Douluo Continent: The True Body and Blood Soul, Starting from Blacksmithing

Chapter 146 Serpent Spear, Favor Repaid

There's no rush to forge weapons for Tang San.

After all, Tang Hao was unaware that Lin Yu had already mastered Twin Spirit Forging. In Tang Hao's understanding, Lin Yu had mastered "Alloy Spirit Forging."

Without sufficient strength to become a Soul Master, Lin Yu's soul power was simply insufficient to complete the alloy spirit forging. Therefore, Lin Yu could completely postpone the matter he had promised Tang Hao.

Of course, Tang Hao's matter could be delayed, but Lin Yu's promise to the Serpent Spear Douluo could not be delayed any longer.

Back then, Serpent Spear Douluo was willing to stand up for Lin Yu because he had his eye on Lin Yu's "Alloy Spirit Forging".

Now that Lin Yu has successfully mastered Alloy Spirit Forging, he naturally has to repay this favor.

As for Lin Yu's statement that he could only help those above the Soul Sect level and below the Soul Saint level with forging, it was entirely for his own safety.

In fact, as long as the soul power is sufficient to support a complete spirit forging process, it is fine.

Previously, Serpent Spear Douluo had often used the pretext of secretly protecting Qian Renxue to spy on Lin Yu's forging process, so he was very familiar with the spirit forging process.

After only two failures, the Spirit Forging Weapon that Serpent Spear Douluo had been looking forward to was successfully forged.

It was a spear that looked exactly like his Serpent Spear Martial Soul.

The spear is long and slender, dark silver in color, with a layer of cold light flowing around the blade, as if it had just been quenched in icy water.

The fine threads on the handle perfectly matched the lines on the palm of the Serpent Spear Douluo, as if they were tailor-made for him.

The moment the spear touched his hand, Serpent Spear Douluo's mind jolted; he froze on the spot. His pupils dilated slightly; his breathing quickened, as if he had sensed some unbelievable information from the cold metal.

His right hand gripped the spear, his knuckles turning white from the force, his entire arm trembling slightly, as if confirming some kind of resonance that only he could perceive.

Seeing the Serpent Spear Douluo staring excitedly at his right hand, which was gripping the Spirit Forged Spear and trembling incessantly, Lin Yu, who had already completed three forgings, couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

He was completely focused during the forging process, without being distracted by sensing the hidden properties of the finished product. Seeing a Title Douluo showing such an expression now, he couldn't help but feel a little concerned.

After Serpent Spear Douluo withdrew his gaze and let out a heavy breath, Lin Yu finally spoke up curiously.

"Senior, you've been staring at this spear for so long, is it because there's something wrong with its quality?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the Serpent Spear Douluo, having sorted out his thoughts, looked at him with a hint of appreciation. He reached out and patted Lin Yu's shoulder heavily, so hard that Lin Yu swayed slightly, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You little rascal, don't you know if there's something wrong with the weapon you forged? I was just too excited!"

Meeting Lin Yu's puzzled gaze, Serpent Spear Douluo simply smiled, then summoned his martial soul and soul rings.

The weapon forged for Serpent Spear Douluo was modeled after his martial soul, so Lin Yu wasn't particularly interested in Serpent Spear Douluo's martial soul itself.

His gaze was involuntarily drawn to the Serpent Spear Douluo's spirit ring.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black.

Nine spirit rings slowly rotated around the Serpent Spear Douluo, their colors distinct and layered.

Lin Yu hadn't paid much attention before, but now he was shocked to discover that the Serpent Spear Douluo's fifth spirit ring was only purple, a thousand-year spirit ring, not a ten-thousand-year one.

Noticing Lin Yu's gaze, Serpent Spear Douluo smiled with relief.

"That's right, as you can see, my fifth spirit ring is only a thousand-year spirit ring." He paused, a hint of emotion in his voice, "You must be very curious, right? Many spirit masters with the best spirit ring configurations don't necessarily break through to the Title Douluo level, so why am I, a spirit master without the best spirit ring configuration, able to get to where I am today?"

It has to be said that Lin Yu was indeed curious about the Serpent Spear Douluo.

Serpent Spear Douluo didn't shy away from this. He raised his hand and threw the spirit-forged spear in his hand forward.

The moment the spear left his hand, the originally straight weapon grew longer and thicker out of thin air, its surface covered with fine scales, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a thick, agile serpent. The serpent twisted in the air, flicking its tongue, before returning to the spear in the Serpent Spear Douluo's hand.

Having retrieved his martial soul and spirit rings, the Serpent Spear Douluo calmly began to explain.

"My martial soul mutated when I absorbed my seventh soul ring, transforming into this independent life form. So after becoming a Soul Saint, it cultivated alongside me. It was because of our cultivation that I had the opportunity to become a Title Douluo."

"You can actually do that?" Lin Yu was truly amazed. At the same time, he couldn't help but think: with at least five soul spirits guaranteed to be within him in the future, and them assisting his cultivation, wouldn't his leveling speed be as fast as he wanted?

Serpent Spear Douluo continued speaking.

"The mutation of my Martial Soul gave me the opportunity to break through to the Title Douluo level, but it also left me with a great hidden danger. The first is the quality of my Soul Rings. I only have four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, which is one less than other Title Douluos. This also means that most of the power-attack type Soul Douluos can go toe-to-toe with me."

At this point, Serpent Spear Douluo gave a wry smile.

"Aside from the flaws in my spirit rings, I also perfectly avoided the power spikes of weapon spirits and beast spirits. In the early stages, my Serpent Spear was a weapon spirit, which was just the right time to defeat a beast spirit of the same level; after becoming a Soul Saint, my spirit became a beast spirit again, which was just the right time to defeat a weapon spirit of the same level."

"Now, with this weapon you forged for me, I think I have a way to improve the quality of my martial spirit and make up for its defects."

Hearing Serpent Spear Douluo's words, Lin Yu couldn't help but glance at the weapon that had transformed back into a spear. Good heavens, you've got every disadvantage imaginable, and you still managed to reach the Title Douluo level? Amazing!

Serpent Spear Douluo was somewhat surprised, because he only saw admiration in Lin Yu's eyes, not sympathy or contempt.

It's important to understand that even now that he's a Title Douluo, many people still express some dissatisfaction with him after learning about his current situation. Some complain about his spirit ring configuration, while others find his martial soul incongruous.

That one look was enough for Serpent Spear Douluo to decide to say a few more words to Lin Yu.

"I don't think that having a purple fifth spirit ring hindered my cultivation. Because at that time, that spirit beast was incredibly compatible with my martial soul. If it weren't for that spirit ring, I might not have achieved what I have today." His voice deepened, each word seeming to be ground from his chest. "What I want to say here is that cultivation is a personal matter. On the path of cultivation, don't pay too much attention to the opinions of those around you. No outsider knows you better than yourself."

His gaze fell on Lin Yu, carrying the weight of someone who had been through it all.

"This statement can be interpreted in many ways, and how you interpret it is entirely up to your own feelings."

As he spoke, Serpent Spear Douluo flicked his wrist, brandishing the spirit-forged spear in his hand. The spear moved with effortless ease in his hands, sometimes transforming into a giant snake coiling around, sometimes solidifying into a spear thrusting out, the sound of it cutting through the air sharp and powerful.

After completing the set of movements, he nodded in satisfaction and then waved to Lin Yu.

"I find this spear very easy to use, and its quality far exceeds my expectations. In the future, as long as you don't cross my bottom line, I can help you one more time."

Finally, as if remembering something, Serpent Spear Douluo added, "My situation might sound a bit weak, but that's only from the perspective of a strong offensive type. If I were to fight Dugu Bo, it wouldn't be a problem, but it will take a few days. I need to go into seclusion for a few days."

Lin Yu, who was originally quite moved, almost laughed when he heard what the Serpent Spear Douluo said.

Dugu Bo is truly pitiful. He's been dead for so long, yet no one has noticed he's gone. Some people even try to gain favor by "beating up Dugu Bo."

However, it's already quite commendable that the Serpent Spear Douluo has this intention.

"Then I'll trouble you, senior. I wish you a successful seclusion."

Lin Yu cupped his hands in greeting and watched as the Serpent Spear Douluo strode away carrying the brand-new spear.

As for whether Serpent Spear Douluo went into seclusion or did something else, who knows!