Star God Armor

At that moment, all the screens on the walls of the Spirit Pagoda's Observation Room had lit up, displaying Tang Chenfeng's group's battle records. Aside from the staff, Ling Wei and Ze Ya were also watching their performance.

"This is truly astonishing," a staff member monitoring the combat data exclaimed.

"That girl named Ye Hongling possesses a Martial Soul with the Extreme Life attribute, and her First Soul Skill is actually the rare Domain Soul Skill."

"That child named Tang Chenfeng is even more astonishing. According to the data analysis, although he is only at the One Ring level, his total Soul Power is equivalent to that of a Three Rings Soul Master. His physical strength can even rival that of a Four Rings assault-type Soul Master. He is practically a humanoid monster."

Ze Ya sighed to Ling Wei, "Your child is truly extraordinary. Not only is his talent outstanding, but he remains so composed even against so many Soul Beasts. Compared to him, Ze Ping can only be considered an ordinary child."

Ling Wei replied, "You cannot say that. For ordinary people, Ze Ping has already become a Soul Master. I have always believed that becoming a Soul Master is proof that someone is born extraordinary. Please believe that gold will always shine."

Inside the Soul Spirit Tower, Tang Chenfeng and the others had already passed through the light gate and entered the next floor.

"This is already the third floor. Stronger Soul Beasts may appear, so everyone must be more careful," Tang Chenfeng said.

Despite that, none of the three had been injured or overly exhausted. As long as no particularly powerful Soul Beasts appeared next, there should not be any problems.

There were still eight doors before them, but this time, only one was open.

The door slowly opened, and a massive figure emerged. Its entire body was iron-gray, covered in a thick layer of keratin. It was about four meters long and two meters tall, and the most striking feature was the pair of horns at the front of its head.

"An Iron Armored Rhinoceros. It seems to be a Soul Beast found only on the Soul Beast Grassland, one that possesses both defense and strength. Iron Armored Rhinoceroses that grow to a certain level are even known as mobile iron fortresses. This one is probably around Four Hundred Years old. It will not be easy to deal with," Ye Hongling said.

The Iron Armored Rhinoceros had already spotted them. In reality, Iron Armored Rhinoceroses were relatively gentle Soul Beasts, but that was clearly not the case in the Soul Spirit Tower. It was already charging toward Tang Chenfeng's group.

Despite its enormous size, the Iron Armored Rhinoceros was not slow at all. In only about ten seconds, it had already rushed before them.

Taking it head-on was obviously not a good idea. The three hurriedly dodged and barely avoided the charge. The Iron Armored Rhinoceros slammed heavily into the wall, leaving behind a huge breach.

"It seems to be stuck. Attack while we have the chance," Tang Chenfeng shouted sharply, charging forward with Ze Ping.

With a clang, it felt as if they had truly struck iron plating. Neither Tang Chenfeng's fists nor Ze Ping's tiger claws left more than a mark on the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's body.

"So hard. My hand hurts from the shock. This thing's hide is even harder than real iron," Ze Ping said, shaking his numb hand.

By then, the Iron Armored Rhinoceros had pulled its horns free and charged at them once more.

At that moment, Tang Chenfeng stepped directly in front of Ze Ping and rushed toward the Iron Armored Rhinoceros.

"Boss, don't be reckless! You can't stop it!" Ze Ping shouted anxiously from behind.

But Tang Chenfeng seemed not to hear him. His speed did not slow in the slightest; instead, it increased further.

Facing the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's charge, Tang Chenfeng raised his left arm. As he did so, a deep blue light emerged from it and quickly covered his entire left arm, transforming into armor that looked as though it had been carved from crystal. At the same time, Tang Chenfeng's presence grew even stronger, his body expanded once more, and his strength was fully unleashed.

At the same time, the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's charge reached him. Tang Chenfeng used both hands to seize its horns. With a thunderous metallic crash, Tang Chenfeng slid back half a meter, yet he forcibly stopped the impact.

Seeing this, Ze Ping's jaw nearly dropped to the ground. He asked in astonishment, "That thing on Boss's arm is?"

"Star God Armor," Ye Hongling answered.

This Star God Armor was actually Tang Chenfeng's Soul Forged Star God Hammer. Tang Chenfeng had named it himself. It was very similar to Battle Armor, but they were indeed two different things. It could also be used in battle, but ordinarily, it merely served as Tang Chenfeng's Forging Hammer. As a result, Ze Ping and the others had rarely seen it used as Battle Armor in combat.

On one hand, Tang Chenfeng had already become unbeatable throughout the academy during his usual combat training. On the other hand, the power it granted Tang Chenfeng had reached an unprecedented and terrifying level.

Friction continuously rang out between the Star God Armor and the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's horn. Then Tang Chenfeng gripped the horn tightly and exerted strength throughout his body, actually hurling the nearly four-ton Iron Armored Rhinoceros into the air.

"Now!" Tang Chenfeng shouted. The Star God Armor swiftly transformed into flowing light and reassembled in his hand into the familiar Forging Hammer everyone knew, except it seemed even larger than before. Now, it looked more like a War Hammer.

The Star God Hammer swung fiercely toward the freely falling Iron Armored Rhinoceros's head. No matter how hard its hide was, it could not surpass a War Hammer made specifically for forging. As the collision occurred, accompanied by cracking sounds, the Star God Hammer visibly embedded itself into the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's skull. With the thunderous sound of it hitting the ground, the battle was decided.

"Boss, you're amazing. A Four Hundred Years Soul Beast couldn't even withstand a single strike from you." Ze Ping was so excited that he could hardly express it.

"It wasn't as easy as you think," Tang Chenfeng said helplessly.

"I originally planned to save it as a trump card, but then such a tough Soul Beast showed up. To save some effort, I had no choice but to use it early."

As he spoke, the Forging Hammer transformed back into the Star God Armor and returned to his arm. At the same time, the Iron Armored Rhinoceros's corpse began to turn into specks of light and slowly dissipated. An electronic prompt sounded, asking whether they wished to absorb the Iron Armored Rhinoceros Spirit Soul.

Ye Hongling said, "Although the Soul Ring produced by an Iron Armored Rhinoceros would most likely focus on defense, it is indeed a good choice if the age is suitable."

This Spirit Soul was equivalent to the Soul Ring produced by a Four Hundred Years Iron Armored Rhinoceros. By the standards of a first Soul Ring, it was already quite good. Every three floors passed in the Soul Spirit Tower brought a noticeable increase in difficulty, but the discounts also became greater. After two more stages, they should be able to buy a Hundred-Year Soul Spirit.

Ze Ping chose otherwise. "Let's keep going for now. There may be something more suitable later, and if our luck is not too bad, we might be able to haggle the price down further." In the end, they were simply poor.

"Alright, then let's continue."

Tang Chenfeng still took the lead, passing through the light gate first. The other two followed in turn, heading for the next stage.

After passing through the light gate, Tang Chenfeng discovered that the room had changed. It was no longer merely a simple room, but had become a lush green world. The towering trees made it feel as if they were standing in a forest, though the doors that had previously been set into the walls looked somewhat out of place.

This was clearly intentional on the Spirit Pagoda's part. It was said that participants had criticized the original design, as an overly spacious and flat arena actually became a limitation for some Soul Masters, preventing them from performing at their best.

This was a specially designed simulated terrain area meant to allow Soul Masters to make better use of their abilities within the arena. It would automatically appear once they passed the first three stages.

But the change in terrain did not place much pressure on the three. The tense atmosphere from the beginning had vanished from the group. In its place was only the high-spirited confidence of those certain of victory.

However, the moment the distant gate opened, they immediately grew tense, their previous excitement instantly plunging to the bottom.

Only one gate opened. They had not yet seen what Soul Beast lay behind it, but they could already sense its aura. It was incredibly heavy and powerful, something even the previous Iron Armored Rhinoceros could not compare to. Mixed within it was incomparably intense killing intent and savagery.

Roar—! Roar—roar—!

Along with the deafening beastly roars appeared a giant bear covered entirely in dark golden fur.

Tang Chenfeng and the other two were already drenched in cold sweat. They had recognized the origin of the Soul Beast before them. This was...

In the Observation Room, Ling Wei also showed a rare look of surprise. "Why would this kind of Soul Beast appear in such an early area?" she asked the staff.

The staff member replied, "Aside from their age steadily increasing, the types of Soul Beasts in the Soul Spirit Tower are completely random. This can only mean their luck is bad."

Ling Wei could not help but look troubled. After all, this was not something people could control, but...

"They actually encountered a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear on the fourth floor. Their luck is really terrible."