Now, Xia Yi could also forge 100% fusion-forged metals on his own using the Huangdi Neijing, although the results weren't as good as when he had assistance from multiple people.
More importantly, 100% fusion-forged metals could already be considered god-level metals, and Xia Yi only used them for forging divine weapons and the God Realm's core.
If one tried to use them for making battle armor, without an extremely powerful body, the body simply couldn't withstand the fusion of such god-level metals.
"I'm just curious, you know, curious," Yali pouted her red lips and said.
"Get lost," Leng Yaozhu gave Yali a glare and said no more.
Xia Yi's forging speed was extremely fast. Two sets of two-word battle armor — he finished forging both completely within one morning, leaving Yali utterly dumbfounded.
As a four-word battle armor master, she knew a thing or two about forging. For an ordinary Saint Craftsman, taking one to two hours just to forge a single piece of soul-forged metal was totally normal.
Moreover, after forging one piece, it was common for them to have to rest for half a day, or even several days, before they could continue.
On top of that, the failure rate was absurdly high.
This was one of the main reasons why the Forging Master's Association was the largest association within the Sun-Moon Federation.
There was simply no helping it — the production of high-level forged metals was too low.
They could only cherish and pamper those forging masters.
A forging master like Xia Yi, who could forge two full sets of all-soul-forged two-word battle armor in one morning, with 100% success rate, was something Yali had never witnessed before.
Even Feng Wuyu, the Scarlet Dragon Douluo and former president of the Shrek Academy Forging Master's Association, couldn't accomplish this.
With the support of the Creation Hammer feeding back to him, Xia Yi didn't need any rest.
And with the help of the Fox Chant Art, he simply wouldn't fail.
Putting away his forging hammer, Xia Yi smiled brightly at Yali. "Oh my, Your Holiness, if you had something to say, you could've just sent a message. Why did you come all the way to the Spirit Pagoda yourself?"
"If it weren't for you two playing tricks on me, would I have come?" Looking at Xia Yi's brilliant smile, Yali ground her teeth in hatred but still thanked him, "Thank you for helping Yuanen and Xinglan forge their battle armors this time."
"Thank me? No need. I helped them on certain conditions," Xia Yi said with a grin.
"Conditions? What conditions?" Yali was stunned, though she wasn't overly worried.
She believed that Xia Yi wouldn't make things too difficult for Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan.
"Your Holiness, here's the thing: Xia Yi wants to go sightseeing and have a heart-to-heart talk with you. We agreed to it on your behalf," Yuanen Yehui spoke up.
"Hey now, don't twist my words. What do you mean 'I wanted it'? You guys said that Your Holiness gritted her teeth at me, so you invited me to go sightseeing and chat with Your Holiness," Xia Yi laughed loudly.
"Go sightseeing?" Leng Yaozhu was initially stunned, but quickly understood Xia Yi's true meaning by following his gaze.
Unfortunately, Yali reacted even faster.
"…I…" Seeing Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan, even Yali's face flushed slightly. Hearing Xia Yi's gleeful laughter, she gritted her teeth, grabbed Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan, and left immediately.
She didn't want to be teased further.
By the time Leng Yaozhu realized what "sightseeing" actually implied and wanted to laugh at her, Yali had already disappeared without a trace.
When she finally returned to her hospital, Yali let out a long breath of relief.
"That damn Xia Yi, all he knows is how to tease me! And Leng Yaozhu, can't even control her own man, letting him flirt with her best friend — even worse than Xia Yi!" Yali gritted her teeth again, her ample chest heaving violently. She really wished she could tear Xia Yi and Leng Yaozhu apart.
"Your Holiness, did we overstep our bounds?" Yuanen Yehui asked softly, seeing Yali's appearance.
"It's not your fault. Blame Xia Yi," Yali said after taking a deep breath to calm herself. Then she added, "Tell me everything in detail."
Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan didn't dare hide anything, and immediately recounted the entire process.
"We just thought there might be some misunderstanding between Your Holiness and Xia Yi, so we wanted to help clear things up," Ye Xinglan explained.
"Although when I heard Xia Yi's laugh, it was filled with blatant ill-intentions, I thought that it was just sightseeing after all, nothing serious. Plus, with Your Holiness's strength, we weren't too worried," Yuanen Yehui added.
"I see. You may leave now. Focus on completing your battle armors. The registration for the Star Battle Net's Federation Challenge Tournament is starting soon — don't miss it," Yali said softly.
"Yes, Your Holiness," Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan nodded and left.
"That damn Xia Yi... What's this about me having bad intentions toward you? What, do you think I'll force myself on you again?" After they left, Yali gritted her teeth once more.
"Xia Yi… could it be that you still haven't given up on me? But we really aren't suited for each other," Yali sighed lightly in her heart.
Xia Yi's attitude made her extremely uneasy.
She wasn't afraid of Xia Yi being indifferent toward her — she was afraid he would relentlessly cling to her.
"Could it be… because he was passive last time, and now his male pride is wounded? He wants to 'conquer' me to restore his so-called dignity? Maybe… maybe I should just suffer through it, go sightseeing with him once, count it as repaying the debt from when I forced him on Devil's Island... After that, we can be even, and he can finally give up."
Somehow, this ridiculous thought suddenly popped into Yali's mind.
In an instant, her thoughts flew back to the events on Devil's Island, and her face turned bright red.
Slap!
Yali suddenly smacked herself hard across the face.
She just couldn't understand why she would even think of something so shameless.
Shaking her head vigorously, she tried to shake these messy thoughts out of her mind.
Only after quite a while did the redness on her face slowly fade.
———
Meanwhile, out on a sea island where Tang Wulin's family lived, Long Yeyue was furiously scolding Chen Xinjie.
"Chen Xinjie! Can't you push Wulin harder? I can't feel anything here! Are you even a man? You can't even handle something this simple? And you call yourself a Limit Douluo?"
"Yueyue, it's not my fault! This damn bed is too small — what do you expect me to do?" Chen Xinjie replied with a face full of grievance.
Tang Wulin needed to participate in the Star Battle Net's Federation Challenge Tournament, and Chen Xinjie had gone through all kinds of trouble to get him a competition-use Star Dou Cabin — but it was one size too small. No matter how he pushed, Tang Wulin just couldn't fit in.
If he pushed too hard and hurt Tang Wulin, he'd face Long Yeyue's wrath.
Yet Star Dou Cabins were extremely hard to come by.
Even at the Shrek City Spirit Pagoda branch, they didn't have many to spare.
Except for a few individuals who had their own personal cabins, most participants had to take turns using shared ones.
The fact that Chen Xinjie even managed to acquire one cabin was already extremely difficult.
Every Star Dou Cabin was tracked by the Sun-Moon Federation.
After the Battle God Hall collectively defected and the Sea God Legion nearly rebelled, the entire Sea God Legion high command was purged.
Chen Xinjie had become the Sun-Moon Federation's top wanted criminal.
Now, no high-level official dared have any connection with him.
Let alone give him a Star Dou Cabin.
Chen Xinjie had used every trick in the book — and still, he could only get a smaller one.
Seeing the totally unsuitable Star Dou Cabin, Long Yeyue couldn't help but get angry and cursed him out again.
(End of Chapter)