Chapter 989: Nine-Li Battle Armor, Chongyuan Spear (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

At Tianhai Residence, beneath a sturdy void tree.

On the branches of the void tree, green leaves drifted with the wind, silver patterns flickering in and out.

Ripples of spatial laws spread throughout the entire estate.

Beneath the void tree, Lin Qi, clad in a black robe, slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, space began to warp.

The propagation of light and the flow of energy underwent drastic changes.

【You observed Volume Five of the Book of Void, gaining a fresh understanding of the True Meaning of Distortion in Spatial Laws, and successfully mastered the 50th subtlety of Distortion!】

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Lin Qi looked at the information that popped up on his panel, satisfied with his rate of progress.

In 300 years, he had comprehended another 30 subtleties.

Combined, he now possessed 50 subtleties of the fifth True Meaning of Spatial Laws—Folding.

Of the 160 subtleties total, he had mastered 50, accounting for three-tenths.

His progress was still extremely rapid.

Without exaggeration.

Among all the geniuses in the Tai Chu Sacred Land, few surpassed him.

He had pushed his innate talent and comprehension to their absolute limit.

Unfortunately, he could no longer continue meditating on Spatial Laws.

Because he had other matters to attend to.

Beside him, Xiao Chan, clad in a blue robe, appeared and reminded him:

“Master, the 300 years have passed.”

“We should go to the Artisan Emperor to claim your secret treasures.”

Lin Qi rose slowly and said:

“Since the time has come.”

“Then let’s go!”

“Shh!”

With that, Lin Qi transformed into a purple-gold streak and departed Tianhai Residence, heading for Heitie Courtyard.

This was the name of the Artisan Emperor’s estate—sounding like a weapons factory, perfectly matching his metallurgist’s persona.

Not long after, Lin Qi arrived at his destination.

Standing at the entrance of Heitie Courtyard.

“Ding!”

He felt a beam of light sweep over his body in an instant from the grand metal gate.

“Hum!”

Moments later, the gate opened.

A black octopus-shaped intelligent robot spoke:

“Member Lin Qi, the Master has been awaiting your arrival.”

“Please follow me.”

Lin Qi followed the black octopus into the villa.

He sat on the sofa in the living room, and the robot poured him a specially crafted drink.

Then a six-meter-tall, burly figure appeared in his vision, clad in a black robe, with a stern face and a thick beard—it was the estate’s master, the Artisan Emperor!

“Lin Qi, long time no see!”

“I’m sure you’re eager to see your secret treasures!”

The Artisan Emperor greeted him cheerfully, then plopped down on the sofa without any decorum.

The black octopus robot extended its tentacles, performing several tasks at once.

Moments later, two steaming cups of drink were prepared.

It was a red beverage resembling blood, emitting a peculiar fragrance.

Lin Qi took his cup and sipped it, saying:

“This drink is delicious!”

The Artisan Emperor downed his cup in one gulp and said:

“Of course—it’s my homeland’s Hundred Fruit Soup, made with top-grade ingredients.”

“The flavor is naturally supreme; this stuff can cleanse every corner of your body, leaving you feeling wonderfully comfortable.”

“By the way, your two secret treasures are finished.”

“Hum!!”

The Artisan Emperor waved his hand.

Two large black metal chests instantly materialized on the table. Lin Qi stared at the chests.

He had seen many chests before.

All made from different metals.

But the metal used for these chests was extraordinary.

Expensive to produce, they would fetch a fortune if sold.

The burly Artisan Emperor extended a large finger toward the chests and said:

“Forging your two secret treasures was no easy task.”

“I originally thought I could finish them by dedicating just a portion of my time.”

“But I didn’t expect the two starstones you provided were of such high quality.”

“If I hadn’t put in extra effort, I’d have wasted your starstones.”

“Still, even if not perfectly crafted,”

“They’re still among the finest I’ve ever made.”

“You may open them and take a look.”

Lin Qi’s eyes lit up as he opened one chest first.

“Hum!”

As the chest opened, a battle armor radiating fierce, oppressive aura lay neatly inside; dense aura surged toward him.

The entire armor was black, inlaid with flowing silver, gold, and purple runes.

These three colors of runes spread like photon blood across every surface.

And the three forces formed a unique pattern on the chest.

Seeing it, Lin Qi felt this armor had been made for him—it was the perfect fit.

The Artisan Emperor chuckled:

“The flow and patterns of these runes were modeled after the energy pathways in your body when you unleash your power.”

“I engraved the runes following your exact flow, and they immediately underwent transformation.”

Lin Qi asked:

“What’s the name of this armor?”

The Artisan Emperor replied:

“Among secret treasures, there are grades of quality.”

“How to distinguish them? Look at how many layers of runes they contain.”

“The stronger the material, the more rune layers can be engraved.”

“These metallurgical runes function like mechanical parts—layers combine to maximize their power.”

“Rune layers range from one to nine.”

“Most secret treasures are one-rune, like the Void-Blocking Ring.”

“Hence, they’re the cheapest.”

“Each additional rune layer increases the price significantly.”

“We classify them into three tiers: Three-Rune, Six-Rune, Nine-Rune!”

“Each tier dramatically enhances the treasure’s power.”

“I originally thought, given your materials and my skill, I could manage at most three runes.”

“But your starstones were so exceptional, they could withstand four rune layers—so its quality has reached the second tier.”

“Therefore, I named it Nine-Li Battle Armor.”

“If you think the name’s bad, you can change it.”

Lin Qi immediately understood—this was how secret treasure quality was graded.

The higher the quality of his treasure, the stronger his burst power would be, and the greater the amplification.

But hearing the Artisan Emperor’s name, he couldn’t help shaking his head.

He had thought he was terrible at naming things.

But the Artisan Emperor was even worse.

So he said:

“This name isn’t good either!”

“Let’s just call it the Jiuli Battle Armor.”

“Perhaps in the future, you’ll have the chance to engrave nine layers of secret patterns onto the armor.”

“Snap!”

The Artifact Emperor nodded and said, “Then it’s settled—call it the Jiuli Battle Armor!”

“You’re absolutely right!”

“If in the future you acquire more cultivation points...”

“Or more precious metals, I can upgrade your armor to nine-pattern status.”

“With your talent, this is merely a matter of time.”

Lin Qi nodded, guessing it was probably because he didn’t have many cultivation points.

That’s why the Artifact Emperor hadn’t used better materials.

Otherwise, why not forge a nine-pattern treasure outright?

Then he opened another metal chest.