Chapter 1623: Young And Rash (3)

Su Yu’s hammer dropped down with 270-stacked vibrations.

The impact of the strike rippled over the whip.

Even space itself cracked from the impact.

Instantly, a golden stripe appeared on the whip. But Heavenly Forge King merely said, "You are trying to complete this with only brute force. Do you think—"

Su Yu ignored Heavenly Forge King and released his five elemental fire and fire of inheritance before bringing his hammer down again. He said, "Senior, don't talk before showing that you can keep up with me."

Heavenly Forge King snorted and released his fire as well.

Boom!

Unlike Su Yu, he was forging the whip with only his fire. But with Su Yu's inclusion, the vibrations from the whip were shaking his fire, forcing him to gnash his teeth and put more power into his fire. Instantly, more golden stripes appeared on the whip.

Then, he said, "This is too risky! Any carelessness will result in the destruction of the weapon!"

Su Yu said nonchalantly, "I don't lack money. This is the way to forge a stronger weapon. I want a strong weapon, not a cheap weapon. With the same set of materials, I can forge 120 golden stripes. The failure rate will be around 70 percent. As for you, you have a failure rate of 30 percent, but you can only forge 118 golden stripes."

Heavenly Forge King retorted furiously, "Stability naturally matters more in weaponsmithing!"

"Wrong. For weapons, only strength matters. You can always gather more materials when you fail. But it is too conservative to settle for 118 stripes when you can push for 120. This is a waste of materials."

In short, both of them differed in their philosophy of weaponsmithing.

Heavenly Forge King was still angry, but he did not bother arguing further. He sneered and said, "Sure. I'll play this game with you. Show me. Show me if you can keep saying these words after failing repeatedly and wasting all those materials."

"Fine by me."

Boom!

Once again, clanging sounds reverberated in the room while the very air itself trembled from their forging. Everyone was gasping in shock at the sheer amount of strength Su Yu was displaying. They finally understood just how strong he had grown.

The powerful vibrations caused Heavenly Forge King's body to tremble endlessly. He was forced to exert himself so much that even his veins were starting to show. However, he merely gnashed his teeth and pressed on to keep up with Su Yu's tempo.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

He was unwilling to accept Su Yu's criticism. What was the big deal with being rich? He wanted to see with his own eyes if Su Yu could still be so arrogant after failing ten times and wasting all those resources.

As for Su Yu, he put his robes away and wore only his underpants as he continued hammering on. Eventually, even the entire research itself started shaking.

One golden stripe after another appeared on the whip.

Finally, Heavenly Forge King shouted while gasping for breath, "Reduce your brute force a bit. At this rate, the weapon will be destroyed the moment I fail to keep up!"

Su Yu coldly said, "If a professional heaven weaponsmith can't keep up with even an earth weaponsmith, that heaven weaponsmith must be a fake weaponsmith."

"I—"

Heavenly Forge King was so furious he felt like killing someone. Was that the point here? Su Yu's brute force was the main issue here. That brute force was the thing making it hard for him to keep up!

How was this related to his professionalism?

This was an issue of strength!

Damn it!

He was furious!

Nevertheless, he pushed on. Suddenly, one of his veins burst. Zhao Li hurriedly shouted, "Su Yu, slow down!"

However, Heavenly Forge King could no longer control his temper. He roared, "Keep going, Su Yu! Let's see who's the trash today! Do you think a heaven weaponsmith like me will lose to an earth weaponsmith like you?"

He could not accept someone questioning him in his specialty. He was the sole heaven weaponsmith of humanity. He wouldn't be able to face the embarrassment resulting from losing to Su Yu.

That damn bastard! He was determined to slap Su Yu's face for that humiliation. How dare a mere earth weaponsmith question him?

He could defeat Su Yu with his experience alone!

Su Yu sneered and said, "Sure. But make sure to not cry later. Don't worry. I can help you recover in the event of an injury. Let's see who will be the first to slip."

This became a competition between two top weaponsmiths. Yes. Su Yu was already a top weaponsmith.

His part in forging the Mark of Civilization alone made him one.

Sure, he was still quite lacking in forging actual heaven weapons, but he had Heavenly Forge King to back him up here. Thus, he could go all out without worry.

Boom!

More and more golden stripes appeared on the whip. Outside, quite a number of observers were sweating from anticipation. They really wanted to go inside and see what was happening with their own eyes.

They could feel that Su Yu was competing against Heavenly Forge King in weaponsmithing.

For weaponsmiths, an event like this was the same as...having countless supreme beauties in front of them, yet they weren't allowed to approach. Yes. That was how it felt. They were being driven mad by their desire to go inside and witness the event with their own eyes.

At one point, a projection of the whip appeared in the sky. Ninety-nine golden stripes could be seen on it. Even more stripes were appearing at a rapid speed.

The two weaponsmiths were essentially Invincibles in strength. When they were forging without holding back, the entire process was proceeding without any delay.

Su Yu continued showing off his skills by increasing the difficulty nonstop as the forging continued.

Boom!

When the hundredth stripe appeared, a Su character appeared alongside it. Yes. The golden stripe had transformed into a character.

Such a provocation further angered Heavenly Forge King.

Thus, a stronger stripe appeared alongside two characters: Heavenly Forge.

"Hu!"

Numerous people gasped in shock. This was...top-tier weaponsmiths at work!

Manifesting characters with golden stripes!

This was an incredibly rare sight. Then again, there wasn't a need to try so hard ordinarily. Not even Heavenly Forge King would waste his effort pulling off something like this. This wouldn't even increase the strength of the golden stripes. What was the point?

But Su Yu was showing off his skills. Thus, Heavenly Forge King had no choice but to follow. He couldn't allow himself to appear weak, right?

Hmph!

***

Su Yu continued forging without holding back.

At the same time, Zhao Tianbing sent a voice transmission to Zhao Li, "This student of yours is getting overconfident. From skills alone, he's not as good as Heavenly Forge King. I can see that he's trying to surpass Heavenly Forge King with his physical strength alone. But he's using too much force. At this rate, he might even injure Heavenly Forge King heavily. Such a victory won't be a true victory."

After all, this is a competition in weaponsmithing, not combat.

Su Yu...was lacking in class here.

After all, he was using an alternative method to seek victory in a competition of skills.

Zhao Li frowned and replied, "He's still too young. And youngsters are all rash. I'll scold him later. His rise has been too smooth, resulting in such unbridled arrogance."

Zhao Li was quite displeased as well. This was not the sort of victory a weaponsmith should seek. In fact, it was an embarrassment to seek a victory in weaponsmithing this way.

However, Heavenly Forge King merely gnashed his teeth and pushed on in anger. He refused to admit defeat in a competition of strength.

Boom!

Once again, he put more strength into his fire. At the same time, numerous characters appeared to stabilize the space around him. The vibrational forces created by Su Yu had been assaulting him nonstop.

Eventually, Heavenly Forge King split his three bodies and manifested his River of Time. Then, he drained the power of his past and future to continue forging. With a sneer, he said, "Bring it on!"

He would not accept defeat here! And finally, the 108th golden stripe appeared. At that point, shining clouds were starting to form in the sky. It was still unknown if they would be rewarded for this weapon.

When the 109th golden stripe was about to appear, Su Yu gnashed his teeth and slammed his hammer down hundreds of times in a row.

Heavenly Forge King exclaimed, "This will destroy the weapon!"

"No, I'm confident!"

"Confident your mother!"

Boom!

Just then, a powerful force swept through the entire academy. An incomparably powerful yet unstable source qi undulation rippled out of the whip.

Heavenly Forge King was flustered and exasperated.

Su Yu had ruined the weapon!

The weapon was on the verge of exploding!

Heavenly Forge King was unwilling to let the materials go to waste, not when the weapon was on the verge of becoming a heaven weapon.

"Damn it!"

Heavenly Forge King was so furious he was cursing verbally again. Seeing that the stubborn Su Yu was about to continue, he sent Su Yu flying with a kick, roared, and released even more of his strength. His aura, his life force, and his willpower surged. His veins burst one after another as his fire turned into a raging sea of flames before destroying to berserk source qi around them.

Then, the weapon was forcefully suppressed.

"Down."

"Settle!"

"Destroy!"

One character after another was used while rumbling sounds rang out repeatedly. Finally, shining clouds started dropping from the sky. After coughing a mouthful of blood, the pale Heavenly Forge King glared at Su Yu and snorted before asking, "Who won?"

He won!

That bastard had nearly ruined the weapon! He was right! Excessive force was the wrong choice here! As the one to save the weapon from destruction, this was naturally his victory. Just look at that egotistical brat. Who did the brat think he was?

Did the brat think he was good enough to prevail over the great Heavenly Forge King in weaponsmithing?

What a joke.

With a slight frown, Su Yu flew over, grabbed the whip, and took his Mark of Civilization out to further suppress the whip. While doing so, he inadvertently touched some of Heavenly Forge King's blood.

Immediately after, a voice rang out in his mind, "Not him. He has a normal bloodline."

Su Yu exhaled in relief. With a helpless expression, he placed the whip down, cupped his fists, and said, "I lost. Please forgive me for my ignorance. I was too impatient. Sure enough, my weaponsmithing skills are still lacking. My apologies, Senior. You will be in charge of all the weaponsmithing after this. You can have thirty percent of the final products."

Heavenly Forge King's fury dropped significantly upon hearing those words. He snorted and said, "Well, at least you're not a sore loser. You're still young. It's understandable to be rash. But remember this. In weaponsmithing, I am number one among humanity."

Su Yu nodded and sighed, "Yes. I understand that."

Then, he cupped his fists and Zhao Li and Zhao Tianbing before sighing again, "Teacher, I have shamed the Zhao style. From now on, I will cease forging weapons in front of others before becoming a heaven weaponsmith."

Zhao Li didn't know what to say. After a long while, he said sternly, "Failure is not scary. Do not be arrogant in victory. Do not be discouraged in defeat. Stability is not necessarily the only path in weaponsmithing. I am supportive of your aggressive weaponsmithing. It's not the wrong path."

Not long ago, he was still thinking of berating Su Yu. But looking at Su Yu's defeated look, he looked at Heavenly Forge King and snorted. Then, he looked at Zhao Tianbing and said, "Senior Brother, go. Forge aggressively and exchange some pointers with Heavenly Forge King. Teach him that the Zhao style is not inferior to any weaponsmithing style!"

Zhao Tianbing nodded. He looked at Heavenly Forge King and smiled, "Senior, Su Yu is a junior. He doesn't know the Zhao style too well. Since this weapon is still incomplete, why don't we work on it together?"

Heavenly Forge King smiled with contempt and said, "Bring it on. Su Yu couldn't do it. You won't be able to do it either!"

At that, Zhao Tianbing rose into the air and took his hammer out. He would continue the competition with Heavenly Forge King to determine the true superior style.

Only they were allowed to whip their kid. How could an outsider like Heavenly Forge King, whip their kid and claim that his weaponsmithing style was the best? The Zhao style would not bow!

Rumble!

The weaponsmithing continued.

Meanwhile, Su Yu had completely lost interest in the weapon.

This wasn't even his true purpose here. Why were they taking things so seriously?

So be it. They could keep at it.

He had something else to do.

He was now sure that Heavenly Forge King did not have the bloodline of Control King. That left Heavenly Seal King as the number one suspect and Silk Destroying King as the number two suspect.

Before long, Su Yu left the research center.

***

Outside, Great Xia King smiled and said, "Did you just suffer a defeat? This isn't a bad thing for a youngster like you."

Hah! Did reality just slap the kid across his face?

The kid was too arrogant. He had challenged even Heavenly Forge King in weaponsmithing. Was he happy now?

Su Yu replied nonchalantly, "I'm still young. I'm only twenty. Wait a few years and I'll forge a divine weapon. At that point, there will be no question as to who is the better weaponsmith."

Great Xia King sighed. That slap from reality was clearly not strong enough.

Noticing that Su Yu was now focusing on Great Ming King's group, Great Zhou King's eyes flickered. Had Heavenly Forge King been cleared of suspicion?

Su Yu...was truly quite impressive when it came to these odd tricks.

Well, this wasn't a bad thing. For Great Zhou King, the fact that Heavenly Forge King was not the traitor was worthy of celebration. After all, Heavenly Forge King was the one who had produced the majority of weapons used by human Invincibles.

It would be too much of a loss for him to be the traitor.

Losing anyone else was better than losing Heavenly Forge King. For Great Zhou King, this was great news.

At that thought, Great Zhou King smiled widely. Just then, Great Xia King's voice rang out in his ears, "Why are you taking joy in the suffering of others? Sure, you can do it. But don't be too obvious about it. This kid is very petty. He might take it personally if you smile when he's in a bad mood!"

Great Zhou King's smile merely widened upon hearing that.

Noticing what was happening, Su Yu smiled at Great Zhou King as well. From his smile, it almost looked like he was happier than Great Zhou King. No communication was needed between the two. They understood each other well.

To the side, Great Xia King sighed again. Sure enough, the kid had decided to mark Great Zhou King in his little book of revenge. Sigh. The kid was still too childish. Even if he wanted to keep a grudge against someone, he shouldn't make it so obvious.

Just look at that smile. Even a fool would know what he was thinking!

"Hehehe!"

Both Su Yu and Great Zhou King started smiling and nodding at each other.

At that, Great Xia King shivered. Why...did it feel so eerie when the two were smiling at each other?

Would they...fight for real?

"Cough."

Great Xia King coughed, stood between the two, and smiled, "See, the formation is progressing nicely. Old Zhu is as impressive as ever."

He decided to be nice and play peacemaker. The two should calm down!

Su Yu blanked out slightly before laughing. What was Great Xia King doing? As for Great Zhou King, he laughed as well. Old Xia...sigh. Such were warriors. How pitiful. This was how it was. These warriors would always be overconfident in their intelligence.

Great Zhou King couldn't even be bothered to explain. He decided to let Great Xia King continue and enjoy the show instead.