Peerless Tang Sect: God Emperor Haotian

Driven by his desire to comprehend the essence of hammering, Ye Sen devoted all his spare time to the studio for several days after obtaining the right to use it.

In the studio, the furnace roared, and the invisible heat spread to every corner of the room.

Ye Sen simply took off his shirt, leaving only his pants, and stared blankly at the Haotian Hammer in his hand.

"I've tried so many times these past few days, but I haven't felt anything special at all. Could it be that my method is wrong?" With this thought, Ye Sen's dark eyebrows gradually furrowed.

"No, the core of the hammer is forging, so this direction must be correct. Either my cultivation level is not high enough to comprehend the essence of the hammer, or there is some problem I haven't noticed." Ye Sen thought to himself.

"Willpower is mental strength."

"Does one need to incorporate spiritual power into the forging process to allow it to merge with the martial soul, thereby enabling one to comprehend the hammer's intent through the power of the Clear Sky Hammer?"

The idea expanded rapidly as soon as it appeared, instantly occupying Ye Sen's mind and making him uncontrollably want to try it.

"Give it a try!"

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Sen finally made up his mind to give it a try.

He took a deep breath, channeled his spiritual power into the Haotian Hammer, and then slammed it down heavily onto the red-hot iron block on the forging table.

"clang!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out. At that moment, Ye Sen felt as if a bomb had exploded on his forehead, the immense impact leaving his mind blank.

"boom--"

Ye Sen's hand loosened weakly, and the Haotian Hammer fell to the ground with a dull thud. A blank expression remained on Ye Sen's handsome face for a long time before his empty eyes gradually regained focus.

Ye Sen picked up the Haotian Hammer and examined it.

With each strike, the mind goes blank. Can one truly grasp the essence of the hammer blow?

Moreover, given his current mental strength, he might not be able to withstand even a few of these impacts before falling into a coma.

"A second spirit can enhance mental power, so perhaps I can involve my second spirit as well."

With this new idea in mind, Ye Sen simultaneously mobilized the power of both his martial souls. He used his second martial soul to amplify his mental power, and then began forging the Clear Sky Hammer by fusing his mental power into it.

With the support of his second martial soul, Ye Sen's mind would no longer go blank during this forging process, and he would be able to stay clear-headed.

As his mind remained clear, he indeed caught a faint, peculiar feeling during the forging process, which immediately invigorated him.

"The essence of hammering comes from countless hammer blows!"

"Smash it!"

......

one year later.

The dawn light was soft, and the morning mist was hazy.

Because it's the weekend, the entire campus is very quiet, and you can hardly see any people going about their business outside.

Just as Ye Sen was about to leave, he bumped right into a petite blonde figure.

"ah!"

A girl's gasp rang out.

"Nannan?"

Ye Sen looked at the other person. A year had passed, and both of them had grown taller.

"Did you come to see me so early?" Ye Sen asked with a smile as he led Jiang Nannan into the house.

Faced with Ye Sen's question, Jiang Nannan looked worried and asked, "Brother Ye Sen, you've been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, and I haven't seen you go to class. The teacher said you took leave. Did something happen?"

After arriving at the Netherwater Soul Master Academy, Jiang Nannan made some friends. But if she had to choose the most important one, it would naturally be Ye Sen, who came from the same village as her and grew up with her as her childhood sweetheart.

Having not seen Ye Sen for several days, and not knowing why, she naturally couldn't control her worry.

She had remained silent before for fear of disturbing Ye Sen's cultivation, but today, she finally couldn't hold back her worries any longer.

Upon hearing this, Ye Sen smiled and shook his head, explaining, "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. I just feel that I might be about to break through soon, so I'm in seclusion in the dean's studio making my final push."

The breakthrough Ye Sen mentioned was not the comprehension of the hammer's intent.

His chosen method was correct, but it will take some time before he can fully comprehend the essence of hammering.

The breakthrough he was referring to was in soul power.

Although the relentless forging over the past year didn't allow him to immediately grasp the essence of hammering, it greatly enhanced his mental strength. After each full-force forging session, his mental strength would be near its limit, but as soon as it recovered, it would increase upon reaching its original level.

This is precisely the characteristic of the Original Martial Soul: to become stronger by challenging one's own limits. And once a certain critical point is reached, the Original Martial Soul will usher in its most important moment, which is the Second Awakening of the Original Martial Soul.

As a result, his mental strength improved significantly over the course of a year.

The strength of one's mental power directly affects the speed at which one's soul power cultivation increases.

The final result was that Ye Sen originally thought it would take him about a year and a half to break through to level 20, but now, after only a year, he was already on the verge of breaking through.

"breakthrough?"

Jiang Nannan's bright golden eyes widened in surprise: "Brother Ye Sen, does that mean you're about to become a Great Soul Master?"

"kindness."

Ye Sen smiled and nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan immediately showed an expression of admiration and said, "Brother Ye Sen, you are really amazing. I have tried my best, but my cultivation level still can't catch up with yours."

Ye Sen reached out and ruffled her hair, smiling as he said, "There's no need to rush your cultivation. Take your time. As long as your brother is here, I won't let anyone bully you, so don't feel pressured."

"Um."

Jiang Nannan nodded and smiled sweetly. Looking around and seeing the room was a bit messy, she immediately said, "Brother, you should go cultivate. It's the weekend, the academy is closed, I'll tidy up your room for you."

"it is good."

Ye Sen didn't stand on ceremony with Jiang Nannan and nodded in agreement. These past few days, his mind had been focused on breaking through his limits, and he truly hadn't had the extra energy to tidy up the room.

After leaving the dormitory and arriving at Li Mu's studio, Ye Sen continued with the familiar routine.

Start the furnace, ignite the fire, and select materials.

As his skills improved, Ye Sen's forging target had long since changed from ordinary metals to rare metals.

As a Soul Master, Li Mu naturally has no shortage of rare metals around him.

Rare metals also need to be forged and purified before being made into soul tools. He naturally wouldn't object to someone doing this step for him, saving him effort. Moreover, the rare metals forged by Ye Sen were of exceptionally high quality, even surpassing what he could achieve by forging them himself.

Li Mu had asked Ye Sen if he had any tricks up his sleeve, but Ye Sen always brushed him off with other excuses.

He naturally couldn't say that he had incorporated Dou Sancai's forging techniques into his forging process.

Although the art of forging has existed in the Douluo Continent for a long time, its history can even be traced back to before the emergence of the Soul Master profession, but its true peak was in the Douluo III era.

It is precisely because of the advancement of forging techniques that the power of rare metals can be fully developed, resulting in products like battle armor with heaven-defying combat power, thus helping human soul masters to completely suppress the soul beast race in terms of combat strength.

Although Ye Sen didn't have a renowned master to guide him, through his acquired knowledge and his own innate talent and comprehension, he had accumulated some experience and insights into forging over the course of a year. With his current level, he was confident that he could complete at least a hundred forgings, if not a thousand.