Xia Xi's vertical pupil shot out a golden halo, which enveloped the lanyun copper.
"Clang————!"
The final strike fell. There was no world-shaking vibration, only a clear, bell-like ring.
The light screen around the lanyun copper suddenly contracted, pouring entirely into its interior. Inside, a grain-sized, gold-and-blue light ball condensed, floating quietly in the center of the metal like a beating pulse.
Arthur slowly lowered the forging hammer, and Xia Xi squinted her eyes, nuzzling him gently on his shoulder.
"Soul Forging... is complete."
Zhanggong Yan ignored his disciple beside him, whose Dao Heart was shattered.
He stepped forward excitedly, reached out, then jerked his hand back, repeating this several times before finally daring to touch the lanyun copper gently. When he injected a trace of Soul Power, he understood Arthur's core comprehension of forging.
He bowed deeply to Arthur, performing a grand gesture of respect. "I have lived for nearly a hundred years, and only today do I know the true meaning of Soul Forging! Young Friend Su, you are a true forging genius!"
The surrounding Blacksmiths also bowed one after another.
This was a historic moment!
Zhen Hua laughed heartily, his voice booming, "Good! What a Soul Forging! From this day forth, the name Arthur shall echo throughout the entire history of the forging world!"
Suddenly, a speck of crimson light and a sword light streaked out from beside Zhanggong Yan's neck, striking towards Arthur and Zhen Hua respectively.
"Teacher!"
A large hand appeared from the Void Realm, as Mu Ye blocked the attack aimed at Zhen Hua. The speck of crimson light faded, revealing a thin sword.
It made contact with Mu Ye for an instant, then immediately withdrew; without even showing a figure, it vanished abruptly.
Arthur had also expected this, and his whole body turned into a blurry image of light. Xia Xi on his shoulder opened her third eye again, and under the divine light, the sword light flying towards him dissipated.
Quick-witted!
Only then did the late-reacting Zhen Hua become covered by his four-word battle armor.
The others, having realized what happened, were furious.
The current Divine Craftsman and the future Divine Craftsman were both targets of assassination; this was an attempt on the lifeblood of the forging world.
They glared fiercely at Zhanggong Yan.
"The Divine Craftsman has been assassinated! Lockdown the scene!"
A terrifying surge of blood qi flashed from Mu Ye's body as he immediately set off to pursue the enemy.
Zhen Hua also came to Arthur's side. "Little Arthur, are you all right?"
"I'm fine." Arthur shook his head and said angrily, "How dare they assassinate my teacher! Don't be afraid, Teacher, I'll stand up for you!"
Zhen Hua: "?"
Isn't that backwards? Shouldn't he be the one standing up for Arthur?
Arthur remembered this plot point of Zhen Hua's assassination from the original work, but that was in Heaven Dou City.
He didn't expect they would still dare to act in Shrek City.
If he let the opponent escape today, he, Arthur, would be subjected to the fierce attacks of those women every day like he was today!
Arthur clapped his hands and shouted, "Summoning Technique!"
Na'er, who was nearby, started; her eyes widened. Was Brother Arthur going to let her go up?
But that aura was at least at the level of a Super Douluo; Na'er couldn't handle that yet.
"Ya Li!"
From the direction of Shrek Academy, an ethereal and terrifying aura rose like pouring moonlight, instantly covering the sky over Shrek City.
A holy white light shadow streaked across the sky at extreme speed, leaving only a fleeting trail of light, arriving above the forging hall in just a few breaths.
The light shadow dissipated, revealing a woman dressed in a moon-white gown.
Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall, and her eyes were as clear as glass; she was one of Arthur's summoned beasts, Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li.
"So it's not me..." Na'er lowered her head; since he really didn't let her go up, she was unhappy again.
"I already know what happened. Don't worry, he won't escape." As long as Arthur was within Shrek City, Ya Li always kept her Spiritual Power focused on him to prevent something like the Cai Yueer incident from happening again.
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