Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 235 Three Thousand Years

The crisp clanging of metal echoed continuously in the forging room, like a melodious poem.

When the crisp, melodious sound stopped, a piece of metal stood quietly on the forging table.

This piece of metal was like a newly born life form, radiating its own aura.

"How was it? How much did you learn?" Zhenhua gave a practical lesson and then turned to look at Lin Xingyu beside him.

Lin Xingyu, who had been using "high-dimensional vision" the whole time, pondered for a moment and said with a hint of realization, "Soul forging doesn't seem to be that difficult?"

"The most important aspect of so-called soul forging is to create life from metal; to be precise, it is a kind of creative power."

“Spirit forging imbues metal with spirituality, but at this point, the metal is not truly alive. Soul forging gathers these spiritualities together, gives them vitality, and allows them to truly begin to become a kind of metallic life.”

"The key to soul forging is this process of giving the metal vitality. In this process, the soul master needs to integrate his spiritual power, soul power, and even his understanding of power into the metal."

"This step is called Soul Forging Echo. The next step is to completely integrate one's power into the metal, which is equivalent to giving the metal certain special properties. This step is called Soul Forging Solidification."

"The insights of a Soul Master are limited. Some people's insights are suitable for certain metals, which is why many master craftsmen can only forge a few types of Soul Forging Metals."

"Finally, it's about providing enough vitality to bring the metal to life completely."

Zhenhua was taken aback when he saw Lin Xingyu explain his understanding of Soul Forging so precisely and intuitively.

"That's right, your understanding is not wrong. However, during the forging process, you don't need to deliberately imitate my forging techniques. Everyone has their own different personality and habits. During the forging process, your spirit and energy will completely merge with the metal, and your will will also affect the properties of the metal after it is formed."

"Don't let what you learn later influence your personality. Believe that you are right. Although forging seems like a process that can be understood most of the time, it is different from other secondary professions. There are still some idealistic concepts involved. Unlike mecha designers and mecha manufacturers, there is no fixed route for a soul guide pattern that cannot be changed in the slightest."

"This is also one of the reasons why advanced blacksmiths are rarer than other secondary professions."

At this point, Zhenhua changed the subject and asked with some curiosity, "There are basically no obstacles in Soul Forging for you. How much longer do you have to complete Soul Forging?"

During the forging process, Lin Xingyu relies on his "high-dimensional vision" to clearly understand every change in the metal and make corresponding changes in real time.

This extreme control allows him to achieve an absurdly high success rate in forging.

This also gave him a terrifying understanding of metal, which manifested outwardly as the metal assuming a specific pose whenever Lin Xingyu raised his hand.

This allows Lin Xingyu to easily create metal.

"About two months?" Lin Xingyu gave an answer with some uncertainty.

He has other things to do recently, so he tried to extend the time as much as possible and gave a time that should not be a problem.

Hearing this timeframe, which Lin Xingyu had already stretched out as much as possible, Zhenhua couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart. It was too fast; he had estimated it would take at least half a year to complete.

Taking a deep breath to calm his racing heart, Zhenhua said in a slightly fluctuating tone, "From now on, you will perform forging twice a week, and I will point out any flaws to you."

……

One month later, in the meditation room.

Lin Xingyu sat high on the platform, his body surging with blood energy, like smoke from a wolf's breath, like a giant dragon.

Several jade bottles were placed on the tray in front of him.

The bottle contained the "Mysterious Crystal Jade Soul Pill," which he had refined again during this period!
This medicine, which purely replenishes essence, energy, and spirit, is quite suitable for cultivation. In addition, its effects are quite mild, so even Xiao Chenxi can take it and refine it after condensing his qi and blood.

During this time, Lin Xingyu took some time to practice a few more times.

As for the ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs needed for the elixir, given the status and position of Chen Xi's two grandmasters, unless they are more than fifty thousand years old, extremely rare, or top-grade immortal spiritual items, it may take some effort or time to gather them.

Ordinary ten-thousand-year-old spiritual items are not a big problem; you can even collect them by going to the auction house a few times.

On the nineteenth day after Zhenhua officially started Lin Xingyu's soul forging, Lin Xingyu directly completed his first soul-forged metal.

Lin Xingyu couldn't help but chuckle when he recalled Zhenhua's bewildered expression at the time.

It's quite rare to see that kind of expression on your teacher's face.

It's a bit of a pity that I didn't have a recording device or anything like that to capture this amazing scene.

Some people also thought that after they started to formally sense Qi and blood at the age of six, they would spend their days refining their Qi and blood and their nights training their mental strength.

Time flies, and nearly ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

He himself did not expect that in just ten years, he had already completed nine blood transfusions, and even the tenth one would be completed today. The speed was so fast that it even exceeded his expectations.

Normally, after each blood transfusion, it's best to stop for a period of time to allow the body to adapt to the rapidly changing physique. However, the surging vitality directly accelerated this process.

Even today, he could achieve a golden body!

Thinking of this, Lin Xingyu couldn't help but feel a little excited.

In the current situation where there are no divine positions, it is extremely difficult for a Soul Master to reach level 100 and become a god, or even continue on that path.

Even if Lin Xingyu is confident that he can continue on this path, and even if he is confident that he can reach the level of a super god or even a god king by relying solely on the path of a soul master, he will need to pave the way and it will take a lot of time.

According to Lin Xingyu's calculations, the martial arts techniques he developed through blood transfusion and golden body transformation might still be at the level of mortals.

They can transcend and control the laws of nature, which makes them at least equivalent to gods.

This at least gave him a safety net.

Even without the cultivation techniques for the Transcendent Realm, the cultivation techniques for the first two realms would at least allow him to achieve the Transcendent Realm.

No matter how bad the situation is, he is at least a god-level combatant.

After a long while, Lin Xingyu calmed down.

The golden body is achieved today.

He reached out and picked up the bottle in front of him. Lin Xingyu poured a handful of pills from the bottle in front of him, put them directly into his mouth and swallowed them in one gulp. It was the "Mysterious Crystal Jade Soul Pill"!
The pill entered the stomach and immediately began to release a continuous stream of medicinal power.

Lin Xingyu immediately felt an invisible flame emerge from his stomach, which then resonated and merged with his own burning blood and qi.

The primordial energy of heaven and earth seemed to have found a master, or as if a loophole had appeared, and the whole being recklessly devoured the surrounding primordial energy.

With this ample support.

His blood and qi surged like a roaring river. In that instant, an extremely terrifying power of blood and qi erupted from Lin Xingyu's body.

That power was like a burning sun about to set, instantly turning the meditation room into a giant furnace.

The tenth blood transfusion begins!
His blood, bones, and muscles began to undergo transformation after transformation under the terrifying power of qi and blood.

The blood and qi within his body surged suddenly, as if a raging fire had instantly boiled wildly. That power was like a surging tide, carrying an overwhelming force, sweeping towards his muscles, bones, skin, and internal organs without reservation.

Every inch of flesh and blood was tightly bound by this power of qi and blood, as if it were in a scorching furnace, being mercilessly burned by the high temperature, as if it would melt at any moment. Every part of the body was subjected to rigorous hammering and tempering, wave after wave of intense pain constantly pushing the body to its limits.

Having already undergone numerous transformations, Lin Xingyu, in this state of pain, simply sat there quietly, cross-legged.

Be steadfast and unmoving like the earth!
Gradually, as his blood and qi circulated throughout his body, a distinct change occurred, as if a qualitative transformation had taken place.

Ten is complete.

Ten blood transfusions are the limit for blood transfusions.

Lin Xingyu's body underwent the transformation first, along with his blood and qi. After the transformation, his blood turned into something like a ruby.

Countless invisible golden rays emanated from his body, flowing through his blood, bones, muscles, and meridians.

Finally, the whole person transformed into a small golden figure.

Thus, there were no dramatic crises, and everything unfolded naturally.

The blood transfusion was successful.

In the next instant, he began to naturally step towards the golden body.

The sea of ​​spirits surged at this moment, and the bright moon hanging high in the sky shone with unprecedented brilliance.

At this moment, Lin Xingyu seemed to sense another version of himself.

That feeling of lightness I had never experienced before made me feel as if I could break free from all constraints in an instant and fly towards the bright moon in the heavens.

That was his soul!

This illusion was suppressed.

Lin Xingyu felt his own body, and in an instant he sensed an object closely connected to his soul.

The two are like two sides of the same coin, inseparable.

The physical body is indeed constantly nourishing the soul, while the soul is also constantly influencing the body.

Blood transfusion is a process of repeatedly reshaping one's body and bloodline; it is a form of physical cultivation.

The golden body is not about changing the method to more deeply shape one's body.

The Golden Body realm involves more about the cultivation of the soul and the cultivation of spiritual power.

Or rather, this step mainly involves a change in spirit.

Through repeated blood transfusions, his body seemed to reach a limit, resulting in a corresponding qualitative change. With the connection between his body and soul, his soul was able to transform.

A mysterious aura enveloped Lin Xingyu's entire body, and finally, dark patterns formed within his body.

All the lines then converged upwards at the center of his forehead.

If you could see through his flesh and look closely, you would find that runes were forming between his eyebrows.

Lin Xingyu's consciousness was currently immersed in a vast and boundless feeling.

At this moment, he felt his consciousness was clearer than ever before, and his "high-dimensional vision" began to activate on its own for the first time.

All sorts of laws were presented to him one by one.

Within the heart, the divine rune symbolizing "surging life" also silently underwent a change.

These golden runes shattered and reformed time and time again, and their power became even more profound with each reformation.

"The Laws of Heaven and Earth!"

Lin Xingyu instantly understood the current state; it was yet another resonance of the laws, and he was condensing his second divine power!
However, perhaps this time he had the participation of a "high-dimensional vision", or perhaps the last time he condensed a divine power was a divine power symbolized by his body, because his body was born in Douluo Continent, so he was able to feel the laws of Douluo Continent.

This time, however, he was condensing supernatural powers related to the soul. His soul was reincarnated here, not conceived here.

This time, he sensed an even more immense power of law, which caused his physical abilities to change and advance accordingly.

It's a feeling of wandering in an endless ocean of cosmic laws.

This is the universe!

The boundless power of laws intertwined within his soul, forming a second divine ability.

After an unknown amount of time, as the divine runes took shape, the dark, mysterious light gradually subsided, and Lin Xingyu's consciousness slowly returned to reality. He slowly opened his eyes.

"The first transformation of the golden body! The soul has undergone its first metamorphosis!"

Gold is an immortal substance!
The golden body signifies immortality.

Human lifespan is divided into two parts: the lifespan of the body, which can be called physical lifespan, and the lifespan of the soul, which can be called spiritual lifespan.

Under normal circumstances, the lifespan of the soul is far greater than that of the body.

Just as the soul of a normal person can persist for a considerable period of time after death, the Holy Spirit Church has a lot to say on this matter.

Some souls exist for much longer than the normal lifespan.

Some people even replaced their bodies with machines, went through a process of physical and mechanical ascension, and successfully lived for tens of thousands of years.

Before achieving the Golden Body, one cultivates the body, qi, and blood; with the Golden Body, the body and soul are inseparable, and life and nature are one.

Outwardly, this manifests as an increase in qi, blood, and strength with each transformation before achieving the golden body.

The golden body increases resistance to various external forces, even the erosion of various forces, and at the same time, life and body are one, and the soul and body are inseparable.

Not only are they more difficult to be damaged by external attacks, but their lifespan is also greatly extended.

After sensing his current lifespan, Lin Xingyu froze on the spot.

"Three thousand years..."

The "Surge of Life" supernatural power can provide a continuous source of life essence, keeping his body in its most youthful state. However, at that time, he did not feel that his lifespan had been extended significantly.

At most, he can survive longer than a typical Limit Douluo, but it's far from being that outrageous.

This instantly extended his lifespan by at least tenfold, by at least three thousand years.

"This is a bit outrageous. If he continues to cultivate and reaches the Golden Body level, he might be able to live for ten thousand years without any trouble."

So, one of humanity's greatest pursuits, immortality, has suddenly become something they desire?

(End of this chapter)