Chapter 504: Battle Armor (3k)

Zang Xin twitched the corner of his mouth, then said unhappily:

"No more fighting, no more fighting—I admit defeat! I believe your words!"

After saying that, the silver long sword he held turned into specks of starlight and vanished in the air; he stepped back two paces, slightly increasing the distance from Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up as he asked:

"Then can my identity issue be resolved?"

"Hmm."

Zang Xin pinched his own wrist, looking at him somewhat dumbfounded.

"You're this strong, yet you still need the Tang Sect's help with identity issues? Honestly, if you really wanted to cause trouble, no one could stop you."

Tang Wulin shrugged.

"I don't want to cause trouble; I just want to live a peaceful life."

"I see."

Zang Xin sighed.

"Understood. Starting tomorrow, you two will be members of the Douluo Hall. Leave your identity paperwork to us; we should be able to get it done for you by tomorrow morning."

"Thank you."

"There's nothing to thank me for—you're now a member of our Tang Sect. Doing this little thing for our own is only natural."

Zang Xin stretched lazily, then his gaze turned sharp again.

"Then let's discuss the truly important matter."

Saying that, his gaze shifted from Tang Wulin to Huo Yutong.

"Little lady, over these past few days, have you confirmed your identity?"

Since Tang Wulin's words are true, that means Huo Yutong's identity is likely what everyone guessed.

Huo Yutong naturally understood his meaning; after a slight hesitation, she nodded lightly.

"Hmm, I believe I am the Spirit Ice Douluo here."

"As I thought..."

Zang Xin clutched his head, looking pained.

"I never expected the ancestor to come to our era—this really is..."

He had no doubt whatsoever about Huo Yutong's identity.

Compared to Tang Wulin just now blocking his Amorous Sword, what actually shocked him more was Huo Yutong shattering his Battle Armor Domain with a single finger.

As a Spiritual Control System soul master, his attack power is actually rather mediocre; although Tang Wulin easily blocking his attack surprised him, there are indeed people in this world capable of similar feats.

But Huo Yutong breaking his Amorous Since Ancient Times Leaves Only Regret Domain truly exceeded his expectations; he could feel it was a suppression by pure spiritual power—using pure spiritual power to suppress his Battle Armor Domain to this extent, one might not find another like it in the whole world.

Divine Origin Realm spiritual power—that's the only answer he could think of.

Although this girl is two years older than Tang Wulin, she's only twenty-one; even that guy at that age hasn't yet broken through to Honored Douluo.

Just thinking that the person standing before him is likely the legendary figure recorded in Tang Sect annals—the Spirit Ice Douluo who led the Tang Sect to revival—even Zang Xin, the Vice Sect Master of the Tang Sect, felt a surge of emotion for a moment.

But thinking that she differs from the historical records—she's a girl, and moreover has a boyfriend—he felt a wave of disgust, an indescribable weird feeling.

Roughly speaking, it feels like his childhood idol has gone OOC.

He asked: "Then, Lady Huo Yutong, when do you plan to spread your news?"

He had no doubt that once Huo Yutong's news was disseminated, it would surely attract widespread attention across the world.

After all, Huo Yuhao is involved with far too many forces—the Tang Sect, Shilake Academy, the Sun Moon Federation, the Spirit Transmission Tower, and even the Star Net Empire—all have ambiguous connections with her.

If she wants to do it quickly, then the Tang Sect must speed up its actions.

However, unexpectedly, Huo Yutong lightly shook her head.

"No need to rush; I currently have no intention of spreading this matter."

"The vacation hasn't ended yet; now is far from the right time."

"Is that so? Then that's fine."

Zang Xin immediately relaxed his breath.

That way, the Tang Sect has plenty of preparation time.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed Huo Yutong's gaze fixed on his armor, her eyes full of curiosity.

He staggered a moment, then quickly reacted.

Right, people from ten thousand years ago probably never saw Battle Armor.

Moreover, when Tang Wulin crossed time and space, he was only nine years old, staying at a small place like East Sea Academy; not learning about Battle Armor was completely normal.

He smiled and pointed to his own Battle Armor.

"Curious?"

"Hmm."

"This is called Battle Armor."

Zang Xin explained: "According to your era's interpretation... well, it's a kind of very powerful soul tool, but this soul tool's characteristic is fusing armor with a soul master's body and martial soul to achieve a qualitative change."

"Each Battle Armor can be named by its owner, but depending on its grade, there is a limit to how many characters the name can have; therefore, when facing enemies, you can to some extent judge an opponent's strength from their Battle Armor's name."

"Currently, the strongest Battle Armor names are four characters long, called Four-Character Battle Armor; the Battle Armor I wear is one of them." He tried to introduce the basics of Battle Armor in terms Huo Yutong could understand; clearly her eyes grew brighter.

Although Battle Armor is a product of ten thousand years later, as an outstanding soul tool master, Huo Yutong can see many things derived from theories of ten thousand years ago in it.

For example, the fusion with a soul master's body and martial soul is similar to Ye Xi Shui's Death God Tower and Kong Deming's Silver Moon Divine Light Shield; in principle, it's no different from a Personal Soul Tool.

Moreover, the armor's appearance clearly evolved from Humanoid Soul Tools.

If these techniques could be learned and brought back to the past, soul tool technology would leap forward.

Noticing the change in Huo Yutong's eyes, Zang Xin secretly felt pleased and asked: "Do you want to learn about Battle Armor?"

"……"

Huo Yutong nodded heavily.

"That's good."

Zang Xin smiled and said, "I'll add one more thing: have your subordinates add a Tang Sect Technology Department researcher to your identification documents. At that time, I'll grant you privileges as vice sect master, allowing you to freely study any soul tool knowledge you wish."

As for the girl before him, he had no intention of hiding his abilities.

Not only because of her identity, but also because of her strength.

Only those at the Extreme Douluo level can truly grasp how terrifying the spiritual power of the God Origin Realm is, let alone a spiritual soul master possessing such power.

As long as she wishes, combined with Tang Wulin's extraordinary spatial ability, the two should be able to infiltrate any place easily without being detected.

Keeping secrets in front of her is pointless; it's better to be sincere.

"Thank you!"

Huo Yutong was overjoyed.

Then Zang Xin looked toward Tang Wulin.

"Tang Wulin, what blacksmith rank have you reached?"

"Fifth rank."

Although Tang Wulin wanted to advance further on his blacksmithing path, first, he truly lacked the time; second, feeling his way by touching stones was indeed too difficult.

He still doesn't really understand the grading standards for a sixth-rank blacksmith even now.

Zang Xin nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm, although it doesn't match your strength at all, for your age it's still quite impressive."

Normally, reaching fifth-rank blacksmith before age twenty already counts as extraordinary talent, and the Blacksmith Association would focus on cultivating such individuals.

Tang Wulin achieved fifth rank in an era ten thousand years ago; considering that blacksmithing has only advanced rapidly over the past few thousand years, achieving this level is already quite impressive.

With proper guidance from a renowned master, he would likely advance quickly.

He casually asked, "What's your success rate for spirit forging right now?"

"Close to a hundred percent."

"Oh, close to a hundred percent… wait, how much?!"

Zang Xin's eyes widened suddenly.

Tang Wulin was startled by his sudden change in attitude and replied, "Close to a hundred percent—what's wrong? Is that abnormal? Actually, I've been stuck at the fifth-rank blacksmith level for four or five years; having this success rate is normal, right?"

"……"

Looking at his innocent, handsome face, Zang Xin felt an urge to punch him.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his shock, and said:

"It seems the teacher I found for you needs to be of a higher level."

Although Tang Wulin has never undergone fusion forging, strictly speaking he is not a sixth-rank blacksmith.

But he can almost always succeed at spirit forging; this success rate is unattainable even for many sixth-rank blacksmiths, let alone many seventh-rank ones.

Essentially, he is already a sixth-rank blacksmith in nature; he just hasn't found the proper path.

A nineteen-year-old sixth-rank blacksmith would be treasured by the Blacksmith Association as if he were a precious jewel, and would be cultivated as a future Divine Craftsman.

Moreover, don't forget that Tang Wulin achieved this while self-studying for ten years; his talent in this field can absolutely be described as monstrous.

"Hiss, no, looks like I need to go find Brother Zhen Hua sometime soon."

As of now, the only living Divine Craftsman on the Douluo Continent is Zhen Hua.

Given Zang Xin's understanding of Zhen Hua, he would surely be filled with curiosity and desire for such a talent.

With Zhen Hua as a guide, Tang Wulin could likely reach eighth or even ninth rank blacksmith soon.

If he truly could become a ninth-rank blacksmith, that would be a monumental event for the entire Douluo Continent.

Thinking this over, Zang Xin could hardly sit still; he asked, "Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, do you have any plans lately?"

"Yes."

Tang Wulin replied cheerfully, "I'm going to see my parents in a couple of days; what's up?"

"Um..."

This matter indeed cannot be delayed.

How could we not let a young person who's wandered outside for ten years go see his own parents? Zang Xin took a deep breath and said, "Alright, understood, but after you meet your parents, you must free up time—I want to take you to meet someone."

The person standing at the pinnacle of today's blacksmithing world.

(End of chapter)