Four bladesmiths take a shot at forging a signature blade from the steel rings of a whiskey barrel. They must quickly adapt when they realize there may not be enough hardenable steel to go around. After an intense round of testing, the final two smiths head home to forge an instrument of Chinese warfare: the Qinglong Ji. Whose polearm will conquer the final testing, earning one smith $10,000 and the title of Forged in Fire Champion?