Chapter One Hundred: The Battle of the Iron Armor

Chapter 100: The War Iron Armor

"How many iron armors have we assembled?" Chu Jie asked.

Wu Long replied immediately, "Boss, we've put together five complete sets, and there's one set with only half found!"

Chu Jie nodded. Finding so many iron armors exceeded his expectations. But five sets weren’t enough—there were seven of them, so one person would be left without armor.

"Search more carefully. See if you can find the missing half!" Chu Jie ordered.

Wu Long and the others resumed their search for the remaining pieces.

Chu Jie withdrew the golden armor he had found from the Barbarian Cauldron. "Duan Kun, I discovered a set of golden armor inside the stone chamber! Our strength just got even greater!"

Duan Kun took the golden armor, visibly excited. He had previously let Chu Jie use that set, feeling heartbroken about it. He had thought only one set of golden armor existed, but now finding another filled him with joy.

Without hesitation, Duan Kun donned the armor. Soon, his entire body glimmered with golden light. After infusing his spiritual power, he hovered in midair.

"Not bad, it feels amazing," Duan Kun said with a smile, circling through the air.

At that moment, however, they failed to notice the iron armors on the ground beginning to emit a faint glow. Tiny points of light flickered like stars, spreading like a river of stars toward another iron armor. Soon, the second set also shimmered faintly.

But Chu Jie and the others remained unaware.

"Boss, we found a few more parts, but no luck with the rest," Wu Long said, tossing some pieces into the iron armor pile.

Since he had the first complete set, Wu Long was the first to wear the iron armor. Once equipped, he felt no heaviness—only a surprising lightness.

He hoped all seven of them could get a set. The golden armor was beyond reach, but having the iron armor would suffice.

He realized the iron armor was at least equivalent to a superior-grade treasure artifact.

After a moment of thought, Chu Jie said, "Take your men and search around the stone hall. Maybe the missing pieces fell somewhere else. Search thoroughly; we must complete the set."

"Yes, Boss!" Wu Long and his six companions spread out again, focusing their search on the edges and surrounding areas of the stone hall.

Their figures came and went in those places.

Suddenly, a clear metallic clang echoed from the center of the hall.

Chu Jie looked toward the iron armor pile. One set had automatically assembled itself and stood upright. It was hollow inside, with no physical form, but at the joints, spiritual light flickered.

Almost immediately, another set of armor wobbled upright, shimmering with spiritual light, still hollow within.

The clangs continued without pause until all five sets stood up.

A powerful aura swept forth like a vast ocean. Such overwhelming presence Chu Jie had only ever encountered from peerless fiends or the dungeon elder.

But the aura quickly dissipated, as if withdrawn.

Chu Jie's eyes flickered. If his guess was correct, these iron armors in this state were linked to that black-robed corpse in the stone chamber—perhaps a residual soul causing it, or some other reason.

Suddenly, Chu Jie felt heat from the ring—the Blood Dragon Ring he had obtained from the black-robed corpse. His divine sense immediately probed inside. The ring had changed since before; now, five white dots appeared within.

His divine sense entered one of the dots and instantly he felt a connection to one of the iron armors, as if he could command it.

But as Chu Jie tried to issue commands, a fierce backlash surged from the armor, nearly draining his spiritual power. At the critical moment, he withdrew his divine sense from the white dot.

Chu Jie was startled but seemed to grasp something. The Blood Dragon Ring was likely used to control the golden and iron armors, but only when the user's cultivation surpassed the target’s.

His cultivation was far weaker than the residual souls animating the iron armors, so attempting to control them caused backlash.

Realizing this, Chu Jie understood the ring’s great importance. Since Zhou Jie was the true Abyss Guardian, if they clashed, this ring could prove crucial.

As for the five iron armors before him, Chu Jie was unconcerned. Though they had once belonged to peerless fiends, now they were mere residual souls who likely couldn’t defeat them.

"Intruder of the Abyss, die!" a thought echoed from the iron armor, heard by both Chu Jie and Duan Kun.

One armor transformed into a white streak and attacked Chu Jie. Though only armor, hollow within, Chu Jie felt its power was formidable—at worst, equal to the sixth level of Spirit Convergence.

As it rushed toward him, a blue handprint formed on its arm, composed entirely of spiritual power, swinging toward Chu Jie at incredible speed—too fast to dodge.

The blue giant palm struck Chu Jie’s golden armor but did not injure him.

Chu Jie was knocked back several steps. That attack made him realize these armors’ strength was around the seventh level of Spirit Convergence. Without golden armor, he might handle two of them, but even with Duan Kun's help, they could not face five.

Now, both he and Duan Kun wore golden armor, so handling five seventh-level Spirit Convergence armors was not difficult.

Chu Jie counterattacked. A blazing sun appeared on his fist as he struck the attacking iron armor.

"Great Sun Fire Fist!"

The great sun exploded against the armor. Though it couldn’t pierce it, the attack reached the armor’s limit, affecting the residual soul inside.

Duan Kun engaged another armor, and chaos erupted throughout the hall.

The massive stone slab in the center cracked into pieces under their combat. Beneath it, Chu Jie found some iron armor components.

It dawned on him—the missing half set was trapped under the stones.

At the same time, Wu Long and the others returned to the hall. Seeing five iron armors attacking Chu Jie and Duan Kun, they formed a defensive formation and joined the fray.

Among the seven, only Wu Long possessed strong defense, but combined, their formation’s defense was formidable. Together, they restrained one armor.

Chu Jie and Duan Kun each faced two armors.

Even this residual soul of the black-robed corpse left them flustered. How much stronger, then, was the peerless fiend at the same cultivation level? Chu Jie’s mood darkened. Such a fiend was beyond his reach—now, avoidance was best.

Moreover, Chu Jie realized the peerless fiend was evidently restrained in the Divine Demon Abyss, possibly linked to its secrets. Unfortunately, few knew these secrets, and none of the nine knew.

The iron armors’ attacks were fierce and varied. The initial blue giant palm couldn’t break Chu Jie’s defense; now they continuously conjured black beams, shooting at him.

Wherever the black light passed, all matter vanished. The ground bore countless deep circular holes several zhang in depth.

Chu Jie’s golden armor was struck by the black light, leaving several black spots. However, the spiritual light cleansing the armor soon erased even those.

This proved the golden armor’s might. Now, only a Spirit Convergence at the eighth level or a Stellar Dan realm warrior could harm Chu Jie. Seventh-level cultivators could not breach his defense.

The armors quickly realized this.

At that moment, the other four iron armors collapsed simultaneously. Four beams of spiritual light shot out, merging into the armor before Chu Jie.

An overwhelming aura burst forth, suffocating Chu Jie. This armor now neared the Stellar Dan realm.

"Everyone, attack together!" Chu Jie shouted.

He sensed this armor was stronger than an ordinary eighth-level Spirit Convergence, but still far weaker than Zhou Jie. If they didn’t act swiftly, death awaited.

A black beam as thick as an arm blasted from the armor, sending Chu Jie flying.

The armor then floated, spewing countless black beams that shattered the surrounding space like a hornet’s nest.

Chu Jie and Duan Kun stood before Wu Long and the others, blocking the black beams. The seven lacked sufficient defense; being hit meant certain death.

Wu Long and his group showed grateful expressions. With another leader, their survival wouldn’t matter.

At this moment, the Reincarnation Scroll inside Chu Jie’s body churned violently. Spiritual power surged in his dantian like raging waves, and suddenly nine blazing suns appeared behind him.

One-third of his spiritual power infused into these suns. Chu Jie’s aura locked onto the airborne iron armor.

"Nine Suns Sky-Splitting Claw!"

Having reached the sixth level of Spirit Convergence, the power of the Sky-Splitting Claw had greatly increased.

The armor floated in the air as its black beams threatened to tear down the hall.

Massive stone blocks fell from above, crashing to the ground.

Chu Jie’s golden dragon claw suddenly appeared above the armor’s head, striking down with thunderous force.

This strike tore open the armor, revealing the residual soul inside—a blue, smoky spiritual form.

The blue soul emitted a piercing roar.

Surrounding massive stones floated upward, hurtling toward Chu Jie.

At that moment, Chu Jie’s nine suns blasted out, pulverizing any stone they struck into dust.