Chapter 26

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"See that? My first soul skill is a blade aura, which cost an extra ten thousand federal coins. I asked the Soul Master to help me choose this soul. The soul is also a blade, directly attached to my martial soul. This blade aura can cut through anything!"

Tang Wulin frowned slightly, "Why are you so talkative?"

Wan Yunchao glared, "At a time like this, you still dare to say I'm talkative? I'm afraid of hurting you. Quickly, admit defeat. I'll let you off, otherwise, my blade aura won't be able to control itself." As he spoke, he swung his hand backward, and the blade aura cut through a small tree the size of a bowl, severing it at the waist.

Tang Wulin's eyes narrowed, "Plants have lives too. Why would you cut them down for no reason?"

Wan Yunchao was about to speak when he saw a white halo rise from Tang Wulin's feet, and blue silver grass sprouted from his palms.

These thin, vine-like blue silver grasses did not directly attack him but rose into the air, and a piercing whistling sound echoed through the small forest.

"Slap, slap, slap!"

"Ouch! It hurts so much. Tang Wulin, you're cheating. If you have the guts, come closer."

"Slap, slap, slap!"

"Ouch, ouch, I admit defeat, I admit defeat, okay? How can you use your blue silver grass like this!"

When the two walked out of the small forest, Wan Yunchao was already bruised and swollen, with whip marks all over his body.

Tang Wulin wasn't very skilled at controlling his blue silver grass. He had been busy looking for Nai'er these days, even neglecting his meditation. But this didn't stop him from guiding the blue silver grass to lash out at Wan Yunchao.

Both were still children and knew no combat techniques. The blue silver grass fully demonstrated the advantage of being longer and stronger. Wan Yunchao's short blade aura couldn't leave his side, and he himself had no combat skills, so the outcome was predictable.

"Why? Why is it like this? With a soul skill, I should be able to beat you!" Wan Yunchao shouted to Tang Wulin, who was supporting him, in a mix of sorrow and anger.

Tang Wulin said irritably, "Teacher Lin has long said that your martial soul is suitable for close combat and the agile attack style. You're so fat, how can you be agile?"

Wan Yunchao said with a不服气 (unconvinced) look, "Then why couldn't my blade aura cut through your blue silver grass?"

Tang Wulin replied, "This is a characteristic of my blue silver grass. It can't be cut through until my soul power is exhausted."

Wan Yunchao shouted to the sky, "I need to lose weight, I need to be agile!"

Tang Wulin asked, "What are you having for dinner tonight?"

"Seems like it's pork knuckle."

After sending the slightly injured Wan Yunchao home, Tang Wulin ran to the Mang Tian studio.

To his surprise, Mang Tian was waiting for him in his forging room today.

"Teacher." Tang Wulin greeted Mang Tian respectfully. Since he learned that his teacher was a powerful four-ringed Soul Master, he had become even more respectful.

Mang Tian nodded and said, "Graduated?"

Tang Wulin replied, "Yes, graduated."

Mang Tian said, "The intermediate academy is in East Sea City, right?"

Tang Wulin said, "Yes! I was just about to tell you, I'm going to East Sea City for school, so I won't be able to continue learning forging from you."

Mang Tian said coolly, "I just like the tranquility here, but that doesn't mean I won't leave. In fact, the jobs we take are all from East Sea City. Your forging studies cannot be neglected. I have a studio in East Sea City, and I will give you a forging room. I will come to guide you from time to time."

Tang Wulin felt a warm feeling in his heart, "Teacher, you..."

Mang Tian glared at him, "East Sea City is a real big city, not like Aolai City. Before you go, you must complete my test, or you won't have the qualifications to continue learning forging from me there."

"Test?" Tang Wulin was taken aback, "Teacher, what test?"

Mang Tian's eyes flashed, "Thousand Forging!"

Tang Wulin said excitedly, "Teacher, you're finally willing to teach me Thousand Forging?"

Mang Tian nodded, "After you fused with the soul, your strength increased. You should be able to handle Thousand Forging. Complete one Thousand Forging, and you will have passed my test."

As he said this, he felt a strange sensation. He still remembered clearly that when he started practicing Thousand Forging, he was already fifteen years old, and his soul power level was over twenty. Moreover, his martial soul was the Earth Hammer, known for its strength. When he completed Thousand Forging at fifteen, he was already hailed as a prodigy in the forging world.

Unfortunately...

"Teacher, shall we start now?" Tang Wulin's excited voice snapped Mang Tian out of his memories.

"Wait a moment, I'll take you to test your strength first. You've failed many parts these days, partly because you were distracted, and partly because you had problems controlling your strength." Mang Tian had long observed and identified the problem with his disciple.

Indeed, not just Mang Tian, but Tang Wulin himself had noticed that his strength seemed to be out of control.

After fusing with the soul, he found that swinging his arm produced a whistling sound, and his strength was clearly greater. Later, because of his search for Nai'er and the sadness brought by her departure, he hadn't thought much about it. Now, with his teacher's reminder, he recalled it.

Indeed, during the past few days of forging parts, several failures were due to excessive force.

Mang Tian led Tang Wulin to his forging room, which was much messier than Tang Wulin's room. Among the clutter of instruments, he found the one specifically used to measure forging strength.

The strength tester.

This instrument is simple to make but requires great precision to accurately measure a forger's strength. The strength tester consists of two parts: a square platform below and a cylindrical body above, with a two-meter-high metal column behind it, which has a long mercury column.

When a forger tests their strength, they only need to strike the metal column below with a forging hammer, and the mercury column behind will rise according to the force of the strike, thus measuring the striking force.

The testing forging hammer is uniformly specified to weigh one hundred pounds, and the strength tester will automatically deduct the force brought by the hammer itself.

Since Tang Wulin came to the Mang Tian studio, he has had a strength test every year.

The first time he tested, his striking force was 140 kilograms. He was only seven years old then. At eight, it increased to 200 kilograms. Although the force measured by this test is greatly influenced by the inertia of swinging the hammer, being able to achieve such strength is still very impressive.

He hasn't had a test at nine years old yet, so today is a good time to make up for it.

"Let's start. Left hand first." Mang Tian handed him the testing forging hammer.