MTLNOVEL Chapter 803: Soul Armor
In the blink of an eye, a month had swiftly passed. Wu Youyou helped a stalk of Blue Silver Pine Grass break through a thousand-year cultivation, and the Blue Silver Pine Grass voluntarily sacrificed itself, giving Wu Youyou a thousand-year purple soul ring, boosting her Soul Power to level twenty-four.
The increase in Soul Power brought by the soul ring, coupled with her own efforts to continue cultivating after reaching a bottleneck, was evident.
This millennium soul ring endowed her with a soul skill called "Blue Silver Needle Storm," which can release countless needle-like Blue Silver Needles in a burst, serving as a powerful area-attack skill.
In terms of penetration, it can break through the Soul Power protection of a Soul Sect, but if a Soul Sect uses their martial spirit, it might not be as effective.
More importantly, Wu Youyou's Blue Silver Grass underwent another evolution, adding a silver-line pattern on the leaves that complements her Soul Power cultivation method, even enabling the fusion of two soul skills.
In other words, when Wu Youyou performs the first soul skill, those dense ribbons can transform into needles and burst out, catching others off guard.
It can be said that, in terms of soul skill coordination, Wu Youyou is already quite outstanding.
Adding to this Sun Ming's guidance and her self-created soul skills with her fists and feet, she can even battle against assault-type Soul Beasts at the Battle Soul Honor level, truly a prodigy.
After burying the Blue Silver Pine Grass underground, the three continued on their journey, but halfway there, Sun Ming decided to turn back: "Ahead lies the Soul Beast paradise of the extreme northern region. I can sense there are quite a few super soul beasts among them... There's not a trace of humanity ahead, so it's best not to disturb them."
Dugu Yan had no objections, while Wu Youyou was eager to leave quickly.
After all, she was the youngest, and though she had reached the level of a Grand Soul Master, her physique was still weak. Wearing a thick cotton jacket made her look like a round, chubby Little Snowman, making it difficult to walk.
The journey back was exceedingly easy.
Sun Ming could walk on clouds and fly; Dugu Yan had reached level seventy, condensing a Qi-Blood Essence Pill, Soul Power Pill, and Spirit Pill, already capable of flying, plus she had an External Soul Bone called the Wings of Wind to aid her flight.
Wu Youyou owned a Blue Silver Ribbon External Soul Bone and could also fly, but her Soul Power was insufficient, often needing Sun Ming and Dugu Yan to carry her.
Upon reaching Tiandou City, Sun Ming reminisced with Dugu Bo, discovering he was on the verge of breaking through level ninety-nine, and couldn't help but laugh: "It seems reaching the pinnacle will take you some time yet."
"Hmph! I didn't expect attaining the Ultimate Douluo would require accumulating so much Soul Power, indeed a bit careless." Dugu Bo blushed a little, having boasted that he could become an Ultimate in three years, and now three years had passed, yet he was still a bit away.
How embarrassing!
However, how does the saying go?
As long as he's not embarrassed, the embarrassment is others'.
After that, Dugu Bo looked at Wu Youyou and asked, "Who is this little girl?"
"Wu Youyou, eight years old, martial spirit Blue Silver Grass, twenty-fourth level Grand Soul Master," Sun Ming introduced.
"An eight-year-old Grand Soul Master with a second soul ring that's a millennium one, a prodigy in the Soul Master world," Dugu Bo sighed, "But coming from your guidance, it's not particularly surprising, it's rather typical."
"Mainly to see someone with Blue Silver Grass that can rival the Haotian Hammer's martial spirit source, and since she had no home, it was only natural." Sun Ming briefly explained the process, piquing Dugu Bo's interest in Tang Hao.
"Tang Hao?"
"A renowned Hao Tian Douluo, yet wasting away in a small village? Quite laughable, really."
Dugu Bo was disdainful, yet he wasn't planning to report him or seek trouble.
Despite his ambiguous character, he doesn't provoke without reason. Besides, he had no enmity with Tang Hao, and the Haotian Clan had little to do with him.
"This is what happens when there's no purpose in cultivation, once hit mentally, they would indulge in decadence." Sun Ming said indifferently, "Most Soul Masters in this world are like this. Don't be misled by the number of books I've published, they provide little other than a slight help in Soul Power cultivation without strengthening one's heart."
Dugu Bo laughed, "That's enough talk about this. Planning on establishing an academy yet? What's its name?"
"Yes, I'll call it Ming Lun." Sun Ming already had a plan, "As for the location, it will be outside Tiandou City, near Sunset Forest over here. Over time, the plan is to include the Ice Fire Lake Herbal Garden area."
"Oh my, this herb garden is more than a hundred and sixty kilometers from Tiandou City, incorporating it would be like building a large city," Dugu Bo was initially surprised, then laughed, "But I support it, just that the time required may be rather long."
"It's all up to us; we have plenty of time."
Sun Ming laughed heartily, "And as for the craftsmen needed for construction, I have someone in mind—Lou Gao from Gengxin City in the Xingluo Empire. Although he's focused on blacksmithing, he knows something about architecture. During my travels, I taught him my self-created hammer technique, so he should agree to help."
"Lou Gao, the president of the Blacksmith Association? I've heard of him. He's quite the figure. However, blacksmiths are not highly regarded across the continent. Even your 'Hundred Crafts Theory' hasn't changed that much."
Dugu Bo briefly explained what he knew, then said, "But we should be able to change people's perception of blacksmiths."
Then, Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan to the Xingdou Great Forest, where they hunted a 90,000-year-old Golden Scale. As a subspecies of the Kirin, it marked her official status as a Soul Sage.
With her gaining the True Form of her Martial Spirit, Dugu Yan's hair transformed into a silvery white, clearly evolved through the power of multiple elements achieved by her Crystal Dragon Martial Spirit at the Soul Sage level.
While they hunted soul beasts, Sun Ming took out his Spiritual Furnace. He continuously placed various rare metals inside it: Gold Crystal Stone, Diamond Essence Steel, Sunfire Iron, Crystal Steel, Heavy Silver, Mithril, Black Steel, Meteorite Iron, and more.
Though they poured into a single furnace, under Sun Ming's control, these rare metals remained distinct and incompatible until their impurities were fully refined. Only then did he manipulate them to harmoniously combine, forming a set he had once seen in a dream—a three-piece set consisting of the Phoenix Feathered Purple Gold Crown, Shuttle Gold Armor, and Lotus Silk Cloud-Stepping Shoes.
There were mainly three items, but upon closer inspection, they included—
A decorative headband used for binding, a crown two times larger than a fist with small wings, lock-chain chest armor akin to clover patterns or dragon scales, left shoulder armor plus upper arm armor, right shoulder armor plus upper arm armor, left hand armor plus forearm armor, right hand armor plus forearm armor, waist guard plus battle skirt, left thigh armor, right thigh armor, left shin armor plus battle boots, right shin armor plus battle boots.
Upon completing the refining, Sun Ming released his Martial Spirit and donned the armor, making his Monkey Martial Spirit feel even more perfect.
When he retracted his Martial Spirit, the armor was also stored within his body.
This was because the armor had gained spirituality, considered as armor of the Martial Spirit, naturally able to merge into it.
Sun Ming named it the Battle Saint Armor.
Shortly after, Sun Ming took out two sets of dragon bones extracted from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eyes and placed them into the Spiritual Furnace, infusing a large amount of rare metals, refining them into a suit of fitted female armor.
The entire armor was silver, with varying depths of dragon patterns on both sides of the waist. The shoulder, arm, and leg armors featured mysterious patterns, with the major joints connected by soft black material.
Additionally, there was a pair of white dragon horn hairbands.
Notably, this armor did not include a battle skirt, giving it a cleaner overall appearance, which Sun Ming named the Crystal Dragon Spirit Armor.
Next, Sun Ming spent a considerable amount of metallic materials to forge four sets of armor: Jade Scale Dragon Armor, Vajra Battle Armor, Vajra Defense Armor, and Silver Blue Spirit Armor.
The Jade Scale Dragon Armor was for Dugu Bo, while the Vajra Battle Armor and Vajra Defense Armor were a couple's set meant for his parents. The remaining Silver Blue Spirit Armor was intended for Wu Youyou in the future.
After crafting, Sun Ming shrank the Spiritual Furnace to half the size of a fist and placed it into the indentation at the top of the Phoenix Feathered Purple Gold Crown, resembling a lotus bloom decoration, adding an extra touch of spiritual elegance. First sееn оn МV4LЕМР|YR.
At this moment, Wu Youyou walked in with a prepared lunch and happened to see the Battle Saint Armor on Sun Ming, her eyes filled with admiration, "Sun Ming, you look truly majestic."
"Haha, it's not too bad." Sun Ming, with a thought, retracted the Battle Saint Armor into his body, taking the meal Wu Youyou handed over, "If you perform well in the future, you might get one as well."
"Really?" Wu Youyou widened her eyes.
"Depends on your performance." Sun Ming tasted Wu Youyou's cooking, frowned slightly, "There's a bit too little salt."
"Sorry." Wu Youyou lowered her head, picked up chopsticks, and tasted some of the food. Realizing it was indeed a bit bland, she blushed.
"It's already quite good. However, in the future, after you finish cooking, it's best to taste it yourself first." Sun Ming patted Wu Youyou's head, took out a packet of salt from a Storage Soul Guidance Device, sprinkled it over the food, then used Soul Power to quickly dissolve and appropriately distribute it within the dish.
Wu Youyou tasted it again, her eyes lighting up, "This tastes so much better! Sun Ming, can Soul Power be used like this?"
Sun Ming smiled, "When you can incorporate Soul Power into daily activities like washing clothes or cooking, you may not reach the level of being close to Dao, but you can at least master Soul Power at an extraordinary level."
"I see." Wu Youyou nodded her cute little head, indicating that she memorized it and would try to often in the future, aiming to achieve an exquisite mastery over Soul Power.
After the meal, Wu Youyou went to wash dishes, and Dugu Bo returned to the Ice-Fire Lake with Dugu Yan, now possessing the seventh soul ring.
Particularly notable was Dugu Yan's transformation; her long silver-white hair was highly attention-catching.
Sun Ming, indifferent, passed the Jade Scale Dragon Armor and Crystal Dragon Spirit Armor over, "While you were hunting soul beasts, I crafted two sets of armor that can merge with the Martial Spirit and enhance all attributes comprehensively. You can even nurture them with Martial Spirit and Soul Power, endowing them with greater spirituality."