Chapter 495: [Hundred-Phase Alchemy: Divine Equipment Armament]

It was a pity Odin did not know that Li Zeweimu had already been beaten to his knees, and would never have the chance to speak again.

Glancing at the nervous Norse gods below, Li Ang said to Skadi, "Please, Lady Skadi, help me look after Ophis. As for those fellows down there..."

"Do not let them enter Niflheim."

Hearing this, Skadi nodded slightly, then took the little hand of the girl in black.

With her previous experience taking care of Matou Sakura, she was better at looking after children than most of the pseudo-servants present.

After temporarily entrusting Ophis to Skadi, Li Ang walked into the 【Yomi Hirasaka】 and vanished.

Seeing her Master leave, Skadi looked at the girl in black beside her, then took a deluxe ice cream from nowhere with her free left hand and handed it to her.

The Queen did not know that Ophis's true age was not small; she only appeared like a child due to her simple mind.

Moreover, the black-haired girl could change this body at will; in the original work, she had even transformed into a mature woman.

Looking at the ice cream covered in fruit juice before her, Ophis tilted her head, then let go and took the ice cream, eating it in small bites.

Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Skadi's face.

She had originally thought this child would be resistant to contact like Sakura, but she was unexpectedly easy to talk to.

Seeing that Ophis was immersed in the deliciousness of the ice cream, Skadi turned her gaze toward the Norse gods.

She gradually withdrew the smile from her face and said in a voice devoid of any emotion: "Since you have already pledged your loyalty to me, my first order is that no one is permitted to enter Niflheim."

"If anyone enters without permission..."

"Heh."

Hearing this laugh, the Norse gods felt a chill run down their spines.

They subconsciously swallowed, then lowered their heads, not daring to say anything more.

However, Niflheim was a desolate place to begin with, and since it had always been under Hela's jurisdiction, it wasn't their place to feel sorry for it anyway.

Watching the gods below acting as if it were none of their business, Hela felt like crying.

Although she didn't know what that person wanted to do just now, her intuition told her it wouldn't be anything good.

On the other side.

Li Ang slowly stepped out from the 【Yomi Hirasaka】.

The world was a vast expanse of white, and the cold wind stung his face.

Li Ang stood on the lifeless land and began to browse through the 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy】 in his mind.

Since obtaining this technique from Iza, he had reviewed it many times and thought about how to optimize it.

The key point of this technique was to refine a living biological entity into a tattoo, then draw it onto one's body.

During this process, a small portion of the target's consciousness would be retained.

This situation naturally had its pros and cons; the benefit was greater flexibility when using abilities, while the downside was the constant risk of backlash.

Manfred had intended to solve this problem, but unfortunately, he failed to come up with a perfect solution before he died.

More importantly, because the biological tattoo retained a bit of self, it was difficult for the holder to achieve unity at the level of consciousness.

Of course, he hadn't done nothing; the spider tattoo named 【Fetus Weaver】 was the answer he provided.

It had to be said that Manfred was indeed a genius for coming up with the method of fighting poison with poison, but unfortunately, he ultimately ran into Li Ang.

Under the effect of 【Divine Art: Infinity】, the system he had painstakingly constructed collapsed instantly like dominoes, with no room for recovery.

To prevent such a situation, Li Ang naturally couldn't copy 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy】 entirely; he only intended to borrow the alchemical techniques within it.

After a moment of thought, he began to build a temporary alchemy workshop with the cooperation of the homunculus maid.

Soon, a massive palace made entirely of metal stood on this frozen land.

With Li Ang's current strength, replicating what Old Tang had done was incredibly easy, and even more efficient.

Then, after confirming there were no idlers in Niflheim, he took out the 【Boosted Gear】.

Since it was his first attempt, he naturally couldn't use the 【True Longinus】 which housed the will of the God of the Bible, so he had to wrong the Red Dragon Emperor.

Ignoring its incredibly noisy voice, Li Ang instantly unfolded an alchemy matrix in his hand to wrap the gauntlet.

"Eh?! Partner?!"

Due to receiving unprecedented special treatment, the Red Dragon Emperor had changed its address for Li Ang from "kid" to "partner."

Unfortunately, it was neither a mature woman nor a flat-chested brat, so Li Ang didn't care about its feelings.

Just kidding; he wouldn't care about the former two either.

At this moment, as small alchemy matrices began to emerge on the surface of the crimson gauntlet, Li Ang's left hand felt a slight pain.

Yet just then, a shattering sound suddenly came.

Bang—!

A massive number of alchemy matrices turned into golden fragments and vanished into the air; at the same time, small wounds appeared on Li Ang's left hand.

But the next moment, these wounds vanished under the effect of 【Reverse Life Triple】.

Li Ang looked at the crimson gauntlet still trembling in his hand and couldn't help but frown slightly.

The failure didn't exceed his expectations; after all, this was his first time using 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy】.

At this time, the Red Dragon Emperor's weak voice came from the gauntlet: "Can you notify me in advance next time you do something like this..."

Although it didn't know what had happened, the Heavenly Dragon was still a bit scared; heaven knows what it had just experienced.

Li Ang ignored its complaints and thought silently in his heart:

'The rejection is small; it should be successful.'

Without much thought, another alchemy matrix identical to the previous one lit up in his hand.

Three minutes later, failure.

Failure, failure, failure...

Successive failures made Li Ang stop his movements. His idea should have been correct; a 【Longinus】 could definitely be used as a base for 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy】.

By now, the Red Dragon Emperor had been tossed about to the point of speechlessness; it just wanted this generation's holder to spare it, and it would unconditionally cooperate with any Balance Breaker or Juggernaut Drive.

Just then, a flash of inspiration crossed Li Ang's mind; he knew why he had been failing.

After all, although a 【Longinus】 could be considered a biological weapon, it wasn't a true life form, so it clearly couldn't perfectly adapt to 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy】 created based on that point.

And wanting to solve this was simple: use it in conjunction with the alchemy of 【Conceptual Armament】.

Thinking this, an alchemy matrix slightly different from the previous one appeared in Li Ang's hand.

If one observed carefully, one could see that this alchemy matrix was nested from two smaller ones.

Feeling the familiar fluctuations from the outside, the Red Dragon Emperor closed its eyes in despair.

But the expected pain didn't come; instead, it felt its soul becoming lighter.

Before the Red Dragon Emperor could react, a burst of light erupted before its eyes.

The next moment, a tattoo resembling a gauntlet appeared on Li Ang's left hand.

【Successfully developed alchemy for the second time, profession experience +45323】.

'Success.'

With this thought rising in his heart, a pair of crimson gauntlets suddenly covered Li Ang's left hand, and immediately after, a red dragon phantom appeared behind him.

The Red Dragon Emperor looked at its slightly blurry body in a daze, unable to figure out what had happened.

It... was free?

Just as the Red Dragon Emperor was thinking this, an order suddenly appeared in its mind.

【Roll.】

"..."

A dignified one of the Two Heavenly Dragons just rolled on the ground like that.

Li Ang looked at the scene before him, and a look of extreme satisfaction appeared on his face.

Compared to the original 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy】, the 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy: Divine Equipment Armament】 he had newly developed could be said to have completely solved the pain point of alchemists being affected by biological tattoos, the reason naturally being the layer of 【Longinus】 in between.

And compared to the original 【Longinus】, 【Hundred-Phase Alchemy: Divine Equipment Armament】 not only retained all abilities but could even shake out the soul residing in the weapon to help, greatly enhancing combat capability.

Clenching his hand slightly to feel the surging power within, Li Ang put away the 【Boosted Gear】 and then peeled the tattoo off his left hand.

The only problem he needed to solve now was that his body wasn't enough to carry too many tattoos, but fortunately, he already had a solution for this.

'It's time to rebuild 【Amenominakanushi】.'

With this thought, Li Ang exhaled softly and walked out of the temporary alchemy workshop.

Meanwhile, the sixth layer of Heaven.

A handsome man with twelve golden wings saw the information displayed on the system before him and couldn't help but frown: "【Boosted Gear】... disappeared?"

The 【System】 was the legacy left to them by the Lord, generally used to respond to believers' prayers, automatically counterattack heretics, and lock onto the holders of Longinus.

However, after the Lord left, the 【System】 stopped operating.

It was only after the handsome man gathered the power of most of the angels in Heaven that he was able to restart the 【System】, but its functions had declined significantly, and sometimes it would even have bugs.

It was precisely because of this that the 【System】 became extremely difficult to lock onto the Longinus holders of this generation, only barely revealing the existence of the other party.

This naturally included the 【Boosted Gear】.

But just a moment ago, this powerful Longinus suddenly lost its signal and never reappeared.

After a moment of thought, the handsome man prepared to inform his companions.

However, before he could call the other three Seraphs, a twelve-winged angel with a proud figure took the initiative to come here: "Lord Michael, the main god of Mount Sumeru has contacted us."

Hearing this, Michael immediately swallowed the words at his throat: "You speak first, Gabriel."

Although she was a bit puzzled by her companion's attitude, Gabriel didn't pay too much attention and said with some panic: "That Ophis, the Infinite Dragon God, was taken away by an unknown existence who claimed to be her brother."

"And according to Indra's judgment, the other party is likely also a Dragon God."

Hearing these words, a question mark slowly appeared over Michael's head.

"... ragon God!?"