Zhao Xin was sweating profusely, the school uniform issued by the school had stuck to his body, sweat kept dripping, his arms were getting heavier and heavier, he kept swinging them like a machine, finally, after 1,100 swings, Zhao Xin could not hold on any longer, he put down his hammers and gasped heavily, he could feel an unspeakable pain in his hands, his arms were so sore and swollen that they didn't feel like his own.

"It seems that as a strong attacking soul master, I still have some talent in hammering. As long as I learn the techniques of unloading and transforming force, I can forge it a hundred times or a thousand times with a high success rate." Zhao Xin took out a can of ointment from the soul guide and applied it on his hands and arms. The cool ointment instantly soothed Zhao Xin's sore feeling. Looking at the metal on the stage that had shrunk by two circles, he thought silently.

After the freshman assessment, study life became calm again, but this was only the case for the vast majority of students. For Zhao Xin, whom Chen Zifeng called a "cultivation maniac", daily life was intense and fulfilling.

After getting up and having breakfast every morning, Zhao Xin started his day. In the morning, he took classes in the Wuhun Department, where he learned the tactics, training methods, and cooperation of soul masters under the guidance of the teacher. From time to time, he would also conduct actual combat training under the supervision of Teacher Zhou Yi, one against three, two against five, etc., to cultivate students' actual combat capabilities.

In the afternoon, Zhao Xin would study in the Soul Guidance Department. Fan Yu's teaching was extremely strict, and he would assign Zhao Xin many tasks every time. Zhao Xin also practiced metal forging techniques under Fan Yu's guidance.

After returning to the dormitory, Zhao Xin would take a medicinal bath to relieve the soreness in his body, and would meditate for one to two hours to prevent his soul power from growing too slowly due to his addiction to the soul guide.

In the book that recorded Lou Gao's forging method, Zhao Xin discovered the hammer method that was originally a secret of the Tang Sect - the Chaos Cloak Hammer Method. It turned out that when Lou Gao joined the Tang Sect and forged the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus, he was taught the Chaos Cloak Hammer Method by the then Haotian Sect Master, and later he recorded it in his forging notes. After his death, it somehow fell into the hands of the Zhao family and was found by Zhao Xin.

This chaotic cloak hammer method makes full use of the strength of the waist and legs to move the hammer, so that the power of each blow of the casting hammer continues to increase. It not only saves energy, but also increases the casting effect.

When forging metal, Zhao Xin could feel the texture of the metal, and his martial soul seemed to be able to absorb some of the power emanating from the metal, but it was very small and Zhao Xin could not perceive it clearly. He just could feel the excitement of his martial soul every time he forged it.

Three months later, Zhao Xin was able to swing the hammer 36 times in a row and could clearly sense the inside of the metal. When forging, he would occasionally enter a special state, where he could feel his martial soul, the metal he was striking, and the hammer in his hand resonating with each other. Every time this state ended, Zhao Xin's soul power recovery speed would increase by a few points. This environment, similar to mimicry training, did not slow down Zhao Xin's training speed much due to his daily busyness.

After three months of forging practice, Zhao Xin is confident that he can perform the Hundred Forgings. The Hundred Forgings is not just as simple as hammering a hundred times, and the Thousand Forgings is not just hammering a thousand times. Instead, it is to remove impurities from the metal and enhance the density of the metal without destroying the internal structure.

Zhao Xin took out a piece of lapis lazuli, a metal suitable for the core of first and second level soul guides. Zhao Xin prepared to forge it a hundred times.

Zhao Xin took a deep breath. This was not the first time he tried the Hundred Forgings. He had failed unsurprisingly before. Today, he felt extremely comfortable. He had a feeling that he would succeed.

Each metal has its own characteristics, but even if they are the same metal, there are subtle differences between two pieces. Zhao Xin must first feel the texture of the metal.

Recalling the knowledge about lapis lazuli, Zhao Xin took out his pair of tungsten hammers. The cool handles of the tungsten hammers made Zhao Xin excited. He burned them in the forge for a few minutes. The high temperature in the furnace made the lapis lazuli slightly red. The lapis lazuli rose again. Zhao Xin held the tungsten hammers in both hands, and his eyes became focused instantly. He raised his right hammer and knocked lightly on the lapis lazuli block, making a crisp "ding ding" sound.

This blow is called a test hammer. Before the blacksmith starts forging, he will use this method to check the toughness of the metal being forged.

The left hammer was swung up and hit the edge of the lapis lazuli with a "clang" sound. The entire lapis lazuli block jumped slightly, and the right hammer fell like lightning and hit the other side.

He swung up both hammers and began to forge continuously. He did not use his full strength. He only used 30 to 40% of the strength of the Thousand Forged Tungsten Steel Hammers swung up with both arms.

Suddenly, sparks flew and rhythmic knocking sounds rang out in the forging room like cheerful percussion music.

After a hundred hammerings, Zhao Xin had already felt the characteristics of this metal. Three months of forging and training had already made Zhao Xin full of patience. He was not in a hurry at all, as if he was protecting a treasure. Not only did his hammering force not increase, but it was slightly restrained. Through continuous hammering, he could judge the texture of the lapis lazuli itself and complete the purification process bit by bit.

Although hammering with little force will take more time, it is undoubtedly the safest approach. Through long-term forging, you can also become more familiar with it and feel the changes in its internal structure.

Zhao Xin became more and more focused on forging, and gradually entered a wonderful state. Apart from the metal in front of him, there was nothing else.

Half an hour passed, and the forging of the tungsten steel hammer became more intensive. Zhao Xin was very close to the 100-forge purification. If you look closely at this piece of metal, there are small depressions in every corner of its surface. Each depression is round and the same size. Every corner of it has been hit countless times by the black steel hammer.

Every rebound, every sound it made when struck, and its own vibrations when struck, spoke to Zhao Xin about its characteristics.

"Dang" a striking sound that was obviously stronger than before rang out at this time. After half an hour of careful feeling, Zhao Xin realized that the real time for forging had come. The furnace was turned on to the maximum, and orange-red flames spewed out from a circle of nozzles around it. Zhao Xin's body began to swing, starting with his calf muscles. The power extended to the waist, then to the back and arms, and finally the tungsten steel hammer fell.

With powerful strikes, the blue gold began to deform, sparks flew, and gradually, the original blue gold began to shrink, and the effect of the hundred forgings gradually emerged. You know, now in the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, although there is also a forging step, it is definitely not as purified as Zhao Xin. They just simply quenched and struck, and did not purify according to the texture of the metal.

You should know that after Zhao Xin's near-perfect purification, the value of this piece of lapis lazuli will increase by at least several times. Moreover, it is no longer only suitable for first and second level soul guides as before. This piece of metal can even be used in fourth level soul guides.

Zhao Xin stopped hammering. He looked at the metal that had been forged for a hundred times, and an inexplicable emotion rose in his heart. In the past three months, Zhao Xin almost gave up and relied on his own exploration, facing failure again and again. This piece of blue gold brought Zhao Xin confidence in his plan.

Zhao Xin put the piece of metal away as a souvenir, and with a satisfied look on his face, he went to Lao Jin's BBQ restaurant to celebrate a little. He would also like to explore Thousand Forging and even Spirit Forging in the future.