Time flew by.
After breaking through to Soul Emperor, Lin Xiao wasn't in a hurry to hunt for his sixth Soul Ring. Instead, he stayed at the Ye Residence for over a month, both to accompany Sister Yanyan and the others and to cultivate.
Last night, he and Binger cultivated the Yin Yang Phoenix Nirvana Profound Chapter, helping Binger break through to level 49.
Before the Soul Master Competition, Shui Bing'er was level 47. Because she had absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, her Soul Power was already level 48 and on the verge of breaking through to level 49.
Lin Xiao gave her a push, effectively breaking through that barrier.
The two agreed to hunt for Soul Rings together.
The date for hunting the Soul Rings was yet to be determined, it would be after Lin Xiao finished something he needed to do.
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Strength Clan, Back Mountain.
Flames swirled around Lin Xiao. One could see crimson, pitch-black, and golden-white Phoenix Fire appearing and disappearing in turns. Each type of Phoenix Fire had its own characteristics, yet all possessed terrifying high temperatures, making him appear like a Fire God.
However, Lin Xiao, who was playing with fire, currently wore a troubled expression.
He sighed and said to Feng Yu on his shoulder:
"Feng Yu, this Soul Power Armor is simply too difficult!"
Soul Power Armor is an advanced skill in Douluo 1, usually requiring a Soul Master to gather multiple Soul Bones and achieve a high degree of compatibility to activate. Its function is to convert the Soul Master's Soul Power into armor, enhancing their defense and combat power.
Lin Xiao had already gathered five Soul Bones, with only the Head Soul Bone and Torso Soul Bone missing, but he had already met one of the requirements for Soul Power Armor.
As for the high degree of compatibility between the Soul Bones and the Soul Master...
Firstly, Lin Xiao's Soul Bones were all fire-attribute bird Soul Bones; secondly, all of his Soul Bones had been tempered by his own Phoenix Fire.
Looking back through Douluo history, it would be difficult to find another Soul Master with such a high degree of Soul Bone compatibility.
But everyone has their own pursuits.
Lin Xiao used the five Soul Bones in his body as nodes, circulating his Soul Power. In an instant, his Soul Power arranged and combined in a special structure, floating on the surface of his body to form a close-fitting crimson armor.
It took three seconds!
This astonishing speed also depended on the situation.
Being this fast on a bed would be utterly humiliating; however, in combat, Lin Xiao's speed in forming Soul Power Armor was terrifying, and if word got out, it would make others feel inferior.
But, Lin Xiao's pursuit was to become a "second man"!
He wanted to activate it in seconds!
After activating it in seconds, he also wanted to achieve instant activation!
"It's not just the casting speed of Soul Power Armor, but also the fineness of the armor."
"Soul Power Armor is a technical skill. If your skill is poor, having an armor-like appearance is enough, but it consumes an enormous amount of Soul Power, and the defensive effect is also very ordinary."
"But if you want to take it to the extreme."
"It greatly tests the Soul Master's precise control over Soul Power. The deeper requirement actually involves Spiritual Power."
Lin Xiao is currently a quasi-Soul Emperor.
However, in terms of spiritual power level, he surpasses most Soul Saints.
But even so, he still couldn't instantly activate Soul Power Armor.
Furthermore, the intricacy of his armor still needed improvement.
Lin Xiao lowered his head and looked at the armor on his body. Crimson was the base color of the armor, with intricate patterns attached to various parts, resembling phoenix feathers. The chest area was even outlined with graceful lines depicting a phoenix.
On the back of the armor, there was a pair of fiery red wings, which were the armored form of the external soul bone, the "Crimson Sky Flame Phoenix Wings," both magnificent and flamboyant.
To describe it in one word, it was "cool."
To describe it in two words, it was "showy."
However, this dazzling Soul Power Armor was still a bit short of the image in Lin Xiao's mind, and this slight gap was a chasm of spiritual power.
Although the patterns on the armor were very cool, their function was not just for show. Lin Xiao had engraved them on the armor based on the Flame Burst patterns of his second soul skill, "Flame Burst Phoenix Transformation," and the internal structure was also consistent. Therefore, his Soul Power Armor inherently possessed the "Flame Burst" attribute.
Feng Yu was both annoyed and amused:
"Hey, Lin Xiao, do you really have to outline your Soul Power Armor based on my appearance?"
"Even just resembling it is very difficult to achieve."
Feng Yu said this, but a hint of pleasure and pride, along with a touch of childish arrogance, involuntarily appeared in her ruby-like eyes.
The reason was simple.
Lin Xiao was actually going to make couple's armor that was the same as hers.
Just thinking about how difficult this would be!
The Feng Yu that Lin Xiao saw in her memories was the Phoenix God King at her peak! Trying to model himself after her armor would only result in a poor imitation!
Lin Xiao's attitude was very firm.
"No! I saw Feng Yu's incredibly cool armor!"
"How can my Soul Power Armor be inferior!"
"Besides, the intricacy of Soul Power Armor is closely related to its improvement in defense and attack power. It's very much worth studying!"
Feng Yu suddenly felt that Lin Xiao was a bit childish.
But... he was quite cute.
She nodded slightly.
"Then you continue."
"Actually, your pursuit of intricate Soul Power Armor is very beneficial."
"Haven't you noticed? In the past month that you've been studying Soul Power Armor, your spiritual power has grown by leaps and bounds. The more complex and intricate the patterns, the better the texture of the armor, and the more it proves that your spiritual power has significantly improved."
Lin Xiao continued to ponder deeply, meticulously carving, until his brain ached before he slowly stopped.
Another half a month passed like this.
Lin Xiao arrived in front of the pool and looked at his reflection. He was clad in crimson phoenix battle armor, with a pair of armored phoenix wings on his back that could be retracted and extended freely. He was satisfied.
"This is my current limit."
He took out the Crimson Sky Sword and performed two beautiful sword flourishes.
Fire Phoenixes swirled around, sparks flying everywhere.
It was incredibly cool.
As for the power... Lin Xiao even felt like he could go head-to-head with a Soul Douluo.
"Let's call it the Flame Dragon Armor... bah, let's call it the Flame Phoenix Armor!"
The weakness of the Flame Phoenix Armor lay in the head and torso. The defense in these two areas was relatively weak due to the lack of a Head Soul Bone and a Torso Soul Bone.
Once the Soul Bones for these two areas were acquired in the future,
The weaknesses would naturally disappear.
"Tsk, it really does look good."
Feng Yu flew far away for a moment, then approached again, observing Lin Xiao from all angles, near and far. He felt that the young man was full of vigor and truly like an unparalleled God of War, and couldn't help but praise:
"Who wouldn't be captivated by this?"
"As expected of a pirated version of my armor!"
Lin Xiao's mouth curved up.
"How can a scholar's matter be called piracy?"
"This is borrowing!"
He admired it for a while, then silently thought, "Dispel!"
The phoenix battle armor on his body instantly vanished, transforming into a fire phoenix that rushed into his body. The consumption of Soul Power was reduced by one-third compared to the beginning.
"Alright! There's still a long way to go, I'll study it slowly later."
"Next, I'll go hunt for a Soul Ring with Binger first!"
He was already a Soul Emperor...
It was fast.
When he reached level seventy, Lin Xiao's strength would experience explosive growth.
And according to Feng Yu, the rich Phoenix Bloodline within him would make his Phoenix True Body terrifyingly powerful
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