Chapter 90: Zhenhua: The Times Have Changed, Should I Retire?

Zhenhua's joke quickly turned into a boomerang that stuck into him.

Gu Yue Na, who had long been impatient, heard Zhenhua speak and exchanged a gaze with Huo Yuhao at her side, her eyes shining.

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly at the sight and took the initiative to stand up and ask, "May we move elsewhere?"

Zhenhua nodded understandingly and led the group to a forge room.

They couldn't very well forge in his office.

Before leaving, Zhenhua called out to a work staff member, asking the Dark Phoenix Douluo to wait here for a moment when she came back.

"Right here then."

Zhenhua led the group into a forge room.

Inside, the walls were hung with various forging tools, several huge metal ores were placed on the ground, and a massive forging platform stood in the center of the room.

Zhenhua originally thought Gu Yue Na would take out a rare metal and place it on the forging platform, but instead he saw her merely walk to an empty space at the side, take out a piece of rare metal Blue Gestation Copper, a blue light flash on her body, and the metal float in midair.

Current blacksmiths don't even need a forging platform anymore?

When did I fall behind the times?

Just seeing Gu Yue Na's initial operation left Zhenhua somewhat dumbfounded.

And seeing Gu Yue Na had no intention of taking out a forging hammer, a four-colored elemental light halo appeared around her body, beginning to surround the metal, the elemental power in the air also starting to rage, Zhenhua couldn't help but look toward Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress, "What is the meaning of this?"

The Snow Empress also looked toward Huo Yuhao, who said softly, "Since the essence of forging is to refine the metal source and change the metal source, there is no need to cling to form; why must one use a forging hammer?"

Zhenhua shook his head, "That's not what I mean. Although I am a blacksmith, I also don't cling to form. What form of method she wants to use to forge has nothing to do with me. It's just that her current behavior is too much like Heavenly Forging..."

Speaking here, Zhenhua was momentarily at a loss for words, not knowing how to describe the shock in his heart.

Mobilizing heaven and earth elemental power to forge, isn't this the Heaven Forging Method?

It's just different from his Heavenly Forging; the elemental power Gu Yue Na mobilizes isn't that much, and it doesn't carry comprehension of laws, so it won't form an Elemental Tribulation because of it.

But the heaven and earth power injected into the metal is real and tangible!

Zhenhua's heart was in turmoil here, while on the other side, Gu Yue Na's fingers moved slightly, the surrounding elemental power vibrating inexplicably, refining the metal.

To increase precision, she now only called upon four elements: wind, fire, earth, and light.

Gu Yue Na's movements were light and elegant; under her control, the metal began to change, its surface rippling with faint light, reshaped by various elemental powers.

The metal gradually softened under the action of elemental power, beginning to form a new shape under her guidance. Every tiny vibration made the metal's structure more compact, its texture more resilient.

Gu Yue Na's gaze was extremely focused, as if she could see through every detail of the metal, precisely controlling the flow of elemental power, even partially releasing her own restrictions.

She had to do her best, better than before!

Time passed, several minutes quickly went by; seeing Gu Yue Na's movements gradually slow, Zhenhua opened his mouth to speak, but just then, a brilliant light suddenly burst forth from the Blue Gestation Copper suspended in the air, transforming into a blue-gold light pillar that shot into the sky!

Thousand Refinements has spirit, Thousand Refinements First Grade!

Thousand Refinements First Grade, also called Half-Spirit Forging, is the stage where a blacksmith bestows spirituality upon metal, making it preliminarily possess life aura. Metal processed by this technique can better match a Soul Master during fusion; it is the necessary path before mastering the Spirit Forging stage.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yue Na with considerable surprise.

Can even break through in the heat of battle?

If she can stably complete Thousand Refinements First Grade, Spirit Forging isn't far off; previously Gu Yue Na at most reached Thousand Refinements Second Grade, didn't expect she actually rose another level this time.

Worthy of being one of the protagonists, truly different from a fake like him.

"Using Heavenly Forging in place of Thousand Refinements... you youngsters really can think."

Seeing Gu Yue Na actually complete Thousand Refinements, and Half-Spirit Forging at that, Zhenhua's face twitched, "This girl's martial soul should be able to control multiple elements, right? Not only that, she has comprehended four Elemental Hearts!"

An Elemental Soul Master mastering Elemental Hearts can indeed mobilize external elemental power, but what realm is that usually?

In his memory, most Elemental Soul Masters mastering Elemental Hearts was a matter of possessing late-stage Spirit Sea Realm spiritual power, and they could only master one Elemental Heart!

For, spiritual power and elemental affinity are both important links; only when both reach a certain degree can one borrow heaven and earth power. Soul Masters mastering Elemental Hearts certainly have a certain advantage in origin attribute, mobilizing heaven and earth elemental power is relatively simple, but mastering only one Elemental Heart cannot perform Heavenly Forging.

And this girl is like the darling of elements, all elements completely obey her commands, heaven and earth power directly grasped in her hands.

As spiritual power increases, she can mobilize more heaven and earth power, ultimately comprehend laws, and then naturally comprehend the complete Heaven Forging Method!

Others learn Heavenly Forging step by step; she is someone running from the endpoint toward the starting point, simply a born Divine Craftsman!

Even more terrifying than the "Divine Craftsman Seed" he previously thought of...

At this moment, Zhenhua's emotions surged, and the thought of accepting Gu Yue Na as a disciple rose.

Regardless of whether the other party is a Spirit Pagoda person, this is a seed that will definitely become a Divine Craftsman; hesitating even a second is disrespect to the blacksmith profession!

But seeing the Snow Empress quietly watching at the side, Zhenhua felt as if doused with a basin of ice water, temporarily calming down, only secretly sighing at the Spirit Pagoda's terrifying foundation.

The Spirit Pagoda high-ranking officials have numerous Fierce Beasts, Super Douluo each presiding over one side, and below are all peerless talents; ever-prosperous indeed.

"Since you showed me such capability, it's presumably not just to make me envious, right?" Zhenhua smiled at the Snow Empress, "If it's her, I'm willing to set aside sectarian prejudice and teach Heavenly Forging... even if she's unwilling to join the Blacksmith Association."

The Snow Empress smiled lightly and shook her head, "She is not my disciple, she is Tian Feng Guan Xia's disciple; this I cannot decide, it depends on her herself, or Tian Feng Guan Xia's opinion."

Zhenhua raised an eyebrow, thoughtful, "So she's that person's disciple."

After a moment's consideration, his gaze shifted to Gu Yue Na, and he saw that at this moment she had her hands behind her back, standing before Huo Yuhao, her eyes shining.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

He smiled helplessly, "Done very well."

Hearing this, Gu Yue Na lightly nodded, revealing a satisfied smile.

Zhenhua walked over, and seeing this also smiled, "Using the Heaven Forging Method to replace Thousand Refinements, the idea is unconstrained, a new path. Implementing it is even more difficult as climbing heaven; although you have martial soul advantages, being able to complete it is no easy matter. You must have trained for a long time already, right?"

Gu Yue Na blanked for a moment, shook her head, "Just took about three months, not very difficult."

Zhenhua: "..."

Three months, walked the road I took several years, from zero foundation to mastering Thousand Refinements? And opened a new path?

Little girl, even if it's the truth, you didn't have to say it out loud, it pierces the heart...

Zhenhua was momentarily at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

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