Chapter 197: Brother Lin, Your Armor Isn't As Handsome As Mine!
Armor Fusion!
In a burst of joy from the machine soul, the metallic hum filled the air. In less than three seconds, Jiang Lin pressed his hands slightly, and countless pieces of black light armor flooded over him like a tidal wave. The various armor pieces attached to Jiang Lin's body, resembling fish scales, constantly clashed with each other, producing a cacophony of metallic sounds. Finally, when the V-shaped faceplate covered his head, and the gray protective goggles flashed with a golden-red light, a fully armored black knight appeared before Xiao Yan!
At the same time, with a loud thud, a two-meter-long giant sword fell from the air, landing in front of the black knight!
Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan's pupils contracted, his gaze fixed on the fully armored black knight before him. He swallowed several times before finally uttering, "I want one too!"
"This depends on Yao Chen." The black knight smiled slightly.
"Heh." Floating above Xiao Yan, Yao Chen grinned. Before Xiao Yan could react, he used his soul force to wave his hand, sending Xiao Yan flying through the air. As Xiao Yan screamed, Yao Chen waved his fingers as though playing an invisible tune in the air. With each flick, pieces of armor flew out of Xiao Yan's ring, hitting him hard and sending him flying repeatedly.
Bang!
During his fall, Xiao Yan was suddenly struck by the black-red chestplate, sending him flying upwards in an arc with a loud cry.
Bang!
The back armor attacked suddenly, changing Xiao Yan's descent direction, causing him to tumble in the air.
Bang!
Next, it was the gauntlets.
Bang!
Then, the leg armor.
Through the gray goggles of the black knight, Jiang Lin silently watched Xiao Yan being repeatedly knocked around in the air by the armor pieces controlled by Yao Chen. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The secret technique Armor Fusion is not difficult, yet not easy either. First, the Dou Master realm is a must, because only at the Dou Master level can one separate Dou Qi from the body.
The next step divides into two parts: the specific Dou Qi battle armor and the attachment technique to the body's surface.
The first part is not particularly difficult; it can be learned by any other advanced refining master just by observing. However, the second part is more complex. Initially, Jiang Lin considered using special combat clothing but eventually gave up on it after discovering a better replacement—Dou Qi robes. Therefore, the key to Jiang Lin's secret technique, Armor Fusion, lies in the control of the Dou Qi robes. This point is similar to the difference between the Feather Sheath and the Six-leaf Feather Sheath. The combat clothing Jiang Lin could sell, but Armor Fusion is a technique he would not sell.
At the current stage, Xiao Yan cannot learn Armor Fusion in a short time, but Jiang Lin wanted Xiao Yan to experience the combat style of the battle armor. So, he asked Yao Chen to let Xiao Yan feel the coolness of Armor Fusion.
With Yao Chen's cultivation, he could easily master the technique, but Jiang Lin didn't expect that Yao Chen didn't seem to want to watch Xiao Yan show off. So, Yao Chen used his own strength to equip Xiao Yan with the battle armor instead of controlling Xiao Yan's body to use his Dou Qi to perform the technique.
However, with Yao Chen's cultivation, Xiao Yan's suit had a tendency to evolve into a mecha, which made Yao Chen think, "If I get the chance, I'll catch a soul body to use as my armor AI! What's it called again? Oh yes, it's 'armor spirit'! The Soul-binding technique in the Soul Refining Art has that capability! Looks like I'm going to become one of those 'peculiar' beings!"
Not long later, a fully black, but with red, streamlined energy-conducting patterns in some places, Black Flame Battle Armor appeared before Jiang Lin.
Xiao Yan landed with a painful half-kneeling posture, and the Black Flame Battle Armor stirred up a cloud of dust on the ground. As the dust settled, the Black Flame Battle Armor revealed its ethereal, elegant patterns of Dou Qi robes, then slowly rose.
At this point, Yao Chen's Four-leaf Feather Sheath wings appeared, his gaze slightly focused. Following the information in the Soul Jade Slip that Jiang Lin had provided, Yao Chen used his soul force to pull the four delicate wings from the Four-leaf Feather Sheath, then threw them at the Black Flame Battle Armor, which was slowly rising with a red flame surrounding it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The four delicate wings circled around the Black Flame Battle Armor, which was momentarily stunned by Xiao Yan's unexpected coolness. Under the control of Yao Chen's soul force, the wings inserted themselves into the grooves on the back of the armor.
As the dust slowly dissipated, the Black Flame Battle Armor silently tilted its head to look at the Four-leaf wings on its back, then glanced up at its 'AI' above, giving a mysterious sideways glance to the black knight opposite. "Brother Lin, your armor is not as handsome as mine!"
The black knight twitched slightly, but he didn't respond. He simply silently moved his limbs.
However, there was one thing the black knight was very envious of—Xiao Yan had an intelligent mecha AI!
"If I get the chance, I'll grab a soul body to be my battle armor AI!" The black knight thought to himself, then silently waved his finger at Xiao Yan.
Buzz!
The Black Flame Battle Armor, with red flames bursting from it, quickly charged toward the black knight! The speed at which it ran was beyond what any normal low-star Dou Master could compare to!
Clank! Clank! Clank!
The Black Flame Battle Armor, with its body enveloped in flames, had red patterns flashing with a bizarre and dazzling array of colors. It immediately accelerated, raising a fierce wind, scattering the fallen peach petals. With a buzz, it crashed toward the black knight, its flames flashing as it punched out with a cannon-like punch, smashing directly into the black knight's raised hand.
The next moment, the black knight suddenly unloaded the force, sidestepping and raising his leg, causing the Black Flame Battle Armor to lose balance and tumble, crashing to the ground in a heap.
"When you don't have the speed advantage, don't expose the wings. They're easily broken during an attack." The black knight slowly lowered his leg. If he hadn't held back, that kick would've easily snapped the Four-leaf wings of the Black Flame Battle Armor while it was tumbling on the ground.
"Understood, understood." The Black Flame Battle Armor slowly got up from the ground and looked at Yao Chen, the supernatural 'Jarvis' of the Black Flame Battle Armor, who was casually watching from the side. With a slight wave of his hand, Yao Chen made the Four-leaf wings fall off the Black Flame Battle Armor's back and put them away in Xiao Yan's ring.
Looking at this scene, the black knight couldn't help but feel a little envious.
(END CHAPTER)
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