Chapter 46: Spirit Armor — "Brother Ye Ling, Hit Me!"
Very quickly, under Ye Ling's control, each battle armor component appeared on his body one by one.
Starting with the headband, then the chestplate, gradually extending down to the leg armor—within moments, Ye Ling was fully armored. Brilliant rays of light burst forth from his body, dazzling and awe-inspiring.
At that moment, countless beings nearby turned silently toward Ye Ling, astonished by the sight.
"This is… the armor that Brother Ye forged? Why is it so terrifying?" Long Haochen looked at Ye Ling in utter disbelief, his mouth wide open. Just the radiance emanating from it made him feel something divine and extraordinary.
Cai'er was also shocked. She sensed that Ye Ling's armor was overwhelmingly powerful. Even a single piece seemed to be of radiant grade, and when combined into a full set, it had clearly reached the peak of the radiant tier.
Truly exceptional.
With this in mind, Cai'er quietly walked toward Ye Ling. Seeing this, Long Haochen paused for a moment before following without a word.
"A One-Word Battle Armor really is terrifying. My combat strength was already impressive to begin with, but now that the entire set is on me, I can feel my power spike drastically. The enhancement may not let me leap two full levels, but it's enough to elevate my strength straight to the fifth rank."
Ye Ling thought to himself. He needed to find a place to test just how strong he had become.
Just then, he noticed Cai'er and Long Haochen approaching. He shook his head. No way—at his current level, one strike would be enough to take down Haochen. Even Cai'er might barely put up a fight, but she wouldn't last long either.
Better find a different opponent.
"Brother Ye Ling, your armor is amazing. Even my Reincarnation Sword can't suppress it by quality," Cai'er said as she approached. With Ye Ling's permission, she reached out to touch the armor, carefully sensing its presence.
She hadn't realized it earlier, but now that she could feel it directly, all she could think was—so cool, so powerful. If only she could wear armor like this, her strength would skyrocket and maybe even cross boundaries.
"You like it?" Ye Ling gently patted her head with a smile. "Then later, I'll forge a set just for you—tailored exactly to your needs."
As soon as he said that, stars twinkled in Long Haochen's eyes. "Brother Ye! I want one too!"
Though he usually didn't like owing people favors, he didn't mind if it was Ye Ling.
Besides!
What knight could ever say no to such a handsome set of armor?
But upon hearing this, Ye Ling looked a bit embarrassed and said helplessly, "Haochen, based on my calculations, to bear the weight of battle armor, your strength needs to be at least that of a fifth-rank Earth Knight. Even with your talent, you'd have to reach around rank four, level five or six, before barely qualifying."
"Huh?" Long Haochen was stunned, his dreams crumbling in real time. He turned to Cai'er and asked, "Then how come Cai'er can?"
"You don't know?" Ye Ling replied while still gently patting Cai'er's head. "Cai'er's combined internal and external spiritual power is about 1,500. She's an eighth-rank Battle Master."
Long Haochen: "!!!"
Wait a second—
Isn't Cai'er younger than me? How is she this strong!?
She's totally cheating, right?!
Soon after, while Long Haochen was still in shock, Long Xingyu returned as well, landing on the mountainside with a cheerful expression. He had just exchanged a few more words with Yue'er today—even if they were only about Long Haochen, she spoke more than usual, and that alone made him happy.
But the moment he sensed the radiant light emitted by Ye Ling's battle armor, Long Xingyu immediately became alert and dashed toward him.
As a ninth-rank Divine Seal Knight, his speed was astonishing. In the blink of an eye, he appeared before them and saw Ye Ling, now fully armored, radiating a powerful aura that left him deeply surprised.
"Radiant-grade battle armor? And every single component is radiant-grade? What is this situation?" The joy Long Xingyu felt from talking to Bai Yue evaporated instantly, replaced with intense excitement over the armor Ye Ling was wearing.
No knight could resist the allure of battle armor—not even Long Xingyu, who possessed both the Throne of Slaughter and Judgment and divine armor of his own.
Upon hearing Long Xingyu's question, Ye Ling began to explain.
"This is a forging method I've developed—called not Battle Armor, but Spirit Armor. According to my plan, it must be forged from Thousand-Refined metal, then nurtured with one's own spiritual power to perfectly fuse with the user," Ye Ling said calmly.
"Spirit Armor!" Long Xingyu's eyes lit up, deep in thought. Then he asked, "Do you have a plan for its progression?"
Ye Ling nodded. "The system continues upward with forging tiers: Thousand Refinement corresponds to One-Word, Spirit Refinement to Two-Word, Soul Refinement to Three-Word, and Heavenly Refinement to Four-Word. What I currently possess is One-Word Spirit Armor, and its name is Light."
"A One-Word Spirit Armor, under normal circumstances, requires fifth-rank strength to use. For gifted individuals with sufficient endurance, it could be wielded at mid-fourth-rank, once they reach one thousand points of spiritual power."
Ye Ling explained slowly, revealing all that he could share at the moment.
From the moment Ye Ling said the term "Spirit Armor," Long Xingyu's face was practically glowing. He kept smiling as he listened to the rest, as if each word were a musical masterpiece.
Good heavens.
A revolutionary invention!
Compared to everything Ye Ling had created before, this was a true leap forward.
If this system could allow all fourth—no, let's be realistic, the Alliance doesn't have that many geniuses—but if even just the fifth-rank warriors could all be equipped with this kind of armor, even at a lower quality than Ye Ling's, it would still raise their power significantly. It would grant them a massive advantage when fighting the demon race!
"What's the boost like?" Long Xingyu asked directly. That was the most critical question.
Ye Ling closed his eyes, carefully sensing it. After a moment, he spoke softly, "I haven't forged lower-grade versions, so I can't say for sure. But based on my estimates, the boost should be at least five hundred to eight hundred points."
"As for the set I'm wearing now—the minimum boost is 1,500 points. As for the upper limit, I'm not yet sure. I can't fully withstand it at the moment, but the minimum surge hits 2,000 spiritual power, possibly even more."
As he spoke, Ye Ling's Spirit Armor lit up, surging with radiant energy. The boost it gave off visibly pulsed—approximately 1,500 points of spiritual power.
"Tsk!" Long Xingyu couldn't help but inhale sharply.
In other words, with Ye Ling's current strength, his armor allowed him to reach the fifth rank.
And once Ye Ling actually reached the fifth rank, with the armor boost, he could exhibit sixth-rank power!
And Ye Ling reaching fifth rank… was not far off!
That thought filled Long Xingyu with excitement.
And then—he wanted to try it.
"Ye Ling, hit me!" Long Xingyu stood in front of him and shouted with bright eyes.
[End of Chapter]
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