234: The New Black Shadow Corps, the Craftsman Shadow Corps
After the mixed competition system was confirmed, the finals that were originally going to take a few days to finish will determine the final champion tomorrow.It is unprecedented for a Soul Emperor to appear on the stage of the elite competition.
Temporarily changing the one-on-one elimination match to a free-for-all format is also unprecedented.
This matter has spread throughout the entire Wuhun City, and then from Wuhun City to nearby cities, one person spread it to ten people, ten people spread it to a hundred people, and finally it became known to the world.
In just one day, what happened in Wuhun City had spread to Gengxin City, the blacksmith capital of the Xingluo Empire.
In Gengxin City.
A blacksmith shop.
Not all blacksmiths are ordinary people. Many of them are soul masters, but their martial souls and soul skills focus on developing forging technology, so they are much weaker than combat soul masters in strength.
Soul Master blacksmiths like this not only pay attention to the news in the blacksmith world, but also like to inquire about the changes in the soul master world.
The Elite Competition is the largest soul master competition in the entire continent.
During the first qualifying match, these blacksmiths heard that a Soul Emperor with a fourth soul ring of ten thousand years had appeared in the elite competition.
After several months of competition, this Soul Emperor became so powerful that the Spirit Hall temporarily changed the competition system and added a new restriction to the contestants of the future elite competitions: Soul Masters with a soul power of 60 or above are not allowed to participate, regardless of whether they have obtained the sixth soul ring or not, and regardless of whether they are of age.
Clang clang clang.
A continuous sound of metallic noises could be heard from the blacksmith shop. About ten blacksmiths were forging weapons and protective gear in front of their respective stoves.
After work, the blacksmiths talked and laughed. Although it was hard work, they enjoyed it.
A middle-aged blacksmith in overalls swung a forging hammer, using the force of the force to swing it several times in succession, hitting the fine iron on the stove six times. The metal clanged and sparks flew.
Another blacksmith put down the forging hammer in his hand and wiped the sweat off his face.
"Hey, have you heard? The elite competition will end tomorrow. They said the competition system will be changed to free-for-all, with one match deciding the winner. Back then, when I participated in the elite competition, I was a level 37 Soul Master. I defeated several opponents who claimed to be geniuses in the preliminaries, and I have studied the competition system of the competition very thoroughly, but this free-for-all competition system is the first time I have heard of it."
"Old Huang, although we are all soul masters, we have never participated in one. Can you tell us what this free-for-all competition is?"
The blacksmith named Lao Huang thought for a moment and replied, "Just like our blacksmith assessment, the blacksmiths participating in the assessment compete on the same stage, and whoever has the higher forging skills will win. However, in our blacksmith assessment, you only need to meet the fixed requirements to get the blacksmith level promotion. In the free-for-all of the elite competition, there should only be one team that can win in the end."
"I understand." The middle-aged blacksmith in overalls put down the forging hammer and said with a smile: "It's like looking for fine iron in a pile of scrap iron. Whichever piece of scrap iron can be hammered into fine iron, then keep it. The rest of the scrap iron will be thrown away directly."
Old Huang took a big sip of water and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's it."
"I also heard that the free-for-all format is designed for Lü Buliang. Otherwise, he can't beat a 20-year-old Soul Emperor. How can we beat those 20-year-old players who may not even be Soul Masters?"
"Ah, the soul master world is really full of talented people. It is said that in addition to Lü Buliang, the soul emperor, there are three soul kings among the contestants of the Wuhun Hall Academy. Back then, when I participated in the elite competition, the contestant with the highest soul power was only level 49. It's not as abnormal as it is now."
"Nowadays, soul masters have better training resources, so their strength will naturally improve. It's not like us blacksmiths. We have to find forging materials ourselves. And there are not many ways to purchase them. Except for our Gengxin City, there is basically no place to find rare forging materials."
"Yes, after all, soul masters are the most honorable profession, while blacksmiths have a hard life. I should have listened to my mother's advice and entered the Advanced Soul Master Academy. Why did I have to follow my father to become a blacksmith? As a result, I am not very strong as a soul master, and my forging level can only be that of a master blacksmith. I get no benefit from either side."
Just then, Tang Hao and his son Tang San passed by the blacksmith shop.
Listening to the conversation between several blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop just now, Tang San roughly guessed that Shrek Academy had been eliminated and would not qualify for the finals.
Lu Buliang was so powerful that the competition system of the finals was temporarily changed?
Now every city on the mainland can hear of Lu Buliang's reputation and his own infamy.
Thinking of this, Tang San gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He had originally planned to wait for the Blue Silver King to help him awaken the Blue Silver Emperor spirit before secretly returning to Shrek Academy to participate in the finals with his friends and win back the championship for Shrek Academy.
However, he never expected that the damn Blue Silver King not only failed to help him awaken the Blue Silver Emperor martial spirit, but also devoured his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
Now Tang San has completely lost his mother's Blue Silver Grass martial spirit bloodline. His appearance and figure have become like his father's, like a rough man. His broken body easily collapses, giving people a feeling of premature aging. Outsiders can't tell that he is only fourteen years old.
Tang Hao said calmly, "Xiao San, walk faster. We are not far from the central market. That is where all the blacksmiths do business. Forging materials are much scarcer than the spiritual master's cultivation resources. If you walk slower, maybe what you want will be bought by someone else."
Hearing his father's urging, Tang San, who was following behind him, quickened his pace, ran to his father and asked, "Dad, does Gengxin City really have the materials needed for hidden weapons?"
Tang Hao shook his head. "Gengxin City is known as the capital of metal and a gathering place for blacksmiths. Most of the top-quality and rare forging materials are produced in this city. If they are not available here, then other cities probably won't have them either. Stop talking nonsense. Let's get going."
Since separating from his Shrek companions, Tang San has been with Tang Hao.
A lot of things happened between the father and son. First, Tang San ate his mother by mistake. Then, Tang Hao was attacked by the mixed poison and became mentally ill and had hallucinations. He mistook Tang San for his wife, and his bestial nature was aroused. He vented his longing for his wife for many years on Tang San.
However, Tang Hao had lost that memory and did not know that he had done such a thing to his son. Tang San also did not know that the special blue silver grass he ate was from his mother, so they could live together like a normal father and son.
The Dark Blue Silver King drained the Blue Silver Emperor's blood from Tang San's body, which shattered Tang San's hope of becoming stronger. Now it is impossible for him to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor spirit, and the Clear Sky Hammer has become a useless spirit, the Clear Sky Bamboo Shoot. The only way he can think of to become stronger is to focus on studying the Tang Sect's unique skills and Tang Sect's hidden weapons.
Forging a peerless hidden weapon is currently the only way for Tang San to improve his own strength.
Fortunately, his father is not only the world-famous Haotian Douluo, but also a well-known master craftsman.
With his father's help, Tang San firmly believed that he could forge the Tang Sect's peerless hidden weapon!
The hidden weapon production drawings have been redrawn, and now what needs to be done is to collect the forging materials required for the hidden weapon.
Tang San secretly made up his mind that after developing countless Tang Sect hidden weapons, he must go back to Shrek Academy. He wondered how his companions were doing.
Xiao Wu, where are you now? Are you doing well?
No matter where you are, I will find you when I have the ability to protect you!
Gengxin City, located in the Xingluo Empire, is the only metal capital in the entire continent famous for its metals.
There is a large amount of rare metal production here, and it is a must-go place to buy various forging materials.
Tang San never expected that there would be such a city convenient for blacksmiths in Douluo Continent. According to his father, the best and rare forging materials basically came from this city.
The Blacksmith Association, whose status in the blacksmith world is comparable to that of the Spirit Hall, is located in the central area of Gengxin City, where a large number of outstanding blacksmiths gather.
The purpose of this trip was that Tang Hao wanted to first take Tang San to every mall or store that sold forging materials in Gengxin City, collect the required forging materials, and then invite the blacksmiths of the Blacksmith Association in the name of the God Craftsman to work together to forge the parts for the hidden weapons.
Tang San is in charge of the final assembly, so there is no need to worry about the blacksmith stealing the method of making hidden weapons.
However, after the Blue Silver King devoured Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, Tang San's soul guide for the ring also disappeared. Before purchasing forging materials, Tang Hao must first buy or snatch a high-quality soul guide for Tang San that can store a large amount of forging materials.
But this is Gengxin City after all, and the business here is all about blacksmithing. How could there be any high-quality soul guides for sale?
In desperation, Tang Hao used tough means to buy two ring soul guides from a wealthy man for Tang San to use.
Tang San put the two soul guide rings on the index and middle fingers of his left hand respectively. With just a light touch of the thumb, he could immediately take out what he wanted. In the future, the finished hidden weapon would be stored in the ring on the index finger, and the forging materials would be stored in the ring on the middle finger.
After obtaining the storage soul guide, Tang Hao brought Tang San to the largest shopping mall in Gengxin City, called Metal Mall.
Walking into the mall, Tang San immediately smelled the smell of various metals. For him, who had lived in a blacksmith shop since childhood, this smell was not unfamiliar. Instead, it reminded him of his childhood life of working as a blacksmith with his father.
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Tang San thought, if I wasn't a spirit master, if my father wasn't Haotian Douluo, it would be great, I could just be an ordinary blacksmith in the Holy Spirit Village and spend the rest of my life. No, if that were the case, I wouldn't be able to meet Xiao Wu and my friends from Shrek!
Tang Hao brought Tang San to a shop that sold various metal materials, but the shop was empty and didn't look like it was doing business at all.
Tang San looked at all the empty boxes in confusion and asked curiously, "Shopkeeper, may I ask, are you selling metal materials here?"
"Yes. But they are sold out now," the shop owner replied.
"Sold out?" Tang San was puzzled. "Your store is not small. Could it be that all the metal materials you sell have been bought by someone else?"
"Yes. It's not just me. All the forging materials in the entire metal mall have been bought up." The shop owner said as he packed up his stall, "I advise you two to go to other malls. If you are a step slower, the forging materials in other malls may have been bought up again."
Tang San glanced at his father, and Tang Hao had a blank expression on his face.
"Shopkeeper. Who on earth bought all the materials in the entire mall?" Tang San said thoughtfully: "This should be a huge expense, right? Could it be the Blacksmith Association?"
The shop owner thought for a moment and nodded affirmatively, "It was Master Silong from the Blacksmith Association, who brought a black-haired young man to buy materials. It is said that the black-haired young man is a local tyrant from Tiandou City. He is indeed a local tyrant, and he can buy all the forging materials in the metal mall. What else can he be but a local tyrant? Anyway, all the owners of the entire mall have made a fortune today."
"Come from Tiandou City, a black-haired young man?" Perhaps it was a psychological trauma, and the image of Lu Buliang immediately emerged in Tang San's mind.
However, since Lu Buliang was so powerful, he must have spent most of his time practicing, unlike himself, who had time to prepare antidotes and poisons and forge various Tang Sect hidden weapons.
Therefore, Tang San believed that Lu Buliang was not good in other aspects except fighting. How could he be as proficient in alchemy, poison making and forging as himself?
Lu Buliang didn't know how to forge, so why did he buy these forging materials?
Was it to get ahead of him and grab what he wanted in advance?
Although Tang San had great hostility towards Lu Buliang, he knew that Lu Buliang was a very motivated person. Instead of doing such boring things, he should spend more time on cultivation.
Moreover, how did Lü Buliang know that he wanted to collect forging materials to make Tang Sect hidden weapons?
How could Lü Buliang, who was competing in Wuhun City, suddenly appear in Gengxin City?
Thinking of this, Tang San's doubts were eliminated. Perhaps a businessman in Tiandou City discovered a business opportunity, so he came to Gengxin City, bought up all the metal materials in the city, and then sold them at a high price.
"Dad, how about we go to the nearby shops and have a look?" Tang San looked at Tang Hao.
"Let's go to the Blacksmith Association. If you need any material, just ask Lou Gao directly. If he doesn't give it to you, let him suffer a little." As he said this, Tang Hao turned and left.
Tang San followed closely behind. He remembered his father saying that Lou Gao was the president of the Blacksmith Association and one of the three master blacksmiths on the continent today.
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Gengxin City, a shop selling forging materials.
A middle-aged man in heavy armor and a black-haired young man were standing at the door of the store. It was these two who bought all the metal materials in the metal mall.
The middle-aged man is named Silong, one of the direct disciples of Lou Gao, the president of the Blacksmith Association, and the black-haired young man is Lü Buliang.
After the one-on-one elimination match is changed to a free-for-all format, the final free-for-all of the finals will begin tomorrow.
During this period of time, Lu Buliang did not go to the Worship Hall to practice dual cultivation with Qian Renxue, but took advantage of his free time to teleport to Gengxin City.
When he ordered the Dark Blue Silver King to drain the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline in Tang San's body, he also took away Tang San's soul ring guide.
It was also at that time that Lu Buliang obtained Tang San's twenty hidden weapon manufacturing drawings.
He wanted to forge these Tang Sect hidden weapons and then give them to the Ghost Army, which would greatly enhance the combat capability of each Ghost Army soldier.
Lu Buliang had two purposes for coming to Gengxin City.
First, purchase forging materials from every store in Gengxin City, which will be used to make the best protective gear and Tang Sect hidden weapons needed for making various ghost soldiers in the future.
Second, go to a cemetery in Gengxin City, where there is a building similar to a church, called a tomb hall, also known as a mourning hall.
In the blacksmith world, the status of the Tomb Hall is equal to that of the Douluo Palace, and outstanding blacksmiths from all generations are buried there.
Among them were three dead at the master craftsman level, and many blacksmiths who developed peerless weapons. They were the pride of the blacksmith community and had made great contributions to the empire's military weapons.
After purchasing all the forging materials, Lu Buliang would use space teleportation to sneak into the tomb hall, seal all the shadows of the buried blacksmiths' bodies into the Shadow Tomb, then select the most outstanding blacksmith among them as the Black Shadow General and create the Shadow Craftsman Group.
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