130: Chapter 130 Forging Battle Armor

"Not interested."

Su Yu's answer was crisp and decisive.

Master Zong Yan was stunned.

He looked at Su Yu in disbelief.

"Not interested?!"

"Kid, do you know what a Saint-Level Blacksmith represents?!"

"It represents supreme status! It means the military and the royal family will treat you as an honored guest!"

"Do you know how terrifying your talent is?!"

Master Zong Yan was so anxious he was practically hopping on one foot.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, and stared at Su Yu with burning eyes.

His voice became unprecedentedly grave.

"Kid, listen to me."

"If your talent could be combined with my full, unreserved instruction..."

"When your martial path cultivation rises in the future, and your blood energy reaches the Martial Emperor or even Martial Venerable level..."

"You might just be able to forge... a Mythical Rank mecha!!!"

Mythical Rank mecha!

When these five words were uttered by Master Zong Yan, the air in the entire examination area seemed to grow heavy.

In Master Zong Yan's eyes, a light called "faith" flickered.

"You must know."

"Mechas are the ultimate weapons capable of resonating with a martial artist's blood energy!"

Master Zong Yan's tone carried a hint of sorrow and unwillingness.

"But the attributes and amplification limits of mechas are fixed."

"The Nation-Guardian Rank mecha I spent my whole life creating can instantly amplify a Martial Saint's combat power tenfold!"

"However!"

"For supreme experts at the Martial Emperor level, the materials and array patterns of a Nation-Guardian Rank mecha simply cannot withstand their earth-shattering blood energy outbursts!"

"If they force it on, it can at most amplify their combat power by two times before the mecha is on the verge of collapse!"

Master Zong Yan stared fixedly at Su Yu, his hands clenching again.

"Only two times!"

"Facing those endless Demon Emperors from the Abyss, a twofold amplification is simply not enough to form an overwhelming advantage!"

The Abyss.

The great scourge of humanity.

A mortal enemy!

For hundreds of years, countless human martyrs have shed their blood and sacrificed their lives on the border, just to keep the pollution of the Abyss outside the high walls.

Eliminating the Abyss is the ultimate dream of all martial artists in the Great Xia Kingdom.

Naturally, it is also the lifelong wish of Master Zong Yan, this Saint-Level Blacksmith.

"If one could forge the legendary Mythical Rank mecha!"

Master Zong Yan's voice trembled slightly due to extreme excitement.

"The materials would fit perfectly! The array patterns would form a world of their own!"

"By then, even if a Martial Emperor-level expert wears it, they could forcefully increase their combat power tenfold! Or even twentyfold!"

"At that time, the mere Abyss could be directly flattened by our human Martial Emperors!"

"And that bunch of scum would be completely erased from this world!!!"

Master Zong Yan became more and more agitated as he spoke.

He looked at Su Yu as if he were looking at the future hope of humanity, the dawn of his own lifelong dream coming true!

"So!"

"Come with me!"

"For humanity, for the Mythical Rank mecha!"

Master Zong Yan was full of anticipation, waiting for this hot-blooded youth before him to immediately bow and pledge allegiance.

However.

Su Yu stood in place, his deep, clear eyes still devoid of any ripples.

He listened quietly to Master Zong Yan's impassioned speech.

He could not deny that Master Zong Yan's words had indeed sparked a glimmer of interest in him.

Mythical Rank mecha?

Capable of amplifying a Martial Emperor's combat power by ten or even twenty times?

One had to know that his newly mastered Great Wilderness Star-Fall Dharma Aspect, in its normal state, could only amplify combat power by five times.

If conditions permitted, and he got a suitable Mythical Rank mecha in the future, combined with the fivefold amplification of the Dharma Aspect...

Stacked together.

Wouldn't that combat power just take off instantly?

A hundredfold amplification wouldn't even be a dream!

But.

Interest is one thing, reality is another.

Su Yu was very clear about his current situation.

The urgent priority was to forge a set of battle armor for Lin Xiaoxiao to repay the favor of the resources she had given him earlier.

Then.

He needed to go to the Dark Net Auction House before 6:00 PM tonight to sell that demon saint-level demon core!

Make money!

Lots of money!

Only by recharging the system and converting cultivation into tangible Dark Gold Divine Blood was the most reliable way to become stronger.

As for getting certified as some Saint-Level Blacksmith?

Or researching some Mythical Rank mecha?

Su Yu had seen very clearly in the Records of Celestial Craftsmanship that forging high-level mechas was simply not a matter of a single day or night.

It required spending a great deal of energy and time to find materials and carve array patterns.

Otherwise, why would the Nation-Guardian Rank mechas of the Great Xia Kingdom be so rare?

"Sorry."

Su Yu looked at the expectant Master Zong Yan and shook his head decisively.

"Not going."

These two words were like a basin of ice water poured directly onto Master Zong Yan's head.

The fanaticism on Master Zong Yan's face froze instantly.

"You... what did you say?!"

Master Zong Yan was anxious.

"You kid! I've said all this, and you're actually refusing?!"

"Go down in history! Mythical Rank mecha! Are you not tempted at all?!"

Su Yu casually placed the mountain-shaking hammer in his hand onto the forging table.

"I'm tempted."

"But I don't have time today."

Su Yu pointed at Lin Xiaoxiao outside the door.

"I promised her that I would forge a set of battle armor for her."

"A person must keep their word."

"Besides, I have a very important personal matter to attend to tonight."

Su Yu's tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable firmness.

"If I'm free in the future, I might consider working with you to discuss the forging of a Mythical Rank mecha."

"But not now."

Looking at Su Yu's stubborn and firmly refusing demeanor.

Master Zong Yan opened his mouth, wanting to get angry.

But in the end, it could only turn into a long sigh.

Geniuses.

Peerless geniuses often have stubbornness and quirks that ordinary people find hard to understand.

A twisted melon is not sweet.

If he were to forcibly take him away with martial force, it would instead cause this kid to feel resentment, which would be counterproductive.

"You..."

Master Zong Yan pointed at Su Yu and shook his head helplessly.

"You kid, you are simply wasting a heaven-sent gift!"

However.

Master Zong Yan's eyes rolled, and his gaze fell on Lin Xiaoxiao outside the door.

He had heard very clearly just now.

This kid wants to forge battle armor?

Master Zong Yan's heart suddenly became active.

Forging battle armor is not as simple as purifying materials!

Purifying materials can rely on innate divine strength and extreme intuition.

But forging battle armor requires perfectly fusing different materials, requires carving complex energy circuits, and requires an exceptionally deep understanding of arrays!

This kid is only eighteen.

Even if he started learning from the womb, how many array patterns could he understand?

The corners of Master Zong Yan's mouth lifted slightly, his mental abacus clicking away.

"Fine."

Master Zong Yan restrained his impatient emotions, put his hands behind his back, and once again restored that unfathomable senior demeanor.

"Since you insist on forging the battle armor first, I won't force you."

"However."

Master Zong Yan looked at Su Yu, his tone carrying a hint of temptation.

"Forging battle armor involves complex procedures."

"It will likely be difficult for you to complete it alone in a short period."

"I can assist you a little!"

"Any materials you need, I have here! The treasury of Tiangong Pavilion can be opened directly to you!"

Master Zong Yan's calculation was very sharp.

Firstly, it was for guidance.

During the process of forging the battle armor, he, a Saint-Level Blacksmith, could slightly reveal his god-like array pattern carving techniques.

Was he afraid this kid wouldn't be shocked into complete admiration?

As long as he got to witness real Saint-Level means, wouldn't he obediently start to admire him, and then willingly go back with him to forge a Mythical Rank mecha?

Secondly, it was for observation.

He wanted to see, other than his heaven-defying material purification, what level his true forging skills were actually at!

Facing Master Zong Yan's proactive offer of "assistance" and "covering all materials."

A trace of imperceptible light flashed in Su Yu's deep eyes.

Free materials?

And a high-level handyman?

There's no reason not to fleece such a sheep that delivered itself to his door.

Su Yu reached out and gripped the mountain-shaking hammer on the forging table once again.

Nation-Guardian Rank weapon.