Douluo Dragon King: I, the wielder of the Holy Sword, will vanquish all evil.

Chapter 216 Three-Word Battle Armor
Gong Changyan, the vice president of the Blacksmith Association, stared wide-eyed as he looked at Su Qiu holding a large piece of Starfall Gold in his arms, two pieces of Deep Sea Silver tucked under his armpits, a string of scraps of Flowing Fire Secret Copper on his fingers, and a densely written list of materials that Gu Yue had just compiled in his mouth.

"Su... Su Qiu." He stepped forward tremblingly, his beard shaking with heartache. "This... this piece of Dragon Blood Crimson Gold is our association's most prized possession. We've kept it for over a decade, unwilling to use it. And you..."

"Hmm? Really?" Su Qiu spat the list into her hand and glanced at it. "Oh, this? Master Gu Yue said this is essential, otherwise the core strength of the energy circuit won't be enough. Don't worry, I'll return it if there's any left over."

His vision blurred: "But...but the list says it needs to be smelted to extract the core essence."

"Then consider it a contribution to the safety of the Star Luo Empire." Su Qiu patted his shoulder earnestly. "You yourself said you would cover all my forging needs here. Besides, I helped your country eliminate the Green Skull, a major threat. Consider this a reward."

"Once I create this battle armor, if any blue or red skulls appear in the future, I'll definitely wear it to help. In a way, you guys are investing in peace on the continent!"

Gong Changyan was speechless after hearing Su Qiu's twisted logic, and could only watch helplessly as Su Qiu stuffed the treasure of the treasury into a large bag next to him.

Gu Yue leaned against the door with her arms crossed, watching Su Qiu's righteous act of looting, and couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Na'er was very excited, following behind Su Qiu, and every now and then pointing to a shiny piece of metal and asking, "Brother Su Qiu, this is pretty, take this!"

"That's rainbow crystal, for decoration, it's not hard enough," Gu Yue said calmly.

"Oh." Na'er was a little disappointed, but her attention was quickly drawn to another piece of metal that shimmered with purple light.

"Is that enough?" Su Qiu walked over, dragging a bulging soul power bag, and looked at Gu Yue. "Is that enough for you to mess around with, Master?"

Gu Yue scanned the materials in her pocket with her mental power and nodded slightly: "The core materials are all there, but we're still missing a few auxiliary materials." She glanced at the blacksmiths around her who looked like they were about to cry, "Let's start. For the missing scraps, use your kind, hmm, 'Holy Light' property, it should be able to simulate and replace some of them, and the effect might even be better."

"Yes, sir!" Su Qiu grinned, dragging the bag as he walked out. "Let's go, let's go to the Tang Sect. My teacher is there too, let's design, forge, and manufacture it all in one go."

Only the desolate Gong Changyan remained, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe.

Inside the Tang Clan's Xingluo branch, Mu Ye was looking at the array diagrams handed to him by Gu Yue. His eyes were filled with amazement as he looked at them, and his originally calm expression changed.

He took a few steps closer, his gaze fixed on several key structures in the design drawings, and unconsciously muttered to himself: "The energy circuit abandons redundancy and stability in pursuit of the ultimate instantaneous flux."

"The core conversion structure is so ingenious! But it's too risky! The requirements for material fusion and forging precision at these joints are simply incredible."

He suddenly looked up at Gu Yue, his eyes no longer showing any contempt, but only pure shock and excitement at the sight of top-notch craftsmanship: "Did you really complete this drawing independently?"

"Yes." Gu Yue nodded calmly.

"Genius! No, genius!" Zhenhua praised without reservation: "It completely subverts the traditional design of battle armor. The way of thinking is so wonderful that no human could come up with it."

"Stop arguing, let's get started." Su Qiu put the bag on the ground, the metallic clanging sound was powerful and clear. "Gu Yue will be in charge of the design, I'll handle the forging and shaping, and you'll focus on the soul guide core and assembly. Let's get this done quickly!"

Gu Yue had already found a stone table and sat down. Silver patterns flowed around her as she took back the blueprint from Mu Ye's hand.

A battle armor blueprint, accurate to the millimeter, instantly appeared in the air. The shoulder armor was streamlined and dragon-wing shaped, conforming to the distribution of the dragon bone soul bone within Su Qiu's body.

The breastplate is engraved with a sacred dragon pattern and has an energy interface reserved for the sacred hand seal.

The leg and gauntlets feature a hollow design, which reduces weight without compromising defense. The energy circuits of Starfall Gold are spread throughout the body like a spider web, and the fusion nodes of Deep Sea Silver and Dragon Blood Crimson Gold are clearly marked.

"The core uses dragon blood and crimson gold combined with holy light, deep sea silver for the outer defense, star-fall gold to build the soul power circuit, and the soul guide core is embedded in your chest, compatible with the power of your four soul bones."

Gu Yue looked up at Su Qiu and said decisively, "The forging process must be carried out continuously to remove metal impurities. Senior Mu Ye, the energy conversion rate of the soul guide core must reach more than 90%. I will help draw the auxiliary formation."

Su Qiu rolled up his sleeves and stood on the forging platform. A forging hammer appeared in his palm, and he was the first to throw the Dragon Blood Crimson Gold into the furnace.

The flames surged, and the crimson metal quickly melted into magma. The violent energy was engulfed by the flames, and impurities turned into wisps of black smoke that dissipated.

He picked up the heavy forging hammer and smashed it down on the molten lava. With a loud "bang," sparks flew everywhere, and the molten lava gradually took shape under the hammer.

"Press down another three points on the left! Fit the curve of the shoulder bone!" Gu Yue instructed from the side, her silver eyes fixed on the forging table. "Don't just rely on brute force; the force you inject must be even, otherwise cracks will easily appear!"

"Easy!" Su Qiu adjusted his strength, and holy light flowed into the molten lava along the hammer handle, instantly making the originally rough shoulder armor outline more refined.

The more he forged, the more skillfully he became. The forging hammer rose and fell rhythmically, and the breastplate, leg guards, and gauntlets gradually took shape, each part precisely matching the blueprints. Holy light surrounded them, giving them a faint golden-white glow.

Na'er squatted by the forging table, watching with great interest, occasionally picking up metal shavings from the ground to play with, muttering to herself, "Go, Brother Su Qiu!"

Meanwhile, Muye was busy assembling the soul guide core according to Guyue's design.

His fingers flew, embedding the tiny parts made of Flowing Fire Secret Copper one by one. Then, he used his mental power to activate the array, and the core instantly lit up with a pale purple light, echoing the battle armor parts forged by Su Qiu.

Three hours later, Su Qiu brought down the final hammer blow, the flames on the forging platform died down, and a set of battle armor parts gleaming with golden-white holy light lay quietly on the platform.

Gu Yue stepped forward, and after confirming that there were no flaws, nodded: "It can be assembled now."

Makino stepped forward, embedded the Soul Guidance Core into the chest armor groove, and then assembled the various parts.

As the last piece of the protective mirror snapped shut, the battle armor instantly shone with dazzling light. Holy light and soul-guiding energy fused together, and the crimson of dragon blood, the silver of deep sea silver, and the golden of falling stars intertwined, creating a dazzling and imposing aura.

"Oh ho." Su Qiu took a step forward, gently channeling his soul power, and the entire battle armor transformed into a stream of light that enveloped his body without any sense of stagnation.

He raised his hand and clenched his fist. Golden and white holy light flowed along the patterns on his battle armor, and the wind from his fist brought a sharp sound as it cut through the air. A holy aura rushed towards him.

(End of this chapter)