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At the speech site, there was thunderous cheers and exclamations. Even soul masters with good eyesight could see the change in Xuan Ziwen's aura after he released his battle armor.
Xuan Ziwen was very satisfied with the publicity effect. He opened his arms and said loudly:
"As you can see, this is the latest humanoid soul guide I created in collaboration with the Human-Beast Peace Ambassador, the Chief Captain of the Security Department, and the Assistant to the Lord of Heaven, Gu Zhaoqiu. We call it the Two-Character Battle Armor, and it can significantly enhance our combat effectiveness and protective capabilities..."
The most important purpose of holding a lecture today is to promote the epoch-making invention of the battle armor. The news of the humanoid soul guide has long been rumored among the upper class of the Sun-Moon Empire, but few people know its specific appearance. It is unveiled in advance today to give the public time to accept it.
As the chief engineer who participated in the research of the battle armor throughout the process, Xuan Ziwen knew too well the power of this thing. It was a weapon that could change the world.
Although the usage standards are extremely high and it is difficult to be deployed in the army, Xuan Ziwen knows that under the Heavenly Court, in the underground Great Wall built by the Lord of Heaven himself, an elite force has already completed large-scale deployment.
Among them, 300 backbones are elites above Soul King. Equipped with the first-class one-word battle armor, they can have strength comparable to Soul Sage (without using the martial soul's true body). A small number of masters who can be equipped with two-word battle armor can use them as shocking killing weapons.
Based on Xuan Ziwen's understanding of that man, he would not be willing to be lonely once he came out of seclusion.
Sooner or later, that group of fierce and ferocious soldiers would be pulled out by him to get some fresh air. At this moment, it was just the right time to warm up. This was also the consensus reached after he and Meng Hongchen discussed it.
Thinking of this, Xuan Ziwen glanced at Meng Hongchen, whose little face was wearing a smile as refreshing as spring breeze, and thought to himself that it was good for the hall master to have a daughter.
He knew that this young lady's battle armor used the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal that Xu Tianxi had brought back from somewhere. The rare metal was crafted by Xu Tianxi himself, and the two-character battle armor he created was far more powerful than his.
Don't be fooled by her warm smile. Once her battle armor is activated, her combat power soars, and ordinary Titled Douluo will shiver from the cold.
During the internal test a few days ago, she used both ice crystal poison and ice crystal poison to nearly kill a ninth-level soul engineer on the spot. He exclaimed that he was too old to keep up with the times...
That day, Jing Hongchen's laughter almost shook the building down, and Ye Yulin, with red eyes, almost didn't fight with him. Even Old Kong was a little uneasy.
The title of Seven-Ring Soul Holy War was once a brilliant achievement for a genius that was rarely seen in a thousand years. But now, with the battle armor, everyone can become a dragon.
What's even more infuriating is that this battle armor has very high requirements for martial soul, physique, and mental strength. It is more suitable for soul masters rather than soul engineers.
A pure soul engineer's battle armor cannot enhance the power of martial soul much and can only be used as a soul amplifier. One-word battle armor generally requires the cultivation level of Soul Emperor to wear, and two-word battle armor requires the cultivation level of Soul Douluo.
Of course, being able to raise the strength of an eighth-level soul engineer to the level of a ninth-level soul engineer was a result that greatly surprised Kong Deming. This was because not many people knew about it, otherwise their Heavenly Court would probably be surrounded by people, and who knows how many people would come to place orders.
And Xu Tianxi himself, he made his battle armor by himself, Xuan Ziwen only gave some reference experience during the production process. Xuan Ziwen didn't know how it was completed and how powerful it was, but he expected that it would definitely not be inferior to Meng Hongchen's battle armor.
Meng Hongchen, a top Soul Saint, can fight against a ninth-level Soul Master wearing battle armor. Xu Tianxi is in seclusion to become a Soul Douluo. God knows which top powerhouse in the world he will target when he is promoted to the eighth ring and uses battle armor.
"A-choo~"
Xu Tianxi sneezed and looked around suspiciously. He suspected that someone was talking about him behind his back.
His eyes fell on Ji Juechen beside him, and Xu Tianxi looked at him fiercely, "Old Ji, do you want to fight with me again?"
"No, absolutely not." Ji Juechen unexpectedly refused and said seriously:
"I will not fight you until my battle armor and I are in perfect harmony."
"That's good. I hope our technological updates can catch up with you."
Xu Tianxi nodded. Ji Juechen felt like he had found a treasure after getting the battle armor. Then he devoted himself to studying how to make the battle armor become a part of his body like his sword, so as to achieve the state of unity between man and armor.
In his words, swords need nourishment, and so do battle armors. This guy participated in part of the battle armor production process for the first time, but the method he used was eye-opening - using sword energy to engrave the core magic circle.
After the production is completed, in theory the two-word battle armor can become a part of the body and be completely integrated. However, Ji Juechen feels that the degree of integration is not enough, so he begins to try to integrate his sword obsession domain into it.
Regarding this, Xu Tianxi could only say that the sword maniac's imagination was very reasonable. Ten thousand years later, battle armor with three or more characters would have its own domain.
If Ji Juechen continued to play like this, he might be able to cultivate a two-character battle armor into a three-character battle armor by himself.
Without the advanced experience, Xu Tianxi knew that he could not match this sword fanatic in terms of concentration and perseverance.
It's a pity that this kind of life is in the wrong place. If it were in the next universe, wouldn't it be the beginning of a great sage? His determination to cultivate the Tao is too strong.
Gu Yuena raised her nose and asked, "How advanced is your technology now?"
Xu Tianxi pondered for a moment and replied, "It's not the manufacturing techniques that are hindering the advancement of battle armor technology. We have many craftsmen here who can even make ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells by hand. The technical problem mainly lies in metal forging."
"My Heavenly Court has gathered most of the skilled craftsmen from the Sun and Moon Empire. My sister and I have personally led the research and development for over two years, but we have only made breakthroughs from the Thousand Forging Technique to the Spirit Forging Technique, which can fuse up to three types of metals and awaken the spiritual nature of metals."
"According to my speculation, deeper forging requires giving the metal a soul and fusing more alloys to create a more advanced battle armor. However, this technology is still under development, and I don't know when a breakthrough will be achieved."
Theoretically, Xu Tianxi is the number one battle armor researcher in the Heavenly Court, but he has too many things to do and it is difficult for him to devote himself to research in this area. He can only give some targeted suggestions.
Gu Yuena blinked her long, beautiful eyelashes and asked doubtfully, "Is there any difference between the fused metal and spirit forging that you asked me to handle before?"
"That was a clever trick, and it's all thanks to you."
Xu Tianxi laughed heartily and took out the spiritual metal he had shown Gu Yuena earlier. He introduced it, saying, "This piece of metal utilizes our spiritual forging techniques to fuse three important metals. However, these three metals were originally fused together by you using two different metals."
"So theoretically, this metal can be said to be a fusion of six metals. The power of the battle armor created is far greater than that of two-character battle armor, and may be comparable to some weaker three-character battle armors."
He said seriously, "The technology to separate the properties of rare metals and then reconstitute them into new metals is a subject that we have not yet been able to touch. Looking across the entire continent, you are the only one who can achieve this."
"Our chief steward's martial spirit is the three-legged golden toad, a divine beast of the golden element, but he couldn't do this even if he risked his life."
He still remembers how shocked and heartbroken Xiao Hongchen was when he saw the fused metal sample.
His eyes were dim and lifeless, and he kept shouting, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could there be someone in this world who is more friendly to rare metals than me?"
Alas, the opponent was the Silver Dragon King who controlled the elements as easily as drinking water, so it was not unfair for Old Xiao to lose.
Gu Yuena's pair of beautiful eyes immediately curved into soft and beautiful crescents, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, her long hair fluttered like silk, and she gave Xu Tianxi a look that showed her understanding.
If you can speak, just say more.
Xu Tianxi's eyes rolled, and he continued, "Our chief steward was astonished by your skills and once said that if he could meet such a master, he would definitely experience it in person and pay a visit to the master."
Xiao Hongchen's original words were "Let me find this person and fight him!" Xu Tianxi felt that Xiao Hongchen's challenge to Gu Yuena was too suicidal and it was necessary to beautify it.
"He said that his grandfather, who had spent his entire life studying soul guides, was still not as good as you. He insisted that both grandfather and grandson come together to seek advice from the wise."
Xiao Hongchen: Even if I can't compare to him, my grandfather will definitely surpass him! With us, grandfather and grandson together, who in the world can stop us?
Xu Tianxi: "He said that if you don't give up, he is willing to become your disciple."
Xiao Hongchen: If I lose, I will become his disciple, and then I will surpass him, hehehehe...
Gu Yuena's eyes, as clear as a lake's blue water, rippled with clarity. Her eyes flashed as she said, "He's quite eager to learn, but I don't teach idiots. Is he as talented as you?"
"Not even close!" Xu Tianxi answered decisively, and then added:
"However, his talent in metal research is also unique..."
"I see..."
Gu Yuena leaned back, thinking for a while, twirling a strand of hair beside her earlobe, and chuckled softly:
"Then tell him to learn a thing or two when he has time, and first understand the principles. Otherwise, don't waste my time."
Hehe, if she could teach a random silly disciple to surpass the Mountain Dragon King, wouldn't that prove that her abilities were extremely strong and make the Mountain Dragon King respect her even more?
Xu Tianxi: Old Xiao, Old Xiao, your brother has already found the best master in the continent to be your teacher. Your future depends on your luck.
However, many masters can fight but cannot teach. I wonder if Miss Silver Dragon King will teach her apprentice. I hope Lao Xiao can gain something.
After calming down Gu Yuena, who seemed like a ticking time bomb, Xu Tianxi continued to inquire about matters in the Heavenly Court. "Old Ji, while I was away, the battle armor technology wasn't leaked, right?"
"Don't worry, we are hiding it. No one knows about it except the internal testing in the Worship Hall. They have all been given a death order by Master Kong." Ji Juechen answered without hesitation.
"That's good." Xu Tianxi nodded slightly.
The battle armor research learned from the previous lesson. All staff and experimenters involved in the research were forcibly isolated and kept in anonymity.
The core members of the Heavenly Court all have two-character battle armor made of rare metals forged by him and Gu Zhaoqiu, but Xu Tianxi has repeatedly reminded them that it must not be leaked before the technology is fully standardized, otherwise it will easily lead to huge trouble.
Compared to souls, the influence of battle armor is much more direct. A soul saint with a two-word battle armor can challenge a titled Douluo. The gap is too big. Once this information is leaked, the original three kingdoms will surely go crazy. Xu Tianxi didn't even tell Xu Jiujiu and Ning Tian.
He also hoped to use these things to surprise the Yuan Three Kingdoms, so the intelligence must be strictly guarded.
At this time, the Mountain Dragon King in the Sea of Spirits awoke and said in a voice transmission, "Tianxi, prepare to take out the Purple-Robed Dragon Lord's spirit ring. Xiaoba Xia and I will transform it, and you will be able to achieve your own martial spirit body."
"good."
Xu Tianxi responded, stood up and patted Ji Juechen on the shoulder, saying:
"Old Ji, please take this distinguished guest to our Heavenly Palace for a tour. I still have some training to do. We can discuss other important matters after I come out of seclusion."