128: New Armor

While Lin Ye diligently trained, he also prepared his equipment.

For his Soul, the Primordial Grade Siren's Scale was still usable.

His defense, however, was not.

He needed to see if he could find a Master to forge a new Rune Armor.

Mr. Xu was out of reach; he couldn't be contacted and seemed to be breaking through.

His own master also seemed to be breaking through.

However, his master's wife, Xu Qian, told him who else possessed this technique.

One of the people who mastered this technique was in White Mist City.

Lin Ye was overjoyed.

Upon finding this Master, he needed to properly arrange the Rune Armor issue.

It would still take him a considerable amount of time to break through to Star Level, but after this breakthrough, the efficiency of acquiring skill points had greatly increased.

At the current efficiency, he could level a psionic ability to Primordial Grade in three months.

So, by this calculation, it would take at least another one or two years.

This Rune Armor would serve as a perfect transition during this period.

He didn't need to change his weapon; the gauntlets were quite durable, and their effect was excellent, truly worthy of Mr. Xu's craftsmanship.

He found this Master.

The Master had a clear price: ten billion, which was one million gold coins.

Lin Ye's mouth twitched.

Mr. Xu's asking price was never this high.

However, considering that was a favor price, it was naturally incomparable.

This Rune Master had no relation to him whatsoever, so there was naturally no discount on the transaction.

He wasn't short on money now, so he paid the sum without hesitation.

"What? It will take another half a year to get it?"

Lin Ye looked at the middle-aged man in front of him in surprise.

"There's no other way; too many people have made appointments," the middle-aged man said helplessly.

Previously, few people knew about Rune Armor, and he received fewer orders.

But then someone named Lin Ye completely brought it to fame.

"Young man, what's your name? Fill in your identification information," the Master said kindly.

Despite his middle-aged appearance, he was actually over 150 years old; after completing this order, he would stop taking new ones and focus on his breakthrough.

Lin Ye reluctantly filled in his information.

Half a year it is, then.

"You are Lin Ye?" The Rune Master was inwardly astonished.

Lin Ye always wore his armor when he went out, so no one recognized him.

"Good, good, good, to actually meet the person himself! I have to thank you for promoting our Rune Armor. I will work overtime to complete your order," the Rune Master enthusiastically shook Lin Ye's hand.

Lin Ye was bewildered.

He hadn't expected his reputation to be so useful.

Having agreed to pick it up in half a month, Lin Ye returned to continue his training.

Now, his cultivation techniques and body tempering methods had reached their limit and could no longer advance, and Lin Ye hadn't reached the point of self-creation.

So, Lin Ye's main focus now was practicing his skills.

Among the Star Level skills, he practiced Cannon Fist the most, followed by Inch Step, Wandering Dragon Body, and Wave Fist.

Escape Void and Sixth Sense hadn't progressed quickly after reaching Great Accomplishment.

He had asked Star Level Martial Artists, and it seemed this was the norm; if a skill wasn't suitable for him, it was difficult to master it to perfection, and progress was slow, even with bug-level abilities like Self-Mastery and Muscle Master, all at Primordial Grade.

It wasn't a matter of whether he could do it, but whether it fit.

Those with high compatibility could naturally cultivate to a higher realm, while those with low compatibility couldn't.

Lin Ye had decent compatibility with most of his existing skills, able to train them slightly beyond Great Accomplishment, as most were skills from their faction of Martial Artists.

But Escape Void was an exception.

It was the first skill he cultivated, but after reaching Great Accomplishment, it barely progressed, clearly indicating its compatibility with him was not as high as other skills.

Lin Ye naturally didn't stubbornly persist; he trained the remaining skills to Great Accomplishment and then stopped practicing them, as doing more with less was not advisable; everything was about efficiency.

The demons hadn't started their siege yet, so he wasn't in a hurry to practice new skills.

He began to study a profound course: Skill Creation.

The path of Skill Creation was vast and profound, requiring numerous experiments, and was fraught with danger and difficulty.

It was divided into knowledge accumulation, skill creation, and experimental development.

Only skills that had passed verification were good skills.

There were no shortcuts to knowledge accumulation; Lin Ye also had to put in the hard work.

But the path of creation was where the fun began.

He understood Skill Creation all too well.

All sorts of novels, wuxia, anime, and films from his previous life were all source material.

No one else could possess such a wealth of inspiration as he did.

After becoming an psionic ability user, his memory became much clearer, allowing him to recall various things from his previous life.

The experimental stage was also not a problem.

He possessed Self-Mastery, which could greatly enhance his control, and experiments with skills would basically not go wrong.

So, overall, it was perfect.

Although he didn't have a Core yet, he could already draft Primordial Grade skills.

Once he had a Core, combined with his system, he could create the Star Level skills most suitable for him.

As he practiced, time flowed by quickly.

He found the Rune Master.

It was time for delivery.

"This was specially designed for you, the Rune Armor most suitable for a Martial Artist," the Master said confidently.

The armor had a streamlined shape and was entirely black.

On its surface, there were many reinforced rune patterns.

Lin Ye followed the procedure and completed the master recognition process.

He put on the armor and tried it on.

This armor was even more powerful.

When Mr. Xu crafted his previous armor, he had to consider his level, so he incorporated many designs to save Star Power.

However, Lin Ye's current armor was different; everything was designed for pure amplification.

It boosted his overall strength by four times.

Damage reduction also reached 3/4.

The upper limit of attack resistance also increased significantly.

However, the consumption was more than four times higher than the previous one, but that amount of consumption was a drop in the bucket.

Lin Ye didn't care about it even when he was at Fifth Order, let alone now.

Now, he could afford not just one set of armor, but a hundred sets.

Lin Ye felt it was well worth the price.

He was extremely satisfied.

Since the previous armor was called 'A,' then you shall be 'B.'

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" the Master asked, rubbing his hands.

"It's not bad, I'm very satisfied."

"That's good. However, I have a request. I wonder if Mr. Lin can agree to it?" the Master looked a bit embarrassed.

"What request?" Lin Ye asked.

"Could you please engrave on your armor 'Forged by so-and-so'? We won't freeload; we'll give you fifty billion in endorsement fees." The Master looked even more embarrassed.

Asking a tech geek to discuss business was indeed a bit much.

And look, the price he offered was too high.

Which family pays this much money for endorsing a product?

Lin Ye secretly thought that reputation was truly a good thing.

This time, buying the armor not only cost him nothing but also got him an additional forty billion.

Awesome.

He had a good discussion with the Master; the endorsement period would be until the armor was scrapped, and the endorsement fee remained unchanged.

The Master's name was engraved on the back of the armor, about the size of a thumb, clearly visible to a Martial Artist of his strength.

"Liu Chong."

So, it was Master Liu.

Tech geeks were just different.

It was very easy to get along with him.

After settling everything with Master Liu, Lin Ye left, wearing his new armor.

This set was much more understated than the previous one, and theReturn Rate (rate of people turning their heads to look) on the street was not high.

Next, he would diligently cultivate and prepare for the demon siege.