Chapter 399 - A Powerful Opponen (2/2)

“What about Tang Wulin?” Zheng Yiran asked.

Yang Nianxia furrowed his brow. “I can't make sense of what he's doing. It might be accurate to say he's using gentleness to forge the hardness, but I'm not sure why he's doing that for t.i.tanium crystal. He probably has his own reasons.”

“You sure have a lot of faith in his skills.” Zheng Yiran raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure we won't lose this match?”

Yang Nianxia smiled wryly. “I've always thought of myself as crafty, but the Cla.s.s President is just downright two-faced! That guy doesn't do anything if he isn't confident he'll succeed. Besides, blacksmithing is his forte. He can even forge a spirit alloy for a piece of one-word battle armor. Do you really think he could lose? To me, that's impossible! Oh, right. Don't you know? He's a fifth-rank blacksmith.”

“I'm not a blacksmith. How would I know?” Zheng Yiran began to stare at Yang Nianxia in astonishment as this news registered in her mind. “Wait, where'd you hear that?”

“Do you really need to ask? He has a spirit alloy! It normally takes a sixth-rank blacksmith to forge a spirit alloy. There's no way he's at the sixth rank, so he's got to be at the fifth! He is really talented after all.”

Fifth-rank… The thought made Zheng Yiran feel shame. Tang Wulin was only in the first grade, yet he was a fifth-rank blacksmith! Never before in Shrek Academy history had a blacksmith as talented as him appeared. And, out of all the professions, it was the hardest to advance as a blacksmith!

Seconds ticked by, and soon enough, fifteen minutes had pa.s.sed for Tang Wulin. He only had another fifteen remaining.

Judging by how much smaller each t.i.tanium crystal had become, He Xiaopeng was the clear winner. His piece had shrunk by one-tenth of its original size and it showed no signs of cracking. This was a testament to his skill. In contrast, Tang Wulin's piece was now orange, but it hadn't shrunk at all. Indeed, such gentle strikes couldn't possibly reduce the t.i.tanium crystal's ma.s.s.

Tang Wulin didn't look concerned. His entire being was focused on forging, his eyes narrowed as he swung his hammers at a steady pace.

All of a sudden, an earsplitting boom shook the arena as He Xiaopeng slammed his hammers into his t.i.tanium crystal one final time. A beam of brilliant golden light shot out of it, reaching a foot into the air.

It had been first-grade thousand refined with spirit!

Cries of astonishment echoed from off-stage. The appearance of the beam of light signalled a successful thousand refining, and a first-grade one at that! A first-grade thousand refined metal simply couldn't be compared to normal metal.

He Xiaopeng put away his hammers and stepped back. His chest moved up and down as he worked to catch his breath. The beam of light persisted for a few seconds then gradually dispersing.

He Xiaopeng was now finished forging. All he needed to do now was let the metal slowly cool down from its glowing red state.

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