Douluo Continent: I, Long Aotian, will not be a supporting character.

The Soul Guidance Hall of the Body Sect, the core laboratory at its deepest part.

At this moment, within this secret chamber, which is isolated from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and shielded from all divine sense probing, a terrifying power capable of shaking the entire Douluo Continent is surging.

A dazzling golden-green divine light burst forth from the center of the laboratory, piercing through the thick alloy stone walls, but was firmly locked by layers of sealing formations, flowing freely only inside the secret chamber.

The dense, almost viscous metallic soul power filled every inch of air, and the cold, heavy, and violent energy aura rushed over, causing the entire laboratory space to tremble and distort slightly.

Visible spatial ripples spread out in layers, and even the sophisticated soul-guided instruments suspended in mid-air hummed slightly under the pressure of this terrifying power, their surfaces glowing with layers of defensive halos.

"Buzz—!!!"

A deep, resonant, soul-stirring low-frequency hum suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth, like the low murmur of an ancient artifact awakening, carrying a heart-stirring rhythm that lingered for a long time.

In the most radiant void, a perfectly crafted suit of armor slowly broke free from the ground's restraints and floated steadily in mid-air.

The armor is made of two extreme colors: dark gold and emerald green. Dark gold is the ultimate metallic color forged from a variety of rare metals, which is calm, heavy and indestructible. Emerald green is an exclusive color extracted from hundreds of highly poisonous immortal materials, which has a cold and sharp luster.

This armor completely abandons the bulky and rugged design of the first-generation humanoid soul tool that Long Aotian obtained from the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. It has no huge external mechanical structure, no bloated energy-carrying module, and its lines are extremely smooth, perfectly conforming to the streamlined contours of every inch of human skin. It is extremely thin and exquisite, as delicate as a second skin, yet it exudes an overwhelming and powerful aura.

Unlike the first-generation humanoid soul tool, which relied on a massive external energy base for power, resulting in slow operation, extremely poor mobility, and a disconnect from the soul master's own soul power system, this new armor is a completely transformed masterpiece.

Every inch of the armor is densely engraved with billions of fine lines, as fine as hair and invisible to the naked eye. Countless level nine basic magic arrays and complex magic arrays are nested and interlocked, forming a boundless energy network. The countless magic arrays shimmer with light, their brightness and darkness orderly, forming a self-contained cycle.

At the very center of the armor, on the chest, is a diamond-shaped core gem the size of a pigeon's egg. It is clear and transparent, and contains a surging, violent energy that beats slowly like a living heart. As the energy of heaven and earth around the laboratory flows, it rhythmically flickers and pulsates. With each beat, it causes the soul power of the entire secret chamber to surge in a turbulent wave.

The laboratory floor was covered with dense array marks and scorch marks left by energy tempering. Countless top-grade soul guide materials that had lost all their spiritual energy and were completely ruined were placed around it, as well as dozens of precision carving instruments that had been overloaded and damaged.

In front of the laboratory, Xuan Ziwen stood quietly. This peak level eight soul master looked somewhat disheveled. His plain robe was covered in dust and debris, and his eyes were filled with dense, bloodshot veins. His eyes revealed undisguised fatigue and exhaustion, but his gaze was fixed on the battle armor floating in mid-air, shining brightly and filled with extreme fervor and surprise.

His hands rose slightly, his fingertips trembling uncontrollably—a sign of extreme excitement and profound mental shock. As the lead creator of this unparalleled artifact, no one knew better than him the terrifying price paid for its creation.

Beside him stood the three Title Douluo elders of the Body Sect—Lang Zhi, Gu Buxu, and Ao Yumou. All three were pale, their breaths weak, and their foreheads were covered in fine beads of sweat. Their soul power and spiritual energy were nearly exhausted, and their bodies were shrouded in undisguised fatigue. Yet, their eyes shone with profound shock, emotion, and an indescribable pride.

For this level nine soul guide armor, the three titled Douluos and Xuan Ziwen, an eighth-level soul master, secluded themselves for a full six months, never leaving this core laboratory.

The complexity of the magic array of a level nine soul tool far exceeds the cognitive limits of all soul masters on the continent. With hundreds of millions of nested magic arrays, the slightest mistake will destroy the entire device, or even trigger a terrifying energy explosion that can instantly destroy the entire Soul Guidance Hall.

Countless days and nights, the three elders poured out their vast Title Douluo-level spiritual power to assist Xuan Ziwen in completing the micrometer-level array carving, energy calibration, and array fusion. They constantly used their own soul power to stabilize the raging, out-of-control energy torrents and counteract the spiritual backlash that relentlessly assailed them during the carving process. Countless crises of energy rampage and array collapse were averted by the four of them working together at the cost of their lives, narrowly escaping serious injury on several occasions.

After six months of relentless, sleepless hard work, exhausting a vast amount of rare and precious materials, and surviving countless life-or-death crises, this groundbreaking artifact has finally been completed!

"It's done...it really is done!"

After a long silence, Xuan Ziwen suddenly threw his head back and burst into a hearty laugh. The laughter pierced through the layers of formations, carrying a long-suppressed madness, relief, and ecstasy that echoed throughout the underground chamber.

"I did it! We did it!" His voice was hoarse, yet every word was resounding, causing the surrounding energy ripples to surge violently. "Throughout the history of soul guidance development in the Douluo Continent, no eighth-level soul guide has ever been able to independently forge a ninth-level soul tool! It was the three elders who poured out their cultivation to help me, using the spiritual power of a Title Douluo as an aid and their vast soul power as a foundation, to help me break through my limits! I, Xuan Ziwen, at the peak of the eighth level, personally created a ninth-level soul tool!"

"This is not just my achievement! It is the glory of the Soul Guidance Hall of the Body Sect! It is a miracle worthy of being recorded in the history of the continent!"

This level nine close-fitting battle armor, suspended in the void, is a masterpiece that truly combines the strengths of many and integrates the cutting-edge technologies of the era.

It fully absorbs the core essence of the Sun Moon Empire's Mingde Hall's research on humanoid soul tools, making up for all the defects of the first-generation humanoid soul tool, such as energy fragmentation, poor mobility, and reliance on external energy; it perfectly integrates the precise mechanism construction concept inherited by the Tang Sect for thousands of years, allowing the armor to open and close freely, fit the body, and move at will, without any sense of restraint; it also deeply matches the characteristics of the Body Martial Soul at the core of the Body Sect, completely integrating the power system of the Body Martial Soul's second awakening with the soul guidance array.

It discarded all the dross and integrated all the advantages, creating a brand-new soul tool system. The internal core array is perfectly connected with the external defensive and offensive arrays, completely abandoning external energy drive and relying entirely on the wearer's own soul power to operate, withstand pressure, and unleash power. Man and armor become one, and soul power originates from the same source.