Chapter 374 - Upgrading Armor Again

Han Wu drew power into his Swordwind Arms and conjured a colossal blade of wind that cleaved toward Ji Long’s sphere of death.

“True Demon King Steelcutter!”

The strike carried overwhelming force. It sliced through the death sphere with ease and split Ji Long in half. Black blood erupted from the massive wound, raining down and drenching the ground until the battlefield became a sea of gore.

The surviving members of the Monster Armor Association froze in shock before panic drove them to flee. Any thought of resistance vanished.

Qin Shuang and Jing Jing seized the moment. Wreathed in her Lightning Armor, Qin Shuang transformed into living lightning, overtook the retreating enemies, and struck them down. Their weapons and attacks only backfired, unable to pierce the Heaven Lightning Armor, leaving them wounded by their own efforts.

Jing Jing joined the slaughter, using her Bone Armor to fire a relentless barrage of bone bullets that tore the fleeing enemies to pieces. The mangled corpses rose again as skeletons and spread chaos and terror across the battlefield.

Within moments, every member of the Monster Armor Association lay dead, their blood soaking the ground until the field ran red.

Ban Tu and his men stood on the hilltop and stared in shock at the one-sided massacre below. None of them had imagined the envoys would be so powerful. Without needing anyone’s help, the trio had annihilated the invading army with staggering speed.

A shadow fell over Ban Tu as he witnessed Han Wu’s True Demon King Transformation. He was certain the Monster Armor Association had finally met its match. What surprised him even more was the strength of Jing Jing and Qin Shuang, who effortlessly eliminated the remaining soldiers. He also noted that Qin Shuang’s armor had already reached the Heaven grade.

Ban Tu’s confidence wavered. He possessed the Tyrannosaur Armor, but it had taken him decades to elevate it to the Heaven grade. Qin Shuang had achieved the same level in less than half a month. It defied all logic.

He also observed that Han Wu’s and Jing Jing’s armor had reached the Earth grade—an achievement that had required his own Armor Warriors more than ten years to accomplish. The trio had shattered his expectations and experience in an instant.

Is this the strength of those from the Divine Civilization? How can they be this powerful?

Ban Tu inwardly grumbled, his eyes flashing red with envy and anger.

No one around him noticed the change.

There was one more person in the city who truly feared the trio’s power: Lie Guang. He had witnessed how they had annihilated the Monster Armor Association’s massive army.

A shiver ran down his spine as he remembered flirting with Jing Jing and Qin Shuang. It felt like he had been leaping repeatedly through the gates of the afterlife. He could have died countless times if they had grown angry. All it would take was for Han Wu to lose his temper and use True Demon King Transformation—one slap could flatten him.

“They are terrifying. I can’t stay here any longer, or they’ll take revenge. I have to leave now!” Lie Guang bolted into the darkness, slipping through the city’s outskirts and vanishing into the wilderness.

The trio failed to notice Lie Guang’s escape, and even if they had, they would have paid him no mind. To them, he was nothing more than a small, insignificant brat.

After the war ended, Han Wu remained on the battlefield and reverted to his original form. He summoned his armor and activated his Skills to consume the corpses littering the field. This was his long-awaited opportunity to gather energy to upgrade his armor, and he would not waste it. With each corpse he devoured, the energy flowing back into his armor intensified.

It was only after he finished consuming the 1,000-meter-tall corpse of the Ultrasaurus that he had accumulated enough energy for an upgrade. He did not even have the chance to decide whether to proceed. Black ooze erupted from the gaps in his armor and enveloped him in a five-meter-diameter cocoon. His armor was evolving directly on the battlefield.

Everyone could sense the energy within the cocoon, so dense it could almost solidify. This energy was the key to elevating Han Wu’s armor to the Heaven grade. Qin Shuang and Jing Jing exchanged determined glances and positioned themselves to guard the cocoon. They were committed to ensuring the upgrade succeeded.

Ban Tu recognized a prime opportunity. If anyone interrupted the process now and prevented Han Wu from upgrading his armor, it was highly likely the armor would remain stuck at the Earth grade.

A single failure would doom all future attempts, no matter how many times they tried. Experiencing that failure even once would be like falling into a nightmare from which they could never awaken.

However, Qin Shuang and Jing Jing were notoriously difficult opponents. How could he stop them from protecting Han Wu? Ban Tu racked his brain and finally found a solution. He returned to his room, wrote a message, and sent it off via messenger pigeon. Then he put on a facade of cheer to congratulate the envoys on their victory over Ji Long.

Qin Shuang and Jing Jing remained cautious, allowing no one near the black cocoon. Ban Tu had no choice but to order his men back to the base. Once they were gone, he approached the two again, offered further congratulations, and praised Han Wu as their hero for defeating Ji Long.

No matter how much he flattered them, Qin Shuang and Jing Jing refused to let him advance any closer to the cocoon. With Qin Shuang clad in her Heaven Lightning Armor, Ban Tu could do nothing but retreat for the time being.

Three days passed, and Han Wu’s cocoon remained motionless. The two grew anxious, unsure if such a long delay was normal. After all, Qin Shuang had never taken that long to upgrade her armor to Heaven grade. Yet they knew how compatible Han Wu was with the Dark Locust Armor. Even if the upgrade failed, the cocoon would have reacted instead of remaining so stable.

What if he’s experiencing some extremely negative mental changes?

they wondered.

In truth, Han Wu was in a trance not unlike that. In this state, the spirit of his armor had entered his mind, darting about with excitement. As long as he fused with the armor’s spirit, he would complete his upgrade and awaken his Heaven armor.

Yet his process differed slightly from the norm. When the spirit of his armor entered his mind, it split in two: one remained in its dark locust form, while the other transformed into a black dragon.