"Mustard-Seed Combat Suit, equip!"
Li Yao laid his hands flat and allowed the four artificial limbs to put on a combat suit as thin as a cicada's wing.
With a telepathic thought, Li Yao activated his spiritual energy. The Mustard-Seed Combat Suit flowed slowly like a layer of silver-gray liquid and stuck to every inch of his skin, outlining his well-defined physique.
More than half of his face was covered by a layer of silver brightness, giving him a mysterious and murderous aura.
The Mustard-Seed Combat Suit was made of countless super-tiny magical equipment of the mustard-seed level. Although it was as thin as a cicada's wing, it boasted a very high defense ability and spiritual energy enhancement ability, which could be compared to the best armor.
The Mustard-Seed Combat Suit inside and the Crystal Suit outside were the most powerful magical equipment suits of the Cultivators of the Xing Yao Federation.
"Crystal Suit, equip!"
The four artificial limbs took the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit out of the container and moved it in front of Li Yao slowly.
The front of the Crystal Suit blossomed like a chrysanthemum, revealing the inside that was emitting dark red brilliance, which was full of fatal attraction.
Li Yao extended his finger and touched the inside of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit softly. Immediately, he sensed a vague spiritual wave.
The Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit seemed to have a life of its own as it enshrouded him gently.
Countless streams of information poured into Li Yao's brain.
"Ding!"
After a soft hum, his brain and the crystal processor were completely connected, as if he had a completely different body.
"Equip complete. The connection between the brain and the crystal processor is very stable. There is no pain or disharmony."
While speaking, Li Yao tried to take two steps forward. The feedback of strength and touch was timely, clear, and precise. It was like stepping on a pebble barefoot and sensing the tiniest bumps on the ground clearly.
"Swoosh swoosh!"
Li Yao punched casually. Sharp sounds of air being torn apart were immediately heard, along with blurred shadows.
The punches had almost reached the speed of sound even though he had not exerted his full strength!
Li Yao felt extremely comfortable. Taking a deep breath, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and performed the 'Soaring to the Sky in One Leap' soul ignition technique, unleashing the spiritual energy that had been suppressed for a long time!
5th level of the Refinement Stage! Sixth level of the Refinement Stage! Seventh level of the Refinement Stage!
Li Yao's strength continued to increase!
After absorbing the six drops of heart blood of the mutant lion dragon, Li Yao's spiritual energy turned grey with a tinge of dark gold. Then, it was amplified by the enhancement rune arrays on the Crystal Suit and formed a pair of spiritual energy wings on his back that were more than ten meters long. Then, it simply condensed into a disobedient eagle that flew out of his body and hovered above his head, shrieking.
Spiritual energy took form, leaving the body and transforming into all living things!
This was a phenomenon that only cultivators at the peak of the Refinement Stage could display!
Back then, Fiend Blade Peng Hai and Ding Ling Dong had once fought in the Small Grayfield with the strength of Peak Qi Refining Stage. They had displayed such a magnificent ability, which had left Li Yao dumbstruck.
Almost two years later, with the support of the Crystal Suit, he finally reached this level and caught up with Fiend Blade Peng Hai and Ding Ling Dong!
"Swoosh! Swoosh!"
Li Yao's body turned into a grey mist in the blink of an eye.
But he had performed almost a hundred dodges and maneuvers in the extremely small space.
Then, like a ghost, he cut into the front of a test target, stepped forward, and punched out!
"Shua!"
The power rune arrays on his back suddenly burst out orange brilliance. The spiritual energy eagles in the sky were all absorbed by Li Yao's right arm and turned into tornadoes that revolved, roared, and drilled into the target like a giant drill.
"Bo!"
A shocking hole was immediately blown out at the back of the target. A lot of components spurted out like a volcanic eruption and fell to the ground in clinking noises.
Everyone, including Yuan Manqiu, was dumbfounded.
"The support shaft is a bit too tight. It's a bit stiff when we perform a large turn. We can adjust it a bit more.
"Or we can set up two modes. For the Cultivators who are good at long-range combat with flying swords, the support shaft should be tighter. For the Cultivators who are good at melee combat, the support shaft should be looser so that it will be easier for us to fight."
Li Yao shook his hands and looked at his fist that had just been hit hard. He continued, "The feedback and enhancement of the strength are not bad. But when it's close to the speed of sound, the fist is still a bit unsteady. The appearance of the arm armor should be redesigned. A few air guide grooves should be added so that the fist can be stabilized and the speed can be increased according to the principles of aerodynamics.
"Besides, this target is too unreliable. It will break apart at the first touch. How can we test the limits of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit? We should change it to something of a higher level! "
There was nothing but silence. All the refiners looked at each other in bewilderment.
Although they all knew that apart from being a refiner, Li Yao was also a combat-type cultivator with decent strength.
However, during the few months they had spent together, Li Yao had only shown his talent in refining. He had never fought in front of them.
As time went by, the refiners gradually forgot about it.
Now that he had seen him today, he finally realized how brutal Li Yao was!
Many of them had been suspicious about Li Yao being the test pilot and thought that an experienced Exo should be hired at a high price.
But now, they had no objection.
"Li Yao!"
Yuan Manqiu's voice was shivering. "Aren't you in the 8th level of the Refinement Stage? Even with the enhancement of the Crystal Suit, you should be in the 11th or 12th level of the Refinement Stage at best! This target can withstand the full-strength strike of a Cultivator in the 13th level of the Refinement Stage at best. How did you break it? What level is your capability exactly? "
Li Yao was dazed for a moment. He didn't expect that he would be so excited and launch such a powerful attack.
However, it had been several months since the trip to the Dark Desolate Domain. Even if he had demonstrated extraordinary strength, it was safe to say that he had been training crazily during the past few months and had made tremendous progress.
Thinking about this, Li Yao replied, "11th level of the Refinement Stage."
Gasps immediately echoed in the hall.
The 11th level of the Refinement Stage was the standard of the best graduates. For example, Hua Tianxiong, president of the Iron Fist Club, and Xu Ge, leader of the Chaos Edge Hall, had only reached the 11th level of the Refinement Stage after four or five years of hard work in the Grand Desolate War Institution.
Li Yao was only a sophomore, and he had reached the standard of a graduate? Unbelievable!
However, when they thought that he had created an unprecedented miracle in the history of the Grand Desolate War Institution by earning 40,000 credits in one year, it was not strange at all.
Looking at the astonished faces of the crowd, Li Yao said 'sorry' in his heart.
He had lied.
His real capability was not in the 11th level of the Refinement Stage.
When he returned from the Dark Desolate Domain, his capability had already reached the 11th level of the Refinement Stage. Since then, he had been training crazily, recalling the battles in the Dark Desolate Domain over and over again. He had collected some primers and refined a marrow crystal, absorbing all the spiritual energy in it. Finally, on a starless night, he had made another breakthrough and reached the 12th level of the Refinement Stage!
Even so, he had not digested all the spiritual energy in the marrow crystal. More than half of the spiritual energy was still stored in his limbs and bones, which made him feel that he had reached a higher level in his daily training. Chances were that he would break into the 13th level of the Refinement Stage very soon!
The marrow crystal was one of the reasons why he had been training and refining day and night over the past few months.
Otherwise, he would have collapsed a long time ago!
Yuan Manqiu was dazed for a moment. Then she smiled.
"Alright. I was worried that you would not be able to take some extreme tests because of your lack of capability. But now, it seems that we can add more tests."
Li Yao clenched his fists and sensed the wonderful feeling of abundant strength in his palms.
"No problem!"
…
On December 3, in the Arctic Realm, the twelfth test of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit!
This was a small world shrouded in frost and cold wind. The temperature was kept below minus one hundred degrees all year round. There were also terrifying ice clouds floating in the air, like demonic fog that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Once it entangled any object, it would be instantly frozen into ice.
Li Yao, wearing the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit, was running crazily on the desolate snowfield.
Because of the surge of spiritual energy, icy clouds were moving toward him, covering the Crystal Suit with a thick ice shell.
Many rune arrays on the surface of the Crystal Suit were frozen. The orange spiritual waves emitted by the power rune arrays were intermittent.
"Swoosh!"
But Li Yao did not care. He accelerated again. While he was running, he was punching, and he was dodging. His whole body turned into a gray shadow as he jumped up and down in the world of ice, leaving a series of precious data.
"In the environment below minus 100 degrees, the overall performance of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit is reduced by 17%. This data is excellent among the Crystal Suit of the same type. However, my waist is stinging like an icicle. It must be because the gap on the waist plate is too large and the seal is not good enough, which is why the cold wind is coming in. This aspect still needs to be improved!"
Li Yao's lips turned purple as he shouted.
…
On December 7, in the Wildfire Sector, the thirty-seventh test of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit!
This was a small world made of magma and steam. The air was filled with intense sulfuric gas. The temperature was above 500 degrees all year round. Even Cultivators could not survive here for a long time.
"BAM BAM! BAM BAM BAM BAM! "
In the center of the Wildfire Sector, in the middle of a large area of magma, there was a lonely island.
Scorching currents were surging around. Now and then, clusters of magma would splash onto the island after colliding with each other.
Li Yao was dodging the magma while he was punching a special heat-resistant target. Although he was sweating heavily, he was quite delighted.
Every minor adjustment of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was carried out according to his combat style. He felt more and more like he was one with the suit.
Next to the magma lake, in a special insulated room, Yuan Manqiu, after a moment of silence, spoke to Bai Yede and the other refiners.
"I've suddenly realized that it was a mistake to ask Li Yao to be the test pilot."
Bai Yede smiled bitterly.
"Are you suggesting that Li Yao's physical fitness and endurance are so high that it is impossible to tell whether it is the performance of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit that is outstanding or whether he is crazy himself when he is the test pilot?"
"Yes."
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