After half an hour, Xu Guangji's eyes suddenly flashed with light. He let out a light drink, and the flame in his hand and the flame in the mouth of the spirit beast beside him disappeared at the same time.
He raised his head and immediately looked in the direction of Ouyang Ming. When he saw the fire still lingering in Ouyang Ming's hand, he couldn't help but show a faint smile on his face. He had already guessed that when coming into contact with these two special materials for the first time, everyone would have an adaptation period.
Because these two materials not only have extremely different melting points, but also have special repulsive properties, extremely special techniques are required to blend them as perfectly as possible. Of course, these techniques are also inherited. From this aspect alone, this seemingly fair competition was actually completely unfair from the beginning.
However, neither he nor Xu Feiyu ever thought that in this world, there is a flame that is powerful enough to ignore these differences, push forward with the most powerful force, and sweep away all obstacles.
This is an essential difference that cannot be imagined from the height they stand on.
The Xu family exchanged glances, and their moods immediately calmed down.
"Haha, Brother Bai, don't worry." Xu Feiyu said calmly: "Since this is the first time he has come into contact with our Danzhou forging method, it is inevitable that he will be a little unfamiliar, so give him a little more time."
Although his words sounded quite polite, they were implicitly accusing Ouyang Ming of spending too much time.
Bai Zhiyi snorted coldly and said, "Brother Xu, if you change to two new ores, how long can you complete the fusion?"
Xu Feiyu smiled slightly and said: "Brother Bai, what we are talking about now is the competition between the younger generations, why do you need to mention me?"
Bai Zhiyi cursed in his heart for being shameless, but he was too embarrassed to continue pressing.
However, at the next moment, Ouyang Ming also shook his wrist and put away the flame.
Everyone, including Bai Zhiyi, was slightly startled. Even though Bai Zhiyi had known for a long time that Ouyang Ming's forging speed was much faster than ordinary people, he was deeply surprised at this moment.
Because they had all seen before that Ouyang Ming had never been exposed to this kind of competition method, and even the ore he selected was found according to the one chosen by Xu Guangji. It can be seen that he is not familiar with these two ores.
Logically speaking, the time required to forge two completely unfamiliar ores will definitely increase significantly. Not to mention the melting points and repulsive properties between the two ores, which determine that it is destined to be an extremely difficult thing to fuse them.
Therefore, even Bai Zhiyi thought that even if Ou Yangming could complete the smelting, it would take at least an hour to study and ponder.
But at this moment, he was only a moment slower than Xu Guangji and had already put away the flames. It was really incredible.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were wandering between Ouyang Ming and Xu Guangji. They all had a feeling that if Ouyang Ming really fused the two ores, then his basic blacksmithing skills would be much more solid than Xu Guangji's. too much.
After all, Xu Guangji was assisted by spiritual beasts, while Ouyang Ming accomplished it by himself.
"Ahem." Xu Feiyu suddenly coughed heavily and said, "Since you have finished, just put it on top and let me wait and see."
Ouyang Ming and Xu Guangji responded at the same time and placed the fused ore in their hands on the casting platform.
Xu Feiyu and Bai Zhiyi stepped forward side by side. They looked at each other and picked up their own fusion ore in unison.
Two white rays of light were released in their hands in no particular order, which was the magical light of identification. Later, satisfaction appeared on both of their faces, but they could not tell that Bai Zhiyi was not satisfied at this time, but was full of shock.
It's just that the old man's cultivation of Qi was too deep, so no one could tell any clues from his appearance.
Xu Feiyu laughed and said: "Time is too short, Guangji's smelting results this time are not the best, but 92 points can barely be considered qualified."
"Ninety-two o'clock?"
"Oh, it's really amazing to fuse these two ores to ninety-two points in such a short period of time!"
"Yes, these are gold-plated stone and black grindstone. The fusion of these two minerals has always been the most difficult."
Everyone below let out a sound of admiration, and most people's faces showed a look of relief.
After all, Xu Guangji was originally the proud son of the sect, but Ouyang Ming was an outsider. As the saying goes, this is what people want.
Among them, nine out of ten hope that Xu Guangji will win.
Bai Zhiyi laughed and said: "Ninety-two points is indeed a very good result. Well, at his age, there are indeed very few people who can achieve this result."
Xu Feiyu slowly shook his head and said: "Brother Bai, thank you. Hey, it would be better if he was less impatient and calmer." After a pause, he asked casually: "Brother Bai, are you optimistic about this?" What is this man’s smelting level?”
Bai Zhiyi chuckled and said, "It's almost the same as Guangji."
Xu Feiyu frowned slightly and said, "Brother Bai, if you don't mind, how about letting me take a look?"
Bai Zhiyi put the mineral in his hand on the table and said, "Hey, it's almost the same anyway, so there's no need to look at it!"
Hearing his rather shameless words, Xu Feiyu was secretly annoyed, and suddenly stretched out his hand to grab the mineral, and the white light flashed again in his palm.
Bai Zhiyi was already overjoyed in her heart, but on the surface she looked regretful, saying: "Oh, I've told you before, they are almost the same, there is only a five or six point difference, there is no difference! "
Everyone shook their heads slightly when they heard this. In order to save Ouyang Ming, this respected old man was willing to go all out.
What does it mean to be almost the same? There is a difference of five or six points. In such an assessment, the results are already hugely different. To be blunt, these are the levels of two blacksmiths with completely different realms.
But Bai Zhiyi insists that they are almost the same, which is simply unreasonable.
However, Bai Zhiyi does have a huge reputation here. Except for those who have grudges against him, although the others are dissatisfied, no one speaks out.
However, after a while, the voices of discussion below slowly decreased.
At first, they all thought that Xu Feiyu would be furious after hearing these words and would angrily accuse Bai Zhiyi of his shameless behavior. However, Xu Feiyu's face turned red and blue at this moment, and something was obviously wrong.
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and the voice seemed to come out from between his teeth: "Brother Bai, is it interesting for you to do this?"
Bai Zhiyi asked in surprise: "Brother Xu, what do you mean?"
"Hmph!" Xu Feiyu said coldly: "You said this is the first time Ouyang Ming has participated in a similar trial and has never used these two ores, right?"
Bai Zhiyi frowned slightly and said: "It is true that he has never participated in similar trials, but I have not said whether he has used these two ores."
Xu Feiyu curled his lips slightly and said, "Okay, this time it's my fault, so you guys win."
The people below suddenly erupted in countless discussions. They originally thought that Xu Guangji was a sure winner, but they didn't expect that things would turn around and Xu Feiyu would admit defeat so cleanly.
Xu Guangji suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of confusion and disbelief.
His grandfather actually admitted defeat on his behalf
With the help of his grandfather, he showed his extraordinary talent in blacksmithing since he was a child.
Although in the practice of martial arts, he cannot compare with those proud men, but in blacksmithing, he has super self-confidence and will never be inferior to anyone.
And precisely because of this, he became increasingly intolerant of his own defeat.
"Grandpa, why did I lose?" Xu Guangji couldn't bear it anymore and asked loudly: "Is he really better at fusion than me?"
Xu Feiyu remained calm and silent, while Bai Zhiyi laughed and said, "Guangji, don't think too much. In fact, the fusion degree of the two of you is about the same, which is only five or six points different."
"Five or six o'clock..." Xu Guangji was stunned for a moment, and the color on his face receded little by little.
At this time, even the most stupid person has already heard the connotation of this sentence.
But precisely because of this, they were all so surprised that it was indescribable.
It turns out that it is not that Xu Guangji is five or six points higher than Ouyang Ming, but that Ouyang Ming is five or six points higher than Xu Guangji.
Although the fusion test is a basic skill, it is also a way to prove the strength of the blacksmith.
The difference between five and six points is already a huge gap, almost representing two different classes.
"No, it's impossible!" Xu Guangji murmured: "Did he reach ninety-seven points?"
Bai Zhiyi said with a calm smile, "It's ninety-eight."
As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell completely silent.
Because everyone here knows that the higher the value of fusion, the more difficult it is to continue to improve.
Just like practicing martial arts, you always make rapid progress in the beginning, but when you reach a certain level, especially when you are gradually approaching the peak, you will fall into a vicious circle of stagnation.
When the degree of integration reaches over 90, it is already a watershed. If you want to improve it, every point it reaches is a new watershed.
Xu Guangji was able to reach a fusion level of ninety-two, which in the eyes of many people was already powerful enough. And the fusion degree of ninety-eight...even if Xu Feiyu and Bai Zhiyi take action personally, it is probably difficult to achieve, right
Xu Guangji swallowed deeply, turned around and looked at Ouyang Ming as expected, and said: "It turns out that Brother Ou has forged it countless times and has mastered the key secrets. Hehe, I challenge you with my own shortcomings, but Brother Ou laughs at it. ”
Ouyang Ming shrugged his shoulders and said, "Is there more?"
Xu Guangji said solemnly: "Of course there is." He said loudly: "Please two arbitration arrangements." His eyes became determined, and a burning desire to fight ignited in his chest.
Bai Zhiyi and Xu Feiyu both nodded secretly. Although this kid lost, he was not discouraged and his performance was impressive.