Seven-metal fusion, spiritually imbued alloy, soul forging.
This forging session was nothing short of art.
The blacksmiths who witnessed the entire process unanimously agreed that they hadn't come in vain.
Even Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua learned a great deal. Who among the blacksmiths present could leave without some newfound insight?
A strong start.
Earlier, Feng Wuyu had mentioned that this forging would last seven days.
And from the beginning of the forging until now, only five hours had passed.
Feng Wuyu's energy fluctuations were intense, but there was no sign of weakening. From his expression, it was clear that although the process had been strenuous, it hadn't exceeded his limits.
Onward!
The second forging began.
The same formula.
However, during the soul forging of the Dark Sunstone this time, an error occurred, causing the attribute energy within the Dark Sunstone to fully erupt, melting the forging platform on the spot.
After adjusting his state, he took out another piece of Dark Sunstone and carefully performed soul forging.
The Dark Sunstone originated from the Demon Plane but was equally rare. Currently, Shrek Academy had about a hundred pieces, divided according to standard metal sizes, all scavenged by Lan Muzi from Lamo's royal city.
Each piece was incredibly precious.
Feng Wuyu needed to use these hundred pieces to help Lan Muzi forge at least three finished products.
As it turned out, the first success was truly due to good fortune.
Even with the utmost caution during soul forging, Feng Wuyu still destroyed four pieces before barely succeeding again with the Dark Sunstone.
However, the second successfully soul-forged Dark Sunstone was ruined during the fusion with the six-metal spiritually imbued alloy.
Everything had to start over.
Day one, one success.
Day two, all failures.
By day three, Feng Wuyu's expression showed signs of fatigue. He needed to consume spirit-stabilizing heavenly treasures to replenish his mental energy and alleviate his exhaustion.
By day four, his blood qi finally began to decline. He consumed blood qi-enhancing heavenly treasures, rapidly refining and replenishing them. This time, he sat in meditation for six hours straight.
Day five, he finally succeeded once more.
Day six, two attempts at seven-metal fusion—both failures.
Day seven.
The final day. Feng Wuyu finally completed the fusion forging of the third seven-metal spiritually imbued alloy.
He had fulfilled the requirements for the three core parts of Lan Muzi's battle armor.
Out of the original hundred or so pieces of Dark Sunstone, forty-five remained.
It was clear that the first success was due to luck, directly accumulating the correct experience. Otherwise, even if he had enough time to forge all hundred pieces, there was no guarantee he would succeed three times.
Aside from fulfilling Lan Muzi's needs, Feng Wuyu's forging also proved one thing:
His forging technique had come infinitely close to the realm of a Divine Craftsman.
One success might be considered a coincidence, but three successes within seven short days?
Achieving the fusion of seven spiritually imbued alloys—how far was he now from attempting heavenly forging?
"Xiao Yuan, I'd like to ask Elder Feng some questions. Could you introduce me?" Zhen Hua said to Xu Yuan beside him.
"Yes, Uncle Master."
Although Feng Wuyu was extremely exhausted, as a Level 98 Super Douluo, he could handle it.
Having deep reserves truly gave him the capital to endure.
When Zhen Hua saw Feng Wuyu in the Sea God Pavilion, he couldn't help but feel envious.
At this intensity of forging, if Zhen Hua attempted it even once, he'd likely need to enter seclusion immediately afterward.
For seven consecutive days, Feng Wuyu forged over fifty times, with nearly twenty of those attempts aimed at achieving seven-metal fusion.
When he felt drained, he consumed restorative medicines to quickly recover, then continued forging, consuming more medicine, and forging again.
At least three uninterrupted cycles.
Zhen Hua's body simply couldn't handle it.
But what about Feng Wuyu in front of him?
His complexion had already regained some rosiness, seemingly recovering his strength.
Good health truly allowed one to do as they pleased.
Of course, the main reason was that the intensity of this forging never pushed Feng Wuyu beyond his limits.
Take a soul-guided car, for example. If its top speed is 200 km/h and it runs continuously at 100 km/h for three days and nights, it wouldn't suffer any fundamental damage.
But what if its maximum tolerance was only 120 km/h?
Or worse, if its tolerance was only 100 km/h and it ran continuously at that intensity for three days and nights, who could endure it?
Combined with Feng Wuyu's performance over these seven days, the idea that "cultivation is the foundation" seemed to finally be proving itself in the forging world.
The future of the forging world would belong to those prodigies who could simultaneously cultivate soul power and advance their forging skills.
This day, Zhen Hua had long anticipated.
In Xu Yuan, he had already glimpsed the shadow of this future. He just didn't expect Feng Wuyu to be the first to show the potential to break through to Divine Craftsman status.
"President Zhen Hua."
In addressing Zhen Hua, Feng Wuyu's tone still carried respect.
Although Zhen Hua had become a Divine Craftsman and president after Feng Wuyu had already reached the level of an Eight-Level Saint Craftsman and hadn't attended his lectures, Zhen Hua's contributions were undoubtedly worthy of respect.
"Elder Feng, do you have any more of that black yang-attribute metal?" Zhen Hua got straight to the point, staring intently at Feng Wuyu.
Feng Wuyu paused, quickly understanding Zhen Hua's feelings.
However, the Dark Sunstone came from the Demon Plane. Would handing it over to Zhen Hua risk leaking information about the Demon Plane?
The energy it contained bore the distinct aura of different laws, which was also the main culprit behind Feng Wuyu's repeated failures in soul forging.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Feng Wuyu made his decision.
He could give it.
Feng Wuyu glanced in Yun Ming's direction, noticing no sign of objection, and sighed in relief.
To be honest, he now had a sense of nearing the Spirit Domain realm. After this, he would also enter seclusion like Lan Muzi. If he succeeded in breaking through, he would immediately attempt heavenly forging.
At this point, exchanging knowledge with Zhen Hua and gaining some insights into heavenly forging would be significant.
"I still have some Dark Sunstone, though only about twenty pieces."
Zhen Hua's eyes lit up.
"Elder Feng, could you part with ten pieces of Dark Sunstone? Whatever you need in return, feel free to name it—I'll accept anything."
Though desire dominated his emotions, Zhen Hua remained clear-headed.
He understood both of their needs.
One needed Dark Sunstone, showing interest in this rare and precious metal. The other needed some experience regarding heavenly forging.
Feng Wuyu scratched his red hair and straightforwardly took out ten pieces of Dark Sunstone.
He didn't waste time haggling, directly stating his request.
"My pleasure," Zhen Hua chuckled.
Another Divine Craftsman emerging in the forging world—and not from the enemy side—what was there to be dissatisfied about?
Though it was a trade, the exchange of experience would create a bond between him and Feng Wuyu.
Xu Yuan didn't disturb Zhen Hua and Feng Wuyu's further conversation.
"How was it? Any insights?"
Yun Ming approached Xu Yuan, asking about his gains over these seven days.
"I feel the door to soul forging has opened. With some time in seclusion for deduction, I can begin attempting soul forging," Xu Yuan said softly.
"Of course, before that, I need to condense my soul core and break through to Level 60. This time, from Elder Feng's forging, I've gained new insights that may help with condensing my soul core."
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