[After successfully obtaining his Second Soul Ring, Ye Tianyun still focused on cultivation. In his spare time, he began researching ways to counter the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.]
[He had already made Tang San his enemy. With that Little Scumbag acting so arrogantly, how could Ye Tianyun let him off? He had decided to teach the Little Scumbag a lesson.]
Feng Xiaotian couldn't help laughing.
The Live Broadcast Room definitely had a grudge against Tang San. It called him "Little Scumbag" every time, showing that it truly didn't take him seriously.
Tang San himself was getting anxious. He pointed at the Live Broadcast Room, then turned to the people beside him and asked:
"Did I offend the Live Broadcast Room somehow? It's definitely doing this on purpose, calling me 'Little Scumbag' every time. Ye Tianyun calls him by his name, but when it comes to me, I'm just 'Little Scumbag.'"
Xiao Wu had long been unhappy about it too. She nodded in agreement:
"Exactly. How can you talk about Third Brother like that? What do you mean, 'Little Scumbag'?"
The Shrek Seven Devils felt awkward, unsure whether they should help Tang San.
They also felt Tang San had gone a bit too far. He looked down on every one of them equally, which was rather disheartening.
So they weren't particularly eager to help him.
The Live Broadcast Room continued.
[After researching the matter, Ye Tianyun finally decided to develop Soul Power Armor, which he shortened to Battle Armor, to defend against Tang San's Godly Zhuge Crossbow.]
Tang San thought it over, then finally nodded:
"If it's armor, it might actually work, as long as it's sturdy enough."
The Godly Zhuge Crossbow was only a crossbow, after all. Though it could cut through metal and jade, it wasn't invincible.
Tang San inexplicably began to worry. Had Ye Tianyun really succeeded in developing it?
In the crowd,
Ning Fengzhi stroked his chin thoughtfully and nodded.
"Armor makes sense. Now that everyone has the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, they might all be able to make Godly Zhuge Crossbows. We need armor."
That was why, in ancient times, armor was prohibited while knives were not. Armor mattered more.
[After making up his mind, Ye Tianyun began his research. He used the gold coins inside a Soul Tool he had found to buy a Blacksmith Shop, which he planned to use for his work.]
[During his research, Ye Tianyun first developed armor with extremely strong defenses. But that wasn't what he needed. He needed Battle Armor, not the most ordinary kind of armor.]
[Finally, after much hard work, Ye Tianyun successfully created an elementary version of Battle Armor.]
In the scene, Ye Tianyun stood before a suit of armor shimmering with flowing light, his eyes shining with an unusual radiance.
He gently ran his hand over its metallic surface and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart:
"I've finally created Battle Armor. With its help, even if Tang San were here right now, I could still trample him underfoot."
Don't ask why Tang San kept coming up. Tang San was the protagonist, the Tang Buddha of Douluo Continent. There was no reason Douluo Continent couldn't take the surname Ye instead.
After all, the Ye family had produced protagonists before, hadn't they, Ye Liangchen?
On the arena, Tang San, who was watching the broadcast, turned completely grim. Ye Tianyun actually wanted to trample him underfoot.
Tang San couldn't help cursing:
"The me in that other world really is useless. If you replaced him with me, how impressive could a mere Ye Tianyun be? He's only at level twenty. So what if he has Battle Armor? I could beat him even without using the Godly Zhuge Crossbow."
Parallel Timeline.
Seeing the Battle Armor, Asura God bent over once more to flatter him:
"As expected of the Heavenly Emperor, my lord. You developed Battle Armor at such a young age. You truly possess both wisdom and strength."
God of Destruction inwardly looked down on Asura God for sucking up again, but he couldn't deny that Ye Tianyun was an absolute genius.
Ye Tianyun had now brought Battle Armor and Soul Tools to their very peak—even to the point where they could slay gods.
Of course, that meant defeating the gods they used to be.
Ye Tianyun laughed heartily.
"It's all right. The research took quite a bit of effort, and this is only elementary Battle Armor. It isn't all that powerful."
Indeed, elementary Battle Armor wasn't strong. It couldn't even compare to One-Word Battle Armor; it was only a semi-finished product.
In the scene, Ye Tianyun put on the Battle Armor and activated the Amplification Array Patterns inside it.
He could feel his Soul Power increasing, but he couldn't help frowning in dissatisfaction.
"This is elementary Battle Armor, after all. It won't do. It only increases my Soul Power by ten levels, which means I'm just two or three levels above Tang San. If I don't have a ninety-eight percent chance of winning, can I even call it a chance?"
It had to increase his Soul Power by at least twenty levels so he could crush Tang San completely.
The future One-Word Battle Armor increased Soul Power by twenty levels. Elementary Battle Armor just wasn't good enough.
The Live Broadcast Room spoke again.
[Although Ye Tianyun had successfully developed Battle Armor, it still fell short. It could only increase his Soul Power by ten levels and improve his defense, which didn't satisfy him.]
Silence!
The entire Douluo Continent fell silent.
Wait, it increased Soul Power by ten levels. That was far better than the Martial Soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ye Tianyun was still dissatisfied?
If they could increase their Soul Power by ten levels, it would be like crossing an entire major realm. What was there to be dissatisfied about?
Feng Xiaotian exclaimed from the bottom of his heart:
"If only I had a suit of Battle Armor. An increase of ten Soul Power levels—even the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda can't compare."
Though what he said was true, Ning Rongrong, standing beside him, didn't like hearing it.
Pouting, she retorted defiantly:
"The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is excellent too."
Ning Rongrong couldn't continue, because the boost from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda really couldn't compare to Battle Armor.
It increased Soul Power by ten levels all at once. Even if she had a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, she truly couldn't manage that.
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong was shocked once again. If the increase of ten Soul Power levels could be issued throughout Spirit Hall, it would greatly increase the organization's combat strength.
Thinking of this, Bibi Dong looked at the people below and spoke with forceful resolve:
"Spirit Hall needs not only Soul Tools but Battle Armor as well. Who among you can develop it?"
The Platinum Bishops all lowered their heads, while the elders remained silent.
This was asking far too much of them. If they had that ability, they would have made it already.
But in their hearts, they thought that they would definitely allocate funds to focus on developing Battle Armor. It was even better than Lotus Justice.
"Enough. Get to work on the research."
Bibi Dong waved her hand impatiently.
Geniuses were common, but Ye Tianyun was not. So creating Battle Armor was truly no easy task.
Over at the competition grounds,
Xiao Wu could hear the praise around her, and it made her feel awful.
How could her Third Brother possibly lose to Ye Tianyun?
So she grabbed Tang San by the shoulder and smiled.
"Third Brother, I believe you can definitely develop Battle Armor, as well as those so-called Soul Tools. You just haven't looked into it before, and you didn't have a direction."
How could Tang San lose face in front of a girl? He naturally stood tall and spoke with confidence:
"Don't worry. After the competition ends, I'll definitely develop Battle Armor. I won't let everyone down. I'll give each of you a suit of Battle Armor then."
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