A blacksmith's strength test was split between the left and right hands. Tang Yuxing had surprised Mang Tian during the second test. The strength of his left and right hands were very balanced, and the strength displayed by his right arm was only slightly greater than his left arm.
Tang Yuxing held the forging hammer in his left hand. The spiral pattern of the hammer handle pressed into the soft flesh and calluses of his palm, and his grip was unusually firm.
Taking a deep breath, he turned around and suddenly raised the forging hammer. All the strength in his body seemed to be gathered in his arm. The moment he exerted all his strength, Tang Yuxing felt as if a warm current was flowing out from his tailbone and instantly filled his spine. The forging hammer he waved brought with it an ear-piercing screech as it smashed down fiercely.
"Bang!"
The mercury pillar shot up instantly. The loud boom caused Tang Wulin and Mang Tian's ears to ring for a moment.
Mang Tian rubbed his eyes, as if trying to confirm that he wasn't seeing things. At this moment, the electronic device of the strength tester automatically reported the number.
"Strength of attack, 1352 Jin.”The electronic voice was cold, but Tang Wulin and Mang Tian were stunned.
During the test last year, Tang Yuxing's eight hundred jin swing had already frightened Mang Tian. This number had completely surpassed Brother Long's.
In just a short year, his strength had increased by nearly 400 pounds, and this was only his left arm…A nine-year-old child's full-force attack with one arm was actually more than 500 pounds. This was true natural divine strength.
"Right arm." Mang Tian tried his best not to sound emotional.
Tang Yuxing took a deep breath as he held the hammer in his right hand. A purple light flashed in the depths of his eyes. He turned sideways and swung his arm. The warmth from before gushed out from his spine again. The sharp sound of the forging hammer suddenly became more ear-piercing, and a series of faint air explosions followed.
"Boom!"
The entire room seemed to shake slightly. This time, Mang Tian was the first to cover his ears. However, the strong vibration still caused the forging room to tremble slightly.
"Strength of attack, 1500 Jin.”Five hundred and forty-three. He had broken through to fifteen hundred jin?
Mang Tian was at a loss. Although he had already guessed that Tang Wulin's strength had increased by quite a bit, he had never expected it to grow to such an extent.
Both of his arms had the strength of a thousand pounds, nine years old. This was already an existence like a little monster. Although this was only explosive power, and it was the power produced by using the forging hammer. However, the strength tester would automatically deduct a portion that belonged to the forging hammer. Even ordinary strength type Spirit Grandmasters might not be able to reach five hundred kilograms in an instant. At the very least, he did not possess such strength before he became a Soul Elder.
Why was his martial soul a tree when he had such a level of innate divine strength? It should be a strength-type martial soul. If his martial soul was also a hammer type, then he would truly be a genius.
Tang Yuxing was also shocked by his own strength. He knew what five hundred kilograms meant, but he was clear that this kind of strength was completely beyond the level of a one-ringed soul master. There were not many people whose soul skills could compare to his forging hammer.
"Teacher, can I, can I learn Thousand Refinements now?”he asked tentatively.
Mang Tian regained his senses and nodded. Go to your forging workshop."
Mang Tian returned to Tang Yuxing's forging room and took out a piece of silvery-white metal."I've already taught you what kind of metal can be Thousand Refined." This was a piece of Heavy Silver. It was extremely malleable and had excellent soul power conductivity. Only Thousand Refinements could bring out the full potential of a metal of this grade. Next, you can try it out.”
"The so-called Thousand Refinements are definitely not as simple as forging with a hammer a thousand times. Instead, it was through constant forging that the impurities in the metal were completely removed and the density increased. At the same time, the greatest special effect of Thousand Refinements was sublimation. Only when the metal was refined and sublimated could it be considered a true Thousand Refinements.”
"For example, the Thousand Refined tungsten hammer you used. The tungsten steel itself was very strong. After being Thousand Refined, its volume was reduced by one-third while its strength increased by two hundred percent. Its sublimation effect was that its weight increased by 30%. The same piece of metal could only increase in weight if it underwent a qualitative change. This showed its super high strength.”
"The sublimation of the tungsten steel hammer is the simplest. The best Thousand Refinements can also produce some special sublimation effects. The better the sublimation effect, the higher the value of the metal Thousand Refinements. At the level of Thousand Refinements, one must first Thousand Refine the metal itself, then use the same method to forge the metal into shape. As a result, anything Thousand Refined metal could produce was a hundred times more valuable than Hundred Refined metal. Only by reaching the level of Thousand Refinements could a blacksmith be considered to have truly entered the rudiments of forging.”
What Tang Yuxing didn't know was that 90% of blacksmiths wouldn't be able to reach this level in their lifetime.
Strength wasn't the only thing required for Thousand Refinements. More importantly, one's comprehension of metals was also important.
Tang Yuxing had been studying here for three years. In addition to his ninth point mass-Basics-Army Shattering Songstress (creativity), he was finally qualified to attempt the Thousand Refinements today.
"Teacher, are there any techniques to be used during the Thousand Refinements?”Tang Yuxing asked.
Mang Tian shook his head."There are no techniques that can be taught. All I can tell you is that when you forge, you must treat the metal as a living thing. You must think of every way to communicate with it during the forging process." Only through perfect communication could he truly acknowledge you, find its secrets, and find its veins. The Thousand Refinements were also known as mental forgings. Every blacksmith had a different method of completing the Thousand Refinements. Use your heart to forge and comprehend.”
"Yes." Tang Yuxing nodded lightly.
He had originally thought that Mang Tian would at least give him a demonstration, but now it seemed that his teacher didn't have such thoughts. Instead, he had left everything to him. This was truly challenging!
Opening the forging table, he placed the Heavy Silver into the forging furnace and began to heat it up.
This piece of Heavy Silver was about a foot square and flickered with a gentle silver radiance. As it entered the forging furnace, Tang Wulin began to recall the characteristics of Heavy Silver that Mang Tian had once described.
Heavy Silver was an extremely rare metal that could only be found at a depth of more than a thousand meters. Heavy Silver was extremely hard and had a strong malleability under high temperatures. It was an extremely good conductor of soul power. High-quality Heavy Silver could even produce a five to ten percent amplification when conducting soul power.
Whether it was used for industrial or mecha manufacturing, it was a rare material.
However, Heavy Silver also had its own problems. Due to its high density, its weight was also very shocking. A piece of Heavy Silver that was only one square foot would probably weigh more than two hundred kilograms, or even three hundred kilograms.
Therefore, even if it was produced in sufficient quantities, it was impossible for mechas to use it on a large scale. Its weight restricted its use on mechas. It was more commonly used on large-scale solid-state soul devices.
Heavy Silver was relatively rare in inland cities, but it was abundant in coastal cities. It was also an important source of income for some large coastal cities.
The piece of Heavy Silver that his teacher had given him looked extremely perfect. The color was even, and it was clearly high-grade Heavy Silver that had been purified. Its weight might be even greater.
Heavy Silver was hard, but after being burned at high temperatures, it would possess some degree of malleability. Only in this state would Heavy Silver be suitable for forging.
[Off-topic: Comparing heavy silver and aluminum, I discovered that-other than aluminum being unable to conduct soul power, the other characteristics were almost identical.]
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