"Ah! Great-Grandpa!" the general exclaimed.
This time, Dongye Boyu did not immediately steady himself after falling. He kept plummeting until he hit the ground.
Fortunately, Dongye Boyu stubbornly rose to his feet again. He dug the projectile out of his forehead, his face filled with shock.
The dented bullet hole bulged back into shape, and a semitransparent golden armor faintly appeared over his body.
That was his Protecting Treasure Armor. It activated only when he suffered a fatal injury, taking the damage in his place.
Normally, it merged into his body. Only after absorbing damage would it suddenly emerge from within him.
When cultivators fought, they generally relied on various methods to neutralize an enemy's attacks from afar. Only when defensive spells, flying-sword blocks, protective energy, and all other methods failed to stop an attack could they bear it head-on.
Although their bodies were far tougher than ordinary people's, attacks exchanged between cultivators were usually beyond what the body could withstand. Thus, this kind of Protecting Treasure Armor that merged with the body was a cultivator's final lifesaving defense.
Any cultivator with the means would risk everything to refine or buy one or two sets. His Qianyuan Golden Armor had been requested from his sect and was considered a superior suit of armor.
"Fortunately, it was only impact damage..." Dongye Boyu examined the armor and found that it had suffered little damage. Although the projectile's attack had been fatal, its power was not particularly great.
After being nourished by spiritual energy, the armor immediately recovered as good as new. Its foundation had not been harmed.
But an attack capable of activating his lifesaving golden armor—how could that be an attack from an ordinary sharp weapon? His three-zhang energy wall had been completely useless. Apart from crushing the projectile out of