Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 80 The Promising Blacksmith

There are three main difficulties in manufacturing battle armor: materials, design, and manufacturing.

Of the three, with his talent for deduction, design is the easiest for Mu Yang, followed by manufacturing, while materials are the most difficult.

The reason for this is that design is simply theoretical knowledge, and once the relevant deductions are completed, it can be directly applied.

Manufacturing involves combining theoretical knowledge with practical operation. After the relevant deductions are completed, the material is shaped according to the design, and the deduced soul guidance array is inscribed on it one-to-one.

The most difficult part is obtaining materials, because they cannot be obtained through deduction; they can only be forged by blacksmiths.

Therefore, after the emergence of the ultimate movement technique, Mu Yang began to deduce a hammer technique specifically for metal forging, and officially deduced it a week ago, naming it "Tian Gang Hammer".

Similar to the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique", the "Heavenly Gang Hammer" is also a unique hammer technique that can stack force.

To put it bluntly, Mu Yang referenced and learned from the ideas of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique when he first started his deduction.

However, the difference lies in the fact that the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique is just a simple hammering technique, while the Heavenly Gang Hammer Technique includes both hammering and forging elements.

The hammer technique is similar to the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, with a total of thirty-six stacked hammer blows, which is significantly less than the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, which has a total of eighty-one stacked hammer blows.

After nearly four months of deduction, the result was a piece of trash that could only withstand thirty-six strikes. This was not because Mu Yang was lazy, but because the forging part of the "Heavenly Hammer" was not simple.

In later generations, the Soul Master world of the mainland had a relatively clear division of metal forging levels. Apart from the "Fusion Forging" which has a forging level that can be high or low and is quite special, the metal forging levels are divided into Hundred Forging, Thousand Forging, Spirit Forging, Soul Forging and Heaven Forging from low to high.

The forging section of "Tian Gang Hammer" corresponds to detailed knowledge of the two metal forging levels: hundred forging and thousand forging.

Because it was an unprecedented innovation, and because Mu Yang only provided the eight-character deduction theory of "refining through a hundred forgings and perfecting through a thousand forgings", the deduction progress of "Tian Gang Hammer" was relatively slow.

Otherwise, if we only consider the hammering technique, it might only take a few days to master.

Of course, the secret technique of "Heavenly Hammer" that he deduced only provided him with knowledge, not directly enabled him to perfectly master this hammer technique and become a master forging expert at the thousand-forging level.

However, the feedback was very detailed, just like the forging insights imparted by a highly experienced master forging expert. As long as one has a decent comprehension and studies diligently, becoming a master forging expert in the future will definitely not be a problem.

After the forging process of "Tian Gang Hammer" reached the peak of the thousand-forging stage, Mu Yang began to attempt his first forging in the forging room, which had been modified in advance and all preparations were in place.

Perhaps due to his powerful soul force, good comprehension, and the detailed forging tips provided by the "Heavenly Hammer" secret technique, although his first forging attempt was bumpy, after a week, Mu Yang's blacksmithing skills can now be considered quite superb.

"Boom boom boom—"

Inside the forging room, Mu Yang spun around, sweat pouring down his face, as the booming sound of the casting hammer striking the iron ingots on the forging table echoed continuously.

Mu Yang: Eighty, eighty. Eighty!

Just then, two girls entered the forging room.

Seeing Mu Yang forging iron, the two did not interrupt him directly, but watched quietly from the side.

After a long while, with the final hammer blow from Mu Yang, the iron ingot on the forging table shrank considerably from its initial size. All the impurities within it were removed during the forging process, transforming it from ordinary pig iron into a piece of high-quality iron concentrate.

"I guess I'd say my skill level is at the peak of the Hundred Refinements stage?"

Looking at the iron ingots on the forging table, still hot and dark red, Mu Yang thought to himself.

"Muyang, I've noticed you've been forging iron these past few days. Are you planning to switch careers and become a blacksmith?"

Seeing that Mu Yang had stopped forging, Shui Yue'er stepped forward with a strange expression and asked.

As everyone knows, the noblest profession on the continent is that of a Soul Master, while blacksmithing is a lowly occupation. What kind of change happened that made Mu Yang, a genius with innate full Soul Power, have to become a blacksmith with no status and a bleak future?

Could it be that she had a fight with her sister and got upset? But that doesn't make sense! She saw the two of them being affectionate this morning.

"What career change? It's just a part-time job, and I'm not going to be a blacksmith, I'm going to be a forge master."

Mu Yang gave Shui Yue'er a disgruntled look.

This little brat probably has no idea about the future prospects of being a blacksmith.

You should know that in the era of "Armor Hero" in later years, the Heavenly Forging Master was someone that ordinary nine-ring Title Douluo would fawn over!

If a titled Douluo like She Long were to travel to the future and beg to be a dog of the Heavenly Forging Master, the master craftsman might not even look at him.

There's no other reason than that there are plenty of titled Douluo willing to be the master craftsman's lackeys, so one more won't make a difference, especially since he's a weakling among his peers.

Other Title Douluos, when wearing a full set of Heaven-Forged Battle Armor, can rival the strength of a Level 99 Limit Douluo without battle armor. However, it's questionable whether She Longyao, who has no soul core, no ten-thousand-year fifth soul ring, and a low soul power level, can defeat a Level 98 Super Douluo without battle armor.

"A blacksmith? Isn't that just a blacksmith?"

Shuiyue muttered softly.

It wasn't that she looked down on blacksmiths, but rather that this was simply the way things were. The preconceived notions about the blacksmith profession held over the years wouldn't change because of Mu Yang.

"Muyang, I know you must have had a deeper meaning behind what you did. Keep it up!"

Unlike Shui Yue'er, the more intelligent Shui Bing'er understood that Mu Yang's actions must have a deeper meaning, and encouraged him.

Put yourself in her shoes. If she were Mu Yang, why would she work as a blacksmith if she didn't have any ulterior motives? It's not like she's been kicked in the head by a donkey that's been there for a hundred thousand years.

"My Bing'er is the best!"

Mu Yang smiled and nodded. He had sweated quite a bit, otherwise he would have hugged her and given her a good kiss.

"You're such a chatterbox! Get some rest early tonight, don't stay up late anymore. I've already talked to my aunt, we're setting off to hunt souls tomorrow."

After giving a reproachful remark, Shui Bing'er got down to business.

As the saying goes, "If you walk by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet." Except for a few special cases, Mu Yang was working himself to the bone every night, and this eventually came to Shui Bing'er's attention.

One time, the girl missed him so much that she tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She climbed over to the balcony, intending to see her boy's sleeping posture. However, instead of seeing his sleeping posture, she saw Mu Yang burning the midnight oil. When she checked the time, good heavens, it was almost 2 a.m.!

Instead of making a fuss immediately, Shui Bing'er quietly observed for another three days.

It was discovered that every night after finishing his cultivation of "Taiyin Refining the Spirit," Mu Yang would sit on his bed, radiating spiritual energy fluctuations, and not go to sleep until after 2 a.m. He would do this again after getting up at 8 a.m. the next morning. No one knew what he was up to.

In fact, Mu Yang had already noticed Shui Bing'er at that time, but he did not avoid it. He was just deducing the cultivation technique. It wasn't like he was flirting with other girls behind her back. There was nothing shameful about it.

Besides, as her future spouse, she would find out about this sooner or later, so she didn't try to avoid it.

Unfortunately, the girl was very sensible. Mu Yang had originally planned to reveal the truth when she asked, but Shui Bing'er did not seem to care and simply told him to rest well.

"Soul Hunter? Bing'er, you haven't broken through your bottleneck yet, have you? Are you planning to break through through combat?"

After sensing her presence, Mu Yang discovered that Shui Bing'er was still a level 49 Soul Master, and he couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Within half a month, Shui Bing'er's soul power level reached the peak of level 49, and then she got stuck at a bottleneck.

Even if a Soul Master has good cultivation talent, it doesn't mean that they won't encounter bottlenecks in the early stages of cultivation. They will still encounter them, but unlike the bottlenecks in the later stages that can keep them stuck for a lifetime, the bottlenecks in the early stages can only hold them back for a while, and not for too long.

For example, Dai Mubai in the original novel was stuck at the bottleneck of level 39 for a period of time, but he eventually broke through the bottleneck with the help of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.

It's normal that Shui Bing'er was still limited by the bottleneck and couldn't break through after only half a month of cultivation reaching the peak of level 49.

Nodding slightly, Shui Bing'er took out an embroidered handkerchief from her bosom and wiped the sweat from Mu Yang's forehead, saying, "If it were just me, I would definitely have the patience to take it slowly, but you have been breaking through level 40 for quite some time now, and I don't want to delay any longer."

Moreover, soul hunting takes time; perhaps I can break through during the soul hunting process.

She was eager for the boy to grow up quickly! They couldn't delay any longer.

Shui Bing'er has made significant progress in her cultivation over the past six months, as has Mu Yang. After refining the right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor, his soul power level soared to level 38 Soul Venerable, and a week ago, he broke through to level 40 Quasi-Soul Master.

It is certain that if Shui Bing'er had not taken the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red, Mu Yang's current soul power level would definitely surpass Shui Bing'er's.

"That's fine too."

Mu Yang nodded.

Since Shui Bing'er is preparing to break through during the Soul Hunting process, Shui Yanyu, who is leading the Soul Hunting team this time, can just act as a bodyguard. Unless they encounter an opponent whose strength is far beyond their ability to handle, the entire Soul Hunting process will be handled by the two of them until Shui Bing'er breaks through the bottleneck and adds her fifth Soul Ring to advance.

With the solid foundation laid by his third spirit ring over ten thousand years, plus the solid foundation laid by "Sun Body Refinement" and the original "Ice and Fire Refining Body", he is able to withstand the fourth spirit ring for about thirty thousand years.

Soul beasts around 30,000 years old are strong enough to rival the best of the six-ring Soul Emperors or even the weakest Soul Saints. Even if the two of them join forces to activate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they are still formidable enemies.

Regardless of victory or defeat, with enough intense battles to fuel and provide resources for breaking through the bottleneck, Shui Bing'er will have no problem breaking through.

(End of this chapter)