Chapter 267 Half-step Soul Forging
Is this the effect of the Ultimate Thousand Forgings? Many level six forgers thought to themselves.

"Buzz——" At this moment, the piece of heavy silver made a slight buzzing sound.

Then, the silver itself vibrated slightly, and the cloud pattern on it seemed to come alive and changed, vaguely showing a human shape. The originally slight roar suddenly became obvious.

Emotions of joy burst out!

Success! Spiritual forging is complete! Five minutes!

It only took Lu Fa five minutes from the time when the spirit was forged to the time when the spirit was forged to the time when it was completed.

"hiss!!"

This time, all the surrounding forgers took a deep breath. They seemed to see a legend rising up in front of them.

The next moment, Lufa's aura changed drastically. Strong blood and energy fluctuations suddenly emerged, and he was trying his best to activate his Behemoth bloodline.

The powerful pressure from the bloodline directly stimulated the martial spirits of the surrounding spirit masters to release their spirits, and circles of spirit rings rose in the hall. For a moment, the entire hall turned into a sea of ​​spirit rings.

"Why is his aura so strong? And isn't the forging completed now? What else does he want to do?" Some level six blacksmiths even had a terrible idea. Could it be that this young man still wants to continue forging?

But this idea was quickly extinguished by them. How could this be possible? How could a boy under the age of fifteen challenge that realm? Was his cultivation enough?
But at this moment, Lufa's spirit-forged heavy silver hammer moved. This time, his heavy silver hammer had been rendered golden by the power of qi and blood, and it smashed down fiercely.

Every time the hammer fell, the entire hall even trembled slightly, and the low roars sounded like the explosion of a fixed-type soul guide cannon.

The sound even startled the people at the top of the tower!

……

"what happened?"

Master Craftsman Zhenhua was sitting on the sofa, flipping through documents. Suddenly, his eyes fixed and he looked downstairs.

The materials used in the construction of the headquarters of the Blacksmith Association in Tiandou City are all extraordinary. There are even specially carved soul guide formations on it, which are enough to allow the building to withstand attacks at the Titled Douluo level.

After all, the Blacksmith Association lacks everything except money.

Not to mention, as the workplace of the master craftsman, Zhenhua's office is definitely fully defended.

Of course, the vibration caused by Lu Fa could not affect him. This was just a sudden impulse of Zhenhua, who sensed something.

As a master craftsman, he could clearly feel the faint fluctuation just now.

"Is this the old friend giving a lecture and then a demonstration down there?" Zhenhua decided to go down and take a look himself.

"What, do you want to go down? Then I'll follow you." At this moment, an old man wearing a chef's uniform and looking to be in his fifties appeared in front of Zhenhua.

"There's no need. It's just this short distance anyway." Zhenhua shook his head.

"Not long ago, an evil soul master caused chaos in Tiandou City. Now is an extraordinary period, so it is better to be careful." The old man in chef's uniform refuted Zhenhua's point of view.

"Well, there's really nothing I can do about you."

……

Blacksmith Association, in the lobby on the first floor.

Lufa was forging the piece of spirit-forged silver. Every time he was struck by a hammer, he would let out a whimpering groan, as if he was feeling both pain and pleasure.

When Lufa's hammer came down, the piece of heavy silver was instantly rendered golden. Although it would fade away in the next moment, there was no doubt that it was being influenced by the Lufa's spiritually forged heavy silver hammer.

The biggest difference between spirit forging and soul forging is that spirit forging imparts life, while soul forging imparts one's inheritance to metal. It's like a soul inheritance.

Lufa was pouring all his blood and energy into the piece of silver, and at the same time, he was also pouring his soul and his own energy into it.

Soul forging is not just about forging metal from the outside, but also from the inside out, injecting one's own breath, soul power and mental power into the metal, and forging it from the inside through the connection with the metal itself.

The combination of inside and outside allows the characteristics of the metal itself to be fully stimulated and then infused with its own soul power.

There is a saying that soul-forged metal is the clone of the holy craftsman.

Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, it does make sense.

Spiritual forging can give metals a very unique spirituality, thereby producing some special effects that are impossible for ordinary metals, such as self-repair and the enhancement of certain special effects.

But soul forging is different. Soul forging metal will make the soul master feel like he has gained a new partner.

The battle armor forged from soul-forged metal is like the soul master's second life. It can even execute some commands itself.

This is also what Lufa said before, the reason why the "Fusheng" metal is of great value. After all, the battle armor forged with "Fusheng" metal can really give you an extra partner.

Forget about some simple commands, even if you ask Doukai to fight with you, there will be no problem.

As time went on, the golden color of the silver hammer faded more slowly. Often, before the golden color faded completely, Lufa's second hammer would arrive.

Gradually, Shenyin was completely kept in the golden state. Lufa was swinging the hammer like a machine, and the speed of hammering began to become slower and slower.

"Dang! Ding!"

Suddenly, when Lufa's hammer fell, a crisp echo came from inside the Shenyin.

This was just heard by Zhenhua who walked out of the elevator and came to the lobby on the first floor.

When Zhenhua looked towards the center of the hall, his pupils shrank. Who was that? A young man was forging his soul! !
Echo! This seemed like a very ordinary thing, and it was a very ordinary thing for those low-level blacksmiths. However, to those level six blacksmiths, it was something else.

But to Zhenhua, it was as if he had heard the most wonderful thing in the world.

He knew all too well what this meant.

Soul forging is so difficult, and the echo is a staged victory in soul forging! This means that the various energies injected into the metal have been integrated and can assist forging from the inside.

This has a huge effect!
Many level six blacksmiths will never be able to reach this point in their entire lives, and this is also the most difficult part of soul forging!

The soul forging echo also means the blacksmith's own understanding of rare metals, which means that all the previous preparations have not been in vain.

Lufa's expression remained unchanged as he continued forging. As expected, every time he struck the hammer, there was an echo. And it became clearer and clearer. The level 6 forgers around him began to hold their breath, and even those below level 5 forgers noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Zhenhua stared at Lufa even more closely.

This young man, will he really succeed?
Next, it is the soul forging and solidification. Once solidification is completed, the soul forging is 70% completed, and then the final soul summoning is completed. Once the soul summoning is completed, the soul forging means success.

Undoubtedly, Shenyin is one of the rarest metals that is easiest to forge, but if a piece of soul-forged Shenyin appears, it will still be priced sky-high!
Because at the soul forging level, rare metals are no longer rare metals, but real treasures from heaven and earth!
Lufa's hammer fell faster and faster. His Qi and blood were extremely strong, and there was no sign of weakening at this time. The golden mist around his body even began to transform into the appearance of a giant beast.

The silver had completely turned into gold, the roars echoed, and the clear sound of soul forging echoed, all of which meant that everything was moving in a good direction.

Suddenly, the golden silver shook violently, and then jumped up from the forging table.

This is……

"Be careful, it's a life shock. It's trying to escape!" Zhenhua said immediately.

Metal that has been endowed with life will have its own intelligence once its life force reaches a certain level due to the stimulation of soul forging.

At this time, it will become panicked and will not want to be controlled, so it will try to escape.

Once it is out of the control of the blacksmith, because the soul that has just been elevated has not yet been solidified, the soul will quickly dissipate and return to the spirit forging stage. At that time, it will no longer be possible to soul forge this piece of metal.

If we compare it from this aspect, the value of "Fusheng" metal becomes even more immeasurable.

Lufa was not in a hurry and shouted coldly, "Come back!"

The giant beast formed by the blood and energy behind him let out a roar, and the piece of golden silver trembled, and with a "clang", it fell back onto the forging table.

Lufa raised his heavy hammer again and brought it down fiercely. The next stage began, the solidification of the soul!

Lufa began to extend his mental strength. With each swing of the hammer, less blood aura was released, but his mental strength increased.

Suddenly, the amplitude of the golden silver vibration began to decrease. Under the dual control of mental shock and forging, the gold on it began to converge inward while trembling, and the previous patterns began to emerge.

The intertwining lines vaguely formed an illusory platinum-colored little behemoth.

The auras of the level 6 forgers around him, and even Zhenhua, began to grow heavier. The soul solidification also seemed to be going very smoothly. According to this trend, he might be able to complete the soul forging!

Even if he only completes one soul forging, Lufa will be officially promoted from a level 6 blacksmith to level 7. And once he reaches level 7, he will become a new holy craftsman.

Will a new legend rise today? !
Behemoth's appearance began to become clearer and clearer, and the golden light of Shenyin shone brightly. Then, the golden halo began to converge, and the light of Shenyin itself began to flicker regularly.

Solidification successful! Zhenhua couldn't help but wave his arms vigorously.

You know, no matter it is soul forging resonate or soul forging solidification, these two processes are extremely difficult, and being able to complete these two processes means that a blacksmith will become a holy craftsman.

Although the final soul-calling process is very difficult, it is a process that can be practiced over time.

Lufa's two hammers fell, and with a crisp "ding!" sound, brilliant golden light suddenly burst out from the heavy silver. He was going to summon the soul.

The so-called soul calling is to use the energy injected during forging to call upon the soul to forge the metal, forming a mutual resonance with it. In this way, the soul inside the metal can be truly activated.

Spirit forging with vitality is just like plants, but soul forging with soul will make metal become like soul beasts. This is the real soul forging.

In other words, once the soul forging is successful, the metal will truly become a living thing. This is what makes it so magical. This is also why soul forging is so difficult.

Soul summoning cannot be taught either, because everyone’s forging process is different. This is a process that can only be understood and not explained in words, and you can only find the feeling for it yourself.

Although he could cheat through the main body, Lu Fa didn't want to do that. Kong Xuan was only a seventh-level Saint Craftsman after all. If he borrowed his insights, it might make his path as a forger no longer pure.

"Om-"

The golden silver trembled violently, and then suddenly became quiet.

Lufa sighed, still failed.

The soul summoning only takes a very short time. After the soul solidifies, the metal soul becomes active for a moment. At this time, if it can be sublimated through soul summoning.

Then, it will complete the soul forging and become a new life form with a metal body. If not, it will be stabilized in the soul forging solidification state.

On the golden silver, the platinum-colored Behemoth flickered, full of spirituality. Unfortunately, it still could not become a complete life form like a soul beast.

A big hand firmly grasped Lufa's shoulder, "You have done very well, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Huh? Who are you?" Lufa asked puzzledly.

"Ah, President!" "It's President Zhenhua." At this moment, people around began to exclaim.

Zhenhua ignored the shouts from the surroundings and said, "My name is Zhenhua, the master craftsman Zhenhua! Little guy, you must know that forging is about accumulation. Among the three major difficulties in soul forging, the most difficult one is the first one, soul forging echo. This is really not something that can be achieved by hard work.

What is needed is more luck and talent. A forger who can do this can almost become a holy craftsman in the end as long as he has enough time to accumulate. And you have even achieved the solidification of soul forging. All you need is the accumulation of time and the experience of soul forging.

Also, keep improving your cultivation. The higher your cultivation, including your spiritual power, the clearer your feelings will be when you summon souls. You will definitely become a Saint Craftsman. At present, it is just a matter of time. "

"Well, thank you, President Zhenhua." Lu Fa replied calmly.

“Yeah.” Zhenhua smiled and replied, then like a Sichuan opera face-changing, he said to Lu Fa in a deep voice: “Well, little guy, now it’s your turn to introduce yourself. Who is your master, and how old are you this year?”

As he spoke, Zhenhua was still staring at Lufa. Although he had roughly figured out the little guy's bone age from the hand he had just placed on the boy's shoulder, he still wanted to hear it out loud with his own ears.

"I am Lu Fa, the registered disciple of President Kong Xuan of the Tianhai City Blacksmith Association. I am fourteen years old this year."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar!

Fourteen years old, half a step into soul forging!

This... is outrageous!

However, a registered disciple who could achieve half-step soul forging? Does that Kong Xuan have such a big face? Even President Zhenhua is not as arrogant as him, right?
For a time, Kong Xuan's name began to spread.

(End of this chapter)