Chapter 200: Ugly Armor Color? Let's Get You a Bold Color Just for You!
In the Refining Valley, Xiao Yan lay on the ground, dumbfounded, watching Jiang Lin casually cause tremors on the ground. Yao Chen also silently watched Jiang Lin.
The talent of the Spirit Clan's top genius in the field of Dou Techniques was too terrifying.
Compared to Jiang Lin, Yao Chen realized that the only area where he could surpass Jiang Lin was in the field of alchemy. However, if he couldn't even beat Jiang Lin, then the alchemy clan really wouldn't have any reason to exist.
"...If this attack of yours were to land on someone, even a fully prepared Dou Spirit would probably die instantly." Yao Chen sighed silently, realizing that top-tier geniuses are only good as friends, not as long-term companions, because they are too demoralizing.
"But I can't land a hit." Jiang Lin withdrew his Unsharpened Heavy Sword, and his armor began to fall off, being retrieved into his Thunder Rune Storage Ring. He walked toward Yao Chen and the others, shaking his head lightly. "The technique of the Waveslash is similar to the Eight Extremities Collapse. The difficulty of the Eight Extremities Collapse is not less than an Earth-Level low-grade Dou Technique. It's like controlling two Earth-Level Dou Techniques simultaneously. The final Waveslash is too complex; even a Great Dou Master cannot master it. It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea, and I tried it out."
Yao Chen looked at Jiang Lin walking toward him and sighed inwardly. "At this point, if anyone calls you a Water System Great Dou Master, no one would doubt it."
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "Please keep this a secret. If I ever go out and need a hidden identity, I'll have an easier time with it, don't you think? My Red Gold Dou Qi is too distinctive; I can't hide it."
As Jiang Lin walked, his Black Knight Armor continued to fall off, leaving only his boots and chest armor. He had designed his Black Knight Armor to be snug enough that, most of the time, he lived with the chest armor and boots, wearing a grey robe over it. The soft armor appearance was a common style in the Dou Qi continent.
"Are you not going to spar with me?" Xiao Yan asked, feeling a bit unsatisfied, though he had been taking the beating. The feeling of being struck while sparks flew without being broken was truly satisfying!
"Pei Xuan, come here," Jiang Lin called to Pei Xuan, who had been quietly working in the distance, and then pointed at Xiao Yan, giving him an order. "Take off your weapon and hit him!"
Pei Xuan, who was over two meters tall, with a full and round figure under his black robe and wearing a conical helmet, immediately removed his heavy sword from his back, then wordlessly rushed toward Xiao Yan.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Pei Xuan began to run, each of his steps made a heavy sound, showing how much he weighed.
Pei Xuan, a One-Star Dou Master, second-tier heavy armor.
"How about this opponent? Same cultivation as you, but his armor is not as high-level as yours and he can't use Dou Techniques." Jiang Lin smiled at Xiao Yan.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at Pei Xuan, charging toward him like a human wall, and his eyes lit up. While the posture looked a bit intimidating, he thought about his superior gear, and since they were the same level, he excitedly said, "This is the opponent I need!"
With that, Xiao Yan, in his Black Flame Battle Armor, challenged Pei Xuan.
"Look! Xiao Yan's on the move!"
"Look! Xiao Yan was sent flying by one punch!"
"What? Xiao Yan used the Xuan Heavy Scale!"
"Oh my God! The Xuan Heavy Scale fell from the sky, and Pei Xuan caught it with one hand!"
"That was too close! Xiao Yan gave up his weapon and ran away!"
"Oh my Buddha! Xiao Yan has finally realized his speed advantage and started using guerrilla tactics against Pei Xuan!"
In the Refining Valley, Yao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian looked on, their faces twitching slightly as they watched Xiao Yan being dominated by Pei Xuan, even though the battle wasn't as one-sided as his fight with Jiang Lin. However, the heavy-armored Pei Xuan stood like a big boss, and Xiao Yan could only keep relying on his speed advantage to survive.
"Teacher, is this how battles between Dou Masters of the same level look for Refiner Masters?" Xiao Yi Xian asked, staring in disbelief at the battle between the two full-armored giants. In her understanding of battle, it should be decided in just a few moves.
"Are you saying that Xiao Yan can't even beat a puppet of the same level?" Yao Chen glanced at Xiao Yi Xian, sitting under a tree in the forest, taking out tea and serving it. Although Yao Chen couldn't drink it, he liked the atmosphere.
"That puppet's armor and heavy armor combined seem to give it the strength of a One-Star Dou Master, but without weapons, even low-level Great Dou Masters would have a hard time breaking through its defense. It's almost a perfect armored soldier, aside from the lack of agility and the inability to use Dou Techniques."
"Xiao Yan feels his fighting power is unstable, and getting beaten up a little is good for him. It can help him solidify his foundation more." Yao Chen didn't have any opinion on Xiao Yan being unable to defeat Pei Xuan. If he couldn't win, then he couldn't win. The armor Pei Xuan wore was clearly too strong for someone of the same level to break through.
"Look, under the pressure of the armor puppet, Xiao Yan's steps have become steadier, and he's starting to think more during the battle, rather than just charging in without thinking as he did after putting on the Black Flame Battle Armor. Jiang Lin is teaching him some low-level combat knowledge that's actually useful."
Even Yao Chen lacked that kind of knowledge. His combat experience was mainly in battles at the Dou Emperor, Dou Zong, and Dou Zun levels. As a member of the Alchemy Clan, Yao Chen spent most of his early years studying alchemy, and his Dou Qi cultivation grew quickly, so by the time he ventured into the outside world, he was already a Dou King.
This kind of "full-armor combat" was something Jiang Lin had come up with, so in terms of combat knowledge in this area, Jiang Lin was the teacher.
Now, Jiang Lin was teaching Xiao Yan a crucial lesson: the purpose of stacked armor wasn't to take hits!
Whether it was Jiang Lin's swift and slow technique or Pei Xuan's heavy and forceful strikes, they were showing Xiao Yan through actual combat not to blindly take damage. Armor was meant to increase tolerance and enhance attack strength, not just to wrap around your body like a corpse.
"If he can keep himself intact under the attacks of the armor puppet, then when he faces traditional Dou Masters, even a Nine-Star Dou Master, he can rely on this armor to fight, and his flying ability will help him survive in the hands of a Great Dou Master... without me needing to step in. Not bad at all."
Yao Chen leisurely served tea to Xiao Yi Xian under the tree while Xiao Yan was struggling to survive under Pei Xuan's attacks.
"Hey, what is Jiang Lin doing?" Yao Chen turned to look at Jiang Lin, who was busy sorting ores in the workshop.
"He? He said that Xiao Yan Senior Brother thinks the armor color isn't bright enough, so he's going to change it to something brighter."
"What color?"
"I don't know. I only heard it's a 'macho exclusive color'."
(END CHAPTER)
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