Put on the Battle Armor at the first opportunity.
There was no other way. They all had One-Word Battle Armor, made from Thousand Refined metal, which couldn't be absorbed into their bodies, so they had to put it on manually.
However, one could see that not a single member of the Sun Moon Imperial Team had a disdainful expression. On the contrary, they all looked eager to try.
The so-called One-Word Battle Armor was also information Su Ming had revealed to them, establishing a system identical to the one in Douluo 3.
It wasn't that he liked this naming convention. In fact, he wasn't particularly fond of this naming style himself. For example, his own Battle Armor mostly had no names. But since the future was already set, he didn't want to mess with it randomly.
Su Ming didn't like it, but some people did.
Like the native inhabitants of the Douluo Continent.
When Xiao Hongchen learned about the Battle Armor naming method, he preemptively named his Battle Armor 'Xiao' even before completing it.
Yes, he also only had One-Word Battle Armor.
Even though they were already Spirit Emperors, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen couldn't make Two-Word Battle Armor.
Because the materials weren't enough.
Although Su Ming had provided some Spirit Refined metal to the Mingde Hall, that was for research purposes. It was impossible, and Su Ming also didn't permit those metals to be used in private domains.
As for other avenues, Spirit Refined metal could only come from the two Level Five blacksmiths.
But clearly, these two Level Five blacksmiths hadn't collaborated much with the outside world. The four empires obtained very limited Spirit Refined metal from them.
Especially now, since neither of the two Level Five blacksmiths were nurtured by an empire. One, Duan Lin, relied on his own past perseverance and solid accumulation to master Spirit Refinement early. The other was a disciple of the Body Sect. After his forging talent emerged, he became obsessed with forging, even successfully achieving a second Martial Soul awakening during the forging process, becoming uncontrollably engrossed and largely cut off from the outside world.
Without the materials, Two-Word Battle Armor was naturally out of the question.
Of course, while Spirit Refined metal was scarce, the situation for Thousand Refined First Grade metal was a bit better. At the very least, the Mingde Hall could supply enough for seven sets of One-Word Battle Armor.
After giving ample preparation time, the referee signaled for the competing team members from both sides to step onto the stage.
"Both teams, step onto the stage."
"Prepare."
"Match begin!"
"Xiao!"
"Meng!"
"..."
On the Sun Moon Empire's side, all seven shouted a name. Simultaneously, flashes of light indicated the activation of storage spirit tools on various parts of their bodies, and pieces of armor appeared out of thin air.
They very skillfully channeled spirit power into these Battle Armor components, swiftly completing the fusion of the armor.
Among the seven, except for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, whose Battle Armor was made entirely of Thousand Refined First Grade metal, the Battle Armor of the other five all incorporated some amount of Thousand Refined Second Grade or even Third Grade metal.
Coupled with immature technology, the formations inscribed inside were the spirit tool formations of the current era, not the spiritual formations Su Ming brought from the future Douluo 3. The enhancement effects of their Battle Armor also couldn't compare to the future's.
But not comparing to the future didn't mean it was bad.
The seven members of the opposing Shrek Academy team already had drastic changes in their expressions, because as the Battle Armor fused, they could clearly sense the auras of their seven opponents soaring wildly.
Thanks to Huo Yuhao's all-map vision, which provided very clear data, they could clearly know that not only had the quality of their opponents' spirit power improved, but the quantity had also been amplified due to the spirit power circuits within the Battle Armor.
This was simply like raising a whole major rank out of thin air.
Yes, at this moment, the seven members of the Sun Moon Imperial Team facing Shrek were all at least equivalent to Spirit Emperors or Level Six Spirit Engineers.
Among them, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had even reached Spirit Sage level.
How were they supposed to fight this?
On Shrek's side, besides Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill having Spirit Sage-level power, the others could at most unleash Spirit Emperor-level combat power. Yet the opposition were all at Spirit Emperor level or above, with two Spirit Sages possessing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
The spectator stands instantly fell silent.
Those spectators who originally held a sliver of hope for Shrek Academy immediately lost heart.
"No way, I originally thought this generation of Shrek Seven Devils was impressive, with a full four Spirit Emperors, giving them a chance against the Sun Moon Imperial Team. But now you tell me how are they supposed to fight? How do they have the same Battle Armor as Su Ming?"
"Fight with everything!" Huo Yuhao, noticing his teammates' mindset, shouted loudly.
His loud shout reawakened everyone's spirits.
"Take out our Spirit Artifacts!"
As he spoke, a ray of light flashed between his eyebrows, and a headband appeared on his head. The headband emitted a hazy glow that resonated with his eyes.
Simultaneously, a massive hammer covered in a layer of frost appeared in each of his hands.
"Ice Empress, please, release a bit more power. This match is very important to me!"
Wang Dong'er spread a pair of wings behind her back. These wings merged with the wings of her Butterfly of the Light Goddess, bursting forth with powerful light fire.
The fire-attribute wings, combined with her own light attribute, transformed into light fire.
Bei Bei had a claw sheath on each hand, perfectly matching the dragon claws of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
Xu Sanshi held a shield that directly fused with his Black Tortoise Shield Martial Soul.
He Caitou took out a massive base and stood on it. He began taking out various spirit cannons, using the base as a hub to connect himself with the spirit cannons.
As for Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu? Sorry, nothing.
In fact, when Huo Yuhao shouted the term "Spirit Artifacts," a flash of confusion even passed through their eyes. Seeing everyone else's Spirit Artifacts, they were even more bewildered.
Su Ming, watching from below, couldn't hold back anymore.
The so-called Spirit Artifacts of the other five were all forged from Thousand Refined First Grade metal, and Su Ming could sense Huo Yuhao's aura within that metal.
In other words, Huo Yuhao had, at some point, become at least a Level Four blacksmith.
So, even in this situation, he still hadn't forged Thousand Refined First Grade metal for Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.
One could only say, never forgetting his initial "intentions."
"Comparing single weapons to our full suits?" Xiao Hongchen sneered.
Only those who had experienced Battle Armor knew how strong this thing was.
The heart protection mirror on his chest shone brightly.
One could see a large character 'Xiao' on his heart protection mirror. Not only that, there were three empty slots behind the character.
"Three-Legged Golden Toad!"
On his body, instead of the cumbersome one hundred and eight spirit cannons, energy-type spirit cannons now appeared on his chest, the upper parts of his arms, his shoulders, and his feet.
He actually charged straight towards the opposition, clashing head-on with Huo Yuhao.
Meng Hongchen facepalmed.
For a brother with this kind of style, she found it rather disconcerting.
After all, they hadn't been exposed to Battle Armor during their time at Shrek Academy. Having returned to the Mingde Hall for less than a year, Xiao Hongchen seemed like a changed person.
Her Battle Armor showed interweaving red and blue colors, and these two colors were still flowing.
With the help of the Battle Armor, she could harmonize the two conflicting attributes within her body, further unleashing her strength.
Tapping her toes lightly, she met Bei Bei.
"Invincible Toad Cannon!"
As Xiao Hongchen charged, at the moment he was about to make contact with Huo Yuhao, he directly exposed his chest. The heart protection mirror on his chest began gathering energy directly.
The heart protection mirror was the core, connecting to the full-body Battle Armor and all his meridians. It directly gathered all his spirit power, then boom! Fired a laser beam.
Caught off guard, Huo Yuhao could only cross his two hammers in front of him to block.
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