TL : GoldenLung
At this moment, hearing Lan Xuanyu mention this topic, Tang Le couldn’t help but wonder if he should really find a girlfriend. He probably wasn’t young anymore. Even if he was only 20 years old when Le Qingling saved him, after so many years, he should be in his thirties.
“Let me see your forging.” Mr Le smiled.
“Alright!” Lan Xuanyu agreed and brought Mr Le to his own meditation room. A corner of the meditation room had been transformed into a forging room because only this place had soundproofing equipment and wouldn’t affect others. Also, the energy in the meditation room was the most abundant.
Lan Xuanyu had completed this modification two years ago to save some time on the road.
Hence, his meditation room was no longer as tidy as before and was in a mess.
He skillfully calcined the metal through the forging table and took out his forging hammer. He then took out a piece of rare metal and began forging.
Lan Xuanyu’s forging was very stable, and every strike was strong and stable. He didn’t waste a single bit of power and used it all on the metal he was forging.
The rare metal gradually shrunk under his hammer and he only needed a few minutes to complete the Hundred Refinements.
His forging speed wasn’t particularly fast, but it was extremely stable. When he completed the Thousand Refinements, a light that was over three meters tall soared into the sky. Mr Le couldn’t help but nod his head.
Lan Xuanyu’s forging method had the highest success rate because he was extremely focused with every strike. His strong spiritual power was the reason for his high success rate. His control over his own strength was always perfect.
In the subsequent forging, Lan Xuanyu became even more serious. He released his aura and his bloodline fluctuations became stronger. With every strike, a faint dragon roar would be released from his body, shaking everything around him.
His bloodline aura continued to seep into the metal during the forging process, causing the metallic clanging sounds to gradually change.
A rhythmic rhythm began to appear as Lan Xuanyu performed the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique on a smaller range. Forging wasn’t about having greater strength, but the more suitable strength, the better.
Mr Le had once taught him that during the forging process, he had to listen to the sound of the metal. This sound would tell him what the metal wanted. He had to comprehend the changes produced by the metal in the forging process. When a blacksmith could truly communicate with the metal, the metal would be given life.
Thousand Refinements Soul Forging was just the beginning. Spirit Forging created life, and it was a more profound kind of forging.
The reason why the success rate of Spirit Forging was so low was because during the process of forging, the metal would truly feel alive and was no longer an inanimate object. And Soul Forging relied more on spiritual power, using spiritual power to guide the forging and then the metal to gain some intelligence.
When one reached an even higher level, Divine Forging, everything would again be different. Every piece of Divine Forged metal was a complete life form.
Mr Le had told Lan Xuanyu the last time he was here that when he was able to complete Spirit Forging perfectly, breaking through to Soul Forging wouldn’t be difficult because his spiritual power was extremely strong and had a very strong foundation.
After a year, Lan Xuanyu’s success rate for Spirit Forging was already very high. This time, Mr Le came to see if he could try Soul Forging again.
Spirit Forged metals were the best material for Two-Word Battle Armors in theory. It could also be used to make Three-Word Battle Armors, and Soul Forged metals could be used to make Four-Word Battle Armors. They were also the most optimum metal for Three-Word Battle Armors.
A blacksmith that could complete Soul Refinement would be a grandmaster in the world of forging, and a blacksmith that could complete Divine Refinement was a Divine Craftsman.
The Battle Armors that could truly be crafted were actually still Four-Word Battle Armors as of now. As for Five-Word Battle Armors or even the legendary Six-Word Battle Armors, it was no longer a problem of making them, but becoming a part of a soul master’s body required the nourishment of one’s Divine Sense and divine power to evolve and not make them. Only gods could nurture them.
Mr Le stood at the side and looked at Lan Xuanyu’s forging, a smile appearing on his face from time to time. Not only was Lan Xuanyu talented, but he had also found his own forging rhythm. And his forging rhythm was different from Mr Le’s.
Mr Le’s forging speed was fast. Of course, in his realm of forging, it was no longer ordinary speed. It was all-encompassing and could be completed in the shortest time possible.
On the other hand, Lan Xuanyu had chosen a steady path! Every strike seemed to have gone through careful consideration. It wasn’t fast, but it had its own rhythm. With such a steady rhythm, his forging success rate would increase greatly. He kept giving himself more time to think and feel the changes in the metal.
This way, his forging speed might be slower, but his growth would be much faster.
In fact, Lan Xuanyu was almost 12 years old when he started learning forging and it wasn’t considered early. He was able to reach this level in just a few years, and it was related to his talent and Mr Le’s guidance, but it was also more importantly because he had found the right method. After all, Mr Le didn’t come often, unlike Nana who guided his cultivation once a month.
Usually, Lan Xuanyu would only see Mr Le once a year and he would give him enough guidance until next time. But in the following year, he would have to rely on himself to explore.
A faint spiritual light gradually appeared, and Lan Xuanyu’s speed became slower, but the strength of each hammer was increasing. The faint aura of the Dragon God bloodline surrounded his body and fluctuated. It faintly drilled into the metal and quietly changed the state of the metal.
The metal began to emit a faint buzzing sound as though something was about to awaken inside.
At this moment, Lan Xuanyu’s condition was already at its peak. His success rate for Spirit Forging was already very high. He had just broken through to four-ring recently and his soul, spiritual, and bloodline powers had all improved, allowing his control over forging to become stronger.
Furthermore, he was forging in front of Mr Le!
Finally, the hammer fell and the forging hammer bounced up high. The metal in front of him suddenly released a dragon roar, and the low dragon roar gradually became louder. The surface of the metal emitted a strong light. A small golden dragon was faintly discernible as it circled around it, emitting a faint halo.
Success ! Spirit Forging Life Creation ! From this moment on, this piece of metal already had its own life, and it was filled with Lan Xuanyu’s bloodline aura.
A piece of Spirit Forged metal like this could be sold for a purple emblem in the Exchange Center, and there were more offers than supplies.
Hence, ever since Lan Xuanyu became accomplished in forging, he never lacked emblems, even after giving so many emblems to his teacher for creating the Sky Wing Mechas for him and his six partners.
At that time, what he gave Tang Zhenhua wasn’t enough, and he had to make up for it a few more times before he could complete the manufacturing of the Sky Wing mechas. Although it was only a purple mecha, he sought perfection and was completely customized for everyone.
Mr Le smiled and said, “Very good. Your Spirit Forging is done and you can be considered a rank 6 blacksmith. Your success rate is very high and the quality is excellent.”
To be able to get Mr Le to say that the quality of the forging was excellent, it was truly excellent. Lan Xuanyu immediately asked excitedly, “Uncle Le, then can I begin attempting Soul Forging?”
Spirit Forging was a piece of metal that could be sold for a purple emblem, but what if it was Soul Forged? That was a whole different level, and it wasn’t impossible to earn black emblems in the future! He heard that there were many Soul Bones that could be exchanged in the Inner Court’s Exchange Center. Those were left behind by generations of Shrek ancestors. Different from soul rings that would disappear with the death of a soul master, Soul Bones wouldn’t. They could be left behind, and this was also the reason why they were so expensive. Also, even after countless research by the Spirit Pagoda, they were still unable to develop man-made Soul Bones. All of the Soul Bones were definitely produced by powerful soul beasts.
I’m finding it very impressive that Xaunyu is at the same stage that Wulin was at that age, if not better because Xuanyu is almost at Soul Forging while Wulin just barely got to Spirit forge at 14. Hurray for talent!
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Like the chapter, but what I want to know most is if Xuanyu broke Wulin’s record of learning Spirit Forging before the age of 13. Though Xuanyu is already doing better Wulin didn’t soul refine till he was 20 and Xuanyu has started learning it despite being only 14-15 years old.
Also hate how the author messed up it was shortly before he was 11 years old Xuanyu started forging or shortly after turning 11.
On a side note I think Refinement is a better term to use then Forging here that is at least what previous translations
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What a dream coming true in progress.. imagine when you have 6 spirit.bones and 4-6 word battle armor combined harmoniously. The supplement from God Tablets won’t be that far off.. I also missed the Divine Weapons Ark.. specially the Atlas Divine Spear, it should be the Best Momento for any Shrek Head Master to willed. Thank you
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i wonder. back in dd3 there was basically no one with a complete set of soul bones. there were just not enough left. maybe they have a deal with the soul beast planets to exchange for soul bones of deceased beasts… but i don’t think they would willingly part with them if they decide to die instead of becoming the partner of a soul master.
i hope they find the body of di tian in the future, so xuanyu could get his hands on his soul bone. shoul be pretty powerful.
and i’m not sure what happended to the atlas divine spear. it was with wulin, but ever since he got the sea gods trident he never used it again. he added the soul fragment of yali to it, so maybe he left it somewhere quiet. it could have a special place inside the tree of life.
we also don’t know what happended to the skycrossing? spear of that war god hall senior – guan yue? not sure.
after he elevated himselft to god level during battle against the abyss and died, leaving his spear as a divine tool to wulin. but then he got resurrected and no one knows what happende to the spear.
we know where the abyss halberd is and that wulin is holding on at least two weapons – sea god trident and golden dragon spear. nana got her silver dragon spear back.
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I don’t know if there are enough soul bones left for complete sets for everyone.
Some divine tools are missing, but we know the abyss halberd is with xuanyu and wulin / mr. le should have 2 as well. nana holds her spear again.
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I don’t think Di Tian left a body since he willing turned himself into a spirit soul. In theory any soul bones he produce should go to Xuanyu if he ever truly fuses with him. Also not sure if Xuanyu can absorb soul bones the normal way since he is technically a soul beast. I am not sure how soul beasts handle soul bones like do they just eat them we know monkey type beasts can absorb soul bones but other soul beasts that may not be the case. There is also the matter that Xuanyu isn’t just any soul beast, but a god of them so any soul bones properly need to be the same level to fuse with him.
Yeah soul bones kind of ran out its too bad as a complete set of soul bones was a big game changer in DD1 and 2.
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Wow thanks for reminding me, Wulin basically had in his possession those 3 Spears Power as I would like to call it. In DD1 only God ascended beings has complete soul bone(6pcs harmonized) in Tangsan’s case if not mistaken, he only had 5pcs since the torso part has evolve to/ combined to become the external Spider Lances, while demi gods (4-5pcs). Basically handing over soul bones to mankind is Taboo for soul beast, and mostly 100k aged soul beast will certainly yield one once they passed away. Very few or rarely can 10k – 90k aged soul beast can produced.
I think MC won’t be lacking soul bones if we account his Great Grandpa (2-3) and Grandfather’s (5) soul bones, it would be the best soul bones to have since the former owners had already ascended to Godhood. Di tian should also have one but it’s lacking compared to.. since it’s the Dragon God body in consideration.
The Dragon Saber.. Sima Jin. Should be hidden variable in this story.
The 4th Inherent Weapon, Spear of power I’m still waiting to see is the Overlord Spear of the Blue Silver Emperor lineage. Looking forward to it.
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@Thomas: As I understood it, Di Tians body was sucked into that space rift. since it was strong, i still hope it is somewhere.
it is true that the body vanishes during the contract ceremony, but i think it was only di tians divine-like sense that went to see xuanyu after his tribulation failed. didn’t he say his body was already gone?
bi ji and zi ji went personally, so xiuxiu and mengqing should have received a pretty powerfull soul bone each.
and i think xuanyu should be able to fuse with bones, since he has a human body. was the same with wulin and he was already 3/4 soul beast.
how beasts handle bones is indeed a mystery. i think the ape was able to because he was not corporeal.
i think the bones stay with the corpse unless a soul beast is able to devour bones as well.
the remains in the dragon graveyard in dd3 still had the soul bones as well. in know there was no one trying to devour them, but still^^
@Merch:
TS had 7 soul bones. 2 arms, 2 legs, torso, head and external bone spider lances that transformed into his wings.
tang hao had 2 as i remember, both belongng to tang clan. arm and leg. both were temporarily returned and later reattached by TS.
wulin had some as well, but not a complete set. external dread claw from the bear, torso from mountain dragon and at least one leg from the orca fight during his sea god trials.thats what i remember.
100k cultivation level beasts have 100% a bone and with higher cultivation it will shape into one you need – at least thats what TS got from the whale.
powerful beastlines produce bones even at earlier stages, like the dreadclaw bear that gave wulin his external bone. starting with 10k years there is a chance to get a bone from a beast. that is also the border where most beasts start to develop their intelligence.
as for the blue silver emporer overlord spear: that was a soul skill of TS that he received after gaining his fring from the combined effort of the blue silver grass + blue silver grass king. not an actual weapon. and i don’t think we will see it here. wulin didn’t get it and he had the blue silver grass / emporer martial soul.
xuanyu only has bloodline influenced blue silver grass and right now they create the skills we know from wulin and yuena.
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I think Di Tian would have converted his whole body when he became a spirit soul, as spirit soul contains the soul rings soul beast have and usually the soul bone comes along when they become spirit souls. There is no way to revert back to a soul beast after becoming a spirit soul which would be what he meant when his body is no longer around.
Wulin was only 3/4 soul beast by blood, but keep in mind after rank 70 reincarnated soul beast become fully human in body. Not only that, but Wulin was physically changed by the Gold Dragon King’s Bloodline during the later stage of his cultivation. Of his soul bones he only had four one from when he was young the Bear Claw that merged with his Golden Dragon Claw, The other was the Mountain Dragon King chest piece which is 1,000,000± the other two were Orca Evil which were god given by the sea god trials. So Wulin was completely normal human and only one of his soul bones was absorbed normally before his bloodline started changing him, the rest were all given in special circumstances.
Xuanyu on the other hand has 3/4 bloodline from Wulin who was more dragon then human and god when Xuanyu was conceived. While his mother a True Dragon and genuine god as well. Xuanyu may appear human, but he is more soul beast the human he is basically a soul beast that has a humanoid form.
I assume soul beasts eat the soul bones, but might not get the extra abilities humans do.
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don’t you think the shrek test would have shown that they are soul beasts?
wulin and xuanyu both went through examinations and were deemed human way before rank 70.
wulin was human, even with the gdk bloodline. it was mentioned that because of his bloodline he would be able to live long enough to still be around when the divine realm returns.
gu yuena was the silver dragon king. but for me it was never totally explained if she became human in a way (because of splitting into gu yue and na’er) or stayed soul beast in human form. even so, xuanyu would only be half beast and half human in this case.
true, xuanyu doesn’t need soul rings because they just appear, but i think this is related to his bloodlines being so powerfull. not because he is a soul beast in human form.
why he was in an egg will hopefully be explained in the future^^
so i say he should be able to fuse soul bones. he is able to fuse with soul beasts spirits as well. but we will see.
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Your miss understanding it wasn’t till Wulin started developing his dragon core much later down the line that the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline started changing him physically. Tang San mentioned he would be able to live long enough cause the Golden Dragon King has an immortal body, him being able to live long enough for the divine realm to return is due to the Golden Dragon King. Keep in mind with every seal Wulin breaks he becomes closer and closer to becoming the Golden Dragon King cause he is absorbing its power and essence hence why his body starts changing with later breakthroughs like him growing actual wings.
Gu Yuena just took human form, she was still a full soul beast the fact her soul rings were proven to be fake prove this. Plus Gu Yuena is technically not a soul beast, but a true dragon divine beast she predates the soul beasts so she wouldn’t have the same limitations as normal soul beast do.
Xuanyu wouldn’t be considered half beast/half human, Wulin by bloodline was 3/4 soul beast and the Golden Dragon King also changed both his bloodline and physical body as he broke the seals. Even if Wulin was to considered humans, the fact he has more soul beast blood would still make Xuanyu more beast then human more so with Gu Yuena being a full divine beast. His case is also more similar to Wulin’s as he becomes more beast rather then human as he cultivates and bloodline grows stronger. When both Wulin and Xuanyu took Shrek’s test they would have appeared as normal humans it is only as their cultivation progresses they started to become less human.
Xuanyu wouldn’t have hatched from an egg if he was fully human, also though nothing says he can fuse with spirit souls, as they never actually merged into his soul rings. The monkey was just like a parasite hitching a ride and Di Tian is a bit better, cause he is a True Dragon and descendant from one of the nine dragon kings who were children of the dragon god and found a home in the darkness element of the dragon god bloodline. Other then the test they did when he was first born nothing actually proves Xuanyu is fully human, it could be like Sima Jinchi having human form, but not actually being human.
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Basically we won’t be able to tell the exact ratio of Wulin and Xuanyu blood essences. We could however agree that both has origins attached/ closely related to God class beings (God Kings and 1st Class God at most). DD 2.5 was when Wulin was born in the Gods Realm before the catastrophe. The Manga version illustrated that he was gifted a ” kiss of life ” by the Elder Goddess of Life. From this I can relate the Life Affinity blessing to Xuanyu other than his Great Grandma ( former Blue Silver Emperor turned into the Life’s Tree ).
Yeah the Spider lances became wings after he Ascended, that is why Wutong got butterfly wings. Haha
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Wulin is half blood dragon (Human 1/4, Blue Silver Emperor Spirit 1/4, Golden Dragon King True essence 1/2)
And Xuanyu is Pure Blood Divine Beast (Dragon 3/4, Blue Silver Emperor 1/8 and Human 1/8)
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Hey how come the pagoda cant produce soul bones? Frenzie got his even before entering shrek when he was rank 28 and got a upgrade, it was a right arm bone and was from a wolf and xuayu had to use his bluesilver grass for him to be able to fuse with it since it had 2.000 years of essence
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