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Purgatory Douluo Qiangu Qingfeng was a demigod-level Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

Affectionate Douluo Zang Xin was an even more powerful demigod-level Four-Word Battle Armor Master.

Gold-Water Mutual Containment was a fine technique, but the prerequisite was that the metals first had to be forged to the same level.

In other words, to strengthen the fusion of Spirit Forged Spirit Alloy, he first had to reach the Soul Forging level himself.

So for now, Mu Han could only strengthen those Spirit Forged Two-Word Battle Armors.

That was why Mu Han wasn't in a hurry to forge his own Battle Armor. He prioritized helping his teammates instead.

During this time, Wu Siduo had approached him more than once.

She hoped he would go with her to the Simulation Pod and give it a try.

To put it plainly, Wu Siduo wanted to unleash the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger, again.

Then she wanted Mu Han to cut her in two, so she could experience what it felt like in that state.

But Mu Han had no time for her.

He hadn't come to Shrek Academy to be anyone's sparring partner.

In fact, he'd only come to Shrek Academy to go through the motions.

His visit counted as making peace with Shrek.

Beyond that, he had no interest in the place.

He might be the class monitor and serve on three committees as well.

But once the opportunity came, Mu Han would immediately forge a One-Word Battle Armor.

After becoming a One-Word Battle Armor Master, he'd graduate straight from the outer academy.

According to the academy's rules, anyone who couldn't become a Battle Armor Master couldn't claim to be a Shrek Academy student outside the academy.

Anyone who became a Battle Armor Master before the age of twenty-five could graduate directly from the outer academy and take the inner academy entrance exam.

After completing a Two-Word Battle Armor, they could graduate from the inner academy.

Anyone who became a Battle Armor Master before the age of thirty-five could graduate from the outer academy.

Mu Han planned to complete his One-Word Battle Armor before he turned fifteen. How could he waste time on Wu Siduo?

Wu Siduo even offered to pay him contribution points, but Mu Han still refused.

After all, making money at Shrek Academy was as easy as could be.

At least, it was for him.

Wu Siduo was proud, too. After being turned down several times, she stopped asking.

But that pride didn't last much longer.

Soon, the exchange match with the second-years was coming up.

Before then, the first-years had to select their representatives.

So they held a class selection match.

Mu Han didn't take part. That was a rule their homeroom teacher, Shen Yi, had set to ensure fairness.

He wasn't allowed to participate in the class selection match, nor could he join the exchange match with the second-years.

Otherwise, there would be no suspense.

Luo Guixing and the others were naturally delighted.

They weren't confident they could handle Mu Han, but his teammates were another matter.

However, during the match, Xu Xiaoyan actually used a Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor.

She was clearly a gentle, frail-looking girl, and a control-type Soul Master—or even a support-type one—yet she easily blocked Xu Yucheng's full-power attack.

The Battle Armor that could be absorbed into the body wasn't limited to Spirit Forged Two-Word Battle Armor.

If a One-Word Battle Armor was made from Fusion Forged Spirit Alloy, its spirituality could likewise let it merge into its wearer's body.

Although it was only one piece, it meant Xu Xiaoyan had succeeded.

One piece was still far from having a full set of Battle Armor cover her body, but at least it was a good start.

Once she succeeded, advancing to a Two-Word Battle Armor in the future would be much easier, and its power would be greater as well.

The compatibility between her and her Battle Armor would also become far more astonishing.

Besides, Xu Xiaoyan only had one piece of Battle Armor. Even with the boost from Spirit Alloy, its effect should have been limited.

How had she managed to block Xu Yucheng's full-power attack?

Xu Yucheng's defense was weak, but his attack power was exceptionally strong.

Even Wu Siduo would have to go all out to withstand his full-power attack.

Yet Xu Xiaoyan had blocked it.

That was the Solidified Soul Skill, Invincible Golden Body.

Xu Xiaoyan was already good at picking up the scraps, so she was naturally skilled at seizing the right moment, too.

Activating her Soul Skill the instant Xu Yucheng attacked her was easy for her.

And this meant that Mu Han could not only forge Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor.

He could even help solidify a Soul Skill into the Battle Armor!

After the match, Wu Siduo went to find Mu Han.

At the time, Mu Han was slacking off in the Forging Room.

He didn't need a Forging Room, an anvil, or even a forging hammer to forge.

But Mu Chen had told him that listening to the sounds of hammering metal could help him comprehend Soul Forging.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

Using his spiritual power to sense the visitor, he saw a girl with long, wavy reddish-brown hair.

She had fair skin and large eyes. She was beautiful, with a cool, aloof air that warned people to keep their distance.

After entering, the girl sat down on the sofa and crossed her right leg over her left.

As she lifted her thigh, her short skirt rode up to the top of it, but Mu Han saw only a glimpse of pale skin.

It was obvious Wu Siduo had come dressed for the occasion, and Mu Han's expression turned amused.

When it came to her Martial Soul talent, Wu Siduo had never doubted herself.

Even though Mu Han wouldn't spar with her, Wu Siduo wouldn't pester him.

But she understood that when it came to Battle Armor, she had no choice but to make a sacrifice.

Without Mu Han's help, there was no way she could make a Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor.

It wasn't that she couldn't afford Spirit Alloy.

But Battle Armor Masters had an unwritten rule.

When forging a Battle Armor prototype, the people in each profession couldn't be too far apart in age or cultivation.

Only when their Soul Power and vital energy were comparable could they ensure they wouldn't affect one another.

Otherwise, even if Wu Siduo hired a Grandmaster to forge Spirit Alloy for her, that Grandmaster's cultivation would far surpass hers, and their ages would be worlds apart.

Even if Wu Siduo succeeded in shaping it, her compatibility with the Battle Armor would still be affected.

Ordinary One-Word Battle Armor wasn't affected, since it didn't need to fuse with its Soul Master.

But Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor was different.

So Wu Siduo had to find a Level 6 Blacksmith her own age.

But forging was difficult to get into, and even harder to master.

Especially when it came to making progress in the early stages.

The best among those her age were Tang Wulin and Yang Nianxia.

Tang Wulin was nearly a Level 4 Blacksmith, while Yang Nianxia was only Level 3.

Was Wu Siduo supposed to wait until they reached Level 6?

By then, wouldn't she be able to forge a Two-Word Battle Armor herself?

Was she really going to hold herself back just to get a Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor? That would be putting the cart before the horse.

So Mu Han was her only option.

Wu Siduo wasn't the only one who felt the pressure.

Gu Yue and Zheng Yiran also envied Xu Xiaoyan's Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor.

Zheng Yiran's top priority was still raising her cultivation to the Four-Ring Soul Ancestor level.

Gu Yue wasn't a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor either, but her physical fitness was much better by comparison.

After all, she was technically a Soul Beast transformed into a human.

Her physical fitness spoke for itself.

So she, too, had begun working hard on designing her Battle Armor.

Just then, a leaf drifted down and landed on Gu Yue's head.

"Can green leaves really just fall out of nowhere? That's rare," Xu Xiaoyan said in surprise.

"Nothing to make a fuss about." Gu Yue casually brushed the leaf aside.

But she couldn't shake the feeling that something bad had happened.