Chapter 655 - 419: Taking Action
Chapter 655: Chapter 419: Taking Action
Originally weighing around three thousand catties, it should be close to four thousand catties right now. The surge in Spirituality had caused the weight of the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel to change; the surging Spirituality even triggered the Power of Heaven and Earth.
[Weapon Forging Skill Lv.3 (5874/8000)]
He finally understood what it meant to be a Forged Soldier genius.
In just about ten days, his Weapon Forging Skill had broken through to the third level, with its progress increasing by seven or eight thousand points. Previously, he had spent three or four years bitterly studying the Weapon Forging Skill, yet the progress he made was less than what he had achieved in these past few days alone.
Lu Ren, the so-called number one Forged Soldier genius of the Celestial Strategy Academy, was fundamentally not on the same level as him.
Of course, this was mainly due to his solid foundation. He had long since used his system panel to forcefully cultivate most of the basic Forged Soldier techniques and Secret Techniques to Perfection. The only thing he lacked was Spirituality.
If another Spirit Bone Celestial Pride were to learn from scratch, they would absolutely never achieve his speed of progress.
"Next comes forging the rough blank, shaping, Spirit Attachment, and Nurturing Soldiers," he thought.
He had already practiced the processes of forging the rough blank and shaping to the point of pure mastery back when he was at Moon Lake.
Five days later.
An imposing ink-black long saber appeared in Xu Yang’s hands. After being enhanced by the Spirit Attachment Skill, the saber’s weight had approached five thousand catties.
The overflowing Spirituality caused the Power of Heaven and Earth to churn in response.
However, this was not the final product. The item currently in his hands could only be called a saber; it could not yet be considered a Spiritual Soldier. In other words, it was a saber with an empty shell but no soul. Although it was sharp, it lacked killing intent and an edge. It was also unable to amplify a Martial Artist’s power, and its might was not even comparable to a Half-Spirit Weapon.
Shen Lian had put it well: the art of the Forged Soldier wasn’t just about taking a hammer and indiscriminately banging away.
After forging, shaping, and Spirit Attachment, there was still the final step of Nurturing Soldiers. Only by undergoing the nourishment of the Soldier Nurturing Skill to bestow a saber soul could a Spiritual Soldier truly be born. Otherwise, no matter how abundant its Spirituality was, it would be nothing more than a lump of Spirit Iron in the shape of a saber. It could not be counted as a Spiritual Soldier.
"A High-tier Spiritual Weapon, it’s done!"
Even without the nourishment of the Soldier Nurturing Skill, Xu Yang was certain that once the saber was completed, it would inevitably be a High-tier Spiritual Weapon. The preceding steps had been so perfect that, with his attainments in the Soldier Nurturing Skill, it was impossible for him to fail in nurturing a High-tier Spiritual Weapon.
"It’s time to leave."
There was no need to stay in the furnace workshop for the Nurturing Soldiers step; he could head back to do it.
Taking out the previously prepared scabbard, he sheathed the Weapons to isolate the Spirituality. Xu Yang then pushed open the stone door and walked out.
"Let me see how you’ve ruined that Celestial Star Tungsten Steel."
The moment he pushed the door open, Shen Lian’s voice rang in his ears. Seeing the item in Xu Yang’s hand, Shen Lian knew this was the trinket Xu Yang had spent over half a month tinkering with using that rare piece of Celestial Star Tungsten Steel.
As his voice fell, Shen Lian’s entire body suddenly tensed. His arm retracted and then shot out, his five fingers tearing through the air like a bolt of lightning as he grabbed toward the saber in Xu Yang’s hand.
The aura of the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer surged outward like a roaring river, actually intending to forcefully snatch away the saber.
Xu Yang hadn’t expected this guy to be so audacious as to attack directly. Fortunately, he was no ordinary Celestial Essence Third Layer Martial Artist. He sensed the opponent’s intention the instant Shen Lian made his move. While abruptly pulling his hand back, he struck out with his other hand in a Palm attack.
His palm tore through the air, producing a sonic boom. As the Qi Force exploded, his hand accurately blocked Shen Lian’s grasping five fingers.
BANG!
The clash between the Palm and claw produced a thunderous boom. Both of their bodies trembled, their bones and sinews roaring as their muscles bulged and writhed to neutralize the recoil.
"Stop!" Someone finally reacted at this moment, shouting loudly to intervene.
This wasn’t the outside world. If the shockwaves from their clash damaged anything, they would have to face severe consequences.
Fortunately, both of them knew they couldn’t act recklessly. They had merely collided using refined technique rather than utilizing their Gang Yuan, relying on their physical bodies to endure the recoil and preventing the shockwaves from spreading.
Xu Yang feigned taking a step back and then sneered, "Impressive. To dare rely on martial prowess to snatch a fellow student’s belongings right here in the Celestial Strategy Academy—I truly admire you."