All was calm in the Core World except for one mountain. The light around this mountain was a brilliant red as if the land beneath it was on fire. It had been like this for several hours now.
âBzzzâŚ.â
Then as if reaching some kind of equilibrium, the red light froze up. A flash of violet light cleaved through the red light and brought onto the world a clap of thunder!!
A lightning bolt larger than any before struck the mountain top. It shouldâve destroyed the peak, but strangely enough it did not. It only went through the terrain as it simply didnât even existâŚÂ
Soon, the lightning bolt and red light faded away and brought the Core World back into a state of natural peace.
âPhewâŚâ Breathing in, Bai Yunfei sat back on his arms. Sweat was dripping from his forehead and nose in large amounts. He was tired, but his eyes reflected a gleam of excitement normally seen whenever he crafted or upgraded something. Waving his hand, Bai Yunfei summoned a gold and violet object from within the cauldron to his other hand.
They were two palm-sized âtalonsâ that shined both violet and gold. Based on appearances alone it didnât seem like these talons were any different than to the talons of any other bird. If anything, they were slightly smaller and âhollowâ like gloves, but for a bird rather than a humanâŚ
Bai Yunfei inspected the stats at once.
âHahaâŚa set piece, just like I thought!! And the cauldron added a lightning attribute to them! What a pleasant surprise.â
An âunprecedentedâ situation happened when he crafted this timeâBai Yunfei managed to craft two soul armaments in one go!
He couldâve spent the time crafting them separately, but Bai Yunfei managed to focus just enough to craft both at the same time!
The two talons had the same attributes and stats due to the exact same materials being used. And because of thatâŚthey became a set piece!
A type of soul armament that was quite rare!
It was with a smile that Bai Yunfei set about upgrading the soul armaments again. He simply hadnât the patience to wait and see their additional effects.
In the end:
<table border="1px solid #000000" style="background-color: #000b28;color: #ffffff;border: 1px solid #000000;width: initial;height: initial;margin: 0px auto 10px">\nEquipment Grade: Mid HeavenElemental Affinity: Metal, LightningSet Piece: LeftUpgrade Level: +11Attack: 5000Additional Attack: 3200Soul Compatibility: 35%Set Effect: 50% Increase in attack when the [Right] piece is equipped.Set Effect 2: Exchange 30% attack power from the [Left] piece for the [Right] piece for up to 5 seconds.Cooldown of 1 minute.+10 Additional Effect: 50% Chance of inflicting 100% piercing damage.Upgrade Requirement: 270 Soulpoints
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<table border="1px solid #000000" style="background-color: #000b28;color: #ffffff;border: 1px solid #000000;width: initial;height: initial;margin: 0px auto 10px">\nEquipment Grade: Mid HeavenElemental Affinity: Metal, LightningSet Piece: RightUpgrade Level: +11Attack: 5100Additional Attack: 3200Soul Compatibility: 35%Set Effect: 50% Increase in attack when the [Left] piece is equipped.Set Effect 2: Exchange 30% attack power from the [Right] piece for the [Left] piece for up to 5 seconds.Cooldown of 1 minute.+10 Additional Effect: 50% Chance of inflicting 100% piercing damage.Upgrade Requirement: 270 Soulpoints
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âNot badâŚâ He remarked. âXiao Qi has a much better alternative to attacking now.â
The way Xiao Qi fought emphasized the spatial edges and sometimes blasts of elemental wind and lightning due to his Wind and Lightning Feathers. Those feathers allowed him to attack his enemies with abnormally strong strength and as such generally made Xiao Qi forget about attacking with any other part of his body.Â
But with these talons, Xiao Qi would be able to attack with his claws as well now.
One additional thing Bai Yunfei opted to do with these talons was make them capable of size-adjustment, just like the Wind and Lightning Feathers. It was one thing to make claws powerful, it was another thing to make them constantly powerful. If Xiao Qi was fighting in a larger form, then the claws would be utterly useless unless capable of adjusting to his size. Therefore, Bai Yunfei decided to throw in a lot of transformation stones when he was crafting these talons. This way these talons would be able to keep up with Xiao Qiâs changes in size during battle.
The constant changing of shapes was the reason why most soulbeasts didnât use soul armaments. What was the point in using a soul armament that could be the size of a toothpick at one moment and a pillar the next? It was manageable in Xiao Qiâs caseâwho generally preferred fighting in two specific formsâbut not for Long Lan, who generally enjoy fighting in a gigantic form.Â
Long Lan also enjoyed being in a human form and kept most of his battle equipment in a space ring when not in use. But taking off soul armor whenever he wanted to transform was inherently troublesome and inefficient. Any soul armor would simply break apart like paper if it was weak enough, and any soul armor strong enough to withstand his transformation into a larger form would simply spell trouble for his bodyâŚÂ
And that was the second reason why soulbeasts didnât enjoy using soul armaments.Â
This time, Bai Yunfei had a greater understanding on the finer aspects of crafting. Crafting the âBlack Phantomâ dagger took a herculean effort form him to accomplish, but crafting these talons hardly took the wind from his sails. And look where that got himâtwo mid-heaven tier soul armaments! And based off the stats, the two talons were also slightly stronger than the Black Phantom despite the difference in quality materials. The only reason behind this could be Bai Yunfeiâs masterful hand at crafting.
A Peak Late-stage Soul King crafting a mid-heaven tier soul armament without trouble was basically par for the course. But crafting a high-heaven tier soul armament with this same ease would require him being a Soul Emperor.
âIâll call thisâŚthe Golden Crow Talons!â
Satisfied with the name he gave, Bai Yunfei deposited the talons into his space ring. Heâd give these talons to Xiao Qi later.
âIâll end things here for today. Tomorrow, Iâll craft a soul armament with the Wind Ape Kingâs bonesâŚâ
Bai Yunfei didnât want to attempt a second crafting today; the first crafting took out more from him than heâd like. Crafting required the most optimal state of mind and body, and he was at neither states right now.
Waving his hand, Bai Yunfei withdrew a two-meter-long trident from his space ring.
This was the soul armament Bai Yunfei salvaged from the Wind Ape Kingâs cave. While itâs attack was praiseworthy, the soul armament hadnât even a single effect to speak of.
âUpgrade.â
There wasnât anything else to be said about this soul armament, so Bai Yunfei decided to simply upgrade it.
âUpgrade.â He repeated. His eyes were narrowed now, and his right hand moving above the soul armament to swipe at something!
He was trying to alter the outcome of the upgrading!
But alas, it was not meant to be. A notification of the upgrade failing appeared in Bai Yunfeiâs mind before the trident crumbled into dustâŚÂ
âSighâŚâ
A sigh escaped from himâthere was still a considerable risk when upgrading a high-heaven tier soul armament to +11. One Bai Yunfei had yet to overcome.
Not one to mope around over his failure, Bai Yunfei took out a metallic-purple piece of armor and began to upgrade it.
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âUpgrade!â
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Bai Yunfeiâs right hand snapped forward like lightning once again when the notification of the upgrade failing started to pop up!