Chapter 131: Humanoid Close-In Defense Cannon!
Boom!
Right in front of everyone's eyes, Jiang Lin, using the speed from his wings and explosive footwork, kicked Yao Chen high into the sky. Off balance and with no foothold, Yao Chen couldn't react in time and found himself assaulted midair by Jiang Lin's relentless punches and kicks.
Unable to fight back in the air, Yao Chen focused on defense. He curled up his body and let his Dou Qi armor absorb as much of the impact as possible.
Then, a jaw-dropping scene unfolded—Jiang Lin, like a seal playing with a beach ball, used the sky as his ocean and Yao Chen as the ball, launching him higher and higher with a series of thunderous kicks!
"He's trying to..."
On the viewing platform, Yao Ye stared blankly at Jiang Lin continuously kicking Yao Chen skyward, her expression frozen in disbelief.
"...show off his invention, that cheeky brat," Fa Ma muttered, watching the crimson-golden glints flash in the sky as the two figures rose higher and higher, his face twitching ever so slightly.
"Look! Another Dou Wang battle in the sky!"
When Yao Chen was kicked high enough, the commoners outside the capital also noticed the commotion, gasping in astonishment.
"Wait—why doesn't one of them have wings?"
"What Dou Wang? Their Dou Qi fluctuations are just Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi! The one being kicked like a ball is a Da Dou Shi!"
The shock of seeing Jiang Lin, a mere Dou Shi, use flight to bounce a Da Dou Shi around like a ball struck both the high ranks of Jia Ma Empire and the citizens of the imperial capital with awe.
Boom!
Jiang Lin kicked Yao Chen around in the air for just two minutes—but for Yao Chen, those were the longest two minutes of his life. Thankfully, Jiang Lin's blows were just light impact strikes without serious intent to injure. This allowed Yao Chen to maintain his defensive posture without sustaining major injuries.
From the moment he was first kicked into the sky, Yao Chen knew he had no chance of winning. But Jiang Lin had made it clear: this wasn't about victory—it was about serving as a proper sandbag.
With that realization, Yao Chen stopped defending altogether. With a loud grunt, he drew his sword midair and slashed downward at Jiang Lin!
Buzz...
Thanks to his powerful soul perception, Jiang Lin dodged with ease, gliding like a falling leaf and twirling past the slash. With a swift roll behind Yao Chen—bang!—he launched a kick that sent Yao Chen plummeting to the ground.
But as Yao Chen fell, he twisted his body to face the still-hovering Jiang Lin. With steely determination in his eyes, he formed a seal and gathered green Dou Qi across his body. Suddenly, a flash of green light shot from his mouth, aimed straight at the backflipping Jiang Lin!
Yellow-Rank Advanced Dou Technique: Wind Piercing Spike!
A sharp gleam flashed through the air. Jiang Lin instinctively dodged, and the wind spike scraped across his Crimson-Scale Fist Gauntlet with a dazzling spark!
Still falling rapidly, Yao Chen's eyes were resolute. He didn't believe he would die from the impact—so he formed seals again, spitting out two more Wind Piercing Spikes just as Jiang Lin was hit by the first. Like two bullets, they zipped toward Jiang Lin. The damage wasn't high, but they were fast—and Jiang Lin's defenses were thin. If they struck, they could disrupt his flight posture.
But Jiang Lin wasn't going to fall for the same trick twice. From below, Yao Chen was shocked to see him flicker midair, wings glowing brilliantly. Jiang Lin swayed left and right like a drifting leaf, nimbly dodging both attacks.
And at that moment, Yao Chen was about to crash from a hundred meters in the air!
Screech!
An eagle's cry pierced the sky. Yao Chen suddenly felt himself supported by a firm back, and the scenery around him shifted—the height began to rise again. He looked down and realized the Storm Eagle had caught him. He quickly kneeled on the eagle's back, astonished. He hadn't expected to survive the fall, let alone be saved like this.
The Storm Eagle didn't fly fast. It merely hovered and carried Yao Chen upward toward Jiang Lin, whose expression remained calm in midair. The bird couldn't catch up to Jiang Lin, so in the end, it would be up to Yao Chen himself.
Understanding this, Yao Chen steadied his emotions, rode the eagle above the capital, and began forming seals again. A torrent of green Dou Qi gathered around him, forming swirling cyclones!
Xuan-Rank Advanced Dou Technique: Wind Shear Sword Rain!
As the green cyclones condensed, dozens of wind blades shot toward Jiang Lin, covering over 50 meters in range! Jiang Lin's crimson-golden wings flared brightly as he spiraled around the Storm Eagle, narrowly dodging Yao Chen's area-of-effect attack.
Yao Chen now understood clearly—Jiang Lin, having abandoned heavy armor and fully invested in speed, feared one thing most: widespread ranged attacks.
Though only a Dou Shi, Jiang Lin's posture could easily be broken if a powerful enough AoE Dou Technique hit its mark. Yao Chen, after all, was a Da Dou Shi. His higher-level Dou Qi made even ordinary attacks dangerous.
Realizing the Wind Shear Sword Rain was too slow, Yao Chen immediately switched tactics. He crouched lower on the eagle, forming seals again. All his Dou Qi now surged toward his throat!
"Looks like... they anticipated that little junior would be able to fly. That's why they sent a wind-type Da Dou Shi with long-range techniques," said Yuan Bao from atop the city wall, clicking his tongue at the sight above.
"Maybe from the beginning, the royal family assumed you two had flight Dou Techniques?" Hulei added with a smile as he looked up at the battle, watching Jiang Lin intentionally go easy.
Indeed, the Jia Ma royal family had selected a wind-type opponent specifically because they believed Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao possessed flight Dou Techniques.
"That kid saw the color of that soldier's Dou Qi and immediately figured out how to make this demo match even more exciting. He couldn't let his senior brother outshine him."
Yuan Bao nodded as he watched Yao Chen gathering energy in the air. "So now little junior is about to show how well he can defend against long-range Dou Techniques?"
Xuan-Rank Low-Level Dou Technique: Wind Blade Burst!
In midair, Yao Chen completed his seals. A mass of green Dou Qi surged to his throat, and in an instant, he expelled it—countless crescent-shaped blades of green light erupted, shooting toward Jiang Lin!
The wind blades weren't especially powerful individually, but their spread and persistence were terrifying. It was said that if a Dou Huang used this technique, a single breath could level an entire manor!
Yao Chen couldn't destroy a manor—but he could certainly injure a Dou Shi.
Boom!
A violent gale howled as Jiang Lin's wings glowed, circling around Yao Chen. Countless green wind blades slashed through the air behind him. Jiang Lin spun and weaved midair while Yao Chen, perched on the eagle, kept spitting out a constant stream of thin wind blades, swinging his head to track Jiang Lin like a living anti-missile turret.
Seeing no other opportunity to use his Dou Qi, Yao Chen decided to spend it all now—no need to hold back!
(END CHAPTER)
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