Battle Armor

"This is a photo of my wife, I guarantee it's more useful than this peace charm."

Li Gang wiped the photo, a sweet smile appearing on his lips as he said:

"This time we're going to Phoenix Valley to pull off a big score. Combined with the money I've saved over the years, breaking through to the Mortal Transformation Realm after we return should be no problem. Then I can send my wife to a Level 1 safe Dark Domain to enjoy life."

Father Chu felt a bit envious. Compared to the constant fighting in the Pioneering Dark Domain, the safe Dark Domains were already completely controlled by humanity, with almost zero danger.

Moreover, the Source Energy in Level 1 Dark Domains was also very abundant. If his wife lived there long-term, her cultivation speed would be much faster, and her chances of breaking through to the Mortal Transformation Realm would even increase significantly.

The only problem was that settling in a safe Dark Domain required paying an annual Source Energy tax, which was not something Apprentice Level martial artists could afford.

But no matter what, the biggest goal for the vast majority of Apprentice Level martial artists in this world was to break through to the Mortal Transformation Realm and then move to a safe Dark Domain for long-term settlement.

The next morning, Chu Kuang woke up early, signed for three hundred bottles of Nutrient Solution, and headed to school.

Arriving at Tian Heng Third Middle School, he found that most of his classmates were already there, clearly taking this Special Training very seriously.

At exactly seven in the morning, homeroom teacher Xu Yue and several teachers from Class Seven entered the martial arts room.

Xu Yue wore a handsome Source Energy Battle Armor, his alloy combat boots making metallic clanging sounds on the floor.

He walked through the classroom expressionlessly, his gaze like a torch sweeping over everyone: "This Special Training is a chance for all of you to leap over the dragon gate."

"If you can't stand out, you'll most likely only be able to get into a Third-Tier Martial University, or perhaps not even that."

Saying this, Xu Yue added: "This time, besides the gifted class, all forty-eight regular classes, over five thousand students from our Third Middle School, will be going."

"If you want to snatch the Source Energy Spring Eye from so many people, banding together is the method with the highest success rate. Especially Chu Kuang, Jiang Feng, and Lin Shuyao, the three of you..."

Xu Yue paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the three of them, then he said: "No matter what grudges you have, you must put them aside this time and join forces to compete for the Source Energy Spring Eye."

In response, the three of them, each with their own thoughts, calmly replied: "We will do our best."

Xu Yue nodded and said no more, simply clapping his hands to signal a robot to bring over a hundred boxes.

He distributed these boxes to everyone and then said: "This Special Training will be held in the Dark Domain. This is the Battle Armor and weapons the school has temporarily prepared for you."

"With this Battle Armor, you'll be able to fight with all your might and won't die in there."

"The Battle Armor is prepared according to your body data. As for weapons, you can pick your own."

Listening to Xu Yue's introduction, Chu Kuang opened the box in front of him and found a set of alloy Battle Armor.

This Battle Armor had over thirty parts. Once worn, it didn't significantly affect a martial artist's movements but greatly increased their defensive power.

In addition to the Battle Armor, Chu Kuang also picked out an assembleable Ma Shuo from the weapons.

It was a spear-blade made of alloy, over three meters long when assembled. It consisted of three sections of alloy for the shaft and a two-foot blade shaped like a long sword at the tip.

"Good spear-blade, good Battle Armor."

With the robot's assistance, Chu Kuang put on the Battle Armor and assembled the Ma Shuo, a smile appearing on his face.

The entire set of Battle Armor and spear-blade was a deep black, exuding a cold metallic sheen. Combined with Chu Kuang's tall and slender physique, just standing there created an invisible sense of pressure.

"Damn, you look so cool, kid."

Zhang Ming, who had just finished putting on his Battle Armor nearby, couldn't help but look at Chu Kuang's posture with envy.

Chu Kuang was tall and slender, already a handsome young man. Recently, with the rapid improvement of his martial arts realm, his height had increased by half a head, adding a more restrained heroic aura that made him impossible to ignore at first glance.

But if it were just that, Zhang Ming wouldn't have made such an expression.

The main reason was that after Chu Kuang put on the Battle Armor, his entire demeanor changed significantly. He looked like a born general, possessing the majestic and heroic bearing of an ancient overlord reborn.

"Chu Kuang, your name really suits you."

"Looking at you like this, I just want to beat you up, kid."

Zhang Ming gritted his teeth. He was wearing the same set of Battle Armor, but he looked like an ordinary soldier, while Chu Kuang somehow looked so extraordinary.

In fact, it wasn't just him. Even Lin Shuyao, not far away, couldn't help but look over, a hint of astonishment in her beautiful eyes.

"A3 Battle Armor and weapon."

Chu Kuang ignored Zhang Ming, simply moving his limbs and showing a satisfied expression.

The so-called A3 Battle Armor corresponded to a Vitality level of 10, equivalent to the basic defensive power of a martial artist at the Perfection stage of Intermediate Internal and External Martial Arts.

This type of Battle Armor had strong defensive capabilities. Generally, unless one cultivated Intermediate Internal and External Martial Arts to Perfection, it would be difficult to break through the defense of this A3 Battle Armor.

"The market price for this A3 Battle Armor exceeds one hundred thousand Federal Coins. An ordinary Apprentice Level martial artist would have to work for ten years without eating or drinking to afford one."

"It's a shame it's just borrowed. I can only use this Battle Armor for the few days of Special Training."

Chu Kuang retracted his thoughts with a hint of regret.

Source Energy Battle Armor was one of the most common pieces of equipment for humans in the main universe. Wearing it would grant the strength of a martial artist at the corresponding level.

However, in the Dark Domain, it would be greatly suppressed and restricted, only providing basic defensive capabilities, no different from ordinary armor.

Fortunately, in abandoned Dark Domains where Source Energy was depleted, this suppression would be significantly reduced, even close to zero. That's why they could wear Battle Armor into abandoned Dark Domains.

Of course, the Battle Armor provided by the school for this Special Training was mainly for survival.

Its combat capabilities were greatly limited, only providing basic defensive power, and the Battle Armor was equipped with various sensors.

Once the battle armor's AI assessed that its master had been critically injured by the enemy, it would immediately declare the master eliminated, even if the battle armor itself was still perfectly intact.

"Not bad."

"Since you're all ready, let's head out."

Seeing everyone putting on their battle armor one after another, Xu Yue couldn't help but show a smile as he led them toward the school plaza.

Chu Kuang arrived with the others and discovered a battleship over a hundred meters long already waiting on the school plaza.

"Planetary Spaceship."

Chu Kuang's eyes revealed envy after a single glance.

Human civilization categorized spaceships into four levels: Planetary, Stellar, Starfield, and Galactic. Even a Planetary Spaceship was worth tens of millions of Federal Coins at a minimum, and most First-Order Mortal Transformation Realm martial artists might not be able to afford one in their entire lives.