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Xu Yuan did not choose to name his battle armor after a spear.
Compared to what he considered his ultimate technique—his spear skills—the greater contribution actually came from the brain spirit that had fused with Yao Yao.
The dreamscape provided by Yao Yao had exponentially increased Xu Yuan's efficiency in learning and cultivation. Without the dreamscape, there would be no Xu Yuan as he was today.
At the very least, for Xu Yuan to reach his current level and possess his current strength, he would have needed at least five to ten more years of effort.
In fact, without the dreamscape, Xu Yuan himself wasn't confident that he could still keep up with the path of mastering four professions simultaneously and pushing it to its limits.
Thus, Xu Yuan did not choose to name his battle armor after a spear.
Similarly, he didn't incorporate his brain spirit or spiritual power into the name of his battle armor.
However, the character Yuan was fitting—it encapsulated his innate talent in spiritual power.
With the completion of Xu Yuan's battle armor, its fluctuations surpassed those of most two-word battle armors, leaving the senior students of the inner court exclaiming in disbelief.
How could a one-word battle armor possess such intense spiritual fluctuations?
Moreover, the depth of its influence on the surrounding ambient energy was extraordinary.
If it weren't for the lack of wings on his back, the senior students might have believed the earlier speculation that Xu Yuan had directly created a two-word battle armor.
They didn't know why Xu Yuan's one-word battle armor was so powerful.
But someone did.
After her initial shock, Ya Li found it unsurprising.
She had heard from Yun Ming that Xu Yuan's battle armor was crafted entirely from perfect alloys.
Entirely from perfect alloys!
It wasn't just about using all perfect alloys—even incorporating a single piece of perfect alloy into the construction of a two-word battle armor would elevate its quality significantly.
Battle armors also had quality rankings, and these rankings were naturally based on the degree of amplification they provided to soul masters.
The various grading systems on the Douluo Continent followed the color changes of soul rings. Similarly, battle armors were graded as white, yellow, purple, black, and red. In theory, a golden grade could exist beyond red, but so far, no battle armor had ever reached the gold standard.
Not even the red standard had been achieved.
That's right—never before.
The grading of battle armors was relative to others within the same tier. No battle armor had yet emerged that was universally acknowledged to be as exceptional as a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. The red grade existed only as a theoretical benchmark derived from established experience.
Generally speaking, soul masters didn't invest excessive effort into one-word battle armors. Their inherent quality wasn't critical; as long as they developed complete sentience and became inseparable from the soul master, they could later be integrated into two-word battle armors and grow alongside the soul master.
Therefore, normal one-word battle armors were typically rated white or yellow.
Even among Shrek Academy's students, most graduated with yellow-grade one-word battle armors.
Students who entered the inner court usually managed to achieve purple-grade one-word battle armors.
Logically speaking, purple was the limit for one-word battle armors.
However, there was a possibility to surpass this limit: crafting an entire one-word battle armor from sentient alloys with extremely high fusion rates, while ensuring the craftsmanship didn't fall short, could potentially elevate the rating to black.
Yet, Xu Yuan's one-word battle armor, Yuan, far exceeded even this category.
Perhaps his battle armor could be considered the first-ever red-rated battle armor in history, and the true pinnacle of one-word battle armors!
"Little Yuan, what is the name of your battle armor?" Ya Li asked gently, her voice soft enough to quiet the clamor of the inner court.
As her words fell, countless gazes turned toward Xu Yuan.
Indeed, what was the name of this historic one-word battle armor?
"Yuan!"
Xu Yuan softly announced the name of his battle armor.
"The Yuan of 'Heavenly Origin' (Tian Yuan), the Yuan of 'the beginning'."
Yuan!
Was this the name of the first perfect one-word battle armor?
The origin of everything, and the first true pinnacle battle armor!
What a fitting name!
One of the senior students murmured their thoughts aloud, quickly gaining agreement from others.
This explanation made perfect sense.
"Hmm, you don't need to rush to register your battle armor," Ya Li said softly.
Xu Yuan nodded, showing no resistance.
Honestly, given his current reputation, Qiangu Dongfeng had likely already taken notice.
If this one-word battle armor, Yuan, were to be scanned by the Spirit Pagoda, it would undoubtedly draw significant attention from Qiangu Dongfeng.
Better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
As for official certification?
Hmph, my battle armor is the pinnacle of one-word battle armors.
Excellence itself is the best endorsement.
Who needs registration with the Spirit Pagoda?
One day, when Yuan reveals its true potential, the entire Spirit Pagoda will beg Xu Yuan to record this battle armor's name in their registry.
With the completion of his battle armor, Xu Yuan's strength skyrocketed, providing a solid foundation for the upcoming Demon Plane operation.
Now, Xu Yuan possessed the combat ability of a Soul Douluo. Whether in terms of burst power or endurance, he could be considered a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse.
Even a Soul Douluo activating their martial soul's true body, without fusing with battle armor, would find it impossible to suppress Xu Yuan.
"With the battle armor complete, I can now focus on upgrading my mech suit to a purple-grade mech."
Using fully spirit-forged sentient alloys, the mech suit could be elevated to the theoretical limit of a purple-grade mech.
Of course, there was still the matter of condensing his soul core.
But with less than a month remaining until the Demon Plane expedition, Xu Yuan wasn't confident he could succeed in condensing his soul core within that time frame.
Thus, he decided to prioritize upgrading his mech suit first.
The effectiveness of mech suits in large-scale battles was exceptionally prominent, even surpassing that of battle armor.
This was evident from the rise of the Fierce Wolf Douluo, Dong Zi'an. His true claim to fame was the Red-grade mech Fierce Wolf, not his four-word battle armor.
The fundamental difference lay in the fact that Dong Zi'an was a soldier, a general. When fused with Fierce Wolf, he became the absolute core of the army, its very soul.
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Time passed.
A shocking piece of news reverberated across the entire continent.
A battle between demi-gods had erupted, starting from the west coast, moving to the south coast, and finally descending into the deep sea.
The two combatants were none other than Yun Ming, the elusive Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, and an evil soul master—a sinister figure radiating an aura of death!
Their battle caused a massive uproar.
Firstly, the sheer intensity of the battle's fluctuations captivated countless soul masters.
Secondly, the appearance of an evil soul master at the demi-god level was a shocking revelation.
Among evil soul masters, there was a figure capable of battling Yun Ming nonstop for three days and nights!
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