area51novel Chapter 20: Slapping Yu Xiaogang in the Face!
Chapter 20: Slapping Yu Xiaogang in the Face!
"Really? I feel fine."
"After all, the Spirit Wing Jade Butterfly not only gave me a healing-type soul skill, but also completely activated my martial soul, transforming it into armor mode."
Mo Yi had no intention of hiding the fact that he could summon armor.
Since I'll be transforming all the time when I need to fight, there's no need to hide it.
"Armor mode? What's that?"
Yu Xiaogang was stunned, his face full of confusion.
A chest strap can turn into armor?
What is the connection between these two?
This thing doesn't look like a breast protector at all.
If it were a breastplate, he could explain the formation of the full-body armor using the theory of martial soul extension, but what about a belt?
"That's how it is."
Mo Yi was too lazy to waste words with him, and loosely clenched her right hand in front of her.
The yellow soul ring at his feet, disguised as being four hundred years old, suddenly lit up.
A Dream Restoration Capsule emitting a green glow appeared out of thin air in my palm.
He inserted the capsule into the driver groove.
Turn it.
【Recovery!】
The moment the mechanical sound rang out.
A violent black mist erupted from the driver like a geyser, instantly engulfing Mo Yi's body.
Just a breath.
The fog dissipated.
A full suit of black armor covered in green energy patterns stood prominently in the center of the dormitory.
Startled by the sudden transformation effect, Yu Xiaogang took two steps back and bumped into the door.
He stared wide-eyed at the armor on Mo Yi's body, his breathing becoming rapid.
"It can actually transform into full-body armor... Your martial spirit is definitely not that simple!"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes quickly shifted from shock to fervor.
"I understand! Perhaps this is the true nature of your martial spirit!"
"You just need to use the properties of your Soul Rings to activate this outer layer of armor."
"But!"
He changed the subject, his tone became stern, and his brows furrowed tightly.
"Since you can transform into an armored martial soul, then you should be even less inclined to hunt down the Spirit Winged Jade Butterfly!"
"You should hunt spirit beasts that are primarily defensive or offensive, following a pure defensive or offensive path, instead of going for a healing path!"
Yu Xiaogang pointed at Mo Yi's armor with great distress.
To be fair, Yu Xiaogang's words make some sense.
In the traditional understanding of Douluo Continent, armor-type martial souls are indeed best suited for either offensive or defensive strategies.
However, Yu Xiaogang understood martial spirits, but he had no idea what a driver was or what a transmigrator was!
After all, Mo Yi's first soul ring did not come from the hundred-year-old Spirit Wing Jade Butterfly, but from the 99-year-old Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!
"What the teacher said makes sense. But I think I'm pretty good now. Right now, I have the attack and defense that come with the armor, as well as a healing soul skill. I'm quite satisfied."
"madness!"
Yu Xiaogang flicked his sleeve heavily, his eyes filled with disappointment and frustration.
Your current satisfaction is only because you haven't encountered a true genius yet!
"You have greatly wasted the potential of your Martial Soul. Absorbing a weak Soul Beast like the Spirit-Winged Jade Butterfly will inevitably drastically reduce the offensive and defensive caps that your Martial Soul should have!"
Yu Xiaogang became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice rising eight octaves.
"Your current soul skills are utterly inadequate against any power-attack type soul master of the same level!"
"You've already destroyed half of your foundation with your own hands! If you continue to act recklessly like this, in a few years you'll become just another ordinary person, a complete waste with a talent for full soul power!"
"If you don't want to become a useless piece of trash, you'd better become my apprentice!"
"Only I, Yu Xiaogang, can help you correct the course of your development and save your misguided martial spirit!"
Demean, suppress, and then throw out a lifeline.
Yu Xiaogang mastered a standard PUA combo.
The reason he deliberately belittled Mo Yi was to break down the psychological defenses of a six-year-old child and make him obediently become his disciple.
If it were an ordinary child, or someone without much knowledge or intelligence, they might actually fall for his trick and kneel down to acknowledge him as their father.
But who is Mo Yi?
However, they are people who have received nine years of compulsory education and are developing morally, intellectually, physically, and aesthetically.
Mo Yi recognized this kind of rhetoric immediately.
Therefore, I immediately felt annoyed.
You rascal Gangzi.
No wonder so many readers want to go through the internet and beat you up.
With your self-righteous and arrogant attitude, you really deserve a beating.
Before Mo Yi could even speak, Xiao Wu on the bed next to him bristled.
"What nonsense are you spouting, you old man!"
Xiao Wu jumped off the bed, put her hands on her hips, and stood in front of Mo Yi.
"Mo Yi's martial spirit is incredibly powerful! You're the one who's utterly vulnerable!"
Xiao Wu angrily pointed at Yu Xiaogang's nose.
"Just a few days ago on our way here, we were attacked by bandits. Mo Yi defeated a Grand Soul Master and several other Soul Masters with a single punch!"
"In my opinion, Mo Yi's spirit rings are flawless, and his martial spirit is also very powerful. It's you, old man, who doesn't understand anything but keeps spouting nonsense!"
Yu Xiaogang's face stiffened.
Encountering bandits on the road, he fought against many of them single-handedly and defeated them despite being of a higher level.
Are you kidding me!
"Little girl, there's a limit to lying."
Yu Xiaogang put on a stern face and said in a lecturing tone, "How could a child who has just obtained his first spirit ring, and with a healing-type spirit skill, possibly kill enemies of a higher level? I think the bandits you're talking about are just a group of ordinary people with weapons... It's ridiculous that you even mistook them for spirit masters."
"you!"
Xiao Wu stomped her feet in anger, and was about to rush up and argue with him when she was pulled back by a large hand covered in black armor.
Mo Yi pulled Xiao Wu behind him and sneered, "Who do we have here? So you're the theoretical master, Yu Xiaogang, aren't you?"
Yu Xiaogang, with his hands behind his back and chin slightly raised, said, "That's right, it is I. Since you've heard of my name, you must know my abilities. As long as you're willing to become my disciple, I, Yu Xiaogang, guarantee..."
"stop."
Mo Yi raised her hand to interrupt his long speech.
Yu Xiaogang paused, his brows furrowing.
Mo Yi sneered, "I've heard the rumors about you. But as far as I know, this self-proclaimed invincible master in theory is actually a cultivation failure who can't even break through level 30. I wonder if these rumors are true or false?"
Upon hearing this, the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? There are actually people who can't even break through level 30?"
Yu Xiaogang's noodles twitched, his hands clenched tightly behind his back, and he still stubbornly insisted, "Because of a malignant mutation in my martial soul, my innate soul power is only half a level, so I can only be stuck at level twenty-nine for life. But the strength of a martial soul does not represent the correctness of a theory! I have studied martial souls for decades and summarized ten core competencies that are enough to help any genius avoid detours..."
"Yeah?"
Mo Yi continued, "I've heard you say something like, 'There are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters,' right?"
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth: "That's right! That's what I said!"
"That would be hilarious."
Mo Yi crossed his arms, looking at him as if he were a clown.
"Since there are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters, and your martial soul mutation has caused you to be stuck at level 29 for life, according to your own theory... you're a useless soul master then. Since you're a useless soul master, what face do you have to come and teach me, a genius with innate full soul power?"
"You...you..."
Yu Xiaogang was so angry that his eyes turned red and he was panting heavily, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Mo Yi laughed and said, "What's wrong, our theoretical master? Did I hit a nerve and you can't even speak anymore?"
"You arrogant brat! You ignorant child! You're hopeless!"
Yu Xiaogang completely lost his temper, violently flung his sleeves down, trembling with rage: "If you don't listen to my advice, you'll ruin your talent sooner or later! Even if you kneel down and beg me then, I absolutely will not accept you!"
Mo Yi sneered, too lazy to even glance at him again, and pointed to the door, saying, "The door's over there. Goodbye."
"You'll regret this!"
Yu Xiaogang turned and left.
"Bang!"
The door was slammed shut.