Shaking his head slightly, Zhenhua quickly put away his complicated thoughts and his tone became serious.
"This new forging method allows the metal to gradually adapt to the power of heaven and earth before celestial forging, absorbing more of this power during the process, thereby further enhancing the metal's quality and increasing the success rate of celestial forging. These are the benefits."
"But!"
Upon hearing the word "but," Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena both looked up at Zhenhua.
In the field of metal forging, Zhenhua was undoubtedly the most authoritative figure. Hearing his judgment on this new method would be highly beneficial for their future development.
Zhenhua continued, "Too much of a good thing can be counterproductive. Once you come into contact with the laws of heaven and earth and use this forging method, the metal will face the heavenly tribulation prematurely. At that point, forget about thousand-fold forging, even hundred-fold forging might not be possible."
"If you break through to the Titled Douluo level and begin to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, remember not to integrate this comprehension into the metal from the very beginning. As long as you avoid this in the early stages and prevent the metal from facing the heavenly tribulation prematurely, your success rate in celestial forging will definitely be higher than mine in the later stages!"
Gu Yuena blinked and transmitted a message to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, what if I can control the elemental heavenly tribulation and gradually imprint the laws onto the metal starting from the hundred-fold forging stage? How would the final metal turn out?"
"It would probably be stronger than the average celestial-forged metal," Huo Yuhao replied. "Hundred-fold, thousand-fold, spirit forging, soul forging, and celestial forging are all stages in the metal's growth process. Just like a towering building rising from the ground, if the foundation is stronger than others, the final product will naturally be stronger as well."
Gu Yuena's eyes lit up, "Then, if we add your technique to it and give me the top-grade alloy with 100% fusion rate to forge, wouldn't the final celestial-forged metal far surpass Zhenhua's celestial-forged metal? A battle armor made from that metal would probably surpass the four-word battle armor, right?"
"...That's just theoretical. It would take time to achieve."
Seeing that Zhenhua was still patiently imparting his vast theoretical knowledge, Huo Yuhao coughed lightly and transmitted, "He's thinking of taking you as a disciple. Think about it yourself."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena looked up at Zhenhua, pondered for a moment, and said, "I would like to observe your celestial forging process."
This was a sign of willingness to learn.
Without even asking, he had received this answer. Zhenhua was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed, "Good. When I forge the Eternal Jade Silver later, you can come and observe."
With that, he led the way out of the forging room, clearly eager.
But Zhenhua's good mood soon disappeared.
At the entrance of the office, Dark Phoenix Douluo was already waiting, and with her was another middle-aged man.
"Chef, what are you doing here?" Seeing the middle-aged man staring intently at Huo Yuhao as soon as they arrived, Zhenhua had a bad premonition, "Don't do anything rash. The Snow Empress is here."
The middle-aged man frowned, glancing at the calmly standing Snow Empress and the subtly tensed Dark Phoenix Douluo. His heart sank.
So, why did it have to be someone from the Spirit Pagoda?
If it were a student from Shrek Academy, he might have dared to snatch them, but it just had to be a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda...
With such a gem before him, yet unable to take them under his wing, it was truly a pity.
Seeing the middle-aged man quiet down, Zhenhua breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to the group, "Sorry to disturb your mood. The location for celestial forging is at the Ascension Platform. Please follow me."
He skillfully changed the subject, and the group didn't mind, following him.
But Huo Yuhao, walking at the back, paused as he was about to pass by the middle-aged man, causing the others to turn back.
Huo Yuhao, having guessed the middle-aged man's identity from the nickname "Chef," smiled at the group, "This senior seems to want to have a chat with me. I'll stay here."
Snow Empress frowned slightly and transmitted, "Is it alright?"
Huo Yuhao replied, "He's the Sect Master of the Body Sect, Mu Ye!"
Snow Empress instantly understood his meaning and said no more, smiling at the slightly worried Zhenhua, "Since Yuhao wishes to stay here, let's respect his decision. We'll go ahead and observe the celestial forging. Your willingness to share your knowledge despite sect differences is truly admirable, and we will certainly watch carefully."
"Well... then let it be so." Zhenhua glanced at Mu Ye, transmitted a reminder, and then headed towards the Ascension Platform.
Gu Yuena exchanged a glance with Huo Yuhao and followed.
A few seconds later, only Huo Yuhao and Mu Ye remained. The latter was still pondering Snow Empress's last words, his brow furrowed.
Zhenhua was going to teach celestial forging to a member of the Spirit Pagoda?
Setting aside sect differences? Did the Snow Empress guess his identity and intentions, and was subtly hinting at him?
Huo Yuhao also marveled at Snow Empress's keen intuition.
With just a sentence, Snow Empress understood his thoughts and responded accordingly.
In life, it's rare to find a true confidant, and a soulmate is the hardest to come by.
But he already had one, and she was right by his side...
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and looked at Mu Ye, "Senior, you were staring at me earlier. Do you have something important to discuss?"
Although the Body Sect had declined, it still held many treasures that could benefit him.
The method for a second awakening of the martial soul was just the beginning. Apart from that, what impressed Huo Yuhao the most was the Body Sect's innate secret technique.
Once mastered, the innate secret technique would turn the body into a weapon, with every part becoming as powerful as a divine artifact. This was the Body Sect's ultimate ability and the strongest body-refining technique in Douluo!
Even Tang Wulin, who had broken through the Golden Dragon King's seal to the tenth layer, couldn't suppress Ah Ruheng, who had mastered the Body Sect's innate secret technique, in terms of physical strength and power. Tang Wulin had to rely on wit to win.
And when the innate secret technique was cultivated to its peak, it was known as the Leakless Golden Body. At this level, regardless of the Body Douluo's soul power level, they would smoothly advance to the Quasi-God level in a short time.
The Leakless Golden Body guaranteed the attainment of Quasi-God status!
Moreover, such a Quasi-God would have limitless stamina and immense energy. Even when facing two or three Quasi-Gods, they could remain unscathed. After all, the strength of the Leakless Golden Body was comparable to that of a true deity, making them virtually indestructible!
Thus, the Body Sect's innate secret technique had another name, God Creation.
Hmm, a term very familiar to Huo Yuhao.
Mu Ye snapped out of his thoughts at Huo Yuhao's voice, looked at him, and narrowed his eyes without speaking.
Then, in the next moment, Mu Ye's aura suddenly changed, like a dormant volcano abruptly awakening. An overwhelming pressure instantly enveloped his entire body.
An ordinary soul master might have already invoked their martial soul to resist this pressure, but Huo Yuhao simply stood there calmly, unmoving like a rock in a storm.
"Good, good, good!"
Mu Ye's eyes grew more excited, and he increased his soul power pressure. But Huo Yuhao still didn't use his martial soul, causing Mu Ye's excited expression to gradually show a hint of surprise.
Even at the level of a Soul Emperor's pressure, he still wasn't using soul power to resist. Could this child's physical strength be stronger than that of a Soul King?