Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

Lu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and decided to suppress his thoughts for the time being. Since he had done business with Xu Jiujiu earlier, he had almost sold out the rare metals of the Star Luo Empire. In addition, he did not accept gold soul coins.

As for things like soul bones, his Body Sect has no shortage of them, so selling these soul tools now is completely unnecessary.

Moreover, the Star Luo Empire has grown significantly in this wave.

Having taken at least a third of the entire warehouse's stock, it was enough to form two elite Soul Master Corps. By relying on drugs, they were able to create two elite Soul Master Corps in a short period of time, which would have prevented them from being so badly defeated by the Sun Moon Empire in the Mingdou Mountains.

The White Tiger Duke's 100,000-strong army is pure nonsense.

It shatters with a single flush.

"Understood, keep it for now, and give it to Elder Jing when we get back." Lu Cheng nodded slightly.

"Yes." Seeing Lu Cheng's calm expression, Long Aotian's excitement gradually faded, and he asked in surprise, "Young Sect Master, are you still not satisfied?"

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied," Lu Cheng shook his head.

"But these things are not suitable for the Body Sect. The Body Sect is more suitable for... Battle Armor."

"That is, individual combat capability, using soul tools to maximize the role of each person's martial soul, rather than a mass-produced arsenal like the Sun Moon Empire."

"That's right, battle armor..."

Lu Cheng's eyes flickered.

The existence that gathers the ultimate essence of soul tools represents the limit of individual combat power!

He suddenly felt that he had grasped something. He shouldn't be confined to the framework set by the Sun Moon Empire. If Jing Hongchen were to start building a second "Mingde Hall" from scratch, even if it were completed, the Body Sect's situation would be completely unsuitable for following the Sun Moon Empire's path.

That would be like Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi – not only wasting enormous human and material resources on cultivating basic soul tools, but also proving to be a thankless task.

It would be better to skip it altogether and not compete with the Sun Moon Empire in terms of soul tools.

Instead, it's about...fighting armor!

In any case, the facts have already proven that ten thousand years later, most people are still using battle armor, and very few people are using soul tools anymore. In fact, in the eyes of most people, soul tools are already outdated.

And mechs... are actually unnecessary.

The mechs of ten thousand years later are another extension of the current humanoid soul guides. They have abandoned individual characteristics and uniformly moved towards collectivization and assembly line engineering.

When I get back, I'll talk to Teacher Xuan about it.

Incidentally, this also led Elder Jing to change the direction of construction, making it unnecessary to learn a large portion of the core formations for soul tools.

However, there is one tricky aspect to the battle armor.

It is metal forging...

Ultimately, battle armor is another extension of modern humanoid mechs, leaning more towards being small and refined, which means combining the soul guide core array with forged metal.

The strength doesn't lie in the soul-guided core formation; it lies purely in the forged metal.

That's why blacksmiths are so popular ten thousand years later.

But in this era, completing the Heavenly Forging is extremely difficult...

So-called master craftsmen exist in this era, but they are nowhere near as powerful as they will be ten thousand years from now. We can try to train blacksmiths, that's one reason. And the second reason...

Lu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

That is, skipping the step of forging metal!

For example, Huo Gua's Ice Extreme War God Armor was not forged by heaven, but relied on array formations, a mental control system, and Ice Extreme Divine Crystals.

Ice Extreme Crystal is equivalent to metal after forging.

Does this continent possess any rare metals similar to those obtained through forging?

Yes, there are quite a few.

It is estimated that during these ten thousand years of development, many people discovered this trick, but it was used up over the years. After all, the sea tribes have countless metal mines in the far north.

It's time to go see the far north and the ocean.

Lu Cheng exhaled a breath of stale air.

……

the other side.

Demonic forest.

The Holy Spirit Church's main altar.

This place was both strangely familiar to Lu Cheng and now felt somewhat unfamiliar. He followed Ye Guyi closely behind, joining the Holy Spirit Cult as the Holy Maiden did, but the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

Seeing Ye Guyi's passionate gaze and her frequent attempts to hold her hand and touch her, Lu Cheng was somewhat taken aback.

"This is the Holy Spirit Cult, so be careful," Lu Cheng said, frowning slightly.

"Yes, I know, Master." Ye Guyi chuckled softly, her voice as melodious as a silver bell.

Lu Cheng: "..."

When you're talking, could you please take your hand off my butt?

It feels like you've joined the Holy Spirit Cult, and you're no longer pretending at all.

"Let's go, Master. I'll take you to see the Holy Church's secret chamber," Ye Guyi said eagerly.

"Ah."

Lu Cheng pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Meanwhile, he had already entered the undead demiplane through the mirror clone, while his true self had come to the Holy Spirit Cult with Ye Guyi. As for why it was his true self, perhaps it was to make up for the girl, or perhaps it was a kind of confidence.

Anyway, you can leave at any time by using the half-undead plane.

Although this half-dead plane can only appear in the place where it last disappeared, it cannot choose its landing point.

But he can exploit bugs.

Each of his mirror clones can serve as a foothold and can manipulate the half-dead plane.

This is why he dared to penetrate deep into the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold.

As for the mirror clone... it will exist indefinitely as long as the original body doesn't die, as long as it continues to receive soul power, or as long as it doesn't disappear from this continental plane.

Disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult, dressed in black robes, passed by from time to time, and when they encountered the two, they all respectfully greeted them as "Your Highness, Holy Maiden."

“The layout here… isn’t quite right.” Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow. He had been a Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult for many years and knew the structure of the Holy Altar headquarters like the back of his hand, but looking at the route and the layout of the corridor, it gradually became unfamiliar.

"This was recently renovated. I don't like damp and cold environments, so I had them do some work on it again," Ye Guyi said, glancing around nervously.

"I see..." Lu Cheng nodded slightly, no longer having any doubts.

Until the end of the corridor.

In front of a large gate.

"Is this the place where the 'Holy King' is worshipped?" Lu Cheng became suspicious again. "I remember when we were waiting for you to storm in at the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters, it wasn't here..."

"Ahem, perhaps you've misremembered." Ye Guyi scratched his head, looking innocent. "Anyway, this is indeed where the Holy Monarch is kept. You'll see once you go inside."

"..."

Lu Cheng finally glanced at his side with some suspicion.

Ye Guyi stared wide-eyed, blinking rapidly, her little tiger teeth peeking out, her face full of seriousness.

"Okay, so are they from two different worlds...? They're not quite the same?" Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow and scratched his head, looking somewhat bewildered.

He walked straight up and slowly pushed open the door.

The inside of the door was pitch black.

But as he walked in, lights gradually lit up, and all around him were various angel patterns, both male and female. The murals on the walls were also decorated with various angel patterns, some black and some gold, all lifelike.

But looking behind, something seemed a bit strange.

It's clearly a...erotic picture between two angels?

In the end, it made everyone blush with embarrassment.

and many more.

Lu Cheng turned around abruptly and realized that the door had been closed at some point, and Ye Guyi, who was originally well-behaved and sensible, was gradually unfolding her six wings, half snow-white and half pitch-black.

The power of the Limit Douluo was no longer concealed in the slightest.

Her figure gradually settled on the bed at the end of the secret room, smiling at Lu Cheng: "Master, you've kept Gu Yi waiting for so long..."

"Gurgle~"

Lu Cheng's throat bobbed. "Then, that bone garment, didn't we come to find the Holy Lord to help you remove the curse on your Sea of ​​Spirit? Don't scare me."

"Yes, teacher."

Ye Guyi smiled sweetly, patting the soft bed beneath her with her delicate hand: "You'll be able to help me untie it better if you come here..."

Lu Cheng: "..."

Dangerous!

……

Chapter 241 Teacher, I have never hated you, not even for a second...

The Half-Undead Plane.

Lu Cheng, full of vigor, represented the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire in forming an alliance. With the signing and sealing of the document, an alliance agreement recognized by several top experts was completed.

"I look forward to your guidance, Senior Brother Lu." Xu Jiujiu smiled and extended her hand.

"You're welcome." Lu Cheng also reached out and shook hands with him.

But the next moment, his smile froze. "No way!!! There's something wrong with the main body!!"

His body shattered into pieces like a mirror, his face filled with shock and disbelief, then he sighed helplessly, and his head disappeared into the air, turning into specks of light.

Everyone present was stunned for a moment, then filled with fear.

"What happened?!" Manyi's pupils dilated in shock. She quickly landed where Lu Cheng had disappeared. In her perception, Lu Cheng seemed to have vanished into thin air. Even Du Busi was stunned.

Is this also part of the plan?