Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 232 Battle Armor Materials
Gura stood in the center of the underground forging room of the Forging Association, his feet firmly planted on the specially made obsidian floor.

He could feel a warm energy slowly flowing into his body from all directions, like the gentle caress of Mother Nature.

"I'm becoming less and less human." Gula looked down at his palm, where a faint emerald-gold light flowed between the lines.

Since Celebi's martial soul completed its evolution, his physical structure has undergone tremendous changes.

Now he can not only draw energy from the earth, but also directly absorb free natural elements in the air to sustain his life.

Those elemental points of light that ordinary people cannot see are clearly visible to him, drifting around like fireflies on a summer night.

The forging hammer felt weightless in Gula's hands, yet each strike was incredibly precise. His mind was exceptionally active; while performing high-precision forging, he could also focus on sensing the flow of energy within his body.

The enhanced perception brought about by the evolution of his martial soul allowed him to grasp the internal structure of metal to an unprecedented degree.

"Ninety-seven...ninety-eight...ninety-nine..." Gula silently counted the number of hammer blows in his mind. When the hundredth hammer fell, the metal block on the forging table suddenly burst out with dazzling seven-colored light, and the temperature of the entire room instantly rose by more than ten degrees.

Gula did not stop moving; his gaze was focused and calm.

Now, he can forge without sleep for three days and three nights without feeling tired.

Unless it's rare and precious materials that contain the essence of heaven and earth and soul power, ordinary food is no longer necessary for him.

"boom!"

With the final hammer blow, fine lines appeared on the metal surface, resembling the rings of a tree or the veins of the human body.

Gula nodded in satisfaction, picked up the newly completed alloy with special pliers—to prevent sweat from contaminating the uncooled metal—and placed it into the testing instrument beside him.

"drop--"

The instrument emitted a crisp beep, and a number appeared on the screen: 98.4%.

This number, which would make any blacksmith ecstatic, only earned Gula a slight raised eyebrow in return.

With a fusion rate of 95% or higher, the value of the alloy increases several times for every 1% increase in fusion rate.

Even for Gura, alloys with a purity of over 99% are rare treasures that are hard to come by and require a bit of luck during forging.

Gula looked down at his palm, and a metallic luster suddenly appeared on his palm.

"Groudan is indeed powerful, but it is not a pure Steel-type legendary Pokémon."

Gula pondered silently: "If one possesses a steel-type divine beast martial soul, perhaps one can manipulate metal atoms during forging to achieve a 100% fusion that only exists in theory."

He could sense that at the microscopic level of manipulating metal, there was always a subtle barrier, like trying to embroider while wearing thick gloves, making it impossible to achieve the ultimate precision.

"Is 100% fusion really just a legend? Can gods, who possess divine power and consciousness, forge the corresponding alloys?"

Gula was puzzled, but unfortunately, no one could answer his question. Even the divine craftsmen were merely masters of skills within the mortal realm.

Legend has it that a 100% fused "God's Alloy" can perfectly incorporate the properties of more than ten rare metals, and may even create entirely new composite properties. This fuels Cooler's ever-growing desire for more.

His thoughts drifted into the distance, but his hands never stopped moving. The forging hammer fell with the precision of an extension of his arm, and the metal block changed shape under his hammer blows, its spiritual light growing ever stronger.

For his future battle armor, Gura meticulously selected nine top-tier materials: the heaviest metal, Heavy Mountain Tungsten Steel, as the base for the frame, providing an earth attribute boost; the "scorching metal," Blazing Gold, providing a fire attribute boost; and Mithril and Magic Silver to enhance elemental conductivity and elemental boost.

Deep-sea sunken silver grants amazing flexibility, making it easy to switch between twin martial souls in battle; rare Thousand Machine Copper brings affinity to space; legendary Time Sand grants time attributes; Blue Pregnant Copper enhances soul power amplification; and finally, there is the Metal-Water Harmony that can balance everything.

"The spacetime attribute is not a necessary attribute. It is difficult to forge and is rare. It can be left until the end. If all else fails, you can collect it from other spacetimes. You can always find all of them."

As for the materials for future mecha, Gura plans to use a similar formula to the Battle Armor, but with adjustments to the proportions so that the two can work together perfectly and produce different amplification effects.

This idea requires a lot of experimentation and calculation, but he has plenty of time and patience.

Inside the forging room, the glow of the furnace fire illuminated Gula's sharply defined profile, the sweat evaporating before it could even drip. His gaze was focused and profound, as if he could see through the very essence of the metal.

Before he knew it, the east was already turning white. Gula put down his forging hammer, sat cross-legged in the center of the forging room, and began his daily meditation practice.

The evolved martial soul strengthened his connection with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, making his meditation efficiency more than three times greater than before. The drag that the three extreme attributes had placed on his soul power cultivation had completely disappeared.

As the first rays of sunlight shone through the vent, Gula opened his eyes, a golden glint flashing in his pupils.

"My life essence has improved tremendously, but my soul power has hardly increased at all. I'm only level 46. The system is really stingy in this regard. It's really raising me like a Pokémon."

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and pushed open the heavy iron door of the forge. Although he no longer needed to eat to sustain his life, he still maintained his usual habit—occasionally going to the canteen to sit and enjoy a delicious meal with concentrated body-strengthening potion.

Shrek Academy's cafeteria was always bustling with activity. Gula, carrying her tray, caught the whispers around her.

"Look, those two are the only ones who can eat as much as twenty people!"

"So beautiful! Who is that silver-haired girl?"

"Are you listening to me? Don't go over there! Those are Tang Wulin and Na'er, they're really fierce!"

Following everyone's gaze, Gula indeed spotted the eye-catching brother and sister in the corner of the cafeteria.

Tang Wulin had a pile of empty plates in front of him, while Na'er was elegantly taking small bites of dessert. The two formed a stark contrast, but their eating speeds were strangely evenly matched.

Gula smiled slightly as he prepared a simple breakfast—mainly deep-sea ingredients to enhance soul power and blood energy.

He deliberately walked in the direction where Tang Wulin and Na'er were.

Nar keenly sensed someone approaching, and her silver eyes snapped open warily. When she recognized Gura, a flicker of displeasure crossed her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Despicable bastard..." Na'er cursed inwardly, but maintained a perfect smile on her face.

Gula stopped a few steps away from the two of them, gave Na'er a meaningful smile, and then turned to walk towards another table—where Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan were waving to him.

(End of this chapter)