Chapter 165 Shrek's Defenses Broken! Did Kong Deming and the others really succeed?
Above the sky, Huo Yuhao had completed the final fitting of his full-body armor. Dark gold law patterns flowed across the deep blue metallic surface, showcasing an order and beauty that transcended time.
Inside the Mingde Hall in the dark world, this technological frenzy brought about by "copying homework" across dimensions has reached a boiling point.
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At this very moment...
On the floor of the Mingde Hall core laboratory, dozens of thick wires that had burned out due to overload remained, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of rare metals being smelted.
Kong Deming stood in front of the lab table, his eyes bloodshot, but his mind was in a state of extreme excitement.
Before him, a replica of the "One-Character Battle Armor" was quietly displayed on a metal shelf.
Although its luster is not as vibrant as that of the White World, the direction of every component and every magic array node is exactly the same as that shown in the sky.
"We succeeded... We really did it!" Jing Hongchen's voice trembled. He disregarded his usual status and turned around to hug the ninth-level soul masters beside him tightly.
At this moment, these elders standing at the pinnacle of the Black World's soul-guided technology resembled a group of schoolchildren who had finally solved the ultimate problem.
They patted each other on the shoulder, sharing the immense sense of accomplishment that came from this technological plunder.
"Gentlemen, now is not the time to celebrate completely."
However, Kong Deming truly lived up to his reputation.
As the strongest Soul Master in the Sun Moon Empire, his mental fortitude is also the strongest.
So at this moment, he forcibly calmed the turmoil in his chest and fixed his gaze on the cold armor.
"The battle armor of the White World can amplify combat power by ten levels and master non-contact resonance. We must immediately conduct a practical test to see how much power our replica can unleash."
"Success or failure hinges on this one moment!"
Kong Deming's words instantly silenced the noisy hall.
All the level nine soul masters immediately returned to their positions and began preparing energy sources and pressure sensors for the upcoming test.
"Okay! Prepare for the test immediately!"
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However, the technological frenzy inside Mingde Hall was nothing short of a harbinger of annihilation for Shrek Academy, thousands of miles away.
Shrek agents lurking in the shadows of the Sun Moon Royal Academy witnessed every detail of Kong Deming and his friends' jubilant revelry through extremely well-hidden observation holes.
The replica battle armor, exuding a chilling aura, cast a devastating shadow on the agent's retina.
Without the slightest hesitation, the agent rapidly dialed the cipher wheel on the communication soul tool, transmitting this top-secret intelligence back to the Sea God Pavilion with the highest priority.
Inside the Sea God Pavilion, the originally heavy atmosphere instantly turned into a deathly silence the moment the intelligence was delivered.
Moon, who had been leaning weakly in his wheelchair, suddenly gripped the armrests tightly with his thin hands after listening to the staff's report. His knuckles made a slight popping sound due to the excessive force.
"It actually...it really worked?" Moon's voice was hoarse, revealing an incredulous weakness.
Xianlin'er and Qian Duoduo exchanged a glance, and both saw a chilling coldness in each other's eyes.
They were previously struggling to understand the blueprints, believing that this level of technological barrier would be enough to stop anyone in the underworld...
But now, the agents are telling them that those people from the Sun Moon Royal Academy have successfully researched the world's fighting armor?
How are we supposed to play like this?!
"How is this possible?" Xian Lin'er's face was pale, and her voice was broken.
"Simply by following the images on the screen, one can replicate that law-level weaponry? Has the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool technology advanced to such an incomprehensible level?"
The staff member on one side lowered his head, his expression tense: "Reporting to the Dean, that's exactly what the intelligence says. Kong Deming personally oversaw the forging, and they've now entered the practical testing phase."
At this moment, Hei Xuanzi completely broke down.
He slammed his fist on a wooden table beside him, shattering it. Alcohol mixed with anger distorted his already aged face.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Hei Xuanzi roared at the staff, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Battle armor is the culmination of orderly civilization. How could that stubborn old man Kong Deming have learned it in just a few hours? He's faking it! He must be faking it!"
"Maybe he just put on a show?"
"Where's that agent? Tell him to immediately use a special soul-guided device to remotely record this! I want to see the actual footage! I want to see with my own eyes what Kong Deming has actually created!"
The staff member looked troubled: "Elder Xuan, Mingde Hall is currently on the highest alert. If the agents forcibly start real-time transmission, it will be troublesome if they are discovered, and their lives will not be guaranteed."
"What kind of agent are you if you're afraid of death?" Black Xuanzi roared hysterically. "Shrek's safety is at stake right now! Make him do it right now, this is a death order!"
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Under Hei Xuanzi's intense pressure, the agents lurking in the Sun Moon Empire had no choice but to risk exposure and place an extremely tiny "visual transmission soul guide" in the ventilation gap of the Mingde Hall laboratory.
Soon, a huge light screen slowly emerged inside the Sea God Pavilion.
Although the image was somewhat blurry, Xianlin'er, Qian Duoduo, Xuanzi, and Mu En all clearly saw the battle armor in the center of the Mingde Hall laboratory.
It was a metal armor that completely replicated Huo Yuhao's left arm armor, chest armor, and flight components.
Although the metallic texture exuded the somberness characteristic of the dark world, the entire weapon began to emit a regular resonance sound due to the connection of dozens of energy wires.
Kong Deming was standing in front of the armor at this moment, and began to take off his outer robe, clearly intending to put it on himself.
Xuanzi's face was extremely grim as he stared intently at every inch of the metal texture in the image.
As Xuanzi watched Kong Deming reach into the complex left arm armor, his heart was filled with an unprecedented fear and jealousy.
He could not accept that Shrek Academy had been overtaken by the Sun Moon Empire in this way.
"Failure! Failure! Just fail already!" Xuanzi cursed frantically in his heart. He longed to see the replica shatter the moment the energy was connected, and he longed to see Kong Deming suffer a backlash due to the technical flaws.
This curse became his only source of psychological support at that moment.
In the scene, Kong Deming had completely locked his left arm armor. With a crisp metallic snapping sound, the array circuit inside the replica battle armor began to glow with a faint purple light.
The dramatic shift in the underworld's power structure will occur within this final minute of testing.
(End of chapter)