Three-Word Battle Armor?
So that meant he was at least a Sacred Blacksmith?
Long Yuxue felt her worldview was being overturned.
How could a Spirit Master, with such a disparity between their combat strength and cultivation level, also max out a side profession like forging?
"How old are you?"
Only now did Long Yuxue realize she hadn't gleaned much information about Su Ming from his file!
She had been thrust into the task, assigned by her father to assess Su Ming, so it was rushed. She hadn't paid attention to these details initially.
"Seventeen," Su Ming said.
Not even an adult yet.
Not even an adult?!
Long Yuxue's eyes widened.
"You're not even an adult; why come to enlist?"
"That's none of your concern. Remember to call me 'Sir' in the legion." Su Ming said seriously. "Hurry up and help me complete the application and submission of the message. Also, when can I enter the Abyss?"
Long Yuxue was out of arguments.
A single higher rank in the military could crush you.
Su Ming's assessment results this time probably meant more than just a single rank higher.
She quickly left the assessment area to help settle Su Ming's rank.
After waiting roughly another day, Su Ming had a visitor.
"You're Su Ming?"
Sensing the other party's Titled Douluo aura, Su Ming raised an eyebrow.
"You want forging done?"
"Yes, I'm already a Three-Word Battle Armor Master, but I want to upgrade my set. Can you help with that?"
"Sure."
The visitor couldn't help but be surprised.
"Listen clearly. What I need is Soul Refined metal forged from at least five-in-one Spirit Alloy, and it must be custom-made for me. Do you have the skill of an eighth-rank Sacred Blacksmith?"
Su Ming curled his lip.
"If you can afford the military merit, I'll even get you the Heaven Refinement metal needed for a full set of Four-Word Battle Armor."
Blood Nine was stunned.
He stared intently at Su Ming, sensing his intense confidence.
No...
That's impossible, right?
He can perform Heaven Refinement?
Blood Nine's expression shifted wildly.
This wasn't indicated in the information he could access.
Could it be during his time in Star Luo Continent?
"Do you want Heaven Refinement or not?"
"...Better not."
Blood Nine gave an embarrassed smile, indicating he didn't have that much military merit.
"What about nine-in-one? Custom-made for you." Su Ming raised an eyebrow.
This Blood Nine doubted his skill; now Su Ming doubted Blood Nine's wealth.
If you're poor, don't talk big.
Blood Nine's face flushed.
Although he thought it unlikely Su Ming could master nine-in-one Soul Refinement of Spirit Alloy and provide custom forging, he didn't want to offend Su Ming outright. Nor did he try to save face by claiming he was rich and asking Su Ming to start forging immediately.
"You can go into debt. If you really can't manage, borrow some. After all, the opportunity is only once."
Seeing that Blood Nine seemed decent, Su Ming kindly reminded him.
If he remembered correctly, Blood Nine had connections. His father was Blood Two, and his uncle was Chen Xinjie. This backing wasn't just a little bit solid.
If he pooled resources, there was still hope to gather enough for a top-tier set of Three-Word Battle Armor.
As for Four-Word Battle Armor?
Even his father didn't have a set; he definitely couldn't afford it.
Blood Nine's gaze flickered. Seeing Su Ming's attitude wasn't mocking but rather one of sincere advice, he was inwardly shaken.
Could he actually forge it?
He took a deep breath. "I'll contact some acquaintances."
He turned around and directly input a message on his wrist device.
"Dad, how much military merit do you have left? Didn't Uncle also have some unused military merit from back in the day?"
"What for?"
"Su Ming says he can do nine-in-one Soul Refinement."
"?"
Blood God Camp. Blood Two looked at the message on his device and fell silent for a moment.
Nine-in-one?
That was the pinnacle for an eighth-rank Sacred Blacksmith. One could even say only a blacksmith who had attempted Heaven Refinement and nearly succeeded possessed that level of skill.
Currently, on the continent, no Sacred Blacksmith could complete nine-in-one Soul Refinement. As for those Three-Word Battle Armor sets forged from nine-in-one Soul Refined metal, they all came from the hands of a Divine Blacksmith!
"How much is he charging?"
After asking, he began contacting Chen Xinjie.
As a peak powerhouse on the continent, Chen Xinjie had naturally also trained with the Blood God Legion.
The reason was simple: rank promotion was fastest here, and the tempering effect was also the best.
Promoting directly within one's own legion might offer the same promotion speed, but the tempering effect would be halved, then halved again.
"What is it?"
Chen Xinjie responded immediately.
Blood Two was his biological younger brother; their relationship was relatively close.
"Transfer all my military merit to him. Keep yours. See if you can find a time for him to forge a piece of Heaven Refinement metal for you. Your savings should be enough for one piece. With a piece of Heaven Refinement metal, your strength could advance further."
Chen Xinjie decisively transferred his military merit to Blood Nine.
Blood Two received the message and remained silent for a while.
He was currently level 97. If he obtained a piece of Heaven Refinement metal and crafted a Battle Armor weapon, stacking with his own Serpent Spear Martial Soul, it was highly possible he could break through to level 98.
This was undeniably tempting.
But whether Su Ming could perform Heaven Refinement was still a mystery.
And why would he perform Heaven Refinement for him?
Blood Two pondered for a long time, ultimately deciding to trust his elder brother.
Chen Xinjie's judgment was always better than his. Being in the Federation, his channels of information were wider. Since he said so, there must be a reason.
Having figured this out, Blood Two looked at Cao Dezhi.
"Blood One, Su Ming's military merit has reached the standard for entering the Blood God Camp."
"Huh? Did Little Nine really go to Su Ming to upgrade his Battle Armor?" Cao Dezhi was momentarily stunned.
He was often away from the legion. His special return this time to oversee the legion was precisely because he received news that Su Ming was coming.
Other geniuses weren't worth this treatment.
But Su Ming was.
He had been away for a period due to matters related to the Ice Fire Two Eyes and knew of Su Ming's reputation on the continent.
He was already widely acknowledged as the next Divine Blacksmith.
He had to be treated with utmost seriousness.
"Truly rich."
Su Ming sighed with feeling.
After receiving the military merit, he calculated and found this single transaction alone was enough to promote him from Major to Lieutenant General.
The military merit from the newcomer assessment was the smaller portion now.
"Your Martial Soul, abilities, Spirit Skills, Spirit Soul, and your current Battle Armor formula—I need to understand these."
Having received Blood Two's reminder, Blood Nine very seriously provided Su Ming with his information.
Su Ming listened and nodded.
To be fair, Blood Nine's talent wasn't weak.
The Serpent Spear Martial Soul might sound ordinary, but it was anything but.
This was a top-tier Martial Soul capable of producing Titled Douluo even twenty thousand years ago.
Moreover, after twenty thousand years of development, the Serpent Spear Martial Soul had become even more powerful, even rumored to have once produced a Limit Douluo.
After that, Serpent Spear Martial Soul masters had a mainstream direction for crafting Battle Armor: shaping the Battle Armor's domain into a Slow Domain, complementing the Serpent Spear's rapid attacks, combining them to comprehend the concept of speed and slowness.
Between fast and slow, one could temper their spirit, thereby advancing to the Spirit Domain Realm and opening the path to the Limit.
After understanding Blood Nine's requirements, Su Ming began planning the configuration for him.
This Blood Nine had Blood Two and Chen Xinjie behind him. It was necessary to win them over, facilitating Su Ming's subsequent control of the Blood God Legion.
It couldn't be helped; there were no Spirit Transmission Pagoda people within the Blood God Legion.
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