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Chapter 366: Rebirth of the Saint Cloth
No one paid any attention to Longya’s shock; not even Yu Ruoyun realized what the light in Wang Lan’s hand was. She simply saw the meteorite in Wang Lan’s hand melting bit by bit, with droplets of liquid falling."Is this... the dissolved metal?" Princess Aier asked in confusion. "Why is it red?"
"This isn’t metal, but the stone component of the ore, mixed with soluble metals. The truly hard metals actually remain intact under my Extreme Heat Light Beam. It’s hard to imagine a metal in the world with such a high melting point."
Wang Lan’s words directly confirmed Longya’s guess: the light in Wang Lan’s hand was indeed the Extreme Heat Light Beam.
Actually, apart from the Extreme Heat Light Beam, another method to decompose the meteorite was Universal Decomposition. Even if Gold-level Universal Decomposition couldn’t manage it, it could be upgraded to Platinum-level. However, the characteristic of Universal Decomposition was to break matter down into its molecular structure; even at the Platinum level, it decomposed into an atomic structure.
Wang Lan needed to extract the metal to repair the Saint Cloth, not to analyze its composition. Once decomposed, it could never be reassembled.
The higher the melting point of this metal, the more satisfied Wang Lan felt. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that this metal would be stronger than the metal of the previous Phoenix Saint Cloth. At least, the Phoenix Saint Cloth probably couldn’t have withstood his Extreme Heat Light Beam without undergoing some change.
If the Saint Cloth were repaired with this metal, its defensive power would undoubtedly rise to another level.
About a minute later, the meteorite in his hand had shrunk to about one-tenth of its original size, leaving behind a silver-white metal block that resembled a severely weathered tree root, riddled with chilling hollows.
Wang Lan placed the metal piece onto the Heart Mirror. Indeed, the metal melted quickly and was gradually absorbed by the Heart Mirror. After absorption, it seemed as though an additional small ring of armor plates had grown on the edge of the Heart Mirror. It was just a very small ring, but it proved that repairing the Saint Cloth was feasible.o two hundred jin of the special metal.
He placed the Phoenix Saint Cloth into the metal. The metal visibly melted, and the Saint Cloth visibly grew. As the Saint Cloth expanded, its design became more exquisite. Cracks began to appear on the originally connected pieces, which gradually transformed into individual, wearable armor plates.
The reborn Saint Cloth was indeed different from before. Not only was the way it assembled into a phoenix different, but the shape of each armor piece had also changed. Previously, part of the phoenix’s tail formed the helmet; now it had become part of the chest piece. The positions of the shoulder and knee guards had also shifted.
From the original animations, it’s known that Saint Cloths can evolve. The Saint Cloths of the Five Little Powerhouses were shattered more than once. After being repaired by Aries Mu, their shapes changed. However, even with these changes in form, a Bronze Saint Cloth remained a Bronze Saint Cloth; no true evolution occurred.
Their final evolution happened when they received the Goddess’s Blood, transforming them into Holy Cloths. The Phoenix Saint Cloth before them had clearly increased in size after its rebirth and was now covered with exquisite patterns, indicating an evolution of sorts.
However, Wang Lan couldn’t determine the current level of the Saint Cloth. Being silver-white, it should have been a Silver Saint Cloth by color, but Silver Saint Cloths didn’t emit that kind of golden light.
HUM—
Suddenly, the Saint Cloth emitted a humming sound, and a visible wave of energy rippled out from it like concentric circles in water.
The Saint Cloth’s rebirth was complete. About a few dozen jin of metal remained where it had been.
"It’s done!" Wang Lan said softly, taking a light step forward. His spiritual power reached out, resonating with the Saint Cloth.
CHEEW—
A loud, clear phoenix cry rang out. The Saint Cloth instantly exploded into the air and disassembled. Piece by piece, the armor plates flew towards Wang Lan and automatically fitted themselves onto his body.
In a flash of white light, the Saint Cloth was fully donned. The ninety percent coverage rate told Wang Lan that this Saint Cloth, reborn from the ashes, was no longer the low-grade item it once was. The silver-white Saint Cloth emitted a faint golden light.
Clad in the Saint Cloth, Wang Lan looked so heroically valiant that it was almost blinding. Princess Aier was already lost in a daze, completely captivated. Even Aiwei, watching from the side, wore a starstruck expression.
The amplification from the Saint Cloth didn’t feel any stronger, and its movement and weight were just as before, not hindering his actions in the slightest.
Perhaps because he hadn’t received the Goddess’s Blood, the Saint Cloth hadn’t truly upgraded in essence. However, due to the extraordinary materials used, its defensive power was definitely incomparable to its previous form. Wang Lan didn’t need the Saint Cloth to provide much of an offensive boost; as long as its defense was sufficient, that was good enough.