Douluo Continent: The Great Villain System, Intercepting Tianmeng's Ice Silkworm

Chapter 79 Customized One-Word Battle Armor

Soon, nine figures wearing ghost masks and of different builds slowly walked in through the gate.

Their appearance instantly drew everyone's attention, and the atmosphere in the hall became somewhat more somber.

These nine people are the members of the organizing committee for this Soul Master Competition. They not only possess extremely high Soul Master skills, but also hold absolute power over the competition.

Therefore, all 130 contestants present were in awe of them, and none of them dared to provoke them easily.

The man in red, who was at the head of the group, had a cold look in his eyes. He scanned the contestants in the hall and, seeing that everyone had arrived, announced in a deep voice: "Alright, the competition officially begins."

You have one hour to perform. Let's begin.

His voice was deep and powerful, carrying an invisible sense of pressure that made everyone present feel tense.

As soon as he finished speaking, the contestants sprang into action, quickly selecting the metal materials inside the storage soul tools on the table.

In the Soul Master competition, a high level does not necessarily mean a high ranking.

A top-tier level 2 soul tool is likely to rank higher than an ordinary level 3 soul tool.

Of course, if the level difference is too large, that's another matter.

Meng Hongchen sat in her seat, her gaze sweeping over the metal materials inside the storage soul tool, her brows furrowing slightly.

She discovered that the quality of these metals was not very high, far from meeting her requirements.

As a level 5 Soul Master, she needs rarer and more precious materials to create a Soul Tool that stands out from the crowd.

Thinking of this, Meng Hongchen stretched out her right hand, and the purple bracelet on her wrist lit up slightly, revealing a fist-sized golden crystal on the table.

This crystal is golden yellow all over, radiating a dazzling light, as if it contains infinite energy.

Its appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention, and a low murmur of discussion arose in the hall.

"Golden crystals! Aren't those the most crucial materials for creating the invincible shield?"

"That's right, I heard this material is extremely rare, I didn't expect her to be able to bring it out!"

"Looks like she's going to create an invincible shield this time, that's quite a big deal!"

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Meng Hongchen remained calm and unaffected.

She knew that to stand out from the 130 contestants, she had to create an extremely rare and powerful soul tool.

The Invincible Shield is one of them.

However, creating an invincible shield is extremely difficult, and even a level 5 Soul Master like her cannot guarantee 100% success.

In other words, she was gambling! If she failed, there simply wouldn't be enough time left for her to make a second one.

Meanwhile, Poseidon, who was standing not far from Meng Hongchen, did not make a move immediately like the others.

He crossed his arms, his gaze deep, as if deep in thought.

A moment later, his eyes lit up slightly, clearly he had come up with an idea.

Then, he casually selected a few decent pieces of metal from his storage soul tool and took a few pieces of black iron, intending to use them to make the outer shell of the soul tool.

Poseidon plans to create a level 2 soul tool this time.

Although he already possesses the level of a fifth-grade Soul Master, he does not intend to reveal his full strength in this competition.

For him, making a basic level 2 soul-guided pistol was a piece of cake. Even including the inscription of the three core magic arrays, it only took him less than half an hour to complete.

After completing his work, Poseidon did not continue working like the others, but instead leisurely opened the system panel.

He remembered that the system store should have been refreshed this month, so he could take a look to see if there were any good items worth buying.

[This Month's System Items:]

【1: A Hundred-Year-Old Soul Bone: 1000 Points】

[2: Level 7 Melee Soul Tool: 3000 points]

【3: ……】

[10: Custom One-Word Battle Armor: 50000 Points]

When he saw the last item, Poseidon's eyes lit up.

Battle armor is a great thing! It can bring an extremely terrifying boost to the user. Although he is not yet able to fully control it with his current strength, it is not a bad idea to buy it in advance for research.

With this in mind, Poseidon had an idea and directly spent 50000 points to purchase this custom-made one-word battle armor.

[Ding! Purchase successful. 50000 points deducted. Current remaining points: 308000.]

"But what the heck is a custom battle armor?" Poseidon asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Returning to the host, customization means you can freely change the appearance of your battle armor," the system explained.

"I see." Poseidon nodded, his interest in the battle armor growing even stronger.

However, now was clearly not the right time to take it out for research, so he could only suppress his impulse and continue to sit quietly and wait for the game to end.

Poseidon's actions quickly attracted the attention of the organizing committee.

Several committee members wearing ghost masks turned their gazes toward him, their brows furrowing slightly.

Clearly, they didn't expect anyone to finish the race so quickly.

However, they quickly came to terms with it, after all, if it was made so quickly, the quality couldn't be very good.

Therefore, they did not pay much attention to Poseidon's performance, but instead focused their attention back on the other contestants.

Time ticked by, and the atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly tense.

The contestants were completely absorbed in their work, their carving knives flashing across the metal surface, gradually forming intricate soul-guiding arrays.

The air was filled with the aura of metal and soul power intertwined, making even breathing feel heavy.

Fine beads of sweat had already appeared on Meng Hongchen's forehead.

Her hands flew across the gold crystal, each stroke precise, as if she were sculpting a work of art.

However, the difficulty of creating the invincible shield far exceeded her expectations, and even though she had tried her best, she still felt somewhat powerless.

"Just one last step..." Meng Hongchen gritted her teeth, her carving knife paused slightly, and then she made a sharp cut.

A dazzling golden light burst forth from the golden crystal, illuminating the entire hall.

However, at this crucial moment, Meng Hongchen's wrist trembled slightly, and the carving knife deviated from its intended trajectory.

"Oh no!" Meng Hongchen's heart sank, and her face turned pale instantly.

She knew she had failed. The creation of the invincible shield was extremely difficult, and any mistake would render all her efforts futile.

The remaining time was simply not enough for her to make another one.

Meanwhile, Poseidon remained seated leisurely, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the other contestants.

His level-two soul-guided pistol was already completed and was now lying quietly on his desk, emitting a faint glow.

Finally, an hour had passed.

The man in red stepped forward again and announced in a deep voice, "Time's up, the competition is over! All participants, please stop what you are doing and await the judges' results."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall froze instantly.

The participants stopped what they were doing and looked nervously at the organizing committee.

(End of this chapter)