Chapter 76: Dou Qi Engine! Ignite!
Obviously, Yao Lao clearly knew a lot about Jiang Lin. Xiao Yan could sense that every time Yao Lao spoke of Jiang Lin, there was a tone of disappointment, as if blaming him for not living up to expectations.
However, every time Xiao Yan tried to ask about it, Yao Lao would brush him off without giving a clear answer. It was obvious that he didn't want to reveal anything about Jiang Lin just yet.
It wasn't until Yao Lao extracted a low-tier Xuan class Dou Technique called "Suction Palm" from a black iron piece and gave it to Xiao Yan, watching him practice it in his room, that Yao Lao finally muttered after a long pause:
"Once you become a true Alchemist after reaching the Dou Zhe level, I'll tell you about Jiang Lin's background." He came from a rather 'reclusive' race—one that was shrouded in deathly silence. Yao Lao happened to have some dealings with this race among a few others, so when he awakened, he immediately recognized Jiang Lin's background.
Before his fall, Yao Lao vaguely remembered that the reclusive race had stopped forging weapons and instead turned to studying formations. They sealed themselves off behind barriers, tinkering with unknown things.
"Stop asking why. You think you became an alchemist in less than a year by self-study? With his brain, he'll surely figure something out. So I might as well stop hiding it. In this world, his race is one of the few I can actually trust." Yao Lao rolled his eyes inside the storage ring at his dense disciple.
That crafty guy would never believe that someone became a first-tier alchemist in such a short time. When that time came, there would be no need for secrets.
Jiang Lin (shocked): What? Brother Xiao is also a self-taught genius like me?!
"Understood, teacher." Xiao Yan nodded and resumed practicing the Suction Palm technique.
Meanwhile, Yao Lao muttered silently in his heart: 'The three levels of spiritual perception—form, aura, and intent... I wonder how far that brat has progressed? If I get a drop of his blood, I could refine it... That stuff is on par with the medicinal blood of the Yao Clan.'
Yao Lao remembered vaguely that form, aura, and intent were three concentric circles of perception, expanding outward from the body with each level of mastery. The initial one was the form circle. With each advancement in spiritual sense, a new inner circle would form and push the outer ones further out.
Rumor had it that top-tier spiritual sense masters could lock onto all creatures within a hundred li and launch named long-range Dou Technique attacks. Unfortunately, Yao Chen had never witnessed such a spectacle. That whole clan was so reclusive, they gave off a sense of isolation like facing the end of the world itself.
Jiang Lin, seething with anger, returned to the Weapon Forging Valley. After calming down, he gave Xiao Yi Xian a smile, then began working on his flying Dou Device experiment.
Honestly, it's true—when people get extremely angry, they... think extremely well. No—he had a burst of inspiration. Data he used to spend a long time calculating now came together in minutes. What he originally thought would take three months to complete—his flying Dou Device—was finished in just one month. The first generation of the Dou Qi-powered turbine engine was created. Then, he spent another month fine-tuning it and successfully developed the prototype wings!
Two months later, in the sky above the Forging Valley, a lightly equipped Jiang Lin stood on Ying Jiang's back, a folded dual-wing device strapped to his back.
The first-generation wings had only two blades, shaped like knives and less than a meter long. The rear of the wing was sharp and thin, fitting close to Jiang Lin's back like cicada wings.
"Ying Jiang, watch carefully and don't let me get ambushed. If I succeed, I'll install a Dou Qi turbine engine for you too!" Jiang Lin made his usual empty promises to Ying Jiang and looked down at the nearly 2000-meter drop below, his mouth a little dry.
But right after, he hardened his heart. With a "hell-is-everywhere-anyway" resolve, he leapt straight down from the sky!
Screech!
Ying Jiang, loyal as ever, dove with him, staying close as they plummeted together.
"Step one, deploy the feather sheath!"
As the fierce wind made it hard to open his eyes, Jiang Lin spread his limbs wide to increase air resistance and stabilize control over his body.
As his thought activated, Dou Qi rapidly gathered at his back. The next second, a two-meter-long crimson-gold feather sheath extended, instantly reducing his fall speed and enabling forward gliding through aerodynamic lift.
The feather sheath couldn't fly—it could only glide. But on certain high cliffs, the difference was negligible. So calling it a flying Dou Technique wasn't too far off.
"Step two, deploy mechanical wings!"
Clank!
A mechanical rotation sounded from Jiang Lin's back. The less-than-one-meter mechanical cicada wings sprang open like skeletal blades and merged directly into the crimson-gold feather sheath. Together, they formed a sturdier pair of crimson-gold mechanical wings!
Wahoo~
Seeing the seamless fusion between the mechanical wings and Dou Qi feather sheath, Jiang Lin couldn't resist doing several joyful aerial spins!
The surface of the wings had many high-resistance Dou Qi coatings and specialized Dou Qi metal nodes that responded instantly to Dou Qi flow. By using external Dou Qi to manipulate the points on the wings, Jiang Lin could control the internal energy circuit of the wings and perform fine maneuvers!
The perfect fit between the Dou Qi nodes thrilled him—this meant he could now use the same technology to create a specialized battle suit that could automatically merge with battle armor by connecting Dou Qi externally to designated points!
In that case, when facing a powerful enemy, Jiang Lin could jump from Ying Jiang midair, land with a bang in front of the enemy, shock them into awe, earn the admiration of beautiful women, and as the dust settled, stand up silently and swing his right hand with dominance—
"Armor Fusion!"
Countless armor parts would shoot out from his storage ring and, accompanied by the humming of machine spirits, snap into place on his body in rapid succession!
"All evil shall be brought to justice!"
How ridiculously cool would that be?!
Even a Dou Saint wouldn't look as cool as me!
Power is just a matter of versions. But style? Style lasts a lifetime!
If someone appeared like that in front of him, even Jiang Lin, a self-proclaimed iron-willed straight guy, would hesitate for a second about his orientation...
"Damn it, don't think about it, just finish the final step and go back to build that armor fusion system!" Jiang Lin shook his head mid-spin and immediately moved on to the final step of his flying Dou Device.
"Step three, Dou Qi Engine—Ignite!"
Buzz!
Violent Dou Qi energy surged into the crimson-gold mechanical wings. The blade-like cicada wings suddenly lit up with a crimson-gold glow!
The wings blasted out a jet of flame—and Jiang Lin vanished in a flash.
A crimson-gold streak shot across a thousand meters and—
Boom! A red explosion lit the sky like fireworks!
"Ying Jiang, save me!!!"
(END CHAPTER)
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