The Prototype Battle Armor
"You're back? You actually decided to come back..."
Body Sect.
Inside the hall, Zhang Lexuan crossed her long legs. On the table was a thick stack of documents and letters. She pushed up her glasses and looked at Lu Cheng with a somewhat dangerous gaze. Ever since this guy went to the Sun Moon Empire to participate in the competition, everyone else had returned, but he alone had inexplicably returned to the Evil Demon Forest.
This caused her particular worry.
His tone was full of resentment.
"Ahem, I have some things to take care of..." Lu Cheng gave an awkward laugh.
No one knew about Ye Guyi's situation yet, so no one said anything, and Zhang Lexuan also refrained from asking further questions out of courtesy.
"So how long will our hands-off manager stay this time? A day, or half a month?" Zhang Lexuan snorted and flipped through the letters without much hope. With the re-emergence of the Body Sect, many things within the sect were no longer as closed off as they used to be, but were extremely trivial and complicated. With Lu Cheng not around, she took over the responsibility and was in charge of all matters.
Especially now, with the ongoing conflict on the mainland, he's even busier than before.
"I'll probably be staying here for quite a while..." Lu Cheng pondered.
When he comes back this time, he'll at least use up his third chance to simulate something before going out and having fun again.
"Oh, right, regarding the sea creature Soul Beast, we'll send disciples from the Body Sect to trade there..." Lu Cheng explained, as if remembering something.
"Sea creatures? Mermaids?" A look of surprise flashed in Zhang Lexuan's eyes. "You even went to the depths of the ocean on this trip?"
"Not bad, we also wiped out a branch of the Holy Spirit Cult, and two Titled Douluo Evil Soul Master." Lu Cheng nodded slightly, aligning his "granularity" with Zhang Lexuan. They were very familiar with the Holy Spirit Cult's information. Although the cult had not yet participated in the battle, they were still supporting them from Sun Moon sidelines, so it was also important to grasp their current information.
This is crucial to the outcome of the current battle.
"We obtained some rare metals and abundant resources from the seabed. Oh, right... I remember those things are useful for people's Spiritual Power," Lu Cheng said thoughtfully.
"Now that you're back, go see Researcher Xuan. He repeatedly told me to make sure you go see him." Though somewhat reluctant, Zhang Lexuan waved her hand defiantly, signaling Lu Cheng to get lost.
"..." Lu Cheng smiled and gently kissed the beauty's fair forehead.
"What are you doing!" Zhang Lexuan said one thing but meant another, glaring at Lu Cheng with her beautiful eyes, but her pretty face showed a hint of enjoyment.
"Alright, I won't bother you anymore." Lu Cheng waved his hand and disappeared from the room in a flash.
On the other side.
Soul Guidance Laboratory.
Compared to when Lu Cheng left, it has undergone tremendous changes. It is still an underground laboratory, but it is as solid as an underground castle.
Although the Illustrious Virtue Hall laboratory in Mingdu was completely ransacked by members of the Body Sect using a burrowing Soul Tool, this doesn't mean the underground laboratory wasn't safe; it was purely due to a leaked map...
Otherwise, it would probably take Lu Cheng quite some time to break into the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
After facial recognition authentication, I passed through several metal corridors and several security checks before finally arriving at one of the innermost laboratories.
The laboratory is managed by Xuan Ziwen, who is currently only in charge of one project: the mental Control System for Battle Armor. Under his command, there are also many newly promoted spirit -Body Sect Soul Engineer from the Body Sect, but obviously, most of them are just assistants. It is impossible to expect them to conduct any breakthrough experiments since they have only recently come into contact with Soul Tool.
The main burden still falls on Xuan Ziwen.
"Xiao Cheng, you're finally back!" Xuan Ziwen took a deep breath, his face haggard, his dark circles like a panda's, but his eyes held an undisguised joy.
"I did it! I finally did it!"
"Spiritual Manipulation System?" A look of surprise flashed in Lu Cheng's eyes. If he remembered correctly, the time when Teacher Xuan designed the Spiritual Operating System in the original work should have been delayed by one or two years.
"With your strong support, the unlimited supply of rare metals, and part of your research at the Illustrious Virtue Hall back then... in short, it was indeed a success." Xuan Ziwen revealed a bright smile and pointed inside.
Lu Cheng looked in the direction he was pointing, and in the huge glass display case, an ice crystal armor stood out. It did not look bulky at all, but rather quite light, protecting the lower abdomen, chest, waist, ribs, and thighs.
"Once you put it on, it will automatically connect to your Martial Soul, inject a certain amount of Soul Power, and then unleash an even more terrifying power. This is my understanding of Battle Armor," Xuan Ziwen said with a smile.
"Not bad..." Lu Cheng gently stroked the nascent Battle Armor, a burning desire flashing in his eyes.
Battle Armor is worn by Martial Soul.
For him, the Ice Extreme War God Armor was enough to allow him to unleash four or five times the power of his usual strength. With just the Snow Empress Martial Soul, plus the ultimate skill Emperor Sword, and with the help of the power of this Battle Armor, he was confident that with his current Level 89 Soul Douluo combat power, he could go head-to-head with the Level 98 Xuan Zi.
Only one Martial Soul is needed!!!
What about the others?
Other powerful members of the Body Sect, coupled with the Body Sect's unique Second Martial Soul Awakening, would probably be able to fight across two major realms!
Even an ordinary Soul Saint, once equipped with Battle Armor, would be confident in his ability to contend with Titled Douluo powerhouse.
The next step is mass production.
After all, the war on the mainland is currently raging, and the Body Sect cannot remain unaffected; therefore, it is only a matter of time before they join the war.
A smile appeared on Lu Cheng's lips. The technology of the Spiritual Operating System was already mature. The only thing needed was rare metal, and not just any rare metal, but a top-grade material metal that had been naturally tempered and possessed "Life".
As for waste?
Don't be afraid.
The price of metals today is far from what it will be ten thousand years from now, because many people know that metals are precious, but they cannot afford them, nor can they unleash their true power.
Therefore, the premium for top-grade metals is still far from being realized.
"Young Sect Master!"
Lang Ya also rushed over upon hearing the news, smiling and clasping his hands in greeting.
"How's the rare metal I asked you to collect coming along?" Lu Cheng nodded slightly.
"The main source of these rare metals was the national treasuries of the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire Soul Bone, and the Dou Ling Empire Soul Tool. These metals included Fire Spirit Crystal and Meteorite Stone..."
"Especially the Meteorite Stone and the Water Milk Crystal, each weighing several tons."
"The former can amplify Soul Master's strength, while the latter can amplify Soul Master's Spiritual Power. It cost about 70 million Gold Soul Coin, along with dozens of ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, to get those items back from those guys."
Seeing that Lang Ya looked somewhat resentful when he mentioned the price for acquiring these metals, clearly feeling it was too high, Lu Cheng smiled.
If you store this thing for ten thousand years, it will be worth dozens of times more.
Nowadays... it's incredibly cheap.
Moreover, the main buyers of metals that amplify strength and Mental Attribute are the many powerful members of the Body Sect, who almost all focus on enhancing their own physical strength and Spiritual Power.
It doesn't have many elemental attributes, such as fire, ice, or wood, and is extremely rare.