Before long, Ning Zhuo extracted the liquid, guiding it meticulously with his Divine Sense and assisted by Mana, to evenly coat the Ice Silk Net.
After half an hour.
The new body’s surface had "grown" a base layer of armor.
Snow-colored Girl·Hui’s previous work was complete, so Ning Zhuo enlisted her help.
Ning Zhuo took out his tools and began carving on the armor base.
The tip of the knife flickered with a faint light as he etched one Talisman after another on the base.
His ice carving skills were advancing rapidly.
The carving knife was steady in his hand, inscribing Talismans onto the crystalline base like natural ice crystal patterns.
The more Ning Zhuo carved, the faster his speed became.
His movements grew increasingly smooth and precise. Every line’s depth and curve were approaching perfection.
The improvement in his Refining Realm brought continuous benefits to Ning Zhuo through this practice.
Snow-colored Girl·Hui followed behind him step by step, also holding a carving knife to assist with some of the edges of the Talismans. Though her realm was low, she fully utilized the advantages of the Mechanical Puppet—once learned, they could be mass-produced. While the quality wasn’t high, far from perfect, it was not low either.
When all the Talismans were etched, Ning Zhuo then engraved Array Patterns.
The Array Patterns formed a Great Array, which eventually successfully activated.
In an instant, the entire armor base suddenly lit up, with three-colored brilliance flowing like mercury through the patterns, ultimately solidifying into a set of Enamel Color Armor.
The brand new Enamel Color Armor was deeper and more richly colored compared to the old one on Snow-colored Girl·Hui.
At this point, the main structure of the new body was essentially completed.
"In the future, when the Enamel Color Armor is damaged, just activate the Array, and it can swiftly grow anew."
"If Snow-colored Girl·Hui uses the Innate Ice Fat Jade Hand, the output of new armor will be even quicker."
This design concept continued from Snow Core Control·Xie—timely battlefield repairs would significantly support the Mechanical Puppets’ endurance capabilities.
After a battle with Zhu Guizhi, Ning Zhuo realized repairing Snow Core Control·Xie during combat consumed his mind extensively. Mana wasn’t the main issue; the construction of Magic Ice Tendons was particularly complex.
During artifact refining, there was no problem. But in battle, with harsh external conditions, Ning Zhuo might have to control other Mechanical Puppets while also conducting such intricate repairs, which was too extravagant.
Therefore, a different design concept was adopted for the repair of Snow-colored Girl·Hui’s ice body.
Ning Zhuo used the Array and Talismans as the basis to shape the Enamel Color Armor. In the future, on the battlefield, simply activating the Array and Talismans again could create a second set of Enamel Color Armor.
Each of the two repair methods had its pros and cons.
The solution on Snow-colored Girl·Hui was convenient and quick, but if the Array and Talismans were damaged, the speed of forming the Enamel Armor would slow, and there would be damage.
There has never been a perfect design scheme.
Ning Zhuo deliberately employed these two schemes to amass different kinds of practical combat experience, thereby accumulating his own insights.
So even though creating Magic Ice Tendons during battle would consume his mind, he retained this design. What if the more real battles he had, the faster his repair abilities improved? What if he triggered related inspirations during repairs?
The Jade Essence Skeleton, Ice Silk Net, Talisman Array, and Enamel Armor, ultimately six mechanical arms sculpted primarily from Purple Night Ice Crystal were successively matched, fitting seamlessly together.
The Five Elements Golden Core Wheel had long since been integrated within.
Gongsun Yan’s eyes lit up: "Young Master, we succeeded again, this is simply a masterpiece!"
He also contributed his part in this major material upgrade. The Heart Flame played a huge role, in some respects, even Ning Zhuo and Snow-colored Girl·Hui found it hard to match.
This was already their second round of artifact refining cooperation.
Gongsun Yan gained a deeper understanding of Ning Zhuo: "Young Master, your aptitude is truly outstanding. Have you really not considered focusing on artifact refining? You’re more adept at this Cultivation Technique than I am; you will achieve great things in the future."
Ning Zhuo shook his head slightly, dismissing Gongsun Yan, and faced Snow-colored Girl·Hui alone.
Divine Skill—Life Hanging Thread!
Ning Zhuo used the Divine Skill, gently pulling out Snow-colored Girl·Hui’s Spiritual Nature, then transferred it to the new body.
The Spiritual Nature, like a ball, went straight to the heart center.
"Buzz—" A clear and melodious sound, like ice crystals clashing, echoed in the room.
The brand new Snow-colored Girl·Hui floated in the air, slowly opening her eyes.
Mana began to circulate, and six arms elegantly unfolded.
The Talisman Array activated, Ice Silk spread, forming cascading hair behind her head.
Her appearance was no different from before: still six feet three inches of gentle beauty, donned in tricolor Enamel Armor, with a snow porcelain face mask.
Snow-colored Girl·Hui moved her legs and arms, whispering: "I have become stronger."
Her feelings were deeper than anyone else’s; the new body contained unprecedented, surging power!
The six mechanical arms crafted from Purple Night Ice Crystal were the most expensive and sophisticated parts of the new body, most compatible with the Innate Ice Fat Jade Hand.
With materials at the Nascent Soul Level, they could unleash nearly ten times the power of Ice Fat Jade Hand’s innate ability!
The linkage of Warm Cold Jade Essence built bones connecting everything, especially the six arms, unifying them in conception, allowing Snow-colored Girl·Hui to be both firm and gentle in every movement.
The Seven-color Ice Silkworm Silk served as lining, increasing the Mana circulation speed eightfold and possessing some defensive capabilities.
The use of Pure Frost Branch enhanced the foundation of the tricolor Enamel Armor. With the material upgrades, the scale of Talismans and Arrays was more than ten times larger than before, causing the defense capabilities of the resulting tricolor Enamel Armor to soar, incomparable to before.
"Now, Snow-colored Girl·Hui has immediately leaped to the Golden Core Combat Power like Snow Core Control·Xie."
"If she were to fight alongside Snow Core Control·Xie against Zhu Guizhi before, they would surely suppress the two deities."
"Come, activate the innate talent, let me see." With a slight thought, Snow-colored Girl·Hui’s three pairs of jade arms suddenly spread, their posture graceful, exuding an invisible sense of pressure.
As the innate talent was displayed, the tips of the six jade fingers flowed with lustrous white light, which faintly revealed a touch of vibrant green within it.
A refreshing coolness swept across the space, without the slightest hint of death, like the thawing of early spring, heralding the signs of the awakening of all things.
Ning Zhuo’s heart was filled with joy and delight.
To be able to realize his ideas, forming ingenious combinations with different treasure materials, and achieving more outstanding effects.
This sense of accomplishment was truly captivating for Ning Zhuo.
"This is Mechanical Techniques!"
"Simply enhancing materials caused Snow-colored Girl·Hui’s strength to multiply several times!"
"It’s just too convenient."
"Next is to carefully select Ice Attribute Magic."
With the substantial material upgrade, but space remaining limited, Ning Zhuo adopted the Talisman Array repair method for the Enamel Armor, which meant the room left for Ice Attribute Magic was small.
This was in stark contrast to Snow Core Control·Xie.
Snow Core Control·Xie’s Mechanical Body was filled with numerous Talismans and Arrays, all used to unleash Frost Spells.
Snow-colored Girl·Hui was not like this. Ning Zhuo positioned her for close combat and healing.
The innate ability of Ice Fat Jade Hand possessed powerful healing capabilities, and her refined control allowed for the execution of many intricate Martial Arts.
The first core of Mechanical Puppet positioning was the innate talent contained in the Spiritual Nature!
Therefore, the spells Snow-colored Girl·Hui could use were few and needed careful selection.
"Ah, if only the Spiritual Nature could cast spells by itself."
This was entirely possible.
Ning Zhuo had read the "Spirit Theory," knowing that Spiritual Nature was divided into four stages: Dead Spirit Stage, Life Spirit Stage, Wisdom Spirit Stage, and Deity Spirit Stage.
By the mid to late Wisdom Spirit Stage, as the Spiritual Nature grew enough, it could learn spells and cast them independently.
But currently, the Spiritual Nature of Snow-colored Girl·Hui and Snow Core Control·Xie hadn’t grown to that level yet.
Mechanical Techniques encompass a hundred arts, making its entry-level high, but its growth potential immense. Any improvement in a single technique could advance Mechanical Techniques.
Ning Zhuo’s two material upgrades were testimony to this.