After a moment, Quan Yi placed the red-hot Pig Iron block on the Anvil beneath the Steam Forging Hammer.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Quan Li and Quan Yue, Quan Yi brought down a mighty blow.
"Clang!"
Countless Fire Stars bloomed as Quan Yi stretched his body amidst the beautiful sparks, exuding unrestrained confidence.
Quan Yi didn't use his full strength, holding back instead.
This would reduce the force of the rebound, thereby slowing down the acceleration during the power conversion.
Quan Li and Quan Yue watched Quan Yi intently.
With their cultivation, they could observe many details even without Quan Yi saying anything.
Eighteen Hit Combo.
Thirty-Six Hit Combo.
Fifty-Four Hit Combo.
Until the final Seventy-Two Hit Combo.
Although Quan Yi restrained his power, his speed and strength naturally increased during the superposition process.
Moreover, the three onlookers felt a strange connection forming between Quan Yi and the iron block during the hammering process.
Especially when the last punch landed, the originally ordinary iron block burst forth with extremely distinct energy fluctuations.
The Pig Iron block, about one cubic meter in size, was forcibly reduced to half its volume in just seventy-two strikes, and completely transformed into Blazing Heart Iron Essence containing Ultimate Fire.
Quan Yi stopped, a satisfied look on his face.
It had been a while since he had used the combo hammering technique, yet he achieved synchronization with the metal's breathing on his first try.
After consuming Whale Collagen and leveling up, Quan Yi's overall abilities had become even stronger.
Although he had only leveled up once, the changes it brought to Quan Yi far exceeded those of others.
Now, when performing combo forging, Quan Yi seemed to have more energy to spare, and this change allowed him to focus a bit of his attention on communicating with the metal.
Quan Yi placed his hand on the Blazing Heart Iron Essence and then channeled Fire-attribute Soul Power into it.
Immediately, this Soul Power stimulated the energy within the Blazing Heart Iron Essence, and these energies interconnected to form a special link.
And Quan Yi's Soul Power, when passing through the Iron Essence, would produce a special chain reaction.
In the next moment, a scorching aura erupted from the metal's surface, and the hard metal surface actually burst into flames.
Quan Yi said in surprise, "Nearly a thirty percent increase in flame amplification, this is comparable to Soul Guidance Metal forged from rare metals."
After forging, even the same metal would exhibit vastly different characteristics.
However, regardless of the characteristics, the stronger the effect, the higher the grade of the Soul Guidance Metal.
It could be said that this ordinary iron block, under Quan Yi's hammering, had become more valuable than rare metals.
Having confirmed the effect, Quan Yi turned to look at Quan Li and Quan Yue.
However, they were staring at Quan Yi in astonishment.
Quan Li even recalled his close-quarters combat with Quan Yi in the past. At that time, Quan Yi had also used combo techniques, but he hadn't used his Martial Soul.
He exclaimed, "Xiao Yi, if you had used your Martial Soul to fight me back then, perhaps I wouldn't have been able to hold on for more than a few punches."
"It's nothing. As long as Grandpa masters the combo technique, combined with the Ninth Soul Skill, Black Iron Evil Spirit Gnawing Bite, its power will reach an extremely terrifying level."
One should know that Quan Li's Black Iron Evil Spirit Gnawing Bite contained the power of a giant whale.
This power, superimposed onto the combo, would create an even more terrifying force.
Moreover, combined with Quan Li's ability to devour the enemy's energy to replenish himself, this Soul Skill of Quan Yi's possessed extremely strong endurance.
In this way, this combo technique was even more compatible with Quan Li than with Quan Yi himself.
Quan Li himself recognized this point, and his eyes lit up as he said, "Yes, Xiao Yi, I can't wait."
"With the skill of combos, my combat power will reach a new level."
Quan Li, possessing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, was already stronger than ordinary Titled Douluo.
If he mastered combo techniques... Quan Yi grabbed a piece of Pig Iron and heated it until it was red-hot.
Immediately, Quan Yi began to explain and demonstrate.
After demonstrating a few times, Quan Yi started letting them try it themselves.
Quan Yi stood to the side, correcting their mistakes.
After an afternoon of practice, Quan Li and Quan Yue had already understood the principles of reaction force and power transmission, and they had also personally experienced it.
Knowing this, the two could be considered to have entered the basics.
Next, what they needed was constant practice.
Starting from the next day, three huge Anvils appeared in the corners of the forge.
Moreover, for most of the day, three tall men could be seen wielding their fists, frantically striking the iron blocks.
However, although the people in the forge felt curious about this, they didn't have the time to pay too much attention to them.
The reason was that the originally relatively relaxed forge had begun to operate at full capacity.
Countless ores were continuously transported into the forge through sea, river, and land transportation.
Among these, there were mineral properties that the Quan Family had planned and acquired long ago, as well as ore resources purchased from outside.
And these ores, once they entered the forge, would soon be converted into Pig Iron by the blast furnace, and then purified into even stronger metals by the Steam Forging Hammer.
These metals were then transformed into Steam Engines and various Firearms by machine tools.
At the same time, the Shipyard was also undergoing intense renovation work.
After being reprimanded, these shipwrights realized their mistakes and, in their subsequent work, demonstrated extremely high work efficiency.
This made the progress of the naval ship renovation even faster than expected.
In addition to internal preparations, the Quan Family did not relax in their external intelligence gathering.
Regarding the intelligence of the Three Islands, Quan Yi, as an excellent scout, relied on his super-fast speed and super-far vision to continuously conduct detailed investigations.
Of course, during this time, Quan Yi did not relax in his cultivation and research.
Under a full-body weight of 100,000 kilograms, Quan Yi could perform slight movements.
From the initial slow walk to the current extremely slow jog, Quan Yi's physical fitness, strengthened by Whale Collagen, entered a new realm.
As for Soul Power cultivation, the seaside was not suitable for Fire-attribute Soul Masters to cultivate.
However, the forge, with its burning of large amounts of fuel, formed a near-perfect Simulated Cultivation Environment.
Moreover, the Quan Family had envisioned such a situation from the very beginning when designing the forge, and had specifically designed a special Fire-attribute Simulated Cultivation Environment within the forge.
Su Ling'er usually cultivated here.
In addition to cultivation, Quan Yi also set aside a period of time specifically for researching Soul Rings and Soul Guidance Devices during this time.
Therefore, Quan Yi had no spare time to rest at all.
Life was even busier than it was at the Academy.
...
A week later, at the Shipyard's docking area.
Two people stood on the shore, Huo Wu and Quan Yi.
However, at this moment, Quan Yi was using his golden Dragon Eyes to seriously observe the crystal-clear naval ship docked on the sea.
The shape of the naval ship was different from ordinary naval ships, it presented a smooth shuttle shape, giving people a peculiar sense of beauty.
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