With the battle armor donned, Su Yu's Soul Power surged.
The originally Soul Sect level Soul Power, with the amplification of the battle armor, suddenly carried an overwhelming presence far beyond a High-tier Soul King.
"Soul Attachment!"
Xiao Hongchen instantly assumed the strongest combat stance, his entire body bristling with Fifth-level Soul-guided Cannons.
Inside the metal barrier, Xiao Hongchen was full of confidence.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Hongchen was the first to launch an attack, dozens of Soul-guided Shells tracing arcs in the sky, sealing Su Yu's every route.
Su Yu activated the Blue Silver Domain.
The first and second Soul Rings shone brightly.
The effect of the two Soul Rings shining was at least twice as powerful as before.
Su Yu felt his body brimming with Soul Power to counteract the battle armor's consumption, leaving a surplus.
He maneuvered the battle armor, amplifying his entire body's attributes, and the energy in his combat boots erupted beneath him, launching him forward as fast as a lightning bolt.
A Soul Power Shield formed on his body surface, and Su Yu charged through two Soul-guided Shells head-on, leaving the range of the Soul-guided Cannons.
Yet he was almost entirely unscathed.
Since it was a demonstration, Su Yu naturally exerted his full force.
In the Blue Silver Domain, his speed was already enhanced, and now with the battle armor's augmentation and the combat boots' burst, his speed could be considered top-tier even among Soul Emperors.
"Blue Silver Bursting Spear!"
In almost the blink of an eye, Blue Silver Grass gathered around Su Yu's body, forming a spear.
The spear was like a sword, wrapped in Sword Qi, thrusting forward.
Xiao Hongchen continued firing the Soul-guided Cannons while activating the defensive system, and a Soul-guided Protective Shield formed outside the metal fortress.
Bang!
The Fifth-level Soul-guided Shield shattered upon impact.
The spear struck the metal fortress outside Xiao Hongchen's body, Sword Qi exploding.
"Such strong damage."
Mirror Hongchen's eyes flickered; this spear directly shattered Xiao Hongchen's Fifth-level Soul-guided Shield and nearly penetrated the thick metal barrier.
It's important to realize that when he summoned the metal barrier, Xiao Hongchen had employed Soul-guiding Device principles to reinforce it.
The metal barrier was itself condensed in the form of a Soul-guiding Device, and it could be fully considered a thickened, reinforced version of a Soul-guided Shield from all angles.
The defensive effect could also be compared to the effect of a defense-type Sixth Soul Skill of a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
Yet it still barely resisted one blow from Su Yu.
And the Blue Silver Bursting Spear, was just one of the weaker Soul Skills in Su Yu's outburst.
The Blue Silver Grass was inherently weak in burst power, and Su Yu made up for this shortcoming after absorbing a Mutated Sword Grass Soul Ring and acquiring the Godslaying Sword.
Now, without even using the Godslaying Sword, just the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear with Sword Qi attached could break through Xiao Hongchen's defenses.
Moreover, it wasn't even Sword Qi attached via the Fourth Soul Skill, but rather with runes attached by Su Yu.
Once combined with the Fourth Soul Skill...
Su Yu's demonstrated abilities and intensity provided Mirror Hongchen a clear understanding of the effects of this Basic Battle Armor.
"Xuan Ziweng, you can start considering the development of Intermediate and Advanced Battle Armors."
"Alright."
Xuan Ziweng responded succinctly, watching the scene of Su Yu donning the battle armor and erupting with Soul Emperor combat power, full of enthusiasm.
This was only a Basic Battle Armor!
Mirror Hongchen turned to Meng Hongchen and instructed, "Meng, next, you and your brother should also go learn from Xuan Ziweng."
Battle armor is most suitable when it's self-made.
Only when designed and crafted by oneself from start to finish can it perfectly align with one's own needs.
Su Yu would also personally craft his own battle armor in the future.
Being a Soul Guide, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen should also craft for themselves.
As for Mirror Hongchen himself, he would probably only consider making one once Advanced Battle Armor theories were perfected.
Intermediate Battle Armor wouldn't make a significant difference for him.
Xiao Hongchen's fortress was nearly perforated, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He quickly harnessed Soul Power, and the breach in the fortress began to heal.
However, Su Yu drew the Godslaying Sword, using the Fourth Soul Skill, and a burst of Sword Qi completely severed Xiao Hongchen's defense.
Su Yu experienced the amplification from the battle armor for the first time, yet wielded it as though it were part of his own, almost seamlessly intertwined with himself, without any significant loss of control over his power.
Although one sword swipe broke through Xiao Hongchen's defense, leaving a wound on Xiao Hongchen's shoulder, a First Soul Skill quickly healed it.
It didn't even trigger the defensive Soul-guiding Devices on Xiao Hongchen.
The mistakes were not too great.
"Alright, let's go."
Su Yu and the others returned to Xuan Ziweng's laboratory.
The Soul Guides who had just watched the battle at the Mingde Hall martial stage were as though awakening from a dream.
"How could his burst be so strong?"
"I see, more than half of it is due to that set of Soul-guiding Armor he's wearing."
They were all at least Fifth-level Soul Guides, with keen insights.
It's just that the amplification from the Soul-guiding Armor reached such an extent, and thinking back to the initial process when Su Yu donned it...
It's just unknown how difficult it would be to create such armor.
If the manufacturing difficulty could be lowered...
It seems that Soul-guiding Devices are about to be fully integrated into the Soul Masters' combat system.
...
Su Yu was very satisfied with this piece of battle armor, although ultimately, it was not crafted by his own hands. He still left this piece of battle armor in Xuan Ziweng's laboratory.
This first piece of battle armor had a special meaning, making it suitable to be kept as a collection here.
As for Su Yu's own battle armor, it could certainly be made during the process of acquiring Soul Rings with Kong Deming.
The effects of the Basic Battle Armor having been confirmed, Xuan Ziweng was full of motivation.
His expectations for the Intermediate Battle Armor were even higher.
Xiao Hongchen appeared disappointed.
How could it have been destroyed so easily?
He looked as though he were questioning life.
"It must be that the Basic Battle Armor is just too strong."
Yes, that must be it.
I must learn how to make Basic Battle Armor.
I want to craft my own battle armor.
By then, with the battle armor enhancement, the Five Rings could directly set up a Sixth-level Soul-guided Cannon, and the power would surely rise to the next level!
"Master Xuan Ziweng, may I learn the method to craft this battle armor from you?" Before Meng Hongchen's persuasion, Xiao Hongchen already realized this himself and actively made the request to learn.
Mirror Hongchen looked at him with newfound respect.
Unexpectedly, the grandson, who was passionately devoted to Soul-guided Cannons, so quickly accepted the model of integrating Soul-guiding Devices with the Soul Masters' system in armor form.
It seems the effect of one battle was overwhelmingly successful.
If we want to promote battle armor in the future, perhaps we could have some Soul Masters equipped with battle armor have a match with those who insist on using the Soul-guided Cannon systems?
Upon hearing Xiao Hongchen's request, Xuan Ziweng waved his hand.
"No, no, no, don't call me master; I can't afford it."
"If you want to learn, you can come here to learn. In the future, just call me Teacher Xuan."
The term "teacher" as used by Xuan Ziweng is more like a lecturer in a learning environment.
Much like the relationship between the teachers and students at the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy.
The relationship is somewhat peculiar.
Xuan Ziweng and Mirror Hongchen have a superior-subordinate relationship, but strictly speaking, they are of the same generation since they're both students of Kong Deming.
And Xiao Hongchen, being of Mirror Hongchen's grandson generation, yet calling Xuan Ziweng "teacher," while Su Yu is like a brother to Xuan Ziweng...