Mu Chen

"Are you really that eager for me to come over?"

"I still have to go learn forging techniques from the senior brothers."

The young girl looked at her old father and let out a cold snort.

"Hey, you little girl, you don't even come once a month; what is there to learn from them?"

"Come back, and your father will give you private lessons personally. Isn't that better?"

"Forget it. I can't even understand your methods. You explain things so profoundly—do you take me for you?"

"I've only been learning for a few years!"

As the daughter of a Level 8 Blacksmith, her status in the Blacksmith Association was naturally very high.

Yet, she felt somewhat helpless. Although her father was incredibly skilled, Mu Xi could not understand the techniques he taught at all.

This was the most frustrating part. Moreover, because Mu Chen had studied so deeply, he found it difficult to explain the basics now.

After all, things he could accomplish with a casual two hammer strikes were very difficult for him to teach step-by-step over dozens of strikes.

Therefore, for the time being, Mu Xi could only learn Hundred Refinement forging from the senior brothers here.

But before Mu Xi could continue, the door was suddenly slammed open.

This scene was sudden; one had to realize this was the president's office.

Aside from Mu Xi, who dared to kick the door open, no one else would dare to do such a thing.

So, not to mention Mu Xi, even Mu Chen was startled.

He looked outside and saw Cen Yue panting, then quickly running up to him and placing a blue crystal in front of him.

Looking at this blue crystal, Mu Chen didn't understand it at first glance.

He didn't know what this crystal was because he had never seen such a thing before.

They didn't use crystals in forging, so naturally, he had no interest in them.

But as his eyes swept over the blue crystal a second time, he felt a familiar sensation emanating from it.

In particular, there was a fluctuation on it that he was very familiar with.

After taking another careful look at the crystal, Mu Chen was stunned.

Before Cen Yue could speak, he stood up abruptly and pulled open the display cabinet behind his seat.

Inside were various types of metals, all of which had already completed the quenching process.

He quickly took one out; it was a metal that appeared blue-black on the surface, yet radiated a pale blue luster throughout.

However, its interior remained black.

He held this blue metal and carefully compared it to the crystal in front of him.

There was almost no difference between the two; the only distinction was that this crystal was composed entirely of this blue metal.

Whereas the Soul Refinement metal in his hand only contained this metal on the outermost layer.

"Holy crap! Cen Yue, how did you manage this?"

"How did you manage to extract the Blue Pregnancy Steel!"

Mu Chen's gaze fixed on Cen Yue, and he couldn't help but blurt out a profanity.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

Even if this metal was purified to the level of Soul Refinement, or even after completing Heavenly Refinement, it could only maintain that state.

This was the reason why Blue Pregnancy Steel could not become a top-tier metal.

The properties of Blue Pregnancy Steel were incredibly strong, even ridiculously so; it possessed both vitality and defensive capabilities.

For support-type spirit masters, this Blue Pregnancy Steel was the most suitable for crafting Battle Armor.

The reason it couldn't be crafted using pure Blue Pregnancy Steel and required fusing it with various other metals was precisely because of this.

Because Blue Pregnancy Steel could not be purified, or rather, the vast majority of metals could not be purified.

Therefore, they could only integrate these metals and rely on the properties of various metals to perform fusion forging on a large scale.

But looking at this blue metal now—or rather, the purified metal—Mu Chen was bewildered.

It was his first time seeing such a metal.

Seeing his president so shocked, Cen Yue, still panting, suddenly pointed at Li Ang behind him.

"President, this is what this kid achieved."

"This kid has a special ability that can purify metal. I've already tested this metal; it can also undergo Hundred Refinement."

"If this pure Blue Pregnancy Steel were crafted into Thousand Refinement or even Soul Refinement, the effect would definitely be off the charts!"

As Cen Yue spoke, his face was filled with shock and ecstasy.

If they could produce this metal on a large scale, the quality of Battle Armor would see a massive improvement in a very short time.

Even the three-word Battle Armor, which previously required fusion, could now be built entirely on a foundation of pure metal.

By then, the Battle Armor forged from Blue Pregnancy Steel would possess at least two characteristics: powerful vitality and immense defensive capabilities.

These traits are something the vast majority of fusion materials simply cannot achieve.

Not only did Cen Yue realize this, but Mu Chen's reaction was even faster.

His figure flickered, and he appeared directly in front of Li Ang.

He fixed his gaze on the youth before him, his fair fingers reaching out to grip the boy's arm.

Li Ang was taken aback, instinctively raising his hand to clasp the other's.

The very next second, a terrifying force of nearly one ton surged forward.

It was fortunate that Mu Chen was a Title Douluo, and not a weak one at that; otherwise, had it been an ordinary person, this grip might have crushed their hand into powder.

Feeling this terrifying and overbearing power, a trace of wild joy appeared on Mu Chen's face.

"Good lad, what terrifying strength. In all my years, this is the first time I've seen such terrifying power in someone like you."

"Your strength must be approaching one ton!"

As Mu Chen spoke, he abruptly let go.

He could already feel his palm going numb.

Although he was a Title Douluo, his own martial soul was the Fire Element, related to flames.

He was not skilled in close-quarters combat, nor was he particularly gifted in raw strength.

However, meeting Mu Chen's appreciative gaze, the corners of Li Ang's mouth twitched slightly.

"May I ask, can you teach me how to forge now?"

"I came here to learn forging, not to be put on display like a monkey for you two."

Li Ang looked at Mu Chen; he knew the man's status, yet his tone showed no sign of compromise.

The man's behavior left him feeling speechless.

He had come here to learn forging, and while he might have pulled off something shocking, it had nothing to do with them.

This metal purification also consumed his soul power, and he had no intention of purifying materials for others for free.

Furthermore, there was no possibility of this technique being spread.

Under these circumstances, he couldn't understand what the two of them were so excited about.

As far as he was concerned, he had wasted an entire day here, missing out on cultivation and research, all for the purpose of learning how to forge.

Watching Li Ang's calm, water-like expression, Mu Chen was merely stunned for a moment.

He was somewhat surprised by the youth's arrogance, but that was all.

However, before he could speak, Mu Xi, who was standing to the side, exploded.

One had to realize that this was her own father; yet, someone actually dared to speak to him like that inside the Blacksmith Association.