The Test Is Complete, I'm Too Strong

A huge, crimson bird appeared before the crowd, shining like the sun upon all things in the world.

This is Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul Avatar, the Vermilion Bird Avatar.

However, unlike a normal Martial Soul Avatar, this Vermilion Bird Avatar was actually wearing armor!

It's important to understand that the Martial Soul Avatar is actually a person transforming into a Martial Soul body composed of energy, which is a phenomenon of fully releasing the Martial Soul.

If it's Tool Martial Soul, then it summons an enlarged version of the Martial Soul and uses its own soul energy as a catalyst to make itself the weapon spirit, thereby unleashing the full power of the weapon spirit.

Of course, some Tool Martial Soul are special. In addition to the traditional weapon Martial Soul Avatar, they can also release a special beast Martial Soul Avatar by taking advantage of the special beast bloodline power contained in the Tool Martial Soul.

However, Ma Xiaotao's phenomenon is clearly different; it is more like a product of the combination of Beast Martial Soul and Tool Martial Soul.

The only one present who wasn't surprised was Xu Xingyu, because he knew very well that the scene before him was actually the product of the fusion of Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul Avatar and his own Battle Armor.

In this state, Ma Xiaotao can unleash 200% of her power, and considering that this is Million-Year Soul Ring obtained with the power of the Vermilion Bird, the amplification will only be greater.

Even so, Xu Xingyu did not show any panic. Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he transformed into a nine-colored divine dragon clad in armor.

He actually released his own Martial Soul Avatar just like Ma Xiaotao! You have to know that when Xu Xingyu ascended to the throne, he was close to becoming Soul Saint, and he didn't even have his Seventh Soul Ring yet. Theoretically, he shouldn't be able to use the Martial Soul Avatar, Soul Skill exclusive to the seventh ring!

However, in reality, the so-called Martial Soul Avatar can theoretically be released without Seventh Soul Ring. As long as one provides Soul Power surpassing that of a Fantasy Soul Saint, that person can release the Martial Soul Avatar.

One example is the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill that Tang San used with the Shrek Seven Monsters in the Soul Master Tournament ten thousand years ago. Back then, Tang San released the Tool Soul Avatar the Clear Sky Hammer's weapon spirit with the Soul Power given to him by the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Therefore, Xu Xingyu's current act of releasing her Martial Soul Avatar is merely an imitation of what Tang San did back then, relying on the enhancement that the Battle Armor provides to her personally.

If there's anything different about the Martial Soul Avatar used in this method, it's that it consumes more Soul Power and is less stable. Therefore, the Martial Soul Avatar released by this method can also be considered a Pseudo Martial Soul Avatar.

However, whether it's a real or fake Martial Soul Avatar, what's in the present is enough for Xu Xingyu.

Xu Xingyu had transformed into a nine-colored divine dragon, instantly drained all the fire elements around Ma Xiaotao. Before Ma Xiaotao could react, countless chains made of Ultimate Ice bound her under Ma Xiaotao 'Xu Xingyu control.

Seeing this Ma Xiaotiao tried to break free from the ice chains by consuming a large amount of Soul Power. However, with all the surrounding fire elements drained, Ma Xiaotao, without any replenishment, quickly lost her ability to maintain her Martial Soul Avatar.

Therefore, after a period of time, the Martial Soul Avatar of the Vermilion Bird's martial soul dissipated due to the exhaustion of its Soul Power.

Thus, the great battle between the Dragon God and the Vermilion Bird came to an end, with the ultimate victor being Xu Xingyu, the holder of the Dragon God Martial Soul.

Although Ma Xiaotao lost this battle somewhat frustratingly, Ma Xiaotao was extremely satisfied with the enhancement her Battle Armor provided. Originally, her strengths were not in close combat but in ranged attacks that relied on the unique energy supply and explosive nature of the fire element.

However, after donning the Battle Armor, Ma Xiaotao's close combat ability also increased significantly. Originally, she learned more advanced techniques to prevent being broken through by her opponents and having to engage in close combat.

Therefore, she tends to focus more on emergency measures, but after putting on the Battle Armor, she doesn't find close combat as difficult as before, and even begins to feel a sense of exhilaration in close combat.

Xu Xingyu was somewhat dissatisfied with his Battle Armor during this battle, because he found that his Battle Armor provided limited boosts to his attributes other than Soul Power when fighting Ma Xiaotao.

Xu Xingyu had actually anticipated this, since her Spiritual Power and physical body had already reached the God Level- level, even if it was only the lowest God Level of God Officer. Therefore, she wasn't too surprised that the Battle Armor didn't provide any boost to anything other than Soul Power.

To Xu Xingyu's dismay, cracks began to appear on the Battle Armor as the fight progressed. Of course, these cracks were not caused by Ma Xiaotao. After all, although both of their Battle Armor were of the second rank, in terms of quality and hardness, Xu Xingyu's Hazy Moon Battle Armor was superior to Ma Xiaotao's Radiant Sparrow.

Therefore, this phenomenon can only be caused by Xu Xingyu himself. It is because Xu Xingyu's physical body is too strong that his Battle Armor itself cannot withstand the backlash brought about by Xu Xingyu's power.

And this is with Xu Xingyu staying behind. If Xu Xingyu uses her full strength, his Battle Armor will probably be shattered into pieces the moment she throws a punch.

Of course, this was within Xu Xingyu's expectations. In his estimation, unless his Battle Armor had at least the strength of Four-Word Battle Armor, it would be impossible for it to withstand his current strength.

Can I just say that I, Xu Xingyu, am a bit too strong? My character setting feels like something out of a fanfiction written by a completely incompetent novelist.

So why is Xu Xingyu so anxious to complete her crafting? This is mainly because Xu Xingyu is currently facing a bottleneck in her crafting abilities.

Unlike Tang Wulin, who had experienced mentors to guide him, he could only rely on his past memories of the Douluo Continent to find his way to Spirit Forging Soul Forging, Heavenly Forging, and Divine Forging.

This led Xu Xingyu to be completely lost in the essence of Soul Forging. Fortunately, Xu Xingyu remembered that many people in the original work obtained Four-Word Battle Armor without the help of Divine Craftsman.

Their approach was to use their own Soul Power to nurture their father's Battle Armor for a long time, allowing the metal on their bodies to undergo a qualitative change from Soul Forging to Heavenly Forging.

While this method is certainly not as effective as directly forging Heavenly Forged Metal, it is still a way to strengthen Battle Armor.

Since Soul Power can be used to nurture the Battle Armor, allowing it to evolve from Soul Forging to Heavenly Forging, it is only natural that Soul Power can also be used to nurture it to evolve it from Spirit Forging to Soul Forging.

Xu Xingyu wanted to observe the process of transforming from Spirit Forging to Soul Forging so that he could master the techniques of Soul Forging and successfully produce Soul-Forged Metal in the future.

As for Heavenly Forged Metal, he might also adopt this approach to learn, since he has no mentor and can only rely on his own understanding to figure it out.

However, the Divine Forging is different. Xu Xingyu will likely have to rely on his own comprehension to succeed, since it is related to Xu Xingyu's own understanding of the laws.