Chapter 998 (1/2)

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In the past, he had learned some mecha piloting skills at the Tang Sect, but the mecha instructors of the Tang Sect were nowhere near Ling Wuyue's level.

Ling Wuyue's boomerang martial soul was quite powerful, but it was obviously no match for his Golden Dragon King bloodline. This was an essential disparity in their powers, so she certainly hadn't lost to him in a technical aspect.

One had to realize that even with the speed enhancements Tang Wulin had received from his Dragon Moon battle armor, he had still been unable to evade Ling Wuyue's first attack! Battle armor masters normally far exceeded mechas in speed, so it was quite apparent just how extraordinary her mecha piloting skills were. As such, Tang Wulin genuinely wanted to learn from her.

Ling Wuyue harrumphed coldly, ”Why should I agree to teach you?”

A smile appeared on Tang Wulin's face. He had brought up the subject, so he was naturally confident in his ability to convince her to accept his request. ”I can help you forge the metals you need for your suit of two-word battle armor, and I'm talking about spirit alloys. I'm a Saint Blacksmith.”

It had to be said that his ident.i.ty as a Saint Blacksmith was extremely useful in many circ.u.mstances. It was not just something that he could flex with, but instead, a t.i.tle that was definitely useful in a practical sense.

Sure enough, Ling Wuyue's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. However, her expression then quickly turned cold again. ”You're a Saint Blacksmith? Who're you trying to fool? Why didn't you tell me that you're a Divine Blacksmith?”

A resigned look appeared on Tang Wulin's face. ”But I really am a Saint Blacksmith! You can go and ask Jiang Yue if you don't believe me; I've forged some things for him in the past. Why would I lie to you about this? How about this? I can forge some metals for you, and you can teach me after that.”

Ling Wuyue's expression changed slightly. ”Are you really capable of forging spirit alloys?”

Tang Wulin replied, ”I forged the metals for my own suit of battle armor; you can take a look at it for yourself. The most important thing about a suit of two-word battle armor is that it has to fuse into the battle armor master's body. For a Soul Master, a suit of two-word battle armor is far more useful than a suit of one-word battle armor master. At the same time, a strong foundation has to be established with one's suit of two-word battle armor. It has to integrate with the Soul Master's martial soul so it can be a suit of battle armor that's unique to them.

”Your cultivation rank has to be very close to 60 already, right? It's about time you began to prepare the metals required for your two-word battle armor so you can begin the construction process as soon as you become a Soul Emperor. After you attain a suit of two-word battle armor, it won't be easy for me to defeat you, and your boomerangs will become even more powerful.”

Ling Wuyue nodded in response. During her battle against Tang Wulin, she had lost almost purely due to the disparity in the calibers of their martial souls. It was quite apparent to her that Tang Wulin possessed far greater apt.i.tude as a Soul Master than she did, but nevertheless, the prospect of becoming a two-word battle armor master was still extremely tempting to her. She was already 28 years old, and if she couldn't become a two-word battle armor master before turning 30, then it would be very difficult for her to progress further in the future.

Her situation was rather similar to that of Mu Ye in that she'd dedicated most of her time and attention to mechas, and only now, when she was close to 30, did she realize that she had to put in more work on her martial soul. As such, Tang Wulin's words really struck a chord with her.

”Alright, if you can really forge the metals required for my suit of two-word battle armor, then you have yourself a deal; I'll teach you mecha piloting skills.”

A faint smile appeared on Tang Wulin's face, and he asked, ”Can I also ask you some questions about mechmaking in the future?”

”Sure,” Ling Wuyue agreed without any hesitation. If Tang Wulin could forge suitable metals for her suit of two-word battle armor, then this deal would be skewed heavily in her favor.

The two of them shook hands to seal the deal.

Tang Wulin had always been one to do things quite quickly, and he led Ling Wuyue straight to his forging workshop.

”I can supply the first piece of metal required for your battle armor for free, but after that, you'll have to prepare the remaining materials on your own. Let's establish this agreement first.”

Thus, Tang Wulin asked Ling Wuyue about what kind of mecha she wanted before immediately beginning the forging process.