At the center of the room was, of course, a modern refining furnace, which was the latest model 'Zhurong III' developed by the Empyrean Terminus Sect a year ago.
Daring to use the name "Fire God Zhurong", one could see how confident the Empyrean Terminus Sect was in this crafting furnace.
Around the Zhurong III, on the other hand, was an imitation of the Hundred Smelting Clan's forge. Iron blankets, furnaces, quenching pools, as well as a few furnaces that Li Yao had refined himself with ancient techniques were installed.
The components were refined with modern refining techniques first. Then, with the secret arts of the Hundred Smelting Clan, the components were hammered and polished. This was Li Yao's unique refining technique.
In such a way, Li Yao modified the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit to a whole new level.
As a mass-produced Crystal Suit, the performance of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was more or less enough for the troops.
But it was still not enough to be used as a personal Crystal Suit that would accompany him through life and death and even explore the Occult Orbs one day.
As his capability improved, especially after he stepped into the peak of the Refinement Stage, Li Yao felt more and more unsatisfied when he was using the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit.
He was like a brawny man who was waving a reed as a weapon. He couldn't exert all his strength and was worried that the reed might break.
Therefore, in the past half year, Li Yao had purchased a lot of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and modified the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit crazily.
After his modification, except for the classic frame structure, the rest of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit had undergone drastic changes.
The critical parts of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit were all mixed with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and reinforced with various secret refining techniques such as' Dragon Scales Casting, Seven Heavens Casting, Invisible Seal '.
The crystal reactor was replaced with the most advanced model made of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, too. But the design of the pressure valve was kept. When necessary, the spiritual energy inside the crystal reactor could be used to launch a fatal attack.
At first glance, the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was nothing like before. It was even cruder, wilder, and more aggressive than the ordinary Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit.
But its combat ability had been doubled!
Next to the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit, a Crystal Suit as red as fire was standing.
It was called Crimson Shadow. It was a Crystal Suit specially designed for Body Practitioners. After Li Yao bought it, he modified it according to Ding Ling Dong's body shape and fighting habits.
Body Practitioners had different requirements for the Crystal Suit from common Cultivators.
They did not like to add too many weapons and magical equipment to the Crystal Suit. Instead, they paid more attention to the enhancement of the Crystal Suit to their combat ability and their perception of the outside world.
Most importantly, body cultivators usually had powerful spirit runes drawn on their bodies.
Not only could the Crystal Suit not hinder the circulation of the spirit runes, but it could also bring about magical powers to the spirit runes. Only by magnifying the effect could the body refiner's combat prowess be raised to the maximum.
The 'Crimson Shadow Battlesuit' was one of the best Crystal Suits for body practitioners. It had won the grand prize of Crystal Suit Design. Also, it was embedded with a lot of crystals of the fire class, which made it perfect for body practitioners such as Ding Ling Dong, whose spiritual root was more in the fire class.
With Li Yao's current level, it was impossible for him to make something out of nothing. It would be impossible for him to refine a Crystal Suit out of thin air.
However … Based on the existing Crystal Suit, Li Yao was quite familiar with the crazy modifications. He could be called an expert.
He had bought the Diminutive Dust Domain and the Crimson Shadow Battlesuit. He had also purchased a lot of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and modified the two Crystal Suit regardless of the cost. The cost was astronomical.
Although Li Yao had made a lot of money through Project Mystic Skeleton and the Demon Beast Detector, he had spent all of it. He even owed a huge loan and became a pauper with no money in his pockets again.
However, for Cultivators … Money was not as tempting as it was for ordinary people. The improvement of strength was the foundation.
Besides, in the past half year, the situation had been getting worse and worse, as if a storm was about to come.
Over the past half year, beast tides had broken out more and more frequently. Small-scale beast tides broke out almost every day. The Union Army was exhausted and had to put out fires everywhere.
In the beast tides, high-level demons were more and more likely to show up. Every now and then, a demon king would cross the wormhole and rush into the Tian Yuan Realm to wreak havoc.
Among them, the regular army of the demon clan had also appeared.
Most of the regular army of the demon clan had a humanoid form and high intelligence. They were armed with demonic artifacts that were almost identical to the magical equipment of human beings. They were well-trained and had a strong will to fight.
Even when they were surrounded by the Union Army and the Cultivators, they were still at ease. Even when they were retreating, they would set up a lot of ambushes.
Some small devilish warships were even teleported to the Tian Yuan Realm through wormholes to provide firepower support to the demons on the ground.
The Union Army, who was caught off guard, suffered a lot.
The Grand Desolate Plateau had become a perilous battlefield.
Even the dullest ordinary people in the heartland knew that a bloody battle that had not happened in five hundred years was coming.
Facing such a situation, the government of the Federation and the Cultivators all took active actions. Top secret plans and powerful magical equipment were publicized one after another in order to show the formidability of the human beings of the Heaven's Origin Sector and appease the people.
Some of the information about Occult Orbs Fellowship was included.
Before, the people of the Federation had vaguely known that the government and the Cultivators were exploring the world fragments, but they had never had a clear idea of what was going on.
This time, not only did Occult Orbs Fellowship announce the secret treasures and Cultivation arts that were brought back from the world fragments, they also released several videos of the bases and developments that the Federation had established in the Occult Orbs.
In the meantime, the experts who had been training in the Occult Orbs and returned to the Tian Yuan Realm immediately became the heroes of the new generation of the Federation after several glamorous collisions with the beast tides.
In such an era of rising heroes, the small waves that Li Yao had raised half a year ago were soon drowned by the surging tides.
Li Yao didn't care much about it.
His life was simple. Training, refining, and fighting against Ding Ling Dong.
As a technician of the Grand Desolate War Institution, he had provided technical support to the military and several sects that had purchased the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit.
Today, the two brand-new Crystal Suit were finally finished.
"I wonder when Ding Ling Dong will come back. I can't reach her even by spiritual crane. Has she gone to the depths of the Dark Desolate Domain?"
Li Yao mumbled to himself as he carved the mark of 'Fiend Star' carefully on the sole of the Crimson Phantom Battlesuit's feet.
In the past, even if Ding Ling Dong went to the Dark Desolate Domain, she would inform him in advance.
But this time, she was acting mysteriously. She had been away for more than half a month without any news. She even said that she would bring him a gift when she came back.
When she came back, she would be very happy to see the Crimson Phantom Battlesuit that was specially built for her, wouldn't she?
Li Yao thought to himself delightedly.
His mini crystal processor suddenly buzzed crazily.
It was not a normal spiritual crane message, but an emergency summoning bell of the Grand Desolate War Institution.
It sounded like a summoning order of the highest level.
Something big must have happened.
Li Yao narrowed his eyes. He waved his right hand and released a mystic ray which scanned the two Crystal Suit and stored them in his Cosmos Ring.
After Yuan Qi, the invisible bug, unlocked two barriers for him, the space inside the Cosmos Ring had expanded significantly. It was now enough to store the two Crystal Suit as well as a lot of supplies and magical equipment.
Although it was convenient, the Cosmos Ring was a money-burning machine. A lot of crystals had to be nurtured and tempered every day. The spiritual energy consumed every time the Cosmos Ring was activated, too, which made Li Yao's heart ache.
Thanks to the Demon Beast Detector, Li Yao had a steady income every month. That was why he could afford the Cosmos Ring.
"Cultivation is a money-burning machine.
"When I enter the Building Foundation Stage, I'll need more powerful magical equipment. Not only are the magical equipment expensive, the spiritual energy consumed during daily maintenance and activation is astronomical.
"The Demon Beast Detector alone is not enough to support the consumption after I enter the Building Foundation Stage. It seems that I'll have to find more sources of income."
While thinking, Li Yao left the Diminutive Dust Domain in a hurry.
The summoning bell was ringing outside.
This was a residential area for faculty. Many experts lived here. Sword auras soared into the sky from the bamboo forest. Countless specialists and professors were rushing to the hall in front of the main teaching building on their flying swords.
Li Yao whistled and summoned Black Wing. Adjusting the speed to subsonic speed, he followed the sword auras and rode on it, too.
Many teachers and students had already gathered in the hall. Li Yao glanced around and found the camp of the Refining Department. Yuan Manqiu and the rest of them were already there. He immediately landed with a telepathic thought.
Li Yao asked, "Teacher, what's going on?"
"What happened, professor? Why did you issue a summoning order of the highest level?"
Yuan Manqiu's face was solemn. There was a hint of fanaticism deep inside her eyes.
"Beast tides are breaking out. The Blood Demon Sector is invading!"
Li Yao was dazed for a moment.
"Beast tides don't break out every day. What's so strange about that?"
Yuan Manqiu shook her head.
"It's different this time. Beast tides broke out in seven towns, mining centers, and military bases in the north at the same time. Chaotic battles broke out immediately!
"Furthermore, there are Daemon Kings in every beast horde. There are even traces of Daemon Emperors in some of the battlefields!"
Li Yao sucked in a cold breath.
"Demon emperors?"
Demon emperors were equivalent to Yuanying in the world of Cultivators. They were the top warriors in both the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector.
Even demon emperors had joined the battle in person. This was definitely the largest beast tide outbreak in the past hundred years.
Yuan Manqiu nodded. She took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Just now, the three parliaments have agreed.
"Just now, the three parliaments have unanimously passed a motion. The Star Glory Federation has officially entered the level-one state of war.
Li Yao blinked. His expression was the same as Yuan Manqiu's. There was a hint of solemnity, but more fanaticism.
The day had finally come!
The Xing Yao Federation was a parliamentary system. The parliament was divided into the Spiritual Academy, the Common Academy, and the Combat Academy, which were made up of Cultivators, ordinary people, and military representatives.
The three Houses of Parliament formed a tripartite formation, surrounding and protecting the Federation.
The Level 1 state of war was the highest level of war in the Federation. Since the Far East Demon Kingdom was annihilated five hundred years ago, the Federation had never entered this level again.
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