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

Chapter 356 Challenging the Divine Craftsman: What Does It Mean to Control Over a Dozen Elements?!

"Is Xingluo about to be sent as an envoy to Shrek Academy, dispatching Princess Xu Jiujiu?"

"The Sun Moon Empire breached the Mingdou Mountain Range defenses and penetrated deep into the heart of the Star Luo Empire, traversing several provinces, yet they did not harm the local civilians in the slightest, and even promoted the use of soul-guided devices for warmth? (In the original continent's various countries, soul-guided devices were still something only nobles could enjoy)"

"The White Tiger Duke has disappeared without a trace. His eldest son, Dai Yueheng, has taken over the remaining troops and continues to conduct small-scale sniping to contain the Sun Moon Empire's army..."

Su Wen smiled.

Letters lay scattered on the desk.

These are all microcosms of the current situation on the mainland.

Previously, the Star Luo Empire made a strong statement, seemingly dissatisfied with Shrek Academy's actions, and wanted to "sever ties" and establish its own independent territory. However, it was immediately slapped in the face by the war on the front lines.

The Sun Moon Empire was still quite powerful. Although the original continent had experienced a period of rapid development in soul tools, in the final analysis, the deeply entrenched noble forces and corrupt systems suffocated the major kingdoms, constantly dragging them down.

"Should we meet?" Yan Shaozhe pondered.

"If you don't want to, you can leave it to me to deal with."

"Hmm... never mind." Su Wen shook his head.

He still held some hope for the Star Luo Empire.

"Let's see what they have to say first."

"If they can see the situation clearly and obediently follow behind as puppets cheering them on, I wouldn't mind helping them withstand this national annihilation."

"Where have the Sun Moon Empire's several Soul Master Corps advanced to now?"

"This..." Yan Shaozhe's expression turned serious. He stood up and came to a map that covered the entire wall: "In the southern part of the Star Luo Empire, in the Misar Province, high-ranking officials were hung on newly built soul-guided streetlights. Other major forces were either wiped out or absorbed. The common people were appeased, and free soul-guided equipment was fully implemented."

"Tsk~"

Su Wen sighed softly and shook his head.

"Do you see the difference between the Sun Moon Empire and us?"

He recalled a description.

In the original novel, Huo Gua ventured deep into Dragon City, which had been captured by the Sun Moon Empire, and was secretly alarmed by the Sun Moon Empire's psychological warfare tactics. He provided the residents with free soul-guided underfloor heating, water heaters, and other conveniences...

Is this what you call winning hearts and minds?

If the old forces of the original continent had any semblance of humanity, their common people wouldn't have been so easily "bought off," right?

So it's only right that commoners are exploited by the old aristocratic forces and can't be saved by the Sun and Moon Empire, right?
The problem is that Huo Guayi, with his righteous indignation, insists on "saving" ordinary people, whose lives are becoming happier and more stable, back into the misery under the original mainland forces' rule, which Su Wen finds laughable.

Have you asked the ordinary people this question?
Do they need your "saving"?

The common people were truly unlucky; if they knew about this, they would probably point their fingers at Huo Gua, curse him, and kick him a couple of times.

“This…” Yan Shaozhe sighed softly.

The Shrek Academy of the past was essentially no different from many noble forces on the original continent, and even secretly supported them...

"Now, it's time to make changes."

Su Wen remained calm.

"Take from the people and use it for the people. Stop being so stingy and only knowing how to curry favor with those noble powers..."

"Shrek's foundation has always been among the common people."

"Yes!" Yan Shaozhe nodded solemnly.

……

In the spacious forging room dedicated exclusively to the forging department.

The stove was hot and dry.

Su Wen held his breath and focused intently.

He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, picked up two Soul Forging Hammers that had been forged earlier in each hand, and slowly inhaled and exhaled white mist. His aura gradually rose. This was the adjustment before forging.

That's right, today he plans to challenge the Heavenly Forging.

Having returned from ten thousand years in the future, he has gained some new insights into battle armor, and the most crucial point among these insights naturally lies in forging...

The identity of a master craftsman is truly a jack-of-all-trades, so if he can really break through, it will be an epic upgrade. Not only can he start making the battle armor he has been longing for, but he can also give his own forces a major boost.

Standing below the stage, Elder Du, along with many forging department teachers and students, looked excited and expectant. This forging department dean, who was usually elusive and served as the senior brother of some of them (Lou Yingying, Song Lei, etc.), was about to start challenging the Heavenly Forging technique.

"I remember Senior Brother Su started learning forging with us, right?"

"In just a few short years, while I'm still struggling with the forging of three metals, Senior Brother Su has already started challenging the Heavenly Forging." The slender, tall girl with slightly dark skin exclaimed in amazement.

She was already a genius among geniuses, and her martial spirit had bestowed upon her the "talent" of forging.

But it wasn't until he joined Shrek Academy that he realized what it meant to be a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky.

too exaggerated.

"Silence!" Old Du said calmly.

"It's about to begin..."

"call……"

Su Wen finally let out a long breath.

On the forging table, there are four pieces of spiritual metal that have been forged a thousand times: dark silver, magic silver, spirit silver, and gold essence.

The first step in soul forging is fusion forging, because ordinary single metals can hardly withstand the power of soul forging. Only "spirited" alloys (the products of fusion forging) can withstand its fierce power.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Two hammer blows struck the sides of the four metal pieces simultaneously.

It is constantly being squeezed and fused inward.

The core of fusion forging lies in blending the "spirit" of four pieces of metal. The spirit of metal itself is very brittle and easily broken, so this also tests one's skills.

However, for Su Wen, this was obviously not a difficult task.

Even ten thousand years from now, a level seven or eight master blacksmith could achieve this.

"Buzz..." Nearly half an hour passed, sparks flew everywhere, and then the last hammer fell.

A piece of metal with interwoven blue, gold, and silver patterns slowly came into being.

"Next step, Soul Forging!"

Su Wen didn't stop for a moment.

Unlike the Thousand Refinements that imbue metal with spirituality, making its transmission of soul power smoother, Soul Forging is about giving spiritual metal a "soul."

That is, life in the true sense.

There have even been instances in history where metals, after being partially forged and given life, ran away halfway through the process.

Metal that has undergone soul forging can even be understood as a second blacksmith; it is endowed with some of the blacksmith's attributes and can even autonomously execute mission commands.

This is why it is best for a Battle Armor Master to participate in a particular aspect of Battle Armor forging.

Take a blacksmith as an example. The metal you forge with your own soul can even be understood as a part of you. This feeling of being in sync with your own mind allows you to better control your battle armor and unleash its full combat power.

If you commission someone else to forge it, you'll need to gradually develop a relationship with the battle armor after you receive it...

"Ding~"

At the same time, a crisp sound rang out.

"Echo!" Lou Yingying exclaimed excitedly from below the stage.

Soul Forging consists of two parts: Echo and Solidification.

The former is the "response" produced when the forger infuses his own aura and soul into it, forging from the inside out.

And the latter...

"boom!!!"

Another hammer blow landed, and the entire room shimmered with dazzling light.

A dozen or so lights of various colors lit up around Su Wen, blending together to form a colorful pattern: blue, light blue, dark blue, white, black, gold...

The pillar of light, representing the bloodline of the pets, finally merged into the metal.

at the same time.

The piece of colored metal seemed to come alive, rushing outwards at high speed, but Su Wen indifferently grasped it in the air, instantly sealing off the space and obediently pressing it back onto the stage.

Soul Forging! Completed with ease as always.

If it were any other level seven or even level eight master craftsmen, they would probably be panting heavily, or even covered in sweat, since forging consumes a massive amount of their soul power and mental energy...

But Su Wen was the only one.

A terrifying physical strength, coupled with a massive and boundless amount of mental power, making him a true all-rounder.

"Next... Heavenly Forging!!"

It feels incredibly hot to the touch.

Su Wen took a deep breath.

As the pinnacle of forging techniques on this continent, Heavenly Forging amplifies the life within metal, transforming it from an infant into a powerful being.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the attached elements...

Each additional element added increases the strength of the Heavenly Forging, but also increases the difficulty of overcoming the tribulation by bearing an additional lightning strike.

Elemental resonance is extremely difficult to achieve, not to mention that Heavenly Forging requires at least four elements.

In the original work, the master craftsman Howard relied on the power of the Ascending Platform, and Master Du also relied on some external force, but Su Wen was the only one...

Various colored halos lit up in an instant.

The color blue symbolizes water.

The crimson color symbolizes fire.

Metal, Wood, Life, Wind, Time and Space, Lightning...

"Elemental Resonance!"

Old Du slowly opened his mouth wide.

no! !
How many elements are there in this thing?!
Isn’t that a bit too exaggerated?
He, with his Heavenly Forging ability, was already at his limit by utilizing only four elements, not to mention having to borrow some from the other elders. And Su Wen…

one person! !

He alone controls so many elements?!
Moreover, there was no sign of unfamiliarity; he wielded all these elements with remarkable ease!
Does it have three heads and six arms?
Or is this what a beast tamer is?
Old Du's face stiffened, then revealed a hint of envy and worry.

After all, each additional element means one more tribulation of lightning, and the difficulty of dealing with this is the main reason for the low success rate of Heavenly Forging.

After all, even for him, the success rate of Heavenly Forging was less than 10%.

The four metals alone are enough to send chills down your spine.

Not to mention more than a dozen kinds...

"Not good! Let's go!!" Elder Du suddenly realized and urged the surrounding forging disciples to leave.

Meanwhile, the clouds above the forging tower were becoming increasingly colorful and dazzling, with bursts of thunder rumbling around, as if they were preparing some kind of big move.

"This kid is absolutely insane!!" Old Du's lips twitched as he cursed, "A dozen Heavenly Forging Tribulations are enough to level the entire Forging Department building!"

"It's alright, I'm here..."

Mu En appeared out of nowhere.

Even the golden trees at the heart of Poseidon Island in the distance emitted a soft light, enveloping the area, and only then did Old Du breathe a sigh of relief.

Forget about Tian Duan, this kid is really... a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers.

But judging from its control over the elements, it seems that it really has a chance of success.

Metal forged from more than a dozen elements, hiss...

He couldn't even imagine how terrifying it would be.

……

(End of this chapter)