Chapter 78: Reshaping the Forging System! I Am the World's First Spirit Artifact!
So, Tier One and Two flying Dou Devices were already sufficient for Dou Qi practitioners below the Dou Wang level!
There was another reason Jiang Lin only released Tier One and Two flying Dou Devices: this market, while not huge, wasn't exactly small either. Stronger forces treated him like a clown, while weaker ones saw him as a master. But due to his own cultivation level still being a bit lacking, he couldn't monopolize the flying Dou Device market. Ultimately, the designs would be sold to the Jia Ma Empire in exchange for resources Jiang Lin needed more.
Just like the low-tier Huang class flying Dou Technique "Feather Sheath" he developed, Jiang Lin always intended for the Tier One and Two flying Dou Devices to be public tools—a small shock to the declining forging scene of the Dou Qi continent.
Forging isn't something cumbersome. The more you develop things that benefit the masses, the more you can dominate the grassroots population. Then, if a fire-type Dou Qi genius with a strong soul emerges among the commoners, they'd naturally lean toward becoming a blacksmith! Alchemist? There was one next door who overdosed and got blasted into oblivion! What's an alchemist again? Never heard of it! Let those stuck-up clan alchemists spiral into their own competition!
Heavenly Craft Pavilion: Damn! You're uprooting the Pill Tower!!
"Since the Tier One and Two Feather Sheath Wings are going to be sold, the Dou Qi Furnace has to be downgraded too. Hmm... Tier One wings just need to fly—who needs a jet? Just go with extreme simplicity, no engine, only a Dou Qi output nozzle. If your stamina sucks and you can't maintain it, that's your problem, not mine. Tier Two wings need to be a bit better since they serve Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling. I'll throw in some aerodynamics, fire the nozzle, add compression—flying speed will increase."
With everything figured out, Jiang Lin's mind was crystal clear. He splashed some water on his face and began crafting a Tier One dual-blade Feather Sheath Wing. With the complicated Dou Qi Furnace removed, and all features stripped down, it took him less than two hours to create a device that could barely reach a sprinting speed.
Then, building on that, he spent two more days creating the four-blade version and a basic template for the lowest-grade Huang-tier Dou Qi Engine—just enough to provide stable pressure and propulsion.
Jiang Lin generously released the basic framework for the Dou Qi Engine. If this sparked a future Dou Qi engine revolution on the continent, chasing extreme speeds, then so be it—a glorious age would be born.
Once the four-blade Feather Sheath Wings were done, Jiang Lin went to test them. On the ground, he activated the wings. Crimson-gold Dou Qi surged, forming four brilliant wings. In a flash, Jiang Lin soared into the sky. Hovering midair, the wings shifted into flight formation. With a loud buzz, he blasted dozens of meters forward, trailing a stream of red flame. Like a crimson-gold four-winged angel, he drew a blazing arc of red across the sky.
Screech!
As Jiang Lin was testing maximum flight time over the edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, a streak of blue-purple light caught up behind him, flying alongside the crimson-gold angel.
Jiang Lin had a good sense now—his four-blade wings matched the flight speed of a standard Tier One flying magical beast. With higher cultivation levels, the user's flight speed could increase. A Dou Ling, for instance, might rival a Tier Two flying beast.
But Jiang Lin was already quite satisfied. After all, this was just a Tier Two flying Dou Device! His personal flight device—the six-blade Feather Sheath Wings, which required a completely reconfigured Dou Qi Furnace—hadn't even been unveiled yet! In fact, the four-blade model was more than enough for daily use. The six-blade version was too much trouble. And since building one would take at least two or three months, he was fine with the current model. Meanwhile, the dual-blade version would be sold off, giving the Mittel Auction House a strong new selling point.
For now, Jiang Lin had no intention of revealing the six-blade version—it was more of a last-resort escape tool.
On his first solo flight, Jiang Lin flew stop-and-go for quite a while. His Dou Qi reserves allowed him to fly for a full hour before needing a ten-minute rest, and then he could fly another hour. Impressive recovery rate, right? Jiang Lin thought so too.
But he wasn't surprised—he understood the reason.
The "Forging Fire Art" cultivation method continued to amaze him with its depth and peculiarity—though maybe "perverse" was more accurate, in the worst possible sense.
After reaching the Dou Shi level, Jiang Lin began to realize this method treated the human body like a weapon to be forged. Over 90% of the Dou Qi he cultivated was used to temper his meridians and body. As a result, his physique could probably rival that of an average Da Dou Shi. So even though he only had the Dou Qi capacity of a one-star Dou Shi, he had a body that could handle much more, enabling absurd recovery speed.
Drawing Dou Qi from the chaotic energy of the world was like charging a battery. With his reinforced meridians, he could enter ultra-fast charging mode: charge for ten minutes, fly for an hour.
However, the Forging Fire Art had a fatal flaw. Jiang Lin had analyzed his data. Due to the method's aggressive Dou Qi consumption, the curves of cultivation speed, Dou Qi increase by realm, and cultivation efficiency would likely intersect at the Da Dou Shi level. Meaning, once he reached Da Dou Shi, his training speed would plummet, and his Dou Qi recovery wouldn't keep up with realm advancement. He already felt this after becoming a Dou Shi—the energy consumption of the technique spiked, and his progress slowed.
Of course, while the technique boosted his meridian strength, it also enhanced his cultivation rate. But the speed increase couldn't keep up with the energy drain and realm requirements.
"So... was this cultivation method meant solely for foundation building?" High in the sky above the Magic Beast Mountain Range, Jiang Lin flew side-by-side with Ying Jiang. As the sun began to set, he hovered in midair, wings outspread, lost in thought.
"The ultimate foundation technique… Mother, is that what you meant when you said I should switch techniques during the Dou Shi phase?"
"But…"
Bathed in the last light of day, half of Jiang Lin's face was shadowed, the other aglow. His crimson-gold wings radiated divine brilliance, casting him like a rising sun behind the falling one.
"If the discovery of the Dou Crystal was just luck—an accidental inheritance from an ancient forgemaster…"
Then, under the radiance of his crimson-gold wings, Jiang Lin appeared like a new sun born from the ashes, a tiny but dazzling red angel walking out from the sunset.
"Then the Dou Qi Furnace, born from dust, must be my destiny!"
Beneath his four golden wings, Jiang Lin gazed into the setting sun, the corner of his mouth curving into a faint smirk.
"Plenty of people like to gamble—even Xiao Yan, that fellow who feels like a protagonist template, chose to take a chance."
"So why shouldn't I?"
"If I follow the normal route, I probably won't break through as a Tier Six forgemaster. So why not take a gamble and walk the unorthodox path all the way to the end?"
Jiang Lin had a growing sense that the world's forging system was incomplete. That was why no one could reach Tier Seven—forging spirit artifacts capable of resonating with the energy of heaven and earth.
"If I lose the bet, I'll just end up as someone's lackey."
"But if I win—"
"I will reshape the entire forging system!"
"Because…"
"I am the first Tier Seven spirit artifact!"
Beneath the setting sun, the boy's gaze burned with resolve, his eyes blazing like fire.
If Yao Chen were here, he would surely scoff, fall silent for a while, then mutter with disdain:
"As expected… that whole race is full of lunatics."
(END CHAPTER)
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