The Evil Eye race was a species from another plane. The specific details of how they arrived on the Douluo Continent were no longer recorded. It was only known that the Evil Eye race rapidly adapted to the laws of the Douluo Plane, transformed into Spirit Beasts, and propagated to this day.
Among Spirit Beasts, the Evil Eye race was undoubtedly classified as a Super Spirit Beast.
Compared to other Super Spirit Beasts like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the Evil Eye race had significant variations in innate talent, which depended on their secondary attributes.
Evil Eyes were mental-attribute Spirit Beasts. Their main body was a single giant eye, and their talent in the mental attribute was exceptionally powerful. However, alongside the mental attribute, some Evil Eyes also developed secondary attributes. These secondary attributes included almost all elemental properties like water, fire, earth, wind, light, dark, and could even include special attributes like corrosion.
But possessing secondary attributes didn't mean the Evil Eye's talent became stronger. On the contrary, the more attributes it had, the more its talent was diluted, making the Evil Eye weaker.
When Zhang Tianyang saw this ultimate chimera-like Evil Eye, his first reaction was that it was trash.
This chimera had far too many attributes—a full nine!
The seven common elements—water, fire, earth, wind, light, and dark—were all present. Additionally, the identified attributes also included Chaos and Decomposition.
And these were just the identified attributes.
"This..."
After carefully examining the talents of this Ten-Thousand-Year Evil Eye, Zhang Tianyang couldn't help but murmur, "A top-tier specimen."
He remembered Su Ming had explained his perspective on Spirit Rings to him.
Mechanism over raw numerical value.
"It doesn't matter if the innate talent is poor. Little Ming can create some Spirit Soul Armor for it. Putting on a few more pieces of Spirit Soul Armor and evolving a few more times will fix it."
After marking the ultimate chimera Ten-Thousand-Year Evil Eye, Zhang Tianyang reviewed many other excellent Spirit Souls, but none shocked him as much as this Evil Eye.
After searching for about two and a half hours, Zhang Tianyang sent the five targets he considered viable to Su Ming. The first on the list was that ultimate chimera Ten-Thousand-Year Evil Eye.
Merely seconds after he sent the information to Su Ming, Su Ming replied.
"Teacher, please reserve that Evil Eye for me."
"Oh? It seems you've taken a liking to a Spirit Soul?" Mu Ye noticed the change in Su Ming's expression and leaned in to look at the information on Su Ming's communicator.
"This Evil Eye is a real oddity. But with its talent spread so thin across so many attributes, wouldn't it be too mediocre? Look, even the Spirit Transmission Pagoda's evaluation of this Evil Eye has been downgraded to 'Top-Tier Spirit Beast'."
Su Ming chuckled, not sharing that view.
"Teacher, it's true the Evil Eye race can have various secondary attributes. But possessing so many simultaneously... is that really achievable through mere heredity?"
Hearing Su Ming's words, Mu Ye showed a look of realization.
"You mean this Evil Eye might have a mutation factor? But the Spirit Transmission Pagoda shouldn't have failed to consider that, right?"
"Let's wait until I see this Evil Eye in person."
Su Ming knew the Spirit Transmission Pagoda must have investigated this Spirit Soul.
But he still decided to see this Evil Eye first.
Five hours had passed since Su Ming completed the Spirit Infusion demonstration.
Zhen Hua had already broken down the entire process step by step and repeated the explanation three times.
This showcase had now concluded.
The blacksmiths reluctantly left the Association headquarters building, looking back every few steps, hoping Zhen Hua would call them back and announce more new discoveries.
Watching the crowd disperse, Zhen Hua suddenly looked up at the sky. A streak of blazing flame descended from the heavens, landing on the roof of the Blacksmith Association headquarters building.
"This Feng Wuyu, still so rash."
Following the intense flames, a black mecha, shaped overall like a sharp sword, pierced through the air and also landed on the building's roof.
Zhen Hua returned inside the building and took the elevator to the top floor.
Feng Wuyu and Zang Xin were already waiting outside his office door.
"President Zhen Hua."
Both men were respectful when they saw Zhen Hua.
Zhen Hua nodded in acknowledgment, opened his office door, and invited them inside.
"I can roughly guess the purpose of Elder Feng and Hall Master Zang Xin's visit today."
"Deputy Hall Master," Zang Xin corrected.
His gaze swept across the office, noticing Mu Ye and Su Ming, a look of surprise on his face.
Feng Wuyu also spotted the two and spoke directly, "Mu Ye, you're here too? Shouldn't you be staying at your Body Sect? What are you doing at the Blacksmith Association every day?"
"If I weren't at the Blacksmith Association, would you come to apologize if Zhen Hua got assassinated?" Mu Ye retorted with a cold laugh.
Feng Wuyu was speechless.
The major powers in the Spirit Master world knew Mu Ye was at the Blacksmith Association. The current sect master of the Body Sect was as close as brothers with Zhen Hua.
In any case, the Body Sect's reputation remained illustrious in the Douluo 3 era. But since they didn't even have a mountain stronghold, disciples, after completing their training, would go out to make their own way, with most joining local Blacksmith Associations.
"I'll fight you after you break through to Super Douluo," Feng Wuyu grunted, crossing his arms, indicating he wasn't willing to bully the weaker.
"I can fight you right now. If I lose, I'll admit it myself."
"That won't do. I still have principles."
Seeing Mu Ye and Feng Wuyu bickering back and forth like children, Zhen Hua stepped between them, cutting them off.
"Elder Feng, you're probably here for the Spirit Infusion technique, right? I've already demonstrated it in full detail just now, and it's also available for viewing on the Blacksmith Association's official website."
"What about the rest? President Zhen Hua, you wouldn't have really only researched the Spirit Infusion technique to this level, would you?"
Faced with Feng Wuyu's pressing question, Zhen Hua spread his hands helplessly.
"We've made it very clear. The Spirit Infusion technique was developed by Little Ming, and he has only developed it to this stage so far."
"You announce it publicly as soon as you research it?" Feng Wuyu scratched his head, saying puzzledly. "If the major powers continue researching it, they're bound to develop many derivative technologies. What benefit does the Blacksmith Association get?"
"The Spirit Infusion technique being able to branch out and flourish is the benefit. The forging world developing and growing stronger is the benefit," Su Ming stated.
Zhen Hua nodded with a smile.
Realizing his own narrow-mindedness, Feng Wuyu immediately straightened up and bowed in apology.
"I was overthinking things."
After apologizing, he took a deep breath and said, "Our Shrek Blacksmith Association will also unconditionally publish any findings we make."
"On behalf of blacksmiths everywhere, I thank Elder Feng."
Zhen Hua didn't thank the Shrek Blacksmith Association, but thanked Feng Wuyu personally.
He knew that without Feng Wuyu, the forging association over at Shrek might not have such awareness.
Having said that, he turned his gaze to Zang Xin.
"Deputy Hall Master Zang Xin, what are the Tang Sect's needs for this visit?"
Zang Xin's expression turned serious. "Our Tang Sect isn't particularly concerned with the technique itself. We mainly want to ask President Zhen Hua: what would be the cost difference between performing Spirit Refinement and Soul Refinement on a Spirit-Infused piece of ordinary metal, compared to performing them on rare metal? Our Tang Sect is willing to purchase all high-level Spirit Refined and Soul Refined works made from ordinary metal from the Blacksmith Association's master blacksmiths at ten times the cost price."
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