The Death of Liu Tiezhu, the Undead Empire Finally Unites

At the center of the battlefield, the two of them chatted as if no one else were around.

They talked with mounting excitement, with fervent enthusiasm, with animated expressions.

". . . Hey, you have no idea. Back when you returned to Mingdu for the competition, when I saw the real Dou Armor pieces on you and Xiao Tong from below the stage, I was so excited I cried."

"I never thought that in my lifetime, I'd really see my own concept become reality! It reignited my passion for researching armor and martial soul amplification all over again."

"Hmm? So the one Xiao Tong wore was called Martial Soul Armor? Oh. Now that you put it that way, its functions did seem somewhat different. It seemed more inclined toward pairing with soul tools, while Dou Armor was better suited to consolidating an individual's personal might."

"Forging? Don't even mention it. After you left, it took me a tremendous effort to finally achieve Thousand Refinement. Then I spent several more years before achieving Spirit Refinement, and that was thanks in no small part to the pair of Forging Hammers you gave me."

"Don't look down on me! I've barely succeeded a few times with the metal above Spirit Refinement too! I made them all into soul tools."

"You know what, seriously, you really shouldn't underestimate it. It's genuinely fierce. Even using only Thousand Refinement and Spirit Refinement materials, making Ninth-Rank Soul Tools becomes far too much easier."

"So the stage above Spirit Refinement is called Soul Forging? I see, I see."

"What? There's an even stronger Heavenly Forging? It can create the legendary divine artifacts? Weapons and equipment used by Deities? It can even easily create Rank Ten Soul Tools? Is that true or not? Don't mess with me!"

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