Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 63 Sunfire Silver Forging Hammer

Not to mention Fan Yu, most people probably wouldn't understand it either. Even though Long You lived an extra lifetime, he only knew the name and meaning of the fusion forging technique at first, but didn't know how to do it.

Fortunately, the Book of Witness is a powerful martial soul. The methods, principles, and techniques of forging are described clearly.

Metal forging, simply put, is the fusion of metallic bonds. The reason rare metals are rare and special is precisely because of the presence of these metallic bonds. If the metallic bonds of two rare metals can harmoniously fuse together to form a new metallic bond, then the metal forging process is complete.

To expedite the interaction and fusion of the metallic bonds between the Yangyan Gold and the Deep Sea Silver, Long You fully utilized the physical property of Yangyan Gold—its infinite malleability. During the forging process, the Yangyan Gold was hammered into thin sheets of gold foil, which were then layered and wrapped around the cube-shaped Deep Sea Silver.

The specially designed cutting board was constantly spewing out high-temperature flames, and the Yangyan Gold wrapped on the deep-sea silver had become like the slowly surging magma at the crater of a volcano under the stimulation of this high-temperature environment.

"Boom"

When Long You's forging hammer fell, there was no crisp metallic clang as usual; instead, there was only the dull thud of the hammer sinking into the mud.

The softened Yangyan Gold absorbed all the power of the forging hammer's swing, leaving no room for the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, which required the use of recoil. However, Long You had already simulated this situation countless times in the Pearl of Imagination, so he was not flustered at all.

Similar to the spirit forging process, Long You needs to swing the forging hammer while injecting his soul power into the rare metal in front of him in rhythm with the hammering, using his soul power to complete the docking and fusion of the metal keys.

Compared to the wonder of spirit forging, fusion forging, a forging technique that can theoretically be used at any stage, doesn't have much to describe.

From Fan Yu's perspective, at least, all of Long You's actions seemed quite ordinary. If it weren't for the fact that from the perspective of soul power, one could see the spiritual light of Yangyan Gold and Deep Sea Sinking Silver intertwining and entangled, Fan Yu would have suspected that Long You was simply refining metals.

"Thump-thump-thump"

The dull, slow tapping filled the forging chambers of Longyou, and time quietly slipped away amidst this unhurried rhythm.

Fan Yu was alright, but He Caitou had unknowingly drifted off into his own thoughts. When He Caitou came back to his senses, he discovered that the two pieces of rare spirit-forged metal placed on the cutting board had somehow transformed into a rudimentary hammer.

"Recovered?"

He Caitou is now like that student who accidentally drifted off for two minutes during math class, filled with confusion: "Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?"

Fortunately, He Caitou was a chosen one; a top student sat next to him, who, seeing the struggling student come back to his senses, continued taking notes of the teacher's explanations while also helping the struggling student catch up on the course content.

"Take a good look. The time for change should be approaching. Your soul power cultivation is not yet sufficient, but I can see that the spiritual light of Yangyan Gold and Deep Sea Sinking Silver has basically merged into one."

However, this fusion is not yet stable enough. If I'm not mistaken, the moment Long You completely finishes forging this forging hammer will be the moment the two truly fuse.

Fan Yu communicated with He Caitou using the soul power application technique of forcing sound into lines, so the only sound in the entire forging room was the monotonous hammering of Long You.

The Yangyan Gold, which had originally resembled semi-solidified magma, had vanished from the surface of the deep-sea silver. The previously dull tapping sound had now become clear and resonant.

No, that's not right. It shouldn't be said that it disappeared, but rather that it merged into something else. The original bright silver deep-sea silver was still dazzling under the scorching flames, but through the firelight, one could see that the surface and interior of the deep-sea silver were all imprinted with fine, slightly dark red gold threads.

From Fan Yu's perspective, it was unclear, but Long You, standing right in front of him, could see sparks of fire erupting above the golden patterns. Long You knew that when the fire merged into a continuous sheet and stopped disappearing, the forging would be successful.

With patience and a steady hand, Long You's control over the forging hammer became increasingly refined. Finally, under Long You's eager gaze, the forging hammer, which combined two precious rare metals, deep-sea silver and yangyan gold, burst into flames.

As the flames erupting from the forging hammer lying horizontally on the anvil reached their peak, Long You seized the opportunity to flick a drop of his blood essence onto the forging hammer.

"Zi La"

It was just a drop of blood, but when it came into contact with the burst of fire from the Yangyan Chenyin Forging Hammer, although it caused a series of sounds of water and fire meeting, it did not evaporate, but instead merged into the hammerhead.

At that moment, the flames subsided, and a connection was created between Long You's consciousness and the forging hammer in front of him.

When this connection appeared, Long You already understood its purpose. He turned off the flames that were still spraying on the anvil, and slowly extended his right hand to grasp the handle of the Yangyan Shenyin Forging Hammer, which was still lying on the anvil.

Long You struggled with this action. His rational mind told him not to do it; it was a newly forged hammer, and the temperature of the handle was enough to severely burn his hand. But his emotions kept urging him to quickly grasp the handle. That forging hammer belonged to him; it wouldn't hurt him.

This time, emotion triumphed over reason. Although it was very slow, Long You firmly grasped the forging hammer. It felt warm to the touch, slightly warm, but completely different from the scorching heat he had imagined.

As if guided by some unseen force, after grasping the handle of the forging hammer, Long You only glanced briefly at the newly forged hammer before swinging it overhead and slamming it heavily onto the anvil in front of him.

"Thump—clang—"

With a single strike, the hammer rang out like a bronze bell. The forging hammer in his hand seemed to truly understand his will; although it was his first time swinging it, Long You still felt a sense of ease and mastery.

However, that's not the main point. The main point is the special ability that will inevitably appear in spirit-forged artifacts.

"call--"

The hammer fell, then rose again. A large flame reignited on the cutting board, whose flame-sparking function had been switched off.

This is the special function of the Sunfire Silver Forging Hammer: Explosive Flame Strike. With each strike, high-temperature flames rise from the surface of the item struck.

It goes without saying what the reaction will be when you hit a person, but when you hit metal, it ensures that the metal will not cool down after leaving the heating furnace.