met free Chapter 118 A flurry of arrivals, Grandmasters!
Chapter 118 A flurry of arrivals, Grandmasters!
Chapter 118 A flurry of arrivals, Grandmasters!
"So this is the surprise Xiaoxiu was talking about."
Zhenhua's eyes gleamed as he murmured to himself, but his heart was already churning with turbulent emotions.
Perhaps, Xiao Xiu really can take that step for him...
"Senior brother, you should know what this means. Only blacksmiths above the Soul Sect level can attempt Spirit Forging. He is only a Soul Venerable now. If he fails, he will suffer a backlash to his mind." Mu Chen was not as excited as the people around him. Instead, he looked at Zhen Hua and said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, since Xiao Xiu dared to do this, he must have been prepared." Zhenhua waved his hand and said. He knew Jiang Xiu's character very well; he never fought a battle unprepared.
"This..." Mu Chen hesitated, as there had never been a Grandmaster below the Soul Sect level in history, but in the end he didn't say anything and just turned his gaze to the arena.
If Jiang Xiu can really do it, then he will break history once again, and may even replace Zhenhua in the future to become a monument in the blacksmithing world.
At that moment, the heads of various powerful families in the VIP seats also began to look on with fervent interest.
If they could bring such a talented blacksmith into their family, their power would undoubtedly rise to another level.
Judging from the current situation, Jiang Xiu's talent is definitely enough to challenge the level of a master craftsman.
The master craftsman can forge four-word battle armor. Although there is only a one-word difference between three-word and four-word battle armor, their effects are worlds apart. There are countless three-word battle armors in the world, and some soul masters spend their entire lives without being able to upgrade them to four words.
If a family has a master craftsman, it is no problem for them to achieve glory in an era.
"Rumble rumble rumble!"
At this moment, Jiang Xiu's forging had reached a critical stage. With each hammer blow, the soul power within Jiang Xiu's body would enter the Earth Mother's Nether Silver along with the Kanjin Hammer.
The Earth Mother's Nether Silver was like a bottomless pit, constantly drawing in more and more energy. But as it drew in more energy, the spirituality that the Earth Mother's Nether Silver had previously generated became more and more pleasant, and it would occasionally emit a light buzzing sound.
If half of the spirit forging process is to give the metal a preliminary spiritual quality, then the full spirit forging process is to allow the metal to completely retain that spiritual quality.
"It really can absorb it." Jiang Xiu thought to himself with admiration. Although he had already had a successful experience once, more than half of his soul power was still consumed.
This is why blacksmiths below the Soul Master level cannot break through to the Spirit Forging stage. The soul power required to nourish this spirituality is too enormous, and once the nourishment is interrupted, the spirituality on the metal will disappear, and the metal will be completely ruined.
However, Jiang Xiu was not worried, because in addition to his extraordinary soul power, he also possessed... vital energy!
"Takashi!"
With another blow, feeling his soul power about to be exhausted, Jiang Xiu's eyes suddenly changed. A surge of powerful blood energy instantly rose within him, and a loud dragon roar resounded in Jiang Xiu's heart.
The Earth Mother, Youyin, seemed to sense something, trembling with joy and emitting a faint glow, as if anticipating something.
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of violent roars rang out. The Earth Mother Silver, which was originally the size of a basketball, had now shrunk to the size of an egg, and the impurities inside had been completely removed.
Under the constant hammering of Qi and blood, the entire piece of Earth Mother Nether Silver began to grow golden patterns in the shape of dragons and clouds. The magnificent patterns concealed mysteries, and the entire piece of metal seemed to breathe, trembling slightly, and the dense and heavy metal also emitted pleasant soft ringing sounds.
Meanwhile, most of the participants in the arena had finished forging, and their attention was all drawn to Jiang Xiu. Jiang Xiu's skillful forging techniques were like a perfect performance, deeply imprinted in their hearts.
Na'er looked at the shocked gazes of everyone present, proudly raising her head. This was her boss, without a doubt.
Before her lay a piece of silver metal, which, upon closer inspection, seemed to possess a faint trace of spirituality…
As time passed, the originally dark Earth Mother Silver was now covered with golden dragon patterns, and the entire piece of metal became increasingly translucent. A green light flickered slightly in the center of the metal, which was the source of the metal's life.
"It's coming!" Suddenly, Old Mu on the judges' panel whispered, his somewhat cloudy eyes fixed on Jiang Xiu, and the breathing of the others involuntarily quickened.
Meanwhile, the various families in the VIP seats were eagerly anticipating the event, and some were even already rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
Inside the arena, Jiang Xiu looked at the Earth Mother Youyin in front of him, took a deep breath, gathered his soul power in his right hand, and suddenly cut a gash in the palm of his left hand.
Bright red blood gushed out instantly, each drop faintly glowing with golden light, surrounded by surging blood energy, slowly dripping onto the Earth Mother's Nether Silver.
"Sizzle! Sizzle!"
In an instant, blood energy surged, and Mother Earth Silver cheered even more joyfully.
Jiang Xiu did not stop. His blood-red eyes narrowed, and he gripped the Kanjin Hammer tightly with both hands, smashing the two giant hammers at the Earth Mother Youyin at the same time.
"boom--"
In an instant, a golden flame shot into the sky from the Earth Mother's Silver, rising more than five feet high, accompanied by swirling blood and qi. A faint dragon's roar echoed, and within the golden flame, it seemed as if a golden dragon was swimming.
A dazzling golden light shone, and layers of vibrant energy emanated from it, giving people an indescribable and strange feeling.
It was as if at this moment, Mother Earth Silver was no longer a piece of metal, but a separate living being, praising its own existence and cheering for its own appearance.
"Hey! It worked!"
The next second, cheers erupted throughout the arena, and all the master craftsmen on the judges' panel stood up. Zhenhua, sitting in the center, was the first to rise, his eyes filled with excitement.
"President, didn't you say it was all a minor matter? Why are you in such a hurry now?" Old Mu looked at Zhenhua cautiously, bringing up Zhenhua's previous words to prevent Zhenhua from trying to take the person away from him.
"Hahaha, my disciple broke through the Spirit Forging Realm and became a Grandmaster. How could I not be happy? Hahaha..." Zhenhua raised an eyebrow, looking at Jiang Xiu on the field, feeling even more gratified, and couldn't stop smiling.
"Oh, your disciple has broken through to the Spirit Realm..." Elder Mu nodded at first, then suddenly froze, "What! You're his master?"
Zhenhua glanced at him and nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world, but he couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.
"What a disaster!" Old Mu slapped his thigh hard. He was too late!
His disciple, whom he had never met, had followed someone else.
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Xiao Xiu isn't sixteen yet, he just turned eleven this year."
Seeing the envious, jealous, and hateful expressions on the faces of the other master craftsmen, Zhenhua coughed twice and slowly spoke.
Instantly, the faces of these master craftsmen fell silent, and their hearts ached even more.
And they all understood why Zhenhua was making such a big show of things this time; it was clearly a way of showing off to them.
However, what they didn't know was that Zhenhua was unaware that Jiang Xiu had already broken through to the Spirit Forging Realm.
"Ding!"
Just then, a clear bell rang, signaling the exact two-hour mark.
"Now, all participants, please put down your hammers and hand over your forged metal to the organizing committee for evaluation by the judges."
The referee's voice rang out, and then more than ten staff members came down from the stage to collect the contestants' metal items.
"Hoo!" Jiang Xiu took a deep breath, pulled out a baby bottle, and began to recover his soul power.
"Hey friend," the blacksmith beside Jiang Xiu asked, looking at him, "friend, do you sleep well at night?"
"Why can't you sleep?" Jiang Xiu asked, puzzled.
"Master, your future is so bright!" the blacksmith said enviously.
At this moment, the various families in the VIP seats could no longer sit still. Before the verdict was announced, they had already sent their trusted confidants to Jiang Xiu below the stage.
"Esteemed blacksmith, have you considered joining a family? Our Angel Family is willing to be your support." A richly dressed middle-aged man approached Jiang Xiu first, speaking with a warm smile.
"Go away, go away," a burly man pushed the middle-aged man aside, his face full of smiles. "Young friend Jiang, I am from the Wang family of the Federation. Our patriarch promises that as long as you join us, we will cover all your future expenses. If you can break through to the Divine Craftsman level in the future, we will provide all the materials, and the four-word battle armor you forge will be split 50/50 between us and the Wang family."
What he meant was that they would provide all the materials for Jiang Xiu to forge the four-word battle armor in the future, and they would only need to give one to the Wang family for every two four-word battle armors forged.
"Where did this poor wretch come from? Our Angel Joy family splits the profits 30/70!"
"What? 55 points? 37 points? Our Spirit Pagoda has 91 points!"
The person in charge of the Spirit Pagoda even squeezed in front of Jiang Xiu, showing that their Spirit Pagoda was not short of money.
"You all stay away from my junior brother."
Just as Jiang Xiu was clicking his tongue in amazement, a figure as black as a tower appeared on the side, lifting the group up with a palm as big as a fan and pulling them aside, while he himself stood in front of Jiang Xiu.
"Hmm? Senior Brother?"
(End of this chapter)