Chapter 47: Spirit Forging the Ice Crystal

This strange phenomenon caught even Gu You off guard, but now he had no choice but to continue. He could clearly feel that from his Life Forging Hammer, there was a pleasurable life pulse resonating, and the connection to his bloodline made the process of forging even clearer to him.

The essence of life was the root cause of this situation. Gu You's Life Forging Hammer was already of the highest quality, and after undergoing the blood sacrifice, in this first instance of spiritual forging, he had infused his own blood vitality to sustain the forging process. All these changes led to a transformation in the life force contained in the hammer.

The ice crystal on the forging platform continued to shrink, and Gu You's right hand continued to move downward. The surface of his Life Forging Hammer began to take on a faint purple hue, and cloud patterns shifted, showing a clawed design, as if a dragon-like pattern was emerging on it.

The consumption of blood vitality was also fast, no slower than the consumption of soul power. The overwhelming sense of weakness continued to batter Gu You's body and mind.

Hold on, I must hold on, no more using the bottle. He was determined, firmly believing that no matter what, he could create a miracle.

Ding ding, ding ding, ding ding! The clear, crisp sounds of repeated strikes and strange collisions created a rhythm that made everything feel magical.

At this moment, even Zhen Hua was witnessing the miracle about to unfold.

The brilliant blue light was gradually fading, but the faint purple hue remained swirling around Gu You's hammers.

Finally, the ice crystal was reduced to almost nothing, and Gu You trembled all over. He spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed precisely on the last remaining layer of the ice crystal.

His right hand quickly retracted, and with both hammers in hand, he struck them down fiercely.

Boom!

A blue-purple flame soared into the sky, rising more than five feet high. Even more astonishing was the sound of a dragon's roar that followed. Within the blue-purple flame, it seemed like a purple dragon was twisting and dancing. The dazzling purple light, filled with the pulse of life, gave off an indescribable sense of awe. It was as if a living being was praising its own existence and rejoicing in its birth.

It was born!

"Thousand-forge with spirit, ten thousand-forge gives birth to life: Spirit Forging!"

The blue-purple flames lasted for several seconds before slowly fading away. Gu You's eyes were fixed on the forging hammers in his hands. The once Life Forging Hammers were now completely transformed into a pale purple color. The cloud patterns had disappeared, replaced by faint dragon-shaped patterns. The feeling of a connection to his bloodline had faded, and now there was a sense of unity. With a flash of light, the two hammers silently merged into his palms, disappearing not into his storage soul guide but into his hands themselves.

Spirit Forging, the life force was united!

Once a metal reaches the stage of Spirit Forging, it becomes alive and must merge with the one who gave it life. This is why Spirit Forging is so precious.

To obtain a Spirit Forged metal, one must assist the forging process by continuously dripping blood to maintain the life connection. Only then, when the forging is complete, can it truly become one with the person, integrating into their body.

This is also why some battle armors appear directly from within a person's body when activated. The Spirit Forged armor becomes an extension of the soul, just like a martial soul. It truly enhances the person because it is a part of them.

Spirit Forging evolves into Soul Forging, and a thousand-forge cannot evolve into Spirit Forging. This is the difference between one-word and two-word battle armors.

Only at the two-word battle armor stage can one become a truly powerful battle armor master with limitless potential.

As the forging hammers merged into his body, Gu You's support was lost, and he fell straight toward the ground.

Zhen Hua reacted quickly and leaped to catch him. At this moment, Gu You's face had turned ashen, and his breath was weak.

Soul power exhausted, and blood vitality consumed, he slipped into a brief unconscious state.

Zhen Hua was trembling as he held Gu You.

"He... did he succeed?"

Zhen Hua's eyes were filled with disbelief. He had succeeded, completed the Spirit Forging. A ten-year-old Spirit Forging Master, a level-five master blacksmith, or perhaps a great master of forging.

This was more than monstrous! Such a rare talent would be eagerly sought by even the Shrek Academy. He could very well become a divine craftsman in the future!

Because of the suppression of the planes, the three great continents could only produce three divine craftsmen, which was why even the top battle armor masters in Shrek Academy were mostly only at the three-word level. Without divine craftsmen, there would be no four-word battle armors.

If Douluo Continent could have more than one divine craftsman, all three-word battle armor masters would immediately be promoted to four-word...

Zhen Hua swallowed hard.

Gu You slowly regained consciousness. His entire body had fallen into a state of extreme weakness. His face was like snow paper, and both his soul power and blood vitality had drained. His eyes were tightly closed.

He looked up at Zhen Hua. "Senior, does this mean I've passed the assessment?"

Zhen Hua nodded vigorously, his eyes shining like stars. "Yes, you've passed! From now on, you are my disciple!"

Gu You smiled faintly, then slipped back into unconsciousness.

...

Zhen Hua continued to use his soul power to nourish Gu You. The golden light he released was like solidified energy, glowing with the hue of amber. The light was thick and heavy.

The golden light surrounded Gu You, lifting him slightly off the ground.

Zhen Hua's eyes glowed brighter, but as Gu You's body floated there, faint dragon roars began to emanate from the golden light that enveloped him. The golden light swirled around him, and the dragon roars grew clearer. Gu You's body gradually began to change.

It seemed as though the golden light had stimulated him. Purple patterns surfaced on his skin. Compared to before, they appeared much fainter, but strangely, these purple patterns seemed to be repelling the surrounding red light.

"Hmm?" Zhen Hua let out a soft sound, halting the flow of golden light. The powerful golden radiance disappeared into the air, and each beam of light became clear before vanishing.

Zhen Hua sensed that there was an energy within Gu You that was rejecting his soul power, as if it viewed his soul power with disdain, as though it was inherently superior.

(End of this chapter)