Chapter 252: Dou Qi Mages and Dou Qi Warriors!
"Do you want the pill or not? If not, I'll eat it myself."
Jiang Lin casually draped his arm around Hai Bodong's shoulder. Despite both of them being covered in their respective Dou Qi of different elemental colors, exuding a tense atmosphere, Jiang Lin acted as though he didn't notice Hai Bodong's nervousness and mumbled while holding a small pill bottle in his mouth.
Hai Bodong was actually very powerful. Even though he could only display Dou Qi at the Dou Ling level, he was still formidable. Normally, Jiang Lin might not be able to defeat him, but this wasn't a normal situation.
Since cultivating the Fire Refining Formula and encountering Dou Huang Yun Yun, Jiang Lin had started to feel that all these human Dou Qi cultivators were essentially "mages." True, there were melee mages, such as those with thunder or earth elements, whose bodies were strong, and their close combat abilities were terrifying. But compared to Jiang Lin, no matter how enhanced their physical bodies were for melee combat, their base was still that of a mage. A mage's power at 100 strength could only achieve 60-70% of that potential, whereas Jiang Lin, with a true warrior template, could exert 150-160% of his strength!
The reason melee mages existed in human Dou Qi cultivation was because they could use their equipment, skills, and agility to gain advantages in battles with other mages. But if you pitted a melee mage against a true heavy assault warrior in direct combat, perhaps in a single clash, the warrior would immediately chop the mage down!
Furthermore, all human Dou Qi cultivators possessed Dou Qi shields, such as Dou Qi cloaks or armors, which corresponded to the "Mana Shield" of mages, right? So the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Purple Crystal Seal sealed Dou Huang Yun Yun's blue bar, and by investing all points into intelligence, her attributes remained at their initial values, and she was naturally defeated even by a small fry like Xiao Yan. Meanwhile, Hai Bodong was a little luckier. The Queen Medusa's sealing technique focused more on duration, so it only sealed most of his blue bar, allowing him to still use a Dou Ling-level "Mana Shield," along with blue mana skills, to continue his domineering ways.
For Dou Qi mages like Hai Bodong and Yun Yun, the "Mana Shield" was their life force. The thicker the Mana Shield, the stronger their power. In this era, where Dou Qi mages were everywhere, the Mana Shield was essentially their health bar. This was an iron rule!
Until they met their first true Dou Qi warrior in their lives—Jiang Lin. His physical attacks couldn't be fully blocked by their Mana Shields, and this Dou Qi warrior also possessed the "ignore X% effect of Mana Shield" Eight Extremities Collapse. The world had updated its version!
The times had changed, my friend!
"...You." Hai Bodong's eyes bulged with anger as he stared at Jiang Lin, who had casually tossed the pill he had worked so hard for over ten years to obtain into his mouth. Hai Bodong nearly had an aneurysm from the rage!
"What do you mean 'you'? Don't waste time talking. Just answer: yes or no?" Jiang Lin showed no mercy to the old man, crushing the pill bottle with a sharp snap of his teeth!
Having reached the fourth stage of physical cultivation, his skin was as tough as steel—no weapon could harm him. The defense strength that normal Dou Ling armors could achieve, Jiang Lin's physical body could already match. In other words, his physical body at the beginning of the fourth stage could take Xiao Yan's Dou Shi-level Flame Wrath Flame Wave without suffering major injury, just a slight redness on his face.
Xiao Yan (eager to try): "Really? Really? I don't believe it! Unless I try it!"
Of course, Jiang Lin would never try it. He was just making a comparison. Normally, when the two sparred, Xiao Yan would use his face to slap Jiang Lin's palm, leaving Jiang Lin's hand all red from the impact.
"Stop it! I want it!" Hai Bodong, seeing that Jiang Lin was about to eat the precious pill he had worked so hard to obtain, was about to burst out cursing but quickly stopped himself.
Then, Hai Bodong saw the moment that made his fists clench, his teeth grind!
"Hey," Jiang Lin opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and among the broken pieces, Hai Bodong's beloved Breaking Chaos Pill appeared completely intact?! At the same time, Jiang Lin made a gesture with his left hand, rubbing his thumb and index finger together in front of the stunned Hai Bodong.
"???" Hai Bodong stood frozen, staring at his cherished pill being treated this way by Jiang Lin.
"Uh..." On the side, Xiao Yan couldn't help but facepalm and laugh bitterly. He decided that from now on, unless absolutely necessary, Jiang Lin shouldn't be let out to act as the villain. Although Xiao Yan was deeply moved by Jiang Lin's protection of him by bullying Hai Bodong, he had to admit that Jiang Lin's method of annoying others was far too effective; even Xiao Yan himself was affected. As for Hai Bodong, he was left utterly disoriented.
"…" Hai Bodong, with a dazed expression, retrieved a broken map from his yellow storage ring and handed it over with trembling hands.
Xiao Yan saw this, first glanced at Jiang Lin, who merely glanced at the map with his golden spiritual eyes, then spat the Breaking Chaos Pill into his hand. He then used his scarlet-golden Dou Qi flames to heat it a little and blew on it. "That's better. You never appreciate things when they're handed to you gently. You needed me to make a scene for you to realize how hard-earned this pill is. Now, you're satisfied, right?"
Jiang Lin placed the Breaking Chaos Pill, which Hai Bodong had been so concerned about, back into Hai Bodong's dry hand. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan took the broken map. Since Jiang Lin hadn't said anything, it meant that the broken map piece of the Lotus Demon Fire was fine.
"…" Hai Bodong stood still, watching Xiao Yan take the map and Jiang Lin return the pill to his hand. The emotions of both losing and regaining something so precious made his hand tremble slightly.
"Well? Don't like it? If you don't like it, give it to me," Jiang Lin asked, raising an eyebrow at Hai Bodong, who was still holding the Breaking Chaos Pill without responding.
The Breaking Chaos Pill still had some effect on Jiang Lin. It could serve as an energy pill.
"Like it, like it!" Hai Bodong, who had been tortured into submission, suddenly seemed to wake up upon hearing the right words. He quickly gripped the Breaking Chaos Pill tightly in his hand, afraid Jiang Lin would take it away!
Then, without saying another word, Hai Bodong walked toward the underground room with the pill in hand, not inviting Jiang Lin and Xiao Yan to follow.
"Did Lin go a bit too far?" Xiao Yan exchanged a look with Jiang Lin, both smiling bitterly and shaking their heads.
"It's fine. From now on, if we give him any Crystal Pills, he'll behave."
(END CHAPTER)
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