Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 97 Tang Hao's Killing Intent (Please continue reading!!!)

Bibi Dong was not angry.

Yue Guan's words were not inappropriate.

"Your Holiness, the Blacksmith Association is located in the Star Luo Empire, making it naturally suitable for cooperation with the Star Luo side. Moreover, the Star Luo Empire's military strength is clearly superior to that of the Heaven Dou Empire. If the balance is lost, the Star Luo Empire's invasion of the Heaven Dou Empire will be just around the corner."

At this point, Yue Guan began to discuss the current situation.

“The stability of the two great empires is beneficial to our actions. If a large-scale war breaks out and the Star Luo Empire annexes the Heavenly Dou Empire, then we will be very passive when we make a move, and we may not even be able to gain the upper hand.”

Yue Guan's explanation was very insightful; it was clear that his eagerness to go to the Blacksmiths' Association to discuss cooperation stemmed from the situation between the two great empires.

The Blacksmith Association cannot fall into the hands of the Star Luo Empire alone; it must also establish cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire in order to maintain a balance.

The Spirit Hall serves as the bridge between them.

As for who should step forward, it naturally cannot be the Elders' Hall group, because Yue Guan knows that Qian Renxue is an undercover agent in Tian Dou. If the Spirit Hall and the Forging Master Association are also contacting Qian Renxue's faction at this time, it will be very disadvantageous to their Pope's faction.

"Do as you said, go and talk to Zhu Jiuyang."

Bibi Dong agreed to let Yue Guan go to discuss cooperation.

She glanced at the ghost on the other side and nodded.

It was said that Yue Guan was going, but in reality, he went with Gui Mei.

Gengxin City.

Xiaoming Forging Shop.

A middle-aged man stood in front of the blacksmith shop, looking at it in thought.

The man was tall and burly, reeking of alcohol. He was dressed in shabby clothes, wearing a tattered robe without even patches, revealing bronze skin through the holes. His face beneath the cloak looked weathered, his once handsome features now covered in a sallow complexion, his eyes glazed and dull, his hair a mess like a bird's nest, and his beard unkempt for who knows how long.

Tang Hao looked at the forging shop in front of him, his doubts reaching their peak.

Along with the doubt arose a murderous intent.

"My control over my killing intent shouldn't be off."

After obtaining the Killing God Domain, he underwent relevant training and was able to restrain his killing intent. Could it be that he neglected his cultivation for so many years, causing changes in the Killing God Domain?
"Changes in the blacksmithing field are a good thing, so why would I harbor murderous intent?"

Tang Hao took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and calmed himself down.

He glanced at Xiaoming Forging Shop, which disgusted him and inexplicably aroused his murderous intent, then turned and left, heading towards the city. He wanted to thoroughly investigate Gengxin City.

"Spiritual metal".

He is searching for more spirit metals.

Blacksmiths' Association, fifth floor.

"Teacher, let's use blood as a sacrifice!"

Su Ming suggested in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyang, who had just completed the first level of the Thousand Refinements, immediately began to bleed without saying a word.

In his blood, a sacred fire surged into the rare metal before him.

After the blood sacrifice, a pillar of flame, exuding a sacred aura, rose up, reaching a height of three feet!

A foot of spiritual light is a top-grade product after a thousand forgings, and this three-foot-long light is a forging that even many master craftsmen of later generations could only complete when they were in good condition.

It was precisely because of the perfection of this forging that Su Ming suggested Zhu Jiuyang perform a blood sacrifice, because after the blood sacrifice, Zhu Jiuyang's life force would be temporarily connected with this metal, which would be very beneficial in inducing this metal to complete the spirit forging!

That's right, this time Su Ming saw the possibility of his teacher successfully breaking through to the Spirit Forging Realm.

Zhu Jiuyang lost a lot of blood, but it didn't affect him much. He circulated his soul power and swung the forging hammer to continue forging.

Su Ming watched this scene from the sidelines, also with a learning attitude. After all, he was only a Spirit Forging Grandmaster, and even if Zhu Jiuyang was just trying to break through to Spirit Forging, Su Ming could learn a lot from him.

In this era, rare metals lacked spirit, so in order to improve their forging skills, master blacksmiths like Zhu Jiuyang each delved to the extreme in their respective fields. Zhu Jiuyang, for example, perfected his control over fire.

In his hands, the flames danced like spirits, seemingly fierce, but in reality, they were nurturing the spirit within the metal. With each hammer blow, not only did the power penetrate the metal, but the sacred flames also seeped into it.

This forging technique was something he had developed over the past year by combining his previous skills. Su Ming had never seen it before in the Dou San era, so it was very worthwhile to learn.

After the blood sacrifice, Zhu Jiuyang could clearly feel the spiritual pulse of the rare metal in front of him, and could feel its life force about to burst forth.

He puts his all into every strike.

He infused the sacred fire into the rare metal, replacing himself with the flames and merging into the metal to awaken the dormant life.

His martial spirit burst forth from his body.

The Zhu family's inherited martial spirit is the Fire Spirit, which controls flames with sacred attributes.

At this moment, a phantom in the shape of a flame appeared behind Zhu Jiuyang, taking him as its model and condensing behind him.

At this moment, the rare metal, the fire spirit, and Zhu Jiuyang are closely connected.

Su Ming stared at the scene, momentarily lost in thought.

this.
Is this still spirit forging?

Spirit forging imbues metal with life force. Following spirit forging is soul forging, the purpose of which is to give this new life a legacy. Generally, the blacksmith incorporates his spiritual power and soul power into it, passing on his abilities to the metal through his own insights.

What is Zhu Jiuyang doing now?
In his pursuit of spiritual forging, he actually reached a level where he could perfectly blend his martial soul with rare metals.

If we go a step further, can we directly perform Soul Forging?

Of course, Su Ming was overthinking it.

Zhu Jiuyang was struggling even with spirit forging at this moment. Sweat was pouring down his forehead. The fusion of his martial spirit into the metal was causing his spirit to become instantly exhausted, and was rapidly draining his mental energy.

Without skill, even a high level of understanding is useless.

In an era lacking in skills, Zhu Jiuyang's actions would only needlessly deplete his energy, and the communication costs with rare metals would be infinitely amplified.

However, this drastic loss also established a deep connection between him and rare metals.

A glimmer of hope appeared.

Zhu Jiuyang himself couldn't count how many times he swung the hammer. His senses were even blurred. He was just swinging the hammer instinctively. He was extremely mentally exhausted.

He seemed to become one with the metal.

He simply sensed instinctively whether each strike was good or bad for him, adjusting the angle and force of the next strike accordingly.

"teacher!"

Su Ming seized the opportunity and woke up Zhu Jiuyang at the crucial moment.

Zhu Jiuyang jolted awake, snapping out of his previous state.

He looked at the rare metal in front of him and noticed that its spirituality was rapidly declining. He immediately gritted his teeth and swung the hammer.

"Leave me alone!"

He roared, and holy flames enveloped the forging hammer, merging it powerfully into the rare metal with each strike.

boom!
A dazzling light burst forth from the rare metal on the forging table, forming a pillar of light that shot into the sky.

Sacred flames encircled this spiritual pillar of light, adding vitality to it.

(End of this chapter)