Chapter 184: The Battle of Spirit Forges
Su Mingche has been extremely talented for many years, and enjoys a transcendent status in Wanxianmen, even in the vast land of Zhongzhou, he is a rare opponent, and it is difficult to lose, but on this trip to the southwest continent, he met an immortal genius who also came from Zhongzhou, and there was a short contest between them, and that person left a deep impact on him, he was Zhuang Lian.
However, the identity of this Zhuang Lian is extremely mysterious, even if they are ten thousand immortals, it is difficult to find out his identity, and he has been asking his disciples to help him find out the whereabouts of this person these days.
As the initiator of the Heroes, he didn't want anyone else to steal his limelight, and he had to make sure nothing went wrong.
Zhuang Lian is not only extremely powerful, but also extremely secretive, which makes it difficult for him to figure out the meaning of this person.
On the current Tianxuan Mountain, the battle between Shi Xuan and Zhou Sheng for the spirit forging master has become the biggest focus, and the battle between them has rendered a strong atmosphere for the normal group of heroes, and as a game before the conference, it is also eye-catching.
Shi Xuan and Zhou Sheng stepped into the ring of the competition one after another, and this time they were not competing with swords and fists, but with spirit forging techniques.
As excellent spirit forging masters, they all carried a complete set of spirit forging equipment with them, the forging hammer, furnace, other equipment, and spirit materials were all prepared by themselves, Shi Xuan and Zhou Sheng quickly took out their spirit forging equipment and began to prepare for forging, leaving them not much time.
As the core equipment of forging, the quality of the furnace will affect the calcination of the spirit metal and interfere with the spirituality of the metal, so every spirit forging master hopes that he can have a high-quality furnace.
Zhou Sheng quickly took out a crimson furnace from Na Ling, the second furnace had an extraordinary aura, and on closer inspection, this furnace had reached the sixth order, and it was forged for him by one of his senior brothers, which was also one of the reasons why his spirit forging technique was refined.
Zhou Sheng glanced at Shi Xuan with contempt, in his opinion, what good goods can the hillbilly come up with, but the next glance, he couldn't let go, his furnace level seems to have reached the sixth order, but the quality is ordinary, but the furnace he chose looks quaint, and the level only reaches the fifth order, but it contains extraordinary spirituality, even if he is far away, Zhou Sheng still perceives this breath.
For many viewers in the audience, they are not familiar with spirit forging, so they can't see whose furnace is better, many people are pointing at the bottom, as for the result is inconclusive, the layman looks at the lively, the insider looks at the doorway, there are naturally other spirit forging masters in the audience, they were attracted by Shi Xuan's quaint furnace at a glance.
Although the complexion of the surrounding body was a little unnatural, he immediately said: "Although the furnace is good, it also depends on who uses it, don't insult this furnace when the time comes?"
Shi Xuan didn't pay attention to him, and concentrated on his own forging, this forging must go all out to show his best level.
In Shi Xuan's hands, it turned into a huge fourth-order alloy forging hammer, this forging hammer was forged by himself, and it possessed extraordinary strength and hardness, capable of forging almost any fourth-order spirit metal and alloy.
Zhou Sheng's forging hammer is not bad, it is a fifth-order forging hammer, which was also gifted to him by his senior brother, and has good power.
Three hours was not enough for any of them to forge a complete set of spirit armor and weapons, so they invariably chose the most valuable part to forge, the breastplate was the most important protective area of the body, and it was also the most valuable place among all the parts.
The design and forging of the cuirass is also the most complicated place, often high-quality cuirass forging needs to provide excellent design and forging drawings, and the on-site design often takes a lot of time, and it is often difficult to support it in three hours.
Zhou Sheng was naturally prepared, he quickly escaped from a drawing, which he had exchanged from the sect at a great cost, and it was a breastplate designed by the predecessors of a spirit forging sect master, which naturally had a unique place.
Although Shi Xuan had never exchanged this kind of drawing, he had found some spirit forging drawings in the spirit left by his father, many of which were excellent fourth-order drawings, and Shi Xuan had also referred to them many times, but he never forged completely according to other people's drawings, he often had his own unique opinions, and he only borrowed the essence of other people's drawings, and the spirit armor he designed himself was not weaker than any spirit forging master of the same level.
This time, he also had the idea of design in his mind, and now he directly chose to start forging, Zhou Sheng glanced at Shi Xuan, and suddenly found that he didn't even have a drawing, he suddenly let out a cold snort, shook his head, and seemed to have a chance to win.
Shi Xuan didn't bother to pay attention to him, and took out a large number of various spiritual metals by himself, if you want to forge a high-quality spirit armor, you must use a variety of alloys, each metal has its advantages and disadvantages, and the combination of multiple alloys can remove the defects of the metal itself and bring the protection of the spirit armor to the extreme.
The spirituality of each spirit metal is different, and the proportion of the matching metal must be controlled by countless forging experiences, and each time it is necessary to use soul power to investigate the degree of spiritual fusion of the metal, which is why the spirit forging master has extremely high requirements for soul power.
By now, Shi Xuan had done countless experiments on the fusion of almost every fourth-order spirit metal, and he had already understood the ratio of metals by heart, which was a necessary quality for every excellent spirit forging master.
Zhou Sheng's ability to become one of the disciples of the Sword Heart Grandmaster is enough to show that this person is extremely talented, his soul strength is up to standard, and he has already become proficient in forging a variety of spirit metals.
At this moment, the furnaces of both sides were in full swing, and they both began to calcinate various metals, for many new scholars, they would not choose to calcinate multiple spiritual metals at the same time, which would be the ultimate test of their soul power.
The flames in the furnace were extremely terrifying, and it was difficult for their soul power to detect the calcination of multiple spirit metals at the same time, but for mature spirit forgers, forging multiple spirit metals at the same time could save a lot of time, and their soul power was strong enough to support this one.
Shi Xuan and Zhou Sheng both chose the same technique, and Zhou Sheng also felt a trace of pressure when he saw Shi Xuan's choice, at least the other party's soul power would not be worse than his.
The other spirit forging masters under the ring had already seen their eyes straight at this moment, for them, such a competition, they could learn a lot of experience, when they looked at the two people on the stage calcining a variety of spirit metals at the same time, they knew the gap between them and these masters, soul power was their biggest shortcoming.
Shi Xuan was engrossed in releasing his soul power, constantly probing the calcination status of every spirit metal, the blazing furnace turned the surrounding air into a hot one, Shi Xuan, as a fire spirit master, was naturally not afraid.
Soon all the five spiritual metals he had chosen were successfully calcined and taken out by him, and he was ready to start forging.
Many people under the stage were shocked, it was actually five alloys, this subverted their cognition, for the fourth-order spirit metal, being able to fuse four alloys is already very remarkable, which has an extreme test for the fusion process.
Zhou Sheng was also frightened by Shi Xuan's scene, he still didn't try to fuse five alloys at the same time to forge, this is already the limit of the fourth-order spirit armor, Zhou Sheng chose a more stable four-alloy forging method, he is extremely familiar with the forging of four alloys, and forging it is easy.
The phase sword master of Wanxian Sect, as a referee at this moment, was also immediately attracted by Shi Xuan's forging, he had not met a spirit forging master who dared to take the risk of trying the fusion of five spirit metals in all these years.
Shi Xuan naturally knew that the difficulty of the fusion of the five spirit metals, although he had such an idea in his mind before, but he had never tried it, the main reason was that his strength and soul strength at that time could not reach this level, and by that time, his strength had reached the peak of the ninth order of the Heavenly Vein Realm, and his soul even sighed to himself that many Spirit Realm masters were inferior, he had extraordinary self-confidence, this time he would fuse the most difficult five alloy forging.
The fusion of the five alloys can completely make up for the defects of the spirit metal, and it can almost be called a perfect spirit forging technique, so it seems that in addition to the grandmaster-level characters in the world, no low-level spirit forging master dares to fuse like this, one is that the spirit metal is extremely expensive, once it fails, all the five spirit metals will be wasted, and the second is that the consumption of soul power is huge, which is difficult for the spirit forging master to bear.
Shi Xuan faced the first forging of the five-alloy spirit forging, he was also full of adventure, but once he succeeded, Zhou Sheng's four-alloy fusion would have no advantage at all, and the four-alloy forged breastplate still had some defects, and it could not reach the top level.
Zhou Sheng was still full of confidence before, but at this moment he also felt the pressure, and the opponent didn't seem to be as worthless as he imagined, and he kept surprising him.
If he wants to defeat this person, he must also show his housekeeping skills, and at this moment, he is not distracted, and devotes himself to his spiritual forging.
On the ring, Shi Xuan took out another forging hammer again, that's right, he started working with both hands, double hammer forging to improve efficiency, the five spirit metals would take more time, he had to speed up his pace, otherwise it was very likely that he would not be able to complete it within the specified time.
On the ring, both of them made the sound of fine iron crashing, Shi Xuan and Zhou Sheng's hammer techniques are different, and each has a unique charm, which is also the result of different inheritances.
The spirit forging masters who watched were carefully appreciating their hammer techniques, hoping to learn some fur and improve their spirit forging skills.
Many people in the square are also bustling to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of these two people, but most of them are laymen and can only be judged by their own ideas.
Huang Shuhan watched quietly below, she watched Shi Xuan's powerful and powerful double hammer continue to strike, concentrated, without any distractions, at this moment she was full of confidence in him, she knew that with Shi Xuan's ability, even if he used four kinds of spirit metals, it would not be difficult to defeat Zhou Sheng, the reason why he chose the more difficult five kinds of spirit metals was to truly break through his limits and give full play to the spirit forging technique.
Huang Shuhan has a sweet smile on her face, her feelings for Shi Xuan have always been relatively straightforward, not as subtle as Han Yunxi, as a member of the Ice Phoenix Clan, she will not hide her emotions too much like the Human Race, she dares to love and hate, and she dares to express her feelings for Shi Xuan directly.
Shi Xuan's senior brothers and sisters are all silently blessing him at this moment, Shi Xuan has been preparing for today for too long, he has already found his future on this path, and the realm of spirit forging masters will definitely have a place for him in the future.
Shi Xuan's heart was like a mirror at the moment, and every hammer fell with a loud sound, and under his forging, the five kinds of spiritual metals emitted various strange lights one after another, this was because their spiritualities were different.
Zhou Sheng's choice of forging four spirit metals has taken advantage of the supremacy of speed, and he has begun to fuse the four metals, and Shi Xuan is slightly behind in this link.
Zhou Sheng's hammer method also has a good power, under his fusion, the four spiritual metals began to gradually exude a unified light, this is the beginning of spiritual fusion, after reaching the best state, the light will be extremely unified, and then it is the moment when the fusion is completed.
Zhou Sheng's speed has increased significantly, and there is not much time left for them in the game, and they are all racing against time to forge and forge.
Zhou Shengbi looked at the drawings and began to forge every metal part, and the speed was not slow.
Many of the people watching the battle below watched that Zhou Sheng had already begun to process every component, and it was obvious that this was the most important step in building, which undoubtedly increased the momentum, and many people began to cheer.
Shi Xuan didn't pay any attention to the figure under the platform, concentrating on his spirit forging, under his double hammer, every spirit metal was emitting extreme light, and now he was about to start a comprehensive fusion, which was also the biggest difficulty he faced after learning spirit forging.
Zhao Zhuo below, nervously began to rub his hands at this moment, this is Shi Xuan's most difficult moment, as a spirit forging master, Zhao Zhuo knows the difficulty of this step, "Hold on, Shi Xuan, you must succeed", Zhao Zhuo silently shouted in his heart.
The spirit forging masters from Sword Casting City were also under the ring at the moment, originally they thought that this would be a game without suspense, thinking that Zhou Sheng's talent was enough to defeat Shi Xuan, but when they saw Shi Xuan take the risk of using five spirit metals to fuse, their previous arrogance was suddenly gone, they only hoped that Shi Xuan would have an accident in the process of fusion, so that Zhou Sheng would have no problem in the slightest.
"I didn't expect this kid to really have a few brushes, it seems that we underestimated him", said one of the disciples of Sword Forge City.
"How can the five spiritual metals be fused so easily?I think he is only strong on the outside, and he will soon show his original form?" said the disciple led by Sword Casting City.
However, Shi Xuan was engrossed in the fusion and forging of the metal at this moment, his movements were calm and confident, he believed that he had felt for a long time, he had long been familiar with the spirituality of each metal, and now his soul power seemed to be materialized, urging with all his strength, carefully sensing the changes of each piece of spiritual metal.
The forging hammer in both hands smashed down regularly, and many spiritual metals quickly fused, and the original colorful metals gradually merged together at this moment.
Under the thousands of hammers, all the metals gradually fused together, and at this time, the other people became silent, the key to Shi Xuan's victory was that at this moment, Zhao Zhuo and these spirit forging masters even became slow to breathe, and everyone looked at Shi Xuan's fusion results intently.
Zhou Sheng was still concentrating on forging his various parts, but it seemed that a gentle aura suddenly came from the side, which suddenly attracted his attention, Zhou Sheng inadvertently turned around and saw Shi Xuan, and at this moment the last hammer fell, and the five spiritual metals in front of him were completely fused at this moment, blooming with extreme golden brilliance.
Zhou Sheng's mood suddenly fell to the extreme, Shi Xuan's five spirit metals completed the final fusion, which was beyond the imagination of all spirit forging masters, at least Shi Xuan had surpassed Zhou Sheng in terms of spirit materials.
Huang Shuhan was still a little dignified, but at this moment, a smile appeared on her face, Shi Xuan really did not disappoint all of them, he completed the transcendence of himself, this is the only way to the Spirit Forging Grandmaster.
Zhao Zhuo and the others finally let go of their hanging hearts, he also learned a lot from Shi Xuan's start, they originally had the same origin, almost a little through, now it can be said that Shi Xuan's on-site teaching is general, and many spirit forging masters are very enlightened.
"How is this possible?" Zhou Sheng's heart was suddenly chaotic, he would definitely lose if he continued like this, his four spiritual metal alloys naturally had natural defects, no matter how smooth the forging behind him was, the defeat was decided, and he had already lost on top of the pattern.
The faces of the disciples of Sword Casting City under the ring suddenly became solemn, their Sword Casting City has been claiming to be the world's orthodox spirit forging master for many years, it doesn't matter if they lose their face at this moment, they lose the prestige of Sword Casting City, it is difficult for them to accept it.
"Now that Zhou Sheng is about to finish forging and he has just finished fusing it, as long as he can't complete the next steps within the stipulated time, he will also lose, and we still have a chance," said one of the disciples.
Although Shi Xuan did not prepare the drawings in advance, by that time these design ideas were all in his mind, and the forging of each part was completely at his fingertips, and the speed was almost extremely fast, this scene shocked others again, without the support of the drawings, the speed was still above Zhou Sheng.
At this moment, Zhou Sheng next to him, his hands were trembling, his beads of sweat were falling down one by one, and the strength of his opponent was far superior to him, which made him unable to remain calm anymore.
Originally, he was about to complete the forging, but at that moment, his state of mind was hit by Shi Xuan, and he was in a mess all of a sudden, and the forging of the last part suddenly made a fatal mistake, and the spirit metal he had prepared before had no extra backup, as a genius spirit forging master in Sword Casting City, he completely failed in front of everyone, and everyone was dumbfounded.
"How is it possible? This is so common for him, how can there be such a big mistake?" his senior brother couldn't believe all this.
Zhou Sheng was also completely hoarse at this moment, he was originally ten percent sure, so he did not prepare the backup materials, the power to avoid waste, he almost controlled the spiritual materials to the point of perfection, and his failure directly led to the failure of this forging.
The people under the ring were even more boiling, and Shi Xuan was still concentrating on forging his spirit armor, without the slightest distraction, and soon many parts of the breastplate were completed, and he began to say that these parts were gradually assembled, and even reserved a piece of spirit metal in case of failure.
Under the gaze of everyone, a sword golden and brilliant breastplate appeared in front of everyone, Shi Xuan successfully forged one of his most pinnacle works in these years, the fusion of five kinds of spirit metals, and dedicated a wonderful spirit forging performance to all the spectators.
Shi Xuan naturally looked at Zhou Sheng's failed work, but under the eyes of everyone, he quickly built the last piece of spiritual metal he left, finally formed it, and then gave it to Zhou Sheng, and he used his backup metal to help Zhou Sheng complete the piece he was missing.
"Oh my God, in the absence of drawings, he can help Zhou Sheng complete the forging of the last part just by looking at it, is it terrible?" someone was surprised.
Shi Xuan used his own metal to help Zhou Sheng complete his incomplete forging, and the victory was divided, and there was no need for any arbitration, and Zhou Sheng failed very completely.
"Why did you help me finish the forging?" Zhou Sheng asked Shi Xuan.
"I just don't want to waste such a good piece of work, this piece of backup metal will be wasted even if I don't use it, and giving it to you just to help you complete the forging is the best of both worlds?" Shi Xuan said.
"It's me who lost, I formally apologize to you, I shouldn't despise your spirit forging technique, according to the agreement, this work of mine belongs to you", Zhou Sheng bowed his head and apologized.
"I accept the apology, your spirit armor should be taken back, this is your hard work, I don't want to take away people's love, not to mention that I already have my own spirit armor?" Shi Xuan accepted his apology, but still didn't ask for Zhou Sheng's spirit armor.
Many people who watched the battle also felt commendable to Shi Xuan's open mind, he didn't want to completely offend Sword Casting City, the other party had already apologized, and he didn't need to be aggressive, such a superb cuirass was enough to auction off a high price, and once it was lost for everyone, it would be a huge loss.
"Thank you, Brother Shi, for raising your noble hand?" Zhou Sheng said.
"I just want everyone to understand that the spirit forging masters in the world have their own merits, although the reputation of Sword Forging City is outside, it does not mean that there is no status of other spirit forging masters on the mainland, and I also admire the forging skills of Sword Forging City very much, there is absolutely no contempt for it, today it is just a discussion between the disciples of our Tianhua Sect and Sword Casting City, it does not represent their respective sects, it is purely an exchange between spirit forging masters", Shi Xuan said.
Shi Xuan didn't want to completely offend a behemoth like Sword Casting City, he did this, it could be regarded as giving them enough steps down, and even if Zhou Sheng failed, it would not affect the reputation of Sword Casting City.