Xu Yunfan didn't care when he heard the smug voice of Lu the blacksmith.
Seeing Xu Yunfan's expression of immersion, Lu the Blacksmith rubbed his nose and said, "This Scarlet Snake Cloak Hammer is one of the unique skills of Divine Weapon Ridge. When you first learned it, didn't you feel like you were forging iron?"
His calloused palm rustled across the hammer handle.
"Watch carefully!"
Without waiting for Xu Yunfan's response, Lu the blacksmith walked to the stove and shouted.
In an instant, when Lu the blacksmith swung the hammer, his deltoid muscles swelled like iron balls, and bronze meridians flowed like dragons under the skin of his muscular arms.
Unfortunately, the force that should have penetrated the waist and back of this move was interrupted at the opponent's slightly hunched spine.
The 'Reverse Sky River' which was supposed to be powered by the heels was changed by this old man into a shoulder blade thrust.
The red-hot iron on the anvil suddenly twisted like a snake.
The strong wind caused by the falling hammer kicked up dust on the ground.
Ding ding!
There was a sudden sound of metal clashing, and sparks immediately flew out in all directions.
Xu Yunfan's knuckles unconsciously tapped the python tendon-wrapped handle of the sledgehammer.
He could clearly see Blacksmith Lu, whose coarse cloth clothes were soaked with dark marks due to the cold sweat seeping from his waist.
This move forced the body to perform beyond its capacity, and if one is not careful, it could damage the internal organs.
Blacksmith Lu forced himself to straighten his back. He panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead. A strange light flickered in his sunken eye sockets, and he held his head high, looking a little complacent.
"How is it? This hammer strike is the result of thirty years of practice. Back in the Divine Weapon Ridge, this move of mine was the best even among my peers..."
"The moves are sophisticated and perfect."
Xu Yunfan suddenly interrupted, his eyes sweeping over the other person's slightly trembling calves.
"This move is supposed to use the ground's force to recoil, but Senior used his shoulder blades instead of his heels. That's quite ingenious."
As he spoke, he stretched out two fingers and lightly scratched the still warm anvil, seemingly with a light touch. The depth of the finger marks was exactly the same as the hammer marks.
The blacksmith's cloudy pupils suddenly contracted, and his palm covered with burn scars suddenly gripped the bellows lever tightly. The apprentice who was pulling the bellows was pushed away by his kick and rolled on the ground several times.
He then asked, "Which elder of Shenbing (Divine weapon) Ridge are you a disciple of?"
Xu Yunfan was silent for a while.
Seeing that Xu Yunfan didn't answer, Lu the Blacksmith didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded and said, "Don't worry. Since we have this relationship, if you need anything in the future, I can help you. Just ask."
After a while, Xu Yunfan asked, "One thousand six hundred taels, how much cheaper?"
Blacksmith Lu: "Let's put this aside and not talk about it anymore."
The scene fell into awkward silence for a moment, and Xu Yunfan was not in a position to admit it.
Without waiting for Xu Yunfan to speak again, the blacksmith Lu pushed the bellows suddenly, and the purple flames in the iron furnace suddenly rose, reflecting the wrinkles on his face like ravines.
"You have a sharp eye, kid. Did you know that there was an earthquake in Qingzhou thirty years ago..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Yunfan had already picked up the golden hammer and turned around, secretly exerting force with his long arms.
When the hammer broke through the air, the nine linked sounds rang out like muffled thunder, crushing the old man's unfinished words in the dull sound of breaking through the air.
The icicles hanging from the eaves broke apart, and Xu Yunfan's voice was heard amidst the flying ice crystals.
"Mr. Lu, I'll come over when I have time! And please help me make an iron box to hold this weapon!"
"...I'll send someone to deliver it to you in three days."
"Thank you!"
Looking at Xu Yunfan's back as he left with the heavy hammer, he smacked his lips, held his waist and sat down on the ground, his face pale with cold sweat.
The apprentice next to him was shocked when he saw this and hurried forward.
"Master, what's wrong with you?!"
"Get lost."
Blacksmith Lu cursed, "I'm going to die! Please ask Doctor Cui to come over quickly! I've twisted my waist!"
Although Lu the blacksmith seems to be generous and a good person now, his true character needs further discussion.
At the moment, it's worth making friends with.
On the way home, heavy snow fell. There was no one on the street, but Xu Yunfan felt his blood boiling.
As the heavy hammer in his hand swung, the vibration seemed to gradually synchronize with his heartbeat, and the blood and energy of the Bronze Body Skill began to circulate spontaneously.
The surface of the skin appeared to be a mixture of gold and copper, and every tendon was throbbing under the skin, as if lava was surging in the blood vessels.
After returning to Qingheju, Xu Yunfan immediately picked up the golden hammer and began to practice the Red Snake Cloak Hammer while standing in the courtyard.
The sound of a heavy hammer breaking through the air shattered the silence in the courtyard.
The moment the thirty-six-style cloak hammer was unfolded, the accumulated snow rolled back like a white dragon soaring into the sky.
The cyclone created by the swing of the 200-jin golden hammer actually scraped cracks on the bark of an old tree three meters away.
In an instant, his muscles bulged, blood surged, and veins appeared on his body. The golden hammer in his hand tore through the air and exploded in the courtyard.
The Scarlet Snake Cloak Hammer has a total of thirty-six moves, each one stronger than the last. As the heavy hammer dances wildly, the air in the courtyard vibrates and hums, and the snow covering the surrounding area is blown back.
The martial artist who had achieved great success in the second stage of training had almost doubled his strength. The 200-pound gold hammer in Xu Yunfan's hand was like a wooden stick, stirring the air like a thick liquid, and the sound was extremely terrifying.
With each swing, the nine links on the hammer made a trembling sound like waves crashing on the shore, and the drooping hair was lifted by the strong wind.
You are unleashing the Scarlet Snake Cloak Hammer with abandon, feeling it's never felt so exhilarating. Your proficiency in the Scarlet Snake Copper Cloak Hammer has increased.
"You feel that the Lei Gu Weng Jin Hammer in your hand is extremely handy. Many moves that you had not noticed before have been adjusted one by one. The proficiency of the Red Copper Cloak Hammer has improved a lot."
The moment the system prompt appeared, Xu Yunfan suddenly spun around and struck with his hammer. The hammer landed like a cannonball on a nearby granite block, and the hard surface was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks.
After practicing for more than ten times and feeling his hands and feet a little sore, Xu Yunfan glanced at the system prompt that appeared on the attribute panel.
He was delighted. With such powerful weapons in his hands, his training efficiency would be greatly improved. The Red Copper Cloak Hammer, according to the attribute panel, not only had a profound hammering technique, but also made his physique stronger.
After dinner, when the moon was at its zenith, Xu Yunfan performed the "Jingtao Palm" in front of the candlelight.
Between the yellowed pages, a dark red annotation appeared next to Fei Yao's beautiful small calligraphy - "The tidal force moves through the Shaoyang meridian of the hand, which must be consistent with the waxing and waning of the moon."
He had an idea and stood up and suddenly pushed open the window. He saw moonlight on the snow in the courtyard, flowing like silver mercury, which seemed to coincide with the surging blood and energy in his palm technique.
"Interesting."
This Jingtao Palm technique is particularly good at tempering the tendons in the arms. When practiced to a high level, when fighting with others, the tendons can move and generate several forces out of thin air.
He pressed his palms on the diagram and slowly deduced, and the blood in his arms slowly flowed and gradually became active.
When the seventh move "Splitting Waves and Intercepting Flow" was used, a sharp pain suddenly came from the palm of the hand, as if thousands of fine needles were piercing the bone marrow along the tendons.
Xu Yunfan was not surprised but happy. This was clearly a sign of the "force penetrating the fascia" as described in the Jingtao Palm.