"Pfft! He's researching a whole new Battle Armor just to beat Tang San to a pulp? What did Tang San ever do to deserve this?"
"Ye Tianyun really holds a grudge."
Many people laughed, and their laughter reached Tang San's ears.
Tang San's face darkened. He felt humiliated and was furious.
Tang San gritted his teeth and said:
"Ye Tianyun, you're lucky you're not in our world. If you were, I'd make sure you learned just how formidable I, Tang San, am."
Despite his words, Tang San was calculating inwardly. He and the other version of himself didn't seem all that different.
If Ye Tianyun had Battle Armor, there was a high chance Tang San wouldn't be able to beat him and would end up dead by Ye Tianyun's blade.
[Ye Tianyun knew that Battle Armor was excellent, far superior to Tang San's Tang Sect Hidden Weapons. But it consumed a great deal of Soul Power, so Ye Tianyun felt it needed to be improved.]
The Soul Saint Brothers chuckled:
"Still going to improve it? Version 2.0 is already incredible. If you keep upgrading it, are you going to leave anyone else a way to live?"
"Most likely, he has no intention of leaving anyone a way to live. Version 3.0—I can already imagine Ye Tianyun wielding his brand-new Battle Armor and being able to fight even a Soul King."
Listening to the brothers, Tang San felt his heart sink.
Version 3.0 really would leave him no way to live.
Unless he developed a brand-new Hidden Weapon, preferably one with powerful armor-piercing ability.
First, he would need to break through the Soul Power barrier. Tang San had a way to handle that: he could use the Dragon Whisker Needle. Then there was the Armor-Piercing Arrow, which he could manage too.
Tang San's confidence instantly soared:
"Everyone, it's only Battle Armor 2.0. Even if he makes a 3.0 version, I'll still find a way to deal with it. The Tang Sect's knowledge is second to none."
Beside him, the Soul Saint Brothers saw how confident Tang San was and immediately pulled up the relevant information.
The eldest quickly extracted some crucial details from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, then suddenly understood:
"So that's it. To deal with the Battle Armor's Soul Power shield, you can use the Dragon Whisker Needle. As for the armor's own defense, an Armor-Piercing Arrow will do the trick."
Tang San's face darkened. Damn it, it was all Ye Tianyun's fault for tipping the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
Now anyone and everyone had a copy. Whatever Tang San knew, other people knew too. The eldest of these three Soul Saints had come up with a solution in no time.
Beside them, Yu Xiaogang murmured to himself:
"That makes sense. According to what's written in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, if you do that, there really is a chance of breaking through the Battle Armor's defenses."
But was it really as simple as they thought?
Ye Tianyun's Battle Armor was no ordinary thing.
Above them, the Live Broadcast Room continued.
[Ye Tianyun had his own ideas for improving Battle Armor. Since he didn't have enough Soul Power, instead of simply increasing it, he could prepare a Soul Power storage device.]
[That way, Battle Armor could draw on extra Soul Power without using its wearer's own, saving a great deal.]
[In less than half a month, Ye Tianyun had developed a Backup Hidden Energy Source. He could store Soul Power inside it ahead of time, then embed it in the Battle Armor.]
The scene shifted. A brand-new Battle Armor had a crystal sphere embedded over the heart, its insides shimmering with blue light.
The blue light was Ye Tianyun's Soul Power.
Wearing the new Battle Armor, Ye Tianyun fed in a small amount of Soul Power and immediately activated the Backup Hidden Energy Source.
The energy source supplied the armor with a steady stream of power.
His whole body rose into the air.
"Excellent. This Backup Hidden Energy Source can sustain intense combat for ten minutes, and it only needs a small amount of my Soul Power."
Ye Tianyun was very satisfied with the Backup Hidden Energy Source.
The Battle Armor now could be considered a Steel Battle Suit. It would count as excellent equipment on Douluo Continent and was well suited for the army.
The Soul Saint Brothers expressed their heartfelt admiration once again:
"A genius is a genius. In less than half a month, he's already improved the Battle Armor."
"Exactly. It's truly excellent. I wish I could create Battle Armor too."
Beside them, Tang San felt awful. He realized that even he couldn't compare to Ye Tianyun from the Parallel Universe.
The gap in talent was just too big. Ye Tianyun had to be cheating.
Inside the Live Broadcast Room.
Ye Tianyun put away his Battle Armor and returned to his research room, still murmuring to himself:
"Even though it's already Battle Armor version 3.0, it's nowhere near enough. If my opponent is Little Scumbag, I'll have to work even harder. The Backup Hidden Energy Source needs to be strengthened."
[Besides powering the Battle Armor, the Backup Hidden Energy Source Ye Tianyun developed had another very secret—and very important—function.]
Anyone who had watched Lolo's Adventure knew what it was. Unfortunately, the people of Douluo Continent had never seen it before, so they had no idea what the Backup Hidden Energy Source did. All they could do was guess.
Tang San racked his brains over it. What other function could the Backup Hidden Energy Source have, that the Live Broadcast Room had brought it up on purpose?
He had no idea what was going on. How was he supposed to face it in the future?
[After Battle Armor entered version 3.0, Ye Tianyun shifted his focus back to cultivation while continuing to work on version 4.0. He needed even more powerful Battle Armor.]
At last, Tang San couldn't hold back.
"Wait, he's trying to make a version 4.0 too? What is Ye Tianyun thinking? Are there no limits to what he can do?"
Tang San couldn't accept it. Even the first Battle Armor had put him under enormous pressure, and Ye Tianyun was already working on version 4.0.
He was leaving ordinary people no way to live.
[Along with Battle Armor version 4.0, Ye Tianyun also began researching Guidance Technique version 3.0 and Soul Ring Enhancement Method version 2.0. He was going to improve himself in every way and completely crush Tang San.]
Ning Rongrong listened and muttered softly:
"So he's really competing with Third Brother."
Tang San: "..."
It really was true. Ye Tianyun was competing with him in every way. Whatever he researched, it was all to crush Tang San.
The key was that Ye Tianyun already had the means to do it, and he still wanted to keep researching.
[Ye Tianyun always felt that a ninety-nine percent chance of victory wasn't enough. Even a ninety-eight percent chance wouldn't let him completely crush Tang San, so he needed to keep working hard.]
Fine, fine. A ninety-nine percent chance of victory, was it?
Where was the whip?
He wanted to give Ye Tianyun a good thrashing. The man needed a ninety-nine percent chance just to have the courage to face him.
"666. A ninety-nine percent chance sounds reasonable, but I think it's still too low. He needs a hundred percent chance to crush Tang San."
The Soul Saint Brothers spoke up again, prompting Yu Xiaogang's displeasure.
Where was the Clear Sky Douluo? Hurry up and come teach the Soul Saint Brothers a lesson. They were always making a racket.
[While Ye Tianyun worked hard at research and cultivation, the two Tang Sans and Shrek Academy in both timelines also began their own training.]
The Live Broadcast Room split into three screens.
Main Timeline Tang San, Parallel Timeline Tang San, and Shrek Academy.
Ye Tianyun was busy researching, and both Tang Sans were working hard too.
Only Ma Hongjun often went out chasing women. Dai Mubai also took advantage of moments when no one was around to go on dates with the Twin Sisters.
The Live Broadcast Room even showed it in detail.
"Brother Bai, it's been so long since you came to see me."
"Ah, I can't help it. The tigress at home is keeping a close watch on me. I really haven't had the time."
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