novelraw Chapter 62 On How Much Did Lao Huo Do Before His Death
Chapter 62 On How Much Did Lao Huo Do Before His Death
"This is a miracle in the world of forging!"
Zhenhua shed a tear, moved by the birth of the new "life," and then looked at the clock hanging in the forging room.
"Sixteen minutes and forty-nine seconds!"
"Isn't this speed a bit too fast?"
Sixteen minutes? Zhenhua suddenly realized that his mood had been on a rollercoaster ride just now, and every second felt like an eternity. He hadn't noticed the normal passage of time at all.
He completed the fusion of five rare metals and achieved spirit forging in just sixteen minutes. It would be no exaggeration to call him a Saint Craftsman.
and……
He stared at Huo Yuhao, who wasn't even out of breath or red-faced, with a strange expression. He had previously considered dissecting him. Was this even human? Completing such a difficult forging process, wasn't he tired? Hadn't he used up all his soul power?
Is this a nine-year-old? Is this a Soul Master?
"Terrifying!"
Zhenhua muttered to himself.
This speed might be possible if a master craftsman capable of soul forging were to do it, but Huo Yuhao is still just a nine-year-old child!
Zhenhua even suspected that this was not his limit, and that the divine alloy of nine metals might appear in Huo Yuhao's hands!
To be honest, he still felt a little regretful. Metals of a thousand or more have a characteristic: once a blood sacrifice is performed, the metal can only be used by the person who performed the sacrifice. If it weren't for his divine craftsmanship, he would have wanted to take the metal back and keep it as a collectible.
Zhenhua picked up the piece of metal and checked the degree of fusion on the instrument next to him. It showed 95%. What an terrifying degree of fusion!
A 60% fusion rate is considered a successful alloy forging. For every additional 5% increase, the quality rises by one level. Even an eighth-level master craftsman may not always achieve a fusion rate of over 90% in every forging attempt, let alone fusing five metals at once.
Even Lian Zhenhua only mastered the fusion of four metals.
Of course, he was referring to the fusion of Heavenly Forging techniques. With ordinary Spirit Forging, he could also fuse seven or even eight metals. But the more metals fused, the more difficult the Heavenly Forging became.
"Newcomers always surpass the old," Zhenhua could only sigh, then asked, "Was this alloy your own idea? What's it called?"
"name?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao was stumped. What was so strange about that? When he was crafting battle armor parts for Gu Yuena and himself, he just made them casually. Did they even need to be named?
"Your fusion of these five metals is undoubtedly a new formula, creating a new alloy that has never been seen before. As the pioneer, you are qualified to name your alloy."
Zhenhua explained to him that blacksmiths are proud to name a metal, because it means they have created a new metal, or have reached the level of soul forging.
"For any blacksmith, naming his own metal is an extremely honorable thing."
Once a rare metal has a name, its value becomes unimaginable. Originally, only master craftsmen could create such metals, but Eight, who pioneered new alloys, is also qualified. Furthermore, the properties of each alloy and each master craftsman's soul-forged metal are different, and not all soul masters can use them. Therefore, the right to name the metal is primarily to allow outsiders to identify which master craftsman created it.
"As for your fusion alloy of five metals, both the technique and the finished product can be described as divine. If you weren't incapable of soul forging, I would have awarded you a Saint Craftsman badge. You must give this alloy a distinctive and good name to do it justice."
Hearing his words, Huo Yuhao expressed his understanding, lowered his head and pondered, considering what name to give Alloy.
It wasn't entirely his achievement to create this alloy; Gu Yuena had gotten him a spirit-forged chariot, and in return, he planned to make her a one-word battle armor.
This is also why he was conflicted earlier. When he got to that point, he remembered that it was for Gu Yuena, and his own battle armor was made of a different metal.
Yes, battle armor.
Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena are already forging battle armor, and their goal is directly to create two-word battle armor.
"Let's call it Moon Spirit Iron."
In reality, Huo Yuhao wanted to name it the Spiritual Attribute Metallic Tungsten Filament. This metal's properties allowed it to amplify one's own soul power and spiritual power, while also resisting the soul power and spiritual power of others. Furthermore, it increased the user's affinity for various energies, especially spatial energy. Even if damaged, it could recover with sufficient energy.
"Alright, Moon Spirit Iron, I will help you with the registration." As the president of the Blacksmith Association, no one could object to him skipping the review process for Huo Yuhao.
"With talent like yours, I can't teach you much more. Are you sure you want to become my apprentice?"
Zhenhua confirmed with a complicated expression, "I also have a feeling that Huo Yuhao hasn't used his full strength today. Perhaps the five metals aren't his limit."
Perhaps the only thing I can do to help him is with Tian Duan.
Even if it were just to help him avoid some detours, Zhenhua isn't exaggerating Huo Yuhao's abilities. A nine-year-old near-seventh-level Saint Craftsman is absolutely unprecedented and will likely never be repeated.
"The accomplished are my teachers; I bow to my master above."
Huo Yuhao did not hesitate and decisively performed the apprenticeship ceremony. Ten thousand years ago, he had only mastered Soul Forging, and was only at the initial stage of the blacksmith profession. There was a huge gap between him and the complete modern system. There were two reasons why he was stuck in the Spirit Forging realm.
Firstly, he was constantly using simulated soul skills to deduce and improve his forging method, and he also had to spend time changing the old concepts formed ten thousand years ago. This was a complete overhaul from beginning to end.
Secondly, his soul power is not up to standard. Even with the quality and quantity of his current soul power, he cannot support the completion of soul forging. The consumption at this level increases exponentially. Huo Yuhao estimates that he needs to be a Soul King to complete soul forging alone.
Zhenhua felt unworthy to teach Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao did not think so. Firstly, it was Heavenly Forging; secondly, it granted him access to study various books on forging collected by the association; and thirdly, the Forging Association now possessed many rare metals that even the Spirit Transmission Tower had not collected.
This is what it means to specialize in something.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
When Zhenhua saw this, he said "good" three times in a row. He immediately realized that he was being pretentious. He should accept the offer. How could he not accept such a good talent when it was offered to him?
"From today onwards, you are my last disciple."
Generally, high-level blacksmiths have many disciples, but they will only have one closed-door disciple.
Because once you reach the level of a master craftsman or a divine craftsman, everyone would want to train the next divine craftsman if possible.
In the Douluo Continent, only one Divine Craftsman can exist at a time.
Rather than training multiple disciples to compete for the position of master craftsman, it is better to devote all efforts to training one.
Zhenhua had many disciples before, but none of them were good enough to satisfy him and teach him the ultimate technique, Heavenly Forging. The main reason was that he was only in his thirties and in his prime.
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As soon as Xie Xie got home, he picked up the book Huo Yuhao had given him and started reading it. Since it concerned his extraordinary talent, he focused all his attention on finding something in the book.
However, Xie Xie was stumped halfway through. He was certain that this was not some secret manual or a book that recorded some hidden secrets of the world. The book told the life story of a knife master named Xiao Liuguang.
It's like a novel you picked up from a street stall!
"What deeper meaning does the boss have in giving me this book?"
Xie Xie certainly didn't doubt that the peerless genius Huo Yuhao was lying to him. Even if he really was lying, it was because he had misunderstood the meaning. He just felt that there should be something else in this book worth exploring.
Perhaps he was too puzzled to unravel the mysteries of the book. With this thought in mind, he gritted his teeth and continued reading. He had to admit that the stories described in the book were indeed vivid and captivating.
He dozed off halfway through reading and fell asleep on the table.
When Xie Xie opened his eyes again, a palace appeared before him. He realized that he had entered the world of his dream again. However, this time it seemed to be different. The palace was floating on the water and above the sky. He was in a dreamlike state, able to see it but not touch it, as if it was refusing to let him in.
"Hey, what does this mean? You pulled me in, and now you're making me stand outside and watch you?" Xie Xie sat on the shore, staring at the underwater reflection, looking speechless.
Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to try meditating in his dreams to see what would happen.
Unfortunately, the rules here don't allow it. Xie Xie, who couldn't enter a meditative state, was getting a little frantic. Oh my god, how long was he going to have to stay here?
"Sigh, young people these days have no patience."
Just then, a helpless sigh rang out, and a huge silver-toothed mastiff wolf came from afar, carrying a pair of two-colored longswords in its mouth.
The Silver Fang Mastiff was majestic and imposing, its fur swaying slightly in the breeze, making it appear like the king of wolves—aloof and powerful.
"Who are you?"
Xie Xie stood up warily, and the Twin Dragon Daggers appeared in his hand. The Shadow Dragon Dagger still could not be seen in its true form, but it could speak human language. Was this a 100,000-year-old soul beast?
Soul beasts and humans cannot always coexist peacefully. For thousands of years, there have been anti-human soul beasts and some corrupt soul beasts. They all like to attack humans and intend to destroy the existing world.
The dream world is not a place under federal supervision; if you are killed by these kinds of soul beasts, no one will listen to your pleas.
"Don't be nervous, I won't kill you. Besides, this is the Wolf Star Palace. I am the Wolf Star of the Four Luminaries, the Silver Fang Hound Wolf, which corresponds to your Broken Army Death Anniversary."
The silver-toothed mastiff placed the precious knife in its mouth on the ground, squatted down, and looked down at Xie Xie. Its tone was as calm as that of an ordinary young man, not much older than Xie Xie.
Was this place originally called Wolf Star Palace?
Upon learning the name of the mysterious palace from it, Xie Xie relaxed for a moment. Shouldn't everything be alright?
"So you seem to know quite a bit? Can you tell me about the Four Luminaries of the Wolf Star?" he asked tentatively, without withdrawing his martial spirit.
The silver-toothed mastiff seemed oblivious to his subtle actions, nodding in a human-like manner and pointing its right forepaw at a pair of precious swords on the ground, saying, "Since you're here to meet me, you must have read that book, right?"
"That book? What do you mean?"
Xie Xie immediately thought of the book Huo Yuhao had given him, "The Legend of Xiao Liuguang." Was there any necessary connection between this and the Silver Fang Mastiff Wolf?
Seeing the answer in his expression, the Silver-Toothed Wolf crossed its paws and said nostalgically, "That book was written by me. Xiao Liuguang always hoped to leave behind a legend of his own, so he asked me to write his biography. So I followed him around the continent and wrote this legend."
sorry.
It turned out to be the author in person. Xie Xie showed respect, and the image of the Douluo named Xiao Liuguang in his mind became more complete, as if a figure was faintly appearing in his mind.
"Xiao Liuguang is the previous generation's Po Jun Ji Chen. As for how many eras are between you and him... probably ten thousand years?" Silver Fang Mastiff said uncertainly. The endless years were indeed difficult to calculate.
"He is dead. You shall inherit his sword and the destiny of Wolf Chen!" It pushed the twin swords forward, gesturing for Xie Xie to take them. Xie Xie, unaware of what he was about to face, did not stand on ceremony and picked up the dreamlike twin swords. The light sword was golden with a diamond-shaped crystal hole at the front of the hilt, while the shadow sword was dark, transparent and ethereal.
The moment he got his hands on them, the twin blades transformed into a stream of light, merging into Xie Xie's martial soul. The Twin Dragon Daggers of Light and Shadow rapidly extended and lengthened, showing a tendency to transform into the "Floating Light and Shadow" pair, but in the end, they transformed back into the decorative colors of the Twin Dragon Daggers, both tangible and intangible.
Silver Fang Mastiff's eyes widened, then it sighed with relief, "I didn't expect your martial soul to hide such powerful strength. Did the Floating Life Light and Shadow become nourishment...? That makes sense. If your martial soul wasn't strong, how could the Four Stars of Wolf and Stars have chosen you?"
Xie Xie, who could clearly feel the immense benefits, scratched his nose and said embarrassedly, "Uh, did I do something wrong?"
"No," Silver Fang Mastiff rolled its eyes in annoyance. "That's your own skill. Continuing from what we were saying, the Wolf Star Four Luminaries trace their origins back to the era of Spirit Ice Douluo, which was more than ten thousand years ago. Back then, Spirit Ice Douluo obtained a sword-like divine weapon and specially practiced several sword techniques to use it, but in the end, he gave up using the sword, and the divine weapon disappeared after his death."
Spirit Ice Douluo and sword-type divine weapons?
A strange light flashed in Xie Xie's eyes: Had the Spirit Ice Douluo ever obtained a legendary artifact? It seems that the Wolf Star Four Luminaries were also born because of him.
Does this mean I've become the successor of the Spirit Ice Douluo across generations?
"What I want to talk about is that Lingbing Douluo once fought against some otherworldly creatures, and he used that divine sword at the time. Although he killed the otherworldly creatures, he was also seriously injured, which affected his lifespan."
What kind of enemy could defeat Spirit Ice Douluo to such an extent even when he was using a divine artifact? Xie Xie felt like his worldview was about to collapse. His mind was racing. Spirit Ice Douluo was a powerful figure who could beat up a level 100 True God Butterfly God!
It's impossible that the Butterfly Goddess was unimaginably weak, so there's only one possibility: that otherworldly creature was unimaginably strong!
Silver Tooth Mastiff: Isn't this a bit too much of a fabrication?
Seeing Xie Xie's constantly changing expressions, it realized that its story seemed to have exaggerated a bit. In reality, our Lao Huo cherishes its lifespan more than anyone else and would never resort to such desperate tactics.
But since the story has already gone this far, there's no choice but to continue. "Lingbing Douluo deeply felt his end was near. Before his death, the lawyer made many preparations to fight against the life forms that might invade the other world again. The Wolf Star Four Luminaries housed his life's understanding of swordsmanship, perfectly unified, the true Wolf Star Swordsmanship, possessing the ultimate power to fight against the life forms from the other world!"
"Besides you, there are three other chosen people who will also be summoned to this palace to receive sword techniques from the illusionary Lingbing Douluo. These techniques can only be considered as part of the Wolf Chen Sword Technique."
"We four wolves are a guiding force created by Spirit Ice Douluo. However, over the course of ten thousand years, we have found a way to reside in some real soul beasts. Our mission is to witness the birth of Wolf Star Blade Sovereign, and timely guidance is also necessary. The Four Stars of Wolf Star are born with the destiny of the Wolf Star Competition."
"Leave it to me!"
Xie Xie shouted excitedly, finally unable to maintain his aloof and arrogant image. "That's it! That's it! Just as you said! My protagonist template has arrived!"
Ding!
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Silver-toothed Mastiff: "..."
Something seems off? The objective should have been achieved, right?
With its limited intelligence, it gave up thinking in a few seconds. In a way that completely defied common sense, it reached behind its back and pulled out a book from its magical four-dimensional pocket. "I don't want to take care of the child. You can read this book yourself first. It's Xiao Liuguang's understanding of the sword technique you've been learning."