Douluo: Not enough blood? Use your brain

Without the protection of a four-word battle armor, Zhen Hua's raw strength was still lacking, at least to the point where he couldn't guarantee he could withstand that attack.

At his level, he would usually have a premonition before encountering danger, but just now he felt nothing. It wasn't just because it was too fast, but also because of the opponent's strength, so strong that they concealed every trace of their attack, even shielding his mind.

Such an assassin's explosive strike would definitely be fatal.

Four-word battle armor.

This was the four-word battle armor that Zhen Hua had created for himself. It was made of Heavenly Refined Metal, but the internal array hadn't fully activated the capabilities of this Heavenly Refined Metal set. However, it was still quite remarkable.

It wasn't a matter of insufficient crafting skill, but rather, in order to allow Zhen Hua to merge with this four-word battle armor, he chose to lower the crafting level, thus allowing this battle armor to transcend three-word battle armor, but not quite as good as a standard four-word battle armor.

Even so, Zhen Hua could still barely unleash the power of a Limit Douluo by relying on the close connection between himself and this Heavenly Refined Metal.

However, he couldn't possess the ability to fight for a prolonged period like Mu Ye.

Chang Gongyan was intimidated by Zhen Hua's soul power and involuntarily released his martial soul. Two yellow, two purple, and four black, a total of eight soul rings rose up, an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo!

But even as an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, under the pressure of Zhen Hua's aura with his four-word battle armor, cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

It was impossible for him to not have battle armor, but at this moment he didn't summon his battle armor, only releasing his martial soul to resist Zhen Hua's pressure, allowing himself to speak.

"Guild Leader Zhen Hua!"

His voice at this moment also carried a hint of shock and anger.

He had absolutely no intention of assassinating Zhen Hua, and naturally knew that he had just been framed. With his life now entirely in Zhen Hua's hands, how could he not be shocked and angry?

The surrounding blacksmiths were all looking at him angrily, threatening to kill him.

Chang Gongyan was not only facing Zhen Hua's soul power pressure, but also immense pressure in his heart.

He knew that if he couldn't explain himself properly at this moment, he would really die here.

Chapter 226: Evil Soul Master Again?

Chang Gongyan didn't dare to move at all at this moment. Releasing his martial soul was only to allow himself to speak under the pressure of the four-word battle armor master Zhen Hua.

"Uncle-Master, it shouldn't be him who was going to attack. Just now, if he had cooperated, that thin sword would have been even more terrifying."

Hearing Xu Yuan's persuasion, Zhen Hua also eased his soul power pressure a little, but still locked onto Chang Gongyan.

As a Divine Blacksmith on the continent, Zhen Hua's status was extremely high, not only because he could perform Heavenly Refinement, forging the Heavenly Refined Metal needed for those Limit Douluos' four-word battle armors, but also because so many blacksmiths in the entire continent's Blacksmith Association had received his favor.

Since he took office as the president of the Blacksmith Association, he would publicly conduct forging technique exchange activities every once in a while, right in the first floor hall of this Blacksmith Association headquarters. There were more than a hundred blacksmiths who could come to observe and receive guidance.

And this was only a small part.

It could be said that nowadays, as long as they were blacksmiths of level six and above, they had all had forging technique exchanges with Zhen Hua. Nearly half of the level five blacksmiths had also received his favor!

This alone made Zhen Hua a competent president of the Blacksmith Association.

He not only held the lifeline of all the battle armor masters who wanted to achieve four-word battle armor master status, but also had the support of countless blacksmiths.

Attacking Zhen Hua, the blacksmiths present couldn't wait to tear this Chang Gongyan apart.

However, Xu Yuan's words still had some effect.

Firstly, Xu Yuan was the Divine Blacksmith's apprentice-nephew, and secondly, Xu Yuan's forging skills that he had just displayed were also convincing.

Of course, the most important thing was that what Xu Yuan said made sense.

In the midst of the chaos, there always had to be some rational people to sort out the cause and effect.

Xu Yuan looked at Chang Gongyan.

"Senior, I wonder who you have been in contact with?"

Who wanted the Divine Blacksmith to die?

The forces that could do such a thing would definitely not be the various forces within the Federation. After all, the Federation still needed the Divine Blacksmith to forge Heavenly Refined Metal for them.

Then it was very likely to be hostile forces, such as the other two continents.

Chang Gongyan was a blacksmith from the Star Luo Continent, so Zhen Hua was so furious just now because he really thought Chang Gongyan was one of the planners. Now, even if Xu Yuan interceded, Zhen Hua still locked onto Chang Gongyan with his soul power.

Chang Gongyan was also a little tongue-tied for a moment.

The attack just now happened so suddenly that he didn't have any chance to react. His mind was still extremely chaotic at this moment, and what he barely maintained was only the surface.

"Come with me." Zhen Hua said after the situation stalemated for a while.

He took Chang Gongyan and his apprentice, as well as Xu Yuan, into his office.

"Speak, explain your intentions and origins in detail."

Chang Gongyan smiled wryly and slowly explained the reason why he came to Douluo Continent.

"Guild Leader Zhen Hua, I am the vice president of the Star Luo Continent Blacksmith Association. We came to the continent this time at the invitation of the Federation. You should also be aware that with the development of soul technology, the hatred of ten thousand years ago has long since faded. This time, the Federation invited not only our Star Luo Blacksmith Association, but also geniuses from various fields to come to the continent for exchanges."

Zhen Hua nodded.

He had indeed heard of this news, knowing that a group of Star Luo Continent exchange missions had arrived on the continent.

Not only him, but in fact, many people should know that these were being broadcast on soul television in a loop, in order to show the relationship between Douluo Continent and Star Luo Continent to the public.

It was just that the people in the exchange group had not been exposed.

Now that he heard Chang Gongyan say that he and Lin Yuhan were members of the mission, Zhen Hua chose to believe it.

"Our coming to the Blacksmith Association to provoke was not the idea of ​​people within the mission."

Chang Gongyan recalled the various things that happened after coming to the continent.

"Not a suggestion from someone within you?" Zhen Hua's eyes narrowed.

Obviously, the problem must be here.

"After coming to the continent, I met a Saint-level blacksmith who was good at heavy hammers. The other party's forging skills were very superb, but he was still defeated by me. He claimed to be Ning Fengzhi. After being defeated by me, he also saw Yuhan's forging skills, and lamented that although there are many excellent Divine Blacksmiths on the continent, there is no one to carry on the legacy."

Saint-level?

Zhen Hua had now confirmed that this attack was definitely related to this Ning Fengzhi.

There were very few Saint-level blacksmiths on the continent, and it was impossible for each of them to be incognito to the point where even he, the president of the Blacksmith Association, had not heard of them.

As for using a pseudonym, that could only further indicate that the other party had a problem.

"President Zhenhua, I know it's hard for me to explain this time, but Yuhan hopes you can be lenient. She is a rare genius in the forging world." Chang Gongyan glanced at Xu Yuan, "Although she can't compare to this little brother, Yuhan is definitely a top genius in the forging world, and she is expected to reach higher levels in the future. I hope you can be lenient."

Lin Yuhan stood aside, tears glistening in her eyes.

She didn't know why it suddenly turned out like this.

Listening to her teacher's words, does it mean her teacher can't leave?

At this moment, Mu Ye finally returned to the Forging Masters Association.

"How is it?" Zhenhua asked.

Chang Gongyan and Lin Yuhan also looked over, with a hint of anticipation.

Mu Ye shook his head.

"He's very fast, a speed-attack type Titled Douluo, should have reached the Super Douluo level. He probably started his attack some distance away from the association, and he left immediately after the attack, without even looking back at the result. By the time I chased him, he had already run a long way."

He chuckled: "Being targeted by a speed-attack Super Douluo, you're going to have trouble in the future."

Zhenhua frowned.

"It seems that someone doesn't want me to live."

He pondered carefully, wondering which side was attacking him.

Xu Yuan spoke up at this moment.

"Could it be a Soul Evil Master?"

Xu Yuan had carefully sensed the fine sword at the time, and it had a strong bloody aura. Although it didn't have the obviously evil feeling of a normal Soul Evil Master, it couldn't be ruled out as a possibility.

An assassin must first hide their aura well. If a Soul Evil Master couldn't hide such obvious characteristics, how could they be an assassin?

Zhenhua, Mu Ye, and Chang Gongyan all shuddered.

"Soul Evil Master!"

"That's really possible. Recently, Soul Evil Masters have been appearing more and more frequently. If it's them, the motive can be explained. They're carrying out terrorist attacks everywhere, and the Federation is already investigating them strictly. I didn't expect them to have reached out to you." Mu Ye's expression was grave: "To be so unscrupulous, they must have something to rely on behind them."

"But, in any case, relying on something definitely requires strength. Your existence, Teacher-Uncle, can add a four-word battle armor master to the Federation, enhancing the Federation's power, so the Soul Evil Masters want to get rid of you," Xu Yuan said.

At this time, Chang Gongyan also added: "Now that you mention it, I seem to have some impression too. That forging master who called himself Ning Fengzhi had a particularly cold aura when forging, different from normal soul masters."

Chapter 227: Grandmaster-Uncle

Cold aura?

Normal forging masters are full of vitality, extremely masculine. Even a female forging master like Lin Yuhan wouldn't have too much feminine temperament.

However, that Saint Craftsman who called himself Ning Fengzhi actually revealed a cold aura while forging.

Clearly, he is very likely a Soul Evil Master.

"Wait for your delegation's negotiations with the Federation. Until then, you will stay at the Forging Masters Association," Zhenhua said to Chang Gongyan.

Chang Gongyan's matter ended, and Xu Yuan and Mu Ye came to the rooftop alone.

"Teacher, I may be going to the Star Luo Continent in a while."

"Star Luo Continent?" Mu Ye frowned upon hearing what Xu Yuan said.

"What are you going there for?"

"Exchange student. I've inquired about it, and I'll probably be there for a year."

Mu Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

Going to the Star Luo Continent, staying for a year.

"I understand."

"Teacher, this time I'm going there, I'm also thinking of contacting the seniors of the sect."

"Seniors?" Mu Ye was silent.

He naturally knew which senior Xu Yuan was talking about.

"It's very difficult for him to leave the Body Sect and join the Tang Sect back then, and now it's even harder to leave the Tang Sect and return to the Body Sect. Don't have too much hope."

"Don't worry, Teacher, I will convince him."

Smiling Douluo, known as the Silver Hips, Golden Belly, Smiling Tiger, is strictly speaking, of a very high seniority. He is Mu Ye's Martial Uncle, which is Xu Yuan's Grandmaster-Uncle.

His strength is unfathomable. Even though he was originally a disciple of the Body Sect, he received great attention after entering the Tang Sect, and eventually possessed great power in the Star Luo Continent branch of the Tang Sect.

However, in any case, Xu Yuan would not give up on bringing back this sect senior.

The Body Sect cannot be so weak.

Wasn't the Qi and Blood Martial Soul Fusion Secret Technique developed by Xu Yuan back then for the Body Sect's inheritance to be more easily passed down? Now that there is hope in the recruitment of the younger generation, the configuration of the sect's powerhouses cannot let the Body Sect fall behind.

Mu Ye is one, and Smiling Douluo is one.

With these two present, the Body Sect will have the confidence to return to the public eye as a first-class force.

"Since you are going to the Star Luo Continent, then you must also prepare well. I also plan to give you a Second Awakening of your Martial Soul." Mu Ye thought for a moment, and still told Xu Yuan.

"Teacher, I also understand the principle of the Second Awakening of the Body Sect's Body Martial Soul. It's nothing more than challenging the limit, but in my case where I already have this awareness, will this method still work?" Xu Yuan asked the question he had been worried about for a long time.

If he had known earlier that Mu Ye threw him into the deep sea for the Second Awakening of his Martial Soul...

"The most difficult part of the Second Awakening of the Martial Soul is the transformation of willpower, the dual breakthrough of will and body, which leads to the secondary mutation of the Martial Soul. Among them, the Body Martial Soul is connected to the soul master's body, which is the easiest to be stimulated in this process, so it can be relatively easily awakened for the second time, achieving a second awakening with an 80% success rate."

Mu Ye explained the principle.

"In theory, even other martial souls can complete the Second Awakening of the Martial Soul in the form of challenging the limit, but under normal circumstances, the soul master's body will collapse first, and the martial soul will not be able to receive a benign transformation."

"Unless it is a soul master who has a close relationship with the soul master's body, such as Mu Chen's disciple Tang Wulin, although his martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, his martial soul should have been affected by the power of blood."

"..."

Xu Yuan nodded.

With this explanation, he also clearly understood the key point of his Martial Soul's Second Awakening.

The dual breakthrough of will and body.

"There is no doubt that my Brain Martial Soul can be awakened a second time, and the Heavenly Yuan Five Elements Spear should also be feasible, but the Heavenly Yuan Brush is a bit difficult." Xu Yuan fell into deep thought.