Who Will Be First? Designing Battle Armor, Zhen Hua's Defense Shattered! [Please Follow]

"Young Master, Xue'er thinks so too."

"Judging from Battle Armor, it does seem to share some similarities with divine armor, yet it isn't entirely the same."

"Come to think of it, perhaps it's more like an [Artificial Divine Armor] personally forged to resonate with one's Martial Soul and oneself."

As Qian Renxue spoke, Bibi Dong joined the discussion as well.

Battle Armor was quite a novel thing.

In this world where no one could become a god, their use of divine power had been greatly weakened. Coupled with the usual boredom, perhaps they really could learn some other little things.

"What Sister Dong'er said makes sense."

"In essence, Battle Armor does resemble the relationship between divine armor and gods for Soul Masters, but it is indeed different."

"Divine armor relies on a divine position as its foundation. Your Angel God Armor and Rakshasa God Armor are like that, as are the Sea God's Sea God Armor and the Asura God Armor."

"And weaker gods presumably don't possess divine armor, such as... the lowest-ranking divine officials? Or second- and third-class gods."

"Battle Armor, on the other hand, is forged by people. That means its standards are lower, its compatibility is greater and more widespread, and it can be passed down more easily. The requirements for equipping it are correspondingly reduced as well, just like Wu Changkong."

"Generally speaking, even a four-ring Soul Ancestor can activate its equipped form at the lowest level, all the way up to a Limit Douluo..."

Jiang Yan nodded and silently responded in his heart.

"The production requirements for Battle Armor aren't high. As long as one's forging reaches the level of a Divine Blacksmith, they can forge the metal materials for Four-Word Battle Armor, and that is this era's limit."

"At this stage, there is no Battle Armor capable of corresponding to the divine level. After all, inheritances related to the divine level have long since been severed in this era, and no one has the chance to come into contact with that realm."

"But in the future, the emergence of Divine-Level Battle Armor is inevitable. When that time comes, it can be considered an alternative form of [low-cost] divine armor."

Jiang Yan spoke slowly. In the future era of Ultimate Douluo, wouldn't Six-Word Battle Armor appear in all its glory? Of course...

The six-word name was really painfully awkward!

"One of my secondary professions is mech design and manufacturing. You both know that, and later on..."

"I can make simple Battle Armor for you so you can experience it for yourselves."

Jiang Yan said generously.

Mech design and manufacturing was, in essence, not that different from Battle Armor—or rather, they were entirely related.

And since he had mastered forging techniques, crafting Battle Armor from basic metals was as easy as lifting a hand.

"Really!"

"Then thank you, Young Master."

Qian Renxue's eyes lit up. She immediately answered solemnly, smiling as she spoke.

"Thank you, Young Master!"

Bibi Dong said with a smile as well.

Perhaps...

This could count as a gift too!

"It's only a small effort."

"But you'll have to wait. I can't spare the time these days; cultivation still has to come first."

Jiang Yan replied with a smile. Although he had speedrun Sixth-Level Blacksmith, sixth-level mech design, sixth-level mech manufacturing, and sixth-level mech repair within three years,

In truth, he was still merely that genius who loved to take it easy, just like right now...

Meditation—activate!

"The Young Master is really interesting."

"He clearly meditates so diligently, yet he insists that he slacks off a lot normally. Like... not forging counts as slacking off?"

"But Xue'er, you can make a bold guess."

"Who do you think the Young Master will forge Battle Armor for first?"

Bibi Dong wore a somewhat competitive expression, her lips curled upward as she spoke brightly.

"Hm?"

"What do you mean by that? It's already the best thing that the Young Master is making it for us. How can we think about something like that...?"

Qian Renxue froze for a moment, unable to stop herself from frowning as she asked.

"Xue'er, are you sure that's what you think? Then when the time comes, I'll ask the Young Master to forge mine first."

Bibi Dong looked at her and chuckled.

"Well..."

"On second thought."

Qian Renxue's expression became a little unnatural, and she gave a soft snort.

"Whoever the Young Master makes it for first gets it first."

"You and I shall each leave it to fate!"

"..."

As the two conversed,

Gu Yuena, who was cultivating beside Jiang Yan, quietly opened her eyes. Seeing that Jiang Yan was still meditating, she silently moved closer to him.

Only after doing that did she continue cultivating.

"..."

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Weekend.

Inside the office of the Blacksmith Association headquarters in Eastsea City—a president's office Zhen Hua had practically monopolized—a certain someone's defense-shattering voice rang out:

"Little Yan, are you even human?"

"I'm the only Divine Blacksmith in the world. I came here to drag you into forging, but instead..."

"Why are you discussing Battle Armor design with this cook?"

Zhen Hua tossed the Divine-Forged Deep Silver Hammer in his hand aside, panting as he pointed at Jiang Yan, looking utterly betrayed.

Who would've thought—

Little Yan, you're practically a beast!

"You're only a Soul Elder! And you're already making Battle Armor? You clearly didn't have to come here, so why are you trying to piss me to death?!"

Zhen Hua clutched his chest with a pained expression.

He had no idea what had gotten into Jiang Yan. Would he rather draw Battle Armor blueprints than forge?

This guy, Haji Yan.

Are you even human?

"Shh."

Jiang Yan glanced back at him, raising a finger before his lips with a slightly helpless look in his eyes.

"Give me two and a half minutes."

"I'm almost done."

"..."

Zhen Hua silently took a few steps back and looked toward Mu Ye, his gaze dazed and helpless. Like an abandoned old man, he fidgeted uneasily in the face of a new era.

"Cook, look at Little Yan—"

"Alright, alright, stop making a fuss."

Mu Ye rolled his eyes at him speechlessly, then sat back down beside Jiang Yan and quietly looked at the Battle Armor blueprint he was designing.

Just from the drawing alone, one could tell this was a set of Battle Armor that would be absolutely stunning. It used an elegant silver-white design throughout, with no fewer than seven differently colored metals blended and combined within it.

For a set of One-Word Battle Armor, this was undoubtedly an extravagant, luxurious, and almost unimaginable design.

"Little Yan, I couldn't tell before. You really do care quite a lot about Battle Armor."

Mu Ye chuckled and spoke slowly.

Although this set of Battle Armor was tailored to a somewhat adult-sized frame,

It was obvious at a glance who would be wearing it.

"Of course. After all, it's a gift."

Jiang Yan smiled without saying much more. He continued refining the design in the drawing, and as he looked at the magnificent Battle Armor illustration, he couldn't help imagining how it would look once she wore it in the future.

"This Battle Armor of mine is growth-type, but I only have one requirement: invincible among those of the same level, the most luxurious among those of the same level. Nothing else is a problem. The only problem is—"

"Whether it deserves her."

Jiang Yan spoke with a smile, his tone solemn.

"..."

"Who would've thought that one day..."

"I'd envy a little... dragon."

Within Jiang Yan's sea of consciousness, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong looked at one another and silently sighed.

The value of childhood sweethearts and fateful arrivals was still rising.

Whether it was a childhood sweetheart or a fateful arrival, either one was already an utterly overpowered existence. And if the two collided...

They would be practically [invincible beneath the heavens]!

That naturally evil Silver Dragon King!