Nirvana Amid Destruction and Life, a Top-tier Battle Armor Beyond Tradition!

As everyone knew, creating a Four-word Battle Armor required Heaven-Forged rare metal, forged by a Divine Craftsman, as its foundational material.

And what could forging bring to rare metals?

It could elevate the original rare metal through forging techniques to a level capable of accommodating multiple soul-conducting arrays and immense Soul Power.

Therefore, in essence, forging was merely a method.

A method for raising the strength of rare metals.

So, were there other methods that could achieve the same result and bring rare metals to such a level of strength?

Obviously, there were.

The Nether Emperor, one of the One Emperor Two Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, was a typical example.

He was a Four-word Battle Armor Master.

However, because of his identity, he had no way to ask a Divine Craftsman to forge the Heaven-Forged Metal required for a Four-word Battle Armor.

The Nether Emperor's Four-word Battle Armor had been nurtured by him over many long years.

Although it was somewhat inferior to Four-word Battle Armor forged from Heaven-Forged Metal, there was no doubt that his Battle Armor had still met the standards of a Four-word Battle Armor.

Thus, Ling Luo believed that the Nether Emperor's approach was entirely feasible.

It was simply that his method was not sufficiently refined, which was why its results fell short.

Yet it gave Ling Luo the beginnings of an idea.

As he studied mech design and gained a deeper understanding of Battle Armor, that initial idea in Ling Luo's mind gradually became more complete.

He had merely believed that his own strength was still lacking, so he had not attempted it before.

But with the enhancement of the Emerald Shadow Dragon Snake External Soul Bone, Ling Luo believed he could begin his first attempt.

The reason he had chosen this place was that the process would undoubtedly require a great deal of power.

Ling Luo was not certain whether he could complete it entirely through his own strength alone.

But with the power of the Golden Ancient Tree Tian Ling'er had given him as support, Ling Luo no longer needed to worry about that.

Everything was ready, and he could begin.

With a thought.

The Battle Armor on Ling Luo's body separated into various Armor Plates and flew out, hovering in midair.

Among them, the chestplate descended directly before Ling Luo.

Fixing his gaze on the chestplate before him, Ling Luo raised his hand.

A pale green rune emerged upon his fair forehead, as though a strange seed were hidden within it, gleaming brilliantly.

When Tian Ling'er, who was quietly watching from the side, saw the rune on Ling Luo's forehead, a trace of longing flickered in her eyes.

That was the life force of the Seed of the Life God King!

Its Life Power was so pure and so profound that even she, the Life Core of the Douluo Plane, was far inferior to it.

If her power could one day reach such a level, she would probably enter that realm as well...

Vast life force formed a massive vortex. Under Ling Luo's control, it steadily poured into the chestplate with the force of Muddy Bull Entering the Sea.

A faint, shimmering green veil of light emerged over the surface of the pure white chestplate.

The metal molecules within began to stir and change under the control of that life force, until they...

Sublimated!

If an exceptionally elite Forging Master had witnessed this scene, they would certainly have cried out in shock.

Under the influence of Ling Luo's power, the chestplate was actually undergoing a transformation remarkably similar to the sublimation of metal during forging!

Yet throughout this process, Ling Luo had not used any forging methods. This absolutely defied the conventional understanding of how Battle Armor could be upgraded.

Glistening beads of sweat slowly appeared upon Ling Luo's forehead.

This was a completely new attempt, and Ling Luo had to keep his focus at one hundred percent.

With Tian Ling'er drawing upon the power of the Golden Ancient Tree to support him, consumption had become the least of his concerns.

The depletion of Spiritual Power and mental focus was the greatest challenge Ling Luo now faced.

A simple infusion of power clearly could not upgrade Battle Armor.

After all, if it were that simple, there would be no need for Heaven-Forged Metal.

Once everyone's Soul Power reached a certain level, they could simply use their own power to improve their Battle Armor.

Why had the Nether Emperor Hathaway spent so many years nurturing his Battle Armor, only to barely bring it to the four-word level?

Because the process was far too complex and required exceedingly delicate adjustments.

No Soul Master would do what Ling Luo was doing, nor could any Soul Master do so.

The most important reason Ling Luo could reach this point was that, under the influence of the Seed of the Life God King, his Life Power had already become unlike that of an ordinary person.

Only power that had, in a sense, already reached the God-level—and was the gentlest and most suited for raising the grade of Battle Armor metal—could accomplish this.

Though it appeared similar to the Nether Emperor Hathaway's method, it was fundamentally completely different!

And the consumption of Spiritual Power during this process was unquestionably immense.

Fortunately, Ling Luo's Soul Power not only far surpassed that of his peers, but his attainment in Spiritual Power was also far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to raise his soul rings to that level.

His Spiritual Power had actually reached the Spirit Domain Realm!

One had to know that Spiritual Power at the Spirit Domain Realm was already enough for a Soul Master to cultivate to the level of a Limit Douluo!

Yet Ling Luo had achieved it when he was merely at rank sixty.

And he did not even possess a spiritual-attribute martial soul!

It was precisely because of this terrifying Spiritual Power that Ling Luo could continue the process.

The level of power within the white chestplate began to rise at a visible rate!

Flower-like patterns appeared out of thin air, resembling the intertwined trunks and branches of an Ancient Tree.

Ling Luo took a deep breath.

The most difficult step had arrived.

His power began to change.

In addition to the original pure Power of Life, another force surged forth—deep purple and brimming with a violent aura—pouring into the chestplate.

It was the power of the Destruction Angel!

Ling Luo's Battle Armor needed to be compatible with the two utterly different powers within his body.

Thus, during its sublimation, in addition to being tempered by the Power of Life, it also had to undergo the refinement of the Power of Destruction.

Unlike the gentle Power of Life.

The Power of Destruction was far too domineering. The slightest mistake could completely ruin the sublimation process, and might even render this chestplate useless.

That was why this was the most difficult step.

Ling Luo had to control the Power of Destruction through an exceptionally precise process.

He needed to ensure that the Battle Armor could be washed by the Power of Destruction and adapt to it, while preventing the Power of Destruction from exceeding the threshold at which it would destroy the sublimation process.

This process required the control of Spiritual Power, as well as the restraint of the Power of Life.

The slightest error would cause all his efforts to come to nothing.

Ling Luo himself would also suffer a certain degree of backlash as a result.

Time flowed away like sand.

At last, the shimmering green and deep purple light fused together, erupting into a dazzling burst of white radiance.

When the white light faded, the chestplate emerged from within, its appearance completely different from before.

Patterns of flourishing life intertwined with patterns of Annihilation Thunder, green and purple harmoniously complementing one another.

Its aura was formidable, clearly on an entirely different level from before!

Ling Luo let out a long breath. Looking at the chestplate hovering in midair, the corners of his lips rose slightly.

He had succeeded!

Without forging techniques, it had undergone a nirvanic sublimation amid destruction and life!

The Vision Companion Artifact's—the continent's only Battle Armor!