Chapter 286 — The Demolition Boy
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. " The two women teased and bantered with Sect Master Shen for a while, then went to rummage through the collapsed temple for useful things. After a moment, Ling Yuxiu came over carrying two great pillars on her shoulder and set them before Shen Mu. These two pillars likely weighed tens of thousands of catties, yet she had hoisted them up by sheer strength. Si Yunxiang praised her, "Truly, a plump person has strength.
I am no match for Princess Xiu—I am frail and delicate.
" Ling Yuxiu was driven mad with frustration, wanting to pin this Holy Maiden of the Nether Demon Cult to the ground and give her a sound beating, but with Shen Mu nearby it was not convenient to act. She gritted her teeth and smiled, "Yes, the Holy Maiden Xiang is indeed frail and delicate—far too thin. There isn't even two ounces of flesh on her chest.
" Si Yunxiang was indignant, her gaze unfriendly.
"I am still young and still growing. And what use is being large? When one grows old, won't it sag anyway?
" The two women exchanged a glance, then looked away. "Great Sect Master, do you think these two pillars can be used to forge yuan weapons?
" Ling Yuxiu asked softly.
Shen Mu was examining the other jade eye, trying to understand the mystery of how the two jade eyes operated, and had no idea what they were arguing about.
"This metal is rather rare. It seems to be mixed with other metals—several metals blended together.
Its texture and flexibility are both far superior to dark iron cold crystal! " Shen Mu examined the two pillars and was rather surprised.
The divine-power wielders of the Kingdom of Jingping, when forging yuan weapons, invariably sought purity; yet these two pillars did not seek purity at all. By mixing other metals into the dark copper, they had greatly enhanced both strength and flexibility! "Can you forge the Nine Dragons weapon I need?
" Ling Yuxiu asked hastily.
"Yes!
" Shen Mu was full of confidence.
"My blacksmithing skills are very good, truly! " He activated the formation array of the sun jade eye and melted down one of the copper pillars. First he forged a great hammer, then had Ling Yuxiu release the form of her yuan weapon and demonstrate all the transformations of the Nine Dragons weapon.
He pondered for a long while, took out paper and brush to draw a blueprint, and then began to forge.
Two days later, Shen Mu finally finished forging the Nine Dragons weapon: nine dragons that could be linked together to form a great hammer, or separated with their tails still joined to become the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Shroud. The dragon bodies he forged to be soft and pliable, and during the forging he had infused them with the Creation Spirit Art, allowing them to undergo many transformations.
For instance, though the nine dragons were cast of metal, within each dragon body were over nine hundred bones, enabling them to swim through the air. Each dragon scale could also detach from the dragon body as an independent entity—exceedingly sharp—and could be recalled as well. Besides the scales, the dragon claws were like hooks, exceptionally sharp; the dragon teeth were like blades; and the two dragon whiskers were golden chains linked segment by segment, yet very soft, capable of binding and seizing others. When the nine dragons merged, they became a single Nine Dragons Golden Wall, the scales combining into a mirror surface, with nine protruding dragon heads behind the mirror. Even though Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu had little attainment in forging, they could see that the Nine Dragons weapon Shen Mu had forged was indeed extraordinary, displaying very high craftsmanship.
This set of Nine Dragons weapon should suit Ling Yuxiu very well. Ling Yuxiu excitedly transformed her yuan qi into runes and branded them onto the Nine Dragons weapon, nourishing it with her yuan qi.
After a brief ritual refinement, she felt that it handled very smoothly and could transform into whatever form she desired at any time. "Not bad, not bad!