C1647 Blade Opening
Yang Xuan wiped the sweat off his forehead. The hardest part of the glove was that the piece in his palm had already been completed, and the iron needed to forge five fingers had also been prepared.
Yang Xuan looked towards Qii Zilei and was shocked.
He saw the iron hammer flying up and down like his extended arm. Upon closer inspection, Yang Xuan was even more shocked. He saw that every time Qii Zilei hammered the hammer in his hand, it could perfectly change the shape of a place. What made Yang Xuan feel even more pressured was that Qii Zilei had actually struck from nine different directions at the same time.
By doing so, the iron armor in his hand would be able to take shape as quickly as possible.
Sensing Yang Xuan's shocked gaze, Qii Zilei couldn't help but reveal a proud smile. This hammer technique was called Nine Heart Lotus, and it had the same root as the nine hearts. It represented nine directions. Every time the hammer was swung, it would return to its original position. It could control all changes within a controllable range.
"Looks like I have to increase my speed," Yang Xuan thought to himself. However, his surprise had calmed down. This time, Yang Xuan did not intend to learn Qii Zilei's hammer technique.
The reason why he could use the Whirlwind Hammer technique was because of his powerful strength and the abnormal psychic force. Luo Ga's memory could bring him rich experience in forging, but it was still a memory from his previous life. Yang Xuan could not completely master it.
"It's actually a Nine Heart Lotus? Old Sixth is indeed worthy of being the person with the highest talent amongst us. He actually mastered the Nine Heart Lotus Hammer Technique so quickly. " Second Elder looked at Qii Zilei's movement and said with some surprise.
Time passed quickly.
Yang Xuan had already finished forging all the parts of the armor. Now, he only needed to forge the clamp and install it into the armor.
However, when Yang Xuan was halfway done, he noticed that Qii Zilei had already pressed the buckle on the glove on the other side.
Yang Xuan's heart tensed up, and he couldn't help but increase the speed of his movements. However, just as he hurriedly put the button on the glove and connected it with the glove, he looked up and found Qii Zilei standing in front of the glove. He looked at him with a smile.
"Don't worry. Speed is not the key. The key is to see who can make the item more compatible with the mold." Second Elder walked forward and said to Yang Xuan.
After two rounds of competition, he had already acknowledged Yang Xuan's strength in his heart. This kid's talent was indeed terrifying. In the future, he would very likely become the twelfth Divine Craftsman in the Heaven Realm.
Qii Zilei placed the glove on the mold in his hand. It was actually seamlessly fitted with the mold, and there was no difference at all. Yang Xuan was not in a hurry. He went forward to take off Qii Zilei's glove and put it on.
"Very good. The two of you can perfectly match the mold. This means that it is a draw." Second Elder looked at Yang Xuan in surprise and said to the two of them.
When Yang Xuan heard this, he refuted, "No, he is faster than me. I lost."
"If that's the case, then it's a one win and one loss. The two of them are tied. Then, let us compete for the third round." Second Elder looked at Yang Xuan in surprise. What he wanted to do was to create a tie as much as possible. This way, he could give Yang Xuan a way out and not embarrass Qii Zilei.
However, Yang Xuan admitted defeat on his own accord, which gave him a headache.
In this way, there wouldn't be a peaceful ending between the two of them. When he thought of the murderous bet between the two of them, Second Elder felt cold sweat all over his body.
Yang Xuan was a genius, this was something that couldn't be denied. Second Elder had developed a love for Yang Xuan, which was also the reason why he wanted to mediate the dispute. Qii Zilei was an extremely important figure in Qii family, and he didn't want to hurt Qii Zilei either.
However, just as Second Elder was feeling anxious, Yang Xuan and Qii Zilei had already started the third round of the competition.
As the name implies, opening a blade was to allow a weapon to have a blade edge.
This was the most important step in the process of forging a weapon. No matter how top-notch the forging process was, if the edge of the blade was not good enough, the weapon that was forged would only be a piece of scrap metal.
"Similarly, in two hours, both parties will forge a weapon. There is no restriction on the type of weapon. After two hours, we will use the testing stone to test who gets the highest score. Whoever wins will be the winner." Second Elder looked at Yang Xuan and Qii Zilei who were staring at each other with sparks in their eyes. He said helplessly.
He had already made up his mind that no matter who won today, he would say something to dissuade them. It had been a long time since a genius like Yang Xuan had appeared in the blacksmith industry. He needed a genius like Yang Xuan very much. It reminded the world of this industry.
Of course, Yang Xuan and Qii Zilei didn't know what Second Elder was thinking. Next, they were going to have a final competition.
Although both of them had used all of their skills in the previous two matches, it couldn't prove their true level. At least, compared to the next match, it couldn't prove their true level.
As the most important step of a weapon, the edge of the blade would determine the height of a weapon to a large extent.
Of course, with the improvement of the forging technique, many blacksmiths had mastered the technique of compound edge. For example, the master of the hammer, the Astral Sword he left behind, was made of Azurewind Gold as the edge of the blade.
However, the only thing Yang Xuan and Qii Zilei could use was an iron ingot provided by Second Elder.2
Looking at the iron ingot in front of him, Yang Xuan fell into deep thought.
From the records, up until today, in the blacksmithing industry, it had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, in the long river of time. Countless geniuses had appeared. Under their push... Weapons had long since bloomed like flowers.
Most of the time, the edge of the blade didn't necessarily have to be as sharp as possible. Rather, it depends on what kind of blade this weapon uses. For example, a light sword naturally pursued sharpness, but most of the big swords... The blades were not very sharp, but rather durable. It would not cause the blade to be unable to withstand the powerful slash and curl up.
But now, it was only an evaluation of the blade. He could not think about it like before.
"Why don't I make an extremely sharp blade?" Yang Xuan thought to himself. However, after thinking about it again and again, he still felt that there was something wrong with it.
On the other side, Qii Zilei had already started forging.
Looking at Qii Zilei's skillful movements, Yang Xuan couldn't help but shake his head. In the first two matches, Qii Zilei had already told Yang Xuan that at least his foundation was very outstanding.
What was placed in front of the two of them was just an ordinary iron ingot. Relying on this kind of iron ingot, wanting to create some kind of divine weapon was just a pipe dream.
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