Soldier

“These shell fragments were discarded in the garbage mountain, God knows how long they’ve been here,” Luo Feng mused, examining the black shell fragments. “Yet they can summon me. It’s either due to my Earthling genes or that unnamed secret manual.” He pondered deeply. Indeed, these two points were his most unique traits, something other humans who had arrived in the Wulong Starfield didn't possess. Without a doubt, he was the first Earthling to come here. Furthermore, the secret technique contained on that mysterious metal plate, its text, was in the Yan God Clan language. This clearly indicated a powerful race existing independently of humanity. Because different races naturally possess different cultivation systems, battle armor systems, and so on, it was possible he could only use this due to cultivating that unnamed secret manual. “All of this is mere speculation, requiring future verification.” Luo Feng’s Moyun Battle Armor immediately surfaced on his body, forming a set of cyan Combat Armor. He then forced the black and silver shell fragments he held into his inner world. … Flying out of the garbage mountain, Luo Feng hovered in the starry sky, silently concentrating and sensing if the summoning sensation persisted. “Hmm, there really is a summoning?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up as he looked in another direction, a smile gracing his lips. “My guess was correct. These shell fragments were likely categorized here after a racial war in some distant era of the outer battlefield. Because the robots couldn't detect the special nature of these shell fragments, and their scans didn't identify them as any precious metals known to humans, they were ultimately discarded into garbage mountains. And there are many garbage mountains, so these fragments might be scattered across different ones.” The summoning from his front-left was very faint. “Your Highness Luo Feng.” The two white-robed individuals bowed respectfully upon seeing Luo Feng approach. “Let’s depart,” Luo Feng said. “Where to? Should we head to a docking point for cosmic travel, or continue searching garbage mountains?” The two white-robed individuals looked at Luo Feng. They dreaded taking unnecessary detours. Flying back for more than ten days, then taking a spaceship for cosmic travel, and then flying again… it would be better to collect all items from nearby garbage mountains in one go. That way, they would have an easier time. “Continue searching garbage mountains,” Luo Feng said. “Yes,” the two replied, secretly pleased. “Head in that direction,” Luo Feng pointed, confirming a direction. The two white-robed individuals immediately released their World Power, carrying Luo Feng forward. … After three or four days of travel, they realized they had rejoiced too soon. This ‘Your Highness Luo Feng’ was truly difficult to serve. He flew past one garbage mountain after another without entering any. The two could only bury themselves in their journey, while a sliver of their consciousness entered the Virtual Universe Network to relax. After a full 21 days of flying, Luo Feng finally told them to stop. Circling the garbage mountain suspended in the void, Luo Feng confirmed that this was indeed the source of the summoning. “You two stay here,” Luo Feng instructed before entering the garbage mountain to begin his treasure hunt. A moment later, Luo Feng retrieved 9 black shell fragments and 1 silver shell fragment. He also casually picked up dozens of kilometers of metal and alloy wreckage. He had to keep up appearances; otherwise, how could merely collecting these black shell fragments fill a spatial ring that was 100,000 kilometers long, wide, and high? He then instructed the two white-robed individuals to continue leading him to search for more shell fragments. … As time passed, the two white-robed individuals considered themselves unlucky to have encountered Luo Feng. He purely relied on his intuition to select garbage mountains, often flying for more than ten days before choosing one. Then, they would take a spaceship for cosmic travel, randomly stopping at a point within the Wulong Starfield. After a brief look, he might become displeased and continue cosmic travel to the next point. … “You two stay here,” Luo Feng said before flying directly into the floating garbage mountain ahead. Inside the garbage mountain, Luo Feng, familiar with the process, easily followed the summoning and found 8 fragments—7 black shell fragments and 1 silver shell fragment. “I’ve now accumulated 118 black shell fragments, 6 silver shell fragments, and 1 broken blade,” Luo Feng said, flipping his hand. He directly retrieved these items from his inner world. Instantly, a dense cluster of black shell fragments, a few silver shell fragments, and a broken blade floated before him. Luo Feng observed them. He already understood the purpose of the black and silver shell fragments, but only that broken blade… it also had the ability to summon him. He guessed it came from the same place as the shell fragments, yet he hadn’t found a way to use the blade. Blood? Skin contact? Mental energy? Luo Feng had tried every method he’d heard of for controlling weapons, but none worked on this blade. It was as if it were an ordinary, worthless broken blade, with even its sharpness being very common. Its only special quality was its ability to produce that unique summoning, which was why Luo Feng collected it. “Never mind it for now. I have 118 black shell fragments. Last time, I was almost able to cover my entire body. With these 7 additional black shell fragments, I should be able to cover my whole body completely.” With a thought, Luo Feng’s Moyun Battle Armor quickly receded into his body. Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Like a volley of arrows, all 118 black shell fragments flew towards Luo Feng. The moment they touched him, each quickly transformed into black liquid and merged into Luo Feng’s skin, beginning to gather within his body. These mysterious black liquids seemed to easily integrate with Luo Feng’s skin and muscles. When these black liquids touched each other, they rapidly converged, with more and more black liquid gathering. “Boom~~” A sudden drastic change occurred. “What?” Luo Feng was startled and immediately sensed his body. As the black liquids converged to a certain extent and underwent a drastic change, they automatically forced out excess black liquid from his body. This was purely a spontaneous action of the black liquids. Two black shell fragments slowly emerged from Luo Feng’s chest skin, then detached. Saturated! The black liquid within Luo Feng’s body had reached saturation, unable to gather any more. “I knew it couldn’t keep growing indefinitely; there had to be a limit. It’s saturated, as expected.” Luo Feng carefully sensed the changes occurring within his body. When the black liquids reached their limit, there was a ‘boom’ sound, so clear that Luo Feng could distinctly hear it. The drastic change ended. “What is this?” Luo Feng looked at his bare chest, where a black, mysterious symbol had appeared. It was a very complex character, yet Luo Feng recognized it—it was a Yan God Clan character. A very simple word—Soldier! “Soldier?” Luo Feng looked at the ‘Soldier’ mark on his chest. The mark then automatically receded and became invisible. Although he couldn’t see it with his naked eye, Luo Feng could sense a ‘Soldier’ mark lurking beneath his chest. All the black liquid energy had completely merged into this mark. Previously, whenever Luo Feng integrated black shell fragments, if he forced the black liquid out of his body, it would automatically separate into the individual shell fragments he had originally found. But now! They had completely merged into this ‘Soldier’ mark. “Soldier?” Luo Feng frowned slightly. “Yan God Clan text? It seems it truly is related to that unnamed secret manual. Is this ‘Soldier’ perhaps referring to the lowest-ranking soldiers of the Yan God Clan, or some other mysterious race’s army?” “I’ll call this mysterious battle armor the Soldier Armor,” Luo Feng thought to himself. With a thought, he activated the Soldier Armor mark on his chest. Immediately, black threads branched out, instantly spreading across Luo Feng’s entire body. At the same time, a ferocious black Combat Armor, helmet, and boots appeared on his body, forming a complete set. An incredibly powerful force surged through Luo Feng’s entire being. The essence of these shells seemed to be one with Luo Feng’s muscles and skin. This power felt like Luo Feng’s own inherent strength. By Luo Feng’s estimation, it was roughly equivalent to the combined strength of 80 to 90 peak Sector Lords! “So uncomfortable.” Luo Feng, enveloped in this mysterious Soldier Armor, felt intense pain throughout his body. As the master of the Soldier Armor, Luo Feng also understood its most basic information. “This Soldier Armor, once it forms the Soldier Armor mark, truly becomes a perfect Soldier Armor. It can be large or small, infinitely large or infinitely small. However, everything needs to be driven by the body, and it places a huge burden on the body. My current strength is only at the ninth-tier Domain Lord level; my body is too weak… I simply cannot unleash all the power of this mysterious Soldier Armor.” The Soldier Armor itself contained power. Luo Feng’s Earthling body alone could unleash the combined strength of 80 to 90 peak Sector Lords! But this was only a fraction of the Soldier Armor’s power; Luo Feng was simply too weak to fully activate it. Moreover, however large Luo Feng could become, the Soldier Armor could become just as large. Of course, the Soldier Armor was driven by the body. “My body is weak.” “However, the Golden Horned Beast’s body is very strong, and the Golden Horned Beast has also cultivated the unnamed secret manual.” Luo Feng’s heart filled with joy. He immediately forced the Soldier Armor out of his body. Instantly, a black orb flew out, and on the black orb, a faint ‘Soldier’ mark in Yan God Clan text was vaguely visible. With a thought, this Soldier Armor Orb disappeared into his inner world. … In his inner world, the Golden Horned Beast, resembling a continuous mountain range, lay sprawled on the grassland. A Soldier Armor Orb appeared out of thin air. “Woo~~” The Golden Horned Beast extended its right claw and placed it on the Soldier Armor Orb. Instantly, the Soldier Armor Orb transformed into liquid and merged into the Golden Horned Beast’s body. Because this was a complete Soldier Armor Orb, a ‘Soldier’ mark in Yan God Clan text naturally appeared faintly on the scales of the Golden Horned Beast’s chest and abdomen, then receded from view. The Golden Horned Beast stood up. It let out a high-pitched roar, simultaneously activating the Soldier Armor mark. “Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~” The Soldier Armor mark on its chest and abdomen shot out countless black threads, wrapping around every part of the Golden Horned Beast’s body. Instantly, all the scales on the Golden Horned Beast’s body, including its sharp horns and claws, were covered with a very thin layer of black shell, turning the entire Golden Horned Beast completely black. Even its golden secret patterns were entirely covered. “Roar~~” The Golden Horned Beast felt an incredibly powerful force surging through its body, and it couldn’t help but cheer excitedly. It felt no burden on its body; instead, it felt incredibly exhilarated. It had a feeling that it had pushed this Soldier Armor to its absolute limit. At this moment, the increase in the Golden Horned Beast’s strength was astonishing, having unleashed approximately 1000 times the power of a peak Sector Lord—this was the true strength the Soldier Armor should possess!