191: Mystic Gold Armor! Fusion!

"Hum—" The shield emitted an extremely faint hum.

Immediately after, the layer of dim golden luster that had accumulated on the surface of the shield over the years was wiped away as if by an invisible hand, and a warm yet incredibly resilient golden radiance emanated from within.

The shield seemed to have been awakened from a deep slumber, emitting an excited tremor.

The shield orbited Su Yang, who stood suspended in mid-air, and the golden radiance scattered with its rotation, casting Su Yang in a light that made him appear like a god descended to the mortal realm.

"Is this the Magic Treasure formed by the mystic gold armor?"

Su Yang opened his eyes and looked at the shield in front of him; his intuition couldn't be wrong, but looking at this shield, it didn't seem to have anything particularly special about it.

Su Yang slowly descended.

The moment An Shihong saw the shield take the initiative to fly down, his expression changed.

First, it was extreme shock and disbelief, then the shock turned into embarrassment and panic.

"Mystic... Mystic Gold Shield?"

An Shihong said awkwardly, "This... Lingxiao Sword Ancestor, do you want this Magic Treasure???"

Su Yang nodded.

Since it was the only one that responded to his intuition, then it was undoubtedly the mystic gold armor!

As the Pavilion Revered Master of the Treasure Pavilion, An Shihong was truly anxious now.

"Lingxiao Sword Ancestor, please listen! The Mystic Gold Shield is not an ordinary defensive Magic Treasure! It... it is the core Formation eye and power fulcrum of our Profound Heaven Dao Sect's Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Profound Gate Formation!"

An Shihong pointed at the golden shield still orbiting Su Yang: "The reason our Sect-Protecting Formation has remained impregnable through ten thousand years of storms, and has withstood several Sect-annihilating crises, is largely due to the 'Unbreakable Golden Firmness' Concept and the vast spiritual power provided by this shield acting as the hub!"

"If the Lingxiao Sword Ancestor takes it away... the power of the Sect-Protecting Formation will immediately be reduced by more than seventy percent, the hub will lose its balance, and it may even trigger the collapse of local Formation bases! This... this concerns the safety of the entire Sect, it is absolutely no child's play!"

"If the Lingxiao Sword Ancestor lacks defensive Magic Treasures, there are many other types of defensive Magic Treasures in the Treasure Pavilion for the Lingxiao Sword Ancestor to take at will, it's just that this Mystic Gold Shield... is truly too important to the Sect."

An Shihong knew that Su Yang's status was transcendent, but this matter was of such great importance that he couldn't help but brace himself and step forward.

The Treasure Pavilion fell silent for a moment, with only the faint sound of wind brought about by the slowly rotating Mystic Gold Shield.

Grand Elder Xuan Yan picked his ear and glanced at An Shihong, his tone so flat it was almost indifferent: "Oh, is that all?"

Grand Elder Xuan Jian crossed his arms and nodded: "It's just a Formation; if it breaks, just set up another one."

Grand Elder Xuan Qing was even more direct, waving his hand: "Pavilion Revered Master An, we have our own plans regarding the Sect's defense. Whatever the Lingxiao Sword Ancestor needs, let alone just a Formation eye, even if he needed to tear down this Treasure Pavilion, it must be done immediately. You, withdraw for now; you are not needed to serve here for the time being."

An Shihong: "!!!???"

He was dumbfounded, looking at the Three Grand Elders who wore expressions of "this is a trivial matter, not worth mentioning," and even seemed slightly annoyed at him for making a fuss.

This... this was the core of the Sect-Protecting Formation!

It was a part of the foundation upon which the Profound Heaven Dao Sect stood!

How could it sound less important in the mouths of the Three Grand Elders than Su Yang wanting this shield right now?

An Shihong was, after all, the Pavilion Revered Master of the Treasure Pavilion; while worrying about the Sect, he suddenly realized that his understanding of the Lingxiao Sword Ancestor was probably ridiculously shallow.

The attitude of the Three Grand Elders was practically paving the way; in the face of Su Yang's needs, all the old rules of the Sect and precious inherited treasures could be pushed aside!

Was he really just a Disciple of the Three Grand Elders?

If it were really as simple as just being a Disciple, then the level of importance placed on Su Yang could almost be called inconceivable.

If it wasn't as simple as being a Disciple... then Su Yang's identity might be even more astonishing!

In the end, he was only a Pavilion Revered Master of the Treasure Pavilion and dared not speculate wildly.

Since the Three Grand Elders had all spoken, he couldn't worry about it recklessly anymore.

"Yes! Shihong will take his leave!"

An Shihong dared not say another word, bowed deeply, and exited through the heavy stone doors of the Treasure Pavilion.

The dull thud of the stone doors closing isolated the inside from the outside.

Inside the Treasure Pavilion, only Su Yang and the Three Grand Elders remained.

"Revered Master, please."

Grand Elder Xuan Qing bowed to Su Yang, who was in mid-air.

"Is it really okay to take this thing?"

Su Yang asked. Although he knew that regardless of whether it was okay or not, he must retrieve the mystic gold armor, the Sect losing its protection because of this seemed to be an issue.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing said: "Revered Master, rest assured. If the Profound Heaven Dao Sect could not protect itself because it lost one Magical Artifact, then it would not be the number one Sect in the world. Besides, having Revered Master here is in itself the strongest guarantee for the Profound Heaven Dao Sect; what is a mere Sect-Protecting Formation?"

"That's right, Revered Master, these are all trivial matters, don't mind them."

"Let us see what this Mystic Gold Shield can turn into, Revered Master!"

Grand Elders Xuan Yan and Xuan Jian both said with smiles.

Since that was the case, Su Yang didn't say anything more and reached out his hand.

The Mystic Gold Shield, as if possessing a spirit, stopped rotating and landed lightly in his palm.

The shield felt slightly heavy in his hand, with a texture that was neither gold nor jade. A sense of heaviness, stability, and immunity to all evil spread up his arm. It did not conflict with the sharpness and scorching heat brought by the divine sword within his body; instead, it faintly complemented them, making his aura increasingly harmonious and composed.

Without needing any incantations or secret techniques, Su Yang moved his mind, and the special Qi that belonged only to him within his body slowly poured into the shield.

"Clang—!"

A resonant sound, clear as a bell toll!

The golden shield suddenly erupted with a golden light as dazzling as the sun!

Within the radiance, the form of the shield began to change, transforming from an incredibly hard state into a mass of flowing liquid metal. Mysterious patterns emerged on the liquid metal, which then wrapped around Su Yang's chest and abdomen before gradually solidifying.

A chest armor piece, entirely dark gold and appearing as if forged from a dark star, appeared on Su Yang's body.

This was precisely one of the core components of the eternal emperor battle armor—the Emperor mystic gold armor!

With the mystic gold armor appearing on his body, Su Yang immediately exuded an extremely stable aura. Just looking at the armor on him gave one the feeling that it could block all harm and suppress all turmoil.

Su Yang was feeling the aura of this armor.

The Three Grand Elders, Xuan Qing, Xuan Yan, and Xuan Jian, were watching, mesmerized.

The next moment, the armor emitted a solid golden flow of light, and the mystic gold armor slowly merged into his body amidst the golden radiance!

Su Yang's whole body shook violently!

It was different from the scorching heat that tempered his cells and reshaped his Physical Body when the divine sword merged.

The Fusion of the mystic gold armor brought a different feeling—an incomparable weight and solidity, as if an entire immortal land, a mountain range separating heaven and earth, had been fused into his torso.

Dark golden patterns, with his chest as the center, rapidly spread to his chest and abdomen.

These patterns were not floating on the surface of his skin, but were deeply branded into his flesh, bones, and even the deeper Origin of life, forming a real, tangible internal armor!

Su Yang could feel his internal organs enveloped by a soft yet incredibly resilient golden light. The surging sense of power did not directly enhance his aggression, but it made his very existence become incomparably stable.

The moment the mystic gold armor merged into his body, Su Yang felt that he was henceforth invincible; no matter the raging waves or the thunderous force of ten thousand tons, he would remain immovable!

His power had once again significantly increased!

It was not a massive increase in quantity, but a transformation in quality!

After fusing with the mystic gold armor, Su Yang could clearly feel a qualitative leap in his own carrying capacity and absolute defensive power!

However... when Su Yang wanted to feel more, his brows furrowed slightly.

Apart from the Fusion and improvement of his defense, the expected memory fragments did not appear.

In his sea of consciousness, the Rune Array Formation was still slowly rotating, the rune puppet held the divine sword, standing quietly, and no new memories appeared in his mind.