Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

"I know that you gained some insights after your deep meditation."

"These things... are very interesting. They attracted the attention of a god in the heavens, even though that god has already fallen."

"But the divine position he left behind still chose you to be his successor."

"The God of Forging... that is his name, a first-level deity."

"Even in the realm of gods, they are extremely powerful beings."

"To give an example, do you know the Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago? Among the seven of them, only one was a first-level god."

"So it is evident how powerful the legacy you have invoked is."

"But unfortunately, you're an unlucky guy."

"I think you should have felt it, when you were doing the final step of forging, that special boost suddenly disappeared from your body."

"That's because the divine consciousness left behind by the God of Forging is attached to you and helping you."

"But unfortunately, because the divine consciousness of the God of Forging remained for too long, it became very fragile. So when you were about to perform the final step of spiritual forging, that divine consciousness dissipated, and your divinity disappeared along with it."

"As a result, your spirit forging failed, which is why the backlash against you is so severe."

"However, it can't be called a failure. I also discovered something very interesting."

Xu Yang took out the piece of heavy silver forged by Xiao Hongchen from his storage soul tool.

At the time, everyone's attention was focused on the seriously injured Xiao Hongchen, so naturally no one paid any attention to the piece of sunken silver.

"This piece of...sunken silver, don't be fooled by its current blood-red appearance, but I can confirm that it is the same piece of sunken silver that you forged."

"The kind where you get ten times the compensation if it's fake."

"Perhaps it's more appropriate to call it Blood Silver now, since the red color comes from your blood."

"When you failed in your final forging attempt, the blood you spat out happened to splatter onto this piece of dark silver. By a twist of fate, the blood sacrifice was completed, which also happened to improve its quality."

"You've just stepped into the Spirit Forging stage. If you pay close attention, you'll find that it's like it has a life of its own."

"You've also completed the Spirit Forging in another way."

"That's why you were so badly injured."

"As for your future cultivation, look, do you see this? This is the direction of your future cultivation."

"The God of Forging has a cultivation method, which is to continuously absorb the metallic elemental energy of various metals from forging and incorporate it into his own body."

"Ultimately ascended to godhood."

"You can try this path. As for ordinary cultivation, I think you are aware of your current physical condition, so I won't go into details."

As he spoke, he handed over the piece of blood silver.

"From now on, you can just focus on blacksmithing every day."

"As for the specific method of this cultivation, I don't know it either, but I believe you can definitely do it. Haven't you always said you're a genius? You can't let yourself down here."

Xiao Hongchen took the piece of blood silver, and he felt something different when he touched it.

It was as if that piece of blood-red silver was an extension of his body, connected to his bloodline.

This made me feel much better than before.

Before seeing this piece of metal, Xiao Hongchen would likely have scoffed at Xu Yang's description of his cultivation method.

But now he was 80% certain that what Xu Yang said was true, and that he could indeed use this method to assist his cultivation.

"Brother Yang, what about the divine position of the God of Forging..."

"It seems you've truly recovered; you're even thinking about the divine position again. You can rest assured, the divine position is right there, and no one will touch it."

"Whether you choose to continue the inheritance is your decision. But I must warn you that without the divine consciousness of the God of Forging, your divine succession will become extremely difficult. It may even be life-threatening."

"Is your life in danger?"

Upon hearing Xu Yang say that inheriting the divine position would be life-threatening, both Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen felt a pang of anxiety.

"However, if you don't choose to inherit that divine position, you can live out your life as a titled Douluo in peace."

"I can assure you..."

"As for why I know so much, I can only say that everyone has their own secrets."

Xiao Hongchen pondered for a long time.

"Brother Yang, what are your thoughts on forging?"

Xiao Hongchen finally spoke and asked.

"Forging? I think if you really achieve something in forging, it would be a great achievement that benefits the present and future generations."

"It benefits the present and future generations..."

Xiao Hongchen carefully pondered these eight words.

"If that day ever comes, perhaps in the future, your name will also appear in history books."

The introduction should read: "Xiao Hongchen, the father of soul-guided materials science and the founder of forging methods. He provided new ideas and opportunities for the development of soul-guided devices and is one of the most important figures in the history of soul-guided device development over the past ten thousand years."

"Doesn't that sound pretty good?"

Xiao Hongchen smiled, his gaze still fixed on the piece of blood silver in his hand.

"I've made up my mind. From now on, I'll study forging. I want to become a master craftsman, and I want my name to be remembered in history!"

"Very good, very energetic, this is the Xiao Hongchen I know."

Xu Yang then took out a piece of golden crystal, inside which was sealed a drop of his Silver Dragon Martial Soul's blood.

Since the Silver Dragon Martial Soul and the Gold of Life merged, the Silver Dragon's blood has also contained extremely strong vitality.

This is a very good tonic for a seriously injured patient like Xiao Hongchen.

"Here, take this. It should help you get back to your energetic self, but remember it will be even more effective when used in conjunction with other medications."

Xu Yang tossed the golden crystal containing the silver dragon's blood over.

"The other piece of golden crystal can be melted into your Golden Crystal Tiger Claw. Consider it a small gift I brought for you, my patient."

Xiao Hongchen held a crystal in his left hand and a blood silver in his right, and looked at Xu Yang.

"Brother Yang, you..."

"No need to be too grateful to me. After all, you've been calling me 'brother' for so many years. If you really feel bad about it, just continue working for me in the future."

"However, there will be no salary from now on."

"Don't ask too many questions about the origin of this drop of blood. Knowing too much won't do you any good."

"That's it, I'll head back now, I have things to do with my grandfather."

Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, grandfather and granddaughter, got up to see the guests off.

When I got to the door...

Jing Hongchen adjusted his glasses and said:

"Thank you, Ah Yang, for making me laugh..."

"Didn't I already say, Dean? Just consider it as Xiao's salary for working for me over the past few years."

“…………”

Jing Hongchen fell silent again.

"How about you give me your dream to pay off your debt?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Xu Yang took the initiative to speak up and lighten the mood.

To his surprise, Jing Hongchen seemed to be genuinely considering the feasibility of this matter.

As for Meng Hongchen, he didn't say much, but deep in his eyes, he seemed to be looking forward to this matter.

This is the result of Xu Yang's observations of Meng Hongchen over the past few years.

"Ah... well, I was just kidding, just kidding..."

"I'll be leaving now, since Xiao is still waiting for you to take care of her."

After saying this, Xu Yang fled as if he were flying, afraid that Jing Hongchen would keep him there to discuss his marriage with Meng Hongchen in detail.