In contrast to Zhang Xuan's agitation, Xu Chong was frowning.
He was well aware of how sturdy the Cage Shackles were. Even with his cultivation, it would be difficult for him to break it open within a few dozen breaths. This was also the reason why he wasn't afraid of Mo Yuan.
For a teenager to be able to break through the Cage Shackles without making a single move … Just what kind of means was that? Even the person in charge of the Alliance Elder Hall, the number one expert of the Great Yan Continent, was incapable of such a feat!
"Elder Xu, are we still going to make a move?" a Zongshi realm expert asked telepathically.
"Hold on for a moment, let's observe the situation first …"
Even if he couldn't kill Sun Zhao today, he would at least be able to make up for the losses of the Blacksmith Hall.
With a grim expression, Xu Chong turned to look at the young man on the bed once more. The sound of hammering continued, as if the Vacuum Domain created by his battle didn't affect the other party at all.
It was impossible for the other party to dare barge in at such a time without absolute strength. But … no matter how he looked at it, the other party didn't have the slightest hint of Zhen Yuan at all.
There were only two possibilities for the other party to be able to do so. He was either wearing an artifact that concealed his cultivation, or … his strength far exceeded his!
Not daring to act recklessly, Xu Chong took a deep breath and clasped his fist. "The Blacksmith Hall is on official business. May I know how I should address you?"
He decided to report his name first and observe the other party's reaction.
"I'm just a blacksmith. My name isn't worth mentioning. Just carry on with whatever you have to do. There's no need to bother about me!"
The young man chuckled softly as he continued hammering away at the bed. However, before he could do anything, the bed stopped in between them.
Xu Chong's complexion turned incredibly awful.
How are you going to fight in that position? How are you going to catch him?
"Elder, you must be joking …" Xu Chong was furious, but he didn't dare to make a move before knowing the other party's background.
"I'm not joking. I'm just an ordinary blacksmith …" Shaking his head, the young man's eyes narrowed as he began hammering away at the hammer in his hand.
Dang dang dang dang!
In an instant, boundless Saint Intent burst forth from his body and rippled into the surroundings. As soon as the Saint Intent came into contact with the Saint Intent, the sealed space immediately melted away.
Xu Chong's lips trembled, and he nearly fell from the sky.
Saint Origin Quintessence was something that even Pseudo Immortals were unable to bring out. It was said that only the projection of the Great Dao or those who had mastered a certain skill to its limits would be able to bring out a sliver of Saint Origin Quintessence. Furthermore, the amount of Saint Origin Quintessence was extremely limited, such that it was as thin as a strand of hair. Yet, the Saint Origin Quintessence before him was as thick as a river.
It was just a moment ago that Zhang Xuan said that it was just an ordinary blacksmith, but to release such a thing … Are you serious?
"Elder Xu, his forging technique seems to be … Thousand Hammers in One!" A Zongshi realm expert transmitted his voice to Elder Xu.
Xu Chong looked over and saw that the hammer in the young man's hand wasn't in a hurry to fall down. Instead, it was swinging rapidly in the air, overlapping one another.
Forging a thousand hammers into one was an extremely common technique in the Master Teacher Continent. There were many blacksmiths who had learned it from the very start, so it wasn't too complicated.
Even he had learned it for a period of time. Unfortunately, it was easy to get started, but it was difficult to cultivate to a higher level. Not to mention him, even the Hall Master of the Blacksmith Hall had only reached the Hundred Hammer Realm and was stuck there.
"It's ten hammers in one!"
Dang! Seeing the other party's hammers falling on the metal, Xu Chong heaved a sigh of relief.
This forging technique could be divided into two hammers in one, four hammers in one, ten hammers in one, a hundred hammers in one, and the highest level, a thousand hammers in one.
The higher the number of hammers, the higher the mastery one had over smithing.
If it was just ten hammers in one, it wouldn't be too profound. Even Xu Chong would be able to execute it.
Hu!
With such a thought in mind, the young man's hammers fell once more. This time, it wasn't ten hammers, but a series of afterimages.
"A hundred hammers in one?"
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
Ten hammers in one wasn't anything much, but a hundred hammers in one was terrifying. After all, even the Hall Master had only reached such a level. Even if he were to exert his full strength, he would only be able to achieve fifty hammers in one.
Hu!
The young man's hammers continued to dance.
The energy formed by the compression of the air continued to stack on top of one another. With a loud boom, it landed on the metal and exploded. Under the enhancement of the shockwave, the metal was quickly purified and the impurities were removed. A unique pattern appeared on the surface of the metal.
"This is … Thousand Hammers in One?"
Xu Chong's face paled, and his body began to tremble.
Even though he had never seen it before, given how powerful it was, there was no doubt that it had reached a thousand hammers in one go!
Thousand Hammers in One was to fuse the might of a thousand hammers together with the air to temper the metal. With such an ability, even if it was just an ordinary piece of metal, one would be able to forge it into a rare steel within a short period of time!
This forging technique was extremely popular, and that was also the reason why Xu Chong knew how difficult it was.
Even the strongest blacksmith in the Great Yan Prefecture, the Hall Master, was only able to execute a hundred hammers in one go. Yet, the young man was able to execute it so easily, and more importantly, he hadn't even assimilated his cultivation into it yet … This was way too heaven-defying!
Wuwuwu!
Before Xu Chong could recover from his shock, the young man raised his hammers once more.
The afterimages continued to appear, but the compressed air beneath him became even more intense.
Peng!
As the hammers fell, the compressed air surged across the surface of the metal. Due to the intense friction between the air and the metal, the air burst into flames. In an instant, the temperature of the metal was so high that it felt as if gunpowder had been ignited.
"This is …" Intense fear overwhelmed Xu Chong, and his body trembled uncontrollably. "Two thousand hammers in one?"
In normal forging, one would have to place the metal in flames before hammering it until it was red in color. Only then would one be able to squeeze out the impurities and increase the density of the metal.
The other party didn't even light up a furnace. Instead, he used a thousand hammers in one to heat up the metal … Just what kind of mastery did the other party have in smithing in order to accomplish such a feat?
This couldn't even be described as heaven-defying!
Very few people were able to create a thousand hammers in one go. Yet, not only did the young man manage to do it, he even managed to fuse even more hammers in one go … Xu Chong was at a complete loss for words.
Hu!
The young man continued.
Three thousand hammers in one go!
Four thousand hammers in one go!
…
In the blink of an eye, the young man had managed to achieve eight thousand hammers in one go!
At this moment, Xu Chong was completely dumbfounded, unable to utter a single word.
Even a 7-star pinnacle blacksmith like the Hall Master wouldn't be able to achieve a thousand hammers in one go. Yet, the young man before him was able to achieve eight times that …
Just as Xu Chong was at a loss for what to do, the young man suddenly frowned and sighed. "It's a pity that the materials used are too inferior. No matter how much strength you put into it, it's easy for it to shatter …"
"…" Xu Chong.
Fine, eight thousand hammers in one go still isn't the other party's limit. It's just that due to the limitations of the materials used, he was unable to increase the number of hammers in one go.
Is he still human?
Just as he had guessed, Su Yin was indeed limited by the materials used to forge it.
In order to intimidate the other party, he had taken out the rare metals that Sun Zhao had given him. He had thought that such rare materials would be easier to forge, but who could have known that … even eight thousand hammers in one go wouldn't be able to withstand it, and it would shatter at any moment!
Trash!
The ordinary metals that he had used back in the forbidden grounds were able to withstand the might of fifty thousand hammers in one go and still remain intact!
If that was the case, could it be that … the seemingly ordinary metals in the forbidden grounds were actually extremely valuable?
Forget it, let's not think about it for the time being. Eight thousand hammers it is then. In any case, I don't need to forge it too well. All I need to do is to intimidate the other party. From the looks of it, I have already achieved my goal. At the very least, they won't dare to make a move on me for the time being.
Dang dang dang dang!
As the number of hammers struck increased, the shape of the spatula became clearer and clearer. This time, not only were Xu Chong and the others bewildered, even Mo Yuan's mouth was agape.
As expected of Junior Uncle … The things that he forged were always so down-to-earth …
Last time, it was a frying pan. This time, it was a spatula. Would it be a ladle and a ladle next time?
With eight thousand hammers in one go, the air produced from each explosion was able to burn the spatula red. After striking it several dozen times, Su Yin finally stopped, fearing that something might happen if he were to delay for too long, he finally stopped.
Now that the forging was done, what was left was the final step, as well as the most important step … quenching!
Just that … due to his haste, he didn't even have time to prepare a furnace, needless to say, a quenching liquid.
Of course, even if he didn't have such a thing, a colder liquid would do as well.
Su Yin raised his head and looked at the Frostsnow Soul Stealing Hook floating in the air. This thing could even produce snow, so quenching shouldn't be too much of a problem.
With such thoughts in mind, a voice sounded, "Can I borrow your hook for a moment?"
"I …" Xu Chong's face paled, and he hurriedly explained, "The Frostsnow Soul Stealing Hook is my weapon, as well as my friend. I need to discuss with it and obtain its agreement …"
"Shut up! I agree … "
Before he could finish his words, the Frostsnow Soul Stealing Hook immediately flew over to Su Yin and humbly said, "Senior, I'll do whatever you want me to do. If you want me to recognize you as my master, I'll do it, but first, you have to let Xu Chong remove the connection between us …"
"…" Xu Chong almost choked on his breath.
This weapon was something he had spent several decades collecting materials to refine. After it gained sentience, he had always treated it like a treasure, but … when it saw this person, it immediately knelt down to him. How shameless!
Even if it wanted to curry favor with others, there should be a limit … Fuck!
"Alright!"
Seeing the hook so obedient, Su Yin breathed a sigh of relief. With a flick of his wrist, a basin appeared in front of him. Taking out a kettle, he poured some water into it, "Freeze the water!"
"Freeze water?" The Frostsnow Soul Stealing Hook was stunned.
It had thought that this super master who exuded the true meaning of Saint Qi had taken a liking to it, but in the end, it was using it as an icehouse …
However, since he had asked, it didn't dare to refuse. With a gentle shake, it inserted the hook into the basin.
As soon as it entered, a faint sound transmission sounded in its ear, "Can you be a little gentler? You're so big, if you directly insert it, it won't be able to stand it! "
The Frostsnow Soul Stealing Hook shook and immediately felt the basin in front of it quietly exuding an aura that made one's heart tremble. Its spirituality trembled and it almost collapsed.
"Immortal … Immortal Artifact?"
This basin turned out to be an Immortal Artifact. Not only that, the water inside was constantly exuding the true meaning of Saint Qi, like a jade liquid!
Using an Immortal Artifact and water that contained the true meaning of Saint Qi to quench it …
The Frostsnow Soul Stealing Hook felt like it was going crazy.
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