Arthur took a deep breath and slowly raised his forging hammer. His Soul Power suddenly erupted, and spirit rings rose from beneath his feet one after another, black and gold colors intertwining, emitting a suffocating pressure.
"This is..." Zhanggong Yan's pupils shrank suddenly. "What kind of spirit rings are those!"
Arthur didn't answer; his gaze was completely locked onto the lanyun copper on the forging table. The forging hammer in his hand trembled slightly, letting out a crisp hum.
"First strike!"
He let out a low shout and brought the hammer down.
"Clang—!"
The deafening sound of metal clashing echoed through the entire hall, sending sparks flying everywhere.
Golden light covered the lanyun copper, vanishing in a flash.
Hundred Forging!
"Clang—!"
The second strike fell.
This strike was completely different from the first. The moment the hammer head made contact with the lanyun copper, the golden light no longer just flashed away but flowed over the material's surface like a tide before quickly penetrating inward.
Thousand Forging!
Each wisp of golden light was like an invisible small hammer, performing meticulous strikes inside the lanyun copper.
The originally somewhat coarse internal structure was rapidly compressed and reorganized in that instant; Impurities were further squeezed out, and the density shot up.
Zhanggong Yan's pupils shrank as he blurted out in shock, "Thousand Forging already?!"
The Blacksmiths around who had already seen Arthur show off his skills said disdainfully, "Making a fuss over nothing."
Arthur didn't pause at all as his Soul Power surged into the forging hammer like a tsunami.
He raised the forging hammer high.
"Clang————!"
The moment this strike fell, the entire forging hall seemed to tremble slightly.
A burst of blinding blue light suddenly erupted from within the lanyun copper, and wisps of spiritual light overflowed from deep within the material, intertwining into a blurry phantom in mid-air.
Spirit Forging!
That was the "spirituality" of the lanyun copper being thoroughly awakened, its "life" as a rare metal.
No, that's not right!
Now, even the surrounding Blacksmiths were dazed.
Even Zhen Hua and Mu Chen looked dazed. The first two strikes were fine, but they didn't understand the third strike either!
Zhen Hua took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "Something's not right. Did you see anything?"
Mu Chen's gaze was fixed on the blue light phantom above the lanyun copper as he said in a low voice, "No, I didn't see any forging techniques at all in the third strike. It was like a random hit."
Of course they couldn't see it, because Arthur's third strike really had nothing to do with forging.
He was using a cheat.
Simply put: "I command you, bring forth life!"
Using the authority of the plane, he forcibly bestowed life upon the metal.
"It's not over yet. Seniors, watch closely," Arthur said softly.
The surrounding Blacksmiths immediately quieted down.
"What... does he want to do next?"
At this moment, Arthur began the process of progressing from Spirit Forging to Soul Forging.
The forging hammer instantly fell like a violent storm.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The dense clashing of metal was almost continuous, making people's eardrums ache.
The lanyun copper was like it was being held firmly by an invisible giant hand; despite the storm-like hammer strikes falling on it, it maintained a strange "calmness."
Everyone could see it; he was performing Soul Forging!
Under the hammering, the metal reached the level of Soul Forging on a physical plane.
Next was...
"Xia Xi! Help me awaken the Soul!"
The little Auspicious Beast appeared, perching on Arthur's shoulder.
The biggest difference between Spirit Forging and Soul Forging is that Spirit Forging bestows life, while Soul Forging bestows one's own Legacy onto the metal. It's like a Soul Legacy.
At Arthur's call, Xia Xi slowly opened the vertical pupil between her brows.
"Roar—"
An almost inaudible beast roar echoed deep within Arthur's Soul.
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