180: Armor upgrade, pseudo-Tier 5 power

Inside the secret chamber, Shen Yuanmo sat cross-legged, his expression more focused than ever before.

Before him, five Spirit Treasures, their spiritual light dim and covered in cracks, floated quietly.

The geng metal world-breaking sword, yi wood longevity shield, kui water profound pearl, bing fire heaven-burning fan, and wu earth heaven-flipping seal.

These five fourth-rank spirit treasures had suffered severe damage to their Origin and were nearly scrap after enduring the aftershocks of a Soul Transformation stage attack.

If it were any other Artifact Refiner, upon seeing these five Spirit Treasures, they would probably shake their heads repeatedly, concluding that they were beyond repair.

But in Shen Yuanmo's eyes, this was not a desperate situation; instead, it was an unprecedented... heaven-sent opportunity!

"Breaking before establishing, no establishment without breaking!"

Shen Yuanmo's eyes gleamed with brilliant divine light.

His majestic Divine Sense, comparable to a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, surged forth, completely enveloping the five Spirit Treasures.

Insight into Origin!

In an instant, the damaged Law patterns, the blocked energy circulation points, and even the core Origin structure within the five Spirit Treasures were clearly reflected in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Indeed... the damage is more severe than I imagined."

Shen Yuanmo frowned slightly.

The core Origin of the five Spirit Treasures had disintegrated to varying degrees under the impact of the Nascent Soul Divine Charm, like a porcelain vessel covered in cracks, ready to shatter completely at any moment.

Ordinary methods would simply not work for repair.

They had to be completely broken down and reshaped!

"Deduction, begin!"

Shen Yuanmo closed his eyes, his mind instantly sinking into the vast world of his Sea of Consciousness.

In his Sea of Consciousness, perfect three-dimensional structural diagrams of the five Spirit Treasures appeared out of thin air.

He began to frantically simulate every step of the re-refining process at a terrifying speed of billions of times per second!

How to perfectly decompose the five Spirit Treasures into their most primitive Five Elements Origin runes.

How to use the massive amount of rare Materials obtained from the Storage Rings of Venerable Elder of the Ziyang Song Clan and others to supplement and enhance these Origin runes.

How to weave his new insights into life and death, destruction, and even that trace of Nascent Soul Divine Charm, into the new Law structure in the most perfect way... countless schemes were generated in his mind, only to be instantly rejected.

Time passed, minute by minute.

Outside the secret chamber, Shen Qiming and the others only saw the Spiritual Qi above the secret chamber begin to gather again.

But this time, it was no longer a violent vortex, but transformed into five massive auspicious clouds of gold, green, blue, red, and yellow, slowly rotating, profoundly mysterious.

Three days later.

Inside the secret chamber, Shen Yuanmo suddenly opened his eyes!

His eyes were filled with endless exhaustion, but even more so, an extreme excitement and satisfaction, as if he had created a perfect work of art!

"It's done!"

He had found the only path to Perfection!

"Rise!"

Shen Yuanmo let out a low roar, his hands rapidly forming one profound Magic Treasure after another before his chest!

The five Spirit Treasures floating before him trembled violently!

Crack! Crack!

Accompanied by crisp cracking sounds, the five fourth-rank spirit treasures shattered simultaneously!

They transformed into countless Origin runes, sparkling with various colors, fluttering through the air!

If an outsider were to witness this scene, they would probably drop their jaws in shock!

Such a waste!

This was simply the most extravagant waste of heavenly treasures!

However, there was not a trace of heartache on Shen Yuanmo's face.

With a wave of his hand, the mountain of rare Materials obtained from the Storage Rings of Venerable Elder of the Ziyang Song Clan and others instantly flew out!

Fourth-rank 'Star Iron Essence'!

Fourth-rank 'Ten-Thousand-Year Warm Jade'!

And even that 'Purple Radiance Divine Gold' which was enough to refine a fifth-rank Magic Treasure!

These supreme treasures, any one of which could cause Nascent Soul Cultivators to fight over them in the outside world.

At this moment, Shen Yuanmo unreservedly threw them into the "nebula" formed by Origin runes!

"Five Elements, melt!"

Shen Yuanmo chanted, and the Great Five Elements Glazed Art within him circulated wildly!

The majestic Five Elements Dharma power transformed into an invisible furnace, enveloping all the Materials and all the Origin runes!

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Under Shen Yuanmo's extremely pure Dharma power refining, all the Materials were instantly decomposed into the purest energy, perfectly integrated into those Origin runes!

The originally somewhat dim runes, after being supplemented by these top-grade Materials, instantly shone with dazzling light, and the power contained within them was more than ten times stronger than before!

"Divine Charm, weave!"

In Shen Yuanmo's eyes, a five-colored divine wheel rotated in his left eye, and destructive black flames burned in his right eye!

He transformed his new insights into the Five Elements, destruction, and even that trace of Nascent Soul Divine Charm, into invisible threads of Law.

He began the most meticulous, most complex, and most perfect... weaving within that rune nebula!

This was an incredibly vast and incredibly precise project!

It required an unbelievably high level of comprehension of Law!

And even more, it required a majestic Divine Sense comparable to a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator as support!

And Shen Yuanmo possessed all of this!

Buzz—!

Seven days later.

When the last thread of Law was perfectly woven into the structure of the battle armor.

The entire secret chamber suddenly shook!

A terrifying pressure, transcending the scope of Spirit Treasures and carrying a trace of immortal and indestructible Dao Charm, erupted!

That rune nebula instantly collapsed towards the center!

Finally, it condensed into a brand new set of battle armor!

It was a ferocious battle armor, its entire body displaying a deep glazed color, yet with mysterious gray patterns flowing across it as if alive!

The armor's design was simpler and more streamlined than before, filled with pure strength and beauty!

On the helmet, two ferocious Dragon horns soared into the sky!

At the center of the breastplate, a slowly rotating Yin and Yang fish pattern, woven from the Dao Charms of Five Elements and destruction, was emitting terrifying, heart-palpitating fluctuations!

great five elements destruction glazed armor!

Shen Yuanmo felt the terrifying power contained within this battle armor, capable of easily tearing through the defenses of Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Although this battle armor had not truly reached the level of a fifth-rank dao artifact due to Material limitations.

Its power was already infinitely close!

It could be called... Pseudo-Fifth Rank!

"Merge!"

With a thought from Shen Yuanmo, the battle armor instantly transformed into a stream of light, covering his entire body!

Boom!

A terrifying aura, more than ten times stronger than before, erupted from him!

Under the enhancement of the battle armor, his cultivation, which was already at Golden Core Great Perfection, actually surged again!

Nascent Soul Early Stage!

Nascent Soul Mid-stage!

Finally, his aura steadily settled at a level comparable to the peak of the Nascent Soul Mid-stage!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Shen Yuanmo felt the unprecedented powerful force within him and couldn't help but let out a long roar to the sky!

He had absolute confidence that, with his current strength, if he were to face a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator like Venerable Elder of the Ziyang Song Clan again, he would be able to directly kill him within a hundred moves, even without using Formations!

"It's still not enough!"

Shen Yuanmo's gaze fell upon the great evolution immortal slaying sword that had been quietly floating beside him.

"You, too, should become stronger!"

He reached out and gently gripped the sword hilt.

Then, he unreservedly poured all of his majestic Dharma power, which had just stabilized at a level comparable to the peak of the Nascent Soul Mid-stage, and his Divine Soul power, which had comprehended a new Dao Charm, into it!

Buzz—!

The great evolution immortal slaying sword let out an extremely excited, clear sword cry!

On the sword body, the dark black color representing destruction became even deeper and purer!

And the five-colored divine light flowing on the blade became more restrained and harmonious!

Creation and destruction, two ultimate powers, reached an unprecedented, perfect balance in this sword!

After doing all this, Shen Yuanmo finally let out a long breath of turbid Qi.

He stood up and pushed open the door of the secret chamber.

It was time to set up the last and most solid line of defense for the Shen Family!