He paused.
"You have all gathered here today to see this peerless treasure armor for yourselves. Since that is the case, I will waste no more words. Men, open the box."
As soon as he finished speaking, the four Heavenly Dao Alliance martial artists behind him stepped forward in unison, simultaneously unfastened the gilded chains on the red sandalwood box, and lifted its lid.
In an instant, blue light spilled from the box. Everyone looked closely and saw a pale blue suit of inner armor lying quietly inside.
The armor was assembled from countless tiny scales, as fine and closely packed as fish scales, gleaming with a soft luster and embroidered with exquisite cloud patterns.
The entire suit of inner armor looked extremely light and thin. Judging by its appearance, it really did seem to weigh only a few catties.
The people of the martial world below the platform rose to their feet to get a look at the treasure armor, greed showing on their faces.
When they saw the treasure armor itself, a wave of startled cries immediately rose from below the platform.
"It's actually inner armor!"
"Heavens, inner armor is far more precious than outer armor. Worn beneath your clothes, nobody else can even tell it's there. It's worth far more than outer armor."
"Exactly! Imagine two martial artists of roughly equal strength fighting to the death. One wears this treasure armor beneath his clothes, and the other doesn't even know his opponent is wearing it. The one wearing the treasure armor would definitely have an enormous advantage."
"Look at that material. It must fit snugly when worn, without hindering movement at all. This is simply the treasure every martial artist dreams of."
The martial artists rose to their feet one after another, their eyes full of greed