"Young Master, Xue'er thinks so too."
"Judging from Battle Armor, it seems to share a few similarities with divine armor, yet it isn't entirely the same."
"Come to think of it, perhaps it is more like 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 one could not become a god, their use of divine power had been greatly weakened. Coupled with their usual boredom, perhaps they truly could learn some other little things.
"What Sister Dong'er said makes sense."
"In essence, Battle Armor truly resembles the relationship between divine armor and gods for Soul Masters, but it is indeed different."
"Divine armor is based on a divine seat, like your Angel God Armor and Rakshasa God Armor, as well as the Sea God's Sea God Armor and Asura God Armor."
"And weaker gods presumably do not have 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. This means its standards are lower, its compatibility is greater and more universal, and it can spread more widely. The requirements for wearing it are correspondingly reduced as well, just like Wu Changkong."
"Generally speaking, even a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor can activate its armor form at the weakest level, all the way up to a Limit Douluo..."
Jiang Yan nodded and silently responded in his heart.
"The requirements for creating Battle Armor are not high. As long as one's forging reaches the level of a Divine Blacksmith, one can forge the metal materials for Four-Word Battle Armor. That is also the limit of this era."
"At present, there is no Battle Armor corresponding to God Rank. After all, the inheritance related to God Rank was severed long ago in this era, and no one has had the chance to come into contact with it."
"But in the future, the emergence of Divine-Level Battle Armor is inevitable. By then, 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 just like that? Of course...
A name with six characters was genuinely awkward as hell!
"My secondary professions include mecha design and manufacturing, as both of you know. Later on..."
"I can make some simple Battle Armor for you two, so you can try it out a little."
Jiang Yan said generously.
Mecha design and manufacturing were essentially not far removed from Battle Armor, and were even completely connected to it.
And since he had mastered forging techniques, using basic metals to forge Battle Armor was easy as long as he had hands.
"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 just a small matter."
"But you'll have to wait. I can't spare the time these days, and cultivation still has to come first."
Jiang Yan replied with a smile. Although he had speedrun Sixth-Level Blacksmith, sixth-level mecha design, sixth-level mecha manufacturing, and sixth-level mecha repair in three years—
In truth, he was still merely that genius who loved to lie flat, just as he was at this moment...
Meditation—activate!
"Young Master is truly interesting."
"Clearly, he meditates so diligently, yet he insists that he slacks off a great deal normally. For example... does not forging count as slacking off?"
"But Xue'er, you can make a bold guess."
"Who do you think Young Master will forge Battle Armor for first?"
Bibi Dong's face carried a hint of competitiveness. The corners of her lips rose as she spoke spiritedly.
"Hm?"
"What do you mean by that? It is already the best thing that Young Master is willing to make it for us. How can we think about such things...?"
Qian Renxue froze, unable to stop herself from frowning as she asked.
"Xue'er, are you sure that is what you think? Then when the time comes, I will ask Young Master to forge mine first."
Bibi Dong looked at her and chuckled.
"Then..."
"On second thought."
Qian Renxue's expression became slightly unnatural, and she gave a soft snort.
"Whoever Young Master makes it for first will get it first."
"You and I shall each leave it to fate!"
"..."
As the two conversed.
At that moment, Gu Yuena, who was cultivating beside Jiang Yan, quietly opened her eyes. Seeing that Jiang Yan was still meditating, she silently moved forward and edged a little closer to him.
Only after doing that did she resume cultivating.
"..."
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
The weekend.
Inside the Blacksmith Association headquarters in Eastsea City, within the chairman's workroom occupied by Zhen Hua, the sound of someone's defenses shattering rang out:
"Xiao Yan, are you even human?"
"I, the only Divine Blacksmith in the world, came here to drag you into forging, but instead you..."
"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 with the complete appearance of someone who had been betrayed.
Who would have thought—
Xiao Yan, you really are a beast!
"You're only a Soul Elder! And you're already forging Battle Armor? You clearly did not have to come here, so why must you anger me to death!"
Zhen Hua clutched his chest, looking pained.
He had no idea what was wrong with Jiang Yan. Would he rather draw Battle Armor blueprints than forge?
This Yan guy...
Are you even human?
"Shh."
Jiang Yan turned back to glance at him, raising one finger before his lips with a slightly helpless look in his eyes.
"Give me another two and a half minutes."
"I'm almost done."
"..."
Zhen Hua silently retreated a few steps. He looked toward Mu Ye, his gaze lost and helpless, like an abandoned old man uneasily facing a new era.
"Cook, look at Xiao Yan—"
"Alright, alright, stop making a fuss first."
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 image alone, this was a set of Battle Armor one could tell would be incomparably beautiful. Its entire body used an elegant silver-white design, with no fewer than seven metals of different colors blended and combined within it.
For One-Word Battle Armor, this was undoubtedly an extravagant, luxurious, and unimaginable design.
"Xiao Yan, I never expected you to care this much about Battle Armor."
Mu Ye chuckled softly and spoke slowly.
Although this set of Battle Armor was sized for someone closer to adulthood.
It was obvious at a glance who would wear it.
"Of course. After all, this is a gift."
Jiang Yan smiled and said nothing more. He continued refining the design on the blueprint. As he looked at the gorgeous Battle Armor illustration, he could not help imagining how she would look wearing it in the future.
"This set of Battle Armor will be growth-type, but I have only one requirement: invincible among those of the same rank, the most luxurious among those of the same rank. Nothing else is a problem. The only problem is—"
"Whether it is worthy of her."
Jiang Yan spoke with a smile, his tone solemn.
"..."
"I never thought that one day."
"I would envy a little... dragon."
Within Jiang Yan's Sea of Spirit, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong looked at one another and silently sighed.
The value of childhood sweethearts and a girl who fell from the sky was still rising.
Whether it was a childhood sweetheart or a girl who fell from the sky, either one was already an extraordinarily overpowered existence. And if the two collided...
They would be practically invincible under heaven!
That naturally evil Silver Dragon King!
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