A moment later, Quan Yi placed the red-hot iron block on the anvil beneath the steam forging hammer. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Then, under the watchful eyes of Quan Li and Quan Yue, Quan Yi delivered a powerful blow with the hammer.
“Clang!”
Countless sparks erupted, and Quan Yi's figure stretched and swaggered amidst the beautiful starlight.
Quan Yi didn't exert his full strength; instead, he held back.
This reduced the reactionary force, thereby slowing down the acceleration during the force conversion.
Quan Li and Quan Yue watched Quan Yi's figure with rapt attention.
With their cultivation levels, they could observe many details even without Quan Yi saying anything.
Eighteen consecutive strikes.
Thirty-six consecutive strikes.
Fifty-four consecutive strikes.
Until the final seventy-two consecutive strikes.
Although Quan Yi restrained his strength, his speed and power naturally increased during the stacking process.
Moreover, the three onlookers sensed that the iron block formed a peculiar connection with Quan Yi during the hammering process.
Especially when the last strike landed, the originally ordinary iron block burst forth with extremely distinct energy fluctuations.
The raw iron block, about one cubic meter in size, was forcibly reduced to half its volume after just seventy-two strikes, and completely transformed into Extreme Fire Heart Iron Essence.
Quan Yi stopped, a look of satisfaction on his face.
He hadn't performed consecutive strikes to forge metal in a long time, yet on his first attempt, he achieved synchronized breathing with the metal.
After consuming Whale Jelly and leveling up, Quan Yi's overall abilities became even stronger.
Although he only leveled up once, the changes it brought to Quan Yi far exceeded those of others.
Now, Quan Yi felt more at ease when performing consecutive strikes to forge iron; this change, in turn, allowed Quan Yi to spare some energy to focus on communicating with the metal.
Quan Yi placed his hand on the Extreme Fire Heart Iron Essence and then channeled fire-attributed soul power into it.
Immediately, this soul power stimulated the energy within the Extreme Fire Heart Iron Essence, and these energies interconnected to form a special link.
And when Quan Yi's soul power passed through the iron essence, it triggered a special chain reaction.
In the next moment, a scorching aura erupted from the metal surface, and a raging fire ignited on the hard metal surface.
Quan Yi exclaimed, “Nearly a thirty percent increase in flame amplification, which is comparable to soul-guiding metals forged from rare metals.”
After forging, even the same metal would exhibit vastly different characteristics.
However, regardless of the characteristic, the stronger the effect, the higher the level of the soul-guiding metal.
It could also be said that this ordinary iron block, under Quan Yi's hammering, had a value exceeding that of rare metals.
After confirming the effect, Quan Yi turned to look at Quan Li and Quan Yue.
However, they were staring at Quan Yi in astonishment.
Quan Li even recalled his close-quarters combat with Quan Yi; at that time, Quan Yi had also used consecutive strike techniques, but he hadn't used his martial soul.
He exclaimed, “Xiao Yi, if you had fought me with your martial soul back then, perhaps I wouldn't have lasted a few punches.”
“It's nothing; as long as Grandpa masters the consecutive strike technique and combines it with the ninth soul skill, Black Iron Demonic Devour, its power will reach an extremely terrifying level.”
Quan Li himself also recognized this point, and his eyes lit up. “That's right, Xiao Yi, I can't wait.
With the consecutive strike technique, my combat power will reach a new level.”
Quan Li, who possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, was already stronger than ordinary Titled Douluos.
If he mastered the consecutive strike technique...
Quan Yi grabbed the raw iron and heated it red-hot.
Immediately, Quan Yi began to explain and demonstrate.
After demonstrating a few times, Quan Yi began to let them operate.
Quan Yi, on the other hand, corrected their mistakes from the side.
After an afternoon of practice, Quan Li and Quan Yue already understood the principles of reactionary force and power conduction, and they also felt it firsthand.
Knowing this, the two could be considered to have entered the door.
Next, they needed constant practice.
Starting from the next day, three huge anvils appeared in a corner of the ironworks.
Moreover, most of the time, one could see three tall men holding their fists and frantically striking iron blocks.
However, although the people in the ironworks felt curious about this, they didn't have the time to pay too much attention to them.
This was because the originally relatively relaxed ironworks began to operate at full capacity.
Countless ores, through sea, river, and land transportation, were continuously input into the ironworks.
Among them were mines that the Quan family had laid out and acquired long ago, as well as ore resources purchased from outside.
And these ores, entering the ironworks, would soon be converted into raw iron by the blast furnace, and purified into more powerful metals by the steam forging hammer.
These metals were then converted into steam engines and various firearms by machine tools.
At the same time, the shipyard was also undergoing tense renovation work.
After being beaten, these shipwrights realized their mistakes, and in subsequent work, they exploded with extremely strong work efficiency.
This made the renovation progress of the seagoing ships even faster than expected.
In addition to internal preparations, the Quan family did not relax in collecting external intelligence.
Regarding the intelligence of the three islands, Quan Yi, as an excellent scout, relied on his super-fast speed and super-long vision to continuously conduct detailed investigations.
Of course, during this time, Quan Yi did not relax in cultivation and research.
Under a full-body weight of one hundred thousand kilograms, Quan Yi could perform slight movements.
From the initial slow walking to the current extremely slow running, Quan Yi's physical fitness, under the strengthening of Whale Jelly, entered a new realm.
As for soul power cultivation, the seaside was not suitable for fire-attributed soul masters to cultivate.
However, the forging factory, burning a large amount of fuel, formed a near-perfect simulated cultivation environment.
Moreover, the Quan family had foreseen this situation as early as the design of the forging factory, and specifically designed a special fire-attributed simulated cultivation environment within the forging factory.
Su Ling'er usually cultivated here.
In addition to cultivation, Quan Yi also specially set aside a period of time to study soul rings and soul-guiding devices.
Therefore, Quan Yi had no spare time to rest at all.
Life was even busier than at the academy.
A week later, at the berth in the shipyard.
Two people stood on the shore, one was Huo Wu, and the other was Quan Yi.
However, at this moment, Quan Yi was seriously observing the crystalline seagoing ship moored on the sea surface with his golden dragon eyes.
The shape of the seagoing ship was different from ordinary seagoing ships; it presented a smooth shuttle shape, giving people a peculiar sense of beauty.
