Chapter 758: Chapter 243: Flying Armor Pierces the Clouds_2
Apart from this one, there was another, sealing Wu Hen, which was also entrusted to Ning Zhuo at the time.
It was very easy for Ning Zhuo to unravel these two flower buds, but he worried that once unsealed, the captives inside might cause trouble.
Anyway, it wouldn’t hurt to wait a bit longer.
Ning Zhuo did not risk unsealing them to interrogate the two captives.
Having mastered the Five Internal Organs Temple Spirit God Skill, Ning Zhuo immediately threw himself into the design work of the mechanical puppets.
During this time, he exhausted his mental efforts to devise several ideas for Yuan Dasheng’s new body.
First, starting from Yuan Dasheng’s Immortal Aptitude of Righteous Golden Firmness, he specifically equipped it with suitable Gold Carrier.
Second, by inscribing cultivation techniques to form magic prohibitions, creating comprehensive defenses. The two options currently on the table are the “Diamond Sutra” and the “Demon Gold Blood Armor Technique.”
Third, using black meteorite iron, paired with Blood Jade Marrow, constructing a self-repairing piece of mechanical armor.
Yuan Dasheng’s role was different from that of Mengye Tiger. Ning Zhuo planned to make him a personal guard, protecting himself closely.
Yuan Dasheng himself was skilled in martial arts and adept at maneuvering in confined spaces, making him well-suited to protect Ning Zhuo closely.
In this case, Yuan Dasheng’s main power would lie in defense.
Once his Immortal Aptitude Righteous Golden Firmness erupted, it would bring extremely strong defensive capabilities.
Therefore, Ning Zhuo’s current ideas all revolve around ways to complement the Righteous Golden Firmness.
Finding a Gold Carrier compatible with Righteous Golden Firmness requires a lot of trials.
Inscribing the cultivation techniques “Diamond Sutra” or “Demon Gold Blood Armor Technique” was due to Ning Zhuo’s research, finding that historically, the two strongest individuals with Righteous Golden Firmness Immortal Aptitude practiced these techniques.
Fortunately, these two cultivation techniques have long been widely available, collected in various versions in the Ten Thousand Books Pavilion.
Ning Zhuo wouldn’t have difficulty inscribing these techniques; he just needed to purchase them.
As for the third idea, its primary utility is self-repair. Because once the Immortal Aptitude Righteous Golden Firmness is deployed, it would cause considerable wear on the vessel. It would be very convenient if it could self-repair after battle.
The design of Yuan Dasheng’s new body was still at the initial concept stage, with a long way to go.
Ning Zhuo felt quite difficult and also sighed, reminiscing about the luck when designing Mengye Tiger.
On the contrary, designing the lower half of the Hundred-Armed Arhat Armor was much easier.
Mainly because there was already a finished product, Ning Zhuo only needed to expand on this foundation, so his thinking was clearer.
The main ideas are threefold.
The first uses Bodhi Wood as the main material to mimic legs, covered externally with the Demon-locking Armor, with a Guanyin Moon Halo embedded in the knee to enhance speed. As for the feet, they use the Bitter Cold Scripture.
The second is to use barbarian elephant bones to create a sturdy lower half, directly melting Black Iron Massacre Armor and the mechanical body into one. Within the armor, the True Travel Map of Five Mountains is inscribed. The feet have arrays that can trigger the might of elephant stomping.
Ning Zhuo’s idea came from the Elephant King, Xiang Yue.
The third simply does not use a double-leg structure and instead uses a lotus platform.
Within the lotus platform is a defensive magic array, inscribing the “Eight Heavenly Dragon Mantras.” Thus, just by triggering the magic prohibition, eight heavenly dragon shadows can manifest. With the heavenly dragon shadows dancing around, they lift the lotus platform, fast yet exceptionally agile.
A few days later.
The Ten-Thousand-Li Traveling Dragon once again darted out from the void, returning to the world, seeking reference points, and aligning itself correctly.
The wind swept over the distant mountains, bringing a refreshing coolness, brushing over Sun Ning’s face and the others’.
In the sky, large clouds floated, outlining a few “skylights.” Sunlight poured down from the “skylights,” making the melting snow sparkle with icy crystals.
The hillside was already lush with green grass. Spiritual Sheep, as white as mutton fat jade, grazed in small groups, nibbling at the grass blades.
An eagle’s cry drew Sun Ning and the others’ attention.
Looking into the distance, they saw a Golden Feathery Mystical Eagle, like an arrow released from a bowstring, piercing through the clouds, visible and then hidden.
Sun Lingtong handed the jade slip recording the map to Ning Zhuo beside him, “We should be at the Northern Land Country’s border now.”
This map was given by Zhu Xuanji.
Ning Zhuo nodded, acknowledging Sun Lingtong’s calculation, “According to our schedule, in one more day, we should reach the Yin Soul Black Swamp.”
Black Water Mountain and White Paper City are located in this vast marshland.
Sun Lingtong said, “Yin Soul Black Swamp is situated between North Wind Country and Flying Cloud Country, acting as a buffer zone between the forces of the two countries, a no-man’s land. Although we’ve been using the Ten-Thousand-Li Traveling Dragon all the way, without relying on the Transmission Arrays of various Immortal Cities and leaving no traces, we must still not act as before here—who knows if the Heaven and Earth Ghosts have tracked us?”
The Soul Devouring Sect is a super-major sect, and even if Sun Ning and the others arrived here, as long as their true identities and movements were revealed, they would still be detected by the Soul Devouring Sect.
Ning Zhuo nodded, “Yin Soul Black Swamp is filled with ghosts, an excellent place for Ghost Cultivators and Soul Cultivators to practice. The Soul Devouring Sect will definitely have arrangements here.”
“Boss, you’re right, let’s follow your plan.”
Sun Lingtong giggled, “I have Stealing Techniques and can forge our appearances. After absorbing Evil God Bone Marrow, many of my methods have improved significantly.”
“We’ll first use Stealing Techniques to disguise ourselves upon entering the marshland, without rushing straight to White Paper City. First, we’ll roam the nearby towns, adapting to the environment and understanding the situation. If we can pass off as locals, that would be best.”
“Uh-huh!” Ning Zhuo nodded repeatedly, “The next stop should be entering the Yin Soul Black Swamp. Then, this machine you’re using is the best, boss.”
Ning Zhuo took out a new Iron Han Armor.
The whole mechanical puppet was quite small, perfectly matching Sun Lingtong’s build.
“Wow!!!” Sun Lingtong’s eyes immediately sparkled, opening his arms to embrace it.
Back in Liangzhu Country, Sun Lingtong had asked Ning Zhuo to make him a mechanical battle armor; whether it was a brand-new Iron Han Armor or a Hundred-Armed Arhat Armor had left Sun Lingtong green with envy.
During their journey, Ning Zhuo, while pondering over designs, used the mechanical platform to create a unique piece of mechanical battle armor for Sun Lingtong.
“Right, I even designed a launch catchphrase for you, boss,” Ning Zhuo said, looking to score points.
Sun Lingtong inclined his ear to listen.
After memorizing it, he immediately infused Mana and communicated with his Divine Sense, impatiently shouting, “Golden Swallow Cuts Clouds, Armor Covers the Body!”
In the next moment, the Iron Han Armor responded, splitting open.
First, the Five Elements Golden Core Disc flew out, attaching itself right in the center of Sun Lingtong’s chest.
Then, the spine adhered to his back.
Twelve Divine Splitting Mirrors simultaneously emitted silver light.
Sun Lingtong stretched out his arms, and the arm armor, guided by the silver light, fit precisely.
At his abdomen, the Evergreen Array’s straps wound around like a green snake. After wrapping three times around Sun Lingtong’s waist, they emitted an emerald spirit light, generating a light membrane that rapidly covered his entire body.
Click, click, click.
Then, the chest armor, leg armor, and even the golden wings joined one by one, then shrank relatively to better fit Sun Lingtong’s body.
In just three breaths’ time, Sun Lingtong was inside the Iron Han Armor.
With a light footstep, the Li Fire array at the soles of his combat boots spewed flames, propelling him into the sky like a lit firecracker.
“Wow-wow-wow!”
“Amazing, amazing.”
“I’m so handsome, I’m super handsome!”
Sun Lingtong flew clumsily, weaving back and forth in the high air, shouting excitedly the entire time.
Ning Zhuo smiled, looking up at the sky, his heart brimming with joy.
Sun Lingtong then shouted, “Little Zhuo, come join me.”
Ning Zhuo nodded, “Alright.”
He also deployed his Iron Han Armor, and within a few breaths, flew up into the sky to fly alongside Sun Lingtong.
Sun Lingtong suddenly shouted, “Little Zhuo, let’s have a speed race!”
Saying that, his feet and hands both emitted Li Fire, his speed skyrocketing as he shot ahead.
Ning Zhuo immediately, and angrily, accused, “Boss, you’re cheating again!”
He also controlled the Iron Han Armor to burst with maximum power, accelerating in pursuit.
The two raced intensely up and down, in and out of the clouds, having a blast, scattering the clouds, and scaring the Golden Eagle flying high above into crow-like squawks as it fled in embarrassment.