Chapter 11: Decision

When Xu Shengqun found Zhenhua, he only said that he was a junior, and did not reveal any information about Xu Yuan's parents.

After arriving here, Xu Yuan called Xu Shengqun "Uncle", and Zhenhua didn't think much about it at the time.

Now seeing Xu Yuan's martial spirit Tianyuan brush and the brush spear form, Zhenhua suddenly felt familiar. The sudden feeling reminded him of that old friend who had come to the Blacksmith Association two and a half years ago.

"Uncle Master, do you know my father?" Xu Yuan asked in surprise.

Zhenhua sighed.

"More than just knowing each other, your father has a research project that has something to do with forging. He once came to discuss it with me. Your uncle and I also know each other because of your father."

Xu Yuan didn't expect there was such a connection.

Xu Yuan guessed that the research Zhenhua mentioned was probably the soul cultivation method. Xu Yuan's father chose metal soul as the breakthrough point for his research on this project, so he had interactions with Zhenhua, the world's top blacksmith, and they often discussed.

"What a pity, things in this world are unpredictable." Zhenhua sighed.

Xu Yuan was silent for a long time before he asked softly, "Uncle Master, do you know why my parents were framed by the Spiritual Pagoda?"

Zhenhua looked at Xu Yuan with a gloomy gaze.

"Xiao Yuan, do you know the soul cultivation method?"

"My uncle told me."

Zhenhua was surprised for a moment. He didn't expect Xu Shengqun to tell Xu Yuan everything.

"Well, this is the project your father was working on. Did your uncle tell you that this project was disproven?"

"Isn't it?" Xu Yuan asked subconsciously, but he soon had the answer and understood the meaning of Zhenhua's words.

"You mean, there was nothing wrong with my father's research, but it had to be ended for some reason?"

"Well, Xu Zhi chose the weapon spirit as his breakthrough point. He took as his reference a legendary Sword God Douluo who integrated meteorite from outer space into his ordinary iron sword spirit ten thousand years ago. Out of his confidence in the current forging techniques and his urgent desire to become a spirit master, he studied hard and indeed made some progress."

Xu Yuan held his breath and listened carefully to Zhenhua's narration.

The Sword God Douluo from twenty thousand years ago?

Could it be that sword fanatic?

It seems that the sword maniac's martial soul is indeed an ordinary iron sword, but he has integrated it into the meteorite iron from outer space and made it into his own sword. In any case, he has broken through to the Titled Douluo.

As for the final achievement, Xu Yuan really didn't understand.

"It's a pity that your father chose a direction that suits him best, but at the same time he offended the Qiangu family."

"The Qiangu family?" Xu Yuan was puzzled.

Mu Ye snorted coldly. He often stayed at Zhenhua's place, so he had naturally met Xu Yuan's father and knew something about him.

"It's hard to say how effective your father's soul training method is on other martial souls, and whether it can be applied to beast martial souls, but it is almost universal for spirit masters of weapon martial souls. The Qiangu family's inherited martial soul, the Coiling Dragon Staff, is also a top-notch weapon martial soul."

"Shouldn't they be the beneficiaries?"

"Humph, with the evolution of martial spirits, the Coiled Dragon Stick of the Qiangu Family has long been the top martial spirit. How can it benefit from this? With the application of this technology, it is estimated that there will be more and more geniuses with weapon martial spirits, and the Qiangu Family will be greatly impacted."

No way? Is the Qiangu family so petty?

Although Xu Yuan knew that Qiangu Dongfeng was not that great, a big family shouldn't be so afraid to face such a storm, right?

"Xiao Yuan, you think too simply. Your uncle actually reminded me that the development of forging is what your father values the most. Otherwise, he is already thirty years old. Even if he can practice, his future will not be too bright. But he needs Zhenhua's cooperation to forge the most suitable metal raw materials for his companion soul. With the Tianduan forging, he will definitely be given the top talent. He still has hope of becoming a Titled Douluo."

Xu Yuan took a deep breath and finally understood the problem.

This is truly a man-made monster.

Moreover, the key point is not the technology, but the master craftsman Zhenhua!

"I can't say that Qiangu Dongfeng and I have a very bad relationship, but only a very bad one." Zhenhua added.

If it weren't for the fact that the Spirit Pagoda was so powerful and monopolized soul technology, and there were too many soul masters in the Blacksmith association, Zhenhua would not have been able to refuse to forge even at such a high price, lest it give Qiangu Dongfeng an excuse to break the high-quality soul supply agreement with the Blacksmith Association.

Yes, the Spirit Pagoda has a monopoly on souls but it is impossible for it to refuse to provide souls, which will arouse public anger, but he can terminate the cooperation.

The Blacksmith Association is such a huge behemoth, and the cooperation between it and the Soul Pagoda is inextricable. The excellent blacksmiths in the association are also excellent soul masters, and their demand for souls is huge. Naturally, they have a cooperation agreement with the Soul Pagoda, and can obtain the high-quality souls of the Soul Pagoda at a low price and with priority.

It is not possible to block a soul master at the soul level, as this will cause resistance from the entire soul master group, but the cooperation agreement that benefits the entire association only involves the Blacksmith Association.

All I can say is that although the master craftsman seems to be in a very glorious position, theoretically no one dares to offend him, but that is only in theory.

If you truly reach the pinnacle of strength and power, it would be a crime to offend a master craftsman.

But Qiangu Dongfeng's own four-character battle armor can obtain the Tianduan metal through this kind of powerful means, but it does not mean that he can really get the Tianduan metal from Zhenhua at will.

A companion soul made of a piece of heavenly forged metal is theoretically enough to provide a soul master with a useless martial soul with the equivalent of a full innate soul power. Moreover, if the soul is configured according to the best theory, that is, the subsequent souls continue to be matched with metal souls, they will grow all the way.

"In fact, this is fine. The Coiling Dragon Staff of the Qiangu Family is already top-notch, and they control the channel of the Soul Transmission Tower. Even if there is an impact, the impact can actually be controlled."

"But there is no doubt that your father's research has caused great tension between him and Qiangu Dongfeng."

"I don't know what triggered Qiangu Dongfeng to take action a year ago without considering any consequences."

After listening to this, Xu Yuan was silent.

Mu Ye glared at Zhenhua secretly, as if blaming him for telling such heavy news to a child like Xu Yuan.

"Thank you, uncle, for telling me this. I will help my father complete the work that he failed to accomplish back then." Xu Yuan said softly.

"Um?"

Zhenhua was stunned when he heard Xu Yuan's words.

"You mean, you want to use your father's theory to cultivate the Tianyuan Brush Martial Soul?"

"That's right." Xu Yuan nodded. "In fact, my uncle decided on my first soul yesterday. It's the spear soul made by my father."

Zhenhua fell silent.

After a long time, he sighed, walked up and patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder.

"Xiao Yuan, do you know how difficult this decision of yours is?"

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