novelraw Chapter 902 765: Divine Skill Broken
Chapter 902 765: Divine Skill Broken
The resounding drum doesn't need a heavy mallet; returning to his cave, Tong Mingshan's face was solemn, fully aware that Mingshan Sect was about to face a great calamity, and as the Sect Master, he knew what he needed to do.
The treasure robe was no longer taken out for study, disregarding what Li Hongjiu was doing in the cave, he erased the scribbles and began reconsidering the diagrams, drafting the structure sketches of the battle armor to be crafted.
The discussions with Li Hongjiu during this period have been immensely beneficial to him.
Encountering someone with such high exposure in this aspect, even casually revealed insights from their experiences greatly enhanced his crafting skills, all of which were reflected in the construction of this battle armor.
He spent a whole day finalizing the method for officially crafting the battle armor.
Afterward, he sought Shi Chun and others to take measurements to ensure the crafted armor would fit perfectly.
Shi Chun, while extending his arms to be measured, couldn't help but ask, "Can't it be made to adjust in size like the treasure robe?"
Tong Mingshan busily explained, "That's precisely one of the crafting techniques that's hard to master. Right now, I can only barely integrate the mechanism for dispersing force from the treasure robe."
Shi Chun praised, "That's pretty good already, learning the force dispersing mechanism of the treasure robe so quickly."
Tong Mingshan chuckled wryly, "It's not that I've mastered it. The treasure robe is light and delicate, making it hard to work on. The armor is much thicker, thus easier to handle. The same mechanism for dispersing force, when compared between the two, is vastly different in skill difficulty, in completely different leagues, incomparable. I've only borrowed some useful techniques thanks to Li Hongjiu's insights. If it weren't for him, it would have been impossible for me to understand it in such a short time. I was fortunate to have benefited from our discussions. His comprehension ability is indeed high."
Shi Chun responded with an understanding sound, then comforted, "Sometimes just enough is sufficient."
Tong Mingshan grimaced silently, as that's all he can do now, asking next, "Do we craft battle armor for Chai Wenwu?"
Shi Chun simply stated, "No need, he doesn't deserve it."
When it was Feng Chi's turn for measurements, Feng Chi noticed his arms fully restored, surprised, he said, "Sect Leader Tong, your broken arms have healed?"
"Thanks to the Master finding some miraculous spiritual pills," Tong Mingshan expressed with gratitude, also spotting the little fellow on the ground shaking his head happily, calling 'sister,' which cheered him up, and he couldn't resist going over to give him a pat.
Sometimes exiting the cave with hands behind his back to look at the sky, other times pacing in front of his mural structure diagram with arms behind, Li Hongjiu, engrossed in researching the treasure robe, didn't notice the nearby anomaly with Tong Mingshan.
It wasn't until he noticed Tong Mingshan hadn't reappeared from the cave for a long while that Li Hongjiu realized something was off, turning around to look at Tong Mingshan's drawing on the stone wall.
Each person or disciple of an Artifact Refining Sect has their own method or markings for drawing, something others might not easily understand at first glance. Having discussed with Tong Mingshan for so long, Li Hongjiu quickly understood the meaning upon slight observation, realizing it was a crafting structure diagram for armor.
Unaware of what Tong Mingshan was up to, he wanted to ask, and while seeking out, discovered a new tower in the rear mountain valley. Flying up to it, he noticed it had thirty-six stories, shiny and translucent like glass, yet familiar.
Upon a closer look, he recognized it as the True Fire Ruyi Tower, one of the trophies from the Divine Fire Covenant competition!
A premier auxiliary creation of the Artifact Refining World, personally crafted by Situ Gu, which can expand or contract according to the size of the crafting object, with the current appearance clearly not meant for crafting large items.
No need to guess who's inside.
The tower door was already sealed, not openable by anyone but the controller inside. Li Hongjiu flew over and cast a spell to call out, "Brother Tong, are you in there?"
Soon, the tower's base rotated, and the door swung open; once Li Hongjiu entered, the door immediately closed again.
Inside was a hollow space, with layered ring-like platforms along the walls, strong internal circulation currents visibly flowing, with flames blooming above crafting a floating object, while Tong Mingshan was on the upper platform.
Li Hongjiu flew up at once, landing beside Tong Mingshan, who was commanding the blazing flames, and upon focusing, he saw it was indeed an armor prototype being crafted.
Though he shouldn't interfere with another's crafting, upon seeing the crafting material was ordinary metal, he couldn't help but remind, "There's no significance in crafting this with ordinary materials. If the armor faces a heavy blow, the weak connecting parts will easily break or get damaged."
Tong Mingshan continued crafting, saying, "I have good materials; this is just for practice."
During the exploration process, he was indeed testing. Adjusting work on good materials can be difficult, while ordinary materials allow easier corrections.
However, he didn't mention possessing Two-flavor True Fire, which could swiftly replicate on fine materials post-crafting armor from ordinary ones, using the 'True Nine-orifice Exquisite Heart' method.
Upon hearing it was just practice, Li Hongjiu didn't say more but queried, "Why craft armor?"
Tong Mingshan said, "The Master wants it."
Li Hongjiu pondered, "Is he still planning to fight?"
Tong Mingshan replied, "We hold the tokens; we fear someone might seize them."
Li Hongjiu thought of this as plausible, sighing, "Ultimately, that guy still harbors ambitions of trying his luck. Isn't the Heavenly Court Battle Armor better for defense than yours? Consult your Command Center; why bother with this effort."
Tong Mingshan noted, "He's the Master; what he says goes."
Inwardly, he thought, "You have no idea how tough the crafting materials the Master has procured are."
Li Hongjiu chuckled, shaking his head, "You folks at Mingshan Sect have a Sect Master, a 'boss,' and a 'Master'— it's so muddled it'd confuse anyone who doesn't know better."
With that, he turned to leave, asking, "Open a gateway for me to exit."
Tong Mingshan waved his hand, the tower door jolted open, releasing him before closing back up.
Just as he finished crafting the first armor model, Wu Jinliang emerged, heading straight for Shi Chun's cave.
Seeing him interrupting, Shi Chun, sitting cross-legged in meditation, asked, "Did you break through to the Human Immortal Great Success Realm?"
Wu Jinliang kneeled in front of him and nodded, his expression somewhat silent.
Shi Chun was surprised, "It's good news, why the long face?"
Wu Jinliang: "The pills I used for cultivation might not be enough."
Shi Chun was astonished: "Last time Li Hongjiu killed nearly twenty thousand people at sea; their pills should be with you, right?"
Wu Jinliang: "The skills the folks on the island cultivated are indeed advanced, surpassing my expectations for my 'All Forms Become Images' ability. After this trial, I feel that, let alone the Human Immortal Great Success Realm, even the Earth Immortal Small Achievement Realm might not hold. In at most two days, I need to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm. If I can break through to the Earth Immortal Upper... I need to prepare in advance."
Shi Chun was visibly shocked for a moment, then decisively said: "You go back and focus on your breakthrough; I'll handle the pill matter."
After sending Wu Jinliang back, he immediately summoned Feng Chi to run to the Extreme Abyss and collect all the cultivation pills from those thirty to forty thousand corpses.
If that's still not enough, he plans to make a run outside and directly arrange a procurement.
Everything he's doing now is preparing for an impending great battle.
By then, Li Hongjiu wouldn't be able to openly help him, and Huang Yingying too couldn't assist; no one could help them, they could only rely on themselves.
However, as long as the army is strong, it's not impossible to fight!
The vast lake stirred up waves, and a figure riding a large white cat appeared; it was none other than Dongguo Shou, once a Carefree Guest, now with signs of battling from east to west, followed by more than a hundred elite people.
After breaking through the waves, they quickly compared the map's location, determined the direction, and sped away.
In less than a half an hour, they reached a desolate ravine and canyon area.
Almost as soon as they appeared, a shout of "Enemy attack" resounded through the ravine.
A large number of hidden hands immediately emerged from the interconnected ravines, and upon seeing the attackers riding the big cat, someone exclaimed in shock: "It's Dongguo Shou, run!"
A group immediately scattered like birds and beasts; the over hundred behind Dongguo Shou were about to chase and kill in formation when a figure emerged from the valley, and with a single palm, the fleeing soldier beside him was struck down to the ground.
The figure lightly swept his sleeves and stood with hands behind his back, immediately deterring the hundreds who intended to charge and kill.
This person was no other than Yan Zhili, the chief warrior of the East Victory Team. How could the Soldier Resolution Technique of Su Yuan Sect be child's play? Who would dare to trespass?
The big cat under Dongguo Shou stepped into the air, carrying him closer, as he lightly smiled, "So it's Brother Yan, I've been looking for you and didn't expect you to hide here."
At last, he saw a fat piece of meat that could excite him, running back and forth snatching tokens was indeed tedious; this person should have plenty of tokens on him.
Yan Zhili replied indifferently, "Not looking for me, you might live a few more days; finding me, you're courting death."
Dongguo Shou responded with an 'oh', calmly, "Then I ought to learn from Brother Yan's skills."
Just as the words fell, two more figures flashed out from the ravine, floating with Yan Zhili in a triangle formation, surrounding Dongguo Shou.
A man and a woman, none other than Su Jikuan, the chief warrior of the Beiju Team, and Luo Que, the chief warrior of the Nanshan Team.
Dongguo Shou looked around despite being surprised, but he was not too concerned about the three in front of him. The Four Great Royal Court Teams teaming up was no secret; he was concerned about other matters, warily scanning his surroundings.
Luo Que smiled, "Brother Dongguo, we meet again."
Su Jikuan snorted, "Dongguo Shou, hope you're well."
"I was wondering why Yan Zhili suddenly appeared; it turns out you guys were setting a trap." Dongguo Shou sneered, clearly vigilant of his surroundings.
But before he could check around thoroughly, Yan Zhili took the initiative, and in a single thought, instantaneously shadows upon shadows appeared.
The over hundred followers with Dongguo Shou had good reason to fear Yan Zhili; it felt like they were suddenly plunged into a vast army, with shadows of magic soldiers from the Soldier Resolution Technique appearing everywhere, and countless sword lights instantly enveloping them.
"Ah..."
A series of tragic cries rang out, and in an instant, more than half fell, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
The large cat under Dongguo Shou was slashed by the chaotic sword lights, scattering its white fur. However, the defensive power of this fur was no small feat; it couldn't be cut through completely to harm its skin and flesh.
Meanwhile, countless shadows of magic soldiers' swords rushed to slay Dongguo Shou.
Yet, Dongguo Shou's 'Inch and Mile' divine skill was no joke, and he vanished from the original spot in an instant, reappearing fleetingly right before Yan Zhili.
The already cautious Yan Zhili quickly dodged, appearing slightly embarrassed because the speed of the opponent was too fast.
At this moment, the soldier he had just struck to the ground suddenly burst into a resplendent glow, enveloping Dongguo Shou, just as he was about to exercise the 'Inch and Mile' divine skill to pursue.
Surprised and caught off guard, Dongguo Shou's expression changed drastically, shouting in anger, "Feng Yin, it's you!"
Upon seeing Yan, Su, and Luo appear, he was worried about all four families joining forces, already guarded, yet still fell into the trap.
The space in front of him twisted under the glow, and the Escape Technique of 'Inch and Mile' seemed to slow down, practically rendered the divine skill useless.
When Yan Zhili and the other two appeared to encircle, Dongguo Shou's subordinates immediately reported urgently to the command center, and the Heavenly Court Command Center just switched the Heavenly Mirror image over, barely catching this scene.