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

After calming Lin Yu down, Liu Erlong took out an iron ingot.

"I spoke with Titan about your situation, and he greatly admires your forging talent and has prepared a gift for you."

As he spoke, Liu Erlong handed the iron ingot to Lin Yu.

The moment Lin Yu held the iron ingot in his hand, he understood its condition: the quality of this metal was indeed higher than that of an iron ingot that had been forged a hundred times.

Furthermore, this metal has a distinct difference from refined metal: soul power can flow between the metals.

"Senior Titan said that this iron ingot represents the blacksmith's ultimate pursuit: it allows a Soul Master's Soul Power to flow within the ingot. Weapons made from this ingot, nurtured by Soul Power for a long time, will become increasingly powerful..."

The ability of soul power to circulate within metal is indeed a prerequisite for spirit forging.

Ignoring Liu Erlong's praise of the iron ingot's quality, Lin Yu asked the crucial question: "Did that Titan senior explain how to achieve a thousand-fold forging?"

Liu Erlong, who was relaying Titan's words, was somewhat embarrassed by Lin Yu's question.

Because Titan didn't tell her how to perform the Thousand Forging, but Titan made a request that this kid would probably be interested in.

"Senior Titan said that you have good comprehension. If you can learn the Thousand Forging technique with the help of this iron ingot, he will take you as his apprentice and teach you the legendary Ten Thousand Forging technique."

Tsk, that guy sure knows how to do favors. He thinks he can get a favor in return for a thousand-refined iron ingot? What a joke!

"Teacher Erlong, I appreciate Senior Titan's kindness. I'll go and organize the forging method. Could you please deliver it to that senior for me?"

Lin Yu has always been very opinionated, but this time he acted impulsively because he was provoked. Normally, Liu Erlong would listen to Lin Yu's arrangements.

Liu Erlong left, leaving Lin Yu alone in the forging room.

Lin Yu, who picked up a pen and paper to start organizing the forging method, sneered inwardly: I originally wanted to do something token, exchanging the breathing technique for the Thousand Forging Method.

Since you're going to use a thousand-times-forged iron ingot to appease me, then I'll appease you in return!

The mainstream forging method in mainland China is the single-hammer forging method promoted by the Haotian Sect, which is closely related to the fact that the Haotian Hammer is a single hammer.

Lin Yu did not use a single hammer; he borrowed forging techniques from Dou San and used a double hammer for forging.

Therefore, his forging method is different from the mainstream forging method on the mainland. This also means that he can just write something on it as long as it looks useful and does not reveal the existence of the breathing technique.

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Having finished dealing with the favor from the Power Clan, Lin Yu turned his gaze to the thousand-refined iron ingot and sighed rather helplessly.

In this world, thousand-refined iron ingots are not difficult to obtain. The reason why Lin Yu did not try to obtain them was firstly because they were expensive, and secondly because he had once placed his hopes on Titan.

Now, that old man has set a trap for him, and from now on he can only buy thousand-forged iron ingots and figure out how to forge them himself.

Even 20,000 years later, forging a thousand times is not difficult; it can be shaped simply by continuous hammering.

If there's any difference between 20,000 years from now and now, it's just that the realm of gods won't exist in 20,000 years.

However, the existence of the God Realm is at most related to the later Soul Forging and Heaven Forging. At this stage, the existence of Thousand Forging is definitely unrelated to the existence of the God Realm.

What will be the difference between the world 20,000 years from now and the present? The number of soul beasts?

No, the number of soul beasts doesn't affect forging. So what factors will affect forging ten thousand years from now...?

Suddenly, Lin Yu realized that ten thousand years from now would be a world with highly advanced technology. Since technology was advanced, it meant that the iron and steel industry would also be highly developed.

Is the ability to complete a thousand forgings related to the iron smelting process?

Lin Yu had always bought finished iron ingots from blacksmith shops outside and had never participated in the smelting of iron ingots.

Having identified the key to the problem, Lin Yu briefly explained the situation to Liu Erlong, and then set off to the blacksmith shop in Tiandou City to check out their iron smelting techniques.

However, just as Lin Yu stepped out of the gate of Blue Tyrant Academy, he saw a group of eight or nine people walking over, chatting and laughing.

Several of them were acquaintances.

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"It's quite surprising that a six-year-old child discovered the flaw in our Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Truly, a hero emerges from among the young! We've come here specifically to thank you. But..."

The elder from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect suddenly became somewhat unfriendly, and frowned after scanning the assembled forces in the meeting room.

The Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Spirit Hall!

"Why have you all gathered here? Do you all think that my Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan would blame a child for a flaw in his martial soul?"

Inside the Blue Tyrant Academy's conference room, the three forces that came to support Lin Yu simply smiled upon hearing this.

"We naturally trust the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's magnanimity. The main reason we came here is because this child is worried that your Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan will hold this matter against him."

Lin Yu sat between the three forces, forcing a smile with a hint of helplessness. At the same time, he mentally cursed Ghost Douluo.

That day, after Ghost Douluo relayed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's movements to him, he gave him a look that said, "You're doomed, kid." That's what made him start to get nervous.

When he got nervous, people from the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Spirit Hall came up to do him a favor!

Of course, it's also possible that he did favors for those powerful figures, which is why the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect members were so easy to talk to.

In the past, Lin Yu might have minded the possibility of such scheming, but after the Titan of the Power Clan came and stirred things up, Lin Yu realized the situation.

I'm currently working with nothing, so not losing money is a win!

He said he owed them a favor, but how to repay that favor was ultimately up to him.

"I apologize, senior from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. It's mainly because my former village was wiped out after we leaked the whereabouts of a group of poachers. That's why I was so nervous after realizing that I had revealed the weakness of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul."

Lin Yu recited the explanation he had prepared beforehand. Whether they believed him or not was of no concern to Lin Yu; after all, this explanation was merely a way out.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan members didn't take Lin Yu's wariness seriously.

"Don't worry, child. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan isn't as petty as you think, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul isn't as weak as you imagine."

"What you've discovered is merely a technique for dissipating the power of lightning. Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters don't rely solely on the power of lightning. Putting aside the power of lightning, we also have a physical body that can crush other Beast Soul Masters of the same level."

What followed didn't seem to be addressed to Lin Yu, but rather a warning to the various ambitious forces present: Don't think that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan can be easily manipulated just because they've lost their lightning power.

The Heaven Dou Royal Family lacks top-tier combat power and cannot threaten the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan; the Spirit Hall is a neutral force and will not shake the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan; as for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, which is also one of the three upper sects...

Hehe... After the Haotian Sect collapsed, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect took the opportunity to make a fortune.

I heard that the Moon Pavilion that Tang Yuehua, a direct disciple of the Haotian Sect, established in Tiandou City was actually orchestrated by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Therefore, the purpose of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan's trip to Heaven Dou City was not only to find Lin Yu and express their stance, but also to find the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and see their attitude.

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