Douluo: Purple Brilliance Shines, Sun, Moon, Mountains and Rivers Are Forever

Chapter 127 Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor; A Beauty Unmatched Through the Ages, a Dazzling Spectacle (4K)

Hua Hua Hua——

The sound of chains being dragged.

A spotlight pierced the darkness like a sharp sword, shining on Di Qiu'er.

Within the beam of light, she could only see her own black and red military uniform and the bricks engraved with ancient runes beneath her feet... Beyond the beam of light lay endless darkness.

In the darkness, Di Qiu'er felt as if a pair of eyes had grown on the back of her head, their greedy gaze sending chills down her spine.

She turned around abruptly, but there was nothing there.

Whether it was psychological or not, Di Qiu'er always felt that the darkness was particularly deep, as if it were a human figure.

"A-Ce...is that you?"

In the empty, pitch-black space, only Di Qiu'er's voice echoed.

She moved slowly, her eyes fixed on the deep black shadow.

"A-Ce... if you scare me again, I'll really get angry."

These words seemed to have a real effect; the shadowy figure slowly moved, as if someone were actually walking towards it.

Dongdong——dongdong——

Di Qiu'er's heartbeat could be heard clearly.

Amidst the flickering light and shadow, a man dressed in a magnificent black and gold robe came into her view. His face was indistinct, his features appearing both light and shadow under the alternating light and shadow.

In that instant, his dragon-like appearance was fully revealed.

Di Qiu'er couldn't help but swallow, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "Ah...A-Ce, where...where is this?"

"The Forbidden Land of the Gods..."

"Why...why are we here?"

"Qiu'er, save me..." The other person's voice suddenly became urgent and helpless.

Before he could finish speaking, countless dark tentacles suddenly surged out from the depths of darkness, coiling around his limbs like snakes, engulfing his mouth and nose, and dragging him into the endless abyss of darkness.

Just before falling into the black tide, the man reached out his hand to Di Qiu'er, his helpless cries echoing in her ears.

"Help me!...Help me!..."
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"A-Ce!"

Di Qiu'er suddenly sat up in bed.

The sheets were soaked with cold sweat, her full chest heaved violently, and her beautiful eyes were filled with fear and lingering dread.

Her gaze slowly swept around her, sunlight streaming onto the bed, and she remained lost in thought for a long time.

"Is it a dream?"

Suddenly, she seemed to hear the sounds of military drills.

After calming herself down a bit, Di Qiu'er got dressed and left the room, following the sounds of drills to the training ground.

"One! Two!...One! Two!"

At this moment, on the military training ground of Yuhu Pass, Xu Tianze was training the soldiers of the Shence Battalion.

Seeing Di Qiu'er walking towards them, Xu Tianze nodded to Ye Liuyun beside him, signaling him to take over the training of the soldiers.

"You're awake! How did you sleep last night?"

Di Qiu'er shook her head softly.

"Yuhu Pass is not like the Ming capital, so the conditions in the military camp are naturally more difficult. If you're not used to sleeping there, how about I sleep with you tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Di Qiu'er rolled her eyes dramatically and gave him a glare as a warning.

Xu Tianze immediately admitted defeat, raising his hands in surrender, "I was wrong, I was just being cheeky. It was just a joke, don't take it to heart."

Di Qiu'er gave a soft snort, turned her little head away, and was about to leave in a huff, but Xu Tianze was quick to grab her little hand.

"What now?"

"Since you're already here, you might as well bring your personal guards along and conduct an experiment with me."

Di Qiu'er looked at Xu Tianze suspiciously, and the latter returned her a sly smile.

Before long, the eleven members of the personal guard, including Di Qiu'er and Ye Guyi, had lined up and were ready to be inspected by Xu Tianze.

To date, the Divine Strategy Camp has only two elite squads: one is a special operations team, whose members are all Soul Emperor level or higher.
The second is Xu Tianze's personal guard, equipped with the finest and most advanced soul tools.

"We're all here, what are you going to test on us for?"

Xu Tianze and Ye Yulin stood side by side. "Grandpa Yulin, do you think these people meet your requirements?"

Ye Yulin gave a soft "hmm" and nodded in satisfaction, "All of them are experts above the Soul King level, and they all follow the Soul Master cultivation system. They are indeed good seedlings for controlling the Soul Guidance System."

The so-called "real-control soul guidance system" refers to a soul master who primarily uses soul guidance devices.

The original development path for Soul Masters was not only to create Soul Tools, but also to use them.

However, Xu Tianze knew perfectly well that the more powerful the soul tool, the stronger its power would be when used by a more powerful soul master.

The creation and use of soul tools should be separated. Soul masters who follow the pure soul master path are responsible for designing and creating them, while soul masters who follow the battle soul master cultivation system are responsible for using them.

With the development of soul tools, the conditions for using them will become increasingly simple.

A Soul Master with practical control abilities, possessing both impressive martial soul cultivation and powerful soul tools, would be an even more formidable and comprehensive armed force.

This is the most correct direction for the future development of Soul Masters and Soul Tools.

Over the years, Xu Tianze has also been committed to gathering a group of people with the potential to control the Soul Guidance System, and ensuring their unwavering loyalty.

With the completion of the Shence Camp, Xu Tianze selected nine of them to join his personal guard. Together with Di Qiu'er and Ye Guyi, there were a total of eleven Soul Kings or higher.

"Your Highness, one set of Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor, one set of Silver Frost Angel Armor, and nine sets of Purple Wing Cloud Bat Armor are all ready."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yulin waved his hand, and eleven soul tools appeared out of thin air: a crimson-gold phoenix hairpin, a white-gold headband, and nine purple-black belts, which floated quietly in the air.

Under the pull of soul power, the nine purplish-black belts fell into the hands of the nine guards.

"By infusing it with soul power, it will transform into the Purple Winged Cloud Bat Armor that covers your entire body. For now, the Purple Winged Cloud Bat Armor is more like a defensive soul tool."

This is to help you get familiar with its use as soon as possible. In the future, when you are stronger, we will naturally make improvements and upgrades to provide you with higher-level soul tools with greater enhancements.

I hope you will fulfill your duties diligently, protect His Highness, and not betray the trust and expectations His Highness has placed in you.

The nine men immediately knelt down, offering Xu Tianze the highest level of military salute, and said in unison, "Your Highness, we swear to follow you to the death!"

"Work hard, and I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Quickly try out your respective soul tools. You need to master this set of humanoid soul tools in the shortest possible time."

"Yes!" The nine people put on the purplish-black belts around their waists, and as they poured in their soul power, countless purplish-black fragments flew around them like autumn leaves in the wind.

Under the pull of soul power and the core magic array, the Purple Winged Cloud Bat Armor inch by inch climbed onto the bodies of the nine guards, quickly assembling and fusing into one.

In the blink of an eye, the nine people appeared before everyone, dressed in the same style of purple-winged cloud bat armor.

Even if they are just standing there, they can bring immense pressure to others.

Since Xu Tianze dared to submit the research blueprints and data on the humanoid soul tool to the Sun Moon Emperor, he must have already joined forces with Ye Yulin to successfully produce the first batch of initial humanoid soul tools.

These nine sets of Purple Winged Cloud Bat Armor were the first batch of experimental humanoid soul guides.

Because these are only experimental, semi-finished products, their effectiveness is limited. Further improvements and upgrades will be made based on them.

They clumsily maneuvered the Purple Winged Cloud Bat Armor, and soon they fell apart like dominoes.

Xu Tianze sighed and smiled wryly, "Brothers, take it slow. You can't rush things. You have to control it like you control your own body."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Everyone echoed their confidences, but their actions were still far from impressive, with them charging around recklessly.

"Your Highness need not worry, this is normal. The sooner they come into contact with the humanoid soul tool, the more time they will have to familiarize themselves with and practice. Once they have fully mastered the control of the humanoid soul tool, they will surely become the sharpest blade in Your Highness's hands."

"Thank you for your hard work, Grandpa Yulin. Without you, I wouldn't even be able to produce these semi-finished products."

"Your Highness is serious."

Guided by the soul power, the exquisite and gorgeous crimson-gold phoenix hairpin and the white-gold headband that resembled six wings flew over and landed in Ye Yulin's left and right palms.

"This is the Phoenix Feather of the Universe, which can be transformed into the Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor after being infused with soul power. The other is the Angel's Embrace, which can be transformed into the Silver Frost Angel Armor."

Xu Tianze glanced at Di Qiu'er and Ye Guyi, who were still standing there in a daze, clicked his tongue, and waved to them.

"What are you two standing there for? Come and get your equipment!"

The two women exchanged a glance, then came together to Ye Yulin's side.

Ye Yulin handed the Phoenix Feather of the Heavenly Truth in his left hand to Di Qiu'er, who respectfully accepted it with both hands, saying, "Thank you, Elder Ye."

“Miss Qiu’er, this Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor is the most prized piece that Your Highness and I made together, without exception.”

We can no longer rate it using conventional soul tool levels. Perhaps Your Highness could explain its specific uses.

Xu Tianze scratched his head sheepishly, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just luck. Under the combined forging of the power of life and the ultimate fire, the Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor was born with its own spirituality."

I estimate that, as the level of this soul tool increases, it is highly likely that it will give birth to the first-ever soul tool spirit.

"A spirit weapon? What is that?"

"As the saying goes, divine artifacts possess a spirit. This Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor is very likely to develop self-awareness and be able to communicate with you, thereby significantly enhancing your combat power."

"It is precisely because you possess innate spirituality that you will be more adept at using this soul tool, and it will provide you with the best assistance and enhancement."

Ye Yulin added at the right moment: "The Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor can not only enhance your defense and strength, but also has a feature that cannot be ignored, which is also its unparalleled advantage."

Because the entire suit of armor is forged from the ultimate fire and uses only the finest materials, it is naturally immune to any attacks from ice or fire elements.

Furthermore, if Miss Qiu'er fights alongside His Highness, with the assistance of His Highness's ultimate solar fire, all the soul skills Miss Qiu'er uses will be imbued with the ultimate fire attribute.

This alone is enough to call it a divine artifact.

Xu Tianze and Ye Yulin put a lot of effort into creating the Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor.

Not only were the top-grade and rarest materials used, but Xu Tianze also extracted a trace of divine life force from the seedling with the help of Electrolux and imbued it with it.

It was then forged with extreme fire, using up all the luck of its life, before this spiritually imbued Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor was finally created.

Do you know how much pain Ye Yulin went through while making this soul tool? He wished he could make it into another level 10 soul tool after the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.

However, Xu Tianze is right. Even if he were to create the top-tier Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor as he wished, who would be able to use it?
While it's nice to achieve instant success, it's very difficult to make changes to an already perfect product, and one can easily make things worse by doing the opposite.

The best approach is to follow the advancement system of battle armor from later generations, and gradually create the Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor that best suits the user as the Soul Master's strength increases.

Faced with such rare treasures, Di Qiu'er instinctively wanted to refuse.

"This is too precious, I can't accept it. A-Ce, you should keep it for yourself."

“If I wanted it myself, I would naturally ask Grandpa Yulin to tailor-make one that is most suitable for me. This Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor was specially made for you, and only you can unleash its full power.”

Di Qiu'er clutched the phoenix hairpin tightly, feeling unworthy of it.

She hadn't done anything for him, yet he had already given her so many rare and precious things.

Xu Tianze saw the inner turmoil in Di Qiu'er's heart, so he took her small hand and gently comforted her.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You need to know that these things weren't given to you for free. There's always a price to pay for them."

Like the other guards, you are equipped with the best soul-guided equipment in the entire army, so naturally you must carry out the most arduous tasks and face the most powerful enemies.

Not just you, but me too. As members of the Royal Guard, you are meant to follow me on the most impossible missions. Are you afraid when I say this?

Di Qiu'er slightly raised her delicate chin, revealing a rather arrogant little expression.

"Don't worry! Since you've entrusted me with such a wonderful thing, I will naturally not let you down. I will protect you together with the Golden Flame Phoenix Feather Armor."

"It's a deal! Well... shall I help you put it on?"

Ye Yulin coughed twice tactically and looked at Ye Guyi, "Miss Ye, come with me, I will explain your Silver Frost Angel Armor to you."

"Yes, Elder Ye."

Perfect timing! Ye Guyi has had her fill of this couple's PDA. Whenever they appear on screen together, no one else can even get a chance to get in the way.

So, she tactfully followed Ye Yulin to the other side, leaving the two of them alone.

Di Qiu'er sat obediently, while Xu Tianze stood behind her, using a fine sandalwood comb to comb her cascading golden hair, tying it into a high ponytail, and placing a crimson gold crown and phoenix hairpin on her head.

"Mission accomplished! Look!"

Xu Tianze snapped his fingers, and a mirror appeared out of thin air in front of Di Qiu'er. "How is it?"

Di Qiu'er looked at it from left to right, but couldn't find a single fault with it.

"Wow! You're so skilled. You must have combed girls' hair and tied their ponytails a lot before, right?" Di Qiu'er asked knowingly.

"You're absolutely right. It's all thanks to my younger sister that I've practiced with since I was little. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have such a masterful skill as I am today."

"I gave you a little credit, and you really took it all for granted. It's passable, I guess."

"Yes, I'm glad you're satisfied, my lord."

Di Qiu'er chuckled softly, then began to admire herself in the mirror with a sense of self-absorption.

Xu Tianze moved aside without making a sound, looking at her profile, which was truly pleasing to the eye.

"A beauty unparalleled through the ages, a pleasing sight indeed. Her captivating beauty astonishes the world."

(End of this chapter)