The Time Before the War
After exchanging pleasantries with Gu Yuena and the others, Xu Xingyu learned that while he was refining his bones, half a year had passed in the outside world, and there were still two years before the Holy Spirit Empire officially began its war.
This breakthrough to the God Level gave Xu Xingyu new insights into the laws, so he didn't rest for long before starting to work, applying his understanding of the laws to his Battle Armor, which he rarely used.
Because of his breakthrough to the God Level, Xu Xingyu finally completed the Heavenly Forging technique that he had been unable to finish before, and he became Divine Craftsman of the Douluo Plane.
However, Xu Xingyu was not satisfied with the forging ability of the Divine Craftsman. He knew that the so-called Four-Word Battle Armor might be very strong, especially the Battle Armor made with the Heavenly Tribulation Metal he forged (Xu Xingyu named the Heavenly Forged Metal he produced), which could already be compared with Divine Artifact.
Ultimately, the Four-Word Battle Armor can only be classified as Quasi-Divine Artifact, an armament used only by Demigod- level powerhouses. Such an armament is already somewhat out of step with Xu Xingyu's current cultivation level.
So after practicing for several months, he sought to break through the limitations of Heavenly Forging and move towards a higher level of forging. To this end, he even specially forged a meteorite in the outer circle of Douluo Star while wearing the Dragon God Avatar Bone Armor.
Because it belongs to outer space, there are no plane restrictions, and Xu Xingyu, wearing God Armor, will be regarded as someone with the God Position of First-Level God, so there will be no problem for her to move around in the universe.
After a period of effort, he broke through the limitations of Heavenly Forging and reached the next realm. Because it was too troublesome, he directly called this forging "Divine Forging," a metal that only God Level powerhouses could forge.
Using this technology, Xu Xingyu directly upgraded his Battle Armor, which had only recently become Four-Word Battle Armor, to Seven-Word Battle Armor, naming it Vermilion Heaven Star Sea Emperor Hazy Moon. He didn't plan to change the name afterward, as it was already quite a mouthful.
After that, he returned to Douluo Star and passed on the Heavenly Forging technique to Wang Dong'er, who was about to reach the Titled Douluo Cultivation level, making her the second Divine Craftsman of Douluo Star.
Under normal circumstances, the Douluo Plane will only allow the existence of one Divine Craftsman. This is mainly due to the energy consumption of the plane, as the amount of Heavenly Yuan and earthly energy consumed in each Heavenly Forging is extremely large.
If there are too many Divine Craftsman, then the frequency of Heavenly Forging will also increase, and the energy of the plane will show signs of excessive consumption.
However, since Douluo is currently facing a crisis like the Abyss, in order to strengthen the overall strength of all living beings, the Douluo Star Lord has lifted this restriction.
Of course, the so-called removal of restrictions simply means that the Divine Craftsman can change from one to two.
It allowed Wang Dong'er to achieve the status of Divine Craftsman because of Xu Xingyu. After all, Xu Xingyu had helped the Douluo Star Lord a lot, and it believed that Xu Xingyu would not treat it like Tang San did, and it also believed that Xu Xingyu would do a good job of supervision.
At most, he asked Xu Xingyu to give him a larger share of the Abyss Energy. There was no other way; the early emergence of the Battle Armor and Mecha had accelerated the consumption of dimensional energy, so praying for more energy was only reasonable.
Xu Xingyu agreed to the request and expressed her understanding.
With the support of two Divine Craftsman, the Spirit Contract Pagoda accelerated the production of mechs and realized its idea of mass-producing Battle Armor.
Admittedly, these mass-produced Battle Armor are at most only of the quality of Two-Word Battle Armor, and their enhancement is not as good as that of custom-made ones, but there is not much time to worry about this aspect right now.
As for the three- or Four-Word Battle Armor, the two of them wanted to customize it, but Xu Xingyu and Wang Dong'er still hadn't figured out how to bypass the restriction that they had to participate in the Battle Armor Battle Armor at this stage.
Those Soul Engineer are alright; with some instruction, design, and manufacturing, it's just a matter of time. The problem is that there are really not many high-level Soul Engineer in the Douluo Three Kingdoms region.
The current Battle Armor Master (excluding those using mass-produced equipment) are either from the Spirit Contract Pagoda or are people from the Sun Moon Empire adopted by the Spirit Contract Pagoda. There are not many people who originally belonged to the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Indeed, the Spirit Contract Pagoda has used a method where having someone contribute their life essence during forging can increase the affinity between that person and the metal of the Battle Armor.
However, this means that the blacksmith cannot let his blood or vital energy flow into the metal, otherwise it will mask the contributor's aura. But when it comes to Soul Forging and Heavenly Forged Metal will inevitably be tainted by the blacksmith's power during the forging process.
Therefore, this method is only applicable to situations below Spirit Forging, which means that Two-Word Battle Armor is the limit of not intervening in the Battle Armor creation process.
This means that at present, only individuals like Wang Dong'er, whose strength has reached the level of Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo Master, possess Four-Word Battle Armor.
After all, they had all studied one of the four major professions of Battle Armor under Xu Xingyu's tutelage, so they all participated in the process of making their Battle Armor.
Gu Yuena's armor is what's known as the Six-Word Battle Armor. Since she already possesses the strength of Second-Level God, four-word armor doesn't provide much of a boost, while six-word armor is just right.
There aren't many wielders of the Three-Word Battle Armor; there are only about a dozen.
Fortunately, the mechs don't have the same problem with Battle Armor.
Mechs are weapons of war that can be used even without participating in their manufacture, once you are familiar with their operation.
With the existence of mechs, the strength of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms army was greatly enhanced, and they were ready to prepare for the war to come at any time.
Originally, the high-ranking officials of the Three Kingdoms in Douluo Continent were heartbroken about the expenses required for the mecha, but after witnessing the power and convenience of the mecha, they all suddenly found it appealing.
Of course, there were still some people with outdated thinking who refused to accept Soul Tool (such as a certain person surnamed Yan). Xu Xingyu had no interest in arguing with them, so she simply let them experience the power of mechs and Battle Armor firsthand, letting them know how backward their thinking was.
It is said that although no one died that day, many people's pride was trampled underfoot, and some even wanted to commit suicide because their beliefs were shattered, but they were not even allowed to die. Those who wanted to die were scolded.
The gist of it is: You want to die over such a trivial matter? You still have a duty to travel! So you don't deserve to die! If you're going to die, die in the war against the Holy Spirit Empire, then I'll respect you as real men!
After that, no one questioned Xu Xingyu's decision; they all obediently followed the words of Xu Xingyu, the leader of the alliance.
Many people thought that Xu Xingyu was only highly skilled in cultivation, but it turns out that she is also quite capable in management and politics, which led to the suppression of many people who wanted to scheme against each other.
In the days that followed, Xu Xingyu was busy preparing for the war, cultivating, and accompanying Gu Yuena to nurture her unborn child (the time for a dragon to nurture its fetus is very long; although it doesn't need to wait ten thousand years like in the original story, it still takes at least a hundred years), and then there was their nightly dual cultivation.
Xu Xingyu really doesn't allow herself a moment's rest (laughs).
This situation was supposed to continue for some time, but no one expected that the Holy Spirit Empire would launch a war a year ahead of schedule, catching everyone off guard.