Blacksmith! He would use his own soul to forge the most perfect Ice Crystal Soul.

Suddenly! Gu You deftly raised his double hammers, his entire body becoming upright at that moment.

The immense spiritual power instantly merged into one, and a glint of purple light flashed in Gu You's eyes.

The Spirit Sea Realm!!!

Good heavens! What did Zhenhua see?

At the age of nine, his spiritual power at the Spirit Sea Realm was unprecedented and will likely remain so.

Spiritual power is very important for spirit forging. The "spirit" in spirit forging and the "soul" in soul forging both have the meaning of spirit. Together, they mean forging metal to give it a soul. One is a low-level soul enhancement, and the other is a high-level one. It is not difficult to see how important spiritual power is to a blacksmith's future forging.

Yun Ming was also stunned. He lowered his gaze. It seemed that Gu You had quite a few secrets. As for what they were, he didn't bother to ask. After all, everyone has their own secrets. Would a person without secrets still be considered human?

"How did you manage to get such a talent? I saw the news a few days ago about fighting evil spirit masters and winning a first-class merit. I thought it was fake and too outrageous. But seeing him today, he really is a model student!!" Zhenhua was determined to take Gu You as his disciple.

Yun Ming didn't know how to answer, and could only smile wryly. Indeed, the child before him was too monstrous, one of a kind in ten thousand years, just like the chosen one of this era. No! Calling him the chosen one of the era is too low an understatement; he was simply the chosen one of destiny. However, he couldn't refuse Zhen Hua's question, so he could only reply, "I picked him up..."

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He picked them up! Why doesn't Zhenhua have such good luck? It seems that in a few days, he will have to specifically investigate those children who are homeless and suffering on the streets. Maybe he can pick up a peerless genius too.

"This little guy is really something else!" Gu You's hands vibrated as he hammered the ore with every strike, using the right amount of force and power. His control over the force was simply exquisite.

"Who did he study with before? Judging from his current posture, he has a very solid foundation," Zhenhua asked again.

"Feng Wuyu," Yun Ming said lightly, without elaborating.

"So it was him." Zhenhua certainly knew this peerless genius of the same generation as one of the Twin Sacred Dragon Douluos, a prominent figure in the forging world back then, who had competed with him for the position of Divine Craftsman.

But if that's the case, why didn't Feng Wuyu accept Gu You as his disciple? He couldn't possibly not see Gu You's talent. Looking at Yun Ming, Zhen Hua was about to ask.

Yun Ming seemed to see through everything. "Wu Yu cannot use the Heavenly Forging Technique, but Gu You's talent is to become a Divine Craftsman. He must also become your apprentice."

Zhenhua was deeply moved. Everyone knew that whoever took Gu You as their disciple would become Gu You's master in the future. To give up such a great honor for the sake of Gu You's future development required immense determination. How could Zhenhua not be moved?

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The banging sounds in the forging room began to increase in speed.

Gu You spun and jumped, then slid in! This immediately stunned Yun Ming and Zhen Hua. What the hell was that hammering technique?

Those two life-giving hammers rang out continuously with this movement, as if expressing excitement.

(End of this chapter)