Chapter 88

To describe Zhenhua's feelings since becoming a Divine Craftsman... that's three words — exhausted, agonizing!

Quite a few major powers sought him out; ordinary Titled Douluo were fine, but because he was the only Divine Craftsman, no one dared force him.

But 98th-rank, 99th-rank powerhouses like that... he still had to give them face!

Among them, powerhouses of the Spirit Pagoda's caliber were the most numerous; he didn't even know how many times he'd been struck by Lightning Tribulation because of the Spirit Pagoda's powerhouses.

If this continued, he feared he wouldn't even be able to find a suitable disciple, and would lose the ability of Heavenly Forging.

Zhenhua secretly sighed.

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing that the Heavenly Forging of the Ice God Crystal could not be completed, the Snow Empress glanced at Huo Yuhao, pondered for a moment, and asked: "Then what about Eternal Silver Mithril Alloy?"

Spirit Forging can give metal spirituality, thereby producing certain characteristics, such as self-repair, or the enhancement of a certain special effect. And Eternal Silver Mithril Alloy is a rare metal that has pushed self-repair to the limit; it does not wear with time, and as long as there is soul power, it can gradually recover. Incorporating this metal into Four-Word Battle Armor can significantly enhance the Four-Word Battle Armor's self-repair capability.

Moreover, it also retains Silver Mithril Alloy's bonuses to physical and elemental attacks, making it an option for Huo Yuhao as well.

Indeed, the Snow Empress intended to prepare for Huo Yuhao's Four-Word Battle Armor right now.

After all, no one knew when Zhenhua might be struck by a Lightning Tribulation and lose the ability to Heavenly Forge; if he retired and no one inherited Heavenly Forging, that would be a troublesome matter.

Prepare the Heavenly Forging materials for Yuhao first, they can be used later. As for the matter of Heavenly Forging the Ice God Crystal... we'll think of another way.

For her Four-Word Battle Armor, only Heavenly Forging-grade Ice God Crystal could provide enhancement; Soul-Forged Ice God Crystal was already stronger than some Heavenly Forged metals in ice-attribute bonuses, and if Heavenly Forging was completed, her Four-Word Battle Armor's enhancement effect would be even better.

Yuhao's side was obviously the same.

"Eternal Silver Mithril Alloy?" Zhenhua nodded upon hearing this. "Of course."

As long as you don't mention Ice God Crystal, Life Gold, those rare metals that are chanced upon but not sought, we're still friends.

He couldn't forge those things, and wasn't willing to use them to practice Heavenly Forging.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed, and he sent a voice transmission to the Snow Empress: "Is Dark Phoenix Douluo trustworthy?"

The Snow Empress glanced at Leng Yulai, shook her head slightly: "Unresolved feelings linger in her heart; only the one who tied the bell can untie it. She has avoided Erqing Douluo all these years; seemingly no longer thinking of him, but isn't that also a form of escape? Otherwise she wouldn't have stayed in the Execution Department all this time."

Of course, even if she figured it out, An Feng might not be able to leave the Execution Department.

The Soul-Suppressing Douluo is used to the Execution Department and doesn't want to leave; but Dark Phoenix Douluo is truly being forcibly suppressed inside.

She is the first core member in Spirit Pagoda history to nearly fall into becoming an Evil Soul Master, and it was because she violated ancestral precepts that she nearly fell — too typical. Let alone her unresolved feelings, even if she figured things out she couldn't be let off easily!

Huo Yuhao: "..."

This... that's not the kind of question I was asking.

The Snow Empress and Huo Yuhao gazed at each other, understanding his thoughts, smiled faintly, turned to Leng Yulai at the side and said: "Yulai, go fetch some rare metals involved with Eternal Silver Mithril Alloy, don't trouble Lord Zhenhua."

Leng Yulai: "..."

Although the Snow Empress's words were gentle and the reason sounded plausible, not like she was sending her away, Leng Yulai still felt a sense of being targeted.

No, in the Snow Empress's eyes, is she trusted this little? Not even as much as two children?

Just because she nearly became an Evil Soul Master?

I've already changed!!!

Under Zhenhua's strange expression, Leng Yulai stood up and left the room expressionlessly.

To her, the Snow Empress had the grace of recreation, and was an elder; the other's orders ranked higher than even that Qian Gu Dong Feng's level.

"Yuhao, you come." Seeing Leng Yulai leave, the Snow Empress said to Huo Yuhao, then sat quietly at the side, acting as backing support for him like before.

Zhenhua looked at Huo Yuhao strangely, not knowing what the Snow Empress was planning.

A child, what could he discuss with him?

As for Huo Yuhao's side, he had just taken out two things from his Storage Ring, and Gu Yue Na, who had been keeping quiet at the side, suddenly raised her head, glanced at the Snow Empress, then turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, entrust it to me!"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao turned to look at her, shook his head, causing Gu Yue Na's eyes to dim; she subconsciously grabbed her skirt hem, "Yuhao, I..."

She also wanted to help.

Huo Yuhao's gentle voice rang by her ear, interrupting her words, "Why would a trump card be played first? Moreover, I need some chances to perform too, otherwise I'd look useless... Sister Na."

He paused midway, but still spoke the last two words.

Gu Yue Na froze, stared blankly at Huo Yuhao beside her; the latter smiled, "If you don't want me calling you that, should I change back to the previous address?"

"No, just like this!"

Gu Yue Na hurriedly shook her head; the unease in her heart was smoothed by that more intimate address, and a reassured smile couldn't help but appear on her face, "Yuhao, you go ahead."

Huo Yuhao nodded, then turned to look at Zhenhua, who was looking at him with an interested and teasing gaze, "Little friend, what do you want to say to me? Don't embarrass yourself in front of friends. And this little miss, what talents does she have?"

Although he said this, Zhenhua didn't feel the two had anything to surprise him; he was just asking for the Snow Empress's sake.

The two were about ten years old; even if one was a Blacksmith, at most a Second-Rank Blacksmith; the Snow Empress probably intended to have him give some pointers?

It seems these two are very favored by the Snow Empress.

Huo Yuhao smiled: "Your Excellency Zhenhua, you must be quite familiar with the essence of metal; then I wonder... do you recognize this thing?"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao opened the box he had taken from his Storage Ring; two glass bottles containing blue and black liquid came into Zhenhua's view.

Zhenhua, who had not paid much attention just now, sensed the aura within the glass bottles, and his eyes instantly widened.

"Metal Origin?!"

Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, "So that's what you call it."

The Federation's Internal sector calls these Metal Source, but outsiders wouldn't know. After all, it involves the Twelfth-level God-Slaying Hun Dao Paodan, some information was sealed.

Tang Wulin became a Divine Craftsman, yet didn't know its information either; someone else told him.

Zhenhua didn't answer, staring fixedly at the two glass bottles, wanting to ask the Snow Empress, but seeing the other just smiling at the side, looking at Huo Yuhao with an enlightened expression, he said in disbelief:

"This was refined by you?"

A Blacksmith's forging is the process of refining and changing Metal Origin; this was a conclusion he reached from his own experience, ordinary Blacksmiths don't know this at all, and now a child actually completed the technology of directly refining Metal Origin? How could this be possible?

Facing Zhenhua's shocked and uncertain expression, Huo Yuhao smiled faintly, took out a piece of rare metal that had not undergone forging, under everyone's observation, engraved a very complex Soul Guidance Inscription Array on it, then poured one bottle of Metal Source onto the metal.

Under everyone's gazes, the rare metal inscribed with the Soul Guide Inscription Array absorbed those Metal Sources, its color gradually changing...

Zhenhua stood up involuntarily, his heart surging with shock.

"A new Spirit Alloy?!"

End of Chapter