Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

Since Starfall Iron is an excellent material for crafting mecha weapons, it is strictly controlled by the Federation.

Due to its rarity, ordinary people have no way of obtaining it.

As for the method of extracting Starfall Iron from meteorites, that is classified at the highest levels of the Federation.

Even within the Blacksmiths' Association, only a handful of people know about this technique.

Xia Yi wanted Starfall Iron primarily to acquire the method of refining it.

After all, Starfall Iron had excellent armor-piercing properties. If he could spirit forge it and use it for the offensive parts of battle armor, it would significantly enhance the armor's attack power.

Especially for soul beasts that preferred to fight with their bodies.

If their claws could be equipped with battle armor made of Starfall Iron, one swipe—well, the effect would be terrifying!

"I always charge first and forge later," Xia Yi chuckled.

"Here!" Feng Wuyu directly threw three pieces of Starfall Iron at him.

"Heh, you actually trust me quite a bit, huh?" Xia Yi grinned as he collected the three pieces of metal.

"Hmph, if you fail, just keep forging until you succeed. You think you can escape from me?" Feng Wuyu said indifferently.

"Fair point!"

Xia Yi took a deep breath and stepped up to the forging table.

Before long, the metal had finished heating. Xia Yi pressed a button, securing the Starfall Iron in place.

His expression became serious as he raised both arms. The twin Genesis Hammers suddenly appeared in his hands before slowly descending.

If it were just Thousand Refining, he was confident in achieving a 100% success rate.

But if it were Spirit Forging, he would need to experiment slowly.

After all, Starfall Iron was a material incapable of naturally gaining life through Spirit Forging.

Xia Yi could only rely on the Genesis Hammers' creation effect to grant it life, meaning that every strike had to ensure the metal received enough vitality.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of deafening explosions rang out, each louder than the last. The rhythmic hammering, the cadence of the strikes, and Xia Yi's fully immersed mental state made Feng Wuyu realize that even if Xia Yi failed at Spirit Forging, it would at least be a top-tier Thousand Refining.

Before long, the Hundred Refining was completed, and both Xia Yi and Feng Wuyu furrowed their brows slightly.

They could already sense that the Starfall Iron contained a faint trace of life force.

But at the current rate of infusion from the Genesis Hammers, it was far from sufficient to complete Spirit Forging.

"The life energy in the air isn't enough. My forging hammers work by absorbing ambient life force and channeling it into the metal. You figure out a way to increase the life energy in the air," Xia Yi said without looking up, hammering as he spoke.

"Increase the life energy in the air? How?" Feng Wuyu frowned. "If I had known, I would have brought you to the inner court to forge. The life energy there is several times greater than in the outer court."

"If there's no other way, then give me a Life Crystal," Xia Yi said seriously.

"You little brat, are you robbing me?!" Feng Wuyu nearly coughed up blood.

"Hurry up, I don't have the energy to argue. If the Spirit Forging fails, don't blame me," Xia Yi shouted while hammering.

"Fine!" Seeing that Xia Yi wasn't just taking advantage of him, Feng Wuyu didn't hesitate any longer and pulled out a Life Crystal, placing it on the forging table.

Xia Yi immediately entered Martial Soul Possession mode. As expected, his tail transformed into four tails.

But now wasn't the time to worry about his Martial Soul evolution.

As his second soul ring lit up, Xia Yi suddenly let go of the Genesis Hammers.

However, under the control of his Fox Mind Technique, the two hammers didn't stop.

One hammer continued forging the Starfall Iron, while the other rapidly struck the Life Crystal at a dizzying speed.

With his Fox Mind Technique controlling the hammers, Xia Yi, under Feng Wuyu's dumbfounded gaze, pulled out the forging notes given to him by Mu Chen and quickly flipped through them.

"Even last-minute cramming isn't this extreme," Feng Wuyu muttered, not daring to disturb him. He stole a glance at what Xia Yi was reading.

"Alloy forging? He's trying to fuse the metals—he wants to merge the Life Crystal into the Starfall Iron to supplement it with life energy!"

Feng Wuyu was utterly stunned.

Alloy fusion forging was something only peak-level Grade Five blacksmiths could achieve.

Successfully fusing three different metals would qualify a blacksmith as Grade Six.

But Xia Yi only had three soul rings!

And more importantly, he was currently reading basic knowledge about alloy forging!

In other words, he had never studied alloy forging before—he just knew of it!

Even Feng Wuyu had taken nearly half a year and countless failures before successfully fusing two metals with similar properties.

Yet Xia Yi was attempting to cram knowledge on the spot and fuse two metals with completely different properties—Life Crystal and Starfall Iron.

Forget Feng Wuyu—if Zhen Hua saw this, even he would be so shocked that he wouldn't know what to say.

If Xia Yi wasn't in the middle of forging, Feng Wuyu would have rushed over and snatched back his Starfall Iron and Life Crystal before Xia Yi ruined them.

Xia Yi read at lightning speed, quickly memorizing everything about alloy forging and fusion.

After closing Mu Chen's notes, Xia Yi took another deep breath and caught his returning forging hammers.

By now, both the Life Crystal and the Starfall Iron had been Hundred Refined. Xia Yi placed them together, and the twin hammers struck from both sides simultaneously.

"Be careful. The Life Crystal is one of the least malleable metals, making it one of the hardest to fuse," Feng Wuyu reminded.

Xia Yi ignored him.

This was his first attempt. If he succeeded, his forging skills would take a massive leap forward.

He could even start forging battle armor for Zi Ji and the others.

His second soul ring remained lit as the Fox Mind Technique carefully controlled the fusion point of the two metals, ensuring they melded together slowly.

Minute by minute, time passed. Xia Yi maintained a steady rhythm, constantly adjusting and monitoring the changes between the two metals. The toll on his energy, stamina, and soul power was immense.

An hour later, Xia Yi's gaze remained focused, his spirit unwavering, his soul power steadily depleting. But thanks to the Genesis Hammers' feedback effect, he was able to maintain stability.

By now, Feng Wuyu was left with nothing but astonishment.

He never expected Xia Yi to reach this stage.

The two metals had already fused.

That meant Xia Yi had successfully performed alloy forging.

Now, he just needed to elevate it into a Spirit Forged alloy.

Based on how easily Xia Yi Spirit Forged the Life Crystal earlier, ascending this alloy shouldn't be difficult for him.

Sure enough, after another half hour, BOOM!

A green-gold light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire forging chamber.

Before Xia Yi could even speak, Feng Wuyu hurriedly fumbled out an instrument and scanned the Life Crystal-Starfall Iron alloy.

"Ninety percent fusion rate!" Feng Wuyu was utterly dumbfounded.

Before he could react, Xia Yi had already picked up the alloy.

"The fusion rate is a bit low. I'll redo it next time," Xia Yi muttered.

"No way! That's my metal! You were just helping me forge it! I already paid for it—this is mine!" Feng Wuyu shamelessly reached out to snatch it back.

"You only paid for the Spirit Forging of the Starfall Iron. But this has both Starfall Iron and Life Crystal, plus fusion forging. Your payment isn't enough—unless you give me another piece of Starfall Iron."

"Fine, fine!" Feng Wuyu didn't hesitate and immediately handed over another piece of Starfall Iron.

"Damn it! I should've asked for two!" Xia Yi suddenly felt like he had taken a huge loss when he saw how readily Feng Wuyu agreed.

(End of Chapter)