Chapter 198: Mecha Combat!
"Continue, continue!"
After storing the Four-leaf Wings, Xiao Yan, in his Black Flame Battle Armor, launched another attack on the Black Knight Jiang Lin.
"Brother Lin, don't use Eight Extremities Collapse. With my small body, if you use it, I'll die for sure," the Black Flame Battle Armor called out as it charged toward the Black Knight while trying to set some ground rules.
"Don't worry, I have control. If I break it, I'll have to fix it myself, and I don't like the hassle." While speaking, the Black Knight restrained his strength, executing a fast-slow leg move that shattered the Black Flame Battle Armor's attack and kicked it flying, making it tumble on the ground a few times.
"No! No! You can't use the fast-slow leg!" The dusty Black Flame Battle Armor stood up, slightly frustrated, and demanded again.
"Sure." The Black Knight nodded calmly, then stomped with a loud thud, his figure suddenly rushing forward and then halting abruptly, effortlessly dodging the chaotic punches and kicks from the Black Flame Battle Armor. Finally, finding an opening, he unleashed a Burst Step and landed a heavy slap that sent the opponent flying, causing 0 physical damage and 9999 mental damage.
"Ah!! You can't use the Burst Step! I can't even touch you! A real man should fight with fists, not with all this fancy stuff!" The Black Flame Battle Armor, after taking the mental blow, struggled up from the ground, continuing to shout at the Black Knight.
Although Jiang Lin had controlled his power and Dou Qi to the level of a one-star Dou Master, his mastery of the Burst Step was unparalleled. With every move, he could insert the Burst Step to change his motion stance, leaving Xiao Yan unable to predict Jiang Lin's attack trajectory or movement path.
It could only be said that the Yellow-level Dou Technique Burst Step was too cheap for Jiang Lin.
"Sure." The Black Knight nodded indifferently and then watched as the defeated foe charged toward him without hesitation.
Bang!
A huge metallic crash echoed as the Black Flame Battle Armor's fist hit the Black Knight's chest, creating sparks. The Black Knight didn't even flinch.
"You need to incorporate Dou Techniques into your attacks." Jiang Lin, once again, restrained his power to the high-level Dou Master stage. This level couldn't break Xiao Yan's defense but could disrupt his attack stance.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The wind from the punches was fiery and fast like a thunderclap. Xiao Yan kept deliberately colliding with Jiang Lin's fists, causing himself to spark all over, even feeling his Dou Qi flames being nearly blown away by Jiang Lin's punch winds!
Boom!
A heavy punch pushed Xiao Yan back, and Jiang Lin stood still for a while. When the Black Flame Battle Armor, Xiao Yan, clumsily stood up, Jiang Lin's body suddenly emitted a faint blue Dou Qi robe!
Crystal Core: Water Element!
Water Escape, Yellow-level Advanced Dou Technique: Water Flow Impact!
Jiang Lin quickly formed hand seals, and his energy cycle instantly constructed. A faint blue energy wave shot out of the Black Knight's mouth and rapidly expanded in the air, forming a small waterfall by the time it reached Xiao Yan!
Mystic-level Dou Technique: Blazing Palm!
Xiao Yan instinctively raised his hand, gathering red Dou Qi in his palm, then instantly released a violent wind. The wind and water clashed, creating a temporary water screen in front of Xiao Yan.
But in the next instant, the water screen in front of Xiao Yan was pierced by a water arrow, striking his gauntlet and numbing his hand. The Blazing Palm technique immediately faltered, and the remaining water flow surged forward, drenching Xiao Yan, leaving him soaked like a drowned chicken.
"Brother Xiao Yan... is he really at a disadvantage?" From a distance, Xiao Yi Xian, watching the armored battles in the forest clearing, blinked her lovely purple eyes in surprise.
Jiang Lin had continuously lowered his power and Dou Qi, but in front of him, Xiao Yan seemed like a child who didn't know how to fight, being treated like a punching bag.
The Black Knight Armor was a top-tier three-star battle armor, and even a Dou Master would have difficulty breaking its defense without using a Dou Tool or a rare armor-piercing Dou Technique. The Black Flame Battle Armor, though a low-level three-star armor, still had a strong defense even at the Dou Master stage. So both sides were using attacks that were weaker than the armor's defense, resulting in this strange situation where Xiao Yan, despite not being harmed, seemed like an infant learning to walk in front of Jiang Lin.
"No need to be so polite, if you can't win, you can't win," Yao Chen muttered, glancing down at Xiao Yi Xian before looking at Xiao Yan, who was wielding his heavy weapon against the Black Knight's unyielding sword. Yao Chen shook his head slightly. "Looking at this, Xiao Yan really needs to specialize in a few Dou Techniques. He's learned too few right now... later, I'll have to teach him some martial techniques, given his love for that set of armor, he should be happy to learn."
Xiao Yan's current learned techniques were limited to Eight Extremities Collapse, Grabbing Palm, Blazing Palm, and the Flame-Splitting Ripple Strike. Compared to Jiang Lin, who could dismantle and create his own Dou Techniques, Xiao Yan's knowledge was far less.
"However, Jiang Lin is an anomaly. Although Refining Masters, due to their profession, learn a lot of Dou Techniques, there are very few who can use them as smoothly as he does. And I take back what I said earlier. I thought the Water Element Crystal Core wasn't useful, but in that kid's hands, it became his catalyst for Water Element Dou Techniques!" When Yao Chen mentioned this, his inner shock seemed to numb him.
This world had deep research on Dou Qi, and there were Dou Tools and techniques that could convert Dou Qi attributes. However, no one had ever converted it as quickly as Jiang Lin!
Yao Chen knew that a Refining Master could use Magic Cores to activate different attribute Dou Tools, but Jiang Lin had actually changed his own Dou Qi attributes!
'Thank goodness he's not an enemy,' Yao Chen thought to himself, secretly relieved.
Moreover, Yao Chen had already made up his mind to search for a high-level Magic Core and create a Fire Element Crystal Core for Xiao Yan. After all, as a Dou Qi Practitioner of the Alchemist profession, Yao Chen understood that good steel couldn't be wasted on cheap tricks. With Jiang Lin lacking materials, Xiao Yan's ability to get a Crystal Core was already rare. Among all attributes, Fire Element would greatly enhance Xiao Yan.
After all, not everyone could be like Jiang Lin, who could use techniques to absorb foreign Dou Qi and improve their resistance efficiently. Without that ability, it would be painful and inefficient, wasting precious cultivation time.
Yao Chen estimated that a five-star Fire Element Crystal Core, similar to Jiang Lin's, would allow Xiao Yan to double his cultivation speed until he reached the Dou Emperor level! That's how terrifying the cultivation boost would be!
The Second Dantian — a terrifying thing indeed!
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