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Chapter 610: Armor
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After the fleet temporarily set anchor on the island, Wang Hong secluded himself on the island to study the gains from this expedition.
First were the seven crystal stones. There was no need for extensive research; he quickly grasped their specific usage.
All that was required was to hold them in one's hand and absorb the contained energy.
This energy didn't offer any assistance in Spiritual Power cultivation levels, but it had a remarkable effect on the physical body, particularly in the realm of Body Refining.
The savage beasts in the Desolate Spirit Sea were exceptionally powerful in terms of their physical bodies, surpassing even some Demon Clans.
It was estimated that their year-round absorption of this energy was the reason for their strength.
Thus, he practiced holding the crystal stones daily, and with the help of this power, his physical strength was rapidly increasing.
Simultaneously, Wang Hong distributed a portion of the crystals obtained on the central island to the warriors in the fleet. This energy was most beneficial to them.
As for Immortal Cultivators, as long as their physical bodies hadn't reached Wang Hong's level, all they needed was an Essence Core Pill.
In the following days, the fleet split into two groups, taking turns going out to hunt and kill savage beasts. Some of them even managed to seize some crystals from the beasts, while the rest continued to cultivate on the island.
From the ashes of the fifth-tier savage beast that Wang Hong had incinerated, he found a piece of blue scale.
This blue scale could withstand the Golden Crow Fire, indicating its uniqueness.
After repeated research and experimentation, he discovered that this scale had a wind attribute and could significantly increase speed.
Thinking back to the mysterious and unpredictable speed of that lizard beast, Wang Hong couldn't help but be filled with anticipation.
To utilize this scale, he needed to refine it into a Magic weapon. The best choice for a speed-enhancing Magic weapon was a pair of boots. However, there was a major issue.
Even with his current level, he couldn't melt the scale into a pair of boots, as it couldn't be damaged by the Golden Crow Fire.
During the process of refining the tool, he could only embed it into a Magic weapon and connect it through a formation.
The problem was that he had only one scale, so he could only embed it into one boot. If he activated his speed with just one leg enhanced, he'd probably be hopping around like a disabled person.
Not only might this not increase his speed, but it would also likely affect his combat effectiveness.
After careful consideration, he decided to refine a set of armor for himself and embed the scale in the back waist area.
Both legs' meridians passed through the lower back, so when the scale on the lower back was activated, the energy would be evenly distributed to both legs.
As for refining the armor, after some thought, he realized that if he was going to refine a piece of armor, it couldn't be solely for embedding the scale.
At the very least, the armor should possess some defensive capabilities.
Currently, he had plenty of four-tier Demonic Beast hides and shell-like materials, but he no longer considered these ordinary four-tier materials valuable.
Refining ordinary four-tier materials into armor wouldn't be as sturdy as his own physical body, making it meaningless to wear.
Currently, he possessed something valuable, which was the branch he had cut from the Jade Tree during the previous expedition.
However, the defense of this branch came from the Grand Dao Rune inscribed on it, which was an item that couldn't be revealed.
After contemplating for several days, he finally came up with a solution.
During their first encounter with the Desolate Spirit Sea, they had killed three savage beasts whose hides could block Divine Sense.
He still didn't know the upper limit of these hides' ability to block Divine Sense, but with his current Divine Sense, he couldn't penetrate this barrier.
Wang Hong's Divine Sense was already relatively strong, and through his cultivation of the Refining Divine Art, he had reached the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, making him stronger than ordinary Nascent Soul later-stage cultivators.
Now in the later stages of Nascent Soul cultivation, his Divine Sense had also greatly increased. As for whether it had reached the level of Soul Transformation, he didn't know. There was very little information available on this matter, making it difficult for him to make comparisons. He had never encountered a Soul Transformation cultivator or a fifth-tier Demonic Beast.
He had encountered three fifth-tier savage beasts, but their battles primarily relied on physical combat, not allowing for the full utilization of Divine Sense.
He decided to combine these two materials.
The Jade Tree branch was incorporated into the inner layer of the armor, while the outer layer used a piece of savage beast hide to conceal the Grand Dao Rune inside.
Once he finalized the plan, he began the refinement process.
Refining the Jade Tree branches proved to be challenging, taking him three months to transform them into thin wooden boards. He then combined these boards with the beast hide and spent another two months refining them into the armor.
After nearly half a year, he had finally completed this set of armor.
The armor was entirely black, protecting his head, body, and limbs. It even had a face mask that could be worn if needed.
With the formidable defensive abilities of the Grand Dao Rune, he could withstand attacks from Soul Transformation cultivators several times.
Upon wearing the armor, there was an additional effect – it could block Divine Sense detection.
Wang Hong looked at the armor on his body with satisfaction. With a thought, he generated a force from his waist, which transmitted to his legs. Instantly, he felt as light as a feather, as if he had merged with the wind.
With a slight push from his toes, a light breeze seemed to carry him forward. In the blink of an eye, he had already appeared three hundred yards away.
This ability to move as swiftly as the wind was not teleportation, but it was only slightly slower than teleportation. However, it had one advantage over teleportation: teleportation required intermittent activation with pauses in between, while this skill could be maintained as long as one used Spiritual Power.
It was an unparalleled asset for both combat and travel.
During this half-year period, in addition to refining the armor, he hadn't neglected his cultivation. The seven crystal stones he had acquired earlier had already been used, but he still didn't know whether his physical strength had reached the level of Soul Transformation. This was something he would only be able to determine through comparison.
One day, a large fleet entered the Desolate Spirit Sea and found the islands where Wang Hong and his group had temporarily settled.
This fleet consisted of three types of vessels: Large Sea Ships, Large-sized Flying Boats, and Transport Flying Boats.
Large Sea Ships were the most formidable in terms of combat power. They were equipped with energy cannons equivalent to Nascent Soul power and had the highest defense. Each ship could carry around two thousand people and had cargo holds for transporting goods.
However, these sea ships had their drawbacks, including high production costs and slower speeds, making them less agile.
Due to their high costs, the Great Chu Immortal Nation only had twenty of these Large Sea Ships in total. For this expedition, seven were dispatched, along with the three that had previously set out, making a total of ten.
Large-sized Flying Boats had moderate combat capabilities and could carry around three hundred people each. Their advantage lay in their agility and speed, effectively compensating for the drawbacks of Large Sea Ships.
This fleet had a total of one hundred Large-sized Flying Boats.
Transport Flying Boats were a type of Flying Boat developed by Chen Xiaofeng. They were cost-effective and had strong transport capabilities. Each Flying Boat could carry five hundred people. However, they had no combat abilities and were extremely fragile.
For this expedition, two thousand Transport Flying Boats were deployed as the main transport vessels.
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