Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 355 Helping Zhenhua Extend His Life: The Difficulty of the Four-Word Battle Armor

Extending his lifespan by fifty years would absolutely be worth it for him to forge a set of four-word battle armor for the other party, and he would even accept providing the materials himself.
He has money and is not lacking in rare materials, but what he really lacks is something that is difficult to obtain, such as prolonging life.
Over the years, he has taken many rare and precious herbs to prolong life and replenish qi and blood, but the effects have been only so-so.
As people age, their vital energy and blood are depleted, making it difficult to replenish them.
Even for someone of his status and position, obtaining rare and precious materials that could extend his lifespan by a considerable amount would be extremely difficult.
Makino looked at Shi Yu with curiosity, wondering how he dared to make such a promise.
Shi Yu took out a piece of evergreen vine about the length of a little finger that he had prepared in advance.
Both Mu Ye and Zhen Hua's gazes fell on the Evergreen Ivy, and they frowned slightly upon sensing its not-so-abundant vitality. Could this really prolong life?
Both of them were skeptical.
Shi Yu: "This is the Evergreen Ivy of Life. I wonder if either of you has heard of it?"

"Life-giving ivy?" Zhenhua and Muye exchanged bewildered glances, neither of them having heard of it before. Was this thing really that powerful?
"It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. Just know that this is an extremely rare plant with life attributes, containing an enormous amount of life energy."

"Its outward life energy may not be much, but don't underestimate it because of that."

"A small section of evergreen vine root like this can normally extend its lifespan by ten or twenty years."

"The stronger the ability, the less effective the lifespan extension, but at the very least, it should guarantee twelve or thirteen years."

"Consider this my advance deposit. You can try it out first," Shi Yu said, handing over the small section of the evergreen vine.
Zhenhua accepted the seemingly unremarkable evergreen vine with some skepticism, unable to discern anything special about it.
It's even harder to believe that such a small piece of what looks like dried vine could extend his life by more than ten years.
Zhenhua hesitated for a moment.
"If the master craftsman is worried about potential problems after consuming this Evergreen Ivy, he can consider giving it to others to test its effects."

"Of course, whether you take it yourself or someone else takes it, this will be considered part of the compensation I give you, and I won't give you any extra compensation," Shi Yu said.
Zhenhua remained somewhat hesitant.
Makino said, "How about I try it out for you?"

"No need," Zhenhua shook his head, but decided to take the risk and give it a try anyway.
However, before taking the medication, the divine mech activated its scanning and detection function; it was necessary to take precautions.
Shi Yu didn't mind; it was normal for the other party to act this way, and it wasn't excessive.
The test results showed no adverse effects and no toxins or other harmful substances were found.
Meanwhile, the detection by the god-level mecha showed that the Evergreen Vine of Life did indeed contain an extremely large amount of life energy, which reassured Zhenhua considerably.
"Can I just eat it directly?" Zhenhua asked.
"After you eat it, life energy will surge out rapidly. You can simply circulate your soul power to refine it little by little. There's nothing particularly special you need to pay attention to," Shi Yu said.
Zhenhua nodded, told Muye, and then chewed and ate the ivy. The taste wasn't very good, which made him frown slightly.
Less than a minute after swallowing the Life Ivy, Zhenhua felt a surge of life force within his body, which was rapidly expanding.
He quickly sat down cross-legged and began to circulate his soul power to refine it.
Watching from the side, Makino saw that Zhenhua was doing well, and even the corners of his mouth were unconsciously turned up, so he knew that this stuff was really effective.
He felt relieved and began to communicate with Shi Yu, asking for his name and how he knew that he was Mu Ye from the Body Sect, among other simple questions.
Shi Yu naturally wouldn't reveal his name. It's safe to say that many people in this era know his name; in fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that everyone knows it. However, this isn't necessarily a good thing.
He casually gave a fake name, and didn't elaborate on how he knew the other person's identity, maintaining an air of mystery.
Shi Yu also learned some information from Mu Ye, all about the four-word battle armor.
Mu Ye and Zhen Hua are good brothers, and Mu Ye is quite clear about the production process of the four-word battle armor. He is willing to tell Shi Yu anything he can.
"Generally, four-word battle armor is built upon the foundation of one-word, two-word, and three-word battle armor. It is formed by fusing Heaven-Forged Metal with an existing complete three-word battle armor."

"Taking it step by step like this allows the body and the battle armor more time to adapt, thus achieving a better fit."

"It's not that you have to follow this process exactly. Theoretically, it's feasible to forge a four-word battle armor directly without any prior experience."

"However, the fusion process after forging will definitely be much more difficult than the normal process of fusing four-word battle armor, possibly even several times more difficult."

"This level of difficulty is highly likely to cause the battle armor fusion to fail. Do you think a four-word battle armor that can't be fused is even worthwhile?"

“Even if it can be fused together with difficulty, many problems will arise when using the four-word battle armor later. It will definitely not be as suitable as a four-word battle armor fused through a normal process,” Mu Ye said.
Shi Yu took it all in seriously, and was somewhat mentally prepared for it, but she didn't know if she could overcome these problems.
In short, the problem is that the difficulty increases dramatically during fusion, making it quite difficult to fuse. After fusion, there will also be a period of adjustment, during which even using four-word battle armor may not achieve the desired effect.
"You don't even have a single-word battle armor?" Mu Ye scrutinized Shi Yu.
Shi Yu didn't see any need to hide it and frankly admitted, "I do not have a One-Word Battle Armor, and I also feel that a One-Word Battle Armor is actually of little use to me."

"Not only one-word battle armor, but even two-word and three-word battle armor are not very useful to me. Only four-word battle armor is more suitable for me, so I wanted to get it right away."

Mu Ye felt that Shi Yu was somewhat overconfident and unrealistic, and questioned, "In my perception, you seem to be just a Soul Emperor?"

He wasn't quite sure; he had sensed that the opponent was a Soul Emperor multiple times, but the opponent's performance was not what one would expect from a Soul Emperor.
Just the fact that he appeared silently behind him and Zhenhua is something a normal Soul Emperor could not do.
Therefore, even though he sensed the other party's soul power level multiple times, he still couldn't quite believe it; it was too incredible.
The other party's situation reminded him of someone: Shi Yu, the Shi Yu who caused such a stir not long ago. This person's situation was quite outrageous.
He suspected that the two people were the same person, but only a few months had passed, and at that time it would have been impossible for Yu to have reached the Soul Emperor realm.
"My desire for a four-word battle armor shouldn't have much to do with whether I'm a Soul Emperor or not. Even if I can't absorb and fuse it now, it's possible in the future," Shi Yu chuckled.
(End of this chapter)