Sitting cross-legged by the lava river, Lu Sheng was, for the first time, directing his attention elsewhere.
He picked up the Martial Virtue Robe and examined it carefully from top to bottom.
Before long, he discovered some of its mysteries.
Every scale on the robe was covered in countless tiny rune patterns. At intervals among those runes were red crystals embedded like grains of sand.
It was clearly an exceptionally refined nested force-dispersing formation.
It could disperse incoming force through layer upon layer of scale formations, channel it into the crystals, and release it completely, thereby weakening the attack.
"But there are far too many formation patterns and crystals on this thing." This was Lu Sheng's first time witnessing such formidable Void Nether-level equipment.
What alarmed him was that this single robe contained tens of millions of formation-pattern scales. Every scale was covered with countless virus-like minuscule formations and crystals.
The scales themselves were already so small they were nearly invisible. As for the formation patterns and crystals upon them, even when Lu Sheng exhausted his eyesight and senses, he could only barely make out their mysteries.
"No wonder it can't be replicated and can only be crudely worked from natural materials. Even if this craftsmanship could be reproduced, the time and effort required would be far too immense." Lu Sheng put down the robe with a sigh.
"My current strength has already reached an extremely formidable level. It would be difficult to achieve a massive improvement in a short time, but it isn't impossible."
"Actual combat is divided into martial arts and close combat, and divine powers and spells. My close-combat abilities have already reached their limit, but my divine powers and spells still have considerable potential to be unearthed."
Lu Sheng knew well that he had always relied