The streamlined contours began at the gorget around his neck. Black armor and blood-red patterns extended downward in magnificent lines, and by the time every blood-red pattern had become distinct, Yang Ming's body was completely encased in the black armor.
Bloody light flowed, and strands of extraordinary color shimmered in Yang Ming's Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan. The nine Soul Rings pulsing beneath his feet reined in their radiance and actually fused with the Zero-Character Battle Armor. In an instant, Yang Ming's aura soared.
Yang Ming had always possessed striking, almost divine good looks. Now, clad in this black full-body armor, he carried an added air of mystery. His bearing, like a heavenly god descending to earth, shook every blacksmith present to the core and left them staring openmouthed.
Battle Armor was a kind of armor-like super mecha whose manufacturing process involved Spirit Masters. It was effectively an extension of a Spirit Master's strength and an important component of their power.
What was more, the Zero-Character Battle Armor Yang Ming had personally forged used only the finest materials. He had even infused it with creation profundity, bringing its quality far beyond that of any other Battle Armor. Even the One-Character Battle Armor, Two-Character Battle Armor, Three-Character Battle Armor, and Four-Character Battle Armor that would appear in the future would fall far short of his.
Because it was a divine artifact!
His fingertips lightly brushed the blood-red patterns on the black armor, and waves of blood-deep connection welled up within him. Yang Ming could sense that, aside from its immense defensive strength, this armor alone increased the efficiency of his Soul Power circulation by a full 50%!
The amount of Soul Power stored within the Soul Core in Yang Ming's abdominal dantian had already been ten times that of a demigod at the same