The Heavenly King Team's viewing box.
"Is this battle armor?"
Dai Yueyan and the others were stunned.
As they watched the light emanating from Le Zhengyu and Wu Siduo, they were shocked.
"Spirit-infused alloys!"
As the top talents of the Monster Academy, they naturally understood what this meant.
But using spirit-infused alloys to craft single-word battle armor? It wasn't just about having access to the materials—it also required exceptional forging skills.
Crafting single-word battle armor was already difficult enough. Who would go through the trouble of mastering higher-level techniques while begging for spirit-infused alloys to make single-word battle armor?
Even Dai Yueyan, who had power, influence, and wealth, hadn't done it.
Simply put, there were too few blacksmiths capable of forging spirit-infused alloys.
Why would anyone forge an excellent thousand-refinement grade spirit-infused alloy only to stop there and not continue refining it into spirit-forged or soul-forged material, which could fetch a much higher price?
For spirit-infused alloys used in single-word battle armor, the fusion rate needed to be at least eighty percent. Otherwise, there'd be no point in using them early on.
And spirit-infused alloys with an eighty percent fusion rate or higher often had a good chance of being further refined into soul-forged material after spirit-forging.
These were all excellent materials for soul-forging.
The process of integrating spirit-infused alloys was typically used by level-six blacksmiths striving to reach level seven—soul-forging. By that stage, ordinary rare metals were no longer sufficient to support higher-level forging. This was when integration came into play, combining multiple rare metals to absorb their properties, allowing the spirit-infused alloy to withstand higher levels of soul-forging or even heavenly forging.
Thus, those capable of integration were aiming for soul-forging.
And those who succeeded in soul-forging became Saint Craftsmen.
How many Saint Craftsmen were there on the Star Luo Continent?
Would you ask a Saint Craftsman to provide materials for single-word battle armor?
You'd have to be out of your mind.
Don't even talk about the Star Luo Continent's forging community, which isn't particularly skilled in integration. Even on the Douluo Continent, very few could afford to use spirit-infused alloys for single-word battle armor.
After all, Saint Craftsmen aren't as common as cabbage. Even those aspiring to reach the Saint Craftsman level—Grandmaster-level blacksmiths—are extremely hard to hire.
Yet, what was before their eyes now?
Single-word battle armor made from spirit-infused alloys!
These Shrek students could actually afford to use spirit-infused alloys for their single-word battle armor!
"Teacher, is this the depth of resources on the Douluo Continent?" Dai Tianling couldn't help but exclaim.
He had heard En Ci mention more than once that he wanted to visit the Douluo Continent to train and broaden his horizons. Dai Tianling had always thought it was just talk.
Now, seeing Shrek students using spirit-infused alloys for their single-word battle armor completely shattered his preconceptions.
Even the fourth prince, the future heir to the throne, couldn't afford this.
"In fact, even on the Douluo Continent, it should be difficult for most people to afford this. However, their forging industry is more prosperous. There's a Divine Craftsman overseeing things, and it's said that the number of Saint Craftsmen reaches double digits. Though there are only a few level-eight Saint Craftsmen, there should be some level-seven Saint Craftsmen, and even more level-six Grandmaster blacksmiths. Shrek should still be able to hire a level-six Grandmaster blacksmith."
En Ci hesitated as he spoke.
He had investigated the Douluo Continent and was somewhat familiar with its situation.
But did the continent really have so many Grandmaster blacksmiths?
Enough to use spirit-infused alloys for single-word battle armor?
Wouldn't it be better to refine these spirit-infused alloys further and use them to craft high-quality two-word battle armor?
The audience was stunned, and even Long Yue and his teammate were momentarily distracted.
Battle armor emerging from within their bodies.
Long Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at Le Zhengyu and Wu Siduo.
At this moment, eight glowing spots appeared on Le Zhengyu's body, forming armor on his arms and legs.
The armor was as white as jade, dotted with tiny points of starlight. Combined with the sacred flames surrounding him, he looked otherworldly.
Wu Siduo had four pieces of battle armor, forming on the backs of her hands and her shoulders.
She originally only had three pieces, but yesterday, Xu Yuan had taken the time to craft the fourth piece for her.
The two immediately entered a burst state.
Sacred flames blazed violently around Le Zhengyu, like a miniature sun, radiating terrifying heat.
In his hand, the Holy Sword of the Angel slashed downward, releasing a sword beam of condensed sacred flames toward Dai Yun'er.
Meanwhile, Wu Siduo directly entered the state of a martial soul fusion technique.
Dai Yun'er's pupils contracted.
She switched to her Spirit Eye martial soul, and a faint white glow flickered in her pupils as the sword beam of sacred flames rapidly approached her.
Her movements were ghost-like, swiftly dodging the attack.
Compared to the holy sword beam, Dai Yun'er's attention was more focused on Wu Siduo.
Such a familiar aura!
It was identical to her Netherworld Spirit Cat's presence.
No, it was stronger.
To her amazement, Wu Siduo transformed into a massive ball of light, and a gigantic purple energy tiger slowly stepped forward.
"Netherworld White Tiger!"
Dai Yun'er exclaimed in shock.
At the same time, Dai Tianling, who had already been astonished by the single-word battle armor made from spirit-infused alloys, also shot up in surprise.
"Netherworld White Tiger!"
He exclaimed aloud as well.
The audience was equally stunned.
They gazed at the enormous tiger on the arena, surrounded by swirling purple patterns and infernal flames from the underworld, their hearts trembling.
They were all too familiar with the Netherworld White Tiger.
It was the trump card of the imperial family.
Within the imperial lineage, the bloodlines of the Netherworld Spirit Cat and the Evil-Eyed White Tiger were passed down. If two people of similar age with close relationships were born, there was a high probability of the Netherworld White Tiger martial soul fusion technique manifesting.
But now, this fusion technique had appeared on an outsider.
Well, perhaps not entirely an outsider.
After all, some of the Dai family's heritage had already spread beyond the empire.
During the forced migration of the Star Luo Empire, both the Dai and Zhu families left behind some members in the Federation.
As for why the current Star Luo imperial family possessed the Spirit Eye bloodline…
Only those who lived through that era of migration would know.
The Netherworld White Tiger had appeared on the arena.
And it was summoned by a single person!
In an instant, many spectators guessed the truth.
Twin martial souls, self-fusion martial soul technique!
"Does such a naturally gifted existence truly exist in this world?" Dai Yueyan muttered to himself in the viewing box, momentarily lost in thought.
His own martial soul was the White Tiger, while his younger sister Dai Yun'er had the Netherworld Spirit Cat martial soul. This indicated that both bloodlines were strong in their parents.
However, he had only inherited one of them.
No, or rather, every generation of the Dai family had only inherited one martial soul.
Twin martial souls?
How incredibly rare.
Even if they appeared, it was unlikely to be the combination of the White Tiger and the Netherworld Spirit Cat. Instead, it would be something like Dai Yun'er's Spirit Eye twin martial souls or other combinations.
A twin martial soul of the White Tiger and Netherworld Spirit Cat, along with the ability to perform a martial soul fusion technique—such a thing was actually possible.
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