Chapter 253: The Forging Techniques of Future Generations
As the greatest soul engineer in the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming naturally possessed a wealth of knowledge on purifying rare metals.
Thus, when faced with the mysterious Ice Polar Divine Crystal, he immediately retrieved a specialized furnace from his storage soul tool intricately engraved with arcane patterns.
This was a custom made Rank 9 soul tool, specifically designed for purifying rare metals. Unlike the Sealing God Platform, which was tailored for capturing transformed soul beasts, this furnace was far more versatile.
Of course, for large scale metal purification, much larger refining soul tools were necessary.
The furnace was fairly sizable, occupying almost a third of the experiment table as Kong Deming placed it down.
Opening the furnace's lid, he carefully dropped in a portion of the Ice Polar Divine Crystal from the table. Then, he began infusing soul power into the furnace.
Moments later, pure white flames roared to life inside.
Kong Deming swiftly sealed the lid and watched as the engraved silver runes on the furnace's surface shimmered faintly.
Taking a deep breath, he murmured, "Now we wait. Soon, we'll see to what extent we can purify this Ice Polar Divine Crystal.
I've never encountered a metal quite like this before.
Aside from this, only Yuhao's Life Guardian's Blade contains life energy.
I hope we can refine it quickly so that we can craft a humanoid soul tool worthy of Yuhao our empire's greatest contributor."
Beside him, Xuan Ziwen voiced his concerns.
"Master Kong, this metal is ridiculously difficult to purify.
I spent days trying to refine it but barely made any progress!"
Kong Deming, brimming with confidence, waved a hand dismissively.
"Don't worry. I refined all the materials for my Rank 10 soul tool using this furnace.
When I turned my Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier into my life bound soul tool, I had to modify it with some special materials.
I'll admit, the Ice Polar Divine Crystal is incredibly rare, but in the world of soul engineers, there's no metal that can't be purified!"
Having become the first ever Rank 10 Soul Engineer, Kong Deming was at an all time high in confidence.
After all, since the birth of soul engineers, no one had ever reached this level before.
Hearing this, Xuan Ziwen fell deep into thought.
"Master has already become a Rank 10 Soul Engineer… If even he thinks it's possible, maybe there's still hope?"
A few moments later, the furnace's glowing runes dimmed, and a chilling aura seeped from within.
Kong Deming immediately opened the furnace lid and eagerly examined the results.
Inside lay a re solidified pile of Ice Polar Divine Crystal, now partially refined.
Around it, a few small traces of black impurities had been expelled.
"It worked… but the efficiency is way too low."
Kong Deming frowned, picking up a piece of the refined crystal and channeling soul power into it.
Immediately, he noticed an unpleasant resistance.
"At this rate, it would take an immense amount of time to purify enough material to a near perfect level.
It's a technical limitation, but also because the Ice Polar Divine Crystal is an Ultimate Ice attribute metal, making it particularly difficult to refine."
As a perfectionist, Kong Deming had high standards.
In soul tool manufacturing, purifying rare metals was crucial to enhancing soul power conductivity.
Typically, the higher the metal's purity, the better it conducted soul power.
That was the primary reason soul engineers focused so heavily on metal refinement.
Ideally, Kong Deming wanted to use this material to create a Rank 10 humanoid soul tool for Huo Yuhao.
Given Yuhao's contributions to the Sun Moon Empire, it was only fitting that he received a masterpiece.
As for the requirement barrier of a Rank 10 soul tool there were ways to bypass that.
After all, Jing Hongchen's Red Dust Barrier was Rank 9, yet it had no user restrictions.
"Master, is there really no better method?"
Xuan Ziwen was unwilling to accept defeat.
Even after becoming a Rank 10 Soul Engineer, Master Kong still couldn't find a faster way to refine the crystal?
Kong Deming gazed at the Ice Polar Divine Crystal, sighing.
"For now, there's no better solution.
We'll have to take our time.
With this metal, crafting a Rank 9 soul tool should be doable…
But crafting a Rank 10 soul tool would be far more difficult."
"Still, I'll continue researching ways to remove more impurities, aiming to increase purity levels."
"By the way, is Yuhao back yet? If so, we should bring him here.
Since he has an Ultimate Ice martial soul and the Spirit Detection Sharing soul skill, he'd be perfect for assisting in the purification process."
Hearing this, Xuan Ziwen hesitated.
"Master, has Yuhao really returned? I've been locked up in my lab for days I haven't had any contact with him."
After all, he had been completely absorbed in his research.
Kong Deming patiently explained, "Yuhao is back.
But perhaps he's in seclusion, which is why he hasn't come to see you yet."
Xuan Ziwen nodded. "Alright, I'll go find him now."
Shortly after, Xuan Ziwen returned this time, bringing Huo Yuhao with him.
"Yuhao, we've encountered a problem…"
Kong Deming wasted no time explaining their predicament to Huo Yuhao.
As he spoke, his frustration grew more apparent.
Huo Yuhao watched him intently, thinking back to the original timeline.
In the original story, it was Xuan Ziwen and Huo Yuhao who had jointly created the Ice Polar Battle God Armor.
But this time, with Kong Deming involved, the armor's potential could be significantly enhanced.
The Ice Polar Battle God Armor was an incredible asset, drastically boosting combat strength.
Even when Huo Yuhao faced Di Tian, he had worn this armor.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao smiled.
"Master Kong, I actually have a solution for refining the Ice Polar Divine Crystal forging!"
"Forging?"
Kong Deming looked puzzled.
In the Sun Moon Empire, forging had long been regarded as obsolete.
Yes, forging did have a purification effect, but it was incredibly inefficient and required immense effort.
That's why most soul engineers simply ignored it.
Only places like Shrek Academy still practiced forging soul tools.
But to Kong Deming, this was nothing more than a sign of outdated thinking.
He suspected that the only reason Shrek's soul engineers still did it was to honor Tang San.
Huo Yuhao chuckled.
"Yes, forging.
I know you doubt its effectiveness, since it's considered a primitive method.
But the forging technique I'm talking about… is vastly different from what you think.
This method can actually play a tremendous role in crafting soul tools!"
(End of chapter.)
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