Chương 139: War God — Chapter 139 - Third-Tier Combat Protective Gear, Eternal Silence Abyss Sheath!

"Normally, this Secret Skill requires at least tens of thousands of credits to exchange... Most students don't get it until senior year or even after graduation." Shen Lan said.

"You have one bonus opportunity to obtain a Secret Skill from Ten Thousand Martial Arts Island. I suggest you exchange for this one." Wang Xian nodded. Having a teacher's guidance really made a difference. Tiandu University had countless Secret Skills, and he wasn't particularly knowledgeable about them, especially regarding Fusion Forging Studies.

"As for the remaining credits... you have such high talent in Fusion Forging Studies." Shen Lan mused.

"According to our university's regulations, students with extraordinary talent in a specific field can exchange core knowledge in that field at a discounted credit rate."

"I'll issue you a certificate. From now on, when you exchange core knowledge related to Fusion Forging Studies, you'll only need to spend half the credits."

"Also, don't slack off on your martial training." After saying this, Shen Lan paused, feeling it was somewhat redundant. Because with Wang Xian's current martial progress, aside from realm level, everything else surpassed that of junior and senior students. Especially his martial mastery and various martial Secret Skills. Shen Lan pulled something from the drawer and with a few swift strokes, drew a small insignia.

Then she took Wang Xian's student card and imprinted the insignia directly onto it through fusion forging.

"Alright, the certificate is done."

"If you have any questions in the future, feel free to ask me anytime." Shen Lan suddenly thought of something and sighed.

"What's wrong, Teacher?"

"Just a bit of reflection, I suppose..." Shen Lan looked at Wang Xian, a hint of reminiscence in her eyes.

"Back in our generation at Tiandu University, there was actually a classmate with talent similar to yours."

"If she were still on this path, she would undoubtedly be a Fusion Forging grandmaster of this era!"

"If you could become her disciple..." Shen Lan didn't continue.

"Are you talking about Principal Luo?" Wang Xian asked. Shen Lan nodded slightly.

"I suppose so."

"Why didn't Principal Luo continue her advanced studies in Fusion Forging back then?" Wang Xian asked curiously. Shen Lan was silent, then shook her head. Seeing this, Wang Xian understood this was probably some private matter not meant to be shared. He didn't press further. Putting away his student card, Wang Xian was about to leave the office, feeling fully satisfied with his gains. Then, as if remembering something, Wang Xian turned back.

"Teacher, I have one more question!"

"What is it?"

"The foundation of fusion forging materials is built upon prime energy."

"But beast materials themselves carry Malevolent Qi." Wang Xian said.

"Beasts also absorb Malevolent Qi. So, can Malevolent Qi be used to fusion forge materials?" Shen Lan was startled, as if the question had caught her off guard. She thought for a long time and didn't answer directly. Instead, she slowly spoke:"Do you know what one of the fundamental principles of our Fusion Forging Studies is?"

"No matter how skilled a fusion forger is, they cannot enhance a material's inherent properties. They can only delay the degradation of those properties and preserve the material's resilience," Wang Xian answered. For example, cicada silk. The concealment property of cicada silk only weakened over time. A fusion forger could make the cicada silk more resilient, allowing the property to be maintained longer, and even alter some of its characteristics.

If one wanted to strengthen this property beyond its limits, it could only be achieved by combining it with other high-grade materials and fusion forging them into advanced combat protective gear. But the concealment property of cicada silk itself could not be enhanced. Nor could a material's property exceed its own inherent limits.

"Correct." Shen Lan stood up.

"It's precisely because materials carry Malevolent Qi that we only use prime energy to fusion forge them. In essence, this is a kind of weakening alteration. There's a hypothesis in Fusion Forging Studies that if Malevolent Qi were used for fusion forging, it might strengthen materials to varying degrees."

"That is, 'Transcendent Properties'!"

"For instance, with cicada silk, if fusion forged with high-purity Malevolent Qi, it might originally only be imperceptible to B-rank beasts, but could become imperceptible to A-rank beasts!"

"However, Malevolent Qi is extremely difficult to control. Even with our current precision micro-carving furnaces, we cannot stably use Malevolent Qi to fusion forge materials." Stolen novel; please report.

"And different degrees of Malevolent Qi have different effects on different materials. Countless experiments would be needed to verify this. Moreover, martial artists are even less capable of controlling Malevolent Qi. Even the few who possess a talent that can contain Malevolent Qi cannot achieve control over it."

"This hypothesis has not yet been confirmed."

"That you've had this idea shows you truly have extraordinary talent in Fusion Forging Studies." Shen Lan smiled faintly. When she had thought of this question back then, she was already a senior fusion forger. When first starting out, she didn't have this kind of insight at all. This young man had only been exposed to it for a few days, yet he was already able to think of this point. Perhaps in the future, he might even participate in tackling this difficult problem in Fusion Forging Studies.

If he were fortunate enough to solve even a part of it, then the entire field of Fusion Forging Studies would inevitably advance by leaps and bounds. And fusion forging was tied to materials. Once materials could break through their limits, Dragon Country's martial technology would skyrocket! Combat protective gear alone would absolutely surpass that of other nations by a large margin!

"Thank you, Teacher." Wang Xian smiled and left the office. Malevolent Qi fusion forging. Perhaps it wasn't something he couldn't accomplish. After all, he was likely the only martial artist on Blue Star at present who could perfectly control Malevolent Qi. Wang Xian felt that once he had attained a certain level of mastery in Fusion Forging Studies, he would definitely try it himself. And so.

After returning, Wang Xian went to Ten Thousand Martial Arts Island the very next day and exchanged for the Secret Skill 'Myriad Forms Creation.' As well as two core knowledge disciplines of Fusion Forging Studies: Prime Energy Forging Technique and High-Temperature Fusion Forging Method. Because he had the certificate, Wang Xian only spent a few thousand credits on the latter two core knowledge disciplines. He still had a few thousand credits remaining, enough to exchange for another advanced martial art.

Wang Xian didn't use them. He simply saved them. In the days that followed, he essentially buried his head in rigorous training. Through the Prime Energy Forging and Pressing Technique, he learned various energy circuits, as well as the High-Temperature Fusion Forging Method. Wang Xian also didn't neglect his martial training. His Prairie Fire Spear Technique progressed at astonishing speed.

With his experience in Tenth-Tier Spear Technique, although he couldn't yet execute certain techniques of high-tier spear arts, he still learned this lost advanced spear technique extremely quickly. By the end of the semester, he had quietly reached the Peak Mastery realm. At the same time, thanks to his understanding of various materials and systematic study, his Prime Energy Forging and Pressing Technique also advanced rapidly.

By the end of the semester, Wang Xian was already able to fusion forge D-rank materials. In the final two weeks, he even spent credits to rent a fusion forging furnace at the Heavenly Workshop and personally forged a spare second-tier long spear. After using the fusion forging furnace once, Wang Xian had a sudden inspiration.

"I have the Prairie Fire Seed within my body. The fire seed was formed from the earth vein flames of the dragon pearl..."

"My Prairie Fire Spear Technique has already reached Peak Mastery..."

"If I can activate the fire seed within my divine meridian to generate fierce flames, could I break free from the limitations of a fusion forging furnace and refine combat protective gear anytime, anywhere?" Later, Wang Xian gave it a try. And it actually worked. It was just a bit hard to control at first. Fusion forging D-rank materials wasn't possible. But E-rank and F-rank materials could all be fusion forged using the fire seed.

"The Black Tortoise Weapon Soul of the demon blade, the Kan Water trigram, is mostly complete."

"Next, it needs to undergo blood-soaked slaughter to be fully completed."

"My Cosmos Divine Meridians will probably be fully complete in the next couple of days."

"There are only a few days left until the final exams, right? The martial arts students' final exams are all group outings to relics for assessment... Perhaps there will be an opportunity." Late December. In his own room, Wang Xian fiddled with the materials around him, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"That girl Ye Miyue has been in closed-door training with her master for over three months now. She occasionally sends some messages..."

"When winter break comes, she'll probably be heading out to relics for training."

"I wonder if these materials can let me fusion forge a sword? To give to her then..." The semester was nearly over. His goals had basically been achieved. He had learned the Secret Skill. His martial arts had all reached Peak Mastery. The second stroke of Weapon Six Yao only needed blood-soaked slaughter to condense the Black Tortoise Weapon Soul, at which point he could change the weapon's shape. The Cosmos Divine Meridians were also about to be fully cultivated. He had also become a fusion forger.

And his progress was very fast. Now, he could even fusion forge combat protective gear himself. That being the case, as long as he could find some kind of beast material that could automatically absorb Malevolent Qi, he could solve the problem of cultivating the simplified version of the Stellar Body Refinement Art.

"The stomach sac of a Void Jellyfish... It contains an extremely small sub-dimensional space inside, capable of storing some special energies..."

"The main root of the Heart-Eroding Vine. The conduits inside its vine veins can convert some energy, and the main root possesses a certain self-repair ability."

"The vocal cord membrane of the Wailing Night Eagle, an E-rank material that can emit specific frequencies, reducing the dissipation of stored energy..."

"Using these three materials as the main body, if I can refine a suitable sword sheath, it should be able to temporarily store 'Eternal Silence Sword Qi'." Wang Xian was currently pondering how to apply the Fusion Forging knowledge he had learned over the semester. To see if he could fusion forge a sword suitable for Ye Miyue. That girl was unwilling to switch weapons. So now he would personally forge one for her. Theoretically, the materials were suitable.

"For the stomach sac, use a double-helix energy circuit to enhance stability. For the main root, use a fractal tree-like energy circuit to give it extensibility. For the vocal cord membrane, use a chaotic mesh to allow cross-attribute compatibility, so the sword can handle a variety of different external energies..."

"Theory complete!"

"Practice begins!" Wang Xian took a day off and rented a mid-grade fusion forging room at the Heavenly Workshop. Inside the fusion forging room, the earth fire blazed. Wang Xian looked at the neatly arranged metals and the three main materials, the corner of his mouth curling into a faint smile. He directly flipped the earth fire switch. First, he fusion forged the metal in the furnace to shape the sword blade. Next, he sequentially added the three main materials that had already been fusion forged.

At every step, Wang Xian controlled it with extreme precision, his grasp of the heat reaching the most perfect state! His spirit and perception were infinitely magnified in this moment. Comparable to his state when fighting a Martial God in his previous life. The fusion forging continued for the better part of a day. Finally, as a fierce and bright flame burst from the fusion forging furnace, a surge of majestic prime energy aura burst through the furnace lid. Wang Xian knew.

"Success." From within the furnace lid, a sword, formed as a single integrated piece and still burning with flames, flew out from the furnace. Wang Xian's gaze focused. The Malevolent Qi in his palm blazed like fire as he steadily caught the sword in mid-air. Because it was formed as a single integrated piece, it was also wrapped in a sword sheath. The streamlined sword sheath was a deep, dark blue throughout, its surface dotted with floating silver specks of light like star sand.

Drawing the sword, the blade's surface was icy blue, flowing with a faint, shallow flame. A single glance was enough to tell it was extraordinary! Wang Xian sensed the prime energy fluctuations of the sword and smiled faintly.

"The energy level should have reached over 10, 000. It's a standard third-tier combat protective gear!"

"As for the name... let's call it 'Eternal Silence Abyss Sheath'!" ➤ Next: Ye Miyue: How Do You Still Have Another Sword?