Chapter 17: Sword and Bone Douluo Refine Four-Word Battle Armor, Peerless Combat Power
"Xiao Hongchen? Meng Hongchen? Their names sound similar, and they are both from Heavenly Path Academy. Could they be the academy's top prodigies?"
"Three-Legged Golden Toad again. Another martial soul that we country bumpkins have never even heard of. Are there really this many monsters on the continent?"
"I have a feeling that the top eight might all be martial souls whose names we have never heard before."
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Papal Hall.
Bibi Dong had already gone numb.
She held the Papal Scepter, her face showing no emotion at all.
Heavenly Path Academy again. How many times had this been already?
"Heavenly Path Academy. What a Heavenly Path Academy."
"This Empress admits you are impressive, but no matter how impressive you are, I do not believe that all of the top eight will be your people."
To the side, Hu Liena and the other two members of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation lowered their heads even further, looking no different from frightened quails.
They were convinced, completely convinced. With their talent, getting onto the Martial Soul Ranking List was nothing but a fantasy.
Yan let out a stifled snort, his face full of unwillingness.
His Flame Lord martial soul was also an ancient variant with dual fire and earth attributes. Why could it not be compared to the Three-Legged Golden Toad, an ancient divine beast martial soul?
Could it be just because his Flame Lord only had two legs?
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Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Within half a day after the Heavenly Ranking descended, the sect welcomed an esteemed guest.
Meng Hongchen, escorting Ning Rongrong back home for a family visit.
"Teacher Hongchen, thank you for escorting Rongrong safely back home. On behalf of the sect, I offer my respects."
Not only Ning Fengzhi, but even Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo followed suit with a salute.
They had clearly sensed that Meng Hongchen had already reached the true Title Douluo realm. Moreover, when they met her gaze, they instinctively felt their hair stand on end.
The feeling was like being targeted by a high-tier soul tool with terrifying power.
"Sect Master Ning, you are too polite. Rongrong is a student of our academy. As a teacher, it is my duty to escort her home safely."
"Besides, apart from bringing Rongrong home, there is another important matter. The battle armor your sect ordered has all been completed."
"I was instructed by the Academy Head to personally deliver it to Sect Master Ning and the two Douluo."
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi smiled.
"We are all old acquaintances. Then Fengzhi will not stand on ceremony. Please."
Meng Hongchen nodded slightly. As they spoke, none of them noticed the expression on Ning Rongrong's face.
Ning Rongrong was definitely not in a good mood. The Qiluo Tulip she had treasured for several months was still stored in her storage soul tool. She had originally planned to present it to her father together with the sixty-thousand-year soul bone reward from the Martial Soul Ranking List, but now it seemed that she had already fallen out of favor.
"Father really is something. He does not even care about me anymore."
"And Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone too. Rongrong prepared gifts for you as well, but none of you even asked how Rongrong has been doing at the academy. What is so good about a few metal shells? They cannot compare to the battle armor my teacher personally made for me."
Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks, but no one paid her any attention. She could only follow behind them with cheeks puffed like a balloon.
Just as they stepped into the sect, Martial Soul Ranking No. 9 was revealed. Seeing her brother on the list, Meng Hongchen could not help but smile from the bottom of her heart.
"Big Brother really is on the ranking list, and he even made it into the top ten."
After seeing the name on the list, Ning Fengzhi and the others could not help but ask,
"May I ask what relationship the Xiao Hongchen on the list has with Teacher Meng?"
"He is my brother."
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi understood. Another peerless genius, without a doubt.
"Eh… Teacher Xiao's three-legged yellow toad really made the ranking list? How strange."
Ning Rongrong muttered from behind. Xiao Hongchen had a very good temperament, so at Heavenly Path Academy, students who had seen his martial soul often jokingly called it a three-legged yellow toad.
Jokes aside, no one dared to underestimate the quality of Xiao Hongchen's martial soul, because almost everyone had felt suppression from it.
"Sect Master Ning, let us discuss proper business."
"Of course."
Ning Fengzhi naturally saw through Meng Hongchen's intent and immediately quickened his pace.
Inside the council hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, aside from Ning Fengzhi and Sword and Bone Douluo, there were four additional figures.
All four were high-level Soul Douluo, long-serving retainers of the sect, loyal to the core.
The resources Ning Fengzhi had invested in these four were by no means small. Each was equipped with one quasi–ninth-tier soul tool and two eighth-tier soul tools, enough to allow their combat power to rival that of a Title Douluo.
Now, he was even willing to spend a fortune to custom-craft the most suitable three-word battle armor for them.
"Sect Master Ning, please take a look. These seven sets of battle armor were carefully crafted by the academy. Their quality is absolutely guaranteed, maximizing the effects of the materials."
Five sets of three-word battle armor and two sets of four-word battle armor appeared, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Perfect flowing lines emitted the unique beauty of metal. Various arrays engraved within them operated on their own, drawing in the soul power of everyone present.
"My martial soul is actually yearning?"
Sword Douluo was shocked. His Seven Slaughter Sword martial soul was yearning, urging him to quickly put on the blood-red armor before him.
"These five sets of three-word battle armor only require you to summon your martial soul and slowly refine them by infusing soul power, just like ordinary soul tools."
"As for these two sets of four-word battle armor, they require the refiner's essence blood and must also gain the armor's recognition. Otherwise, they are extremely difficult to control."
"Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, please proceed. I will guide you as you refine them."
As Meng Hongchen spoke, she released her own martial soul and battle armor.
Four purple, four black, and one red soul rings appeared. Behind her, the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad martial soul emitted a terrifying aura.
At the same time, a layer of red and blue interwoven four-word battle armor covered her body, named Fleeting Life Like a Dream.
With the amplification of four-word battle armor and ninth-tier soul tools, Meng Hongchen, at level ninety-four, could go all out and still have no problem fighting a level ninety-eight peak Douluo.
Sword and Bone Douluo secretly praised her. No wonder it was a martial soul that could enter the rankings. It truly had its own unique strengths.
"Old Swordman, hurry up. This old man cannot wait to test the amplification of four-word battle armor."
Bone Douluo immediately picked up his own silver-white set of four-word battle armor, radiating dense spatial attributes, and did not forget to toss the blood-red set to Sword Douluo.
The two then each forced out a drop of essence blood from their brows and dripped it into the core area of the four-word battle armor.
In an instant, both sets of four-word battle armor emitted soul-stirring light and transformed into a liquid state, crawling onto the bodies of the two great Title Douluo.
"Hm… this battle armor has strength."
Bone Douluo let out a muffled groan. The initial condensation of the armor actually broke through his defenses with ease.
Sword Douluo was likewise enveloped by killing intent and baleful aura. His four-word battle armor had been forged by Yun Ming with every ounce of effort. How could it be so easily refined?
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