Hu Lingfeng and Yuan Lexin were both Master Wu Hongxi's followers.
Nonetheless, their actual identities were Heaven and Earth apart and could not be compared with each other at all.
Yuan Lexin was Master Wu Hongxi's second disciple. He attained the Advanced Blacksmith title, and he was a promising and gifted genius who would advance to the Superior rank.
In comparison, Hu Lingfeng was only a young apprentice who was under Master Wu for only 3 years and had not gotten the Military Fire nor the spiritual fire.
There were many apprentices like him in every blacksmith master's residence. While they were talented enough to become blacksmiths, the Military Fire and the spiritual fire that could be provided in a year were limited. As such, the competition was so intense that it was far beyond one's imagination.
