Douluo: Dragon King's Tai Chi Mystery

Noticing Tang Wulin's unusual behavior, Zhao Xuanzhen smiled and said, "How about this? We'll post a message in the class group, and with you and your eight blacksmiths as the core, we'll divide into eight groups."

The afternoon is the time for free team formation. Before 4 p.m., the blacksmiths will submit the list of team members. Students who have not joined any group will form their own group.

This approach aims to protect the interests of the powerful while also giving relatively weaker students a chance to join. Whether they can gain acceptance from higher-level professionals depends on their abilities.

Tang Wulin fell into deep thought. Shrek Academy was not a kindergarten, but a small society where genius students had privileges. What Zhao Xuanzhen said was fair enough.

"Class monitor, are we allowed to have other people join our group?" he suddenly asked.

"Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie?"

Zhao Xuanzhen directly saw through Tang Wulin's little scheme, and the latter smiled embarrassedly, unwilling to give up on the two friends he had grown up with.

“Let’s make this clear beforehand to avoid any trouble.” Zhao Xuanzhen tapped the table lightly with his fingertips and said slowly, “Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie can join our group, but the three of us will not help you, nor do we need your help.”

The group split into two teams, each with its own tasks, and from then on, they kept to themselves.

Tang Wulin was tempted. Compared to the three powerful figures of Xuan Yue Star, he preferred the familiar and tacit understanding between Xie and Xu. However, one question made him hesitate: "You don't need me to forge it, your forging metals..."

"We have our own metal sources, so there's no need to worry."

Tang Wulin slapped his forehead, almost forgetting that Zhao Xuanzhen and the direct disciple of the master craftsman Zhenhua were old friends, how could they possibly lack forging metal!

“We’re short one mech repairman. Ryuji happens to be a level four mech repairman, so I’ll invite him to join us,” Tang Wulin pondered. “Our group has a total of seven members. You three will form one team, and we four will form another team, so we won’t interfere with each other. Is that alright?”

"Okay." ×3

The three had no objections, and Zhao Xuanzhen then posted the team-up task in the class group. Tang Wulin took the blacksmith classmate's information and left to register at the Shrek Academy Blacksmith Association, leaving only Xuan Yuexing in the classroom.

"Alright, let's talk about building the mecha." Zhao Xuanzhen looked at the beautiful girls on either side of him. "I don't want to build a mecha; I plan to make battle armor directly. The forging metal will be provided by Jiutian. What do you think?"

"it is good."

Gu Yue unconditionally supported Zhao Xuanzhen, and Ye Xinglan also agreed.

“There are actually two more members in our group. I’ll call them over so you can consider which spirit forging alloy to use. Then I’ll make a video call to Jiutian.”

Zhao Xuanzhen found two chat windows and sent a message to the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1, to come quickly. A moment later, a girl with short chestnut-red hair entered the classroom.

The girl, dressed in a dark green Shrek school uniform with the zipper pulled all the way up, completely covering her neck, looked around before sitting down opposite Gu Yue. She glanced at Zhao Xuanzhen to her side and muttered something under her breath.

"Boss, I'm here."

Seeing Yuan Enye's outfit for self-defense, Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes twitched. He looked away speechlessly and introduced her: "Yuan Enye, class monitor of Class 1, Grade 2. She joined the Spirit Pagoda last night and became my direct subordinate. I am in charge of her battle armor."

Gu Yue, a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda, is the vice class monitor of Class 1, Grade 1. Ye Xinglan, my old classmate, is another vice class monitor from Grade 1.

The three women nodded slightly, then exchanged a silent glance. None of them were particularly talkative, and with their own thoughts, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Zhao Xuanzhen! I'm here!"

A powerful voice suddenly rang out, and a silver-white figure appeared in the freshman classroom in a flash. Her beautiful silver eyes blinked, and her stunning face was full of eager anticipation.

On a moonlit night, the five-person team assembles!

"Eh!?"

When the silver-haired girl saw Xuan Yuexingye and the other three people in the room, her face immediately became conflicted.

Something's not right. Zhao Xuanzhen is surrounded by girls, and each one is more beautiful than the last!

Before her eyes, plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums each had their own merits, and alarm bells rang in Na'er's heart. But upon closer examination, she found that things weren't so gloomy after all.

Gu Yue is a foreseeable formidable enemy, so it's perfectly normal for him to be constantly hovering around Zhao Xuanzhen. Ye Xinglan is an old classmate; after three years together, past unpleasantness has vanished, and they've become friends. Yuan Enyehui is an outstanding employee under Zhao Xuanzhen, so it's understandable that she seeks help from her boss; she's completely covered up—a model of female virtue at first glance!

Everything seemed so harmonious. Na'er gently ground her little tiger teeth, her suspicions temporarily dispelled, and thought to herself, "I'll just have to trust that idiot Zhao Xuanzhen's character for now..."

Without any hesitation, Na'er sat down opposite Zhao Xuanzhen, stretched, and said, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly ask me to come to the outer courtyard for the first year?"

"It's time to make battle armor. Let's commission the Nine Heavens to customize a spirit alloy."

While replying, Zhao Xuanzhen took out his soul-guided communicator and dialed Jiutian's number. After three rings, the screen showed that iconic pentagonal tough guy face.

"Nine days."

"Brother Xuanzhen."

To outsiders, they are close friends, which is exactly what Zhenhua and Muye wanted to see—that their family's descendants would have a close relationship like the two of them.

“We’ll order a batch of spirit alloys, and you’ll forge them yourself.”

What kind do you want?

Jiutian agreed in a deep voice. For the past three years, Zhenhua has devoted himself to teaching Jiutian the true meaning of forging and has taken him to forging competitions held by alliances in various cities from time to time. He has won so many forging championship trophies that he can't even count them all.

The competition is also a process for each city branch to recognize the next president. Now the entire Blacksmith Association is impressed by Jiutian's forging talent. It is believed that this rising star in the forging world will take over the position of master craftsman from Zhenhua and lead them to even greater heights.

"I want empty titanium."

Na'er had already considered the spirit alloy in her one-word battle armor and was the first to make a request to Jiutian.

Hollow titanium is a top-grade alloy that combines spatial properties with toughness, making it suitable for forging spatial-attribute one-line battle armor.

"Spiritual Gold".

Gu Yue is an elemental martial soul, so her battle armor must have good elemental affinity and soul power conduction. Spirit Gold is the best choice.

"Star Silver".

Ye Xinglan pursed her thin lips, her azure eyes looking at Zhao Xuanzhen, and said apologetically, "My secondary profession level is only barely enough to create battle armor, and there's a chance of failure. I'm afraid it would require more spirit alloys..."

"It's alright, the amount of Star Silver will double."

Upon hearing Zhao Xuanzhen's words, Jiutian's pentagonal face seemed to stiffen slightly, and his lips clenched, doubling the effect. The Master of Qimen was somewhat disregarding the life and death of the Eight Deceitful Gods.

Conversely, Ye Xinglan's eyes suddenly brightened with surprise, and a warm feeling seemed to flow through her chest.

"I……"

Yuan Enhui hesitated. The original battle armor design had been overturned by Zhao Xuanzhen, and the decisions she had made before had to be reconsidered. She had not yet decided which alloy to use for the new battle armor.

“A fusion alloy of Nether Silver, Nether Copper, and Sinking Silver, which are respectively compatible with the Fallen Angel Titan Giant Ape Martial Souls, would you like to consider it?” Zhao Xuanzhen offered his opinion at the opportune moment.

"Okay, I choose Ghost Silver."

This is one of the important reasons why Yuanen Yehui joined the Spirit Pagoda. Even though Zhao Xuanzhen was suspected of having a secret chamber, Yuanen Yehui never thought of backing out.

Firstly, Yuan En Ye Hui is not a rash person; once she joins, she won't easily leave. Secondly, Zhao Xuan Zhen will indeed help her solve many problems.

One cannot reject interests for the sake of principles.

Like I said, he gave way too much!

While pretending to ignore Zhao Xuanzhen's wicked fetishes, Yuan Enyehui's bottom line was unwavering: she would only sell her art, not her body, and refused the boss's unspoken rules!

"Chaotic Divine Gold".

Finally, Zhao Xuanzhen revealed the alloy required for the two-word battle armor.

Chaos Divine Gold is a super alloy forged from the combined elements of Yin Dark Gold and Sun Candle Gold.

The two metals were born in places of extreme yin and extreme yang, and their quantities were extremely rare. Forging either one on its own would be extremely difficult, and forging the two metals into an alloy would be even more difficult than climbing to the heavens.

"The basic Chaos Divine Gold is not enough. Add two more metals: Deep Sea Silver Mother to increase ductility and Life-Giving Spirit Iron to enhance spiritual power."

A one-word battle armor would be sufficient if it were made of an alloy of two metals, but Zhao Xuanzhen made a two-word battle armor. The strength of the two metals would not be matched, so a four-metal alloy would be just right.

"By the way, our alloy fusion rate needs to be above 95%."

Upon hearing this, Na'er Guyue showed no reaction, but Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui trembled and stared at Zhao Xuanzhen with incredulous eyes.

The alloy fusion rate has been increasing rapidly, reaching over 60%. For every 5% increase, another fusion can be performed in the future, adding another metal.

The more types of metals used in a spirit alloy, the stronger its power. In the world of blacksmiths, 95% of spirit alloys are called the foundation of divine alloys, or divine base alloys.

The Divine Base Alloy means seven opportunities to fuse with other metals, creating a four-word battle armor that combines nine metals!

Seven master craftsmen in human history once said that if a blacksmith could eventually complete the forging of an alloy of nine metals, then a divine alloy might appear, allowing a powerhouse at the Limit Douluo level to transcend worldly constraints and evolve their four-word battle armor into divine armor for gods!

The two women had never even dreamed of using an alloy with a fusion rate of over 95% to create battle armor. The fact that Zhao Xuanzhen was now demanding that Jiutian forge a divine base alloy in such a matter-of-fact tone was truly a shock to their worldview.

Yuan Enhui silently comforted herself, since it was already in the shape of a Spirit Pagoda anyway. At worst, she could work overtime in the future to repay Zhao Xuanzhen's kindness.

Ye Xinglan clenched her hands quietly, her heart filled with mixed feelings. She couldn't help Zhao Xuanzhen make the battle armor. They were just classmates. Did she really deserve to enjoy all of this?

"I've noted down your request."

At the headquarters of the Forging Masters Association, Jiutian looked at the Qimen Master on the screen, who resembled a miserly tyrant, and sighed helplessly: "Every now and then, I will send the spirit alloy to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters through the Forging Masters Association's transportation channels. Please be sure to sign for it upon receipt."

Having said that, Jiutian disconnected the soul-guided communication, pondered for a long time, and then reopened Zhao Xuanzhen's chat box, typing:

"My lord, the alloy of the nine metals must be fused with a special metal as the core link, which has the ability to accept, contain, and balance the eight metals."

That metal is called "Gold and Water Intermingling," which is extremely rare and cannot be forged by the heavens. Given your situation, you can only fuse it in when evolving your three-word battle armor.

As far as I know, the Blacksmiths' Guild only has a small piece of gold-infused metal, and it's unlikely that a master craftsman would be willing to give it to you.

If possible, try to obtain the Golden Water Harmony from the Spirit Pagoda or Shrek Academy…

Chapter 70 The Black Swan's Challenge, Teacher Da-Tun's Little Classroom, Ye Xinglan's Solo Tower Adventure (4K)

Shrek Academy, playground.

Under the blazing sun, the first-year students moved slowly on the track, their faces pale and drenched in sweat, with the faint metallic clanging of chains emanating from their bodies.

Physical training, also known as running, is a tradition that Shrek Academy has inherited for 20,000 years.

As times have progressed, simple running has become carrying heavy loads. Each student is wearing an iron suit with intertwined chains, which is actually a gravity amplification soul tool that is constantly releasing powerful gravity.

The two homeroom teachers stood at the edge of the playground, watching the first-year students running around looking miserable.

Wu Changkong kept his eyes fixed on the figure at the front. Compared to the other students who were panting and in a sorry state, he seemed unusually relaxed and cheerful. Not a drop of sweat fell from his face, and his skin remained dry as always, as if he had never felt the pressure of the gravity amplification soul tool.

"The physical attributes of humanoid ferocious beasts are uniquely endowed..." Wu Changkong sighed softly.

Shen Yi sighed, "Senior brother, Zhao Xuanzhen is a Gold-level second-awakened Martial Soul. The strength of his flesh, meridians, and bones exceeds that of more than 90% of Soul Emperors. His physique is not on the same level as that of the new students."

Wu Changkong nodded silently. Having witnessed Zhao Xuanzhen sweep through Donghai Academy back then, he was certain that Zhao Xuanzhen would be the next leader of the Spirit Pagoda.

Now that he has the good fortune to return to Shrek Academy, Wu Changkong begins to understand Zhao Xuanzhen and increasingly feels that he is a real monster. In a daze, he sees the monster roaring across the world.

"Zhao Xuanzhen, Na'er, Gu Yue, the next generation of the Spirit Pagoda is far more outstanding than the academy. The higher-ups of the Sea God Pavilion are already getting restless..."

Shen Yi's tone revealed a hint of distress: "Two years ago, Elder Long came to me personally behind the teacher's back and seriously asked me to train Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er to become Shrek's own people."

The problem is that their situation is special. The academy holds classes in the morning, and most of the time they return to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters at noon.

I also hope the academy's glory will endure forever, but snatching disciples from the Spirit Pagoda is really going too far, and it's simply impossible..."

"We just need to do our job as homeroom teachers and not worry about anything else. Teacher Long will take care of the rest."

Wu Changkong comforted his junior sister for a few words, then suddenly noticed the students slowing down. His aura instantly turned cold, and a chilling growl echoed throughout the arena:

"Keep your spirits up, don't stop!"

On the final lap, accelerate at full speed towards me!

More than a hundred freshmen gritted their teeth, lifted their stiff legs, and barely managed to run. Their iron suits were already soaked with sweat, making each step incredibly heavy.

The moment Zhao Xuanzhen crossed Wu Changkong, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class. Then, the iron suit collided with the ground, making a series of sounds, and the freshmen fell to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Xie Xie, Xiao Yan, I'm going to learn forging. You two need to work hard in your secondary professions."

With the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, Tang Wulin finished the physical training class with only the ease of Zhao Xuanzhen. After casually wiping away his sweat, he strode towards the Blacksmith Association.

A few days ago, when Tang Wulin went to the Forging Masters Association to help first-year forging masters register their identities, he met the Blazing Dragon Douluo Feng Wuyu. The old man dragged him to practice forging every day.

Tang Wulin was enjoying himself, because he was also planning to make a spirit alloy one-word battle armor.

Unlike Xuan Na, Yue Xingye, and the unofficial member Jiu Tian, ​​Tang Wulin's team had a huge gap in skill levels among its members. Tang Wulin was a level 5 blacksmith, and Xu Lizhi was a level 4 mecha repairman; the two of them met the standard for crafting one-word battle armor. However, Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie were a hindrance.

They only have a level one secondary profession. Let alone making a one-word battle armor, they have to go all out to make a level one soul tool.

With the battle armor still a long way off, Tang Wulin couldn't help but smile bitterly. A strong alliance was indeed a good idea, but he didn't want to abandon his old teammates and was willing to sacrifice some of his own interests.

Zhao Xuanzhen walked towards Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan. The two women had just taken off their iron armor, their clothes were wrinkled and soaked with sweat, their fair and smooth foreheads were covered with tiny beads of sweat, and their cherry lips were breathing softly.

"stop."

Gu Yue placed his left hand on top of his right, gestured for Zhao Xuanzhen to stop, and said seriously:

"You wait here, I'll be right back."

Immediately afterwards, the black-haired girl summoned spatial elements, and after several flashes of silver light, she left the playground, heading towards the first-year girls' dormitory. Gu Yue was extremely concerned about her image and would never accompany Zhao Xuanzhen while drenched in sweat; she would definitely go back to her dormitory to take a shower and change into clean clothes.

Zhao Xuanzhen looked at Ye Xinglan and said, "Are you free tonight? Let's discuss your battle armor design?"