Legend had it that the Fire Scale Armor possessed extraordinarily powerful defensive capabilities. Anyone wearing this armor would be virtually unscathed by those below the Heavenly Immortal realm.
And if one could make the Fire Scale Armor acknowledge them as its master, man and armor would become one. At that point, the Fire Scale Armor's power would be brought to its absolute peak.
Not only would Heavenly Immortal realm cultivators be unable to wound the wearer, but one could even preserve their life in the presence of a Martial Immortal realm powerhouse.
Chu Feng had previously attempted to communicate with the Fire Scale Armor, hoping to make it recognize him as its master.
Unfortunately, he had failed every single time. Chu Feng suspected that his cultivation was simply insufficient — once he stepped into the 9th grade Martial Immortal realm, making the Fire Scale Armor acknowledge him would likely no longer be an issue.
And as it happened, Chu Feng was now exactly at the 9th grade Heavenly Immortal realm.
With that thought, Chu Feng hesitated no longer. He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and devoted his full attention to communicating with the Fire Scale Armor, attempting to make it recognize him as its master.
At that moment, the member of the Nightmare Spirit Clan whom Chu Feng had captured — though bound and restricted — could still see everything Chu Feng was doing.
It had no idea what Chu Feng was planning, nor did it understand his intentions. Upon seeing Chu Feng immediately sit down cross-legged after hearing about Linghu Lun's strength, it assumed Chu Feng had given up on the idea of confronting the Linghu Heavenly Clan.
It couldn't help but sneer: "Chu Feng, it's not too late now that you understand the might of the Linghu Heavenly Clan. Release me, then go beg Linghu Lun for mercy — perhaps he'll let you off. Otherwise… if he captures you personally, I promise you, your death will be absolutely miserable."
Boom— However, the moment those words left its mouth, a torrent of blazing flames erupted from Chu Feng's body.
"Wh-what is that?!"
The sight of the towering inferno filled the Nightmare Spirit Clan member with sheer terror.
It could feel the might of those flames — they were powerful enough to rival the Martial Immortal realm itself.
In its shock, it looked more carefully and was able to make out a figure deep within the churning flames.
That was Chu Feng.
Because of the blazing fire, it couldn't see Chu Feng clearly, but it could make out that he was no longer wearing a simple robe. Instead, he was clad in a suit of crimson armor.
The armor was dazzlingly brilliant. Even completely engulfed in flames, its imposing presence was impossible to suppress.
"Could that be… the legendary Fire Scale Armor?"
"But even if it is the Fire Scale Armor, it shouldn't possess such power. Did Chu Feng actually make it recognize him as its master?"
"This Chu Feng — he actually made the Fire Scale Armor recognize him?!"
By this point, the Nightmare Spirit Clan member had all but confirmed that it was the Fire Scale Armor, and that it had acknowledged Chu Feng as its master.
Although Chu Feng's cultivation had not increased after the recognition, the power of the Fire Scale Armor was even greater than it had imagined.
Its face was filled with astonishment — it was practically slack-jawed.
Because it knew deep down that making the Fire Scale Armor recognize one as its master was absolutely not something that could be achieved through raw cultivation alone.
If that were the case, the many experts of the Ancestral Martial Star Domain would have made it recognize them long ago.
The most crucial factor in making the Fire Scale Armor acknowledge a master was talent. Only sufficient talent could earn the Fire Scale Armor's approval. And it was clear — Chu Feng's talent had earned that approval.
Whoosh— Suddenly, the towering inferno began to contract, and in the blink of an eye, it receded back into Chu Feng's body.