Chapter Thirty: Blood Sacrifice of a Thousand Forges

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Actually, before he even got there, Tang Wulin had already walked over and was looking seriously at his own work.

Compared to before, it had grown considerably larger. Its original silvery color had transformed into a somber, metallic gray with an antique feel, deep, introspective, and ancient—this was Tang Wulin's first impression. On that grayish-metallic surface, layers of wavy patterns seemed to contain boundless vitality. What was even more peculiar was that when Tang Wulin saw it, he felt a strange sense of connection as if it were part of his own flesh and blood.

This feeling is especially wonderful, as if this piece of jade had always been a part of my body.

Māng’s voice came from behind, “Frankly, I didn’t expect you to succeed on your first attempt at Qian Dàn. This has a lot to do with your physical fitness and strength, but more importantly, it's your comprehension during the forging process. I wasn’t wrong about you; in this line of work, you are a prodigy. Although your Martial Spirit may not be well-suited for forging, your gifted comprehension and innate divine power have completely made up for that.”

Tang Ziran looked at Mang with some surprise. He knew this old friend well; it wasn't easy for him to say so many compliments given his personality.

"Elder brother Meng, please don't spoil this child." Tang Ziran laughed.

Ma looked at him and said, "I've already restrained myself." Yes, he wasn't exaggerating. At least he hadn't... Tang Wulin had created the youngest Thousand Forgemaster record in the Federation. If his age and this piece of silver were made public, it would definitely cause a stir in the forging world.

"Now do you understand what it means to be forged a thousand times" Mang asked Tang Wulin. His teaching style was unconventional; he didn't usually teach much, only offering guidance when his disciples had some insight during practical exercises.

Tang Wulin nodded lightly, "It seems it came to life later. Every time I tempered it, I could hear its voice."

Meng laughed again, and the smiles on his face these two times were more than he'd had in the past year combined.

“Right, you got it. A thousand forgings make a refined piece. A hundred forgings purify, removing impurities. But a thousand forgings infuse the metal with life. A piece forged a thousand times is a being created by our blacksmiths. Metal that possesses life is the most precious thing, for it can then elevate its own unique characteristics.”

"Thousand Tempering to become refined" Tang Wulin silently muttered these four words, a pair of bright eyes instantly gleaming with brilliance.

"This is your first piece of a thousand-forged creation. There's a tradition in our forging world that every forge master, when they create their first thousand-forged piece, must perform a blood sacrifice on it, making it forever their possession."

"Blood sacrifice What's that" Tang Wulin asked curiously.

"If Chientan is giving metal life, then Blood Sacrifice is binding it to your bloodline. Making it a part of you, like an extension of your body. Metal forged through Blood Sacrifice even gains, in a way, a slight sentience linked to your bloodline. This elevates its properties to a higher level."

Tang Ziran, standing nearby, couldn't help but interject: "Brother Mang, if every piece of thousand-forged work requires a blood sacrifice, wouldn't your blacksmiths lose an awful lot of blood"

"Don't be reckless if you don't understand. Do you think all Qianshan are worthy of a blood sacrifice"

"The first piece a blacksmith forges with the Thousand Tempering method must undergo a blood ritual. This is tradition. Aside from that, the blood ritual is rarely used. Generally, it's only performed on works of extreme satisfaction, pieces the blacksmith intends to use personally. Once a blood ritual is performed, the metal can only be used by him. Others, whether forging or using it, will not be recognized by the metal. If they force forge it beyond its limit, the metal will collapse directly. This is akin to a soul binding ceremony."

Therefore, finished products forged a thousand times are generally not blood-sacrificed. It is only used if the customer requests to perform a blood sacrifice themselves. Wulin, I also want to emphasize to you that in the future, unless you need particularly rare metals for yourself and the forging is extremely successful, do not easily use blood sacrifice. It will damage your vitality.

"Yes, Teacher," Tang Wulin nodded firmly, but his gaze remained fixed on the piece of silver.

"It's yours now." Mang smiled.

Tang Wulin was taken aback and turned back, "But, Teacher, I can't afford it."

"This is what you deserve. Silver has value, but a thousand-forged item is priceless. Besides, the rules of the forging world state that regardless of who provides the materials, the first thousand-forged piece belongs to the blacksmith. You can't use the tungsten steel hammer anymore since you are able to forge with it. This large piece of silver is perfect for reforging two hammers. Before you go to the intermediate academy, finish forging them. I also want to see what kind of ascension effect your first thousand-forged masterpiece will have."

"Really You're giving this to me" Tang Wulin's eyes were shining with excitement.

"Can I still fool you" Mang said angrily. "It's getting late, go back first and rest up. Come over early tomorrow morning, and I'll forge your silver hammer for you."

"Yay, thank you, teacher!" Tang Wulin cheered, bowing deeply to Meng Hong before excitedly clutching the silver block in his arms.

The thousand-forged silver felt heavy in Tang Wulin's hand. He estimated that this large piece of silver weighed close to three hundred kilograms. Despite its considerable weight, it didn't appear very large in size.

The moment he touched the metal, he instantly felt a blood connection to the teacher's. As his fingers brushed against it, Tang Wulin felt as if it had always been part of his own body. The sensation was both exquisite and strange. If this were used to forge his own hammer, what kind of effect would it have

In the following few days, Tang Wulin was completely immersed in forging. The sense of accomplishment that blacksmithing brought him filled him with motivation.

He didn't know that when he finished the thousand temperings, Mang truly acknowledged him, and even stopped doing his own work, only focusing on teaching him carefully.

After a thousand temperings and a hundred refinements, the Thousand Forging Silver Hammer, finally completed.

Looking at the pair of hammers on the forge, Tang Wulin's heart was filled with satisfaction. The Thousand Forging Silver Hammer was just a blank before this, until now, this was his first piece made with the Thousand Forging technique.

In terms of appearance, there wasn't much difference between this Thousand Forging Silver Hammer and the previous Tungsten Steel Hammer, even their sizes were almost identical. But the weight was several times heavier. If it weren't for Tang Wulin's significantly increased strength after obtaining his Soul Core, wielding it wouldn't be easy at all.inent trip really taught them a lot of things. There were many things that didn't exist on the Douluo Continent. 。If it hadn't been for Tang Wulin's disappearance once again, this mission trip would...