Chapter 702: Chapter 217: New Iron Han Armor
A silver-gray mechanical battle armor hovered silently in mid-air.
The armor was scarred all over, and the faint treasure light that once flowed had vanished without a trace. The entire armor was dim, all kinds of talismans had been exhausted, and due to extreme usage, the armor was on the verge of collapse.
It was the Iron Han Armor.
Ning Zhuo stood in front of the Iron Han Armor, arms crossed, and frowned in deep thought.
The battle with the Earth and Heaven Ghosts had benefited him greatly. Not only did he harvest various spoils of war, but Ning Zhuo also felt deeply moved after surviving such a life-and-death battle, realizing many shortcomings within himself.
“The Iron Han Armor was left to me by my mother, consuming Foundation Establishment Pills, giving me Foundation Establishment Level fighting power while still in the Qi Refinement Stage.”
“But as I advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, this mechanical armor was rarely used.”
“Joining the army in Liangzhu Country, with the support of military power and national power, I could rise to Golden Core Level battle power, further pushing this mechanical armor to the brink of elimination.”
“Earlier when facing the Earth and Heaven Ghosts, with the Somersault Cloud destroyed, I could only use this mechanical armor as flying support.”
Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo turned to Sun Lingtong beside him and said, “Boss, I plan to modify the Iron Han Armor, turning it into my flying tool.”
“In the battle against the Earth and Heaven Ghosts, I found that flying ability is really necessary!”
“My previous perception and feelings were very narrow.”
“In normal combat, I must possess strong flying ability.”
Sun Lingtong turned and glanced at Ning Zhuo upon hearing this: “Normally, Little Zhuo, you are only at the second stage of Foundation Establishment, it’s time you practiced flying.”
For cultivators, flying is indeed a basic ability.
Qi Refining Cultivators cannot fly on swords; Foundation Establishment Cultivators can fly on swords, but their mana cannot sustain it for long.
At the Golden Core Level, cultivators can fly on swords for long periods, travel far distances, and begin to master escape light. But escape light consumes too much Golden Core power and cannot last long.
This is the norm.
But clearly, what Ning Zhuo wanted was not the standard within this norm.
He wanted extremely strong flying ability, so he could have a counter against the Earth and Heaven Ghosts in future battles.
Sun Lingtong, who knew Ning Zhuo deeply, advised, “I say, we’re merely Foundation Establishment cultivators. Don’t always think about fighting the Earth and Heaven Ghosts. That’s too much!”
“The correct approach should be to retreat, hide, escape, and endure painstaking cultivation until your strength approaches them, then act.”
“Who would, being in the Foundation Establishment Stage, ponder about dealing with Nascent Soul Cultivators?”
Ning Zhuo uttered an “ah,” somewhat enlightened, yet somewhat confused.
He scratched his back head: “Will the enemy spare you because you’re weak? Will we, as weak entities, only encounter enemies at our own level?”
“Reality is cruel.”
“Regardless of how powerful the enemy is, we must go all out!”
Sun Lingtong fell into silence.
He knew Ning Zhuo’s words were completely heartfelt.
After all, since the latter was two years old, he had been pondering day and night about dealing with the City Lord’s Mansion led by Nascent Soul Cultivator Meng Kui.
Ning Zhuo genuinely didn’t feel that this kind of thinking was out of place.
After all, it’s how he had lived. And even in the struggle for the Lava Fairy Palace, he defeated Meng Kui and Zhu Xuanji, being the ultimate beneficiary.
Sun Lingtong thought again: “Honestly, Little Zhuo’s combat power is excessively abnormal.”
“He is now in the second stage of Foundation Establishment, but relying on military tactics, mechanical techniques, Five Elements Realm, etc., he has leveraged his power to possess strong Golden Core Level combat power.”
“With such a cultivator, plotting to battle Nascent Soul Level experts doesn’t seem overly abrupt.”
If it were in ancient times, when cultivation arts were not developed, the primary standard for evaluating a cultivator’s combat power would be their cultivation level.
In mid-periods, cultivation arts had significant progress; magic treasures and divine skills became important components of combat power, allowing many cultivators to fight beyond their realm and win.
In later periods, cultivation arts flourished like a hundred flowers blooming; with military families reaching qualitative transformations, the importance of cultivation level in combat power composition dropped significantly.
Now, in the flourishing era of cultivation, full of beautiful blossoms and fiery oil cooking, cultivation level is merely one aspect influencing combat power.
Sun Lingtong shrugged: “Little Zhuo, do as you wish. Normal standards don’t apply to you; you are a genius!”
Ning Zhuo gave a bitter smile: “Boss, at this moment… between us, don’t say courteous words. I’m just an unlucky guy facing pursuit from the Earth and Heaven Ghosts.”
“What can be done?”
“I have to go all out, strive to strengthen myself to deal with such powerful enemies.”
Ning Zhuo focused his gaze on the Iron Han Armor: “Boss, the Iron Han Armor was left to me by my mother, I have feelings for it.”
“This time too, it helped me once again in battle.”
“Wearing it in battle feels like my mother is helping me; this feeling is incredibly wonderful.”
“So, I want to modify it well, elevate it to become my flying weapon against strong enemies.”
Sun Lingtong curiously asked: “What’s your initial modification plan then?”
Ning Zhuo was evidently confident, already having thought it through, and immediately said: “Firstly, its energy core, originally a Foundation Establishment Pill, but I wonder if it can be directly replaced with a cultivator’s Golden Core?”
Sun Lingtong was stunned for a moment: “That should be possible.”
“You see, our Ten-Thousand-Li Traveling Dragon requires a Nascent Soul as its energy core. Upgrading the Iron Han Armor’s energy core standards, from Foundation Establishment Pill to Golden Core, is very reasonable.”