Battle Armor

"The next item is reaction testing." Wu Changkong's gaze lingered on Lin Xingyu for a long time before he slowly spoke.

The test results held no suspense. Lin Xingyu took first place, Xie Xie came second, followed by Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi.

When it came to the speed test, Xie Xie suffered a heavy blow. As an Agility Attack System Soul Master, he had actually lost to Lin Xingyu, failing to even hold on to his own advantage.

The following physical tests brought an even greater shock to everyone in Class Zero. No matter the category, Lin Xingyu claimed first place without the slightest suspense, his advantage extremely obvious; Tang Wulin steadily occupied second place. As for Zhang Yangzi, he ranked last in most of the tests. It was terribly miserable.

In the early stages, Martial Arts emphasized pure personal strength, without complicated methods. When it came to stats, it had stats.

Once Lin Xingyu added his martial soul, he had both mechanics and stats. After the tests ended, everyone stared at Lin Xingyu as if they were looking at a monster. Wu Changkong was secretly amazed as well. He knew Lin Xingyu's physical constitution was extraordinary, but he had not expected it to be so outstanding across the board. His martial soul must have an impressive origin. A genius like this was hard to come by even in several decades. Perhaps he could...

The one who took the heaviest blow was undoubtedly Zhang Yangzi. He had ranked last in almost every aspect and could not even compare to Tang Wulin and the others, those two Soul Masters. The pride he had once gained from defeating them shattered all over the ground in an instant. Thinking back on it, he was like a clown.

"Today's tests are over. They mainly tested physical ability. Students who did poorly shouldn't be discouraged. Work hard and train, and you'll improve eventually. Come to class on time this afternoon. Tang Wulin, come with me." After Wu Changkong finished speaking, he left only his back behind as he departed. Tang Wulin hurried after him. Zhang Yangzi and Xie Xie exchanged a glance. The anger they had accumulated during the Promotion Tournament instantly dispersed. Both of them had ranked at the bottom in close-combat physical constitution, giving them quite the sense of being fellow sufferers.

Lin Xingyu got up and checked the time, planning to return to his dorm to meditate. The single suite assigned by the school was very comfortable. Yesterday, after he had arranged the room into a space suitable for cultivating in his martial soul state, his Soul Power cultivation speed had increased by ten percent. He expected to break through to rank twenty-nine tonight.

Moreover, in this private room, he could also carry out metal refining. After greeting the other four, Lin Xingyu went straight toward his own room.

After lunch, Lin Xingyu strolled leisurely into the classroom. Sure enough, he was the last one to arrive again.

Looking at his classmates, who had long since taken their seats, he could not help sighing inwardly: These guys really are working themselves to the bone. He walked over and sat down beside Wang Jinxi, smiling as he greeted everyone. After spending the morning together, the relationship among them had clearly eased quite a bit.

At that moment, Wu Changkong walked into the classroom with a cold expression, his steps steady as he went straight to the center of the classroom and stopped.

His gaze was sharp like a torch, sweeping across the faces of the six students one by one like a keen blade. After hesitating for a moment, Wu Changkong said, "Now I'll first teach you a Meditation Method. If your own Meditation Method is more advanced than the one I teach, then there's no need to change it."

After saying that, he began explaining the Meditation Method on his own. Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie had long since learned this method, while the remaining Lin Xingyu, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi all came from Soul Master families. This was also why Wu Changkong had hesitated over whether to teach it, but in the end, he decided to pass it on.

Lin Xingyu had his own unique Cultivation Method, and Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi's families also had inherited Meditation Methods, but all of them chose to listen attentively. After all, their families could not be considered Major Powers. The Meditation Method Wu Changkong taught might be even better. Even if it could not compare to their family inheritance, learning more and broadening their knowledge would do no harm.

An hour later, Wu Changkong stopped teaching the Meditation Method and said, "You've already memorized the specific Meditation Method. If you have any questions, you can come ask me privately." Wu Changkong paused, then continued, "Next, we'll talk about mechas!"

"Mechas?" Zhang Yangzi could not help saying, "Isn't that something we only learn after we reach the advanced division?"

Wu Changkong said, "Are you geniuses? What was the purpose of establishing Class Zero? It was because ordinary courses can't keep up with you! In that case, why should I teach you step by step according to the normal order? What would be the point of establishing Class Zero? Since your talent can keep up, then study properly."

"Mechas originated from war, or rather, war was the greatest driving force behind the development of Soul Tools."

"In the present era, with Soul Tools so highly developed, mechas have formed two branches."

"The first is to continuously lower the requirements for the pilot in the future, making lower-level Soul Masters as strong as possible, popularizing mechas, and even making it so ordinary people can pilot them today! The development of Soul Tool Arrays, Thousand Refinement, Spirit Forging, and Soul Forging have advanced metal materials, allowing a mecha to unleash terrifying combat power even when its requirements for its pilot are extremely low. However, this combat power depends entirely on the mecha's materials and Soul Guide Array."

"The second focuses on amplifying a Soul Master's own abilities! It originally developed from intrinsic Soul Tools. The stronger the Soul Master's own abilities, the stronger the amplification! It is called—battle armor! It is the most perfect combination of Soul Master and Soul Tool in the current era! In this age, Battle Armor Masters are the most powerful existences. I won't dare say that every Titled Douluo is a Battle Armor Master—there will always be one or two exceptions—but I dare say that every Super Douluo is a Battle Armor Master!"

"And Battle Armor Masters are the most perfect combination of top-level Soul Masters and Soul Tools! If an ordinary person can unleash terrifying power while holding a superweapon, then the power a top-level Soul Master unleashes while holding a superweapon is even more terrifying!"

"The mechas you often see are all ordinary mechas. Even an ordinary person can pilot them, and they also won't provide much of an amplification to your combat power. If you want to become truly powerful, your goal should be to become Battle Armor Masters! This is the mainstream among today's top experts!"

Battle armor?

Apart from Lin Xingyu, this was the first time any of them had heard the term.

"Battle armor is divided into four levels. One-Word Battle Armor generally requires a Soul King to equip. Two-Word Battle Armor generally requires Soul Emperor cultivation. Three-Word Battle Armor generally requires Soul Saint cultivation. Four-Word Battle Armor generally requires a Titled Douluo."

"Generally, One-Word Battle Armor can amplify a Soul King's Soul Power by twenty ranks!"

"Twenty ranks!" everyone cried out in shock!

Wu Changkong nodded and said, "That's right. That's why Battle Armor Masters are the truly powerful ones!"

Lin Xingyu's Mecha Design had already reached level five thanks to his cheat, his forging was level four, while his Mecha Manufacturing was only level three because of his Soul Power, and his Mecha Repair was level three. He had always been laying a solid foundation for becoming a powerful Battle Armor Master in the future.

Time, within Wu Changkong's clear and accessible explanation, passed quietly and swiftly like a murmuring stream. Each sentence of explanation seemed like glittering ripples upon the current, accompanying the transmission of knowledge and pushing the flow of time along, making one walk through span after span of time without realizing it.