Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 432 Zhenhua is back?

As the clanging sound of the two pieces of metal diminished, Lu Fa quickly got into the zone.

"Original body."

As Lu Fa silently recited the mantra, an invisible force quietly blessed him. It was Nan Fusheng's brief transfer of the Heavenly Punishment's soul power into Lu Fa's body.

As a 990,000-year-old soul beast, Tianqian was only one step away from becoming a god. Since it was currently idle in the Dragon Valley Small World, it might as well use its power for something more useful.

A terrifying surge of soul power erupted from Lu Fa's body, making the surrounding air somewhat viscous.

With the spiritual power of the Spirit Realm and the cultivation of a 990,000-year-old soul beast, Lu Fa can now be considered a Limit Douluo.

With his eyes closed, Lu Fa began to communicate with the entire rooftop through his mental power. The reason why this rooftop was built at the highest point of the association was naturally because it had its own special features.

This place is like a mental energy amplifier, amplifying the mental energy of the path through itself, thereby attracting more elements of various attributes to this place.

Because Heavenly Forging requires drawing upon a large amount of the power of heaven and earth. However, in the mortal realm, the power of heaven and earth is affected by various factors, making it not only unstable but also weakened and absorbed in various ways.

That's why the master craftsmen of the past built the Ascension Platform here. It was to better harness the power of heaven and earth and reduce the impact of the Heavenly Forging on the surrounding area.

The cost of building this place alone exceeds the value of a complete set of four-word battle armor.

Just then, a dark red vortex appeared in the center of the forging table. The vortex surged upwards, and gradually, a dark red fireball protruded outwards.

"Guess who I am? I am neither Metal A nor Metal B. I am the super metal C, born from the combination of all the advantages of both of them."

Suddenly, the fireball spoke, uttering a very lame joke. Yes, it was the same two pieces of metal from before. However, after being baked by the high temperature of the forging table, they had completely melted and merged together.

"Boom—" Ignoring the show-off, Lu Fa pulled out the Soul Forging Hammer and slammed it down hard.

"Boom!" With just one hammer blow, the metal was flattened. A beam of light, a full ten feet high, shot into the sky.

A thousand refinements imbue it with spirit! A thousand refinements yield the highest grade! The pinnacle!

Because they are both clones, Lufa can be said to know the state of Metal C very well, and he did not hesitate at all when he attacked.

The sledgehammer rose, then fell again!

"Boom!" This time the roar was even louder. All kinds of elemental attributes on the Sky Platform converged like rivers flowing into the sea, as if there was a funnel on the giant hammer, drawing all the energy in.

With the massive influx of energy, the hammer slammed into the two pieces of metal as it fell.

"Buzz!" The flat metal still emitted a buzzing sound, and a halo of light clearly rippled across its surface.

One hammer strikes, a spiritual forging!

Lu Fa raised his hands, and the giant hammer in mid-air rose again, this time higher than the previous two times. Terrifying soul power erupted instantly, frantically pouring into the giant hammer.

At the same time, various elements were frantically pouring into the forging hammer in mid-air.

There are eight elements in total: water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, and thunder!

Based on the four elements of water, fire, earth, and wind, and supplemented by light and darkness as the two poles, with space as the dividing point, the Heavenly Forging was constructed. The final thunder element was forcibly added by Lu Fa.

Since he has temporarily reached the level of a Limit Douluo, he might as well go for something big.

The giant hammer fell from the sky!

"Boom!"

The entire platform shook violently. This time, the giant hammer did not bounce up. At the moment of its fall, the eight-colored halo seemed to be fixed on the forging platform, rendering the entire forging platform with eight-colored light.

A terrifying energy surge erupted at that moment, and various elements in the air rushed in frantically.

The next instant, the giant hammer sprang up, and a strange ripple of light emanated from the forging table. Even more strangely, the metal, which had been flat just moments before, transformed back into a sphere and began to bounce.

It has become transparent, and inside there are eight colorful halos reflecting each other, which are the eight elements from before.

"You bastard, couldn't you have gone a little easier?!" Metal C yelled at Lu Fa.

Soul forging successful!

From the start of forging until now, it has taken a total of three hammer blows.

The first hammer blow, a thousand forgings, a melting forging. It couldn't be simpler and more straightforward.

The second strike, Spirit Forging.

The third strike, Soul Forging!

In just three strokes, taking only about a minute, a piece of Soul Forged Metal was completed.

Of course, this technique is somewhat opportunistic, because of the special nature of "Fusheng" brand metal, it is naturally 100% compatible with metal forging.

As for spirit forging and soul forging?

Why would a piece of metal, which inherently possesses self-awareness, need external forces to illuminate its life and spirit?

Of course, this doesn't mean that Lufa was just doing something in vain.

In fact, all the forging that Lu Fa just did was to strengthen its material, which is why he forged it. The final Heavenly Forging is the real test.

Lu Fa began to recall Zhen Hua's past at Tian Duan. He was thinking, reminiscing, and reflecting. He would never follow Zhen Hua's old path, but would instead follow his own ideas and forge his own way.

To give an analogy, Heavenly Forging is like the awakening of a Soul Master's Martial Soul. Whether or not you can awaken Soul Power will be the standard that determines whether you can cultivate into a Soul Master.

Heavenly forging, on the other hand, endows metal with true power, allowing it to truly possess its own spirituality.

The reason why the Four-Word Battle Armor is so powerful is that every piece of metal used to make it is truly powerful, and when they are put together, they are guided by a soul-guiding array.

The Four-Word Battle Armor is already a being that surpasses even god-level mechs. Once it is fully unleashed, its power can almost double the cultivation level of a powerhouse at the Limit Douluo level.

If it weren't for the emergence of battle armor, the extinction of soul beasts wouldn't have happened so quickly. The rarity of four-word battle armor is self-evident. And Heaven Forging is the foundation of four-word battle armor.

Heavenly Forging requires the infusion of at least four elements; this is the simplest form of Heavenly Forging. The more elements infused simultaneously, the higher the quality of the metal after successful Heavenly Forging.

Now, Lu Fa has been infused with a total of eight elements, and the difficulty involved is unimaginable.

The two metals that make up metal C include one of them, Magic Silver, a metal that has an innate affinity for elements.

The other piece is gold essence, a rare metal with no other special characteristics except for its hardness—it's incredibly hard. So hard that even some level-five blacksmiths cannot effectively forge it.

The eight-colored light coalesced once more, this time concentrating on Lufa's forging hammer, imbuing it with eight colors. Then it slammed down, smashing into metal C.

These elemental powers were all forcibly drawn by him using the power of Heavenly Punishment. Heavenly Punishment originally possessed the ability to manipulate all eight elements, and now Lu Fa was simply making the most of it.

"boom!"

The deep rumble caused the entire Ascension Platform to tremble slightly, and the silver was instantly dyed in seven colors.

This is Lu Fa's forging method: the eight elements are injected into metal C beforehand. Then, during the Heavenly Forging process, the eight elements are condensed again, blending inside and out, and forging together.

The most important aspect of Heavenly Forging is comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, and imprinting these laws onto the metal being forged, thereby endowing the forged metal with power. Through the baptism of these laws, the metal undergoes a qualitative change.

To describe Heavenly Forging in the simplest terms, it is to infuse the power of heaven and earth and use lightning to complete the imprint of laws.

It sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to do. First of all, the blacksmith must have a deep understanding of the laws of heaven and earth in order to have the ability to activate them.

This alone is enough to shut down over 99% of master craftsmen. Secondly, they must also have an affinity for various elements, otherwise it will be very difficult to utilize them.

Unlike other soul-forged metals, Metal C is an avatar of Nan Fusheng, possessing its own thinking ability. Therefore, it not only does not reject the infusion of the power of heaven and earth from Lu Fa, but even actively guides and absorbs it.

This alone saved Lufa a lot of effort.

Under the deliberate control and adjustment of both parties, these elements began to leave wonderful imprints inside the metal C, each imprint being extremely small.

But these marks were like tiny core magic arrays engraved on it, and the internal structure of the metal began to change, as if it were undergoing a complete transformation.

A strange energy fluctuation emanated from metal C.

"Boom!" A cloud of eight colors appeared in the sky, seemingly out of nowhere.

Calamity clouds are coming!

"This is the real test; let's see if you can pass!"

Lu Fa stared intently at the sky, for this was the greatest test in the Heavenly Forging: the Elemental Lightning Tribulation!

The Elemental Calamity is known as the God-Craftsman Killer. In the history of blacksmiths, at least half of the God-Craftsmen ultimately died because of this Elemental Calamity.

If you want to go further and forge even stronger Heavenly Forged Metal, you must face this tribulation of lightning!

This is why a master craftsman must be a titled Douluo. One reason is that the Heaven Forging process consumes a great deal of energy, and the other is that without sufficient cultivation, how can one withstand the tribulation lightning?

Yes, blacksmiths can help Heavenly Forged Metal resist the lightning tribulation, but they cannot completely negate it. They must bear a portion of it themselves and then transfer a portion of the lightning tribulation's energy to the metal.

This is something only the blacksmith himself can do; it cannot be done with the help of outsiders, so Zhenhua couldn't get anyone else to help him either.

The elemental tribulation itself is extremely beneficial to metals, as it is the true source of power for metals. Only by passing the test of the lightning tribulation can the elemental power bestowed upon the metals stabilize.

"bring it on!"

Lufa and Metal C exchanged a glance; at this moment, Metal C already possessed the ability to mimic.

This was not difficult for the two of them, because Metal C possessed its own consciousness, so unlike those newly forged metals that needed protection, it could judge its own state.

Finally, Lu Fa added the lightning element to it so that it could better absorb and become immune to the power of the lightning tribulation.

As for Lu Fa? With the cultivation of a Limit Douluo and the powerful affinity of Heavenly Tribulation with the elements, he has nothing to fear from any lightning tribulation.

"Boom!!"

The lightning continued relentlessly. When the eighth thunderclap sounded, the entire Ascension Platform turned into eight colors, and the terrifying elemental aura seemed to be about to completely destroy the platform.

The light shield turned completely into eight colors. This time, even the original protective devices of the Sky Platform could not completely block out the light.

Anyone near the Forging Masters Association could see that a multicolored halo suddenly appeared on the roof of this building, radiating outwards and lingering for a long time.

"What's this? The master craftsman is performing celestial forging? Wasn't Zhenhua missing? How come celestial forged metal is appearing again!"

In Tiandou City, the high-ranking officials of the Spirit Pagoda, Tang Sect, and the Federal Military all looked in surprise toward the direction of the Blacksmith Association headquarters, and then their eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of fervor.

"There's no mistake, that's Heavenly Forging! And it's an extremely powerful Heavenly Forging!"

Let's go! Let's visit the headquarters of the Blacksmiths' Association. This is the thought of all the major powers in Heaven Dou City right now. Having reached their level of cultivation, who wouldn't yearn for a four-word battle armor!

However, in recent years, Zhenhua's employees have been getting older, resulting in a decreasing shipment rate. In addition, with so many people commissioning them, the orders are already booked for decades to come.

Now that Zhenhua has suddenly appeared and is also suddenly at Tianduan, coupled with the fact that he was recently attacked and the headquarters of the Blacksmith Association was damaged as a result, everyone wants to take this opportunity to do Zhenhua a favor, or at least find a chance to become a familiar face to him!

……

Among the high-ranking officials at the headquarters of the Blacksmiths' Association!

"What's going on! Zhenhua is back?!" Ao Hongchen's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, and then she looked at Xiang Muchen.

They were already in the upper echelons of the Blacksmiths' Association headquarters, so how could he not sense the obvious energy fluctuations?

Heavenly Forging! And it's even stronger than any Heavenly Forging metal ever forged before!

This was Ao Hongchen's judgment. He had seen Zhenhua's previous exquisite Heavenly Forging works, but the energy fluctuations of those works were slightly inferior to those of the current ones.

Wasn't he said to be seriously injured and unable to perform Heavenly Forging for a short period of time? So what's going on now?

"I...I don't know either?"

Mu Chen's gaze was also full of confusion. What was wrong with Zhen Hua? Wasn't he supposed to be recuperating at the Body Sect's stronghold outside Tian Dou City due to his severe injuries? How come he suddenly came back without a word? And even pulled this stunt!

We're all fellow disciples, why did you keep this from me too?

Ao Hongchen said in a deep voice, "Let's go, let's go take a look!"

"Okay." Mu Chen said without hesitation, but at the same time, a hint of worry couldn't help but show in his eyes. Could it be that Zhenhua was about to collapse and wanted to save face for the Blacksmith Association before he died?

Because the rooftop terrace is a residence accessible only to master craftsmen, Mu Chen and Ao Hongchen could only wait at the elevator entrance. They had known Zhen Hua for a long time and were naturally familiar with the layout of the place.

This elevator has been specially modified. Without the master craftsman's permission, even they couldn't get up there in a short time.

(End of this chapter)