f Zhen Hua had to describe how he felt since becoming a Divine Craftsman... it could be summed up in three words — tired, painful!
Quite a few major powers sought him out. Ordinary Title Douluos were one thing given that he was the only Divine Craftsman, no one dared to force him.
But Level 98, Level 99 strong individuals... he had to be respectful to them too!
Among them, the Spirit Transmission Tower had the most strong individuals of this level. He didn't even know how many times he had been struck by lightning tribulations because of the Spirit Transmission Tower's strong individuals.
If this continued, he was afraid that before he could even find a suitable disciple, he would lose his ability to perform Heaven Forging.
Zhen Hua sighed inwardly.
"Is that so?"
Hearing that Heaven Forging the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal could not be done, Snow Empress glanced at Huo Yuhao, thought for a moment, and asked: "What about Eternal Jade "Silver?"
Spirit Forging could imbue metal with spirituality, thereby granting it certain attributes—for example, self-repair, or enhancements to certain special effects. Eternal Jade Silver, this alloy, was a rare metal that pushed its self-repair aspect to its absolute limit. It wouldn't wear down over time. As long as there was spirit power, it could gradually recover. Adding this metal to Four-Word Battle Armor could significantly enhance its self-repair capabilities.
Moreover, it also retained the bonuses of Jade Silver for physical and elemental attacks. For Huo Yuhao, this was also an option.
Yes—Snow Empress intended to start preparing for Huo Yuhao's Four-Word Battle Armor now.
After all, no one knew which day Zhen Hua might be struck by lightning tribulation and be unable to perform Heaven Forging. If he retired without anyone inheriting Heaven Forging, that would be a huge problem.
She would prepare the Heaven Forging materials for Yuhao first, for use later. As for Heaven Forging the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, they would find another way.
For her Four-Word Battle Armor, the only thing that could it would be Heaven Forged Ice Extreme Divine Crystal. Soul Forged Ice Extreme Divine Crystal was already better than some Heaven Forge Metals in terms of ice attribute. If she could complete Heaven Forging, the of her Four-Word Battle Armor would be even better.
The same was clearly true for Yuhao.
"Eternal Jade Silver?" Zhen Hua nodded at this. "Of course."
As long as you didn't mention rare, hard-to-find rare metals like Ice Extreme Divine Crystal or Gold of Life — we can still be friends.
He couldn't forge those things, nor was he willing to use them to practice Heaven Forging.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered. He transmitted to Snow Empress: "Is Dark Phoenix Douluo trustworthy?"
Snow Empress glanced at Leng Yulai and gently shook her head. "The lingering affection in her heart has not yet passed. The one who tied the knot must untie it. All these years, she has been avoiding Atlas Douluo. It may appear that she no longer thinks about him, but that in itself is a form of escape. Otherwise, she wouldn't have remained in the Execution Department for so long."
Of course, even if she did come to terms with it, Dark Phoenix might not necessarily be able to leave the Execution Department.
Zhenhun Douluo was used to the Execution Department and didn't want to leave. Dark Phoenix Douluo, on the other hand, was truly forcibly kept there.
She was the first core member in the history of the Spirit Transmission Tower who had nearly fallen and become an evil spirit master and she had nearly fallen precisely because she violated the ancestral instruction. She was too typical. Not to mention she still had lingering feelings even if she did completely understand, they wouldn't let her off easily!
Huo Yuhao: "..."
That — I wasn't asking about that kind of issue.
Snow Empress exchanged a glance with Huo Yuhao, understanding his thoughts. She smiled slightly, then turned to Leng Yulai beside her and said: "Yulai, go fetch some of the rare metals related to Eternal Jade Silver for me. Don't trouble His Majesty Zhen Hua."
Leng Yulai: "..."
Although Snow Empress's words were gentle, and the reason seemed plausible — not like she was trying to send her away — Leng Yulai still felt targeted.
What — in Lady Snow Empress's eyes, was she so untrustworthy? Less trustworthy than two children?
Just because she had nearly become an evil spirit master?
She had changed!!!
Under Zhen Hua's puzzled gaze, Leng Yulai stood up and left the room without expression.
For her, Snow Empress had a life-saving grace and was also an elder. Her command outranked even that of Qianku Dongfeng.
"Yuhao — you take it from here." Snow Empress said to Huo Yuhao after Leng Yulai left. Then she sat quietly to the side, supporting him from behind as she had in the past.
Zhen Hua looked at Huo Yuhao curiously, wondering what Snow Empress was up to.
What could a child possibly discuss with him?
As for Huo Yuhao just as he took two things out of his storage ring, Gu Yuena, who had been quietly sitting beside him all along, suddenly looked up, glanced at Snow Empress, and turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao — let me do it!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao turned his head to look at her and shook his head. This made Gu Yuena's expression darken. Her hand instinctively grasped her skirt. "Yuhao, I..."
She wanted to help too.
Huo Yuhao's gentle voice sounded in her ear, interrupting her words. "When does a trump card ever show up first? Besides — you have to give me some chances to perform, otherwise I'll look pretty useless... Na'er."
He paused midway, then still said the last two words.
Gu Yuena was stunned. She blankly looked at Huo Yuhao beside her. The latter smiled. "If you'd rather I not call you that, then we can go back to the previous way of addressing you?"
"No — this is fine!"
Gu Yuena quickly shook her head. The unease in her heart was calmed by that more intimate form of address. An assured smile involuntarily appeared on her face. "Yuhao — you go ahead."
Huo Yuhao nodded. Only then did he turn his head to look at Zhen Hua. The latter was looking at him with an intrigued and slightly amused gaze. "Little one, what do you want to say to me? Don't embarrass yourself in front of your friends. And this young lady — what talents does she have?"
Although he said this, Zhen Hua didn't think there was anything about the two that would surprise him. He was only asking out of respect for Snow Empress.
The two were around ten years old. Even if one of them was a blacksmith, at most, they would be a Grade Two blacksmith. Snow Empress was probably hoping he would give them some guidance, right?
It seemed the two were quite favored by Snow Empress.
Huo Yuhao smiled. "Your Majesty Zhen Hua — I imagine you have a pretty good understanding of the essence of metal. I wonder if you recognize... this?"
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 Zhen Hua's view.
Zhen Hua, who had just been so unconcerned, sensed the aura within the glass bottles and instantly widened his eyes.
"Metal Origin?!"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow. "So that's what you call it."
Within the Federation, these were called Metal Source. But outsiders wouldn't know that. After all, it involved the Grade 12 God-Slaying soul tool shells. Some information had been sealed.
Tang Wulin had become a Divine Craftsman, yet he didn't know this information either. Someone else had told him.
Zhen Hua did not answer. He stared intently at the two glass bottles. He wanted to ask Snow Empress, but seeing her simply sitting to the side with a smile, he seemed to understand. He looked at Huo Yuhao in disbelief.
"You extracted this?"
Blacksmithing was the process of extracting and changing Metal Origin. He had deduced this based on his own experience. Ordinary blacksmiths didn't know this. Now, a child had actually completed the technology of directly extracting Metal Origin? How was that possible?
Facing Zhen Hua's startled and uncertain expression, Huo Yuhao smiled slightly. He took out a piece of unworked rare metal, and before the others' eyes, engraved a very intricate soul tool inscription magic array on it. Then, he poured the bottle of Metal Origin onto the metal.
In everyone's sight, the rare metal with the engraved soul tool inscription magic array absorbed that Metal Origin, its color gradually changing...
Zhen Hua couldn't help but stand up. A tempestuous storm surged in his heart.
"A new Spirit Alloy?!"
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