svetikya Chapter 27 Terrifying Power, Grade 1 Forging? No!
Chapter 27 Terrifying Power, Grade 1 Forging? No!
Chapter 27 Terrifying Power, Thousand Refinements to Grade One? No!
"Teacher, it really is you!"
"What a coincidence! I thought you had gone back to the Blacksmiths' Guild."
Seeing the figure behind her staring intently at her, Na'er forced a smile, but no matter how you looked at it, it gave off a feeling of misery.
"Hmm? Just because the teacher isn't here, you can slack off? Na'er, look at how others take a break, and then look at yourself. You're definitely the worst class I've ever taught."
The figure glared and reprimanded, but the tone was more one of disappointment at the child's lack of ambition.
This person was dressed in a plain white robe with luxurious golden patterns on it. There were also nine strange symbols on his shoulders. He was quite thin with thin cheeks, but his eyes shone with a sharp light, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.
He is none other than Zhen Hua, the only remaining level nine master craftsman on the mainland, Jiang Xiu's best friend, and the president of the entire mainland blacksmith association!
Three years ago, he was coerced and lured to Shrek City by Mu Ye, and he would take time out of his schedule every month to teach Jiang Xiu and Na'er forging.
"Teacher, although Na'er's learning progress is a bit slow, it's still okay. I will help her in private."
Jiang Xiu smiled slightly, stepped forward, and bowed in a disciple's salute, his tall figure slightly shielding Na'er behind him.
"Big Brother, you're still the best."
Na'erzhen shrank back, hiding behind Jiang Xiu like a quail.
"Just spoil her."
Seeing this, Zhenhua smiled helplessly, but he did not blame her. Although Na'er's forging process was a bit slow, her talent was still far superior to that of his peers.
"Xiao Xiu, are you ready? Today is the day I'll test whether you can break the record for the first time on the continent."
Zhenhua looked at Jiang Xiu, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes, and then said in a deep voice.
"Teacher, I'm all ready."
Jiang Xiu straightened his expression and nodded slightly.
"Alright, come with me."
Zhenhua's eyes flickered, and he took the lead in walking towards a spacious room, above which were three large characters: Forging Room.
After four years, Muye has made full use of the entire courtyard, transforming it from the inside out.
Upon entering the forging room, one is immediately struck by the rich metallic scent. In the center of the spacious room stands a heavy metal forging table, with traces of iron filings still visible on it.
"Come here, this is a piece of deep-sea silver. If you refine it to the highest grade, I will award you a Level 4 Master Blacksmith Badge."
Zhenhua walked to the forging table, and with a flash of blue light in his hand, a piece of dark blue rare metal, about half the size of a basketball, was placed on the forging table. Ripples appeared on its surface, like seawater, radiating a blue glow.
Jiang Xiu's purple eyes narrowed slightly when he saw the piece of deep-sea silver. His slender hand stroked the storage soul tool in his left hand, and the next moment, two heavy and textured dark gold hammers appeared in his hand.
These two giant hammers are the Kanjin Hammers, which Jiang Xiu personally crafted and named two and a half years ago. Each hammer weighs nearly 400 kilograms, but in Jiang Xiu's hands, they seem to have no weight at all, and are easily handled.
"Jiang Xiu, keep going! We believe in you!"
Na'er stood to one side, her fair hand clenched into a fist, cheering for Jiang Xiu.
"Ready? Let's begin!"
Zhenhua looked at Jiang Xiu, and seeing that he had adjusted his state, he spoke up, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.
He possessed unparalleled forging skills, yet no one could inherit his mantle. But in Jiang Xiu, he saw the hope of breaking through to the level of a Divine Craftsman, or even surpassing the legendary Divine Craftsman...
As Zhenhua's voice faded, Jiang Xiu took a deep breath, and the giant Kanjin Hammer danced up and down in his hands, like two fierce golden dragons, tearing straight towards the Deep Sea Silver.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A series of crisp metallic clanging sounds rang out, and dazzling sparks flew as golden hammer shadows overlapped, forming a sealed wall of wind that continuously bombarded the deep-sea silver.
Under the blow of the Hammer of Conquering Gold, the patterns on the Deep Sea Silver, resembling turquoise waves, undulated and shifted, forming unique metallic textures.
Zhenhua looked at the scene before him, stroking his long beard as he stared intently at the forging table.
Deep-sea silver, a rare metal, is very difficult to forge, mainly because of its unique internal and external structure. Before being compressed and forged a thousand times, it is constantly changing. If it is not forged properly, the entire metal will be ruined.
Reaching grade two in the thousand-times forging process is almost comparable to the difficulty of achieving grade one in the thousand-times forging of ordinary rare metals. However, Zhenhua's current standard for Jiang Xiu is to forge this metal into grade one in the thousand-times forging process.
The term "thousand-time forging" does not simply refer to hammering a thousand times. Rather, it involves continuously forging to remove all impurities from the metal and increase its density. The most significant effect of "thousand-time forging" is to sublimate the metal.
"Still accelerating? How arrogant! But I like it."
As Jiang Xiu hammered away like a storm, the deep-sea silver shrank continuously, and the impurities inside the metal were constantly removed, but the metal patterns on it changed even more rapidly.
But Jiang Xiu's hammering speed did not slow down at all; instead, it became even faster. Each hammer blow struck the changing patterns on the metal perfectly, as if Jiang Xiu had already seen through this piece of deep-sea silver and it was constantly changing into Jiang Xiu's shape.
"Clang clang clang!"
Just then, Jiang Xiu's eyes narrowed, and the Kanjin Hammer in his hand suddenly seemed to ignite with flames. With each strike, three golden afterimages appeared, each blow stronger than the last.
This is precisely why Jiang Xiu triggered the stacking hammer strike effect of the Kanjin Hammer.
Time passed slowly, and with Jiang Xiu's continuous hammering, the volume of the Deep Sea Silver had decreased to a quarter of its original size, and its surface gradually brightened, revealing beautiful cloud patterns.
Jiang Xiu's breathing was in sync with the metal. With each hammer blow, a halo of light would burst forth from the Deep Sea Silver before receding back into the metal.
"clang!"
With a buzzing sound, a six-foot-long golden light suddenly erupted from the deep-sea silver.
"A thousand refinements possess a spirit! Xiao Xiu did it!"
Zhenhua was instantly thrilled as he watched this scene. The record holder for the Thousand Refinements First Grade on the entire Douluo Continent was eleven years, three months and two days old.
This year, Jiang Xiu has just turned ten years old, which means he has broken the record for the entire continent once again!
"Wait, why hasn't Xiaoxiu stopped yet!"
Just as Zhenhua was getting excited, he saw Jiang Xiu's hammer still being raised and lowered, rhythmically striking the deep-sea silver.
As Jiang Xiu struck, the sound emitted by the entire piece of deep-sea silver was no longer dull, but rather contained a hint of jubilation, as if it were welcoming a new life.
"Is...is this a step towards becoming a Grandmaster?!"
(End of this chapter)