Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night

"Why can't you sleep?" Jiang Xiu asked puzzledly.

"Master, your future is so bright!" said the blacksmith enviously.

At this moment, the major families in the VIP seats could no longer sit still. Before the verdict was announced, they had already sent their confidants to Jiang Xiu in the audience.

"Dear blacksmith, have you ever thought about joining the family? Our Angel Family is willing to support you." A middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes came to Jiang Xiu first and said with a warm face.

"Go, go," a burly man pushed the middle-aged man aside, a smile on his face. "Young friend Jiang, I'm from the Wang family of the Federation. Our family head promised that as long as you join us, all future expenses will be covered. If you can break through to the Divine Craftsman level in the future, we will provide all the materials, and the four-character battle armor you create will be split 50-50 with our Wang family."

What he meant was that they would be responsible for all the materials for Jiang Xiu to make the four-character battle armor in the future, and they only needed to give one to the Wang family for every two four-character battle armors he made.

"Where did this poor fellow come from? We, the Angel Le family, split it 30-70!"

"What 55 points, 37 points? Our Spirit Pagoda has 91 points!"

The person in charge of the Spirit Pagoda even squeezed in front of Jiang Xiu. Their Spirit Pagoda was not short of money.

"All of you stay away from my junior brother."

Just as Jiang Xiu was smacking his lips, a black tower-like figure appeared on the side. With a palm as big as a palm fan, it lifted up several people and moved them to the side, then stood in front of Jiang Xiu.

"Hmm? Big Brother?"

Chapter 119 Champion, the first shot of the revival of the Body Sect!

The figure standing in front of Jiang Xiu was none other than Ah Ruheng. Today, Ah Ruheng was dressed very formally, in a neat black robe and a black hat with a slightly raised top...

"Hehehe, little junior brother, I'm here on behalf of our master. The old man is still in seclusion." A Ruheng turned his head and smiled at Jiang Xiu, revealing two rows of white teeth.

The person who was just sitting in the VIP seat and later sat in the seat of the Benti Sect was Aruheng.

Since Zhenhua has arranged a seat, their Benti Sect will naturally send someone. Since Muye absorbed the tenth-grade immortal fungus, he has been in seclusion, so this time A Ruheng came on his master's behalf.

"Hmm? Junior brother? Little friend Jiang, have you already joined other forces?" The person in charge of the Angel Le family heard the conversation between the two, his expression changed slightly, and he asked tentatively.

Before they came here, they all thought that this was a more serious federal blacksmith competition, but they did not expect that there would be a young blacksmith genius like Jiang Xiu. In a short period of time, they did not have time to learn about Jiang Xiu's specific information.

"Go away," the Spirit Pagoda's leader pushed the Le family members aside and introduced them to Jiang Xiu and the other two. "These two are both descendants of the Body Sect. You don't understand them, yet you still dream of bringing this young master back to your family. You're really a bunch of jungle idiots..."

After saying this, the person in charge of the Spirit Pagoda smiled kindly at Jiang Xiu and the others.

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the major families were all slightly stunned. "That declining Benti Sect?"

But how could a declining sect produce a genius blacksmith?

"Master Jiang, we at the Spirit Pagoda are willing to hire you as a forging consultant at our headquarters. You don't need to join the Spirit Pagoda, just register your name. We at the Spirit Pagoda will provide all the forging metals you need. If you can break through to the Divine Craftsman level in the future, you can reserve one position for us at the Spirit Pagoda for every five sets of four-character battle armor you create."

While everyone was digesting the information, the person in charge of the Spirit Pagoda spoke again sincerely.

"So cunning! The Spirit Pagoda really has no shame!" Seeing that the Spirit Pagoda had taken the lead again, the other family forces cursed in their hearts.

Then they all immediately put on smiling faces again and vied with each other to offer their own conditions.

Although Jiang Xiu is a disciple of the Body Sect, it does not affect his identity as a blacksmith at all. Many blacksmiths have joined forces, but they can also forge battle armor for outsiders. This is not a conflict.

As for whether they would lose money, these big family forces have never considered this issue at all. They are the top forces in the entire federation and have extremely rich resources. Not to mention the resources to train a master craftsman, even if they want to train three or four master craftsmen at the same time, they can grit their teeth and come up with them.

But although they have resources, a master craftsman cannot be created by simply using resources. It can be said that resources are always available, but blacksmiths who can break through the master craftsman level are rare. Now that they see one, they naturally cannot let him go no matter what.

What's more, with the talent Jiang Xiu has shown now, he is already at the Grandmaster level. Even if he cannot break through to the Divine Craftsman level in the future, he will definitely be able to step into the Saint Craftsman level. There are only a few Saint Craftsmen in the Federation.

No matter what, they definitely won’t lose out.

A Ruheng looked at the top forces vying to promote his family, and a sense of pride surged in his heart. In the past, no one was interested in their Benti Sect, but now these leaders are eager to dig up the friendships that went back thousands of years.

If their master saw this, he would be happy too...

"As expected, all the people in the world are busy pursuing profit." Jiang Xiu sighed slightly in his heart, then gave his senior brother a look, and A Ruheng immediately understood.

"Ahem, don't be so anxious," A Ruheng coughed twice and pressed his hands down, signaling for everyone to be quiet.

After everyone quieted down, A Ruheng continued, "I'm a rough man, but as the eldest brother, I definitely can't let my younger brother be deceived. So, I can't be trusted just by your words. Why don't you all write down the resources and advantages you can provide and let my younger brother choose."

"This……"

When A Ruheng's rough voice fell, the heads of the major families paused for a moment, then looked towards the VIP seats and secretly talked with their masters.

However, this did not make Jiang Xiu and the others wait too long. These people quickly made a decision and agreed to A Ruheng's proposal. They began to draft a contract each and handed it to A Ruheng.

The young blacksmiths around were drooling with envy when they saw this scene.

It turns out that it’s not that these big families are aloof, but that they are not qualified.

"Master Jiang, when can we get the results?" After handing the contract to A Ruheng, the head of the Federal Wang family asked expectantly.

"You guys go back and wait for notification. My junior brother will tell you when there is a result." A Ruheng looked at Jiang Xiu, and seeing Jiang Xiu nodded slightly, he waved his hand and said.

Many responsible persons felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when they heard this. They remembered that they had always said such words in the past...

"Things are really going well this time." Touching the thick stack of contracts in his hand, A Ruheng smiled innocently. These were not only generous conditions, but also their future connections.

At this time, the holy craftsmen sitting on the judging panel were looking at the spiritual forging made by Jiang Xiu with high praise.

In just two hours, he completed a spiritual forging, and it was a success at once. This is considered a veteran among the masters.

The champion of this competition naturally belongs to Jiang Xiu. As for the second and third place, they are Na'er who completed the half-step spiritual forging and Tang Wulin who completed the first level of thousand forging.

"Now that things have come to this, third place is pretty good too." Mu Chen looked at the final results and sighed in his heart. At least his disciple Tang Wulin still had a high ranking.

However, Zhenhua did not pay much attention to it, because he had already expected the result. He just watched the scene of the major families communicating with Jiang Xiu in the arena with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Back then, when he had just broken through to the level of a master craftsman, these big families were much crazier than they are now.

"Old friend, I can only help you so far. I will try my best to reduce the obstacles on the road to the revival of your Benti Sect." Zhenhua sighed in his heart, and after the leaders of the major families left, he signaled the referee on the side to announce the result of the game.

At this time, under Zhenhua's intention, the major families who came also learned about Jiang Xiu's information. Especially when they saw the information that Jiang Xiu's teacher was the only master craftsman of the contemporary era, everyone instantly understood Zhenhua's intention of inviting them over.

At the same time, it also made them more determined to win over Jiang Xiu. With Zhenhua, the master craftsman teacher, the probability of Jiang Xiu breaking through to the master craftsman level in the future is not 100%, but at least 98%.

"According to the judges, the top three winners of this Blacksmith Competition are Jiang Xiu from the Body Sect, Na'er from the Spirit Pagoda, and Tang Wulin from the Blacksmith Association. After the competition, please come to the Blacksmith Association to claim your rewards."

As the referee's voice sounded, all the participants were convinced by the result. Such a young forging master was unprecedented in the entire history.

However, what made the people present feel both unfamiliar and familiar were the three words "Benti Sect". This sect that had gradually disappeared from the public's sight was actually remembered again by them in this way.

As the results were announced, many contestants left the venue one after another. The major forces in the VIP seats also stood up and left after giving Jiang Xiu a kind look.

However, many people had a prediction in their hearts, that is, the Body Sect might really make a comeback this time...

"This is just the first step to make the Body Sect stronger. There is still a long way to go in the future..." Jiang Xiu put down the soul power bottle in his hand and said with a distant look.

The Benti Sect has been weak for a long time. Although there are strong people like his master and great uncle, a sect cannot become a force to be reckoned with without enough disciples.

This is also a major problem in the revival of the Body Sect.

After arranging the rest of the matters, Jiang Xiu was taking Na'er through the exclusive passage to the backstage of the Blacksmith Association to receive the award when a figure slowly walked out of the exclusive passage...

Chapter 120: Extortion, a Tribute to Life

"Friend Jiang, long time no see." The figure slowly came in front of Jiang Xiu and Na'er. It was Yu Guanzhi, the commander of the Central Army Corps.

"Hello, Captain Yu." A gleam of light flashed in Jiang Xiu's eyes. He really didn't expect that the first person to come to him would be this person.

Yu Guanzhi's originally serious face was filled with a warm smile. He pointed to Na'er beside him and said suggestively, "I wonder if I can talk to Jiang Xiaoyou alone."

Naer frowned and looked at Yu Guanzhi cautiously, with the communication soul guide in her hand ready to go, because her master had not left yet.

"It's okay, Na'er, you go find the teacher first. I'll chat with Captain Yu and will be there soon." After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xiu gave Na'er a reassuring look and let her leave first.

"Well, notify me in time if anything happens." Na'er relaxed her eyebrows and nodded slightly. After looking at Yu Guanzhi, she took a step and disappeared into the exclusive passage.

Jiang Xiu had something to do, so she naturally wouldn't disturb him as long as he was safe.

Yu Guanzhi slightly pointed his right finger, and a dot of ink instantly spread out in front of him. In just a breath, it included Jiang Xiu and himself. Then, with a flash of ink light, the two of them disappeared into the exclusive passage out of thin air.

"Don't worry, this is my territory," Yu Guanzhi said softly with a faint smile, looking at Jiang Xiu in front of him.

Jiang Xiu was naturally familiar with the aura of the domain, and he had also heard a little about the domain of this Divine Pen Douluo.

All around him was like a beautiful painting, with towering ancient trees, pleasant bird calls coming from time to time, and even soul beasts with outstanding bloodlines chasing each other not far away. Everything seemed so real.

This is exactly the painting of heaven and earth in Yu Guanzhi's domain, and all the creatures here were also painted by Yu Guanzhi himself. In the huge federation, in terms of personal team combat ability, Yu Guanzhi can be said to be the undisputed number one. He once relied on these fictional soul beasts he wrote to guard an abyss passage alone.

Seeing that Jiang Xiu didn't panic at all, Yu Guanzhi couldn't help but think more highly of him. He then smiled and said, "There may have been some unpleasant misunderstandings between us earlier. I would like to apologize to you, Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Xiu raised his eyebrows, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes. He didn't expect that Yu Guanzhi could be so humble as to apologize to him. Such a shrewd person was worthy of being able to surpass his master and become the number one in the federal military district.

"Captain Yu, the original matter has been resolved, and I don't take it to heart." Jiang Xiu smiled slightly and waved his hand as if he didn't care.

Of course, whether I took it to heart or not, I couldn’t tell Yu Guanzhi at this moment.

"Friend Jiang, we are all members of the Brotherhood Legion. It would be best to let this little thing go." Seeing this, Yu Guanzhi's eyes showed a hint of smile.

Jiang Xiu glanced at the time and said meaningfully, "Captain Yu, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. I have to go see the teacher later."

"Well... it's like this. I would like to establish a cooperative relationship with you, Jiang Xiaoyou, on behalf of the Yu family. If you can break through to the level of a master craftsman in the future, I hope you can give priority to making four-character battle armor for our Yu family." Yu Guanzhi said warmly.

"Is that so? But let's not talk about whether I can reach the master craftsman level in the future. Even if I can, we still have to follow the principle of first come first served. After all, other families also have contracts. It's difficult for me to handle it if you do this." Jiang Xiu suddenly realized, then took out the thick stack of contracts and said with embarrassment.

You're asking him for things without any real reason. Do you really think Jiang Xiu is doing charity?

"We are all from a brotherly legion, so we naturally have to consider things first. I don't want too much, just forge eight or ten pieces of four-character battle armor. You can rest assured about the reward, Young Friend Jiang." Yu Guanzhi said generously.

Jiang Xiu also said generously: "If I break through to the Divine Craftsman level in the future, it will be no problem. Captain Yu, you only need to give me ten or eight divine artifacts."

"What?!" When Yu Guanzhi heard the reward mentioned by Jiang Xiu, the corners of his mouth twitched and he almost fell off his seat. He really thought that the artifact was a cabbage. Their Yu family only had three artifacts in total.

Yu Guanzhi suppressed his thoughts and said with a smile: "Little friend Jiang, how can you make such a joke?"

"You were the one who joked with me first." Jiang Xiu gave a standard smile.

He just opened his mouth and asked for eight or ten pieces of four-character battle armor. Did he really think he was a donkey of the production team?

"Ahem, ahem, I'm sorry for being so abrupt." Yu Guan coughed lightly a few times, his face calm and his heart steady as he said, "Then, young friend Jiang, what do you want to do? Or do you have any conditions?"

"I heard that Captain Yu has a life-attribute artifact in your hand. If we have it in the future, transactions between us should be easy." Jiang Xiu thought for a moment and spoke slowly with a hint of meaning.

It was true that Yu Guanzhi wanted him to create a four-character battle armor in the future, and it was also true that he wanted the artifact in Yu Guanzhi's hand.

During this period, although the divine realm disappeared, all major forces had their own forged artifacts, and the power of each artifact was different.

The artifact that Jiang Xiu was referring to was none other than the life-attributed artifact, Ode to Life, one of the three great artifacts of the Yu family.

This artifact was created by a powerful man thousands of years ago. Several tons of precious life stones were consumed for its creation. After the death of that powerful man, this tribute to life was taken back by the Federation and later fell into the hands of the Yu family.