Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Another Lost Profession

Having tested what he wanted to test, Xiang Yu’s consciousness returned to his body. He slowly opened his eyes, then rose to his feet. He still felt the strange tingling sensation from his bloodline transformation still coursing through every inch of his skin.

He brought out his blacksmithing tools from his spatial ring. It was time for him to also contribute something meaningful to the wedding, and he was planning to go all out. He actually had an ambitious idea brewing in the back of his mind, though he wasn’t entirely certain if it would work.

Xiang Yu carefully retrieved the finest resources he had received from the five major sects. These materials were mostly intended for refining low to mid-level spiritual weapons (sixth to fifth grade quality).

Although his blacksmithing skill had broken through to the fourth grade level, Xiang Yu still lacked the proper high-tier resources needed to craft a genuine high-level spiritual weapon from scratch.

Still, he had an idea on how to solve this problem. If he could somehow utilize the various spiritual metals he had, since they weren’t all identical and possessed distinctly different magical properties, perhaps he could attempt creating a unique alloy that would reach the fourth grade quality. Then he could use this custom alloy to forge fourth grade items.

The forge blazed white-hot which contrasted the absolutely dark flame he was using to fuel it.

Xiang Yu carefully fed strips of different spirit metals into the crucible. First came the resilient base spirit metal that would give his creation its fundamental backbone and structural integrity. Next, he added thin ribbons of flexible spirit alloy designed to prevent brittle fractures that could ruin the entire thing. Finally, he incorporated a sliver of corrosion-resistant spirit metal that would make the final product capable of lasting for a long time.

He watched with fascination as the spirit metals gradually surrendered to the overwhelming heat, their distinct metallic colors bleeding together like watercolors in rain, eventually forming a unified molten silver pool that swirled hypnotically in the crucible.

Xiang Yu carefully stirred the bubbling mixture, not with a stirring rod, but with his bare hands. With his current physical strength and the protective dragon scales that manifested at will, the searing heat merely stung a bit rather than causing serious injury.

The main reason he chose to use his hands instead of a traditional metal rod was because simply creating an alloy alone wouldn’t be sufficient to elevate these materials to fourth grade quality. Naturally, these metals would need to bathe in concentrated spiritual energy for a long time before gradually advancing to such a level. But Xiang Yu wasn’t interested in waiting that long for results.

Instead, he planned to infuse his own qi directly into the molten mixture, ensuring the spiritual energy would become an integral part of the metal’s fundamental structure before it cooled and hardened permanently.

This approach was undoubtedly quite dangerous, and he wasn’t entirely certain if his theory would actually work in practice. However, he had received valuable new insights after his recent blacksmith profession breakthrough, plus some unexpected benefits from his newly acquired teacher profession, giving him at least some theoretical foundation for what he was attempting.

He continued the delicate process of carefully infusing controlled amounts of qi into the swirling mixture while simultaneously stirring, ensuring every single atom found its proper place in the emerging custom alloy.

The real challenge wasn’t fire control, with his Abyssal Void Flame, he could regulate temperature down to five decimal points if necessary. It also wasn’t understanding how different metals interacted with each other, since he had already gained extensive knowledge in metallurgical theory from his blacksmith profession advancement.

The genuine problem was qi emission control. He had to ensure that he didn’t overwhelm the delicate solution too quickly with spiritual energy. Despite being spirit metal, these materials still required gradual exposure to qi over extended periods to reach their current state naturally. Infusing too much spiritual energy at once could catastrophically destabilize the entire mixture, resetting all his progress and destroying expensive materials he had limited amounts of.

Fortunately, with his golden core level qi quality and the enhanced control that came with it, his emission precision almost matched his temperature regulation capabilities. Each pulse of spiritual energy flowed into the mixture with surgical accuracy.

Slowly but surely, everything began to come together in perfect harmony. When he felt completely satisfied with the final product’s consistency and spiritual saturation, Xiang Yu carefully poured the liquid metal into a specially prepared mold and began the crucial cooling process at a controlled, gradual pace.

When the lengthy process finally reached completion, the moment of truth had arrived. Xiang Yu felt his heart pounding with nervous anticipation as he activated his appraisal skill to determine if his ambitious theory had proven correct.

And the results...well, they didn’t disappoint. He had actually succeeded in creating genuine fourth grade spirit metal.

With the high-quality materials finally secured, he could finally move forward with crafting something truly special...

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Xiang Yu raised his hammer high above his head and brought it down against the glowing metal. The rhythmic pounding echoed through the cave as sparks flew in brilliant arcs with each strike.

Sweat beaded on his forehead as he hammered more and more, not from exhaustion, but from the intense concentration required for such delicate work. He was in deep focus, his mind laser-sharp as every fiber of his being understood that at this critical point, any slight mistake would mean starting completely from scratch. The margin for error was nonexistent, especially since he was crafting such intricate and delicate items that demanded absolute perfection.

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