By the time the three of them left the Spirit Pagoda, the night was already deep. The streets of Shrek City were dimly lit, and the evening breeze carried the warmth of early summer.
Xiao Cheng raised his right hand. Soul Power surged, and the Battle Armor that had already fused into his body appeared once more. As he watched the silver-blue armor gleam faintly beneath the streetlights, an indescribable sense of satisfaction welled up within him.
"Today went so smoothly!" Leng Yaozhu stretched luxuriously, her fiery red ponytail swaying gently in the night breeze. "Our first time making Battle Armor, and we succeeded. Looks like the three of us really are natural partners!"
Xiao Cheng looked at the two girls and smiled. "You worked hard today, Sister Yaozhu. Go back and get some proper rest. We'll continue tomorrow."
"No problem!" Leng Yaozhu nodded readily. Her eyes flickered slightly as though she had suddenly remembered something important, and she reached into her storage Soul Tool.
A faint glimmer flashed, and an ancient, thick thread-bound volume appeared quietly in her palm. There were no elaborate decorations on its cover, only faint flame patterns containing a warm Soul Power. One glance was enough to tell that it was a treasured secret tome that had been preserved for many years.
She directly handed the volume to Xiao Cheng, her tone sincere. "Oh, right, this is for you. It's the Phoenix Alloy Compendium passed down through generations of our Leng Family. It records every rare alloy formula suitable for the Phoenix Martial Soul, as well as the forging insights accumulated by our ancestors through the generations—proportioning techniques and key points for avoiding mistakes. Take it back and study it carefully. From now on, I'll be relying on you to forge exclusive alloys best suited