Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 452 Upgrading the Mech
Bai Yuan had considered more direct and efficient methods—such as allowing the main body, Gula, and other avatars to directly enter the Abyss Passage, this large "canteen," and feast to their hearts' content through a secret transaction.

However, the Blood God Legion maintains extremely strict control over the Abyss Passage, keeping it a top secret from the outside world.

Bringing outsiders in would require too many explanations, leave too many loopholes to cover, and posed an extremely high risk, so he ultimately abandoned this tempting idea.

“But it doesn’t matter,” Bai Yuan thought to himself, “Tang Wulin and I are both here ‘fleecing’ and continuously extracting abyssal energy. Sooner or later, that Abyssal Saint King will get restless.”

"When he can no longer restrain himself and takes action personally or sends a stronger force to intervene, the chaos will be the best time for me to summon my main body and avatars! At that time, it's not impossible for me to take the opportunity to drain several layers of his abyss!"

So, in the days that followed, Bai Yuan lived an extremely regular life.

Each day, they enter a specific area of ​​the abyss passage, devour a fixed number of abyssal creatures, and bring back the mixed energy to slowly refine, steadily improving their own blood, soul power, and spiritual power.

Occasionally, at the private request of Zhang Huanyun or Cao Dezhi, he would forge some Soul Forging and Heaven Forging metals in exchange for military merits or some rare resources he needed.

The news of his becoming a master craftsman was strictly kept under wraps by Zhang Huanyun and Cao Dezhi at the highest level of the Blood God Legion.

They strictly forbade anyone who knew the truth from revealing it to the forces behind them. After all, a master craftsman who was only in his twenties and at the Soul Saint level, in this sensitive period when Shrek Academy had just been destroyed and various forces were stirring up trouble, would be like a child carrying gold in a bustling city if he were exposed, which would inevitably attract countless covetous eyes and dangers.

They wanted to buy Bai Yuan as much time as possible to grow.

Little did people know that Bai Yuan's true reliance was never the Shrek Academy, which had already become history, but the main body that was quietly accumulating power overseas.

A secluded island overseas.

Gula's true form, along with his six incarnations—Mu Yi, Du An, Alice, Liu Niandao, Yin Wansheng, and Bo Xi—are all gathered here.

Their goal was clear: to upgrade all the red mech parts from Soul Forged Metal to Sky Forged Metal within four months!
Even with the combined efforts of seven "divine craftsmen" who are not afraid of elemental lightning tribulations, it still took four months to build a complete set of mechs. This gives you an idea of ​​how much Heavenly Forging Metal is needed to create a complete set of mechs!

This is merely an upgrade and modification based on the original Soul Forged Mech. If a complete Sky Forged Mech were to be built from scratch, even a top-notch craftsman like Zhenhua would probably need ten years of tireless work, and would eventually die from exhaustion.

During this period, due to the continuous turmoil and deterrence caused by Groudon's manipulation of Groudon's avatar to "reclaim land" in the far sea, neither the Federation nor Tang Hao, the ruler of the plane, dared to easily send forces to explore the far sea. This provided excellent cover for Groudon and others.

Gula joined forces with Alice, using the power of time and the power of the goddess of love containing the wonders of yin and yang to shroud the entire island, perfectly concealing the elemental lightning tribulation aura caused by the frequent heavenly forging, ensuring that the whole process was foolproof and allowing no mistakes.

Of course, some of the incarnations, due to their respective identities, occasionally need to leave the island to return and show themselves in order to maintain their disguise.

For example, Liu Niandao, as an important steward of the Tang Clan, needed to go to the Star Luo Continent branch to assist in the relocation and stabilization of the situation during the difficult period when the Tang Clan headquarters was destroyed and it suffered suppression from all sides.

As the son-in-law of the Star Luo Empire, Bo Xi also needs to make regular appearances and provide the royal family with some Soul Forging Metal to maintain the relationship.

Gula himself was personally responsible for forging the most core parts of the mech, such as the energy pod and the main weapon system.

Thanks to the advanced warp drive technology he obtained from the system, he no longer needed to find additional powerful energy sources for his mech.

More importantly, he plans to deeply integrate this mecha with a "modified" Pokémon as the vessel for his third martial soul, so many of the mecha's conventional structures can be simplified or modified.

Time flew by amidst the clanging of forging and the occasional flashes of lightning that were quickly ignited and then quickly concealed; the four-month deadline was fast approaching.

Blood God Legion, outside the Abyss Passage.

Bai Yuan devoured abyssal creatures day after day. After four months, his cultivation level had risen to level eighty-two, averaging one level per month.

Given his enormous capacity, requiring a massive amount of energy to fill, and the formidable power of the Yin-Yang Devouring Soul Core, this speed is nothing short of terrifying.

Ordinary Soul Masters typically need ten years to condense their second Soul Core, but Bai Yuan only needs to devour enough abyssal creatures to meet his energy requirements. Don't be fooled by the fact that he only increased his Soul Power by one ring; his actual combat strength has surged far beyond that of ordinary people, already comparable to or even surpassing that of a typical Super Douluo!

Meanwhile, he used his spare time to successfully upgrade the core components of his two-word battle armor to Heaven-Forged Metal.

As for upgrading his entire battle armor to the four-character level, he would need to break through to the Title Douluo level to withstand the enormous energy consumption.

On this day, as usual, Bai Yuan devoured a sufficient number of abyssal creatures. Feeling that his internal energy was approaching saturation, he was preparing to return to the surface to rest and digest.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
A purple figure, swift as a ghost, suddenly emerged from the shadows behind him! It was an arm, slender and pale, yet covered with eerie purple patterns, its fingertips sharp and carrying a chilling aura that pierced the soul, aimed straight for Bai Yuan's back.

The Abyss Demon Queen! A lord-level being in this layer of the abyss plane whose strength is comparable to a human Super Douluo.

Alarm bells rang in Bai Yuan's mind. Inside the abyss passage, his martial spirit was severely suppressed, making it difficult to instantly summon it for perfect defense. But he remained calm under pressure, his fighting instincts instantly ignited!
"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, and in the blink of an eye, the magnificent two-word battle armor [Abyss Devourer] instantly covered his entire body.

At the same time, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a long spear with an ancient design and a heavy aura appeared—it was actually a level nine soul tool, made to resemble the Sky-Supporting Spear of Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming!
Although it was just a replica, it unleashed an astonishing power in Bai Yuan's hands.

His eyes narrowed, and a spear intent that seemed capable of devouring heaven and earth surged from his body.

"Swallowing the sun!"

This is a move he imitated and adapted from Yun Ming's "Sky-Supporting" conception after observing Yun Ming's battle and combining it with his own devouring characteristics.

With a thrust of his spear, the Yin-Yang Devouring Soul Core within his body spun wildly, and a miniature dark vortex suddenly formed at the tip of the spear. It not only contained unparalleled penetrating power, but also carried a terrifying suction force that locked onto and devoured everything, piercing straight into the arm of the Abyss Demon Emperor that was attacking.

"Pfft!"

The spear tip struck the Enchantress's palm precisely, and the dark vortex, like a leech, instantly began to frantically devour the abyssal energy in her arm.

"what!"

The Abyss Demon Queen let out a shriek of shock and anger, clearly feeling that this part of her energy was being permanently lost.

She instantly understood why the Holy King had sent her to investigate this human in person; he possessed the ability to truly threaten the source of the abyss.

In shock, the Abyss Demon Queen acted decisively. With a sudden jolt, she actively severed the energy in the arm that had been pierced by the spear tip, allowing it to be devoured by Bai Yuan. At the same time, she used the force to retreat and create distance between herself and Bai Yuan.

She brandished a purple energy whip that had been condensed in her other hand, lashing out at Bai Yuan like a venomous snake, attempting to engage him in a ranged battle.

However, Bai Yuan was currently brimming with energy and needed to digest it, so he had no intention of getting entangled with this Abyss Lord any further.

He wielded the replica Sky-Piercing Spear to parry the energy whip's attacks and absorb some of its energy, while fighting and retreating towards the exit of the passage.

He quickly found the Blood God Legion officer who had entered the passage with him earlier and was standing guard nearby. The two met, and Bai Yuan gave a low shout: "Go!"

Under the unwilling gaze of the Abyss Demon Queen, they quickly withdrew from this level of the abyss passage and returned to the safe zone of the Blood God Legion.

Although this encounter was brief, it made Bai Yuan even more certain that the higher-ups of the Abyss had taken notice of him.

(End of this chapter)