60: Chapter 60: Next month will be the month when I completely humiliate Lu Cheng!

Tonight... it sure is hot.

Lu Cheng walked back along the small path. The evening breeze kept hitting his face, bringing the coolness of the night, yet his ears were still burning, and the back of his neck felt faintly hot.

Su Wan, walking beside him, didn't have any particular reaction. Her steps were steady, and her expression had returned to her usual cold and aloof demeanor.

Right now, she had only one thing on her mind: hurry home and claim her reward.

The last massage gave her ice spirit water.

This time, it shouldn't be any worse, right?

Thinking of this, she even walked a little faster than usual, her thoughts already having flown back to her room.

Lu Cheng turned his head to look at her, narrowed his eyes, and his gaze held a hint of scrutiny.

"Su... classmate."

Su Wan turned her head to look at him: "Hm?"

Lu Cheng paused for a moment, his tone a bit strange.

"You're a good person, right..."

Su Wan's footsteps faltered slightly.

This question was so sudden that even she was stunned for half a second.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Cheng didn't answer immediately, just looked at her.

Lu Cheng wasn't a fool. As someone who had transmigrated, he was extra sensitive to some strange behaviors.

For example, Su Wan over the past two days...

Simply put, she was a bit OOC (out of character).

Such abnormal behavior usually had to have a reasonable explanation behind it, which made Lu Cheng inevitably feel a bit suspicious of Su Wan tonight.

Su Wan met his gaze for two seconds, then shook her head lightly.

"At the very least, I'm not a bad person..."

Lu Cheng stared at her for a while, but in the end, didn't continue to press, just gave an "Oh."

The silence quickly returned between the two of them.

The night path wasn't long. Footsteps fell on the ground one after the other, with the occasional chirping of insects nearby and the sound of cars from the distant street.

They didn't say anything else until they reached downstairs.

When they returned home, the lights were still on.

In the living room, Chu Mu and Tang Weilin had finished chatting; the tea on the table was gone, and the two elders still wore the relaxed look of post-meal small talk.

Seeing them return together, Tang Weilin looked up, a faint, fleeting smile flashing in her eyes before she stood up.

"It's getting late. Su Wan and I should head back."

Chu Mu followed suit and stood up: "So soon? Stay a while longer."

"Next time. I have to work tomorrow."

Tang Weilin said, patting Su Wan on the shoulder.

"Let's go."

Su Wan nodded. Before leaving, she glanced at Lu Cheng again, her eyes very calm.

Lu Cheng also looked at her, the suspicion in his heart not yet fully dissipated.

After the door closed, the house became much quieter.

Chu Mu cleared the cups from the table and turned back, saying: "Xiao Cheng, get some rest early, don't stay up too late."

"I know, Mom."

Lu Cheng responded and turned to go back to his room.

Once the door was closed, the outside sounds were immediately cut off.

The small room had warm lighting; a few pieces of discarded clothing were piled by the bed, and items he hadn't had time to tidy up during the day were still on the table.

Lu Cheng sat on the edge of the bed, took a deep breath to suppress the messy emotions from earlier, and then directly opened the system interface.

The deep blue light screen popped up before his eyes.

In the inventory tab, a familiar equipment icon was glowing slightly.

The next second, a prompt box jumped out.

[mysterious scale battle suit] has met the evolution requirements. Evolve?

Lu Cheng's eyes lit up immediately.

It's here!

He had fought so many hard matches in the Arena today, and this was exactly what he was waiting for.

"Yes."

He clicked it without hesitation.

The moment his fingertip landed, the [mysterious scale battle suit] icon in the inventory tab shook violently, followed by a large expanse of golden-white light spreading from the edges of the icon, brightening the entire interface.

The originally dark black scale armor pattern changed rapidly; the scale outlines became sharper, the color shifted from deep black to brilliant golden-white, and a coiled dragon-shaped holy pattern even appeared in the center of the icon.

The system text refreshed accordingly.

[mysterious scale battle suit] → [Radiant · Dragon Scale Holy Armor]

[Quality: Radiant Holy Artifact (Above SSS)]

Lu Cheng stared at that line of text, his breathing becoming slightly hurried.

Just by looking at the name, he knew this evolution was absolutely ridiculously strong.

Immediately after, the detailed descriptions popped up line by line.

[Equipment Effects]

[Passive 1 · Dragon Scale Holy Protection: The armor is condensed from Radiant Dragon Scales, significantly increasing base defense; when receiving slashing, piercing, or concussion-type attacks, it automatically disperses the impact, reducing the damage taken.]

[Passive 2 · Radiant Purification: Possesses extremely strong resistance to dark evil, curses, toxins, corrosion, and death-qi effects; when suffering from abnormal erosion, it automatically releases purifying holy light, continuously weakening negative status effects.]

[Passive 3 · Holy Radiance Regeneration: After the wearer is injured, Holy Radiance emanates from the gaps in the dragon scales, continuously repairing injuries; it can accelerate recovery for minor injuries and stabilize the condition and delay deterioration for severe injuries.]

[Active Skills]

[Active 1 · Radiant Holy Wall: Condenses Dragon Scale holy light to unfold a giant holy wall outside the body; after activation, defense is significantly increased for a short time, capable of blocking large-scale attacks and providing protection for surrounding allies.]

[Active 2 · Dragon Rage: Stimulates the dragon might contained within the Holy Armor, significantly boosting strength, speed, defense, and burst for a short time, with all attributes enhanced; attacks carry Dragon Might suppression, causing deterrence, knockback, and additional pressure damage to the target.]

[Active 3 · Complete · Dragon Scale Holy Armor]:

[The Dragon Scale Holy Armor enters the complete liberation state! The full-body dragon scales are completely sanctified, and a huge Radiant Dragon Soul phantom manifests behind the wearer;]

[After the Dragon Soul spreads its wings, the wearer enters the "Holy Dragon Armament" state, with defense, strength, speed, recovery, and purification capabilities skyrocketing; the armor surface is attached with flowing holy patterns, and every movement carries natural Dragon Might suppression.]

[The Radiant Dragon Soul phantom is revealed behind the wearer, roaring and tail-whipping in synchronization with the wearer's movements;]

[A "Holy Dragon Field" forms around the body, where enemies within range continuously suffer from pressure suppression, and those with weak spirits will experience sluggishness, fear, and distorted movements;]

[The edges of the armor drag golden-white dragon flame streamers, leaving behind dragon wing afterimages when moving, and attacks are accompanied by dragon roar tremors upon impact.]

[Holy Dragon Shock Blast: Every heavy strike triggers the power of the Dragon Soul, exploding with holy light impact at the point of impact, causing area-of-effect tremors and knockback.]

[Holy Flame Scorching Annihilation: Attacks are imbued with Radiant Dragon Flame, causing continuous scorching and purification damage to dark, evil, undead, and contaminated targets.]

[Dragon Soul Pursuit: After the wearer attacks, the Dragon Soul behind will simultaneously extend a dragon claw or dragon head to perform a secondary pursuit, forming an additional finishing blow effect.]

[Holy Dragon Roar: Consumes a large amount of Source Power to roar at the target in front, causing massive damage.]

[Note! Current realm is Body Refining Realm, the duration for releasing Complete · Dragon Scale Holy Armor is: Ten Seconds]

Lu Cheng read the entire panel, remaining silent for two seconds.

Then he read it again.

Ten seconds.

The time was very short.

But the intensity of these ten seconds... was already absurdly unreasonable.

Lu Cheng couldn't help himself and directly chose to equip it.

The next second.

A warm golden-white stream of light surged out from the system interface, rapidly spreading along his arms, shoulders, and chest.

The feeling was very strange.

It was like a layer of living metal scales growing automatically on the surface of his skin, or like Source Power being compressed into a solid form, covering his bones and muscles inch by inch.

First his arms.

Then his chest and abdomen.

Followed by his back, legs, shoulder armor, bracers, and battle boots.

The whole process was extremely fast, completed almost in the blink of an eye.

Lu Cheng looked down and was shaken by the sight.

The armor covering his body had completely changed its appearance.

The original mysterious scale battle suit was dark and heavy, carrying a cold, hard combat feel.

The current [Radiant · Dragon Scale Holy Armor], however, was completely different.

The armor was overall golden-white, with layers upon layers of scales, fine and sharp edges, and faint holy pattern light paths flowing on the surface.

A dragon head mark condensed on his chest, and the shoulder armor flared slightly outward, carrying a strong sense of might.

The bracers and leg armor fit extremely tightly, making his figure appear more slender and tall, and the lines of his waist and abdomen were clearly outlined by the armor.

The most exaggerated part was on his back; on both sides of his shoulder blades, two faint, translucent light wing patterns were visible, as if they would truly unfold the next second.

As soon as the whole set of armor was on, Lu Cheng felt his body lighten.

He could clearly feel that his entire body was wrapped in a gentle yet powerful force; his skin, Tendon & Bone Stage, and internal organs all seemed to have an extra layer of extremely thick cushioning.

With every breath, wisps of warm energy wandered through his body, carrying a clean, bright feeling.

Lu Cheng just stood there, and the air in the room felt faintly heavy; the plastic water cup on the table even vibrated slightly.

"Holy sh*t..."

He looked down and touched the chest armor. As his palm landed on the surface of the dragon scales, he could feel the fine and tough texture. The touch was cold, but beneath that layer of coolness hid a scorching power.

The next second, the holy patterns on the surface of the armor suddenly lit up.

Golden-white light instantly overflowed from his body.

The entire small room suddenly became blindingly bright; the walls, bed, and tabletop were all illuminated in golden-white, and light even leaked through the gaps in the curtains.

Lu Cheng's expression changed.

"Damn it!"

He quickly moved his thoughts and retracted the Dragon Scale Holy Armor.

The light then quickly receded, and the room returned to normal.

Lu Cheng stood there, his chest heaving slightly, his heart still pounding wildly.

This thing was truly strong, and truly cool.

But the commotion it made was also truly huge!

If he were to fully unleash it at home in the middle of the night, he would definitely be the brightest kid within a hundred miles.

After calming down for a few seconds, Lu Cheng sat back on the edge of the bed and began to seriously calculate his combat strength.

If he were to face Zhou Shuolin now, Lu Cheng was confident he could finish him within a minute.

The gap in the lower three levels was far smaller than imagined; an absurd weapon was enough to ignore the chasm between realms.

As for the Hua Hai Realm...

Lu Cheng narrowed his eyes.

If he didn't use the complete form, he definitely wouldn't be able to win...

The Hua Hai Realm already belonged to the level of the middle three levels, with Source Power in the body as vast as the sea and endless, and vitality as immovable as a mountain!

However... if he opened the Complete · Dragon Scale Holy Armor...

Ten seconds of time.

As long as he could seize the opportunity, it wasn't like there was no hope at all!

...

On the other side.

Su Wan had already returned to her room.

The door closed. She casually placed her coat on the chair and sat on the edge of the bed.

On the way back just now, she faintly felt a burst of extremely strong aura erupt from a certain direction nearby; it was bright, scorching, and carried a heavy sense of suppression, even startling the cold breath within her body.

That aura came quickly and receded just as quickly.

But she had still sensed it.

Su Wan's eyes moved slightly... Had something changed in this Rong City again...

But she had no time to think about these things now and immediately opened her own system interface.

A translucent panel popped up.

[Massage settlement in progress...]

Su Wan's breathing tightened slightly, her gaze locked firmly on the panel.

A few seconds later, new text appeared.

[Satisfaction Level: 60%]

[Evaluation: A pretty good massage~]

[Reward: B-grade Bracers - Frost Pattern Bracers: Increases arm strength. Each attack will attach a layer of cold energy to the bracers. After hitting an enemy, it can slow down their blood circulation and limb reaction, weakening their movement speed for a short time.

Ice Spirit Pill × 5;]

Su Wan's eyes lit up immediately.

B-grade equipment! And Ice Spirit Pills. The latter was a special recovery pill that could quickly repair injuries and replenish vitality and Source Power.

And for someone like Su Wan with high affinity for the ice element, this kind of pill was a great tonic that could quickly improve her cultivation and the concentration of her bloodline!

She raised her hand and tapped, directly extracting the rewards.

The next second, a pair of ice-white bracers with faint frost patterns appeared in her palm. The material was delicate, and silver-blue patterns flowed along the edges.

As soon as she held them, wisps of coldness crept up her arms.

Su Wan immediately put on the bracers.

The bracers automatically fit her wrists, and the cold energy quickly resonated with the Nine Cold Heavenly Breath Art within her body, running as smoothly as possible without any stagnation.

She gently clenched her fist.

A layer of subtle cold air suddenly appeared in the air.

"Very good..."

Su Wan said in a low voice, a hint of obvious satisfaction finally appearing in her eyes.

This time's reward was not bad at all.

Just a single B-grade piece of equipment was worth at least a million on the market, not to mention the Ice Spirit Pills!

More importantly, it was suitable for her.

She had now practiced all three of her martial arts to the peak of perfection, and her breathing technique had also reached a state of pure mastery. With the addition of this pair of Frost Pattern Bracers...

Thinking of this, Su Wan lifted her chin slightly, and a faint arc curled at the corner of her lips.

Next month's trial...

That is when Lu Cheng will be pinned to the ground and crushed by me!