Douluo III: Legend of the Dragon Phoenix

He didn't use his Thousand Refinement Hammer, but instead used an ordinary iron hammer and began forging the watermelon-sized Elemental Spirit Metal.

The biggest characteristic of Elemental Spirit Metal is its affinity with elements. It doesn't reject any elements and can perfectly accommodate the seven elements.

Yun Ze swung the hammer quickly, like dense raindrops. The constant clanging of metal echoed as the Elemental Spirit Metal changed shape and shrunk in volume with each strike.

Gu Yue Na didn't understand forging, but she watched with great interest from the side.

Thousand Refinement doesn't necessarily require a thousand hammer strikes. As long as the metal is forged to possess a faint life force, it can be called Thousand Refinement.

Forgers of different skill levels require different numbers of hammer swings to complete Thousand Refinement. Some need over a thousand strikes, some a hundred, while others only need dozens, or even just one strike. This depends on the forger's understanding of the metal.

Yun Ze hasn't reached the level of one-strike Thousand Refinement yet, mainly because his strength doesn't support it. If his strength were like Bear Lord's, he could do it in one strike.

After over a hundred strikes, he completed the Thousand Refinement, imbuing the metal with a preliminary life force. The Elemental Spirit Metal also took on the shape of a forging hammer.

"Drip a drop of blood on it," Yun Ze gestured to Gu Yue Na.

"It's finished so quickly?" Gu Yue Na was a little surprised. She thought it would be a much longer process.

Yun Ze was already capable of Spirit Refinement, and his understanding of metal was high enough, so Thousand Refinement naturally didn't take much time.

Following Yun Ze's instructions, Gu Yue Na pricked her finger and dripped a drop of fresh blood onto it. "Ding..." The fresh blood dripped onto the dark Elemental Spirit Metal and instantly merged into it. The hammer body vibrated, emitting a clear humming sound. After more than ten seconds, the color of the Elemental Spirit Metal where the blood had dripped began to change, turning from black to the seven colors representing the seven elements. Starting from this point, the seven colors spread throughout the entire hammer body, completing the color transformation in less than a minute. The Elemental Spirit Metal was originally only elementally affine, but now, because of Gu Yue Na's drop of blood, it had gained the seven-element attribute. Although this attribute wasn't strong, possessing it was already quite good. "Do you want to personally try the special effect of this forging hammer?" Yun Ze said, taking out the pre-prepared hammer handle and connecting it to the hammer body. "I'll just try it, I'm not good at forging," Gu Yue Na said with a smile, already taking the forging hammer as she spoke. The moment she held the hammer, Gu Yue Na felt a strange sense of affinity, as if this hammer had been with her for many years. "Clang!" Gu Yue Na tried to forcefully strike the forging table with the hammer. After the strike, seven-colored energy surged from the hammer face that contacted the forging table, dispersing like smoke. Seeing this special effect, Yun Ze instantly understood its function, nodded, and said, "Elemental Rendering. Using this hammer to forge metal can imbue the metal with seven-element abilities. It's very suitable for your special effect."

This hammer's special effect was indeed very suitable for Gu Yue Na. It could enhance and amplify her seven-element abilities, allowing her to achieve twice the result with half the effort when controlling elements. It could be considered a top-tier special effect.

However, if this hammer were used to forge metal for others, the added seven-element abilities would be useless, something that sounds powerful but is actually ineffective. After all, no matter how powerful a Thousand Refinement Hammer is, it cannot imbue a metal with strong seven-element abilities; this is beyond its scope. "Really?" Gu Yue Na smiled brightly. "The Battle Armor I can forge for you temporarily can only be made of a single metal. Elemental Spirit Metal, Magic Silver, and Scale Origin Iron are all good choices. Which one do you choose?" Yun Ze asked. As a Rank 6 Soul Master, Gu Yue Na naturally knew the characteristics of these three metals and didn't need to ask. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Let's go with Elemental Spirit Metal."

"This forging hammer is made of Elemental Spirit Metal. Using it to forge Elemental Spirit Metal should result in a more powerful Battle Armor. As for Magic Silver and Scale Origin Iron, we can incorporate them later when making Three-Word Battle Armor."

"Okay," Yun Ze nodded and said, "We don't have much Elemental Spirit Metal stored here. After Di Tian returns, have him go back to the Star Dou Great Forest and get another half a ton."

"Alright," Gu Yue Na replied.

At the Sun Moon Auction House, as the fifth pill was successfully bid on by VIP Room No. 5 for a price of 24 billion, this auction that had caused a sensation throughout the continent also came to an end. The five pills had a total transaction price of 116.8 billion Federal Currency, setting the highest record for a single auction's transaction price, surpassing the second place by over 70 billion. Such a number was extremely shocking, and everyone was startled. When did the unit of measurement "billion" need to be preceded by "hundred"? Many people envied the Dragon Phoenix Hall, which had mastered the refining method of this pill. For them, making money was truly as simple as drinking water. Forces like the Tang Sect and the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, which earned a lot of money daily, would need several years to earn this much. The Dragon Phoenix Hall only took a few hours. This comparison brought even greater shock. After the auction ended, the media at the entrance went wild, blocking the main entrance, waiting for the VIPs who participated in the bidding to come out for interviews. Reports about this auction spread within a minute after the auction ended, circulating through various media channels. The shocking figure of 116.8 billion Federal Currency was placed in a prominent position, attracting a large amount of attention. Who the five bidders were who obtained the pills also became a hot topic of discussion, with the Tang Sect, Shrek, and the Spirit Transfer Pagoda being mentioned multiple times. Most people believed that these three forces should have each obtained one, while the whereabouts of the other two were widely debated, with no definitive conclusion.

The media outlets that wanted to inquire about the identities of the VIPs from the auction house were all rejected. The auction house's attitude was firm; they would not reveal the identities of the VIPs and did not respond to the speculations.

Let alone these media outlets, even people from Shrek Academy hit a wall at the auction house. They wanted information about the people in VIP Room No. 1, but the Sun Moon Auction House now regarded the people from the Dragon Phoenix Hall as the most distinguished VIPs and would not offend a major client like the Dragon Phoenix Hall to accommodate Shrek's feelings. The latter had brought not only fame but also a transaction volume of over a hundred billion this time, resulting in a profit of over 5.8 billion. It could be said that this time, the Dragon Phoenix Hall allowed the Sun Moon Auction House to earn more money than they had in a whole year previously. And what did Shrek bring them? They didn't want to offend either of these forces, but if they had to choose one to offend, the auction house would definitely choose Shrek Academy. Offending the Dragon Phoenix Hall for Shrek was not worth it.

Anyway, they weren't heavily involved with Shrek Academy, and they had the Federation as their background, so they weren't afraid of offending Shrek. It's worth mentioning that the nominal total transaction amount was 116.8 billion, but the actual amount was 102.8 billion, with Gu Ming receiving 14 billion less. The Sun Moon Auction House also knew that the actual amount of money transacted was not that much, but they still stated 116.8 billion to the public.

When calculating the commission, they proposed calculating it based on 102.8 billion, but this was rejected. The Dragon Phoenix Hall insisted on calculating it based on 116.8 billion. They had earned over a hundred billion this time and wouldn't quibble over a few hundred million. Being generous could also earn them a favor from the auction house. The Sun Moon Auction House absolutely loved such generous clients as the Dragon Phoenix Hall and had listed them as their most distinguished client, giving them many preferential treatments.

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