Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King

After the forging was completed, the two pieces of smelted silver rose simultaneously from the forging platform.

Both sides began forging almost simultaneously, employing virtually the same techniques: direct, forceful strikes. Indeed! Neither side even used any probing openings before launching into the spirit forging process.

Normal metal forging involves lightly touching the metal with a forging hammer beforehand to sense its internal structure, which allows for better forging. However, both parties completely ignored this process simply because they were too familiar with the metal, smelting silver.

"bump!"

Feng Wuyu's gaze sharpened, his face grave as he looked at Lu Fa. That was a hundredfold forging with a single hammer blow! Indeed, Lu Fa directly concentrated his blood and qi power onto the forging hammer, delivering a powerful strike that removed all impurities from the metal. He had accomplished the feat of a hundredfold forging with a single hammer blow.

Then, Lufa let out a soft breath, gripped the Spirit Forging Hammer tightly with both hands, and began to gently forge the dark silver before him. Yes, gently! Just moments ago he had been directly and violently refining the metal, but now he was gently hammering the dark silver.

During the forging process, he carefully controlled his Spirit Forging Silver Hammer, meticulously combing through the silver, and subtly infusing a trace of his own bloodline energy with each strike, allowing the silver to better sense his presence.

"He handles heavy tasks with ease; this young man has found his own path in forging. Wu Lin is in trouble now."

Feng Wuyu glanced at Ao Hongchen. No wonder the other party dared to let that Lu Fa compete with their Shrek Academy in forging. Just based on Lu Fa's skill, many veteran level six forging masters probably wouldn't let him win.

"boom--"

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin was completely focused on forging the heavy silver, without the slightest distraction. He swung his right hammer and slammed it hard onto the heavy silver, then spun around and brought his left hammer down in quick succession.

With the left foot as the axis, the body rotates continuously. Each rotation causes the two hammers to fall like shooting stars, and then they rotate again with the help of the recoil.

"This is... the Tang Clan's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique!"

Ao Hongchen looked at Tang Wulin in surprise, not expecting that the other party would have such skills. So, this Tang Wulin must be a member of the Tang Clan, otherwise how could he know such a hammer technique?

That's right, the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique is a specialized hammer technique of the Tang Sect, a fact almost universally acknowledged on the continent. As for the Clear Sky Sect? Who knows anything about that sect?

(P.S.: This is true. It's mentioned in the original novel that when others saw Tang Wulin's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, their first reaction was that it was the Tang Sect's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.)

"It seems Lu Fa is in trouble! This Tang Wulin may have average cultivation, but he has extraordinary talent in forging."

Ao Hongchen was secretly worried about Lu Fa. He didn't know that Lu Fa had already reached the half-step Soul Forging stage, and only thought that Lu Fa was still a level six blacksmith.

"Boom, boom——"

With the seventh strike of the twin hammers, the deep silver shone brightly, marking the completion of the hundred-fold refining process!

Tang Wulin's forging never stopped. The most powerful aspect of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique is that after each strike, the next strike becomes even heavier thanks to the recoil from the previous one. Each hammer blow is heavier than the last, making it the most powerful and brutal forging method.

But the piece of silver leaped during Tang Wulin's forging, and instead of breaking due to the weight of the forging, its silvery light grew stronger and stronger.

"Boom, boom—" With the sixteenth strike of the double hammers, a beam of silver light shot into the sky, rising a full six feet high. The silver light was dazzling, and the faint sound of a dragon's roar could be heard.

Although Tang Wulin was slower than Lu Fa in the 100-times-fastest speed, he was faster than Lu Fa in the 1000-times-fastest speed.

Just then, a platinum-gold light rose up, attracting everyone's attention.

It has a spirit after being forged a thousand times!

Tang Wulin's six-foot-tall spiritual light was already astonishing, but Lu Fa's platinum-gold light rose more than ten feet high, soaring upwards and swaying, with the roar of a giant beast faintly audible within it!

The ultimate Thousand Refinements have reappeared! Compared to the first time the ultimate Thousand Refinements were achieved, Lu Fa's speed is much faster this time.

"Ultimate Thousand Refinement? How is this possible?!" Feng Wuyu couldn't help but slam his hand on the table in front of him. How could it possibly be Ultimate Thousand Refinement!

Compared to those laymen who only look at the surface, as a master craftsman, he understands better what the words "ultimate thousand forging" represent! It means that Lu Fa has done the best he can with a piece of metal through a thousand forgings.

Even a master craftsman like him might not be able to do this!

"I've finally met my match!"

Feng Wuyu's heart skipped a beat. Judging from the current situation alone, Lu Fa had completely surpassed Tang Wulin. Ultimate Thousand Refinement—this kind of thousand-refinement metal was definitely easier to awaken spirituality, and the quality after completion would also be greatly improved.

Experts see the details, while laymen only see the spectacle. Even ordinary people who don't understand forging can tell from the rising light that Lu Fa undoubtedly has the upper hand.

"Hehe, it looks like your nephew is going to lose."

At this moment, in an office at the very top of the Tian Dou City Blacksmith Association headquarters, Mu Ye smiled and said to Zhen Hua.

Upon hearing this, Zhenhua glanced at Mu Ye speechlessly. This guy had been eager to take Tang Wulin as his disciple, but as soon as he heard that Tang Wulin was from Shrek Academy, he immediately turned his back on him and kicked him out. Now he was gloating over Tang Wulin's misfortune.

Zhenhua rubbed his temples. "You old man, that's enough! Didn't you want to take Wu Lin as your disciple before? Why are you so gloating now?"

Mu Ye chuckled, "Didn't we not know that the little guy was from Shrek Academy? Besides, I've figured some things out. Our Body Sect was already close to decline, so those formalities aren't that important anymore."

"As long as that little fellow is willing to become my disciple, some rules don't matter so much."

Upon hearing this, Zhenhua looked at his old friend with some surprise, "So, you want to pass on your secret techniques to Wulin and Lufa at the same time?"

“That’s right. What’s the use of something if it can’t be passed down? I’ve figured out a lot of things. As long as some of them cultivate our Body Sect’s secret techniques, when they become powerful in the future, they will also bear some of our Body Sect’s mark.”

Makino said with some relief, then looked at the scene in the barrier and said with a smile, "However, that doesn't stop me from laughing at this annoying kid."

"You guy!"

Zhenhua glanced at his friend with a hint of helplessness. He understood how helpless Mu Ye was when he made this decision.

Then, looking at the ultimate forging technique on the screen, he commented, "Lu Fa's forging skills have improved again. This time, his forging time was even shorter than last time. It seems he has clearly defined his path as a forging master."

In contrast, Wu Lin's approach fell short. While the Tang Clan's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique was good, it was too violent, causing excessive damage to the metal itself. Although it could produce excellent results, further advancement became extremely difficult.

……

At the competition venue.

"Boom—" After successfully achieving the ultimate level of forging, Lu Fa changed his forging method and slammed down with both hammers.

"Roar—" A roar came from the heavy silver in Lu Fa's hand. It was a joyful sound, like a child awakening. The rich life force turned into specks of white light and floated, instead flowing into Lu Fa's body.

The roar lasted for a full half minute before slowly subsiding. This piece of spirit-forged silver looked somewhat ordinary on the outside, but it was translucent, and the light inside flickered rhythmically, just like the beating of a human heart, which was indescribably moving.

Life repays!

Spiritual forging creates life!

This is the characteristic of the highest level of spiritual forging!

Has his spirit forging reached such a level? No, it should be said that it was forged using the ultimate thousand-fold forging technique. It would be problematic if it wasn't created by spirit forging.

Feng Wuyu took a deep breath. He understood that Tang Wulin had already lost, and Shrek Academy had lost! Even if Tang Wulin could successfully create a spirit forging now, he would still have lost.

Because, regardless of the forging time or the spirituality of the metal, the spiritual silver forged by Lu Fa is far more valuable than that of Tang Wulin!

Unless Tang Wulin can perform Soul Forging right now, he has no chance of defeating Lu Fa! But is that even possible? The minimum requirement for Soul Forging is Soul Saint cultivation. Even if Tang Wulin can use his blood and qi to replace it, he can only perform Spirit Forging at most.

"Ding--"

Just then, a crisp sound rang out. Feng Wuyu looked up in surprise and discovered that Lu Fa hadn't stopped forging yet. What was he planning to do?

"Could it be——"

Feng Wuyu's eyes widened, an unbelievable thought forming in his mind: How could this be? He's just a Soul Master!

Feng Wuyu turned his gaze to Ao Hongchen, trying to find a clue from him, but found that Ao Hongchen was also staring wide-eyed at Lu Fa with a look of astonishment.

Lu Fa's blood and qi surged suddenly, causing Tang Wulin, who was not far away, to sway and almost lose his balance in the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique. However, Tang Wulin managed to regain his footing and continued to concentrate on forging the dark silver in front of him.

"Boom, boom—" Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, the thirty-third strike.

"Roar—" A powerful dragon roar resounded throughout the hall, and the piece of dark silver actually began to give Tang Wulin a certain amount of life energy. This was also a spiritual forging creation!

"call--"

Tang Wulin wiped the sweat stains from his forehead. He had finally finished forging the work, which was the best masterpiece he could forge so far.

Suddenly, Tang Wulin found the surroundings eerily quiet; no one was looking at him. Even though he had already completed his masterpiece, Spirit Forging Creation, Tang Wulin felt a rare sense of unease.

"Ding! Ding!"

Just then, an echo rang out beside Tang Wulin.

Is he still forging? Tang Wulin looked over in surprise. He had already completed his Spirit Forging Creation, even if his opponent had done it at the same time. But in terms of time, he had undoubtedly won.

With a crisp "ding!", a platinum-gold light suddenly burst forth from the silver, and within the white light, a gigantic two-legged beast could be faintly seen circling the metal.

Lu Fa dared not be negligent. He took a deep breath, and with a soft shout, his entire aura intensified. His eyes gleamed! His hands trembled slightly, and his two heavy silver hammers struck each other in front of him. Immediately afterward, a beastly roar suddenly resounded from his body.

"Boom!" Lu Fa's blood and qi surged violently, and then he hammered the heavy silver again and again.

Under the terrifying force of the impact, the forging table used by Lu Fa visibly sank slightly towards the floor. Just how much power would it take to do that!

Under that immense force, the once spiritually potent silver was suddenly compressed into a flat sheet of metal.

No, you don't need to treat this piece of sunken silver like this!

At this moment, both Feng Wuyu and Ao Hongchen felt an urge to curse.

Chapter 288 The Youngest Master Craftsman in History

This is a piece of deep silver that has undergone extreme forging and then spiritual forging! Moreover, it was all done in one go, which means that this piece of deep silver can be further processed and subjected to soul forging.

Even if it passes through different hands and its spiritual essence is slightly diminished, it's not a big deal since this piece of sunken silver itself possesses ample spiritual essence. As long as it can be successfully soul-forged, it will definitely be a top-grade soul-forged item!

Seeing Lu Fa treat this piece of silver so roughly, even though the other party was an opponent of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Feng Wuyu had an urge to curse loudly. This was simply a waste of a precious resource!

However, the next moment, Feng Wuyu shut his mouth, and Ao Hongchen stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

Lufa's twin hammers suddenly sprang up, and then he put away the Silver Hammer. A strange ripple of light emanated from the forging table.

Even more strangely, the metal, which was flat just moments before, transformed back into a sphere and began to bounce. It had become translucent, with white and gold halos seemingly reflecting each other inside, a manifestation of Lufa's Behemoth aura and bloodline.

It bounced nimbly on the forging table, radiating a joyful and exhilarating emotion!

Soul Forging!