Douluo Continent: A Man of Unparalleled Talent and Heaven-Defying Comprehension

Chapter 221 One Year (Please Subscribe!!!)

The current situation of blacksmiths is that they are constantly being exploited as laborers.

Aside from blacksmiths within special sects like the Haotian Sect, the lives of other blacksmiths are far from easy.

While some master blacksmiths have earned some respect for their ability to forge ordinary metals into rare ones, they are few in number.

After all, the rare metals forged can only be used by Soul Masters up to level four.

Aside from master craftsmen, the respect they receive won't be too outrageous.

In the end, we're still just working people.

As for why master craftsmen are respected, it is inseparable from their skills.

Throughout history, over 90% of those who have achieved the status of a master craftsman have been powerful Soul Masters.

One must be strong to forge iron.

Even master blacksmiths deserve respect because of their own skill, not because of their blacksmithing profession.

This shows the current status of the blacksmith profession.

The root of this status lies in the blacksmith's threshold.

If the threshold is low, not many people will be interested.

Things are rare.

Among blacksmiths, junior, intermediate, and even senior blacksmiths are merely skilled in forging techniques. Any ordinary person who can swing a hammer and has some strength can reach that level.

Even blacksmiths at these three levels, strictly speaking, haven't touched upon any extraordinary factors.

That's why blacksmiths have such a low social status.

"Rather than revitalizing the blacksmithing industry, it's more accurate to say we're elevating the profession," Su Yu explained in detail. "Blacksmithing is just a simple forging process. The real core is actually the forging skills at the master level and above. We can completely re-classify the original blacksmithing system. Those below the master level are all considered low-level, and only those who reach the master level are true blacksmiths, or you could call them forging masters."

"A blacksmith?" Kuang Tie heard this novel name and inexplicably felt no aversion to it.

As the name suggests, a blacksmith is a profession derived from a blacksmith, and it sounds much better than a blacksmith.

"Reclassify the levels."

If Su Yu were to directly deny the level of junior, intermediate, and advanced blacksmiths, Kuang Tie would probably find it hard to accept. After all, the original purpose of the Blacksmith Association was to bring together blacksmiths like them who were not well-regarded, to exchange forging techniques, and to promote the blacksmith profession.

Completely negating the blacksmith's role is difficult for Kuang Tie to accept from his perspective.

However, putting it another way, classifying these parts as something low-class makes it much easier to accept.

The only unsettling thing is that the purpose is obvious at a glance.

"I've looked into the original Grandmaster-level blacksmiths and Divine Blacksmiths, and they're still quite different. In my opinion, the blacksmithing profession has indeed gone astray. The foundation of Douluo Continent is Soul Masters, and if forging techniques are to develop, they must inevitably move towards the direction of Soul Masters."

Even the best craftsmen, no matter how high the quality of the metal they forge, are still not suitable for Soul Masters.

Even if the armor and weapons created are very smooth for Soul Masters, their compatibility with Soul Masters is far from perfect.

During their cultivation, Soul Masters rarely hear of divine weapons or powerful artifacts, and no Soul Master would specifically seek them out to arm themselves. Aside from the chance to obtain protective gear or weapons forged by a master craftsman, which Soul Master would even consider such a path?

This is where the blacksmith made a mistake in development.

The blacksmithing direction developed from the original work meets the needs of Soul Masters and is the foundation of the Battle Armor system, thus possessing an extremely high status.

However, the forging techniques developed by blacksmiths today are, undeniably, flawed.

Although the emergence of soul tools and the scarcity of rare metals in the Douluo Three Kingdoms have led to a reverse elimination of blacksmithing techniques, prompting forging techniques to seek new paths, there has clearly been no revolutionary change yet.

Su Yu was merely informing Kuang Tie about the possible career paths for blacksmiths, hoping to help Kuang Tie develop the blacksmith profession.

There are still some fundamental constraints in the production of battle armor.

The spiritual metals required for high-grade battle armor, and even the spiritual requirements for super battle armor, are all too high.

Even after spirit metals are induced to possess spirituality through a spirit-summoning array, their inherent spirituality is insufficient to directly create high-grade battle armor; instead, they require a considerable period of nurturing.

Moreover, when creating battle armor, the spirit within it is used to outline the design; if a mistake is made, the nurtured spirit may suffer devastating damage.

If a blood pact has already been formed with a Soul Master, then there will be a backlash against the Soul Master.

In short, there are still quite a few shortcomings.

Therefore, it is still necessary to develop the blacksmith industry, but it is not necessary to completely copy the original formula.

A piece of rare metal appeared in Su Yu's hand.

"This is?"

Kuang Tie's eyelids twitched. As a master blacksmith who was about to break through to the divine level, he immediately sensed the difference of this rare metal.

"This is a spirited metal, a state achieved by awakening the spirituality within rare metals through a specific spirit-summoning array."

"Spirituality." A flood of inspiration burst forth in Kuang Tie's mind.

Awaken the spirit of metal!

In fact, a breakthrough in forging technology was just around the corner. With Su Yu explaining the production principles of spirit metals face to face, Kuang Tie, a master blacksmith, immediately grasped the concept.

Perhaps the breakthrough in forging technology lies in spirituality!

Forging metal, forging out the spirit of metal, and even shaping the spirit of metal through further forging, and even truly giving it life!

"This is a promising path!" Kuang Tiexin exclaimed.

However, he soon hesitated.

As Su Yu just mentioned, one of the main reasons why blacksmiths hold such a high status is that the products they forge have little to do with Soul Masters.

What is the relationship between spirituality and soul masters?

Suddenly, a thought struck Kuang Tie.

"That's right. High-level battle armor requires spirit metals to make, just like soul tools require rare metals." Su Yu confirmed Kuang Tie's guess.

Kuang Tie was overjoyed to receive Su Yu's affirmation.

The power of the battle armor has been fully demonstrated by the Sun and Moon Royal Team in this year's Battle Soul Tournament.

In the near future, Battle Armor Masters will definitely become a highly sought-after and prestigious profession among Soul Masters in the Douluo Continent.

The requirement for spirit metals in the battle armor needed by battle armor masters is comparable to the requirement for rare metals in the creation of soul tools.

If a blacksmith, no, if a forger possesses the skill to forge spirit metals, their status can be instantly elevated!

Kuang Tie seemed to see the future.

"Something's not right!" Kuang Tie suddenly realized.

Su Yu already possessed spirit metal, and he was guiding himself to break through in this direction with the blacksmith's forging techniques.

In other words, the dependence of spirit metals on blacksmiths may not be that high.

"No, since Su Yu has something to ask for, then he must need it."

It's simply a matter of difficulty.

Kuang Tie has figured it out.

"Brother Kuang Tie should have felt my sincerity," Su Yu said.

Kuang Tie nodded, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"It seems that our cooperation is feasible."

"What does your Mingde Hall need me to do?" Kuang Tie asked.

"All you need to do is provide some assistance when my Sun Moon Army attacks the Heavenly Soul Empire. People from the Mingde Hall will come to the Iron Blood Sect to find you then," Su Yu said.

He didn't say much about cooperation in war, and looked at Kuang Tie to continue: "Actually, compared to cooperation in war, I look forward to your development of forging technology."

"I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Kuang Tie also sensed that, compared to helping the Sun Moon Army attack the Heavenly Soul Empire, Su Yu's actions today were more about developing his own forging technology.

"Sigh, is this the confidence of the Sun Moon Empire?" he sighed inwardly.

The Three Kingdoms of Douluo is destined to fail.

"Your cultivation method is quite interesting," Su Yu said. "This is the Qi and Blood Cultivation Method of the Body Sect. Since you can quickly temper your body through poison and martial soul power, you may be able to condense Qi and Blood power."

At the same time, Su Yu raised his right hand, and a beam of light fell on Kuang Tie.

Suddenly, Kuang Tie felt his body lighten.

That was the purification of toxins that had accumulated deep within his body.

Thank you.

"Brother Kuang Tie, I'm entrusting this piece of spiritual metal to you as well. I hope you can develop spiritual forging techniques as soon as possible."

After Su Yu finished speaking, he walked into the Seven-Colored Poisonous Mist.

Kuang Tie watched as the poisonous miasma engulfed Su Yu's body, his heart unable to find peace for a long time.

He had no intention of using spirit metal to find someone to cooperate with and analyze the mysteries of the battle armor.

Pointless.

The Sun Moon Empire has now established a crushing dominance over the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and unification is inevitable.

Those who can truly see this trend can clearly feel the sense of powerlessness and the irreversible sense of oppression.

It was as if the whole world was helping the Sun and Moon Empire to achieve unification.

Kuang Tie had no intention of defying the heavens.

His current idea is to further develop the forging technology and create the spiritual forging technology that Su Yu mentioned.

At that time, blacksmiths will advance to the forging profession, thus becoming a highly sought-after profession and gaining a respected status!

Su Yu ventured deep into the seven-colored poisonous miasma and arrived at the outside of the valley.

This time he didn't find any disciples of the Body Sect on the other side of the valley, but he didn't care and went straight into the valley.

Dazzling lights!

Within the entire Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, a large number of immortal herbs and precious medicinal materials emitted dazzling lights of various colors.

Even though Su Yu took a lot of medicinal herbs from here, it was still the same.

"Su Yu, you're here again!"

The fragrant fairy bobbed its large head, seemingly pleasantly surprised by Su Yu's arrival.

Although they didn't say it aloud, they had to admit that Su Yu's extreme vitality was of unimaginable help to these immortal herbs.

Su Yu's arrival was naturally good news for Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Products.

Su Yu was cultivating nearby, which also benefited them.

Those immortal herbs that hadn't yet been taken by Su Yu now had confidence in facing the upcoming heavenly tribulation.

The various immortal herbs of today are actually only at the level of 100,000 years old, having survived a 100,000-year tribulation.

In another thousand years, they will face a heavenly tribulation and embark on the path of ferocious beasts.

However, they originally had no such hope.

Because the immortal herbs are too fragile, even if they were to undergo tribulation within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, their chances of success are slim.

However, Su Yu's previous assistance gave them the confidence to overcome this tribulation.

Before they reach the point where they must undergo a second Heavenly Tribulation after 200,000 years of cultivation, they no longer need to worry about their safety.

Moreover, if Su Yu were to use his extreme vitality to help them cultivate for a period of time, perhaps even the Heavenly Tribulation of two hundred thousand years wouldn't be a problem.

"You don't need to worry about me. I'm here purely for cultivation."

Su Yu briefly greeted the immortal herbs, then arrived between the two springs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He sat cross-legged in the void, reported the news of his cooperation with Kuang Tie to Kong Deming and Hong Chen, and then began his cultivation.

Cultivating Reincarnation Grass within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire is incredibly efficient.

The amount of life essence liquid that could originally enhance the cultivation of the Reincarnation Grass by one thousand years can exert its full effect here, enhancing its cultivation by nearly three thousand years.

Moreover, the absorption process went much more smoothly, and the time was reduced to one-third of the original.

Moreover, within the range of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, in addition to cultivating the Reincarnation Grass with the Life Source Liquid, Su Yu can also expand his Blue Silver Domain to the maximum extent, almost covering the entire Poisonous Miasma Domain.

Using the "All Rivers Run into the Sea" technique twice a day can also greatly enhance the cultivation level of the Reincarnation Grass.

The terrifying speed at which cultivation was increasing made the immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes tremble with fear.

The original Sacred Soul Grass wouldn't dare to come here like this.

Is the Reincarnation Grass that Su Yu created based on the Sacred Soul Grass really that powerful?

At first they were shocked and worried, but eventually they became numb.

Because Su Yu actually managed to raise the Reincarnation Grass's lifespan to 900,000 years!

The repeated baptisms of heavenly tribulations have continuously elevated the essence of the Reincarnation Grass.

The Reincarnation Grass survived its ninth tribulation, by which time Su Yu had been in seclusion for a year.

Within a year, the Douluo Continent also underwent earth-shattering changes.

Within two months of Su Yu entering the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the Sun and Moon Army occupied the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire, completely incorporating the Heavenly Soul Empire into its domain.

In the following six months, they also brought the Douling Empire under their control.

After conquering the Heavenly Soul Empire, the cooperation between Mingde Hall and the soul beasts proceeded smoothly, and many soul masters from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy also joined the project.

The general training methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated.

More than 80% of the students at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have mastered the basics of the cultivation techniques.

The general exercise method began to circulate within the Ming capital and was further promoted.

There was no policy strictly prohibiting the dissemination of information.

The reason why it was only spread in Mingdu at this stage was simply because we wanted to use this to conduct further research, not because it could only spread within Mingdu.

If you have the ability to get it from Mingdu, then go for it. Even the Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy have templates for universal cultivation techniques.

In addition, the battle armor system has also been developed.

The basic battle armor was mass-produced by the Mingde Hall's many Soul Masters and supplied to the army, directly doubling the strength of the Sun and Moon Soul Master Corps.

Meanwhile, Mingde Hall will soon take the other detained Shrek Academy geniuses, along with Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Huo Yuhao, and Bai Feng, to Shrek Academy to complete the previous transaction.

As for what the others are...

Naturally, this refers to everyone else besides Wang Dong, Tang Zhen, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei.

(End of this chapter)