Soul Land III: Legend of the Dragon King

Chapter 27 – Concentration Forging

Tang Wulin picked up Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers as he recalled his knowledge of Heavy Silver.

The cold handle of his Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers refreshed him. At this moment, his depressed self disappeared. There were only two words on his mind: Thousand Refinements.

If you take a closer look, you will find that the body of the Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers has turned black. In the hammer one, it could vaguely see the unique petal pattern in the Thousand Forgings.

After heating Heavy Silver in the forging furnace for half an hour, it finally reached a suitable temperature for forging.

Tang Wulin took out Heavy Silver. He then gripped the Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers and focused his gaze. Lifting the hammer in his right hand, he lightly tapped on Heavy Silver, producing a “ding” sound.

This test is called a test hammer. Before the blacksmiths started their work, they would do this to test the toughness of the forging metal.

Mang Tian nodded as he looked at Tang Wulin's full focused look. This kid's perception was extremely high, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to lay such a good foundation in three short years. He has a stable temperament and is also very smart. It was only fitting that Mang Tian bequeath his legacy to this child.

The Thousand Improvements he was facing right now was undoubtedly a very important test for him. As Mang Tian stood behind and observed Tang Wulin, he was confident that Tang Wulin had the ability to pass this test. Above all, his body did not lack anything that could lead to complications after Wulin's recent growth in strength.

He's only nine years old this year. If he could really complete this Thousand Refinements, then Mang Tian was worried that Tang Wulin would break the record. The current record holder of the Iron Clever Association for Thousand Refinements was held by a Saint Craftsman level blacksmith at 13 years, 3 months and and 2 days!

Naturally, Tang Wulin was unaware of Mang Tian's thoughts. He was currently focusing all his attention and spirit on the Heavy Silver in front of him.

He raised the hammer in his left hand then smashed it on the edge of Heavy Silver. Damnit damnit! Even as the entire Heavy Silver section pulsed, the hammer in his right hand had already descended as fast as lightning, smashing into the silver once more.

Although he had yet to reach Thousand Refinements realm, he had produced many Hundred Refined metal components before. Regardless of how Thousand Refinements was, it had to start with the Hundred Refined Metals! During the Hundred Refinements process, he would understand its characteristics.

Tang Wulin would normally not forge with unusual and high-grade metal. This was his first time forging with Heavy Silver, so he had to understand its characteristics first.

A pair of hammers moved in sync, continuously hitting Heavy Silver. He did not even use his full strength, only thirty to forty percent of his full strength.

Sparks flew in all directions in an instant. A rich tempo of bangs filled the room as it created a lively forging song, which was,

Soon after, the Hundred Refinements had been completed. Similar to Thousand Refinements, Hundred Refinements were not as simple as pounding metal hundreds of times. Conversely, impurities in the metal must be removed while maintaining the integrity of the metal and increasing its density.

After the Hundred Refinements, Tang Wulin understood the bravery of the Heavy Silver. First of all, the hardness of Heavy Silver surpassed all the metals he had forged previously. Besides, it's very flexible. When struck, it would only tremble for a moment, as if it was holding back Tang Wulin's strength.

Fortunately, Tang Wulin did not use his full strength to attack him, so he still had plenty of energy to control the casting hammer.

When faced with a Thousand Fine Tungsten Hammer weighing 40 kilograms, an ordinary metal weighing 80 kilograms would have a cavity struck with just one punch. However, Heavy Silver only slightly changed shape after one strike, even after being heated to a suitable forging temperature. This unusual and strong type of metal will not be easily refined.

For three years of coaxing himself with forging, Tang Wulin had learned the value of patience long ago. He did not even feel the slightest bit of anxiety. For an unusual metal, even if he could not complete the Thousand Refinements, he would at least purify it with a Hundred Refinements.

Although Mang Tian was as serious as the other days, he gradually started to show a smile. This kid is really smart. He did not tip Tang Wulin at all, yet he was able to find his own rhythm.

This unusual piece of metal should be treated like the most beloved woman. One had to appreciate it during the forging process rather than hitting it blindly. Despite looking valiant on the outside, his inner vien would be destroyed, causing all other characteristics to suffer as well.

Although pounding it with a weaker force would take longer, it was undoubtedly the most reliable method, especially with foreign chunks of metal. Through a long forging process, he was also able to get used to it and feel its internal structure change.

Tang Wulin became increasingly concentrated in his forging as time went on until finally, he entered a fantastic state. To him, the only one there was Heavy Silver in front of him. His soul power increased his strength, thus increasing his stamina and focus even more.

In fact, after experiencing such pain and suffering, his spiritual power must have grown to a certain degree.

the soul force under the Spirit Opening realm seemed to be useless altogether, its effects, however, were actually everywhere. It can enhance one's perception as well as support one's perseverance.

Tang Wulin was even more focused on his forging under the influence of his increased spiritual power. His three years of forging did not really contribute to his spiritual power being rated at level 38 by the Spirit Pagoda's spiritual power machine.

An hour later, Heavy Silver did not seem to have changed much, only slightly changing shape.

Two hours later, the Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers began to hit the metal more intensively.

Tang Wulin's forehead was sweating. After an unceasing forging, his body was already exhausted, but his soul was still extremely stimulated. Two hours later, it was fruitless. In fact, the condition of Heavy Silver was not too far away from when it was only Hundred Refined. However, he managed to communicate gradually with this piece of Heavy Silver within these two hours.

If one looked closer to the surface of Heavy Silver, they would find that each corner had a small circular depression. Tang Wulin did not know how many times he had hit each corner with the Thousand Fine Tungsten Hammer.

Every time it was struck, its entire body would tremble, giving Tang Wulin more insight into its characteristics.

Damnit damnit! This attack was clearly louder than the previous one, raising Mang Tian's eyebrows nearby.

Tang Wulin finally started using more power! After which, the loud sound of hammers resounded one after another.

After two hours of careful forging, he had already grasped this metallic character. Now it's time to really start faking it.

His entire body trembled every time he beat the metal. Starting from his calf, his strength then radiated to his waist, before moving to his back, then his arm, until finally, descended towards the Thousand Fine Tungsten Hammer. The strength of each attack had already exceeded 300 kilograms!

The button to control the flame of the furnace was underneath. With a light tap on his left foot, the furnace fire reached its maximum intensity. The orange flames coming out from the venting hole of the furnace had heated Heavy Silver to a bright red color.

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