The Grade 12 God-Slaying Grade soul tool cannon shell the strongest weapon ever manufactured by the Douluo Federation, of which only three were made. Legend had it they could slay gods.
An ancestor of a certain researcher at the Spirit Transmission Tower had once been invited to participate in related research, which was why the Spirit Transmission Tower knew some of the core technical concepts involved.
Emperor Tian had mentioned this to Gu Yuena. The principle was to extract Metal Source, then compress and purify it, arranging it in a specific order to unleash terrifying power.
But the technology for extracting Metal Source had been sealed because the manufacturing of the God-Slaying Grade shells had consumed a large amount of rare metals.
She hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to have developed a similar technology on his side...
Truly fitting of Yuhao. If that research fanatic at headquarters found out about this technology, they would probably regard him as a deity... But without that type of rare metal, they can no longer manufacture God-Slaying Grade shells.
Gu Yuena looked at Huo Yuhao with admiration, then asked: "I recall that the metals you initially used for engraving arrays were only simply purified, then Hundred-Forged, Thousand-Forged, and now Spirit Forged metal. Are you trying to understand the properties of the metals after forging?"
"That's right." Huo Yuhao nodded.
For three years, what he had been precipitating on was understanding the properties of various metals after forging preparing for the future.
The technology for extracting Metal Source which he had named the Siphon Inscription Soul Tool Array had been derived using Elemental Separation, Soul Tool Energy Gathering Arrays, Spirit Soul contracts, and other spirit abilities and technologies as references.
The core core technology was related to the Spirit Soul contract.
Why could the Spirit Soul contract provide feedback on bloodline and even cultivation?
In his research, Huo Yuhao had discovered that its principle was similar to the siphon phenomenon. It could use the characteristic of water flowing downhill to transfer what one party possessed to the other party just as he had received feedback because he didn't have the Silver Dragon King's bloodline.
And this soul tool array had the same effect, just more versatile.
This was a genre genre unique to him!
Huo Yuhao tapped the Spirit Forged Blue Gestation Copper with his hand. The originally hard metal instantly flattened clearly because the source had been extracted and it had lost the various properties of a rare metal.
"Based on my current technical level, only Spirit Forged metal can undergo source extraction. Thousand-Forged First Grade metal can only agitate the source. And you should understand what having these sources represents."
Gu Yuena nodded. "With this technology, blacksmiths can communicate with the Metal Source. Before Spirit Forging, there would be no bottlenecks."
She had deliberately read some books on blacksmithing and understood the benefits of directly touching the Metal Source. After all, the early stages of forging were a process of extracting the Metal Source. In the eyes of blacksmiths, forging was also a process of communicating with the metal.
Was there any faster way than communicating directly with the source?
Had the Blacksmithing Association possessed Huo Yuhao's technology, those blacksmiths would have been able to communicate directly with and study these Metal Sources, elevating themselves to the Spirit Forging level in the shortest possible time.
In hindsight, the Federation could have ushered in a new era of blacksmithing. However, the technology for extracting Metal Sources was too complicated and had to be abandoned.
Thinking this, Gu Yuena asked: "You want to tell me more than just this, don't you?"
She felt that Huo Yuhao was implying something.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Hundred-Forging and Thousand-Forging are about removing impurities we won't discuss those. The core of Spirit Forging is the process of granting life to the metal. Soul Forging is granting Psyche to that life. As for Heaven Forging at this level, human power is no longer enough. It requires drawing upon the power of heaven and earth that is, a vast amount of elemental force to assist the blacksmith in forging the metal, and then accepting the corresponding elemental tribulation to take shape."
"Think carefully — can you accomplish these processes?"
Can I?
Gu Yuena's brow furrowed slightly. She fell into deep thought. Finally, she gave her answer: "Of course I can!"
Yes, she could do it all.
Granting life, granting spiritual wisdom as the possessor of the Creation God's divine seat, the many spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest had been born because of her. She understood what it meant to create life better than those human blacksmiths!
Making a piece of metal give birth to life it wasn't that difficult. At most, she would need to study for a while to accomplish it.
As for drawing upon elemental force for Heaven Forging...how could she not be able to do that?
She was the master of elements. That would be effortless!
She could probably even turn the elemental tribulation Huo Yuhao mentioned to her own advantage.
Eh? Wait — thinking about it this way...
Gu Yuena looked up at Huo Yuhao. She met his complex gaze. The two of them fell silent together.
"..."
Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.
Yes, Gu Yuena was a bug. If she learned blacksmithing... she actually had no bottlenecks!
Strength wasn't something she lacked; it was just that she was currently weak.
And the most difficult aspects of Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heaven Forging presented no difficulty to her. She naturally possessed the necessary qualities.
Huo Yuhao deeply suspected that the roles of the Silver Dragon King and the Golden Dragon King had been reversed — in every sense of the word.
Gu Yuena looked at the metal in Huo Yuhao's hand and pressed her lips together.
With his technology for extracting Metal Source, she would have difficulty encountering bottlenecks before Spirit Forging. After Spirit Forging, she would have no bottlenecks at all... If she truly learned blacksmithing, the two of them cooperating would be suitable in every way.
"Understanding your own abilities is very important. If you still want to learn blacksmithing, I can help you." Huo Yuhao said. "Also, you can actually try forging without using a forging hammer."
Hearing this, Gu Yuena thought of the embarrassing scene from earlier. A blush once again appeared on her face, but she could still think. She asked in confusion: "Without using a forging hammer?"
"Ordinary blacksmiths hammer metal millions of times and still cannot achieve Spirit Forging. Yet that Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua can achieve Thousand-Forging in one hammer stroke, Spirit Forging in one hammer stroke, and Soul Forging in one hammer stroke."
Huo Yuhao turned his gaze back to the metal in his hand. "That's because Zhen Hua has an extremely thorough understanding of the various properties of metal and has a clearer, more essential understanding of how to extract and change its Metal Source."
"The essence of forging, after all, is extracting the Metal Source and changing the source. Forging is just a means. Using a forging hammer is not the goal, nor is it necessary!"
"As long as you can accomplish these things, you don't need to worry about the means."
Gu Yuena thought for a moment. "You mean I can use elemental force for forging?"
What she was best at was elemental force.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "With your control over elements, forging with elemental force is not impossible. Moreover, metal forged this way would be the most compatible with you."
Gu Yuena fell into thought.
Forging with elements... it was indeed feasible. With her control over elements, she could even turn them into giant hammers to strike the metal. The force of those strikes might even be stronger than if she used a forging hammer. And doing so would make communication with the metal more frequent and easier.
After all, elemental force was an extension of her perception.
But borrowing the elemental force of the surroundings — the power of heaven and earth — for forging... in a sense, wasn't this using the method of Heaven Forging to replace all other forging methods?
If she used the power of heaven and earth to accomplish Hundred-Forging, Thousand-Forging, Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, and Heaven Forging... what kind of metal would result?
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