Zhen Hua pointed at Arthur, then turned to Mu Ye, huffing and puffing with rage: "Mu Ye! Are you bored out of your mind? Are you messing with me?"
"A nine-year-old Rank 4 Blacksmith, and he wants to attempt Spirit Forging?"
Given Zhen Hua's level of cultivation, if anyone else had said this to him, he would have only questioned it in his heart.
But his good buddy had said it.
Those who know, know.
He had seen many geniuses in his life, but a nine-year-old Spirit Forging Master?
Even bragging shouldn't be this outrageous.
Mu Ye was also shocked; he really hadn't known Arthur was so talented in forging.
He subconsciously looked at Arthur, his voice filled with disbelief: "You... your forging has already reached Rank 4? And you can attempt Spirit Forging?"
Seeing that Mu Ye was also in this state and completely unaware.
Eh!
Since he was certain his good buddy wasn't playing a prank on him, Zhen Hua actually began to believe it.
There was no reason for Arthur to lie to him.
"Good!" Zhen Hua slapped his thigh, his previous anger vanishing instantly, replaced by a face full of urgency and excitement.
He rushed to the forging table in a few steps, placed a piece of Meteor Iron that shimmered with an eerie light upon it, and impatiently said to Arthur: "Kid! Don't just stand there! Quick! Try it with this material!"
"If you can actually pull off Spirit Forging today, I, Zhen Hua, will give you three kowtows on the spot! To take you as my Master."
"No, no, that's not right."
"You kowtow to take me as your Master, and I'll take you as my Personal Disciple, passing on everything I know about forging to you!"
Arthur said nothing and walked to the forging table.
He reached out and summoned a forging hammer that was thicker than his own forearm.
He lowered his center of gravity slightly, and the Soul Power and Spiritual Power within his body surged instantly.
Zhen Hua and Mu Ye both held their breath, their eyes fixed intently on Arthur's movements, not even daring to breathe loudly.
"Dong!"
The first strike fell, its power astonishing yet incredibly precise. The Meteor Iron vibrated slightly, and a layer of faint white light appeared on its surface.
Zhen Hua's pupils constricted; this level of power control in forging was almost catching up to his own.
Who was he?
A Divine Craftsman!
Mu Ye nodded as he watched. Under his training this month, Arthur's control over his Physical Body had progressed rapidly.
Actually, if Arthur hadn't turned off his Intuition, his power control could have surpassed Zhen Hua's.
That was just how it was when it was turned on.
Arthur's movements became faster and faster, the sound of the hammer crisp and rhythmic, with every strike landing perfectly.
The light on the Meteor Iron grew brighter and brighter, gradually becoming pure, as if the surrounding air were being dyed with a layer of deep blue radiance.
Radiance Emitting Outward, thousand forging first grade.
Next was the Spirit Endowment.
"Spiritual Power! What powerful Spiritual Power!" Zhen Hua whispered in shock, his eyes full of amazement.
"This level of Spiritual Power is more than enough to complete the Spirit Endowment."
Mu Ye was also dazed. As Arthur's teacher, after spending this month together, he knew very well how terrifying Arthur's Physical Body, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power data were.
But using it for forging was a different matter.
The fact that Arthur could integrate them and apply them to forging was simply incredible.
The most important thing was that Mu Ye had never seen Arthur practice forging!
Not once in the entire month!
Clearly, forging occupied very little of Arthur's cultivation.
And yet, Arthur suddenly claimed he had made a Breakthrough in forging, and it was Spirit Forging at that.
As the final heavy hammer blow fell, the Meteor Iron suddenly erupted with brilliant light, as if it had come to life. The structure beneath the metal's surface was transforming, and a pure aura of life rushed toward them.
Spirit Forging! It was a success!
Arthur put down his hammer and let out a long breath. Spirit Forging's toll on him was only so-so.
He had already completed Spirit Forging countless times before. However, this was his first time completing it without relying on Intuition.
"This is nine years old?!"
Zhen Hua stood dazed for three seconds, then suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Arthur's arm, his eyes burning as if they could spit fire: "It's done, it's really done!"
"Disciple! Quick, I'll kowtow to you!"
"No, no, no, you kowtow to me. From today on, you are my, Zhen Hua's, Personal Disciple! I will teach you everything I've learned in my life!"
As he spoke, he pulled Arthur, intending to press him toward the ground.
That excited appearance was even more frantic than when he himself had broken through to Divine Craftsman.
This behavior was comparable to when Mu Ye had first met Arthur and forcibly kidnapped him.
There was a reason they were good buddies.
Mu Ye quickly pulled him back: "Old man, don't get so worked up! What's the rush? Arthur isn't going to run away."
That was hard to say.
Looking at the fanatical Zhen Hua, Arthur felt a bit like slipping away.
Zhen Hua finally snapped out of it, gave a 'hehe' laugh, and quickly let go of Arthur, rubbing his hands together: "Right, right, no rush."
"Arthur, from now on you'll follow me to learn forging. Whatever you want, Master will get it for you!"
"Um, I already have a forging teacher."
"What?!"
Zhen Hua's voice suddenly rose, and his grip on Arthur's arm tightened a bit, his eyes full of disbelief.
"You already have a forging teacher?"
"Who is it?!"
"Who dares to be so blind as to snatch a Disciple from me, the Divine Craftsman!"
It wasn't easy for him to be this moved once in his life.
How could he be willing to let someone else beat him to it?
He didn't care; in his heart, Arthur had been his Disciple since birth.
"My teacher is Mu Chen." Arthur lowered his head slightly, his voice very low, fearing Zhen Hua wouldn't be able to handle it.
Zhen Hua indeed couldn't handle it.
The moment the two words "Mu Chen" were uttered, he first froze.
Then his composure crumbled.
"Mu Chen?!"
How was it him again?
Even though they were brothers who had grown up together.
Zhen Hua suddenly felt like exploding at Mu Chen.
He had been moved twice in his life.
The first time was when he fell in love with a woman, and now that woman was Mu Chen's wife.
He said he didn't mind, but how could he not?
It was just a man's final stubbornness.
The second time was wanting to take the youth before him as a Disciple, but he was already Mu Chen's Disciple.
Fuck!
Zhen Hua was about to burst.
"Someone! Book me a ticket to East Sea City."
"I want to take that bastard down with me!"
He viciously slandered: "What does Mu Chen know about forging?"
"I am the Divine Craftsman!"
"Arthur, only I can teach you the final Heaven Forging."
Mu Ye, standing nearby, suddenly realized. Of course, Arthur's eldest uncle was Agravaine.
Given the relationship between Agravaine and Mu Chen.
Even if Arthur had zero talent in forging, his forging teacher would still have been Mu Chen.
Looking at Zhen Hua, who was constantly slandering Mu Chen, Mu Ye's eyes were full of pity, and he sighed: "Zhen Hua."
"Give up, you can't beat him."
"Arthur's eldest uncle is Agravaine."
"Agravaine?" Zhen Hua seemed to deflate, collapsing into his chair.
"So that's how it is..."
"I'm not resigned to this!" Zhen Hua suddenly looked up, a trace of stubbornness remaining in his eyes. He looked at Arthur and said with utmost sincerity, "Disciple, even if you've taken Mu Chen as your Master, you can't forget me!"
"If you encounter any difficult problems in forging in the future, come to me anytime. I know much more than he does. Especially Heaven Forging; he won't be able to do it in his entire life, but I can teach you!"
As he spoke, he pulled a palm-sized piece of black metal from his robe.
A piece of heaven forging metal!
He stuffed it into Arthur's hand: "Take it! This is a meeting gift from your Master. That fellow Mu Chen can't compare, right? If you're ever short of Materials, just tell me, and Master will get them for you!"
"Oh, I can't, I really can't. This is too precious."
Although Arthur repeatedly waved his hands in refusal, he skillfully gripped the heaven forging metal.
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