Chapter 31: Advancement, Begin Forging!
Sensing the aura being released from Ye Ling, Long Xingyu was momentarily stunned.
'Such pure light element spirit energy... The purity of Ye Ling's power might not be inferior to mine. Could it be that his innate talent is the only one in the Alliance to reach the level of the Light's Sanctuary—that is, possessing eighty innate spiritual energy points?'
Long Xingyu looked at Ye Ling and couldn't help but evaluate him.
Although he didn't know Ye Ling's exact inner energy number after this breakthrough, after a careful probe, he estimated it was no longer just four hundred—it had surged into the next tier, reaching five hundred.
'That's insane... It's only been five months, and he's gone from 170 innate energy to 500? That's monstrous! Even when I had all the treasures of the Knight Temple at my disposal, my growth wasn't this outrageous.'
Long Xingyu compared Ye Ling to his past self for a moment.
And…
He lost.
Still unwilling to concede, Long Xingyu tried comparing from other angles.
But soon, he bitterly realized something.
Whether it was knightly spirit, combat experience, innate talent, or other areas—his former self was completely outclassed by Ye Ling.
He never expected that he, once praised as the Knight Temple's number one genius and the one with the most potential to surpass the legendary Starry Sky Knight Yang Haoyu, would be so thoroughly crushed by a junior in terms of talent and strength.
But then again, it wasn't a bad thing.
The stronger Ye Ling became, the happier Long Xingyu felt.
After all, they were all destined to fight the Demon Race, and perhaps even kill the Demon God Emperor one day.
The more people like Ye Ling, the better for everyone.
Meanwhile, Long Haochen wasn't thinking that deeply.
He simply admired Ye Ling from the heart.
'Brother Ye is just too strong.'
He hadn't even awakened his own innate spiritual energy yet, and Ye Ling had already pushed his to this terrifying level.
Once his own awakening happened, things would become even more intense.
Soon, the light surrounding Ye Ling began to fade.
Ye Ling could feel the Holy Angel Sword in his hand had changed.
Yes, it had clearly advanced in quality.
The Holy Angel Sword had completely surpassed the spirit-magic level and leapt to the Radiant-tier—at its peak, no less.
This was the kind of weapon that even a seventh-rank Temple Knight would be tempted by!
Seriously, Radiant-tier!
But Ye Ling wasn't basking in the power for long.
As soon as the sword was upgraded, he sensed something special from it.
A unique aura surged from the Holy Angel Sword and entered his mind.
That aura… was an insight into life.
An understanding of the soul.
'Looks like the Holy Angel Sword wants me to take this moment of breakthrough to attempt soul forging?'
'Well, why not. Over the past five months, I've been swinging my forging hammer all along—but really forging? Only a few times.'
'Even so, I can feel it—my forging skill hasn't declined. With the rise in inner energy, it may have even improved.'
'And now that I've stepped into what they call the true fourth rank, this is the best time to test soul forging.'
Ye Ling thought seriously for a moment.
Then, without another word, and without explaining anything to Long Xingyu or Long Haochen beside him, he pulled out his personal forging platform from his storage space.
With a loud thud, the forge hit the ground heavily.
This platform was forged from countless top-grade thousand-refined metals.
Its density was terrifying.
Though it didn't look big, it easily weighed two or three tons.
The slam echoed loud across the area, startling Long Haochen, who jumped in surprise.
"Teacher Xingyu? What's Brother Ye doing?" Long Haochen turned to Long Xingyu, confused.
Long Xingyu, as a ninth-rank knight, was extremely knowledgeable.
At a glance, he knew exactly what Ye Ling intended.
He was about to start forging.
But…
Forging wasn't something you could just do on a whim—it required years of cultivation and experience.
But still!
Whether it was when asking Balza or previously questioning Nalan Shu, there was no mention that Ye Ling had studied forging from a young age—how peculiar!
However, Long Xingyu didn't say much and simply watched in silence.
With his knowledge, he could clearly see that the hammer in Ye Ling's hand was of peak spirit-magic grade, and even carried a terrifying skill. As for the forging platform, it was even more frightening. Although it wasn't a true piece of equipment, the spiritual energy it emitted completely surpassed the spirit-magic level.
It could even continuously absorb the elemental energies of heaven and earth. As for what those elements were used for—
Long Xingyu didn't know yet.
But he could tell—it was definitely related to forging.
At this moment, Long Xingyu became genuinely interested in what was unfolding before him. He wanted to see just what level Ye Ling's forging could reach.
Very soon, Ye Ling brought out a piece of Heavy Silver. His gaze was serious as he looked at it, channeled the Angelic True Flame from his body, and activated the forging platform, fully drawing out the fire element to heat the Heavy Silver.
Because the heating came from fire elements infused into the metal rather than external burning, Ye Ling could choose to cool it instantly by extracting the fire element—very convenient!
Next, Ye Ling raised the Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer and began striking it one blow at a time.
This time, the Hundred Refinements were much simpler.
With just two strikes, he completed the Hundred Refinements instantly—and not just any refinement, but a high-quality version.
It could immediately qualify for the Thousand Refinement level.
"He just turned an ordinary piece of metal into alloy-level quality in one go?" Long Xingyu watched silently. Though his face remained calm, his emotions were surging.
Alloy, in the Divine Seal world, didn't mean mixing rare metals—it referred to metals without a single impurity.
Normally, even veteran forging masters would need time to achieve that, but Ye Ling completed it in just two hits!
That was terrifying!
As for Ye Ling, he wasn't the least bit proud about completing the Hundred Refinements in two strikes.
It was a trivial matter.
Next, he immediately began the forging again.
Very quickly, thanks to his terrifying control—
He completed a First-Grade Thousand Refinement.
"Next up is Soul Forging!"
(End of chapter)
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