Standardized One-Word Battle Armor

Though both were One-Word Battle Armor, One-Word Battle Armor made of Spirit Alloy and ordinary One-Word Battle Armor were definitely not on the same level.

On the Douluo Continent, many evaluations of Soul Masters' levels used the same color system as Soul Rings:

From lowest to highest, the colors were white, yellow, purple, black, and red! Gold was sometimes added at the top.

When most people made One-Word Battle Armor, what mattered more was gaining experience.

After all, normally, Two-Word Battle Armor had to be made all over again.

So most One-Word Battle Armor was white- or yellow-grade. Purple-grade was already extremely rare.

Purple-grade was also the limit for One-Word Battle Armor.

That was because the metal used in One-Word Battle Armor was Thousand Refinement Metal.

Only by making One-Word Battle Armor from Spirit Alloy, for example, could it reach a higher level.

In the original story, all of Tang Wulin's One-Word Battle Armor was forged from Spirit Alloy that was over eighty-five percent Fusion Forging.

That was what earned it the rare Black Level rating for One-Word Battle Armor.

Mu Han's Battle Armor, however, was even better. His One-Word Battle Armor had a Red Level rating.

It was hard to imagine what level he might reach with Two-Word Battle Armor, or even Three-Word Battle Armor.

Mu Han wasn't the sort of person who liked to show off his strength.

But he still went to the Spirit Pagoda to have it tested, and even spent money to spread the results throughout the entire Soul Master World.

Because this was advertising.

Mu Han's One-Word Battle Armor was unquestionably the strongest One-Word Battle Armor in history.

And the product he intended to launch on behalf of the Fatui was "mass-produced Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor."

This was essentially a simplified version of the Battle Armor used by the Fatui's test subjects.

It was somewhat less powerful, but it was still One-Word Battle Armor—and it was made from Spirit Alloy.

Any Soul Master with the cultivation of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor and a Tool Martial Soul could use it.

Ever since Mu Han founded the Fatui, they had barely made a peep.

At least, the Fatui themselves hadn't made any moves.

The last time Mu Han nearly blew up Shrek City, that had been his own affair and had nothing to do with the Fatui.

But when the Fatui finally spoke, they stunned the world. Their first product was something revolutionary.

Everyone knew that Battle Armor Masters were the strongest, yet very few chose to walk that path.

As long as they had money, they could find the best people to design, forge, and make their Battle Armor.

But making Battle Armor required them to take part in the process themselves,

to find the path best suited to them and create armor that felt like a part of their own body.

Simply put, Battle Armor Masters had to study a second profession.

But if they devoted too much effort to that second profession, they would hold back their Martial Soul cultivation.

Becoming a Mecha Master seemed like the better choice.

After all, mechas could be extremely powerful, and their enormous size offered more possibilities.

Still, if they had the choice, wouldn't Battle Armor Masters be more sought after?

But the Fatui's "Standardized One-Word Battle Armor" could be bought outright with money, just like a mecha.

And it was made from Spirit Alloy.

Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor could be upgraded directly, after all.

There was no need to make it from scratch. They only had to add new metal to create a higher-level alloy, then redesign and refit it.

That was easier than completely remaking Two-Word Battle Armor, and its power was greater, too.

So Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor was practically the future.

And because Battle Armor Masters themselves hadn't participated in making the Fatui's Standardized One-Word Battle Armor, they wouldn't need to take part in its upgrade later, either.

Moreover, since the One-Word Battle Armor was made from Spirit Alloy, it had already fused with its Soul Master.

When the time came to upgrade it to Two-Word Battle Armor, there would be far fewer restrictions.

Normally, when making Two-Word Battle Armor, the cultivation of anyone handling the other steps couldn't be more than one ring higher than the Battle Armor Master's.

They couldn't even be more than three years older than the Battle Armor Master!

But none of that was a problem with Standardized One-Word Battle Armor.

In other words, with enough money, anyone could theoretically reach Two-Word, Three-Word, or even Four-Word Battle Armor!

Mu Han didn't like displaying his strength, but he was more than willing to change the Soul Master World.

Just as the Beast Soul Weaponization Project had changed the balance of power in the Soul Master World,

the Standardized One-Word Battle Armor he had launched this time had changed that balance, too.

Ten thousand years ago, Soul Tools had shaken the Soul Masters' standing.

Their status had fallen further still, especially after the arrival of the mecha era.

Only when Battle Armor Masters appeared did Soul Masters once again claim the pinnacle.

That was because ordinary people could use Soul Tools.

Ordinary people could operate mechas, too.

But Battle Armor Masters were all strong. They were the elite among Soul Masters.

Now, though, Mu Han had pulled Battle Armor Masters down from their pedestal.

He couldn't make ordinary people into Battle Armor Masters,

but he could let many people who had never studied a second profession become Battle Armor Masters.

This immediately caused Battle Armor Masters' standing to plummet.

Especially the Soul Masters who had worked hard to become One-Word Battle Armor Masters—they were all dumbfounded.

They had worked themselves to the bone to make One-Word Battle Armor.

Then Mu Han had simply opened a side road, letting people buy Battle Armor just like mechas?

Three-Word and even Four-Word Battle Armor might not be possible.

After all, there were far too few Saint Craftsmen and Divine Craftsmen.

There was only one Divine Craftsman.

And there were only a handful of Saint Craftsmen.

But finding enough Grandmasters was still very easy.

Besides, those capable of Spirit Forging weren't necessarily Grandmasters; Saint Craftsmen could Spirit Forge, too.

After all, many Saint Craftsmen weren't very willing to Soul Forge for others.

Every piece of Soul-Forged Metal was like their own child.

Even if those Saint Craftsmen really needed money, they usually made a profit through Spirit Forging.

Saint Craftsmen usually Soul Forged only when they needed specific items.

If they wanted to make money, Spirit Forging was enough.

It was true that the Spirit-Forged Metal used in ordinary Two-Word Battle Armor had to be made by a smith whose level wasn't too far from the Battle Armor Master's.

But Battle Armor Masters weren't the only ones who wanted Spirit-Forged Metal.

For high-level Mecha Masters, their mechas were a second life.

Becoming a high-level Mecha Master took more than strength; they needed money, too.

Even Purple-Grade Mechas rarely used Thousand Refinement Metal.

Many Black-Grade Mechas were made with Thousand Refinement Metal.

Many Mecha Masters aimed to eventually replace every part of their mechas with Spirit-Forged components.

So there was no shortage of demand for Spirit-Forged Metal.

Even with Saint Craftsmen entering the market, supply still couldn't meet demand, so prices naturally didn't fall.

What's more, the Fatui's Standardized One-Word Battle Armor was bound to send Spirit-Forged Metal prices soaring.

In the past few years, Mu Han had stockpiled large quantities of Spirit-Forged Metal. Now, he was gradually releasing it all onto the market.

Someone in his previous life had once said that selling products didn't make money, but the stock of the company selling them could rise in value.

Mu Han was doing much the same thing now.

Standardized One-Word Battle Armor didn't cost much. It relied on small profits and high sales volume.

But he had seized the opportunity to sell off a large quantity of Spirit-Forged Metal, making a fortune in the process.

Now that was what you called "profiteering" and "filling your coffers"!