Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 299 Endless Fire Domain

"Five thousand Federal Dollars per gram." Although puzzled that the girl didn't recognize Yun Tong, the shop assistant still dutifully stated.

"Federal currency?" The girl's expression stiffened slightly; she suddenly remembered that she didn't seem to have any currency from the Douluo Continent. However, she quickly regained her composure, then looked at the shop assistant and calmly asked, "Do you accept refined metals here?"

"Yes, of course we accept them, but we only accept metals that are refined to a thousand times or more." The shop assistant nodded. They were a small branch of the Blacksmiths' Association, which not only sold metals but also recycled them.

But generally speaking, wouldn't it be better to sell metal through the Blacksmith's Guild? Of course, the shop assistant wouldn't ask such a question without thinking; perhaps this girl was simply too lazy to go to the Blacksmith's Guild?

As long as there's sales and profits, the shop assistants don't intend to pry into the girl's background.

"Okay, then take a look at the price of this metal." The girl took out a piece of blue metal from her storage soul tool.

"Spirit-forged Blue Copper!" Dang Hongchen stared at the metal in surprise. The metal was radiating a crystal-clear blue light, and the internal patterns were completely alive, running in a regular pattern. This was the performance of spirit-forged metal.

Among rare metals, blue-impregnated copper is definitely one of the most difficult to forge. This is because blue-impregnated copper possesses extremely high internal activity, requiring constant combing during the purification process to prevent this activity from dissipating, making purification extremely challenging.

Spirit-forged blue-coated copper is quite valuable!

The girl calmly said, "Let's exchange the spirit-forged blue copper for a rare metal. You can give me an estimate."

"Okay." The shop assistant immediately picked up the blue copper piece carefully and began to examine it closely. As a shop assistant in this store, he was obviously quite skilled at assessing rare metals.

"Your blue-coated copper is of excellent quality. If we were to exchange it for any of the rare metals you just looked at, you could choose any three hundred and fifty pieces." The shop assistant quickly gave his assessment.

"Three hundred and fifty yuan!" the girl said, somewhat surprised.

"Yes." The shop assistant nodded. Spirit-forged metals are rare to begin with, let alone blue-coated copper. In addition, most of the rare metals the girl exchanged were common items, so the price seemed very reasonable.

"This price is indeed very fair, and our two friends who have come from afar need not be surprised."

At this moment, Dang Hongchen spoke up, saying that blue-coated copper is one of the more precious types of rare metals.

Not to mention, this piece of blue-colored copper in front of us is clearly a top-grade spirit-forged metal just by looking at its color. It's just exchanging some common metals, so the price the shop assistant offered is indeed very fair.

Meanwhile, Dang Hongchen had already guessed the identities of the old man and the young man before him. They were clearly blacksmiths, yet they didn't recognize the metals commonly found on the continent, and were even exchanging rare metals, indicating that they likely didn't possess a large amount of Federal Currency.

Based on the news that came out some time ago, Dang Hongchen had already guessed the identities of the old man and the young man. They were probably not from Douluo Continent, but from another continent.

"May I ask who you are?"

The old man looked at Dang Hongchen in surprise. They were indeed from another continent, but they shouldn't have been recognized so easily. Even the shop assistants nearby were only surprised that the two didn't recognize Yun Tong; they didn't think much of it.

The person in front of them, who could quickly recognize that they were not from the Douluo Continent, must be of extraordinary status.

Dang Hongchen said neither arrogantly nor humbly, "The Hongchen family, Dang Hongchen." At the same time, his attitude became a little colder. Their Hongchen family was a member of the Federation and belonged to the hawkish faction.

Because of the growing scarcity of resources on the mainland, they have evolved from being neutral to becoming supporters of the hawks when it comes to launching wars against other continents.

Not to mention, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is an academy specifically for training talent for the Federation. Naturally, he wouldn't be very enthusiastic towards people from other continents.

The old man nodded. "So you are members of the Red Dust Clan. I am Chang Gongyan, and this is my apprentice, Lin Yuhan. We are from the Star Luo Continent, and we came here with an exchange group." As he spoke, the old man pointed to the girl beside him.

"I came to Tiandou City this time simply because I heard of the renowned craftsman Zhenhua, and I came specifically to learn from him."

Chang Gongyan did not reveal his true purpose for coming to Tiandou City, only saying that he came to communicate with Zhenhua.

"I see." Dang Hongchen nodded. He assumed that Chang Gongyan wanted to learn forging techniques from Zhenhua. After all, it wasn't a secret that there were no master craftsmen on the Star Luo Continent.

At this moment, the shop assistant also packed up the metal that Lin Yuhan needed and brought it over. After seeing Lin Yuhan put away the rare metal, Chang Gongyan said goodbye and hurriedly took her away.

"Strange fellow?" Looking at Chang Gongyan's hurried farewell, Dang Hongchen instinctively sensed something was amiss and frowned.

"Forget it, it's none of my business." Shaking his head, Dang Hongchen stopped thinking about Chang Gongyan. The other party was a member of the exchange group; did he dare to cause trouble in Tiandou City?

If they dare to cause trouble, it could easily provoke conflict between the two continents. Given the current behavior of those hawkish members, it could really escalate into a war between the two continents if they're not careful. Chang Gongyan doesn't seem like such an irrational person.

"Let's just focus on our job." Dang Hongchen turned his gaze to Lu Fa. He didn't care what Chang Gongyan was up to; all he needed to do was ensure Lu Fa's safety.

Lu Fa glanced at the shop and quickly lost interest; it was all just ordinary stuff. If he really wanted some precious rare metals, it would be more reliable to go to Zhen Hua at the Blacksmiths' Association.

With his current level of soul forging ability, Zhenhua can basically find whatever metal he needs.

Occasionally, Zhenhua would have him use some special metals for spirit forging, saying that although he couldn't forge souls at will yet, he could get more familiar with the properties of different metals.

……

Lu Fa and Dang Hongchen walked out of the shop and came to a snack street. The quaint shops on both sides of the road seemed to take them back to a bygone era. Every now and then, the aroma of snacks wafted over.

Suddenly, Lu Fa stopped in front of a shop, staring at the four large characters "Endless Fire Domain" above, and fell silent.

At this moment, Dang Hongchen, who was standing behind, saw Lu Fa stop at the entrance of the store and thought he was hungry, so he suggested, "I didn't expect to find a branch of this store here. I remember you haven't eaten anything since this morning, right?"

If you're hungry, you can try the food at this shop. They also have a branch in Mingdu; I tried it last time, and it was pretty good. Since they have a branch in Tiandou City, the food probably won't be too bad either.

Upon hearing this, Lu Fa looked at Dang Hongchen in surprise, "Teacher Dang, do you know this shop?"

Dang Hongchen nodded and smiled, "Of course I know. This Endless Fire Domain may look like a barbecue restaurant, but it has quite a background. It seems to be backed by the Spirit Pagoda and some councilors."

It is said that the store's headquarters were located in Shrek City, where it was highly regarded. Subsequently, in less than a year, the store opened branches in most cities across the continent.

Not only is the food delicious, but the price is also reasonable, making it a rare find among honest businesses.

"There's also a branch of this restaurant in Mingdu. I've tried it before, and the taste is absolutely amazing. It's also cheaper than other barbecue restaurants of the same kind."

I remember the Yuhao Grilled Fish branch in Mingdu almost went bankrupt because of this restaurant! There's even a saying about it circulating in Mingdu.

"What is it?" Lufa asked curiously.

After pondering for a moment, Dang Hongchen laughed and said, "Once the Endless Fire Domain appears, there will be no barbecue restaurants within a hundred miles. That's because their food is indeed of high quality and low price, so whenever they open a branch, they can easily drive the surrounding barbecue restaurants out of business."

That's why there's this saying: "How about it? You've come all the way to Tiandou City, even if you don't try Yuhao Grilled Fish, trying this place would be pretty good."

Upon hearing Dang Hongchen's words, Lu Fa quickly shook his head. Others might not know the details of this shop, but he certainly did. He immediately declined, saying, "Forget it, Master Zhenhua told me I can eat there later."

"That's true." Dang Hongchen nodded. The food that Shenjiang Zhenhua eats is definitely more delicious and nutritious than the food in these street restaurants.

Next, Lu Fa and Dang Hongchen wandered around other places, but unfortunately, apart from Chang Gongyan at the beginning, they did not encounter any other Soul Masters with high cultivation.

Just then, Lu Fa's soul-guided communicator rang. Lu Fa put down the communicator and saw that there was only one message from Zhen Hua: The association has something to do, return immediately.

"Let's go back."

……

"What happened here?"

When Lu Fa and Dang Hongchen returned to the Blacksmith Association, they were taken aback to find the hall packed with people.

"Hello, what happened? Why is it so lively here?"

Dang Hongchen casually grabbed a staff member who was hurrying by and asked directly. He remembered that when they came at noon, the place was quite lively, but surely it shouldn't be so crowded that it's packed with people so soon after they left?

Is the Blacksmith Association in Tiandou City this lively? Don't the blacksmiths need to accept blacksmithing tasks?

The staff member immediately noticed the badge on Dang Hongchen's body and said respectfully, "Respected Master Forging, it's like this, someone just came to challenge the Heavenly Dou City Forging Association, so President Zhenhua is currently dealing with them."

"A challenge?!" Dang Hongchen exclaimed in surprise. "Someone's come to challenge Shenjiang Zhenhua? Who is this person?"

The staff member patiently explained, "Yes, the opponents are an old man and a young girl, but they are not here to challenge President Zhenhua. Instead, it is the old man's disciple, a girl of about fifteen years old, who is here to challenge all the blacksmiths under the age of twenty in the association."

Upon hearing this, Dang Hongchen raised an eyebrow. An old man and a young man? And they've come to challenge the association's blacksmiths under twenty years old. This means they must be very confident in their disciples' blacksmithing skills, otherwise they wouldn't have come to challenge them.

For some reason, Dang Hongchen recalled his earlier encounter with Chang Gongyan. In the Douluo Continent, no one would casually come to the Divine Craftsman Zhenhua's place to challenge him; after all, it's very offensive. Unless the other party simply doesn't care.

At this moment, the staff member continued, "Respected Master Blacksmith, if you are interested, you can go to the center of the hall to watch. The association's blacksmiths are currently competing with that young girl, and President Zhenhua is also there."

"Okay." Dang Hongchen waved for the staff member to leave, then looked at Lu Fa, "Want to go take a look?"

"Of course." Lufa nodded, clearly having already guessed who would be challenging the Blacksmith Association.

The two walked towards the center of the hall, which was now surrounded by blacksmiths from the association. Clearly, the fact that someone had come to challenge them was something they took very seriously, and they had even temporarily ignored the blacksmithing tasks.

Dang Hongchen released a small amount of soul power, cleverly pushing aside the surrounding blacksmiths to create a passage for him and Lu Fa, thus successfully squeezing into the front row.

"Buzz—"

Before the two could even see the game clearly, a buzzing sound rang out, followed by a soft blue light that instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

On the forging platform to the side, Lin Yuhan, the girl Lu Fa had met earlier, was holding a pair of spirit-forged blue copper hammers and placing them on a piece of blue copper.

In an instant, Lin Yuhan's body suddenly erupted with bolts of lightning as thick as an arm. The lightning flowed through her hands and into the pair of spirit-forged blue-copper hammers, and then into the blue-copper metal.

The blue-copper metal trembled violently, crackling with electricity and radiating a blinding blue light, emanating a life force. A swirling halo appeared around it. A low, mournful groan followed.

A metallic lament, a new life begins!

Spirit Forging Successful!

The lightning infusion into Lin Yuhan lasted for several minutes before slowly subsiding. The blue copper, now only a third of its original size, emitted a crystal-clear blue light, its internal patterns coming to life and operating rhythmically, with faint flashes of electricity within.

At that moment, opposite Lin Yuhan, a young man who looked to be around twenty years old was also intently forging a piece of blue-colored copper.

Five minutes, ten minutes, a full twenty minutes passed.

The blue-tinged bronze in front of the young man also emitted a dazzling blue light. However, compared to Lin Yuhan's, the blue-tinged bronze forged by the young man was noticeably dimmer, and in terms of quality, it was undoubtedly inferior to Lin Yuhan's.

Moreover, he spent more time forging than Lin Yuhan.

"President Zhenhua, it seems the outcome of this first match is already decided."

Chang Gongyan, who was standing to the side, said to Zhenhua with a smile.

(End of this chapter)