Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

An hour later, the second round of the forging competition finally ended, but the number of blacksmiths and contestants did not choose to leave. Instead, their numbers gradually increased, and even some non-blacksmith soul masters gradually gathered at the venue.

Everyone turned their attention to the newly rebuilt forging platform in the center of the venue. No one left, because they all knew that the real protagonist was about to take the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen in the stands, the forging competition of the Tianhai Grand Tournament is drawing to a close. However, please do not move from the venue so quickly. Next, we will have our special guest for this Tianhai Grand Tournament—Master Craftsman Li Ziming—presenting a demonstration of advanced forging skills."

The commentator's words made some people who were about to leave the audience stop and watch the master craftsman's forging demonstration.

Even ordinary people without soul power stared curiously at the soul guide screen, exchanging sparring and exchanging skills.

Ordinary people are curious about everything about Soul Masters, so it's natural for them to want to see what the so-called secondary professions of those Soul Masters are.

"Forging." The commentator said these two words with a smile on his face. "I believe this is not unfamiliar to Soul Masters, especially Mech Masters and Battle Armor Masters."

As we all know, since the advent of mechs, ordinary people have been able to possess the power to fight against some low-level Soul Masters, but this is actually limited to white-level and yellow-level mechs.

"Once a mecha reaches the purple level or higher, it must be controlled by a Soul Master to fully unleash its power. And the core array materials of a purple-level mecha are made by a blacksmith."

Unlike mass-produced white and yellow mechs, purple-level mechs cannot withstand the intense soul power burden of their operation, which is beyond the capabilities of ordinary materials. Therefore, a powerful purple-level mech pilot inevitably needs to work with blacksmiths.

The commentator paused here, and then continued: "And the Battle Armor Masters, I believe everyone is familiar with them. When they forge one-word battle armor, they must deal with the blacksmith."

To create a battle armor that perfectly suits one's own body, one must participate in the forging process. At the level of two-word battle armor, one must even sacrifice one's own blood to achieve a true connection and unity with the armor.

Hearing this, many ordinary people felt a sense of awe and wonder, and even some Soul Masters without Battle Armor were filled with admiration. So this is how Battle Armor is forged.

"And blacksmiths play a crucial role in this process. Among the four professions of Soul Masters, high-level mecha designers, manufacturers, and repairmen are easy to find, but high-level blacksmiths are not."

"And the next person to take the stage, Master Craftsman Li Ziming, is a genius among geniuses in the forging world, a true pillar of the younger generation. According to information revealed by the Forging Masters Association, although he is young, he is already able to independently complete the forging of soul-forged metals."

Soul-forged metal—that's a core material used only in forging three-word battle armor and black-level mechs!

The commentator's words undoubtedly heated up the atmosphere and ignited the enthusiasm of many people. They may not know what Soul Forged Metal is, but they know what the Three-Word Battle Armor represents!

Aside from the legendary four-word battle armor, he represents the pinnacle that an ordinary soul master can achieve in their entire life!

Even a Soul Saint could possess the combat power of a Title Douluo when wearing it. In the era before the Divine Craftsman, it was the symbol of the ultimate power of a single human being!

That's a synonym for power! Even if they can't wear three-word battle armor, it doesn't stop ordinary people from yearning for it.

After all, since ancient times, Soul Masters have been a profession for the elite.

Three-word Battle Armor Masters are truly among the small group of people qualified to stand at the top of society. Even within the Federation, they are capable of holding core high-ranking positions.

The Soul Masters present all understood that the simplest demonstration of a blacksmith's skill was the purification of metals. He could choose the metals himself, and all he needed to do was forge the highest quality work he was currently capable of creating.

Li Ziming raised his hands, and two forging hammers appeared in his hands at the same time. They were both spirit forging hammers! The two forging hammers were entirely reddish-gold in color. They were made of the fusion metal "spirit metal". This fusion metal can amplify the elemental attributes of a soul master. Two Crimson Sun Crystals were also inlaid on them, which could greatly amplify Li Ziming's martial soul attributes and make forging twice as effective.

After the calcination was completed, the metal selected by Li Ziming—sinking silver—rose from the forging platform.

The first move was a direct, violent smash.

Without any probing, they immediately began 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, he completely ignored this process simply because he was too familiar with the metal, which was called "sinking silver."

After all, if you come to Dou San and don't hammer a piece of Shen Yin, you can't even call yourself a blacksmith.

Li Ziming directly concentrated his qi and blood power onto the forging hammer, striking it fiercely and removing impurities from the metal. He accomplished the feat of forging a hundred times with a single hammer blow.

Then, Li Ziming exhaled softly, 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.

"Handling heavy objects with ease—this is a skill that only blacksmiths of level six or above can master. He is so young yet already so proficient. It seems he has already come a long way on his blacksmithing path," an old blacksmith watching from the side couldn't help but sigh.

With each hammer blow, a beam of red light shot into the sky, rising a full ten feet high. The red light was dazzling, with faint bursts of flame visible within.

A thousand times forging imbues it with spirit!

"Ultimate Thousand Refinements? How is this possible!" Duan Xuan couldn't help but stand up. How could it possibly be Ultimate Thousand Refinements!

Compared to those laymen who only look at the surface, he, as a fellow Seven-Star Craftsman, understands better what the words "Ultimate Thousand Refinements" represent! It means that Li Ziming has done the best he can in a piece of metal through a thousand refinements.

Even he, an old master craftsman who has honed his skills in the field of master craftsmanship for many years, might not be able to do this!

And how old is he?

"Truly possessing the talent of a master craftsman!"

Duan Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. Judging from the current situation, Li Ziming's skills had completely surpassed his own.

Ultimate forging: This type of metal is much easier to awaken spirituality, and the quality after completion is also greatly improved.

But then he thought again, this is just a small forging demonstration, there's no need to go to such lengths.

"Could it be that he wants to?"

.........

At the competition venue.

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

"Roar—" A roar came from the heavy silver in Li Ziming'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 Li Ziming'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 gives back!

Spiritforge Creation!

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.

Judging from both the forging time and the spirituality of the metal, this exceeds the prerequisite requirements for ordinary soul forging.

"bite--"

Just then, a crisp sound rang out. Duan Xuan looked up in surprise and found that Li Ziming had not stopped the spiritual awakening process. What was he trying to do?

Li Ziming's blood and qi surged violently, becoming even more vast and powerful, its strength no less than that of a titled Douluo with an ordinary beast martial soul.

"Ding! Ding!"

"Ding!" With a crisp sound, a crimson light suddenly burst out from the silver, and within the white light, a blazing sun faintly appeared, converging above the metal.

Li Ziming 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 a pair of heavy silver hammers struck each other in front of him. Immediately afterward, the temperature around him suddenly rose, and flames appeared.

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

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

Under the force of that immense power, the once spiritually potent silver suddenly fell silent, instantly suppressing all energy fluctuations, as if it had been crushed into a piece of scrap metal by the previous heavy blow.

Just when everyone outside thought the forging had failed and the spirit iron had been destroyed.

Suddenly, Li Ziming's double hammers sprang up, and then he put away the heavy silver hammer. A strange ripple of light and a strong energy fluctuation shot up from the forging platform.

Even more strangely, the metal, which was like scrap iron just moments before, transformed back into a sphere and began to bounce. It had become translucent, with crimson and orange halos seemingly reflecting each other inside, manifesting as a blazing sun with terrifying heat, its high temperature spreading outward from its center.

That was the manifestation of Li Ziming's martial spirit, the Blazing Sun Hammer, and also a true reflection of its life, spirit, and uniqueness.

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

Eight-Star Master Craftsman!

Soul Forging Sublimation, Innate Metal – This is Soul Forging Metal that only an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman can forge!