When in Rome, What Should the Battle Armor Be Called?

Huo Yuhao stared at the tiny metal figure that resembled Gu Yuena, somewhat speechless.

There are similar scenes in the original work.

When Tang Wulin was Heavenly Forging the seven metal alloys, he entered a peculiar state, and the God-Rank Metal he forged became full of spirituality, possessing intelligence comparable to that of a human. Not only could it fight, but it also possessed all of Tang Wulin's combat abilities, and even used the Dragon Emperor Forbidden Law, which Tang Wulin created himself.

Of course, just like the little metal figure in front of us, these metal beings that have developed sentience did not actually learn all of the creator's abilities from birth. Rather, they have established a special connection with the creator and can use the creator's power.

This connection can even allow the metal and its creator to share the damage.

It can be said that this type of metal, possessing advanced intelligence, is fundamentally different from ordinary God-Rank Metal.

Even without inscribing Soul Guidance Array, they can be directly transformed into Four-Word Battle Armor, with power even stronger than ordinary Four-Word Battle Armor, and can already be called Divine Tool!

Or rather, the moment this metal is successfully forged, it is a divine Divine Tool from birth.

In the original novel, Tang Wulin was also in a special state when he first forged metal of this level.

However, Gu Yuena possessed the power of Creation, giving her an advantage in stimulating metallic spirituality and creating Life. Therefore, Huo Yuhao wasn't too surprised to see this scene.

What made him frown was that these metals, which could be described as Divine Tool, were different from ordinary Heaven Forging Metal.

They possess intelligence, recognize their master, and share attributes very similar to the creator. In a sense, they can even be considered as the creator's alter ego, and have a very deep connection with the creator.

It can be said that, apart from the creators, it is virtually impossible for anyone else to use these Divine Tool or unleash their power.

In the original novel, after Tang Wulin forged this metal, he immediately abandoned his plan to give it to others, regarding it as a restriction imposed by heaven and earth on Divine Tool.

This shows that they are indeed difficult for others to use.

Under Huo Yuhao's watchful gaze, the metal figure gradually overcame its tribulation, while Gu Yuena continued to mobilize the Heart of the Dragon God, constantly infusing the metal with various Power of Heaven and Earth, including the Seven Elements, as well as Destruction and Creation energies.

Under the influence of these nine energies, the metal began to emit a nine-colored light.

As the final bolt of Tribulation Lightning struck, the Seven Colors thunderclouds gradually dissipated. In the sky, only a piece of metal remained suspended—no, it was no longer an ordinary metal block, but the forearm armor of Battle Armor.

It floated quietly in mid-air, its nine-colored radiance flowing slowly within it, as if Life was breathing within it.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena stopped, gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, and raised her hand. The metal floated directly in front of Gu Yuena, landing on her arm and transforming into part of her Four-Word Battle Armor.

Seeing that everything was over, Huo Yuhao went to Gu Yuena's side, looked at the Battle Armor piece, and said, "It seems there are quite a few problems."

Gu Yuena nodded. "Yes, there are three problems: spiritual recognition, attributes, and the connection between us. These issues will make it difficult for others to forge Battle Armor using this metal."

The spiritual recognition of the master goes without saying; apart from her as the creator, it is very difficult for others to gain the metal's approval.

This is similar to the Golden Dragon Spear, which chooses its master; without the bloodline of Golden Dragon, it's very difficult to use it. However, the conditions for this metal, which has been transformed into a divine Divine Tool, to recognize its master are even more extreme.

Even if a spirit is forced to recognize its master, it cannot unleash its true power if their attributes are incompatible.

As for the third point, her connection with the metal is so deep that it's practically an alternate version of her, no less powerful than her connection with the Silver Dragon Spear. Without the ability to sever this connection and re-establish one, ownership of the metal will ultimately belong to her.

Just like the Heart of the Dragon God, Gu Yuena can indeed use it now, but if the Dragon God were to revive, he could return this Super Divine Tool artifact to its Dragon God with a single thought.

The connection is there; if she cannot completely erase the connection between the Heart of the Dragon God and the Dragon God, then the Heart of the Dragon God cannot be said to truly belong to her.

This metal also has similar properties.

If this connection cannot be severed, then this metal obviously cannot truly become the power of others, and it is even difficult to evolve as the master's strength increases, like other Battle Armor.

Besides these three points, there was one more thing Gu Yuena hadn't said aloud, but both she and Huo Yuhao knew it: this metal was similar to Gu Yuena's alternate form, so she would never give it to a third person other than Huo Yuhao.

"However, these three questions are not a problem for you, Yuhao."

Gu Yuena changed the subject and smiled, "You can use this metal just the same. Putting everything else aside, there's absolutely no need to worry about the binding process."

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand and summoned the piece of Battle Armor that had just emerged from the Tribulation Lightning, which detached from her arm and floated between the two of them.

The nine-colored light flickered slightly, transforming into a small metallic figure similar to Gu Yuena. She tilted her head to look at Gu Yuena, then turned to Huo Yuhao, as if trying to identify something.

Gu Yuena didn't reach out to take it, but simply said softly, "Go."

The metal figure hesitated for a moment, then slowly floated toward Huo Yuhao and landed on his outstretched palm. A tender thought then entered Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea, its voice somewhat similar to Gu Yuena's.

"You have her scent on you—and the power within you feels so good—"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao understood.

He and Gu Yuena had a contractual relationship, and they both carried each other's aura. This Divine Tool could obviously sense this, and since the power of the Chaos Dharma Body was compatible with everything, it did not reject him.

"As for the attributes," Gu Yuena continued, "I forged it with the aim of becoming Dragon God. The nine metals chosen for the Godly Alloy basically correspond to the attributes of the Dragon God. Even for the Creation and Destruction attributes that weren't present, I used the Heart of the Dragon God to mobilize the corresponding power and incorporated them. There will be absolutely no incompatibility between you and it in terms of attributes."

"And its connection with me won't be a problem for you either." She paused, her tone becoming more relaxed. "With your Chaos Dharma Body nurturing it for a period of time, and with the design and inscription of Soul Guidance Array, it will be enough to sever its connection with me and establish a connection with you—after all, it's not Super Divine Tool."

It's just an ordinary Divine Tool, not something at the level of the Heart of the Dragon God, so it would be quite easy for Huo Yuhao to establish a connection with it.

But the little metal figure uttered a questioning voice, "I am Divine Tool! Those amplification methods of the mortal realm are meaningless to me, and inscribing Soul Guidance Array —it has absolutely no value to me."

What it said was not an exaggeration. Just as the Invincible Golden Body is only useful for those below the God Rank, ordinary Soul Guidance Array do not have an amplifying effect on it, which has already reached the level of Divine Tool.

In the original work, one of the key reasons why metals of this level are difficult for others to manufacture into Four-Word Battle Armor is this: ordinary Soul Guidance Array have lost their meaning for them.

Therefore, during the creation of the Battle Armor, the Mecha Designer and Mecha Manufacturer who should have been involved were almost completely rendered useless. Tang Wulin, as Divine Craftsman, forged the metal into Divine Tool, which was equivalent to him doing all the work by himself.

It would be difficult for others to establish a deep connection with that piece of metal.

only----

"Yuhao's Soul Guidance Array is no ordinary one."

Upon hearing the metal figure's question, Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao exchanged a smile.

Then, Huo Yuhao had a thought and immediately showed off his skills. His Divine Sense, like Formless carving knife, precisely landed on the metal figure. Wherever his Divine Sense passed, fine lines appeared on the metal surface, forming a simple Soul Guidance Array.

The metal figure trembled slightly, instinctively wanting to resist, but it quickly realized that the Soul Guidance Array did indeed have the effect of amplifying it, so it stopped resisting.

"It really works. I was overthinking it." After saying this, the metal figure stopped talking, transformed into a piece of Battle Armor, attached itself to Huo Yuhao, and finally disappeared into his body.

Its creator made it Huo Yuhao's power, and it didn't resist it. Now that Huo Yuhao's abilities have been verified, and there are no issues with attributes or connections, there's no need to say anything more.

It's not the talkative type.

From this moment on, it became Huo Yuhao's power.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena was completely relieved. Then, as if remembering something, she reminded her, "Each piece of Heaven Forging Metal possesses a unique spirituality. To avoid conflicts between the spiritualities of different Battle Armor components, I will temporarily suppress the spirituality of the metals I forge for you later. After they become a complete set of Four-Word Battle Armor, the spirituality of the Battle Armor you are wearing will take precedence, integrating the Divine Tool's spirituality to transform it into Divine Tool spirit."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao thought of how the voice and changing appearance of the Divine Tool's "spirit" were the same as Gu Yuena's, and felt a little strange, but he didn't dwell on it too much. He turned his gaze towards Gu Yuena.

"If you don't use your own power, minimize your own traces, and even forge it entirely with the Power of Heaven and Earth to prevent it from drawing closer to you, theoretically, it's actually possible to forge Heavenly Forging Godly Alloy for others to use, right?"

Whether it's spiritual identification, attributes, or the connection between the metal and Gu Yuena, the essence is that Gu Yuena's power had a huge influence on the metal during the forging process.

If the influence can be reduced, or even if the metal is forged entirely with the Power of Heaven and Earth, then the resulting metal will naturally not gravitate towards Gu Yuena.

"Theoretically, yes."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly, "But it's only theoretical right now. I can't do that yet. And even if I could, given the immense quality of the Godly Alloy, after Heavenly Forging, it would inevitably turn into a natural Divine Tool."

"Even though it's a powerful Divine Tool, completely unrelated to oneself, it's still very difficult for others to gain its approval and unleash its full power."

The Godly Alloy has an incredibly deep foundation. With the fusion of nine complementary Metal Origin and the attainment of the Heavenly Forging level, it is bound to reach the level of Divine Tool.

Once Divine Tool truly reaches that level, even someone as powerful as Di Tian would find it difficult to subdue it through Divine Tool force, since attacks on Divine Tool are ineffective at breaking its defenses.

Gu Yuena's newly forged Godly Alloy, in its later stages, did not require her to use her power; instead, she directly began to withstand the God Rank Tribulation Lightning.

Without the strength of True God or higher, brute force is clearly not an option.

However, this aspect is not too bad. After all, this level of metal is originally intended for future God Rank powerhouses. At worst, they can become gods first, so it's not a big problem.

And if all else fails, we can try a softer approach, since we have Gu Yuena, the creator, to rely on.

The key question is whether the new owner can unleash its full potential after it gains recognition.

After all, not everyone is Huo Yuhao, who can continue to inscribe Soul Guidance Array and establish connections on metal that is already Divine Tool artifact, and who has a highly compatible Chaos Dharma Body to Divine Tool.

Even if Gu Yuena deliberately made its attributes align with those of its new master when Divine Tool was forged, the new master might not be able to unleash its full potential, let alone nurture it like Battle Armor.

After all, there are far too many cases in this world where inheriting a divine Divine Tool forged by someone else makes it difficult to unleash its Divine Tool power.

You agree, right, Your Excellency the New Asura God?

Tang San: Are you insulting me again?

"Therefore, the best way is to let others actively participate in the creation process of this Divine Tool. That way, they can gain the Divine Tool's approval and unleash Divine Tool full power," Gu Yuena concluded.

"I do have a clever trick for this."

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment and said, "You said before that you could suppress the spirituality of Divine Tool. So, during the forging process, make its spirituality reach a critical point, preventing it from awakening. Then, its new owner can infuse it with power, nurture it, and help it awaken its intelligence."

Gu Yuena was taken aback. "You mean, the Heavenly Forging is only half complete?"

"That's right."

Gu Yuena thought about it carefully for a moment, and the more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Heavenly Forging awakens the spirituality of metals, a crucial process that transforms them from ordinary to divine, allowing them to become Life entities.

However, if the birth of spirituality is blocked, the process is not perfect. And it is this imperfection that allows others to participate in the forging of the Divine Tool.

Strictly speaking, this is exploiting a bug, but it is indeed feasible.

However, this also has its drawbacks. If this step is not completed at the Heavenly Forging level, the difficulty will increase, requiring energy comparable to that of God Rank to truly give birth to the spirit of the Divine Tool.

However, this level of Battle Armor is meant for future God Rank powerhouses. If one cannot achieve that, there is no need to use this level of Battle Armor.

"Then I'll research that further."

Gu Yuena nodded, then smiled and said, "But our business is more important right now. Yuhao, I'm entrusting my Four-Word Battle Armor to you as well."

"Okay, leave the design and manufacturing to me."

Huo Yuhao smiled and then planned to leave with Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena grabbed his sleeve, her purple eyes sparkling, seemingly with a smile.

"Yuhao, I'm planning to name my Titled Douluo Haoyue. What do you think?"

"Haoyue?" Huo Yuhao was taken aback, his expression somewhat strange.

This combination of names reminded him of Hao Dong's Three Absolutes, and also of—another Haoyue.

Not only him, Lord of Eternity also thought of another Haoyue and fell into deep thought.

The previous owner of the Throne of Seal, Long Haochen, was related to Electrolux.

Huo Yuhao, the current owner of the Throne of Seal, is also related to Electrolux.

Long Haochen signed Equal Contract with a reincarnated powerhouse of God King or higher, and named that powerhouse Haoyue.

Huo Yuhao also signed Equal Contract with a powerful being of God King rank or higher, and her Titled Douluo will soon change to Haoyue.

Is this fate?

But actually, it doesn't have to be so similar----

"I'm glad you like it." Looking into Gu Yuena's eyes, Huo Yuhao didn't say anything.

To be fair, the Titled Douluo and Battle Armor names in the Douluo Continent sometimes express emotions quite directly.

For example, the Battle Armor of the Holy Spirit Douluo in the original novel - Holy Longing for Yun Ming - is too straightforward.

But this directness also allows you to sense the other person's feelings.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena's eyes sparkled, and she moved a little closer to Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, what do you plan to name your Four-Word Battle Armor?"

First, they mentioned the Titled Douluo that included my name, and now they're asking me this question—are they trying to get me to choose a name that fits the local customs and the Douluo Continent style?

Huo Yuhao frowned in thought, feeling the gaze of his Spiritual Sea shift towards him, which made him somewhat flustered.

This won't be easy to get.

(I welcome suggestions for the names of Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao's Battle Armor. Otherwise, I might skip this part or just go with my suggestions. I'm terrible at naming things.)