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"A Blacksmith inheritance!"
Hearing this, a trace of surprise surfaced in Ling Xiao's eyes.
Admittedly, the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan held a magnificent reputation in the Soul Master world. Even though he resided far away in Spirit City, he had heard a great deal of news regarding the Huo Clan from the academy and understood quite a bit about them.
However, he had ultimately never traveled the continent's Soul Master World after all, so he truly remained ignorant of the Huo Clan's renown in the path of blacksmithing.
"Correct. Blacksmith inheritances are slightly more common than those of Alchemists, but they are still extremely precious."
Chrysanthemum Douluo continued, "Furthermore, the Huo Clan's Blacksmith inheritance is remarkably complete, boasting a profound and ancient foundation. Even across the entire continent, it ranks among the very best."
"Although the Tang Clan line of the Clear Sky Sect is considered the number one Blacksmith clan beneath the heavens, that only became the case after they became the number one sect in the world."
"Before the Clear Sky Sect rose and ascended to that position, their Blacksmith inheritance was not necessarily stronger than that of the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan."
"The Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul is indeed exceptionally suited for forging, but the dragon fire of the One Horned Fire Dragon is masculine, fierce, and explosive, making it an excellent flame for blacksmithing as well."
"Between the two, one excels in hammering while the other excels in smelting. Ever since the Clear Sky Sect sealed its mountain gates and retreated, no single sect or clan in the path of blacksmithing has been able to suppress the Huo Clan."
"Even one of the Clear Sky Sect's former four single-attribute successor clans, the Strength Clan of the Vigorous Orangutan, who obtained a portion of the Clear Sky Sect's inheritance, is no match for the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan."
"This holds true whether in terms of combat power or blacksmithing. Nowadays, any soul weapon forged by the Huo Clan on the continent is a masterpiece among its rank, hard to obtain even for a thousand gold pieces."
"Their exclusive sword-casting technique is unmatched under the heavens. The Rank 7 soul weapon, the Raging Blood Sword, is masculine and blazing, fiercely powerful and an absolute peak-grade existence among Rank 7 soul weapons."
"It wards off evil and conquers demons, serving as one of the natural banes of Evil Soul Masters."
"To many Soul Masters suited to using fire-attribute soul weapons, its value is comparable to a soul bone of around fifty thousand years. Placed in most auctions, it is fully qualified to serve as the grand finale treasure."
"The Huo Clan's clan-stabilizing soul weapon, the Dragon Soul Sword, is even a Rank 9 soul weapon. The sword contains a fire dragon's soul, and its might can rival a Titled Douluo. It can be called the strongest foundational trump card of the Huo Clan."
"Currently, that Old Fire Dragon within the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan has a cultivation that has reached the peak Soul Douluo realm."
"Yet, paired with the Dragon Soul Sword, his combat power can rival a Titled Douluo. His strength is immensely formidable, completely not inferior to Heavenly Elephant Huyan Zhen, and his offensive fury is even more violent."
"A Rank 9 soul weapon, the Dragon Soul Sword... What a One Horned Fire Dragon Clan, what a lineage of blacksmiths." After listening to Chrysanthemum Douluo's introduction of the Huo Clan, Ling Xiao's expression couldn't help but turn solemn.
He had not expected the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan to be this powerful. In terms of strength and influence, they might even surpass the Elephant Armored Sect.
To be honest, according to Yu Xiaogang's descriptions in his past life's memories, one could only know that a powerful force stood behind Blazing Academy, and that their inherited Martial Soul was highly likely to be the One Horned Fire Dragon.
But it ended at that; he knew nothing else. After listening to Elder Ju's narration, Ling Xiao's evaluation of the Huo Clan rose to another level, and his degree of importance placed on them was now above that of the Elephant Armored Sect.
After all, setting aside their powerful combat strength, the single identity of being a peak Blacksmith lineage on the continent was enough to make any faction—including Spirit Hall—view them in a different light.
In truth, Spirit Hall also possessed many Blacksmiths who served in the Soul Weapon Hall. They grasped quite a few Blacksmith inheritances, a portion of which were passed down within Spirit Hall in the form of clans.
When combined, the contents could be considered rather abundant, but they ultimately lacked a cohesive system and were not complete enough. Spirit Hall could not directly force them to completely share the blacksmithing inheritances they held for research and innovation either.
Therefore, when speaking of blacksmithing proficiency, although Spirit Hall could sufficiently supply the required quantity, they did not possess the absolute peak quality on the continent, falling a tier short compared to both the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan and the Clear Sky Sect.
After all, every profession has its specialty. Although Spirit Hall could be considered the faction with the strongest comprehensive power on the continent, it was still impossible for it to achieve the number one spot under the heavens in every single aspect.
While purely the strongest in terms of raw power, there were still many areas that left room for improvement. For instance, in the aspect of Support system Soul Masters, it could not compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
It only managed to avoid an imbalance in supporting power and a shortage of supply by relying on the vast number of Food system Soul Masters and other Support system Soul Masters within the hall.
For another example, the number of ice- and water-attribute Soul Masters who could adapt to naval combat and fully unleash their strength was also quite small. Consequently, even to this day, Spirit Hall had barely expanded toward the sea.
Even in the aspect of alchemy, it was only after the Medicine King Valley joined Spirit Hall that their proficiency truly reached the top tier of the continent, and today it could even be called the absolute number one.
However, because of this, it further strengthened Ling Xiao's desire to win over Blazing Academy and the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan behind it.
Once successful, Spirit Hall would not only gain a training base exceptionally proficient in nurturing fire-attribute Soul Masters, but it would also no longer possess any shortcomings in blacksmithing, allowing its strength to be further enhanced.
Of course, he also knew that none of this could be easily accomplished. But the future was long, and there might not lack opportunities ahead.
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Time trickled by.
As more than half a month passed, Ling Xiao and the others rode their Scaled Horses through day and night, finally journeying out of the Fasinuo Province and entering the borders of another province of the Heaven Dou Empire.
They were drawing closer and closer to Blazing City, where Blazing Academy was located.
On this day, close to evening, Ling Xiao gazed out from a piece of high ground and spotted a massive mountain range far ahead.
It stretched continuously for thousands of miles, appearing exceptionally grand. More importantly, even from such a great distance, Ling Xiao could still sense an incredibly dense fire-attribute aura emanating from that mountain range region.
In terms of the distribution of fire-attribute natural energy, the mountain range ahead possessed far more than any place he had traversed before.
"What a dense fire-attribute aura. Cultivating here would absolutely yield twice the results with half the effort for a fire-attribute Soul Master. Is that the Blazing Mountain Range where the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan resides?"
"Correct. The One Horned Fire Dragon Clan did not establish their clan residence inside a city like the Huyan Clan did; instead, they dwell in the wilderness. After all, the Huo Clan is a Blacksmith lineage, and most members of the clan learn blacksmithing techniques."
"The environment and conditions required for blacksmithing are difficult to establish on a large scale within a city. The Blazing Mountain Range, however, is uniquely blessed by heaven, serving as a natural site for blacksmithing."
"Beneath this mountain range lies a massive subterranean fire vein, its scale ranking near the very top of the entire Douluo Continent. Consequently, it causes the climate of the Blazing Mountain Range to be scorching hot and its fire-attribute energy to be extremely abundant, making it highly suitable for the cultivation of fire-attribute Soul Masters."
"Furthermore, by utilizing the subterranean fire vein within the mountain range, the One Horned Fire Dragon Clan has constructed a vast number of underground fire chambers for blacksmithing."
"They primarily rely on the subterranean fire first, and as their cultivation increases, the children of the Huo Clan will also mix in their own dragon fire during the forging process to boost the might of the soul weapons."
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