The clang-clang-ding-dong sounds pulled Su Ming's thoughts back to the battle.
He looked calmly at the Soul-Chasing Sword striking his Spirit Tool shield once more.
With a wave of his hand, he dismissed the Spirit Tool shield, grabbed the Soul-Chasing Sword, and began to carve lines in the air upon it. These were Core Formations, forcibly fixed onto the sword's body using Spirit Power.
Whoosh!
He threw the Soul-Chasing Sword, aiming it straight at Chen Zifeng.
Chen Zifeng's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly tried to control the Soul-Chasing Sword.
However, at this moment, the Soul-Chasing Sword shone brightly. Although those formations only lasted for an instant before dissipating into disorderly patterns due to losing Su Ming's control after the Spirit Power fixing them vanished, the moment the formations took shape, they also obstructed Chen Zifeng's control over his own Martial Soul.
Thud.
Chen Zifeng looked down in disbelief at the Soul-Chasing Sword embedded in his body, his face filled with horror.
He hadn't dodged, because the Soul-Chasing Sword was his Martial Soul.
But just now, his own Martial Soul had been used by the enemy to stab him.
A profound sense of powerlessness flooded his entire being.
Su Ming's move had nearly shattered Chen Zifeng's worldview.
So this is how Spirit Engineers cultivate...
It wasn't just Chen Zifeng; all 200,000 spectators felt they had broadened their horizons.
How was this any different from the methods of gods and immortals?
Drawing formations in mid-air?
Even if it was just a formation forcibly bound by Spirit Power, lasting only a brief instant, the effect...
That's just too incredible.
In the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy preparation area.
As the reserve forces of Mingde Hall, the forefront of Spirit Engineer technology, Ma Rulong and the others were also staring dumbfounded.
Xiao Hongchen's face was stiff.
His mind was quick, and he soon connected Su Ming's move to its source.
This damn move is plagiarized from me!
Because of his Martial Soul, Xiao Hongchen could control metal and condense it to temporarily create Spirit Tools. His one hundred and eight Spirit Cannons were actually only semi-finished products, but due to his ability, he could complete them instantly.
For other Spirit Tools, he could also first use the metal condensed from his metal elements to instantly inscribe the Core Formation, temporarily creating it.
The reason it was temporary was that the metal he condensed was also temporary; as the metal he condensed dissipated, the Spirit Tool would also dissipate.
Therefore, Su Ming had essentially drawn inspiration from his ability.
"Damn it, the same principle, why does it look so cool when he uses it?!"
Xiao Hongchen was green with envy.
On the ring, Su Ming enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.
One versus seven, achieved.
In contrast, the Shrek Academy preparation area was deathly silent.
They had lost.
Shrek's ten-thousand-year glory was destroyed in a single day.
An utter disgrace!
At their peak state, Shrek Academy was defeated by a single person taking on all seven?
This was a stain etched in history, one that could never be washed away.
They stared at the figure on the ring, their feelings immensely complex.
Of course, they hated him; it was this person who broke Shrek's ten-thousand-year glorious milestone.
But even more, they felt regret.
"The champion of this Soul Master Tournament is the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy!"
Xu Jiawei announced the outcome with great internal reluctance.
Although he should have been mentally prepared since the team battle earlier, he still found it hard to believe that Shrek, which had monopolized the tournament championship for ten thousand years, would lose.
This historic moment had unfolded before his eyes.
Su Ming stood alone on the ring, scanning his surroundings.
Above his head, the clang-clang-ding-dong sounds of forging still echoed. His figure was upright, divinity bursting forth.
At this moment, he seemed to be the God of Forging himself.
His image constantly reminded the audience present that he was the President of the Blacksmith Association, the pioneer and leader of the forging system.
And precisely because of this identity, the people of the Star Luo Empire now didn't even strongly oppose the current outcome.
On the other hand, their reverence for Shrek Academy was also crumbling bit by bit.
Under normal circumstances, even if the Sun Moon Imperial team defeated the Shrek team, the people of the Douluo's Three Nations would only be dissatisfied, believing it was a temporary setback for Shrek.
However, the series of conflicts and repeated twists and turns that had just occurred on the ring were far too spectacular.
Su Ming, a Spirit Engineer from the Sun Moon Empire, had basically used the power of his Spirit Master system to defeat Shrek Academy.
Not only that, but his other identity easily overshadowed his status as a Sun Moon Empire citizen.
This minimized the public's resistance to Su Ming as a Sun Moon national and maximized the impact of Su Ming's crushing defeat of Shrek.
Unknowingly, the various forces present had made different choices in their hearts.
From now on, perhaps they could no longer blindly believe in Shrek Academy.
Gathering over ninety percent of the continent's geniuses, the composition of the Shrek team was only one Spirit Emperor stronger than the Di'ao Academy team.
How ironic.
In the past, the birth of a champion was met with cheers.
Today, the birth of a champion was met with silence.
Su Ming carefully contemplated the sensations he had just experienced, pausing on the ring for a long time.
"Today's finals lacked many highlights. As an apology, I would like to supplement it here with a spectacular performance for everyone."
Without seeking Xu Jiawei's opinion, he began setting up his forging platform.
On the royal city wall, the corner of Xu Jiawei's mouth twitched.
This was far too disrespectful.
"Your Majesty?"
A minister nearby looked at Xu Jiawei, his eyes asking if they should intervene.
"Let him forge," Xu Jiawei said helplessly.
Could they stop him?
This person carried more weight than the previous three master blacksmiths.
Su Ming took out a piece of Heavy Silver and a piece of Magic Silver, simultaneously beginning to refine and forge both rare metals.
Forging two rare metals at once not only stunned the spectators but also shocked the blacksmiths who had come to watch the match.
Clang-clang-ding-dong, just like the sounds from the phenomenon during his 'god invitation', echoed throughout the entire square.
Boom!
The two rare metals under his hammer had already merged into one. Fine, dense patterns spread across every corner of this metal, and numerous threads of spirituality seemed to extend from within the metal out towards the world.
Fusion Forging, success!
"As expected of the one who pioneered the forging system, he succeeded in one go, and it seems to be a technique more difficult than Thousand Refinement."
"Nonsense, just look, he directly fused the forged alloy. Did you see? Without any fluctuation of a storage Spirit Tool, the pure alloy just fused into his body."
"Damn, he succeeded in forging this kind of alloy in one try."
"I originally thought one success out of three master blacksmiths was a pretty high success rate, but I didn't expect there was an even greater master."
In recent days, knowledge about forging had been spreading like wildfire. After all, witnessing the three masters perform Thousand Refinement had sparked many people's interest in forging, so basic information like success rates had been widely disseminated.
Precisely because of this, Su Ming's forging carried extremely high credibility.
"I feel the gap between this forging patriarch's level and the master blacksmiths is just a tiny bit huge."
Su Ming restrained himself and did not proceed to perform Spirit Refinement on this Jade Silver created through Fusion Forging.
He took a deep breath, feeling the forging faith filling his Sea of Consciousness, and felt a wave of satisfaction.
Showing off before the crowd, achieved.
As the Faith is integrated into the sky his Sea of Consciousness, Su Ming's Spirit Power bottleneck also naturally opened.
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