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Xu Yuan smiled faintly. "Esteemed elder, the Blacksmith Association is just an association—a place that provides convenience and facilitates exchanges among blacksmiths. It is not an institution that governs blacksmiths."
"You two arrived unannounced without any prior notice. Is this what you call an exchange?"
"Taking advantage of the absence of truly outstanding blacksmiths, you suddenly appear and declare victory after three wins. Esteemed elder, your behavior is far from polite."
Xu Yuan's words earned the agreement of the blacksmiths present in the association.
"That's right! Your sudden arrival shows no sign of an exchange—it's clearly malicious intent!"
"Hmph!" Chang Gongyan let out a cold snort, infusing a hint of soul power into his voice to suppress the crowd before continuing.
"My disciple has won three consecutive matches, including successfully forging Spirit-Forged Blue Womb Copper. Are you telling me your association has a younger generation blacksmith more talented than my disciple?"
Xu Yuan smiled.
I've been waiting for you to say that.
"I can give it a try," he said.
Chang Gongyan eyed Xu Yuan with suspicion.
This young man had just referred to the Divine Craftsman as "Uncle." He must also be a blacksmith, likely skilled, but judging by his appearance, he couldn't be older than his disciple, Lin Yuhan.
Lin Yuhan was already a once-in-a-century forging prodigy. Could it be that the Douluo Continent had another genius on par with her?
While Chang Gongyan was both surprised and skeptical, he let out another cold snort.
"My disciple has already competed in three consecutive matches. Are you suggesting that your Blacksmith Association intends to engage in a series of battles to exhaust her condition?"
Forging required a state of mind. If one were to continuously forge under pressure from competitions, their performance would inevitably decline.
"There's no need for her to continue forging," Xu Yuan shook his head.
"Since she has already demonstrated her best performance, we'll use that as the benchmark. I will forge alone. If this esteemed elder has any objections afterward, you may have your disciple compete again."
Before Chang Gongyan could respond, Zhen Hua interrupted, pointing to one of the two nearby forging platforms.
"Little Yuan, you can forge here."
"Alright."
Xu Yuan walked up to the forging platform and took out two rare metals—Heavy Silver and Magic Silver.
When Zhen Hua saw Xu Yuan take out the two rare metals, he interjected.
"Little Yuan, since this is an exchange, the requirements should be the same. The previous match rules involved purifying metals, with each side specifying the metal for purification."
Chang Gongyan watched this scene with growing uncertainty.
Heavy Silver and Magic Silver—the materials for fusing and forging Jade Silver?
Could it be that this kid knows how to perform fusion forging?
At this thought, Chang Gongyan was slightly startled. If this young man had mastered fusion forging at such a young age and also possessed the ability to perform Spirit Forging, then he truly was terrifying—perhaps even surpassing his disciple Lin Yuhan.
"This young lady, Lin Yuhan, excels most in purifying Blue Womb Copper. You should also forge using Blue Womb Copper," Zhen Hua said.
"Yes, Uncle."
Xu Yuan put away the Heavy Silver and Magic Silver, then flipped his hand to produce a piece of Blue Womb Copper.
He handed the Blue Womb Copper to Chang Gongyan for inspection.
After examining it, Chang Gongyan confirmed it was of normal quality, with even more impurities inside than the piece Lin Yuhan had used during her best performance.
Xu Yuan retrieved the Blue Womb Copper and placed it on the forging platform.
Flames roared to life.
Once the Blue Womb Copper was slightly softened by the heat, Xu Yuan retrieved his pair of forging hammers.
Boom!
A single hammer strike landed, causing a large amount of impurities to seep out from the edges of the Blue Womb Copper.
"Penetration property?" Chang Gongyan was astonished upon hearing the echo of Xu Yuan's hammer strike.
This was an exceptional property for forging hammers, and yet this young man possessed such a pair.
Of course, compared to the properties of the hammers, Chang Gongyan was more focused on the effect of this strike.
After marveling at the hammer's traits, he carefully observed the impurities that had seeped out of the Blue Womb Copper.
"His control over the penetration force is so perfect?"
Boom!
Without pausing, Xu Yuan continued striking with his hammers.
His hammers were extremely heavy, and each strike seemed to reverberate in the hearts of everyone present.
The heavy hammers fell onto the Blue Womb Copper like stones cracking eggs—one wrong move, and the material would shatter.
Blue Womb Copper was notoriously fragile, and typically, forging it would not involve such violent methods.
But Xu Yuan was pounding the Blue Womb Copper with the most aggressive forging technique possible.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dual hammers fell like a torrential storm. After just nine strikes, a nine-foot surge of spiritual energy erupted from the Blue Womb Copper.
Xu Yuan's hammers didn't stop. In the instant the spiritual light surged, he rapidly delivered strike after strike.
Boom.
Boom!
Chang Gongyan's breathing grew heavier.
Lin Yuhan widened her beautiful eyes, momentarily dazed.
A nine-foot surge of spiritual energy—such a Grade One Thousand Refinements product was already perfect, surpassing Lin Yuhan by a wide margin.
Not only that, as Xu Yuan continued forging, the spiritual energy within the Blue Womb Copper became increasingly active, radiating a joyous fluctuation that spread outward.
This fluctuation was easily detectable, and experienced blacksmiths could gauge the progress of Spirit Forging.
It was almost complete.
Boom!
Xu Yuan's dark golden forging hammers crashed down violently.
The Blue Womb Copper before him instantly condensed its brilliance, undergoing a qualitative transformation. Streams of misty light shimmered across its surface, and the entire piece of metal seemed to breathe with life, resonating with the surrounding ambient energy.
"Spirit Forging!"
Xu Yuan set the Spirit-Forged Blue Womb Copper aside and quickly retrieved another rare metal.
Spirit Crystal!
He had previously learned how to fuse Blue Womb Copper and Spirit Crystals while forging the Blue Crystal for Mo Jue, and he was fairly confident in his ability.
Naturally, selecting Spirit Crystal as his second rare metal required no further explanation.
Once again, his hammering was fierce and relentless.
Each strike seemed to land directly in the hearts of the blacksmiths present.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Another nine-foot surge of spiritual energy erupted.
Simultaneously, the Spirit Forging process proceeded smoothly.
Two consecutive successful Spirit Forgings!
Such a success rate was exceedingly rare, even among master blacksmiths . Forget about fifth-rank master blacksmiths —even sixth-rank masters would struggle to guarantee such consistency.
"What else is he going to do?"
Xu Yuan's movements did not stop.
Both rare metals had been successfully Spirit-Forged.
Whether it was the Blue Womb Copper that Lin Yuhan excelled at or the Spirit Crystal Xu Yuan had chosen for himself, both had completed Spirit Forging.
However, Xu Yuan did not stop there.
With a tap of his hammer on the forging platform, he sent the Spirit Crystal flying, landing it atop the Spirit-Forged Blue Womb Copper.
Chang Gongyan's eyes widened in disbelief.
Surely he wasn't going to attempt fusion forging?
No way?
Fusion forging was something only sixth-rank blacksmiths dabbled in.
This youth, younger even than Yuhan, with such a high Spirit Forging success rate—could it be that he had also mastered fusion forging?
No!
Absolutely impossible!
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