Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 263 Soul Forging Iron! Lou Gao Becomes a Disciple!

"May I give it a try?"

After entering the Blacksmith Association, Tang San was looking at the building, which resembled a Tulou. The height of the building led him to a forging room. The interior space was spacious, about a hundred square meters. The huge furnace was more than ten meters high, and the bellows next to it was more than five meters high. According to Tang San's observation, this furnace and bellows set was also a soul tool.

"My furnace is a relic from a thousand years ago, called the Endless Wind Furnace. It can absorb the energy of heaven and earth to maintain its operation, and the bellows next to it can be adjusted by injecting soul power to control the wind force."

"This furnace is always running. The pipes above can conduct heat to the boiler underground, turning water into steam, which powers the machinery of most of Gengxin City."

"It can be said that this is the energy lifeline of Gengxin City!"

Tang San hadn't expected that this small furnace could generate such a large amount of energy. Moreover, the Endless Wind Furnace clearly showed signs of modification; it definitely wasn't originally connected to those pipes. But the people here were able to think of using steam, which was truly remarkable. He exclaimed, "What an amazing soul tool! The wisdom of our ancestors should not be underestimated."

"Of course." Lou Gao became smug and said with a grin, "If what you said before is true, then I will give you this Endless Wind and Fire Furnace."

"Teacher!" Si Long exclaimed anxiously. It wasn't that he was worried about the furnace, but that the Endless Wind Furnace was the lifeblood of the entire Gengxin City!

"I am the president, so naturally I have the final say in everything about the Blacksmith Association." Although Lou Gao was not interested in anything other than forging, he was not completely ignorant of the situation on the mainland, and he knew that the Spirit Hall wanted to recruit him.

However, he only respected forging masters who were better than him!

If Tang San can prove that what he said earlier was true, let alone giving away this Endless Wind and Fire Furnace, what's wrong with him becoming Tang San's disciple?

His morality is quite flexible.

But in pursuit of higher forging skills and realms, he is willing to give up everything, even his own life and soul.

Moreover, he also had a thought—

If the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall possesses such high forging skills, the Spirit Hall will surely treat blacksmiths well. Then, wouldn't it be easy to call on all the blacksmiths in the entire Blacksmith Capital to relocate to Spirit City?

As for the conflict between Titan, the vice president of the Blacksmith Association, and the Spirit Hall... what does it have to do with him? He's not a member of the Power Clan, and Titan hasn't been here for three or five years, so he has no right to boss him around.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party's forging skills were second only to his own, and that he was a Soul Douluo, plus some past friendship, Lou Gao would have expelled him from the Blacksmith Association long ago.

"In that case, I'll make a fool of myself."

Tang San stepped forward, picked up the forging hammer, lifted it, and found it a bit light, so he released the Clear Sky Hammer. Then he casually threw more than twenty pieces of unrefined iron into the furnace.

"Are you going to forge so many at once?" Si Long was startled, thinking that Tang San was acting recklessly, but the skillful way Tang San flipped the iron blocks also made him realize that Tang San might actually know how to forge iron.

After the twenty-odd iron blocks were heated red-hot, Tang San fiddled with them, making them clink and clang. At first glance, it sounded noisy, but upon closer listening, it was actually quite pleasant.

Lou Gao seemed to be watching the sparks emitted by the touch, both surprised and delighted, exclaiming, "Is that vibration? Using vibration to make the iron block collide in the scorching flames for preliminary purification—what a brilliant idea! How come I didn't think of that?"

"Hehe, this is the first thing Third Brother thought of." Although Ning Rongrong didn't know how to forge, she could hear a certain rhythm in the sound of the iron blocks colliding, and she couldn't help but feel proud.

After all, Tang San is her man!

Tang San, focused and undistracted, felt the temperature was about right, so he used the fire tongs to take out all twenty-odd pieces of fire tongs and placed them on the forging table.

Si Long asked, puzzled, "Does he intend to forge all twenty-odd pieces of iron at the same time?"

No one answered.

Even from a tall building, it remains a mystery.

After all, blacksmithing is not just about hammering; it also requires using tongs to hold the pieces in place. How can these twenty-odd pieces of iron be held in place at the same time?

There aren't any of those clamps here.

After all, this forging room is a place where Lou Gao improves his forging skills. He only needs to rely on forging techniques and at most prepare a good pair of fire tongs to help him fix things in place.

boom!

Tang San moved, and with a single blow of his hammer, more than twenty red-hot iron blocks instantly melted together, becoming indistinguishable, and transformed into a flat iron disc.

"Such immense power!" Lou Gao exclaimed, simultaneously realizing Tang San's intention. "He's not trying to forge over twenty pieces of iron at once, but rather to fuse them together into one piece before hammering it!"

"This is too exaggerated, isn't it? More than twenty pieces of iron together are almost the size of three human heads..." Just when Si Long thought it was impossible to complete, he saw Tang San throw away the fire tongs and strike the red-hot iron disc with the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand again.

hum~

Using the force of the recoil, the huge iron disc was sent flying into the air.

Si Long's expression changed, and he murmured, "He actually lost the fire tongs, and the iron block flew up. Even a beginner wouldn't do that. Is he really forging iron? And his next hammer blow is to the side... Won't the iron block fly out?"

Lou Gao also became puzzled.

However, something unexpected happened to the master and apprentice—

When Tang San's side strike hit the edge of the iron disc, it produced a huge sound. The iron disc did not fly away, but remained in the air, and even dented on both sides.

"That's amazing!"

Lou Gao unleashed a powerful aura, his entire body trembling. "He actually struck both sides of the discus simultaneously in an instant, stabilizing it in mid-air! What formidable strength! What exquisite power!"

While they were talking on the high floor, Tang San had already struck the iron disc hundreds of times, turning it into a round iron ball, fiery red all over, with no impurities visible on its surface.

"Three seconds, a hundred refinements!" Si Long immediately recognized that the three iron balls, each the size of a human head, had already completed a hundred refinements. His mind reeled. "Is this the strength of the Spirit Hall's Holy Son? It's terrifying! I shouldn't have doubted him!"

boom!

The hundred-forged iron ball flew up again, and Tang San swung his hammer again. In just six seconds, he struck it hundreds of times, causing the iron ball to shrink by nearly half. Amidst the red heat, a pure white silver hue was revealed.

A thousand forgings complete!

"Six seconds! Just six seconds!" Lou Gao went crazy, grabbing his beard and looking at Tang San with burning eyes, like a lecherous man seeing a beautiful woman's body and getting excited all over!

At this moment, he already believed in the level of forging that Tang San had mentioned!

Then, Tang San continued to hammer the iron ball, using his soul power to draw upon the energy of heaven and earth, which, along with the hammering, merged into the iron ball.

In just three minutes, the entire iron ball faded from its crimson color and turned silver-white. Under Tang San's control of his soul power, it floated in his palm, as if it had transformed from an inanimate object into a living one.

"Spirit Forging! This is Spirit Forging!" Lou Gao's eyes widened. He wanted to reach out and touch it, but was startled by the intense heat emanating from it, realizing it was a red-hot iron block, only the fiery red was covered by a silvery-white coating. It was truly—

"This is too incredible!"

"This is simply the truth of the world!"

After the spirit forging was completed, Tang San did not stop his movements, continuing to hammer and dripping a drop of his blood into it.

Instantly, the spirit-forged iron ball seemed to undergo a chemical reaction, turning from silvery-white to red. Unlike before when it was burned red, this time it resembled a small sun, brimming with spiritual energy.

"Circuit breaker triggered!" Lou Gao exclaimed, his mouth agape.

However, Tang San's movements did not stop. In fact, he swung the Clear Sky Hammer faster and faster, and his whole body began to dance, like a god or demon.

Ding ding ding ding...

Lou Gao, Si Long, and even Ning Rongrong were all captivated by Tang San's movements. His forging hammer technique was like art, much like an old farmer tilling the land and planting crops with a hoe.

Boom!

With a muffled sound, Tang San stopped what he was doing, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and exhaled, "Soul forging, complete."

The iron ball was reduced to the size of a fist, and had turned silvery-white again, but it still had a crystal-clear feel to it, and its surface shone with a warm golden luster, making it eye-catching.

Ning Rongrong was most sensitive to treasures. The vibration transmitted to her by the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was extremely strong, which meant that the Soul-Forged Iron in front of her was more valuable than any treasure she had ever seen before!

He truly is his man!

It can actually turn waste into treasure!

With a devout gaze and a pilgrimage-like mentality, Lou Gao reached out to hold the Soul-Forged Iron.

"Teacher, the metal hasn't cooled down yet!" Silong exclaimed.

However, when Lou Gao touched the Soul Forged Iron, he was not burned by the high temperature.

"this?"

Silong didn't understand. Even if metal dissipates heat quickly, it shouldn't be this fast, right?

Moreover, Tang San struck it tens of thousands of times in such a short period of time. Even if the iron block had not been heated in a furnace, it would have been extremely hot when struck, right?

But why didn't the teacher get any burns?

"Soul-forged metal possesses a spirit, which is equivalent to the metal having a soul. Although it's just a metaphor, metal of this level can already sense the intentions of others... It may sound a bit mystical, but it's the truth." Tang San put away the Clear Sky Hammer and explained to Si Long, "Such metal can already be used to forge true divine weapons."

"Perfect! Absolutely perfect!" Lou Gao suddenly exclaimed, kneeling down before Tang San and hugging his leg. "Please accept me as your disciple, Master! I'm willing to be your apprentice, to serve you tea and water. Please don't mind my age; I'm actually very young at heart!"

Tang San quickly helped Lou Gao up, saying, "Senior, is this really necessary? If this scene gets out, I'll be branded as someone who 'bullies the old and weak'."

"What senior, teacher? Just call me Gao'er." Lou Gao said shyly, adopting an extremely humble attitude.

Lou Gao's character in the original work is indeed a bit of a goofball.

(End of this chapter)