"Spirit Infusion."
Su Ming spoke softly.
He opened his eyes, saw the expectant gazes fixed on him, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
The gains from this were far greater than he had imagined.
The faith he received in the Douluo 3 era now seemed to have a foundation. He speculated this was because his Forging Faith was originally obtained from the Douluo 1 era, and it was achieved through the Spirit Infusion technique.
Now, by announcing this technique in the Douluo 3 era, it had become the foundation of his faith!
This karmic connection spanning time and space washed over his mind, requiring a full hour for him to barely swallow it whole, leaving it for later careful reflection.
Spirit Infusion?
The blacksmiths repeated the term, an unprecedented noun.
"With my teacher's help, I pioneered this Spirit Infusion technique. It utilizes the spirituality of Spirit Souls as a material, infusing it into metal, bestowing spirituality upon ordinary iron, allowing even common iron to transform into Spirit Metal, and even undergo Heaven Refinement to become Divine Iron."
Su Ming's voice wasn't loud, but it struck the hearts of the Spirit Engineers present like a heavy blow.
Ordinary iron can be transformed into Divine Iron!
When Su Ming finished speaking, he himself felt his faith skyrocketing wildly.
This time, it wasn't that the faith from the blacksmiths became more intense; rather, he was shocked to find himself very reasonably taking over a massive amount of faith.
"Is this... Tang Hao's faith? The core of his ideology is that ordinary iron can become divine iron, so..." Su Ming realized.
So Tang Hao's faith foundation was this fragile?
Ordinary iron can become divine iron.
But Tang Hao only achieved turning rare metals into divine iron.
The authority over the Plane he obtained by usurping it only allowed the forging world to achieve Heaven Refinement for rare metals, not the transformation of true ordinary iron into divine iron.
Now, by establishing the true foundation of transforming ordinary iron into divine iron, Su Ming had directly intercepted Tang Hao's faith.
Su Ming's heart raced.
This can't be good, can it?
The next moment, the Forging Faith overwhelmed him, allowing him to see the most fundamental aspect of the world.
He saw a slumbering giant. The giant's form shifted, transforming into a massive hammer—the Clear Sky Hammer.
Su Ming guessed the giant's identity.
He stared intently at the giant, discovering that the giant's face was now contorted in pain, yet there was no sign of him waking up.
Confirming this, Su Ming inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
He won't wake up.
Beside him, the Forging Faith enveloped his consciousness, delving deep into the giant's world.
Battle!
Deep within Tang Hao's consciousness was a protracted battle. He wielded the Clear Sky Hammer, resisting an inexplicable force.
Originally, Tang Hao had held the upper hand. But as the Forging Faith on him plummeted sharply, his condition rapidly deteriorated. That inexplicable force actually gradually fought back from its disadvantageous position.
Noticing that Su Ming had entered another state of comprehension, Zhen Hua and Mu Ye brought Su Ming back to the top floor.
"Everyone, that was my personal disciple, Su Ming. The Spirit Infusion technique was developed by him.The so-called Spirit Infusion uses the spirituality of a Spirit Soul as material, infusing it into metal, bestowing spirituality upon ordinary metal."
"He isn't skilled at teaching. Next, I will personally replicate the entire Spirit Infusion process for everyone, including how to utilize the spirituality of a Spirit Soul and the skill of infusing its spirituality into metal, explaining everything in full detail."
The blacksmiths cheered.
That's our President for you.
Long live the President!
Su Ming's demonstration was only suitable for geniuses. We ordinary blacksmiths couldn't understand it just by watching him forge; we need the President to break it down and explain it in detail.
However, even though they would learn the Spirit Infusion technique from Zhen Hua, the blacksmiths present still remembered Su Ming as its originator.
The ten-year-old forging Grandmaster, after just one year, had actually brought forth such an explosive technique.
Zhen Hua breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he didn't know why Su Ming had fallen into a state of comprehension twice, everything was still proceeding according to plan.
Su Ming's Spirit Soul, the Light Sphere, couldn't be revealed publicly, so he could only demonstrate the Spirit Infusion technique. The detailed teaching and explanation had to be done by Zhen Hua himself.
"I believe everyone has already realized the significance of the Spirit Infusion technique. Yes, Spirit-Infused Metal possesses spirituality and can undergo Spirit Refinement and Soul Refinement, but it itself has no inherent characteristics, which might seem meaningless. But everyone must not forget, the cost of rare metals is not low."
With the Spirit Infusion technique, ordinary metal could also be used for practice. This was incredibly important for blacksmiths.
How many Level Four Blacksmiths, striving to break through to Spirit Refinement, went bankrupt, took out loans repeatedly to make attempts, and were ultimately forced to give up under pressure and start working to repay their debts?
Not to mention Level Four Blacksmiths, even Level Five Blacksmiths needed this technique. Stabilizing one's proficiency in Spirit Refinement also required countless practice sessions. The lower cost of practicing with ordinary metal would obviously allow newly promoted Level Five Blacksmiths to reserve more energy for repaying debts.
Beyond Level Five, every rank had the need for practice materials. The uses of the Spirit Infusion technique would be very diverse.
Top Floor.
Su Ming regained consciousness.
"What happened with you? You entered deep meditation twice in a row this time, even if both were a bit short," Mu Ye couldn't help but ask.
"A sudden insight," Su Ming replied with a wry smile.
He recalled the scene he had just witnessed in his mind.
"Tang Hao's awakening will probably be delayed for who knows how long. I am safe."
"Besides Tang Hao, I actually saw the past, guided by the Forging Faith."
It wasn't the past seen under the effect of the River of Time, but with the assistance of the Forging Faith, he had glimpsed a fragment of past history.
That history wasn't the history of the original Douluo 1, but the illusory history of Douluo 1.
"So, can faith also pierce through the River of Time?"
"No, it should be said it's my 'position' or 'authority'. I used my authority to truly pierce through the River of Time. The authority obtained in Douluo 1 is being used in Douluo 2 and Douluo 3."
"No wonder Tang Hao in Douluo 1 showed killing intent towards me. He might have genuinely been affected by events here in Douluo 3."
"That point in time is also very sensitive. It's the point where the current Douluo 3 timeline I'm in also began to become illusory."
"I, in Douluo 3, used the authority from Douluo 1 to absorb faith from Douluo 3, and then used the forging insights gained from the Douluo 3 faith back in Douluo 1. Originally, that wouldn't be a big deal—one is the future in the River of Time, the other an illusory past; it shouldn't create such a deep causal connection. The problem lies in the fact that the Douluo 3 timeline also became illusory. The interaction between these two illusory points is what allowed Tang Hao to sense it."
Guided by the Forging Faith, Su Ming figured out many things.
Simultaneously, it put his mind at ease considerably.
He had identified the source of Tang Hao's killing intent in Douluo 1, and also confirmed that the Tang Hao of the Douluo 3 era wouldn't be waking up either.
For a moment, he felt as if he could finally act with great daring.
Shrek City.
Spirit Transmission Pagoda Headquarters.
Tower Lord's Office.
Qian Gu Dongfeng watched the footage on the spirit tool screen, leaned back halfway in his chair, and closed his eyes.
He wasn't a professional blacksmith, so he didn't immediately grasp the significance of Su Ming's performance.
But Zhen Hua had explained it for him.
He knew Zhen Hua wasn't just explaining to the blacksmiths present; he was explaining, across the network, to the leaders of various major factions.
"Su Ming? How interesting."
Just as a thought began to form in Qian Gu Dongfeng's mind, his office door was knocked on.
Bang, bang, bang.
Qian Gu Dongfeng frowned, showing displeasure.
BANG.
The door was forced open violently.
Seeing the visitor, Qian Gu Dongfeng suppressed his dissatisfied expression.
"Elder Han."
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