The Shield of "Flame Devourer"
When Lou Gao designed this weapon, he considered maximizing its attack power.
At the same time, he also knew that the spear could be thrown as a ranged weapon.
Combining these characteristics, Lou Gao thought of using the explosive properties to add explosive power to the spear.
Initially, he simply wanted to add Soul Guidance Metal with explosive properties to the spear tail.
However, at Quan Yi's insistence, he directly used explosive Soul Guidance Metal to forge the entire spear body.
This indeed maximized the spear's attack power.
However, this also makes it very difficult to control.
If an ordinary person were to channel their Soul Power into it, they would likely be injured by the explosion of the spear.
However, it now seems that these problems are not a big deal for powerful Spirit Master.
Huo Wu put all the spears back on the weapon rack.
Then turn your gaze to the three shields.
Their performance with the spears sparked their interest in the shields as well.
Lou Gao noticed Huo Wu's gaze and thoughtfully introduced, "This shield is called ' Flame Devourer,' you two can try it out."
Quan Yi and Huo Wu stepped forward lightly, raising round shields large enough to block their entire upper bodies.
The inside of the round shield has a handle for easy gripping.
Quan Yi gripped the handle with his left hand and raised the shield to his front.
However, as soon as he gripped the metal handle, he felt the cool touch that metal should have.
In terms of size, the shield is larger than the spear and weighs about 20,000 kilograms.
However, the shield's overall balance is quite good.
Holding it, Quan Yi could smoothly use actions such as ramming and slashing. The shield was designed with Quan Yi's body shape in mind, and there was no sense of obstruction when swinging it.
Of course, as a shield, its most important function is its defensive capability.
Quan Yi raised his right-hand spear and slashed the shield hard with the tip.
A spark flashed, and the sharp spear, capable of piercing through Dark Iron in an instant, could not leave any mark on the shield.
In terms of defensive capabilities, this shield is comparable to the armor.
However, as a shield, it is thicker than armor, so its defensive capabilities are stronger.
On the other side, Huo Wu is also trying to pick up another shield.
Compared to the spear, the shield was much more difficult for Huo Wu to handle.
Huo Wu used both hands, her cheeks flushed, to lift it up.
She knew she couldn't wield the shield as freely as Quan Yi, so she focused more on the shield's soul-guiding properties.
She carefully channeled a small amount of Soul Power into it.
However, unlike the 'explosive' spear, this shield remained completely still, like a cold, deep sea.
She couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Is this also a shield forged from Soul Guidance Metal? Why doesn't it react to my Soul Power at all?"
Lou Gao smiled gently at Huo Wu and said, "Haha, young mistress, it's good that there's no reaction."
The soul-guiding properties of ' Flame Devourer ' are completely opposite to those of 'Explosive' Spear.
If the spear represents an outburst, then ' Flame Devourer ' represents absorption.
Its characteristic is that it absorbs Fire-attribute energy.
As long as it hasn't reached its absorption limit, it can continuously absorb the surrounding Fire-attribute energy.
I once threw it into a furnace for three days and three nights, but I still couldn't test its absorption limit.
Therefore, I'm not sure about its upper limit either.
"Master Lou, I seem to remember that the absorption properties I forged back then didn't reach this level, did they?"
The current absorption limit seems to be several times higher than before.
Quan Yi knew about the shield's characteristics the moment he touched it.
However, when he channeled his intensely hot Fire-attribute Soul Power into it, he found that the Soul Power he channeled was like a drop of water falling into the ocean, causing no change in the metal.
However, this does not mean that the Soul Power has disappeared. That Soul Power is stored inside the shield, and Quan Yi can extract it at any time if he wants.
Thus, Quan Yi realized how terrifying this shield was.
Lou Gao chuckled and excitedly explained, "Young Master, this shield, like the Scarlet Dragon Skyfire Armor and the 'Exploding' Spear, has been infused with powdered dragon horn from the Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon."
However, unexpectedly, the dragon horn powder's strong conductivity to flames greatly enhanced the shield's absorption effect.
Moreover, I made another significant discovery when I was officially forging the armor.
The greatest effect of this dragon horn powder is actually in the forging of Soul Conductor Alloy, where it can perfectly fuse the properties of various Soul Guidance Metal together.
This is precisely why the soul-guiding effects of these weapons and armor are so unified.
The horns of the Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon possess a powerful ability to absorb and store fire energy.
Quan Yi, who possesses the Scarlet Dragon Horns External Soul Bone, knows this matter best.
Therefore, Quan Yi speculated that the horns of the Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon might possess excellent Fire Element conductivity.
Having thought of this, Quan Yi asked Lou Gao to add dragon horn powder to the Soul Guidance Metal to test its effect.
However, even he didn't expect that the powder from the Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon would have such a powerful melting-promoting effect.
"Haha, so that's how it is. No wonder I could input my Soul Power so naturally and smoothly."
However, what deserves even more praise than this discovery is Master Lou's passion and perseverance.
If it weren't for Master Lou, even with these materials, I might never have reached this level.
This is all thanks to Master Lou.
I, and the entire Quan Family, will never forget Master Lou's contributions.
Furthermore, our Quan Family will soon be establishing a Soul Tool Research Institute. We would like to invite Master Lou to serve as the Research Institute's director.
Quan Yi praised Lou Gao extensively, saying that without Lou Gao, it would not have been an easy task to improve the Soul Guidance Armor to this level.
Moreover, this Soul Guidance Metal is just the beginning.
In the future, they will also develop other Soul Guidance Armor.
Based on its current performance, this Soul Guidance Armor is no less effective than Spirit Bone or Soul Ring for Spirit Master.
Lou Gao's own value has increased countless times due to the appearance of the Soul Guidance Armor.
"Young Master is too kind. I have little interest in these benefits and positions."
All I care about is forging. As long as I can continue to forge powerful weapons, equipment, and Soul Tool, I'll be content.
Lou Gao's words were not deceitful at all; they reflected his true feelings.
If it weren't for forging, he wouldn't have been drawn to Saus City by Bicycle, nor would he have readily joined the Quan Family.
He never changed his original intention.
In this sense, Lou Gao was extremely grateful that he had made the decision to join the Quan Family back then.
It was precisely because of this decision that his forging skills reached their current level.
The massive financial support allowed him to experiment with various Rare Metal without any scruples.
The powerful steam power allowed him to wield immense strength beyond his own limits.
It was precisely because of this that he was able to complete the forging of the Scarlet Dragon Skyfire Armor. Otherwise, with his own strength, it might have taken him a whole year to forge even a part of the armor.
During his time at the Quan Family's house, Lou Gao's life as Blacksmith was arguably the happiest period of his career.
He would never leave unless the Quan Family kicked him out.