At the headquarters of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, on the one hundred and first floor, in Leng Yaozhu's studio.
Leng Yaozhu's anxious and melancholic remarks left Jing Shaoyu feeling helpless; he had put in a lot of effort to comfort her.
"Alright, let's get down to business," Leng Yaozhu said, regaining her usual composure. "A Yuan, you should be starting to make your Battle Armor, right? What are your thoughts? Yue'er should have mentioned my suggestions to you, right?"
"Yes." Jing Shaoyu nodded and then asked, "Teacher, is it a bit too soon to directly make Two-Word Battle Armor?"
"Not too soon, to be precise, it's just right," Leng Yaozhu said seriously, shaking her head. "You are already a Soul Grandmaster; becoming a Soul King is just a matter of a year or two. If you start making Two-Word Battle Armor now, by the time you reach Soul Emperor, you can directly become a Two-Word Battle Armor Master and possess a complete set of Two-Word Battle Armor."
"That does seem to make sense," Jing Shaoyu nodded, his mind racing. After a moment, he made a decision and said, "Alright, then I will directly pursue Two-Word Battle Armor!"
"You don't need to worry about the spirit-forging metal; leave that to me," Leng Yaozhu said happily, immediately expressing her support. "Also, regarding the design of the Two-Word Battle Armor, if you and Yue'er come up with a design, I can help you refine it to ensure it's the best it can be."
"That's great," Jing Shaoyu replied joyfully.
"Let's talk about the metal first. You should have already chosen the rare metal to use as the base, right?" Leng Yaozhu asked.
"I plan to use Origin Gold," Jing Shaoyu said.
"Origin Gold, hmm, not bad," Leng Yaozhu mused for a moment before nodding. "Good, but is there anything else? Two-Word Battle Armor needs to be made from alloys; a two-in-one or three-in-one combination is fine, but just using Origin Gold alone isn't enough."
"I plan to use Spirit Iron and Blood Copper for the upgrade metal," Jing Shaoyu said.
Spirit Iron is an extremely rare metal that contains life energy, said to be a companion metal to the Life Gold, referred to as "Little Life Gold." However, no one has ever found Life Gold in Spirit Iron veins. Using this metal as the upgrade material for the Origin Elf Soul Battle Armor is undoubtedly excellent, as the life energy it contains gives it a strong affinity for life energy, allowing it to resonate when Jing Shaoyu releases his Martial Soul.
Why not use Life Gold directly? First, Life Gold is too rare and expensive to be used for making Two-Word Battle Armor. Second, Life Gold is of too high a grade, making it impossible to find corresponding metals that can merge with it. Therefore, even if Life Gold were available, it would be used for Four-Word Battle Armor, merely as an embellishment.
Blood Copper is a common yet rarely used rare metal due to its excessive impurities, which require spirit forging for deep processing. However, it possesses strong corrosive and destructive properties. If the user cannot control these characteristics well, it could backfire. Additionally, Blood Copper has excellent Soul Power conductivity and diffusion, making it a great Soul Power amplifier. Coordinating this metal with the Endgame God-Slaying Spear Martial Soul may not be the most powerful, but it is the most perfect.
"Spirit Iron and Blood Copper, it seems you are well-prepared," Leng Yaozhu said with a satisfied expression. "However, combining Origin Gold, Spirit Iron, and Blood Copper is a brand new alloy combination. Creating it will greatly test the skills of the blacksmith."
"Is it that difficult?" Jing Shaoyu said dismissively.
"Of course not," Leng Yaozhu said with a smile, ruffling Jing Shaoyu's hair. "I originally planned to invite the divine craftsman Zhenhua to forge a set of spirit-forging metal for you and Yue'er. Creating new alloy combinations is a piece of cake for a divine craftsman."
A divine craftsman? Jing Shaoyu thought, his mind racing. "Inviting a divine craftsman to forge spirit-forging metal? Isn't that a bit of an overkill?"
"How could it be?" Leng Yaozhu chuckled and waved her hand. "As my disciple, of course, you should use the best metals to forge your Battle Armor. If there weren't only Zhenhua as the divine craftsman on the continent, I would have prepared to find a few more."
"Hehe, that makes sense." Hearing Leng Yaozhu's words, Jing Shaoyu couldn't help but laugh. "So, does that mean I and Yue'er will also need to find the divine craftsman Zhenhua to forge the soul-forging metal needed for our Three-Word Battle Armor?"
"No, no, no," Leng Yaozhu waved her hand. "I will only help Yue'er."
"Huh?" Jing Shaoyu was taken aback and immediately asked, "What about me? Teacher, don't you love me anymore?"
"Go away," Leng Yaozhu said, somewhat disdainfully waving her hand. "Didn't I tell you to find a way to apprentice under Yun Ming and Ya Li? With their status, they can also ask Zhenhua to forge the metals. At that time, let Ya Li handle the soul-forging metal for you and Yun Ming handle the heavenly forging metal. Wouldn't that perfectly complete the creation of the Four-Word Battle Armor?"
"Ah!" Jing Shaoyu blinked, his expression strange. "Teacher, you really are clever."
"Isn't this all for you?" Leng Yaozhu said with a look of course it's natural. "With three Limit Douluos backing you, you can run rampant on this continent!"
"Why do you say I'm like a spoiled rich kid? I'm a good child," Jing Shaoyu said.
"A good child? Heh!" Leng Yaozhu sneered. "I heard from Yue'er that you've been flirting with a girl from the Wu family?"
"I haven't!" Jing Shaoyu immediately waved his hands. "I am absolutely innocent with Wu Siduo. Before coming to Shrek Academy, I had only seen her once, and it was you who took me to see her. How could I have flirted with her?"
"Hmph! I don't care whether you intentionally flirted with her or not, but A Yuan, let me tell you, being fickle is not the same as being unfaithful!" Leng Yaozhu said coldly.
"I know!" Jing Shaoyu immediately replied seriously.
"By the way, the Mo Hentian you asked me to investigate, I have found out about him," Leng Yaozhu said, referring to the matter Jing Shaoyu had asked her to look into two days ago after the class leader selection competition.
"Oh? What did you find out?" Jing Shaoyu became interested and asked.
"Mo Hentian comes from the Mo family, a Soul Master family in the southwest of the continent. He is the grandson of the Heavenly Fox Douluo, Mo Wenda," Leng Yaozhu said, handing Jing Shaoyu a document. "The Mo family in the southwest is a staunch supporter of the federation, but unfortunately..."
Unfortunately? Jing Shaoyu detected a hint of regret in Leng Yaozhu's tone and felt puzzled. However, when he saw the information about Mo Hentian, he understood where Leng Yaozhu's regret came from.
It turned out that Mo Hentian's father, Mo Hongxue, was the eldest son of the Heavenly Fox Douluo. While traveling, he met a woman named Tang Ling, and they fell in love at first sight, quickly becoming partners and traveling together across the continent.
What followed was somewhat cliché and melodramatic. This Tang Ling was actually a disciple of the hidden sect Haotian Sect. After secretly leaving the sect, she violated the sect's rules, prompting the Haotian Sect to send people down the mountain to capture her. Upon learning that Tang Ling had married Mo Hongxue, the Haotian Sect became furious and immediately went to seek justice.
At that time, Mo Hentian was only five years old. The Haotian Sect's guests arrived with an arrogant attitude, and the Mo family was not easy to bully. Thus, a fierce battle broke out. The Haotian Sect's people were powerful, while the Mo family had the advantage in numbers. In the chaos, Mo Hongxue was accidentally killed by someone from the Haotian Sect. Seeing her husband killed by her own kin, Tang Ling went mad and used a self-destructing ring against the Haotian Sect member who killed Mo Hongxue, taking them both down.
This tragic event was ultimately halted by the intervention of the Federation's War God Hall. Seeing that both Mo Hongxue and Tang Ling were dead, the Haotian Sect generously stated that, for the sake of the Federation, they would no longer pursue the matter. However, the Mo family was severely weakened; the Heavenly Fox Douluo lost his son in old age, suffering a great blow to his vitality and strength, and was unable to confront the Haotian Sect. In despair, he passed the family head position to his younger son and ceased to involve himself in worldly affairs.
This incident left Mo Hentian orphaned, and because the Mo family blamed his mother for the tragedy, he suffered cold violence from his relatives at a young age. If it weren't for having a grandfather, he might not have even had the chance to awaken his Martial Soul.
After reading, Jing Shaoyu pondered. How should he put it? He saw many familiar shadows in this Mo Hentian—like a fusion of Tang San, Xiao Wu, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya.
However, the Haotian Sect's style of action still matched his stereotype; they remained as domineering and foolish as ever, showing no consideration for the consequences. At the same time, the Federation's actions were disheartening; their own people were bullied like this, and in the end, they merely acted as mediators, which felt somewhat unworthy of being a son.
In this light, Mo Hentian not only had no connection with the Haotian Sect but also had enmity with them. However, Jing Shaoyu did not let his guard down because of this; after all, the last person who claimed to seek revenge for his mother had now become a loyal dog of the Tang family.
"Oh, there's one more thing," Leng Yaozhu reminded Jing Shaoyu after he finished reading the document. "This Mo Hentian changed his name after awakening his Martial Soul; his original name seems to be something like Mo Wei."
"Ah?" Jing Shaoyu was once again taken aback.