Chapter 54: Saint Craftsman Mu Chen

His gaze directly landed on Gu You, with a hint of curiosity, "So, you're the one who wants to take the assessment?"

"Yes, Master Cen, hello."

Cen Yue furrowed his brows, "Now anyone can claim to know me? Speak up, what's the matter?"

Forgers generally live in the world of metal, paying little attention to the outside world. Cen Yue didn't even know about the latest news regarding the Three Good Students, and unlike the high-level forgers, people like him who hadn't reached the Saint Craftsman level don't have the time to follow such things. They focus solely on hard work and improving their forging skills. Moreover, his identity was something that very few people knew about. The people who could recognize him were typically his friends. This young man in front of him, however, he had no impression of him. Could he be a disciple of someone, like Tang Wulin?

Yun Xiaoling understood that this was not a situation she could participate in: "Master, I'll leave first."

"Mm." Cen Yue nodded, and Yun Xiaoling smiled at Gu You before turning to leave.

"I'd like to ask you to contact President Mu Chen. Just tell him I'm from Heaven Dou City," Gu You said softly.

Though Cen Yue didn't like the tone in Gu You's voice, he still complied. If what Gu You said was false, he had the right to contact the Enforcement Team from Tianhai City to arrest him.

"Hey! President, there's someone who claims to be from Heaven Dou City and wants to meet you. Yes, okay! I understand." Cen Yue hung up the phone and said to Gu You, "The President is on his way, just wait a moment."

"Okay."

On the fifteenth floor of the Forge Association.

The elevator doors opened, and a man walked out. He appeared to be around forty years old, with an impressive appearance. His silver-gray suit accentuated his muscular build, and a badge was displayed on the left side of his chest.

Anyone who saw him would immediately be drawn to this badge. The background color of the badge was gold, with a slightly raised hammer design. Every star on the badge was black, totaling eight stars.

Eight stars represented a professional level of eight, and the golden hammer symbolized forging. More accurately, it represented an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman level forger.

Within the entire Forging Association, there was only one other forger at this level.

Upon seeing them, the staff at the front desk immediately stood up. "President."

The middle-aged man nodded. "It's okay. I'll bring Mu Xi for the third-level test. Please arrange for an evaluator, and let me meet this young friend as well." This Eight-Star Saint Craftsman was none other than Mu Chen, the President of the East Sea City branch of the Forging Association of the Sun Moon Federation.

"Yes, President, wait a moment. Mu Xi is already about to reach the third level! Truly, she is a genius in the forging world."

Mu Xi's expression remained calm, not at all pleased by the praise. She simply nodded at the staff.

She didn't particularly accept the title of "genius." What she had achieved today wasn't just due to talent but the extraordinary effort she had put in. Her goal was to surpass her father and eventually become a Ninth-Level God Craftsman.

On the entire Douluo Continent, there were only three such God Craftsmen, one for each of the three continents. This implied that there could only be three Ninth-Level God Craftsmen, as the suppressive force from the planes made it impossible for more than one to exist within each plane. It was speculated that the plane's ruler, or its consciousness, could be different, but this was only one hypothesis. The power of plane suppression was not the same across planes...

Is it really him? Mu Chen thought to himself. He was eager to meet the disciple of Zhen Hua, to see who this person really was.

"Mu Xi, go with the staff. Daddy needs to meet someone," Mu Chen said, his gaze full of affection.

"Okay!"

Though Mu Xi was curious about who her father was meeting, she had a task at hand and needed to quickly advance to the second-level forger.

...

"This?"

"Hi!" Gu You waved.

Mu Chen immediately felt that Gu You's face seemed somewhat familiar. Then it hit him—wasn't this the person from the recent news? The one in the most talked-about story about the Three Good Students?

Cough cough!

Mu Chen cleared his throat, then looked at Cen Yue. "You go ahead, I need to speak with him privately."

"Yes! President." Before leaving, Cen Yue gave Gu You a deep look.

"Fill out this form, including your martial soul and soul power details. I will report this directly to East Sea Academy, and you can enroll this afternoon," Mu Chen said, sizing up Gu You. He never expected it would be him.

The news had been so viral recently that practically everyone knew about it, but Mu Chen still admired the guy for not being afraid of being recognized in public.

"Do I have to fill out the real information?" Gu You glanced at the form, considering.

"Of course! What, are you going to lie?" Mu Chen frowned.

"Fine!" Gu You nodded in agreement.

Mu Chen peered over at Gu You's form:

Name:Gu You

Age:Nine years old

Soul Power:Level 30…

What?

"Nine years old and level 30? Are you kidding me?" Mu Chen rubbed his eyes, his expression full of disbelief.

"It's the truth. I, Gu You, am always honest and never lie."

Mu Chen didn't buy it, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he used his soul power to probe Gu You's soul power fluctuations. It was definitely level 30, no doubt. But nine years old? He couldn't believe it. Gu You was already about 1.6 meters tall; he should be around twelve or thirteen at least, right?

His secondary profession:Forging

Level:...

Mu Chen had been waiting for this moment. A twelve- or thirteen-year-old at best should be a Level 4 or 5 forger, right?

Level 5 Master…...

At level 30, could he even forge spiritual-level items?

Mu Chen immediately grabbed Gu You's arms, flipping him around, and they locked eyes.

"Can we be honest here?" But at that moment, Mu Chen used his soul power to check Gu You's bone age. His body stiffened. The truth was, he was really nine years old, with a level 30 soul power! Could anyone in history do such a thing? Even Tang San from thousands of years ago hadn't been so monstrous.

Even after confirming the truth about Gu You's soul power and age, Mu Chen still didn't believe he could forge spiritual-level items. Typically, spiritual-level forging could only be attempted by Soul Masters above the Soul Sect level. This was not just due to the need for large amounts of soul power, but also because of physical and mental requirements. With a fourth soul ring, one would at least have spiritual power of 300-400, making success much more likely.

"Believe it or not, I'll finish this form," Gu You brushed Mu Chen's hands aside and quickly completed the form.

"Done."

Mu Chen stood frozen in place. What was that hand speed?

He took the form without looking at it too much and put it into his soul tool. Looking back at Gu You, he said, "I feel we need to understand each other more thoroughly."

(End of this chapter)