"Lin Xiao, don't panic!"
"The Little Shop is a major business bringing in millions of Gold Soul Coins a day, after all. How could it go bankrupt just like that?"
Lin Xiao reassured himself as he checked the information on Iron Shirt.
Item: [Iron Shirt] Grade: [Common] Type: [Untradeable] Description: [From the Martial Arts World.] Effect: [Successful cultivation increases the user's strength and defense to a certain degree. Ordinary people wielding conventional swords and sabers will have difficulty injuring them.]
*...*
After reading it, Lin Xiao fell into a brief silence.
There was a reason Iron Shirt was standard fare for wandering street performers.
Still, this little improvement could make a few ripples in the lowest-level Martial Arts World. At higher levels, however, it clearly wasn't enough.
Even in Douluo...
Iron Shirt still wouldn't measure up.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Lin Xiao began flipping through the book. In mere moments, he had reached the last page of the thin volume.
At the same time, insights surfaced in Lin Xiao's heart, one after another.
It was as though he had practiced this cultivation art for many years.
[Congratulations, you have comprehended Iron Shirt (beginner level).]
The voice rang out in Lin Xiao's mind, snapping him out of his reverie.
"I'm already at the beginner level?"
With a thought from Lin Xiao, the soul power within him began circulating.
Immediately, he felt the muscles throughout his body tighten, and his basic strength increased significantly.
To put it simply, lifting something weighing three to five hundred jin with one hand was no problem for him now.
Clang, clang, clang.
Lin Xiao lightly tapped his exposed skin with a finger, producing a series of metallic clinks.
"Under normal circumstances, blocking some simple attacks shouldn't be a problem. The effect is better