Half a year, Two-Word Battle Armor!
Before you know it, more than half a year has passed.
The Holy Spirit Cult retreated into the shadows, making few further moves and disappearing without a trace.
The grand Holy-Cleansing Spirit-Exorcising Operation has thus transitioned from its initial massive scale to a more routine and stable phase of investigation.
For ordinary people, this was nothing more than a swift and decisive crackdown by the authorities against evil forces, something to be discussed over tea and forgotten.
But for politicians at the Federation level, the conclusion of this operation means a massive division of interests and a reshuffling of power.
The first step was to reward those who had contributed. High-ranking officials from various military regions and organizations in charge of the operation received generous rewards for their outstanding achievements in intercepting the enemy's plans.
Although Qiangu Zhangting also gained some credit, amidst all the good news, he still failed to achieve the overwhelming personal prestige that Qiangu Dongfeng had hoped for.
However, in this distribution of benefits, the most eye-catching party was neither the military nor the Spirit Pagoda, but Zi JI of the Ferocious Beast Clan!
Thanks to her crucial performance in the cleanup operation, coupled with the compromises and efforts of various factions, Zi JI secured a formal seat in the Federal Parliament!
Two spots in the Star Dou Great Forest!
Following this, the Federal Parliament went a step further and officially designated the Sunset Forest Heaven Dou City as the second habitat of the Ferocious Beast!
Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch. While gaining a legitimate habitat, the Ferocious Beast must also shoulder the heavy responsibility of monitoring the unusual activity of the poisonous fog in the core of Sunset Forest.
Only the Tang Sect had some objections to this decision, but they didn't express them strongly and ultimately complied.
Furthermore, Zi JI was granted the privilege of legally appearing in public in Heaven Dou City.
This is undoubtedly a further probe by the Federation's higher-ups. They are using this method to cautiously and step by step try to truly integrate the powerful Soul Beast race into human society!
However, these political maneuverings have little to do with the current Lu Guan.
For the past six months, he has devoted almost all his energy to the underground forging workshop and the preparation of the Battle Armor.
After gathering more than a hundred pieces of tri-metal Spirit Forging Alloy with a fusion rate of over 90%, he immediately asked his senior uncle Zhen Hua to find a top-tier level seven Battle Armor maker to work with Luo Tianming's design blueprints to create a fully enclosed forge.
Today marks the day when his Two-Word Battle Armor, into which he has poured countless efforts, will be fully completed!
Heaven Dou City, the headquarters of the Body Sect.
Inside the spacious backyard training ground, the sunlight was slightly intense, and the soundproof Soul Guidance Array around the perimeter were all activated.
Lu Guan stood in the center of the arena, his eyes fixed intently on the giant metal box floating in front of him.
Beside him, the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua stood with his arms behind his back, a smile on his face.
On the other side were Luo Tianming, who had huge dark circles under his eyes, and an elderly man in gray overalls who looked somewhat excited.
The old man's Lin Zheng. He was an eighth-level manufacturing master specially invited by Zhen Hua and one of the elders of the Blacksmith Association.
"Xiao Guan, all the Core Array have been inscribed."
"The core of the chest armor is made from Divine Base Metal with a fusion rate of over 95%. This is the first time in my life I've handled materials of this caliber for Two-Word Battle Armor!"
Luo Tianming, standing beside him, also adjusted the soul-guided lenses on his nose, his tone revealing a sense of relief. "To adapt to the power generation structure of your six arms, I scrapped more than a dozen versions of the design, and the Soul Power circuits in the shoulder blades alone were reconstructed eight times."
"Fortunately, the effect is good; the fit of this Battle Armor is absolutely perfect!"
As he listened to their introductions, a glint of shrewdness flashed in Lu Guan's eyes.
Over the past six months, a lot of effort has been spent just on replenishing those high-fusion alloys.
In other words, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is a large and powerful family. Every time Steward Ning delivers goods, although his eyes twitch, he doesn't say a single unnecessary word.
Now, after such a massive, money-devouring investment, the time to reap the rewards has finally come!
"Thank you both for your hard Grandmaster, and thank you to my senior brother for reviewing my work."
Lu Guan clasped his hands in a fist salute to the three of them, then turned his gaze back to the metal box in front of him. "Then I'll give it a try?"
Zhen Hua smiled and waved, leading Luo Tianming and Lin Zheng back a dozen steps to give Lu Guan enough space.
"Go ahead, this is the first time Two-Word Battle Armor has recognized and fused with its master. The commotion won't be small. Let us see just how domineering your Little Monster's physique really is!"
Lu Guan said no more, turned around, faced the row of metal boxes, and slowly closed his eyes.
He took a deep breath, and the Blood Qi in his body surged like boiling water!
The next second, he suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes blazing with bloodlust!
"War Lord Demon Body, activate!"
Boom--!
A violent, dark red Baleful Qi exploded from his body, cracking the bluestone slabs beneath his feet and sending up clouds of dust!
Lu Guan's figure rapidly grew taller amidst the Baleful Qi. His originally somewhat thin physique instantly expanded, his muscles bulging, exuding an explosive sense of power.
Immediately afterwards, the flesh under his ribs began to writhe wildly, four thick arms burst forth from his body, and a vertical line split open on each side of his forehead, revealing two ferocious Demon Eye!
With Four Eyes and Six Hands, its demonic power is overwhelming!
Even though Luo Tianming had seen it once before when measuring the data, he still couldn't help but sigh when he felt this almost tangible, ferocious Blood Qi again.
"This level of Blood Qi... is he really just an eleven-year-old boy?"
Ignoring these words, Lu Guan raised all six arms at the same time, his fingertips pulsating with Soul Power, and directly pointed at the metal box in front of him from a distance!
Snap!
A crisp click of the mechanism snapping open.
In an instant, a dense array of silver-white, dark gold, and jet-black light shot into the sky, weaving together in mid-air to form a dazzling yet oppressive light curtain!
One by one Battle Armor parts with their ferocious shapes and dark red patterns flowing across their surfaces seemed to have caught the scent of Ferocious Beast of the same origin, emitting low hums as they rushed out of the box!
"Armor, come!"
Lu Guan let out a low shout, drawing out his Soul Power without reservation, and issuing the final command in conjunction with the bloodline connection he had already established with those Spirit Forging Alloy!
Buzz--!
The breastplate, hovering at the very front, transformed into a blur, slamming into Lu Guan's chest with a piercing whistling sound!
Clang!
A deafening metallic clang rang out!
The moment this chest armor component, made entirely of Divine Base Metal, touched Lu Guan's skin, the dark red patterns on its surface suddenly lit up, and countless fine strands of Soul Power emerged from its edges, fixing it in place as if it were alive!
Immense pressure!
Lu Guan merely raised an eyebrow slightly, his feet as steady as Mount Tai!
To him, this pressure was nothing more than that!
Following the core of the breastplate are the shoulder armor, arm armor, gauntlets, waist armor, leg armor, and boots...
The remaining ten core components transformed into streams of light, conforming to Lu Guan's body!