Chapter 196: Heavenly Technique: Armor Fusion!
A few days after Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Master stage, Jiang Lin followed closely behind and broke through to the Great Dou Master stage.
When that layer of majestic red-gold robes, now with a faint blue halo, wove a thicker armor, Jiang Lin's cultivation finally reached the one-star Great Dou Master stage.
"Brother Lin, I'm going to the next area to cultivate. First, I'll visit Black Iron City to see my elder brother, then head to the Tagor Desert." The day after Jiang Lin broke through to the Great Dou Master stage, Xiao Yan approached him, ready to leave.
In the morning at the Refining Valley, the bright sunlight poured into the peach blossom forest, which bloomed year-round. Sitting cross-legged, Jiang Lin slowly opened his brilliant blue-gold eyes. He looked at Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, who were walking toward him, then slowly calmed his Water-type Dou Qi inside. The light blue crystal core, which had been charged to the Dou Spirit level, slowly quieted down. Jiang Lin then returned his Dou Qi to its original crimson-gold form before slowly getting up.
"Are you leaving?" Jiang Lin took a pair of gauntlets out of his ring and handed them to Xiao Yan, saying, "When you get to Black Iron City, help me find someone named Yan Hu. This is an order he left three years ago."
"Ah, I thought it was for me! Well, I'm glad I was mistaken. Alright, I'll deliver it!" Xiao Yan took the gauntlets and found that although they appeared light, they were extremely heavy, covered in yellow dragon scales, and looked very domineering.
"You can use them." Jiang Lin smiled as he said, "Just don't break them. It's a three-star advanced gauntlet with an Earth-type Dou Qi enhancement, so it settles a past matter."
"Alright!" Xiao Yan nodded eagerly, then without a second thought, he put the gauntlets on and said to Jiang Lin, "I originally wanted to spar with you before I left, but I didn't expect you to break through so quickly. But that's fine. Before I go, I wanted to spar with you. After being in seclusion for so long, I feel like my combat power is getting a bit hollow."
Xiao Yan took the Xuan Zhong Club off his back and slammed it onto the ground. The metal feeling from the dragon scale gauntlets made Xiao Yan feel a little uncomfortable, but soon he adjusted and was able to grip the Xuan Zhong Club with ease.
"You want to spar with me?" In the open space of the peach blossom forest, Jiang Lin looked at the young man in black holding the Xuan Zhong Club, eager to try, then smiled at the quiet girl in white beside him. "Do you want to watch?"
Xiao Yi Xian smiled gently, her eyes narrowing, and she said lightly, "What's the point of asking me? If you want to know my opinion, I'd say the more intense, the better."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan, who was excited to try, immediately became discouraged. He smiled awkwardly and said, "No, no, no. Since we're about to part ways, can't you just give me a beating instead of a spar?"
"Of course not." Jiang Lin, now around 1.8 meters tall, still looked strong under his slim gray martial arts robe. He looked at Xiao Yan, who was around 1.7 meters, entering his developmental phase. He smiled lightly and said, "So, you're a one-star Great Dou Master now, right? I have a unique secret technique. Would you like to learn it?"
"Unique secret technique?" Xiao Yan's eyes immediately lit up as he quickly nodded, "Of course I want to learn it!"
Jiang Lin's unique secret techniques, though not overwhelmingly powerful, could create incredibly strong effects in certain areas.
For example, the Feather Sheath, Six-leaf Feather Sheath, Dou Qi Engine, Dou Qi Furnace... Each technique had a simpler version and a more secretive advanced version.
At first, Xiao Yan really wanted to learn the Six-leaf Feather Sheath. It looked so cool! But unfortunately, he was told that his soul realm wasn't high enough to learn it.
As for the Dou Qi Furnace, Xiao Yan was also quite interested in it. This technique would allow him to greatly increase his Dou Qi in a short time, but the side effects were too strong. Even with pills to recover, Xiao Yan's body couldn't take it.
"Among my unique secret techniques, many require a strong soul realm, but there is one that only requires a solid Dou Qi realm and equipment. With your soul realm, you're already capable of controlling it. So, how about it? Want to learn?" Jiang Lin looked at Xiao Yan, speaking softly.
"Definitely!" Xiao Yan nodded vigorously.
"Alright, Yao Chen, give him the materials, and you can teach him at your own pace." Jiang Lin called out to Yao Chen, taking out a pile of black and red armor plates from his ring, along with a soul jade slip that was the right size for Jiang Lin to hold in one hand.
"I'm going to teach?" Yao Chen flew out from Xiao Yan's body, reaching out to grab the soul jade slip from Jiang Lin. His soul force immediately entered the jade slip, and a large amount of information flashed in Yao Chen's mind.
"Good heavens." After receiving the information from the jade slip, Yao Chen's face twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but complain.
He then returned the jade slip to Jiang Lin and used his soul force to put the pile of black and red armor plates into his ancient ring.
"Teacher! What did Brother Lin give me?" Xiao Yan asked excitedly, unable to contain himself.
"A set of three-star light armor," Yao Chen said indifferently.
"Ah?" Xiao Yan was taken aback, "Why are all the pieces in fragments?"
"It's for easier assembly," Yao Chen replied succinctly.
"Ah?" Xiao Yan was confused.
At that moment, Jiang Lin spoke gently, "This set of battle armor can enhance Fire-type Dou Qi to a certain extent. It's a work to practice on. It's only a low-level three-star armor. It can resist attacks from a Great Dou Master. You can use it for now, and give me feedback on how it works. Then I can upgrade it for you later."
To prevent Xiao Yan from making any unnecessary comments, Jiang Lin preemptively said, "Don't go thinking with your messy brain. I have a senior brother at the Refining Master's Guild. When you fulfill your three-year contract, he will provide Nalan Yanran with a full set of four-star Xuan Qi weapons. I will also provide you with a full set of four-star Xuan Qi weapons to make the fight between you two relatively fair."
Jiang Lin had slightly changed his explanation for his earlier actions, framing it as an act of fairness.
"And the unique secret technique I'm teaching you now is a secret method for battle armor."
Buzz!
As soon as Jiang Lin finished speaking, his body suddenly erupted with a powerful Dou Qi buzz. At the same time, Xiao Yan was stunned as he witnessed the scene in front of him. Countless pieces of armor, both large and small, appeared around Jiang Lin, making clashing sounds like the joy of a machine spirit. The pieces of armor continued to merge until, in three seconds, a mighty black-armored knight stood in front of Xiao Yan.
This wasn't a secret technique!
In Xiao Yan's eyes, this was a Heavenly-level secret technique!
Heavenly Technique: Armor Fusion!
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