This time, Lin Yun's defensive setup was a little unusual.
Aside from Three Heads Six Arms, which he hadn't equipped,
he had the usual basic protections: Life Guard and Fortitude Evasion.
His more frequently used abilities included Greater Life Guard (4), stacked on top of Life Guard; Reflex Evasion (1); Powerful Build (2); Flight (2); Weapon Enhancement (2); Size Increase and Greater Size Increase (6); and Haste (3).
All told, these took up 21 implant points, and Lin Yun had 26 available.
That left him with five extra points to spend.
This time, Lin Yun chose an ability he'd rarely used before.
Reinforced Armor. In his speed mode, Lin Yun's implant was Spirit Skin, and his main defense still came from his own Celestial Armor.
But now, he had a genuine implanted suit of armor.
After level 5, he gained another +1 every five levels, so Lin Yun put all three points into it.
That immediately raised his AC from 37 to 40. It was important to note that this wasn't an enhancement bonus; it simply increased the armor bonus itself, so it didn't affect Divine Armor.
For his final two points, Lin Yun chose Extra Martial Skill twice.
This let him learn three additional martial skills and prepare two extra ones.
One of the skills Lin Yun chose was...
"Iron Heart Shield."
It was a martial skill Lin Yun had replaced before, but today, he'd decided... it was still pretty useful.
Iron Heart Shield was only a level 2 martial skill.
But its effect was extremely powerful. When Lin Yun was targeted and about to be hit,
he could instinctively activate the skill,
temporarily granting his AC a +4 insight bonus.
That was under normal circumstances. At level 17, Lin Yun could invest five points of Psionics into Iron