Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline

Even though blacksmiths had an extremely lowly status in the Douyi era, it was still a glorious time, and Gengxin City was magnificent.

The city of Gengxin is now quite dilapidated.

"I really don't know what Gengxin City has gone through in these ten thousand years," Su Ming thought to himself.

Upon entering the city, you can immediately see the tallest building, with the blacksmiths' association plaque on it bearing the marks of time, having been patched and repaired countless times.

“The blacksmiths’ association is in such a sorry state,” Lei Zhen said.

It's supposed to be a professional association, yet it's fallen to this level.

"First, find the president of the association."

The fifth floor of the Blacksmiths' Association.

When distinguished guests arrive, the president of the blacksmiths' association personally receives them.

"What brings you four to our Blacksmiths' Association? We have the finest blacksmiths in our association, and we will do our utmost to meet your needs," Duan Lin said confidently.

"President Duan, please take a look at this piece of metal."

Su Ming stepped forward and took out a piece of spirit-infused metal that had been refined a thousand times.

Duan Lin looked surprised as he took the metal Su Ming had taken out, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

"Is this a spirit metal?" Duan Lin murmured to himself as he admired the spirit metal. "According to the association's records, metal is also life. Heaven and earth nurture metal, and some special metals are about to develop spirituality. With the guidance of a blacksmith, they can help the metal transform, bringing out the spirituality within it and forging it into a spirit metal. And spirit metal has the potential to continue to develop into a life form in a suitable environment and become a soul beast."

"life?"

The three who were poisoned were slightly surprised.

They knew about Su Ming's spirit forging, which imbued metal with life.

I didn't expect to get the same information from the blacksmiths' association.

Poison Undying asked curiously, "Are there many of these soul beasts?"

Duan Lin gave a wry smile and shook his head.

"Eleven thousand years ago, the first master craftsman had three works made of spirit metal. One of them transformed into a soul beast after five hundred years, but it was hunted down early. In the years that followed, the master craftsmen in the association had a total of a hundred works made of spirit metal, but unfortunately, only five of them had the opportunity to transform into soul beasts."

Five dollars!

Su Ming was also slightly surprised.

That's quite a high probability.

Duan Lin smiled bitterly.

"The five metal soul beasts were all found by the Tang Sect during its peak period in various mortal realms that matched the corresponding spiritual metals. Even so, the shortest metal soul beast took two thousand years to truly become a soul beast."

So, the first master craftsman's five-hundred-year-old soul beast is still considered a special case.

"Are all five metal soul beasts still around?" Lei Zhen asked.

Chapter 71 Starlight Auction

Duan Lin shook his head.

"That's it?" Lei Zhen was quite disappointed.

Not only Lei Zhen, but Du Busi also sighed.

If I understand correctly, the metal that Duan Lin mentioned transformed into a soul beast corresponds to Su Ming's spirit-forging metal. Studying this soul beast would greatly help Su Ming perfect his spirit-forging technique.

"Did you forge this spirit metal?"

Duan Lin looked at Su Ming and hesitated before asking the question.

There were elders present, but it was Su Ming who handed over the metal; that was all he could think of.

"Yes."

“It’s true that new talents emerge in every generation. Our blacksmiths’ association hasn’t forged any spiritual metal in a long time. The last master craftsman was five hundred years ago.”

Su Ming said, "These are all my works."

As he spoke, he directly displayed eight other pieces of spirit metal.

"Ok?"

Duan Lin was stunned.

He looked at the eight pieces of spirit metal in Su Ming's hand, then at the spirit metal in his own hand, and swallowed hard.

"you"

He considered a possibility.

"Can you forge ordinary metal into a spirited metal?"

He spoke those words with great hope.

He hoped Su Ming would give a positive answer.

If the limitations of materials could truly be overcome, then the blacksmith's status would rise rapidly.

"Yes, I have further researched the spirit forging method on ordinary spirit metals and successfully forged a spirit metal with life. It is now with my teacher."

Su Ming looked at Du Bu Si.

Poison Undying understood, raised his hand, and a piece of metal grew directly from it.

"Sigh~"

Duan Lin looked at the metal in Du Busi's hand and gasped.

The metal emerged directly from the Soul Master's body, meaning it had already fused with the Soul Master's body.

No, it should be him!

"Your purpose in coming here this time isn't to have us forge your weapons, is it?" Duan Lin realized that Su Ming and the others' purpose was not right.

If they're here to place an order, there's no need to display spirit metals and spirit-forged metals.

“We represent the Body Sect and are preparing to cooperate with the Blacksmith Association. I wonder what Chairman Duan thinks?” Su Ming asked.

He got straight to the point, without beating around the bush.

"How to cooperate?"

"The Blacksmiths' Association will be renamed the Forging Masters' Association, and I will serve as its president. The techniques for forging spirit metals will be made available to you. What do you say?"

Duan Lin readily agreed.

"it is good!"

The Body Sect is a major sect, and the only one on the entire continent that can afford to offend the Body Sect is Shrek Academy.

When such a powerful figure came to him, Duan Lin did not hesitate for a moment and immediately chose to cooperate.

Non-cooperation could be disastrous.

Of course, the main reason was that Duan Lin coveted the forging method of spirit metal.

Su Ming looked at Elders Lei Zhen and Eight Arms.

"In the future, these two elders will also serve as vice presidents. They are both titled Douluo. With them in charge, the Blacksmith Association can develop rapidly. It would be best to establish at least one branch in each of the three major empires within three years."

Duan Lin's lips twitched.

Is this the source of the confidence of powerful forces?

Within three years, the association will be established throughout the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Who in a normal business context would dare to say that?

Even with a titled Douluo behind them, no one would dare say they could connect three countries within three years.

However, what Su Ming said was not impossible. The Body Sect represents not just one titled Douluo, but a group. What is important is its deterrent power. In addition, there is a special product - spirit metal.

If they could produce spirit metals in a single batch, the Blacksmiths' Guild would possess an absolute weapon.

"Although the two elders have not mastered the forging method of spirit metals, they are quite interested in forging. Chairman Duan can exchange ideas with them when he has time."

Duan Lin smiled apologetically and said, "Definitely, definitely."

"In addition to the association's reforms, I also brought rare metal vein exploration equipment this time. I hope the association can organize manpower to conduct surveys within the Star Luo Empire to see if we can find rare metal veins."

"A rare metal?" Duan Lin was shocked.

Equipment for detecting rare metals—that's not something you'd find in Douluo Three Kingdoms.

“We’re serious,” Su Ming said solemnly. “The development of the Blacksmith Association is crucial to the Body Sect, so President Duan must take it to heart.”

"Duan Lin will certainly live up to your expectations," Duan Lin said solemnly, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

He also recognized the opportunity.

Su Ming did not leave immediately; he and Du Busi also witnessed the reform of the Blacksmith Association in Gengxin City.

All blacksmiths have been reclassified.

In this era, there are Soul Masters, ranging from level one to nine. Therefore, Su Ming did not use the reforms he implemented in Douyi, but instead defined blacksmiths based on levels one to nine.

"Level 1 and 2 blacksmiths are at the Hundred Forging level, Level 3 and 4 are at the Thousand Forging level. To master the forging of spirit metals, one can be called a master, and Level 5 is the Spirit Forging Grandmaster."

"The difference between level two and level one lies in the processing of metal parts, and the difference between level four and level three is also the same. So level six blacksmiths are also at the spirit forging level, but they need to master additional processing of metals. Shaping is already sufficient at level two and level four. My idea here is to fuse rare metals, to fuse multiple rare metals together, and to forge a spirit alloy."

Su Ming copied the answers and arranged them with ease.

"After fusion forging, the next step is to consider breaking through to spirit forging. I feel that giving it life is not enough. Just like a soul beast, it should have a legacy. The blacksmith's ability system should be passed on to the metal being forged through forging, giving it a soul. This can be called soul forging."

Three months later, Du Busi left and returned to the Body Sect, where he began organizing the sect's young disciples to go to the Blacksmith Association.

After doing all this, he smuggled himself into the Sun Moon Empire and went to the Su family.

After spending half a year in Gengxin City, Su Ming finally received some good news.

"Star Luo City is going to hold a medium-sized auction."

Which auction house?

Su Ming asked which auction house it was, and Duan Lin answered that it was 'Starlight Auction House'.

What I want is an auction from Starlight Auction House!

"how much longer?"

"half year later."

"I'm going to attend this auction."

Su Ming assessed the timing. Shrek Academy had only been in session for a little over four months, and there were still more than six months until the next semester started. The auction would likely be held a few days before Huo Yuhao sneaked out of the Duke's mansion.

"First, go to Xingluo City to wait for the auction. Over the next three months, make a set of soul tools for monitoring. Start monitoring the roads outside the White Tiger Duke's mansion a month before the auction. If we meet Huo Yuhao at the auction first, then everything will be fine. If the auction is too late, then just buy the Soul Devouring Carving Knife directly from the auction house. It doesn't matter if it costs a little more money."

Having made his decision, Su Ming began to forge in seclusion, spending four days forging nine pieces of spirit metal at the first-grade level of the Thousand Refinement.

"President Duan, the association is ready. We have about six months left. After the Starlight Auction House auction, the association will face challenges from the Star Luo Royal Family and other major forces."

Before leaving, Su Ming gave Duan Lin a reminder.

Duan Lin understood what Su Ming meant.

This auction will be the opportunity for spirit metal to become famous throughout the continent.

Su Ming in Douluo Continent II has a powerful backer, and his approach is simpler and more direct than Su Ming in Douluo Continent I. He intends to directly showcase the spirit metal at the auction and make it known to the soul master world.

"Elder Lei Zhen, Elder Babi, I'm heading to Xingluo City to scout out the location. I'll let you know when to attend the auction."

Chapter 72 Soul-Eating Carving Knife

Star Luo City.

Because of the Starlight Auction, many powerful figures have recently gathered in Star Luo City.

A medium-sized auction is quite rare, and major powers, including Shrek Academy, will come when they know there is an auction, since no one would complain about not having enough good stuff.

Su Ming has been waiting here in Xingluo City for almost six months since he arrived. Huo Yuhao has not yet left the Duke's Mansion, and the auction is about to begin today.

Lei Zhen and the two elders, Babi, also arrived in Xingluo City.

Starlight Auction House.