Three Dou Technique Manuals! Seeking Ferns!

There was once a saying: if you awakened extraordinary abilities, that was not terrifying, because the world itself might be an extraordinary world. But if you were the only one to awaken extraordinary abilities, that was the truly terrifying thing.

That saying was derived from another: if Earth was the universe's only civilization, then the universe itself would be a lie.

In other words, while the birth of something involved a certain degree of chance, it also inevitably possessed a certain degree of necessity and universality.

The human body on the Dou Qi Continent could use Dou Qi to unleash Dou Techniques. Accordingly, using machinery to simulate the flow of Dou Qi through the meridians and thereby release Dou Qi was theoretically feasible!

"Legend says Dou Zong experts are terrifyingly powerful. They can walk through the void and seem invincible, with few things in the world capable of matching them."

Ordinary people instinctively believed that man could conquer nature, that they themselves were the most powerful beings and no material could compare to them. But in the field of materials science, that concept itself was a paradox. Because if you truly existed in this universe, then the elements composing this universe had to be at an energy level greater than or equal to yours. This world had super experts like Dou Saints, who could change the color of heaven and earth with a wave of their hands. The foundation composing this world was something stronger than Dou Saints.

And if this world could not contain a Dou Di, that meant a Dou Di's energy mass was greater than or equal to this world's maximum carrying limit.

Therefore, from the perspective of materials science, the peak of an individual organism in this world generally could not reach the limits of what this world's materials could withstand. As long as one was determined, a Heaven-grade Weapon capable of slaying a Dou Saint was not impossible! (Xiao Yan had a Dou Saint puppet in the later stages. Living creatures themselves were materials too.)

"However, corresponding to Dou Qi experts, materials are also divided into grades. There are Ninth Order materials and Ninth Order Magic Cores. Logically speaking, the upper limit of an Artifact Forger should be very high, so why are there so few legends of Earth-grade Artifact Forgers in this world?"

Jiang Lin could not quite figure this out. In the end, he simply stopped thinking about it and focused his attention on researching Dou Technique Weapons.

"It was inconvenient to ask Mr. Yao for Dou Techniques before. Now that I have Dou Qi too, it is about time to ask Mr. Yao for one or two Dou Techniques to try out."

Jiang Lin had deliberately concealed the speed of his Dou Qi cultivation a little before. (Though he lacked anyone to compare himself with, and he currently felt pretty weak anyway, so he did not think there had been any need to hide it.) Thus, he had no good excuse to ask Mr. Yao for Dou Techniques. But now that he had Dou Qi, even if he said nothing, Mr. Yao would take the initiative to choose a few Dou Techniques for him.

And just as Jiang Lin had expected, after he spent an entire night racking his brains over Dou Technique Weapons, Mr. Yao came looking for him at Jiang Lin's door in the Inner Academy of Myriad Medicine Hall early the next morning.

"Since Lin'er has already achieved Dou Qi Enters Body, here are three Dou Techniques. You can try cultivating them in your spare time." Early that morning, Mr. Yao came directly to Jiang Lin and handed him three Dou Technique Manuals whose ink still looked fresh, saying:

"Dou Techniques are not necessarily better the higher their grade. The Dou Technique best suited to you is the best Dou Technique. Though these three Dou Techniques are not of high grade, they are all manuals quite suitable for your cultivation. They should give you a few more combat options before you become a Dou Master."

Mr. Yao left after leaving behind the Dou Technique Manuals. In the room, only Jiang Lin remained, staring curiously at the three Dou Technique Manuals in his hands.

The writing in all three manuals was very fresh, as though they had been copied out in a hurry the night before.

The three Dou Technique Manuals were:

Yellow-grade intermediate movement technique—"Explosive Step": Make use of the violent characteristics of fire-element Dou Qi to create explosions beneath the feet. Borrowing the resulting thrust, launch an instantaneous dash!

Yellow-grade intermediate Dou Technique—"Flame Fist": Condense fire-element Dou Qi in the arms. With every swing, flames formed, increasing the force of one's punches!

Yellow-grade advanced Dou Technique—"Diamond Fall": A defensive Dou Technique. Stir the Dou Qi throughout the body to strengthen physical defense. Once cultivated to a profound realm, it could also be used to unleash Powerful and Heavy attacks!

The three Dou Techniques covered movement, offense, and defense. If he included the Forging Fire Art Mr. Yao had given him earlier, then Mr. Yao had directly selected a complete set of Dou Techniques for Jiang Lin, covering cultivation, combat, defense, and movement in every respect!

Moreover, the four Dou Techniques could basically work in tandem and be combined with one another. They were also all extremely suited to Jiang Lin's Dou Qi attribute and combat style!

Because of the demands of Weapon Refining, Jiang Lin could practically be considered half a Body Cultivation practitioner. And the three Dou Techniques Mr. Yao had given him were all the kind that could perfectly bring out his attributes and strength!

"The drawback of Explosive Step is that it doesn't last long, and it doesn't seem very flexible. It feels like Mr. Yao thinks I'm suited for the kind of person who either lands one blow or flees a thousand miles away. A heavy-sword assassin?"

Though Jiang Lin said that aloud, inwardly he was overjoyed. The four Dou Techniques Mr. Yao had selected for him might not have been high-grade, but they were absolutely a perfect match for him!

"Flame Fist seems to be some Mercenary Group's Dou Technique, right? And Diamond Fall is the signature ultimate move of some captain? Did Mr. Yao go to the Mercenary Groups last night to copy down Dou Techniques?"

Thinking of Mr. Yao going out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, seeking out those Mercenary Groups and copying three Dou Techniques overnight, Jiang Lin felt rather touched.

At the same time, Jiang Lin roughly guessed that Diamond Fall, the only Yellow-grade advanced Dou Technique, had probably been traded for with the Water Pattern Gold Dagger. Otherwise, few people would have been willing to trade a Dou Technique of that level.

The value of Dou Techniques of the same grade ＜ cultivation methods ＜ Dou Qi weapons.

For the Water Pattern Gold Dagger in exchange for Diamond Fall, the other party had likely agreed to the trade partly out of respect for Mr. Yao.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yao! I'll definitely give you a huge surprise!"

Looking at the three Dou Technique Manuals in his hands, Jiang Lin silently made up his mind.

Then Jiang Lin went to the kitchen, ate a little food, and returned to his small courtyard to seriously cultivate his Dou Techniques.

Because Jiang Lin had wanted to forge iron, and Mr. Yao had not wanted him disturbing others, Mr. Yao had arranged a separate small courtyard for Jiang Lin in the rear courtyard of Myriad Medicine Hall.

"Let's cultivate Explosive Step first. It looks pretty fun. Let's see... sense the Dou Qi, then gather it into the meridians in the soles of my feet..."

"This Dou Technique has to run through so many meridian nodes in the soles of my feet? Damn, if this explodes, will my feet still be usable?"

"...Following this Dou Qi energy circulation, it will definitely blast outward? Hmm... I'll find an iron sheet and put it under my shoe insole to try it."

Bang.

A dull boom like muffled thunder rang out. Then Jiang Lin toppled to the ground, clutching his numb foot as he cursed.

"Damn! It's so hot! I'm such an idiot! Why did I put in an iron sheet?!"