Chapter 301: Jiang Lin's Weapon Refining School!
"The basic ideas have all been unraveled, now it's just about putting them into practice."
Inside the Gamma Weapon Refining Room, after sending Xiao Yan, who was about to participate in the Alchemist Competition, on his way, Jiang Lin began the preparations for the Strange Fire Mysterious Heavy Cannon.
"The Dou Qi Furnace has proven that there is an endless amount of energy in the world. The Earth-level combat skills I learned from Master Yao also prove that from the Earth level, the techniques of fighters are all a combination of heavenly energy and their own Dou Qi."
"Moreover, the Dou Qi released from the fighter's body at the Dou Shi level, and the condensed Dou Qi at the Da Dou Shi level. Fighters can manipulate Dou Qi energy to form specific solidified energy in the world. And this solidified Dou Qi energy, on one hand, becomes the Dou Qi Armor."
"The Dou Qi Armor is clearly in a state that can be recompiled. That is to say, the Dou Qi Armor is not naturally formed, but an additional skill that comes with the cultivation methods of human beings."
In the Gamma Weapon Refining Guild, Jiang Lin had seen that the Dou Qi Armor of the Xuan Qi Masters could fuse with the Dou Qi Armor of the Weapon Masters. The shape of the Dou Qi Armor could be recompiled in certain ways. The initial form of Dou Qi Armor was simply the Dou Qi shield that unconsciously formed on the fighter's body, which was later developed into the current form by the elders.
In the Dou Qi Continent today, any Dou Qi cultivation method that is passed down basically includes the method to condense the Dou Qi Armor.
So, is there a cultivation method for the original form of Dou Qi? There certainly is, but these methods are usually semi-finished and are often only found in small quantities within the Weapon Refining Guild.
"Dou Qi methods can be seen as a type of programming for Dou Qi energy. The original form of Dou Qi methods is a semi-open-source special program, which basically means the cultivation method relinquishes the right to program the Dou Qi energy and lets the Dou Qi cultivator program their own Dou Qi Armor. This kind of method can basically be called 'developer mode.'"
Next to the Qing Xuan Qiankun Ding, Jiang Lin threw Xiao Yan's Xuan Heavy Ruler into the refining furnace and then looked down at his Dou Qi silk-like robe, continuously organizing his thoughts.
"Basically, Xuan-level Weapon Refiners can easily obtain the 'developer permission' for the cultivation method they practice, allowing their Dou Qi Armor to take on the appearance they like."
"And this process of solidifying energy Dou Qi into solid Dou Qi coincidentally aligns with some aspects of formations. The so-called Earth-level Dou Skills, when used, cause the Dou Qi to connect to the world through tendrils, creating a corresponding mysterious energy loop. This gathers the world's energy to unleash powers beyond the Xuan level."
"My Dou Qi Furnace, in a certain sense, belongs to the original Earth-level Dou Skill. But thinking about it, I couldn't just directly create an Earth-level Dou Skill without any knowledge. The Dou Qi Furnace is the starting point for all Earth-level, or even Heavenly-level Dou Skills."
In Jiang Lin's own insights into Dou Skills, the Dou Qi Furnace is the original stage of all Earth-level Dou Skills. For example, when the Earth-level Dou Skill Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler is activated, it must briefly enter the "Dou Qi Furnace" state before performing more advanced operations to release the gathered energy from the world.
Normally, a Dou Qi cultivator would only briefly enter the Dou Qi Furnace state when performing an Earth-level Dou Skill. But Jiang Lin, due to his lack of understanding of Earth-level Dou Skills, heavily invested in the Dou Qi Furnace state, eventually creating a terrifying creation. With his powerful physical body permanently in the Dou Qi Furnace state, Jiang Lin essentially gained the permanent enhancement of the world's energy. His Yellow-level and Xuan-level Dou Skills could all be enhanced into Earth-level Dou Skills by the Dou Qi Furnace.
From a technical standpoint, Jiang Lin's Dou Qi Furnace is lower level than Xiao Yan's Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler. However, in terms of energy usage, Jiang Lin's Dou Qi Furnace reaches a state of simplicity and purity, transcending the complexities.
To explain it using a fantasy novel Jiang Lin had read, his research on the Dou Qi Furnace gave him the equivalent of a permanent "Divine Forbidden" talent.
"Whether it's the Dou Qi Furnace or the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler, they both prove that after energy is solidified, temporary energy gathering formations can be set up in the world to gather energy and unleash overload energy attacks that exceed the body's tolerance."
"With this in mind, I made some changes to the Black Knight Armor and Black Feather Bow. I added external energy auxiliary circuits to the armor to bear some of the energy burden when gathering energy from the world. Though it eventually burned out the circuits in my armor, it proved that this method was feasible."
"Then, there's my Black Feather Bow. Using the same logic, I carved some auxiliary patterns on the bow, and then used my Dou Qi to condense the Dou Qi Furnace's patterns on the Black Feather Bow."
At first, when Jiang Lin seemingly shot a light cannon that could pierce through a Sixth-tier Magical Beast, it was actually the result of countless experiments and conjectures on his part.
"The final result was excellent. I almost experimented with a brand new Dou Weapon. As long as the energy gathering time is sufficient, not to mention Dou Huang, even a Dou Zong, as long as the materials of the Dou Weapon can bear the load, it can gather unlimited energy and unleash an attack that surpasses all others."
The principle behind the traditional Dou Qi cultivators' powerful Dou Skills is that even if they borrow the energy of the world, they still need to bear part of the energy load with their body. This has become a consensus across the continent, that the output intensity of Dou Skills is influenced by the cultivator's own realm.
But what Jiang Lin is working on now is breaking this common knowledge. External energy circuits, extreme energy gathering from Dou Weapon materials. The final result is that even a Dou Wang can gather enough energy to shoot and kill a Dou Huang with an attack that transcends levels!
"This is more like it. Now, I've finally found a bit of that feeling from my previous life. The oppression of realms just doesn't give you the same thrilling experience in battle."
After organizing all the thoughts in his mind, Jiang Lin smiled faintly.
"Now I understand why I need to train my body. Once my school of thought becomes widespread, this world will suddenly become a dangerous place."
Jiang Lin understood that his research on Dou Weapons was already sufficient to establish a completely new school of thought.
(END CHAPTER)
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