Wu Changkong's eyes flashed with cold light as his body suddenly burst backward. Mo Wu's body tensed, and in the next moment, the room's walls shattered from the cold. Wu Changkong swiftly carried Mo Wu and leapt into the air.
In his left hand he held Mo Wu, while his right hand's Frost Sword blazed brightly. The icy blue light exploded instantly, transforming into a massive sword — Frost Ice Words!
Mo Wu only saw a ring of ice wheels slash down, splitting the room below into two halves. Even more terrifying, the thick green mist in the room was forcibly drawn tightly against the giant ice sword and refused to dissipate.
However, the evil soul master from before had already vanished like a dark shadow, leaving only a huge hole in the ground.
"Don't move." Electronic voices sounded from all directions. The Tiandou City mech guards had already arrived in full force, beams locking onto Wu Changkong. Over ten mechs surrounded him from all sides, their spirit conduction cannons locked on.
Wu Changkong calmly withdrew Frost Ice Words, frowning deeply.
An evil soul master! It really was an evil soul master. In recent years, they had been stirring trouble. This matter must be reported to the academy immediately.
Since the day evil soul masters appeared, the conflict between them and Shrek Academy was irreconcilable. Ten thousand years ago, led by Lingbing Douluo, the legendary Shrek Seven Devils and many strong fighters of that era fought against the evil soul masters' Holy Spirit Sect, completely destroying them. Since then, the evil soul masters had been broken, silent, and dormant — never expected that after ten thousand years, they would reappear frequently.
"Don't make any rash moves. This is a Shrek Academy teacher; he's here to save me." Mo Wu shouted just in time.
Wu Changkong then looked at him. At that moment, Mo Wu looked quite disheveled, his vest grabbed and torn in his hand. Wu Changkong exerted a little force to help him stand upright in midair.
Mo Wu showed the composure of a politician, not panicking at all, commanding the mech guards to lower their weapons. In fact, those standard issue mechs posed no threat to a Soul Saint from Shrek Academy. He even suspected this man might be a Dou Kai master, in which case, even ten times more mechs would be useless.
...
"Do you know how to do fusion forging?" Zhen Hua looked a bit surprised at Gu You.
"Yes, and I'm quite proficient," Gu You replied with a smile.
"Good! Time's short. I have a speech to give. Follow me." Zhen Hua glanced at the clock and spoke to Gu You.
"Of course," Gu You responded and quickly moved.
"Ding, ding, ding!" Suddenly, clear bell chimes sounded through the entire first-floor lobby.
Everyone immediately looked up.
The broadcast announced: "Attention all forgers! The president will arrive in the first-floor lobby in five minutes to give a lecture on forging knowledge, lasting about half an hour. Please wait on the first floor and maintain order."
Many people realized at once and, whether they were taking tasks or waiting in line, all turned and rushed toward the first floor. The task area was on the third floor, so everyone was heading downward.
Even the staff member wasn't exempt!
"Who the hell stepped on me?"
A discordant voice sounded, but no one paid attention. Everyone was running toward the first floor in a panic. The elevators couldn't handle the volume, so some ran all the way down the stairs faster than any elevator — truly a miracle.
...
Once everyone gathered, all lined up neatly, most forgers were in an excited state.
The five minutes passed quickly. The crowd parted on one side of the lobby as a man walked in, flanked by a group of staff.
Seeing him, the forgers erupted in cheers.
"President! President!" The enthusiastic shouting raised the temperature of the entire Forging Association.
This was their legend — who became a Divine Craftsman at 38, and has been tirelessly crafting Heavenly Forged Metal for eight years.
He became famous as a youth, yet was neither arrogant nor complacent. Hardworking, he started as president of a small city's forging association, step by step reaching the top, ultimately becoming president of the Forging Association. He was currently the only Divine Craftsman on Douluo Continent.
Before his appearance, forging a four-character Dou Kai required collaboration among famous Divine Craftsmen, with the full support of the Douluo Masters — costing tremendous effort. But such four-character Dou Kai were only semi-true.
It wasn't until he completed Heavenly Forging eight years ago and became a Divine Craftsman that truly inheritable four-character Dou Kai started to appear. He held a crucial position throughout the continent, wrapped in countless honors.
"Hello everyone." Zhen Hua raised both hands, greeting the assembled forgers.
"President!" The deafening cheers spread through the hall.
Zhen Hua pressed his hands downward, and the previously chaotic hall instantly quieted, like a pause button was pressed.
Prestige — that was prestige.
Zhen Hua smiled. "Time is limited, so let's begin. I've been busy lately and haven't communicated with everyone for a while. Today, I'll share some of my insights. Afterward, you can try them yourselves."
He walked behind the forging bench, placing his large, delicate hands on it.
"This is a small fusion forging technique I recently discovered. As you know, fusion forging is a crucial stage all forgers must go through, accessible at level six forging. During fusion, the more types of metal combined, the more difficult the process. My technique can reduce some of that difficulty."
"This technique originates from matching or selecting the medium. Different metals have different properties, but only certain biochemical reactions between metals are possible. For example…"
Zhen Hua began explaining with a calm and rich voice, allowing every forger to clearly hear.
Everyone listened intently, including Gu You sitting at the platform. Truly an elder-level forger, every step was detailed and easy to understand.
"...After such fusion, the forging success rate greatly improves, and it saves us forgers the effort required to maintain metal fusion during the process..."
(End of Chapter)