Chapter 81: Journey to the Clear Sky Sect, Hidden Deep Within the Clouds!
After finalizing their plans, no one wasted words. The group packed up and set out toward the Clear Sky Sect.
However, with Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua and the Spirit Pagoda's Heaven Dou City sub-master Bear Lord both leaving at once, the city couldn't be left unguarded by powerful figures.
So, Zhen Hua wrote a letter summoning an old friend—the master of the Body Sect, Mu Ye.
"I'll be away for a while. Heaven Dou City will be in your hands."
He trusted Mu Ye completely. After all, even Mu Ye's four-word battle armor and divine-grade mecha had been personally forged by Zhen Hua. Otherwise, how could a mere rank 94 Title Douluo obtain Heavenly-Forged metal? Without it, four-word armor or a divine mecha would have been impossible.
Still, Zhen Hua thought it a pity. Mu Ye's obsession with mecha engineering had kept him from breaking through to Super Douluo. But even as a rank 94 Title Douluo, he was the only one since Huo Yuhao's ascension to reach dual peak mastery—as both a Four-Word Armor Master and a Red-Class Mecha Master.
He believed in the dual existence of battle armor and mecha, combining the two so that the mecha served as the outer layer of the armor—multiplying a soul master's combat power.
Though "just" rank 94, his true strength rivaled a rank 98 Super Douluo.
So entrusting Heaven Dou City to him was no risk at all.
Mu Ye: ?
Thanks a lot, old friend!
The Clear Sky Sect wasn't far from Heaven Dou City—it rested in the mountain range famously described as "Hidden Deep Within the Clouds."
From a distance, the mountains looked like sheer cliffs carved by divine blades—three sides steep and impassable, with only one gentle slope that climbed high into drifting clouds.
Truly worthy of the name "Hidden Deep Within the Clouds."
The Clear Sky Sect had stood here for nearly thirty thousand years.
Its two-thousand-meter peaks were impossible for ordinary people to climb, but after aligning with the Federation, the sect had built a cable car from the mountain's base to its summit, allowing tourists to visit—a profitable enterprise and a good way to increase visibility.
After all, the Clear Sky name had lain dormant too long.
It was time to shake the continent again.
The four travelers didn't bother with the cable car—they simply flew up. But just as they neared the sect, gray-figured guards emerged silently from the mists.
Their leader, a rugged man in his fifties, stepped forward immediately. "Divine Craftsman, Your Excellency! To what do we owe the honor? Please, come inside!"
The Clear Sky Sect's fortress—a blend of ancient majesty and modern technology—stood like a medieval citadel intertwined with contemporary soul-tool brilliance.
"Hahaha! Brother Zhen Hua, what a surprise to see you here!"
The one who welcomed them was Tang Xiaotian, the current sect master of the Clear Sky Sect—a powerhouse just shy of godhood, rank 99 pseudo-god level. His martial soul, of course, was the world-renowned Clear Sky Hammer—the supreme tool martial soul.
As one of the oldest sects on the continent, it had survived every dynasty change, unshaken by time, carrying deep and unyielding heritage.
Now, in cooperation with the Federation, nearly every member of the sect was a blacksmith, supplying massive quantities of rare forging metals for the continent.
Tang Xiaotian himself was an extraordinary blacksmith—an eight-star Saint Craftsman, half a step from the Divine rank.
If Zhen Hua ever lost his Heavenly Forging ability, Tang Xiaotian would immediately inherit the mantle as the next Divine Craftsman.
However, the Douluo Plane's suppression prevented his breakthrough.
Even so, his forging skill rivaled Zhen Hua's. Such was the Clear Sky Sect's foundation.
"We've known each other for ages—no need for formalities."
Tang Xiaotian narrowed his eyes at the massive figure beside Zhen Hua, feeling an unfamiliar, oppressive aura. "And this would be…?"
"Oh, I almost forgot—allow me to introduce Heaven Dou City's Spirit Pagoda sub-master, Bear Lord. I'm sure you—"
Before he could finish, Tang Xiaotian interrupted him with a smile. "No need. Bear Lord's name already echoes across the continent. Of course, I know who he is."
Bear Lord scratched his head awkwardly. "Good, good. Glad you've heard of me."
Jiang Chen: …
That was clearly sarcasm, and this big bear didn't even notice.
Still, he understood. After being under soul beast leadership for so long, the Clear Sky Sect's disciples had grown weary of them.
But as one of the Sea God Tang San's key forces, now no longer under his control, Jiang Chen would never overlook them.
Either destroy them—or recruit them.
He chose the latter. Removing one of Tang God King's pillars, whether the Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, or the Clear Sky Sect, would eventually bring him into direct conflict with Tang San himself.
So it was better to make use of them first. The sect, being a natural blacksmith order, had long been allied with the Huo Family through arranged marriages encouraged by Jiang Chen's influence.
If their martial souls had been more compatible, they might've even developed martial fusion techniques by now.
"This visit must be for something significant," Tang Xiaotian said knowingly.
After all, when both a Divine Craftsman and a Saint Craftsman came together, there was no way this was a casual call.
"Oh, and let me introduce these two youngsters," Zhen Hua began.
"This is Jiang Chen, personal disciple of the Huo Family's Huo Shenyu, and this is Di Xue'er, personal disciple of the Spirit Pagoda's Dark Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaoyu."
Huo Shenyu?
Tang Xiaotian glanced at Jiang Chen in surprise. So this was the so-called descendant of a million-year soul beast from the Huo Family's bloodline experiments?
A child already at Spirit Ancestor level—impressive indeed.
"Young man, would you like to meet some of our Clear Sky juniors?"
Jiang Chen replied politely, "You're too kind, Sect Master Tang. We've come this time to request your assistance in forging a weapon."
"Haha! If it's forging, isn't that Your Excellency Zhen Hua's domain? Why would you need my help?"
"Of course, Sect Master Tang's forging mastery is second to none," Zhen Hua said warmly. "This matter absolutely requires your skill."
When Jiang Chen and Bear Lord displayed the materials, Tang Xiaotian froze just like the others had before him.
Moments passed in silence before he finally spoke. "You… you're joking, right?"
Even without considering what might be sealed within that Ice God's Pearl, the item alone was enough to leave him helpless.
And the rest of those materials—Aureum of Life, Eight-Angled Profound Ice Grass—he'd never even used them before. To attempt forging them together was brutality against Heaven's treasures.
"You seriously mean to fuse all of these together?" Tang Xiaotian asked in disbelief.
"Of course," Jiang Chen nodded.
Though it sounded simple, fusing them while withstanding their combined extreme cold was equivalent to a Heavenly Forge.
No, in Zhen Hua's eyes, it might even be harder.
Tang Xiaotian gave a wry smile. "Forgive me, but I'm not capable of that."
"No, no," this time Zhen Hua interrupted. "Sect Master Tang, I hope to carry out this forging with your sect's help. Please lend us your strength—I, Zhen Hua, will be eternally grateful."
Just like the legendary first Divine Craftsman Lou Gao, who willingly sacrificed himself to forge a supreme godly weapon—true blacksmithing was about chasing the pinnacle.
"I can't give up this chance," Zhen Hua said firmly.
(END CHAPTER)
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