Chapter 79: The Resentful Tang Wulin
You can say that.
Although the final of this blacksmith competition has not yet ended.
But in the eyes of the judges, Zhao Tao is already the well-deserved champion.
After all, a blacksmith who can complete a thousand forgings and a first-grade one is not that rare.
But those who can complete the Thousand Forgings at the age of ten are so rare that they cannot even be described as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
But it is unique in the history of the entire continent!
Of course, although Zhao Tao completed the Thousand Forgings early on.
But the forging process of the remaining blacksmiths has to continue.
Although mentally, I was inevitably influenced by Zhao Tao.
But the blacksmiths who can enter the finals are definitely top-notch in terms of both level and mentality.
After a slight adjustment, they quickly calmed down and returned to forging, gripping the hammer handle tightly and concentrating fully.
Zhao Tao, who had completed the forging, came to the referee's seat with the cooled Thousand Forged Gold.
"Zhao Tao, you are an extremely outstanding young blacksmith. I am very optimistic about you!"
"We in Tianhai City have a series of talent introduction programs. Are you interested in developing in Tianhai City?"
Looking at Zhao Tao in front of him, Duan Xuan smiled and offered extremely generous recruitment conditions.
Many referees also cast approving and friendly glances towards Zhao Tao.
A genius like Zhao Tao is almost certain to become a saint craftsman, or even a god craftsman, so they naturally want to have a good relationship with Zhao Tao!
"Master Duan, although your conditions are very tempting, I have already become the disciple of Master Muchen, so I am afraid I cannot join Tianhai City."
Hearing Duan Xuan's words, Zhao Tao smiled and shook his head, rejecting his kindness.
Faced with Zhao Tao's rejection, Duan Xuan was not angry, but instead showed a relieved smile.
After all, although it was not made public, Mu Chen was actually Duan Xuan's disciple.
This time he came to recruit Zhao Tao in order to test whether Zhao Tao was loyal and whether he was worthy of Muchen's full training.
Now it seems that Zhao Tao is really a good kid!
"Come, put your work here and take a good rest."
While nodding with a smile, Duan Xuan gestured to Zhao Tao to place the Thousand Forged Gold in front of him.
Hearing this, Zhao Tao nodded and placed the refined gold in his hand, which was still emitting spiritual energy, in front of Duan Xuan.
Immediately, Zhao Tao bowed to Duan Xuan, then went to the audience and sat next to Gu Yue who was watching the game.
"Thousand Forgings, First Grade, I didn't expect you to be so hidden!"
Looking at the returning Zhao Tao, Gu Yue couldn't help but sigh.
"Haha, I still have a lot of hidden secrets!"
With a slight smile, Zhao Tao held Gu Yue's jade hand and started practicing the "Time Meditation Method".
Time flies.
Soon, four hours passed.
All participating blacksmiths have completed their forging and presented their works to the judges at the judging table.
When he saw the contestants' results, Duan Xuan couldn't help but show an expression of shock on his face again!
After all, in addition to the Thousand Forgings One forged by Zhao Tao, there were two other Thousand Forgings works among the metals submitted by the contestants!
Needless to say, these two Thousand Forging Works naturally belong to Tang Wulin and Mu Xi.
Although he was not accepted as a disciple by Muchen, he has not yet awakened the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King.
But the genetic inheritance of three generations of blacksmith family is really not to be underestimated.
Relying on his natural talent for blacksmithing, Tang Wulin's forging level also reached level three.
As for Mu Xi, she did not complete the Thousand Forgings in one go, but her success rate was lower.
Because Mu Chen has very strict requirements for Mu Xi, Mu Xi has not yet obtained the third-level blacksmith badge.
In this competition, encouraged and stimulated by his junior brother Zhao Tao, Mu Xi finally performed beyond his level and completed the Thousand Forgings.
"What a good seedling! What a good seedling!"
Looking at the forging works of the three people, Duan Xuan couldn't help but nod repeatedly, feeling happy for his Muchen.
"Now, let me announce the results of the Junior Blacksmith Competition finals."
"First place, Donghai City, Zhao Tao!"
"Second place, Donghai City, Tang Wulin!"
"Third place, Donghai City, Mu Xi!"
Standing up, Duan Xuan announced the results of the blacksmith competition with a smile on his face.
As the uncrowned king, Zhao Tao finally secured his position as champion at this moment.
As the city that won all the honors of the first, second and third place, Donghai City undoubtedly became the focus of the whole audience!
After all, how could such impressive achievements not attract everyone's attention?
Of course, as the champion of this highly prestigious competition, Zhao Tao also became the focus of attention.
Although he wanted to get away quickly, Zhao Tao was still surrounded by a large group of blacksmiths of his generation. Helplessly, Zhao Tao spent nearly ten minutes to end this meaningless social interaction, and then returned to the hotel with Gu Yue.
As for Tang Wulin, he did not go back to the hotel directly.
Because he had exhausted all his energy from forging, he ran to the snack street alone to get a snack.
At this moment, Tang Wulin couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
I was the one who came here first, so why is Brother Tao's heart completely attracted to Gu Yue?
With the Blacksmith Competition coming to an end, all that was left for Zhao Tao and Gu Yue were the individual and team competitions.
Now, he and Gu Yue have both secured their places in the top 16, and what awaits them is the round of 16 to the top 8.
Early in the morning, after breakfast, Zhao Tao and Gu Yue changed into the Douhun-exclusive Donghai College uniforms, left the hotel, and rushed to the competition venue.
The other five friends from Class Zero, including Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, also came to the audience as spectators and cheerleaders.
Since it is only a youth competition, this match will naturally not be arranged at the core Tianhai Stadium.
Even so, there were still many spectators coming to watch the game, and long queues formed.
Of course, thanks to Zhao Tao and Gu Yue's status as contestants, Tang Wulin and other students from Class Zero were not only exempt from queuing, but also got an excellent viewing position very close to the arena.
In this round of competition, Gu Yue was the first to appear.
Her opponent was a Soul Master from Tianhai Academy, whose cultivation was nearly ten levels higher than Gu Yue's, and his martial soul was the Mysterious Nether Turtle, a top-notch defensive martial soul.
Despite the eleven-level difference in soul power, Gu Yue's strength could never be measured by soul power level.
After all, Gu Yue's control over the elements comes more from her powerful mental power.
And her spiritual power, which is infinitely close to the Spiritual Sea Realm, is something that many Soul Masters cannot achieve.
Because of this, Gu Yue won the game with almost no effort and in an overwhelming manner.
Shortly after Gu Yue finished the battle, it was Zhao Tao's turn to fight.
His enemy, also from Tianhai College, was named Jiang Xiu. As Jiang Xiu appeared, the entire gymnasium was instantly filled with warm applause.
After all, Jiang Xiu is the undisputed number one among the younger generation in Tianhai City. He is the idol of many younger soul masters and a favorite to win the championship