Chapter 304 - Forging Twin Serpents, First Foray into the Lotus Cult’s Beast Valley - Part 3
Li Yuan moved the forge and tools beyond the black market ghost domain’s mist-shrouded boundary and started planning the second weapon.
Because spirit artifacts couldn’t grow, shrink, or auto-adjust in size, a weaponsmith had to think about carry-weight and fit. It was also why armor wasn’t typically forged.
A martial artist’s muscles could grow under the influence of shadow blood while spirit artifacts were immutable. Armor that strangled its wearer was nobody’s idea of usefulness, so most people stuck to blades, shields, or pocket-sized curios.
Li Yuan wanted one long blade for raw power and one short blade he could conceal. He had 225 kg of blood crystal marrow into the long blade; the rest would go into the short one.
Still tired, he rested a full day, then forged the short blade in smooth, practiced strokes.
This time, the heavenly thunder and earth fog both showed up on cue. The stout little dagger came out with a black spine, a bone-white edge—and it drank another 500 years of his life-force.
The blitz from Heaven and Earth was lighter, though.
Li Yuan glanced at his updated overall combat power of 2,600~31,638.
For reference, Gu Xuejian’s combat power was 4,166~28,483, while Qing Hancheng boasted 9,316~36,948.
Li Yuan was pretty satisfied especially since Gu Xuejian’s power was only 2,588~23,100 before breaking into fourth rank. Once he actually learned a few fifth rank blade skills, his ceiling would only climb higher.
Finally, it was time to examine the short blade’s powers.
The first, Heavenly Thunder Form—