Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 3 Soul Power Forging: The Rusty Spear's Initial Evolution

Back in the village, Ji Wuming quickly brewed the herbs for another medicinal bath. Now that he had awakened his martial soul, he could also feel the presence of soul power within his body.

Ji Wuming closed his eyes slightly, tentatively entering a meditative state, feeling the flow of soul power within his body and absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world.

Because of his low innate soul power, his soul power cultivation was inherently slow; coupled with the lack of a systematic meditation cultivation method, his soul power cultivation speed was only slightly faster than a snail's pace, and he even needed to rest for half an hour every now and then.

"Alas! It's a pity that besides blacksmithing, I don't know any martial arts like Tai Chi or Xingyi Quan, otherwise my soul power cultivation speed could definitely have reached another level."

However, this initial meditation practice is not without its advantages. Through meditation, the body can better absorb the medicinal power in the medicinal bath, and the physical strengthening can achieve twice the result with half the effort. At the same time, it can also heal some hidden injuries caused by blacksmithing.

It must be said that the herbs sold in the city's pharmacies are much more potent than ordinary yams.

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the next morning,

The familiar clanging of hammers echoed once again from the Ji family's blacksmith shop, but this time the sound seemed somewhat weak and listless.

"Bang, bang, crash—"

The rusty spear snapped in two again; this was the fifth time it had broken in half an hour.

"The hardness of this broken spear is still too poor, especially the shaft. If the hammering force is slightly greater, it will inevitably break."

Ji Wuming wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, looked at the rusty spear that had been summoned again, and fell into deep thought.

Isn't the weapon forging process just a series of three steps: melting iron, forging, and quenching, repeated over and over again? Why doesn't it work when it comes to martial spirit forging?

A moment later, four words suddenly appeared in his mind: soul power forging. In an instant, Ji Wuming seemed to have a sudden enlightenment.

"Soul power forging. Martial souls are different from ordinary weapons. The iron-melting process is not needed at all. Simply forging will inevitably cause the rusted spear to experience metal fatigue and break. But if soul power is continuously supplied to the martial soul during forging, will there be...?"

Having conceived an idea, Ji Wuming quickly put it into practice, aiming to implement a soul power forging mode that simultaneously hammered and channeled soul power to maintain the basic state of the martial soul. This forging method inevitably required the cultivation of a technique for controlling distraction, a skill not unique to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The so-called distraction control is essentially multitasking. Anyone can master it by investing time. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has simply developed the basic technique of multitasking to achieve the effect of multitasking.

All he needs to do now is master the technique of multitasking, which is one of the essential skills required to become a good blacksmith. As an excellent blacksmith, Ji Wuming is naturally very familiar with the technique of multitasking.

Ji Wuming immediately began channeling his soul power into the Iron Rust Spear's martial soul, and rapidly hammered at the spear shaft. To truly make the Iron Rust Spear combat-ready, the holes in the shaft needed to be filled.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

After a dozen or so hammer blows, a large hole in the spear shaft had shrunk considerably, but the rusted spear hadn't broken. Ji Wuming was delighted.

"Hahaha--"

"As expected, this is how soul power forging should be done!"

After being struck more than 200 times, the two small holes at the end of the spear shaft disappeared, and the spear shaft was shortened by about two or three centimeters.

Just half an hour later, as Ji Wuming's soul power gradually depleted, he could no longer maintain the state of soul power forging. Upon closer inspection, the rusted spear was subtly returning to its original state.

"It can change the form of a martial soul, and the deformation of the martial soul can automatically recover. Indeed, a martial soul is an external manifestation of one's own soul power, and it is extremely difficult to change!"

Ji Wuming was speechless at the current situation. He had spent nearly an hour hammering away, only to find that it was all for nothing.

"I'm not reconciled, I'm not reconciled..."

With a heavy heart, Ji Wuming put down the hammer, gripped the spearhead tightly with his left hand, and tried to crush it. The rusted edge pierced his palm, and a few drops of blood dripped into the spear. The elastic deformation of the rusted spear suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Ji Wuming looked at his injured left hand, then at the rusty spear on the anvil, and jumped up and down happily, saying...

"I never imagined that the method of sharpening iron tools with blood would have such an effect. Could this be one of the hidden characteristics of my martial soul?"

However, regardless of the method, forging it with soul power to change its martial soul form is feasible, especially when combined with his own blood sacrifice blade-opening technique.

It's possible to forge an unparalleled treasure using a martial spirit as a foundation, and the characteristics currently revealed by the Broken Spear could potentially be developed in the direction of the Emperor-Slaying Spear.

The Emperor-Slaying Spear, the Feather Emperor's natal immortal weapon, contains boundless killing intent. Its entire body is crimson, as if shrouded in a thick blood mist, making it extremely mysterious and terrifying, but its attack power is equally astonishing.

Having set a clear goal, Ji Wuming was like a man possessed, sitting cross-legged and rapidly recovering his soul power to begin a new round of soul power forging.

As he fell asleep that night, to avoid wasting all the efforts he had made during the day, Ji Wuming did not retract his martial spirit into his body.

Instead, he always kept it in an external state and maintained a small amount of soul power to prevent the rusted spear from dissipating automatically due to a lack of soul power. Moreover, to prevent it from being lost, he almost slept with his martial soul in his arms.

And so, the soul power forging continued for nearly three months. Although the soul power did not increase significantly during these three months, the rusted spear was completely transformed.

The spear shaft was shortened by two inches, the dozens of holes disappeared, and the blades on both sides of the spearhead were forged to be extremely sharp. After three months of blood sacrifice, the entire spear shaft was covered with a faint layer of blood mist.

The greatest advantage of the rusted spear is its rust. In order to maximize the spear's ability to stab, Ji Wuming has distributed the rust at the tip of the spear to unleash its maximum power.

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Today was the first day of school at the Hanhai City Junior Soul Master Academy. Ji Wuming simply brought a few clothes and a year's living expenses, and with a rather conspicuous two-and-a-half-meter-long spear slung over his back, he boarded the carriage.

Seeing this abrupt scene, the village chief couldn't help but say, "Little Ji, carrying your martial spirit on your back, if you enter the academy, it might cause some unnecessary trouble!"

As the village chief who often paid attention to Ji Wuming, he couldn't help but feel happy for him when he saw such a big change in his martial soul. Indeed, an excellent blacksmith can create another kind of miracle.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I absolutely cannot let my Martial Soul leave my body. Otherwise, all my efforts over the past three months will be in vain. Don't worry, as long as the other children don't provoke me, I won't hurt them!" Ji Wuming said with an extremely firm look in his eyes.

What Ji Wuming needs most right now is the meditation method taught at the academy, not the childish tricks that six-year-olds play with.

During this period, due to the lack of meditation methods, his cultivation speed was already slow because of his low innate soul power. Only meditation methods could slightly improve his soul power cultivation speed.

(End of this chapter)