Chapter 828: Golden Armor

Luo Feng carefully observed the golden battle armor displayed before him, especially the virtualized trace of its aura, which felt closer to the sensation of ‘Soldier Armor’ and ‘General Armor’. However, this golden armor was a virtual replica generated by the virtual universe based on scans of the real armor, and Luo Feng was currently inside the virtual universe, so he couldn’t sense it directly.

If he were in the real world, he could easily sense the ‘summoning’ feeling.

But it was impossible inside the virtual universe.

“It gives me the exact same feeling as the Soldier Armor and General Armor,” Luo Feng immediately turned to look at the accompanying blueprints, which contained detailed images, textual descriptions, and a price quote.

“Hmm?” As Luo Feng looked, a hint of joy appeared on his face. “Yan Shen Clan…”

The blueprints contained detailed information.

This golden armor set was seized during an ancient inter-clan war on an extraterrestrial battlefield. Its original owner was a King-tier Limit warrior from the Yan Shen Clan—an immensely powerful figure who had personally slain dozens of King-tier adversaries. He was ultimately killed by a Cosmic-level Venerable during a large-scale conflict.

Slain by a Venerable of the Cosmos, the King-ranked warrior of the Yan Shen Clan was instantly reduced to ashes, utterly annihilated. Yet, the golden armor he wore remained completely unharmed, astonishing all who witnessed it and leading them to believe it was a formidable and enigmatic treasure.

This golden armor was taken as a trophy, and after detailed research, they discovered…

The armor could not change its size!

It could not fuse into the body!

However, its material could only be damaged under a severe assault, even by a Cosmic-level powerhouse. Due to the “testing,” this set of golden armor had three extremely fine cracks.

Although its size couldn’t be changed… an immortal deity could transform their body into immortal divine power and enter the armor, then condense an immortal divine body matching the armor’s size. Testing revealed that even if it couldn’t be refined, simply wearing it would reduce any soul attack passing through this golden armor by over ninety percent!

Physical attacks striking the golden armor also had their impact reduced by over ninety percent!

The fact that both soul and physical attacks could be weakened made this golden armor a priceless treasure. However, it had a fatal flaw—it was permanently fixed in size and style, causing a series of problems.

1. The fully solidified golden armor had stiff wrists, joints, shoulders, etc. If a martial artist wore it, it would be very difficult to swing a blade because the armor was completely solidified.

2. Moreover, a deity originally only two meters tall would have to condense into an immortal divine body over eight meters tall, which significantly affected their power. A human immortal with a height of two meters would never intentionally condense into a ten-meter, let alone a thousand-meter or ten-thousand-meter tall form, even though they could. However, this would greatly affect their power. Therefore, their original body size was their strongest state.

3. Although this golden armor had a helmet, the face was exposed. Thus, any soul attack (or physical attack) targeting the face would not be hindered by the armor, and the attack’s power wouldn’t be weakened.

Three fatal weaknesses.

Combined with an extremely high asking price—5 billion mixed yuan units—it immediately made this originally highly valuable golden armor something no one wanted to buy.

“5 billion mixed yuan units?” Luo Feng nodded inwardly after reading the price. “Well, the price isn’t too unreasonable.”

“Yang.”

King Mukyu approached. Seeing Luo Feng intently studying the golden armor and its blueprints, he laughed heartily, “This golden armor is indeed amazing, capable of blocking both soul and physical attacks, but its weaknesses are also very obvious, especially the exposed face, which makes its original advantages almost useless. Especially with the price tag of 5 billion mixed yuan units… Ha ha, this golden armor is only useful to King-ranked warriors, but which King-ranked warrior would be willing to spend 5 billion mixed yuan units to purchase an armor that requires them to condense and alter their immortal divine body to fit it, with so many flaws?”

“Oh?” Luo Feng looked at King Mukyu. “No one has ever bought it?”

Although it had many flaws,

its advantages were also astonishing. There should have been some powerful experts willing to buy it.

“Of course, someone did buy it,” King Mukyu snorted. “Back then, Empress Heihuang purchased this set of golden armor. To adapt to it, she changed her body shape and condensed her divine form to wear the armor. She even specially crafted a face mask to go with the golden armor.”

“But what was the result?”

“She encountered an alien expert in a cosmic secret realm. Because she had altered the size of her immortal divine body, her strength was already weakened. That alien expert was already far superior to her. After several exchanges, the opponent discovered the weakness in her face mask. After all, the face mask specially crafted by Empress Heihuang wasn’t as miraculous as the golden armor. The mask could only weaken about 15% of the soul attack.”

“The enemy’s soul attack penetrated through Empress Heihuang’s face.”

“In that great battle, Empress Heihuang perished!”

“Sigh, what a pity.”

King Mukyu shook his head. “You must know, among King-ranked warriors, the most terrifying are those skilled in soul attacks. Soul attacks are inherently ethereal and fast, capable of penetrating any part of the body. As long as there’s even the slightest weakness in the body, no matter how well other parts are defended by the armor, it’s useless. The golden armor is ineffective against soul attacks and forces its user to alter their immortal divine body to adapt to it, weakening their power. Truly a case of ‘tasteless to eat, a pity to discard.'”

“If it were cheap, say around 500 million or 600 million mixed yuan units, I’d buy it without hesitation.”

“But 5 billion mixed yuan units…”

“Enough to make any King-ranked warrior hesitate and be unwilling to spend such a sum on an item like this,” King Mukyu said. “Over countless years, after several unfortunate users perished, no one foolish enough to buy it again. But it’s strange… this golden armor has been lost a few times, passed around hands, even ending up in enemy camps, and has fallen into our Hong Alliance several times as well. However, each time our Hong Alliance priced it at exactly 5 billion mixed yuan units. Logically, if it doesn’t sell for a long time, the price should be wrong and should be lowered. Yet it remains at 5 billion mixed yuan units. Oh… when this golden armor first appeared, its price was set at 50 billion. After the first user perished, it was reduced to 5 billion, and for countless years, it has remained at that asking price.”

“Passed around hands?” Luo Feng asked in confusion. “Does Yu Baotang only have this one set of golden armor?”

“There are three sets in total.”

King Mukyu replied, “But this set with cracks is the one sold to Empress Heihuang back then. I even knew Heihuang.”

“Wu.”

Luo Feng nodded and carefully examined this set of golden armor.

It could weaken both physical and soul attacks?

Its size couldn’t be changed, and the entire body structure was completely solidified?

It couldn’t fuse into the body?

Yan Shen Clan?

“It’s definitely this one!” Luo Feng was absolutely certain based on these four points. “This must be armor of a higher grade than ‘Soldier Armor’ and ‘General Armor.'”

“Yan Shen Clan? The ‘Mark of the Soldier’ and ‘Mark of the General’ are both written in the Yan Shen Clan’s script.”

“Cannot be fused into the body? Hmph, even a Mosha Clan clone without cultivation in the Nameless Secret Manual cannot fuse with Soldier Armor or General Armor.”

“Cannot change size? Only by fusing into the body can one freely alter size.”

“Weakening both physical and soul attacks? This makes me even more certain… this is armor similar to Soldier Armor and General Armor.”

Excitement surged within Luo Feng.

Hong Alliance City was truly worthy of being a place where countless treasures from humans and numerous races gathered. Just by casually wandering around, he had stumbled upon this mysterious golden armor. However, although Hong Alliance City had many treasures, they were all clearly priced. Fortunately, this golden armor had a relatively low price because none of the powerful experts from the various races in the Hong Alliance could truly use it.

“I must buy it,” Luo Feng thought determinedly.

Luo Feng clearly understood his hidden strengths.

Although the Shiwu Wings were supreme treasures, what was even more important to him were the ‘Nameless Secret Manual’ and the ‘General Armor,’ because these two had enhanced his inherent combat power. The General Armor had increased his strength by ten thousand times a Sovereign’s power, allowing him to bridge the biggest gap between himself and the immortals.

Moreover, the armor’s ability to resist attacks also enhanced his survivability.

The General Armor was the main reason both the Jingu Jushou and his Earth human form possessed King-ranked combat strength. After all, in terms of law comprehension alone, Luo Feng, relying on the ‘Beast God’s Intent,’ had only reached the 18th layer. This was far behind Kedi’s 20th layer back then. However, thanks to the mysterious General Armor, he had still possessed extremely formidable combat strength.

Combined with the Shiwu Wings and his self-created supreme techniques, he could effortlessly slay a peak-level Marquis-ranked King. Even when utilizing the Fire God’s Core Crystal, he had succeeded in killing a low-tier King.

“If not for the Nameless Secret Manual and the General Armor…”

“I would only have Marquis-level combat strength.”

“I must thank those great beings who created the Nameless Secret Manual,” Luo Feng thought inwardly. He speculated that both the Earth human and the Yan Shen Clan were guided and nurtured by an alien great being. The ‘Nameless Secret Manual,’ a miraculous technique that transcended the cosmic laws, was likely also created by that great being.

“Even though I’ve never seen him, I have benefited greatly from him,” Luo Feng thought.

“King Mukyu.”

“Yes?” King Mukyu looked at Luo Feng in confusion.

“There’s something I need your help with,” Luo Feng smiled and, with King Mukyu, walked out of the store together.

…

Wanting to buy the golden armor required 5 billion mixed yuan units!

Fortunately, it was only 5 billion, not forcing him to sell his ‘inheritance crystal.’ However, the numerous items left behind by that Nasi youth required Luo Feng to carefully try to sell them for the highest price possible.

These spoils of war… Luo Feng had spent about 8 billion points acquiring them at an extremely low discount. Of course, those King-ranked warriors couldn’t enjoy such a low discount. Luo Feng, being a direct disciple of the Chaos City Lord, had such a privilege. The Virtual Universe Company earned very little from Luo Feng.

…

After spending a day and a half, Luo Feng finally sold all his spoils of war.

First, he inquired through the Virtual Universe Company, which was willing to buy them for 7 billion mixed yuan units.

Then, he asked around at some stores in the Hong Alliance City, where the stores were also willing to purchase some items. The highest offer from the stores was 7.8 billion mixed yuan units.

But selling them individually was more profitable!

With King Mukyu enthusiastically accompanying him, Luo Feng first inquired within Mukyu’s residential area, then through friends notifying friends… eventually selling them for 8.6 billion mixed yuan units.

“If I were to exchange treasures through the Virtual Universe Company and then sell them in the Hong Alliance City, wouldn’t I make a profit? Unfortunately… the Virtual Universe Company, not only for me but also for those core members from the Original Secret Realm and other places, has long issued strict orders prohibiting the sale of items.” Luo Feng sighed inwardly. The Virtual Universe Company treated their members as students to be nurtured, not aiming to earn much profit.

That’s why the prices were low.

…

A day and a half later.

Luo Feng came alone to Yu Baotang, deliberately choosing a time when there were no other customers inside. Since the treasures were expensive, it was likely that King-ranked warriors only purchased one item every few thousand years. With only 3 million plus King-ranked warriors in the entire Hong Alliance City, there were probably only so many King-ranked warriors entering Yu Baotang on any given day, and most of the time, there were no customers.

“Come over here,” Luo Feng called to a servant.

“Esteemed customer, what would you like to purchase?” the servant approached.

“This golden armor is indeed unique. I’ll take it,” Luo Feng stated directly.