"I've been hiding for years, and even Huai Kong and Huai Mie didn't notice. How did you find out?"
Upon realizing his identity had been exposed, a gloomy look appeared between Tie Kuangtu's brows as he quietly approached Tie Yi.
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place!"
"No need to be sneaky anymore. Didn't you want to wear the Heavenly Tribulation Armor to deal with me?"
"Hurry up and put it on, quick!"
Li Yao watched Tie Kuangtu's furtive movements and said with a smile.
"Well?"
Tie Kuangtu was stunned by Li Yao's words.
However, he did not stop.
Immediately, he pressed a button, and the Heavenly Tribulation Armor fell down, which he put on.
A chilling noise was heard, and several grotesque blades, gleaming with a cold light, suddenly extended from the joints of the iron armor.
Tie Kuangtu's face twisted into a ferocious grin as he roared, "Now that you've discovered me, I can't let you live. Today, I'll test the power of this heavenly tribulation!"
Click click click...
A series of mechanical sounds rang out, and Tie Kuangtu had already put on the Heavenly Tribulation Armor.
On the back of the armor and on both forearms, there were mantis-shaped blades, and a fierce and violent aura emanated from the armor.
At this moment, Tie Kuangtu seemed to have transformed into a humanoid killing machine, exuding a murderous aura.
"I haven't killed anyone in so many years, and my hands are itching to do it. Today, I'll use you as my first target."
Iron Madman Tu chuckled sinisterly.
Before he finished speaking, the blade arm on his back, imbued with the force of thunder, shot forward like the claws of a ferocious beast, its sharp, piercing sound cutting through the air.
Li Yao wanted to test the defensive capabilities of the Heavenly Tribulation Armor, so he didn't intend to use excessive force. Instead, he flicked his right finger lightly.
A sharp finger strike shot out, hitting the bladed arm that was thrusting towards him.
Immediately, a crisp "clang" was heard, and the blade arm was deflected by the force of the fingers and bounced back, but it did not break.
There wasn't even a trace left, yet it still gleamed with a cold light.
Li Yao nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Not bad, not bad. Although the Heavenly Tribulation still has flaws, its defensive power is quite rare. It was worth the trip I made."
"Iron Madman, I have taken a liking to your forging talent. As long as you serve me, I will make you famous throughout the world."
Although Tie Kuangtu was a despicable person, he was indeed a master forger. The two infamous weapons, Tianzui and Tianjie, were both forged by Tie Kuangtu.
Therefore, Li Yao wanted to bring Tie Kuangtu under his command.
"Where did this brat come from, daring to speak so arrogantly and ask me to join your side? Bah!"
With a roar, Tie Kuangtu thrust a blade from his arm at Li Yao once more.
However, he only felt a blur before his eyes, and Li Yao, who was just in front of him, disappeared into thin air, like a ghost.
He was startled and turned to look around. Out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to spot Li Yao to his left and behind.
He immediately turned around.
Nobody's here!
Out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to notice that Li Yao was still behind him to the left.
He immediately turned around.
Still no one!
This was repeated several times, but Li Yao was nowhere to be found.
What happened?
Is it a ghost?
Tie Kuangtu felt a chill run down his spine, his hair standing on end.
In his horror, he felt as if a giant hammer had struck him hard on the back.
Bang!
A loud bang.
The indestructible Heavenly Tribulation Armor, impervious to blades and spears, suddenly disintegrated.
Just as the heavenly tribulation dissipated, Tie Kuangtu felt a blur before his eyes, and a fist was already smashing down in front of him.
Suddenly, I felt dizzy and saw stars everywhere.
Li Yao looked at Tie Kuangtu, who was groaning and bruised on the ground, and asked, "Well, are you willing to pledge allegiance to me now?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Tie Kuangtu lay on the ground like a dead dog, nodding frantically.
Li Yao thought for a moment and murmured, "However, I'm still not at ease. People's hearts are unpredictable, so I should be more cautious."
Thus, under Tie Kuangtu's horrified gaze, Li Yao unleashed the Soul Transfer Technique and the Yin Soul Parasitism Technique.
Chapter 278 The Sword of Defeat, Birth
Although Li Yao had defeated Tie Kuangtu.
However, no one can guarantee whether Tie Kuangtu's submission is genuine or feigned.
Even if they submit now, it doesn't mean they will submit in the future.
As the saying goes, the human heart is unpredictable!
Therefore, Li Yao decided to turn Tie Kuangtu into his puppet.
Iron Madman can be said to have an extraordinary talent for forging weapons and armor.
Talented people are rare!
Bringing Tie Kuangtu under his command was very helpful to Li Yao's plan.
Of course, Iron God also played a significant role.
The fact that Iron God was able to rebuild Iron Heart Island after the Iron Gate disbanded demonstrates his considerable abilities.
However, Tie Shen was not as talented as his younger brother Tie Kuangtu in weapon forging.
Nevertheless, Iron God is someone worth recruiting.
Thus, under Tie Kuangtu's guidance, Li Yao found Tie Shen and turned Tie Shen into his puppet.
Thus, another major arms factory in the world of Fengyun also came into Li Yao's hands.
Of course, Li Yao had another important purpose in coming to Tiexin Island this time, besides taking control of the island.
That is the Collector Soul.
Although Heavenly Sin and Heavenly Tribulation are only half-finished products and have not been completed.
However, as an arsenal, Tiexin Island has accumulated a considerable number of finished weapons.
Li Yao had Tie Shen lead the way to the armory on Tie Xin Island.
As soon as Li Yao stepped into the armory, he was stunned by the dazzling array of weapons before him.
He hadn't expected that the armory on Ironheart Island was much larger than that of Sword Worship Manor.
The weapons here are abundant, including swords, spears, clubs, and all kinds of protective gear.
Of course, Li Yao could not copy all weapons.
Only the finest weapons can be replicated.
Nevertheless, Li Yao still managed to copy quite a few weapons from the armory.
He disassembled all of these weapons one by one.
Weapon Soul +6!
Weapon Spirit +3!
Weapon Spirit +5!
...
The notification sounds were incessant.
After a long period of copying, Li Yao finally copied and disassembled all the weapons in the armory that could be copied.
This time, he gained a total of 189 weapon spirit points.
Excluding the 100 weapon spirits he consumed when he forged the divine stone into the Overlord Spear, plus the weapon spirits he accumulated later, and the weapon spirits he obtained today.
Currently, he has a total of 405 weapon spirit points.
As long as he obtains 95 more weapon spirits, he can accumulate a total of 500 weapon spirits.
At that time, he can consume 500 weapon spirit points to increase the internal force enhancement effect of the divine stone to twenty-one times.
In other words, after the upgrade, the weapon he used, transformed from the divine stone, increased his internal energy output by twenty-one times.
It may not seem like a significant improvement, but given Li Yao's current profound internal strength, the resulting effect is already quite astonishing.
I've gotten everything I needed from this trip to Ironheart Island.
It's time to leave!
Li Yao had Tie Kuangtu pack up and then left Tiexin Island with him.
Despite the abundance of iron ore resources on Tiexin Island.
However, this place is isolated overseas, which is very inconvenient.
Leaving such an extraordinary forging genius as Tie Kuangtu here would be a complete waste of talent.