The Ancients Without Dou Armor, Tang Wulin's Transformation

The selection results for Class Zero did not differ much from the original work.

The students who entered Class Zero remained Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and the others.

"Battle armor is the core manifestation of the advancement of soul guidance technology..."

Wu Zhangkong was introducing the content regarding battle armor to Tang Wulin and the others.

These young, immature children had their eyes shining with golden light, their anticipation written all over their faces.

"Teacher Wu!"

Xie Xie suddenly raised his arm.

"Speak," Wu Zhangkong said indifferently.

"Are you a Battle Armor Master?"

Wu Zhangkong was silent for a moment, then nodded in admission:

"I am. I am a Two-Word Battle Armor Master."

A Two-Word Battle Armor Master?

Hearing this, several of the children gasped in unison.

In a place like East Sea City, a Two-Word Battle Armor Master was already a top-tier existence.

They had not expected Teacher Wu to actually be a Two-Word Battle Armor Master!

"Then Teacher Leng must be a Battle Armor Master too, right?"

Wang Jinxi looked toward Leng Hanyuan, who was lazily half-reclining on a lounge chair to the side, his arms crossed over his chest with his eyes closed in repose.

Since Teacher Wu was a Two-Word Battle Armor Master, surely Leng Hanyuan, a figure at the level of a Grand Elder of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, must be an even higher-ranked Battle Armor Master?

Wu Zhangkong did not speak.

He also felt that Leng Hanyuan was definitely a Battle Armor Master, but he was unsure whether he was a Three-Word or a Four-Word Battle Armor Master.

However...

"No."

Leng Hanyuan's flat voice rang out, shattering their conjectures.

"Don't ask me about these things; I don't even have any battle armor."

Leng Hanyuan said languidly.

As someone from ten thousand years ago who had only awakened a short while ago, where would he get any battle armor?

That little girl Leng Yaozhu was, however, crafting a set of battle armor for him.

She intended to first forge a set of Three-Word battle armor for Leng Hanyuan to make do with for the time being.

It was just that it was still in the preparation stage.

It was not that Leng Yaozhu did not want to directly forge a set of Four-Word battle armor for Leng Hanyuan; it was simply that she could not do it.

Aside from the special methods used by Pluto Douluo Halosa, the most basic requirement for crafting Four-Word battle armor was Heaven-Forged metal.

While other professions involved in the manufacturing process of Four-Word battle armor—such as mecha designers and mecha manufacturers—were also rare, there was no shortage of such talent thanks to the influence of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and the Phoenix Family.

However, the only Divine Craftsman in the world capable of producing Heaven-Forged metal was Zhen Hua.

Leng Yaozhu had already sent people to contact this Divine Craftsman.

She was prepared to offer generous terms to have him forge a set of Heaven-Forged metal for Leng Hanyuan's Four-Word battle armor.

But even for the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, his success rate for Heaven-Forging was actually not very high.

The amount of Heaven-Forged metal required to craft an entire set of Four-Word battle armor was a significant undertaking even for him.

It certainly could not be completed in a short amount of time.

If it weren't for the fact that battle armor of the Four-Word level was custom-made according to the characteristics of the owner—becoming almost integrated with the owner and inseparable—Leng Yaozhu would have considered giving her own Four-Word battle armor to Leng Hanyuan.

After all, having the Four-Word battle armor on her only served to add flowers to the brocade.

On the continent, there were still a few people whose combat power surpassed hers.

But the ancestor was different.

Even without battle armor, he was able to suppress Qiangu Dieting, who was also at the quasi-god level and had released his Four-Word battle armor.

If he were to fill in the shortcoming of lacking battle armor...

How could there be anyone on this entire continent who could stand against the Grand Elder?

Precisely because of this, even the astronomical amount of resources required to commission a Godsmith to forge a full set of four-word battle armor was considered a worthwhile investment.

Yet, the entire Phoenix Family had not the slightest objection to this.

The Grand Elder was the core of the family!

As long as the Grand Elder grew stronger, even if the Phoenix Family were to go bankrupt, they could always make a comeback!

Therefore, as it stood, Leng Hanyuan remained in the state of an ancient figure from ten thousand years ago, possessing no battle armor.

Though, it was true that even without the augmentation of battle armor, his combat prowess could already be considered the absolute pinnacle on this continent.

No battle armor?

Leng Hanyuan's answer clearly exceeded everyone's expectations.

Even on Wu Zhangkong's face, which was as expressionless as eternal, unmelting ice, a trace of astonishment appeared.

He had merely been uncertain whether Leng Hanyuan possessed three-word or four-word battle armor.

But he had never imagined that Leng Hanyuan would have no battle armor at all.

After all, while battle armor might indeed be a lifelong goal for an ordinary soul master to strive for, for an existence of Leng Hanyuan's level, it should have been something easily within reach.

Looking across the entire soul master world, which soul master above the Title Douluo rank did not possess at least a set of their own three-word battle armor?

How could a dignified Grand Elder of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, backed by the Phoenix Family, not even have a set of his own?

Unless...

That rumor was true.

Wu Zhangkong recalled some of the rumors circulating in the streets regarding the identity of this mysterious powerhouse, Leng Hanyuan, who had suddenly appeared.

Previously, he had scoffed at them, feeling that such rumors were far too bizarre.

How could something as absurd as a figure from ten thousand years ago appearing in the modern era be true?

But upon hearing that Leng Hanyuan had no battle armor, Wu Zhangkong's dismissive attitude toward the authenticity of those rumors suddenly wavered.

The gaze he directed at Leng Hanyuan now held a hint of strange light.

This guy...

Could he really be as the rumors claimed?

Tang Wulin and the other children did not know of the speculations in Wu Zhangkong's heart.

They were simply surprised that Teacher Leng, a figure whose strength was clearly far above Teacher Wu's, did not have any battle armor.

However, seeing Leng Hanyuan close his eyes once more, none of them dared to ask further.

Although Leng Hanyuan usually appeared very gentle, his status was, after all, set in stone.

In front of him, these young children felt, to a greater or lesser extent, as if they were walking on thin ice.

Concluding the lecture on battle armor, Wu Zhangkong had planted a seed regarding the subject in these children's minds.

Leng Hanyuan stood up, stretched, and prepared to accompany his well-behaved student, Gu Yue, to dine at the local Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

Leng Yaozhu, that dutiful junior, was terrified that the Grand Elder might not be living comfortably in East Sea City.

Every day, she sent people to deliver rare ingredients to the Spirit Transmission Pagoda here.

As the Grand Elder, Leng Hanyuan naturally would not refuse this well-intentioned filial piety from his descendant.

However...

"Teacher Leng."

Just as Leng Hanyuan and Gu Yue were about to leave the classroom door side by side, Tang Wulin suddenly called out to him.

"What is it, student Wulin?"

Leng Hanyuan turned his head.

His gentle smile caused the worry Tang Wulin felt due to the strange changes in his body earlier to dissipate somewhat.

However, he did not speak immediately; instead, he glanced at Gu Yue, looking somewhat hesitant.

It was not until Leng Hanyuan spoke softly:

"It is fine. Yue'er is not an outsider; student Wulin, feel free to speak directly."

Gu Yue crossed her arms over her chest and let out a soft huff, clearly dissatisfied with Tang Wulin's wariness.

As the dignified Silver Dragon King, would she really have designs on the strange changes occurring within a mere human like him?

Seeing Leng Hanyuan speak, Tang Wulin no longer hesitated.

"Teacher Leng."

"Yesterday, my body underwent a change."