Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 159 Recruiting Students, The Body Sect Attacks
"Clang~"

Elder Du tossed the forging table out of the storage soul tool and then tossed Su Wen a hammer that was entirely gray-black and covered with intricate patterns. "The Gray Forging Hammer is forged from a rare metal, but it's merely a product of spirit forging. I haven't infused it with any talent characteristics or soul forging. You can think of it as a blank sheet of paper, which you can carve and process as you see fit in the future..."

"Of course, before that, it's enough for you to forge most metals a thousand times."

"Try it."

"call……"

Su Wen exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly gripped the handle of the gray forged hammer.

Slowly closing his eyes, a cool sensation instantly emanated from the handle of the gray forging hammer. Su Wen infused his soul power into it, and the entire gray forging hammer instantly lit up, changing from its original gray-black color to pure gray.

"drink!"

Su Wen recalled the force and posture of Elder Du's hammer swing, and controlled his own power as much as possible to prevent it from overflowing, before swinging the hammer down.

"boom!"

The mithril on the forging table trembled slightly, but did not deform.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Several more hammer blows followed, albeit somewhat haphazardly, but Old Master Du nodded in satisfaction. This was Su Wen searching for the right amount of force, using the feedback from the blows to judge the ductility, elasticity, and even the internal texture of the metal. Unlike a seasoned master craftsman like him, who was intimately familiar with the properties of every metal and could discern their quality with just a glance, Su Wen, a novice, had to learn step by step…

Sure enough, another hammer fell, but this time the sound became steady.

Clearly, Su Wen had found the right posture and force, and then began to strike like a storm, so fast that only afterimages remained, leaving even Old Du speechless.

Is this kid really forging for the first time?!
Why do I always feel like he's pretending to be weak while actually being strong?
Half an hour later, Su Wen, leaning on the gray forging hammer, wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at Elder Du to the side: "After a thousand forgings, all impurities have been removed, the toughness has increased, and it even seems to have developed a trace of spirituality. Elder, please take a look and see if it's true..."

But before he could finish speaking, Old Master Du tossed out another forging table, saying, "Go to the top floor and pick a room. Forge your own forging. If you have any problems, come find me..."

"correct!"

Seeing that Su Wen was about to leave, Elder Du suddenly turned around and, suppressing his emotions, asked, "Are you willing to become his disciple?"

"Well……"

Seeing Su Wen's astonished expression, Old Du swallowed hard and said, "No rush, no rush. Go back and think it over before you speak. I'll be waiting."

Su Wen: "..."

……

News of the forging department spread like wildfire.

It was said that Yan Shaozhe had instructed the publicity to be carried out in the Foreign Languages ​​Department, which quickly became a hot topic.

But the next day, at the entrance to the assessment.

Su Wen looked at the huge crowd of students crammed together to register, his face stiffening. He exchanged a glance with Elder Du beside him, both of them seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

It's not that I dislike the large number of people, but rather...

Ninety percent of them are girls!

Many of them even gave Su Wen flirtatious glances, or blushed shyly whenever Su Wen looked at them, and then gathered in twos and threes to chatter about something.

"I planned everything perfectly, but I overlooked you, kid," Old Du said helplessly.

"call……"

Su Wen took a deep breath and frowned slightly.

"This time, only students with strength or martial souls related to furnace forging are allowed to participate. Other students, please leave on your own."

The words fell.

The three students then walked out hesitantly.

"Huang Chutian from Class 22, a level 31 Soul Master, with the Martial Soul Hercules Ape!"

“Song Lei from Class 5-1, a level 37 Soul Master, whose Martial Soul is Iron…” a burly young man with a dark complexion said in a simple and honest voice.

"Lou Yingying from Class 4-1, Level 34 Soul Master, Martial Soul: Vajra Hammer." The speaker was a slender girl with wheat-colored skin, who spoke cautiously.

"..."

Seeing that there were only three people, Su Wen and Old Du exchanged a glance and nodded.

Huang Chutian is a core disciple with certified talent, and he is the most talented among the three. Although it is unknown why he came to the forging department, he is certainly capable of doing so.

The other two were much less talented in the path of Soul Masters, only reaching the Soul Venerable level at the age of four or five, or fifteen or sixteen.

But this is exactly the kind of talent the blacksmithing department loves most!

If someone has exceptional talent, the Martial Soul Department might be reluctant to release them, or they might be unwilling to allow them to devote most of their energy to the Forging Department. These two are insignificant in Yan Shaozhe's eyes, but in the eyes of Elder Du and Su Wen, they are excellent prospects!
"Alright, it's the three of you!"

Su Wen nodded.

……

“Um… Senior Brother Su Wen.”

After exchanging glances for a moment, Huang Chutian, who was in the lead, hesitated before speaking.

Although they were in the same year, Su Wen had become a "star" of Shrek Academy after leading his team to sweep through all the academies in this competition and dominating the field with his powerful presence. Everyone knew that he had joined the inner academy. Su Wen was absolutely worthy of being called "senior brother" in terms of both seniority and strength.

"uh-huh?"

Su Wen looked at him.

"Um, Senior Brother Su Wen... what do we need to prepare? Like a forging table, a forging hammer, or something like that?" He saw Su Wen's eyes and couldn't help but feel nervous. This guy was a big devil in the outer academy, who directly crippled Zhou Yi but still managed to thrive in the academy.

"No need, the forging department has the money and will prepare it for you. Of course, if you have something you're used to using, you can bring it over," Su Wen said with a smile and a gentle wave of his hand.

We arrived at a room on the second floor.

The dueling room, which was 700 to 800 square meters, was divided into four sections. Each section contained a brand-new high-level forging table and some extremely valuable metals.

This made Lou Yingying and Song Lei's eyes light up.

Su Wen looked at the group and said.

“Let me repeat myself, the forging department has money, so you don’t need to deliberately save money. But I’d also like to mention the original intention of establishing the forging department. Why would we go against the grain and create a so-called forging department in this era when blacksmithing is declining?”

Seeing that everyone was taking it seriously, Su Wen continued, "Because the abilities of forging have not yet been fully developed, do you know anything about soul tools?"

"I've looked into it!" Lou Yingying quickly nodded.

Huang Chutian looked somewhat bewildered, and Song Lei shook his head sheepishly.

"We'll have to take you on a trip to the Sun Moon Empire for further studies later," Su Wen said, shaking his head.

Even if he were to reveal the forging method of the battle armor by then, these people would at least need to understand the most basic knowledge of soul tools, such as carving formations, otherwise just knowing how to forge... is not enough!
Su Wen looked at Lou Yingying at the front: "Your surname is Lou. If I'm not mistaken... perhaps it's related to the master craftsman Lou Gao from ten thousand years ago?"

"Yes." Lou Yingying nodded sadly, "But it's a pity that we, the younger generation, have not been able to inherit the legacy of our ancestors. Generation after generation, no master craftsman has ever emerged." "How difficult it is to become a master craftsman."

A leisurely voice rang out.

"Old Du!"

Lou Yingying and Song Lei quickly bowed.

"Alright." Old Master Du said calmly, "I am the dean of this forging department, and Su Wen is the vice dean. If you encounter any trouble during forging, you can come to me, but he is in charge of all other arrangements."

"Yes!"

The three of them hurriedly said.

Lou Yingying and Song Lei were especially excited.

They came specifically for Master Du. Being in the forging industry, no matter how much their family had declined, how could they not know the name of the world's master craftsman? Upon hearing that he had come out of seclusion, the two of them were almost overjoyed...

The master craftsman's guidance might be insignificant in the eyes of other soul masters.

But for those in the industry, every word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

"Of course, it was all his idea, wanting to combine forging techniques with soul tools." Old Du sighed and said, "Although I am also an old-fashioned person, the forging lineage has indeed declined. If it is not reformed, it will probably be lost in the tide of the times."

"Forging technology combined with soul tools?" A glint flashed in Lou Yingying's eyes.

"Yes!"

Su Wen nodded.

I glanced at the girl; she seemed to transform completely the moment her professional field was mentioned.

"I've tried it!" Lou Yingying hesitated for a moment before whispering, "I tried it secretly because I was afraid my father would beat me. I used a piece of thousand-refined metal to make a soul tool short blade, and its combat power was three or four times that of an ordinary soul tool!"

"But Father always viewed soul tools as a terrible monster and forbade us from touching them..."

"Heh, its power is far from enough..."

Su Wen smiled and shook his head.

"I can give you a glimpse of what's to come. First, don't worry about graduating. Join the Forging Department. As long as you don't fall too far behind in forging, I can get you into the Martial Soul Department's inner court. Your inner court assessment will be forging..."

Upon hearing this, Song Lei and Lou Yingying's eyes lit up.

Given their abilities, the fact that they're still in fourth or fifth grade at this age speaks volumes. In another year or two, they might not even be able to graduate.

This is like sending charcoal in snowy weather!
"Secondly, as long as your forging skills are up to par in the future, I can guarantee that your strength will be able to leap twenty levels in combat. And if you can master Soul Forging and enter the Saint Craftsman realm, I can guarantee that I will send you to the Title Douluo realm! Moreover, you will possess the combat power of a Limit Douluo!"

"hiss……"

The three were astonished and looked at each other in bewilderment.

If the previous pie could still make them cheer with joy, this pie was somewhat shocking.

Combat across level 20?!
What does this mean? It means that they can not only enter the inner academy now, but they can even directly take the inner academy's graduation exam!

If they could become Saint Craftsmen, Su Wen could even forcibly elevate them to Title Douluo!
This means that their future focus can be entirely on forging, which is exactly what they have been dreaming of.

"Of course, if you can't keep up with my learning speed, you can go to the Soul Guidance Department to learn the most basic techniques first. I will recommend the Dean of the Soul Guidance Department to teach you personally. Otherwise, if you go to the Sun Moon Empire soon and start from scratch, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up."

"..."

So crazy!

The three of them thought to themselves.

But given Su Wen's extraordinary talent, he does seem to have the right to say these things.

After Su Wen left.

Old Master Du smiled and said, "This kid is very arrogant, but he is indeed very skilled. Do you know how advanced his forging techniques have become?"

"Forging?" Lou Yingying asked.

"Could it be Soul Forging?" the girl asked in surprise.

"No, I've only just come into contact with spirit forging," Elder Du said with a smile.

"what?"

Lou Yingying and Song Lei were both taken aback.

It should be noted that they are from a family of blacksmiths, and they were already capable of spirit forging at the age of thirteen. They have been trying to fuse forging ever since.

"But before today, he had never even touched forging," Old Du said quietly.

"He only looked at me once, and he learned the Thousand Refinements technique, and even forged it into a spiritual state..."

"His comprehension and talent are beyond description. If he tells you to learn from him, then go and learn from him, otherwise you will really be left far behind."

Two people: "..."

……

January passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Wen also joined the three in the forging department. He learned very basic things, but his speed was so fast that it made the other three despair.

In just one month, Su Wen has surpassed three people, enough to fuse and forge spiritual energy, and become a master craftsman in the conventional sense.

The despair wasn't that Su Wen was faster than them.

Instead, Su Wen surpassed their efforts of more than ten years in just one month, breaking through various realms with unparalleled speed, as if it were drinking water.

He also earned the respect of the three men.

Su Wen knew very well that to truly win over the three, he needed to defeat them in their area of ​​expertise. Of course, it was quite simple…

As for Elder Mu, Electrolux remained in seclusion and made no move, but the situation was clearly moving in a positive direction; otherwise, Elder Mu would have come to find him long ago.

While Su Wen was constantly trying to forge and challenge himself to the fullest, even charging towards Soul Forging, he suddenly heard an extremely arrogant voice.

"Xuanzi, get the hell out here!"

The sound reverberated throughout Shrek Academy.

With the support of powerful soul energy, it has endured for a long time.

"Noumenon Sect?"

Su Wen put down the gray forging hammer and slowly looked out the window.

He frowned slightly.

Without Huo Gua, what are these guys here to steal?

(End of this chapter)