Chapter 154 Dragon Roar <TOC> Chapter 155 The City of Chaos
Translator: SumTLMan
Li Mu sat on the ground, facing Yuan Tong.
Yuan Tong was the most accomplished among all the Eastern Xia Jiedu envoys in the field of enhancement. Jiedu carefully chose him to test Li Mu’s qualifications.
“The so-called breathing techniques are more or less the same, but each has its own emphasis. Because everyone’s physique and talent are different, the most suitable breathing technique for each person is different as well, and there is no hierarchy of superiority or inferiority.”
“It is easy to practice multiple breathing techniques if you have spare energy. You just need to change the route of your psychic energy. However, when it comes to constructing psychic energy channels, one must choose the most suitable breathing technique for oneself and follow the steps strictly.”
“Because even an awakened person in the enhancement category, when reaching the fourth level, their body is still bound by flesh and blood. Some organs are very weak in their tolerance to heavy metal ions, and the slightest deviation can poison and injure oneself, even to the point of death.”
“You are able to have such strength without completely constructing psychic energy channels, which means that the breathing technique you practice is very suitable for yourself.”
“When constructing your psychic energy channels, you only need to follow the breathing technique you are currently practicing, because the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield is a technique without psychic energy channels. It needs to construct psychic energy channels before it can be practiced.”
Yuan Tong revealed the biggest secret of the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield with a smile.
“Rather than a breathing technique, it is more like a skill to transform psychic energy channels.”
As he spoke, he waved his hand and rolled up a wave of psychic energy, sending the Black Thief, who was gnawing on a cow’s hind leg nearby, dozens of meters away.
This creature was a psychic being with considerable intelligence, and there was a risk of leakage if it heard the content of the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield.
“After mastering the Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Technique, you can open up countless tiny branches like capillaries on the constructed psychic energy channels.”
“Having too many psychic energy channels is not necessarily a good thing. These channels can interfere with each other and even make the mobilization of psychic energy more difficult. However, there is no such problem with tiny branches. They do not need to be controlled; they passively absorb and amplify the psychic energy flowing from the main channel, greatly increasing the capacity and upper limit of psychic energy release.”
“After fully mastering the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield, the same move can be at least twice as powerful.”
Yuan Tong said that for an awakened person of the same level, doubling was already a terrifying number, turning from evenly matched to overwhelming.
“This is not the biggest advantage of the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield. It was originally created to imitate the black membrane of the descenders. The psychic energy branches that spread throughout the body can give the awakened person a psychic energy affinity skin similar to the descender’s black membrane. When psychic energy is activated, it is impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire.”
The reason for the name Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield is that the sound of the fine psychic energy channels swallowing psychic energy is very similar to a real dragon’s roar.
Yuan Tong had previously relied on his psychic energy affinity skin to directly withstand the Flame Dragon. The blade energy that could cut through rocks and melt steel did not hurt a single hair on him.
He didn’t rely on the holy relic at all; he achieved it solely through his skin’s defense.
“Those mediocre people who try to imitate the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield, developing various energy techniques that can pierce through skin, don’t realize they are just grasping at straws.”
This is also the reason why the awakeners of Great Xia can only rely on energy techniques to fight against the descenders.
“You have practiced the Dragon Roar Bone Sublimation Method, which is a martial art created by Brother Yue Zhen based on the Shock Calamity. When combined with the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield, it can wrap countless subtle psychic energy channels around the bones and obtain an affinity with psychic energy and bones.”
This was just the idea of the former Intervention Army Commander Yue Zhen.
After all, when he killed the descender’s Sun King and obtained the Shock Calamity, he was already a high-level expert at the first rank and couldn’t start from scratch again.
“Perhaps we can see what the limit of the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield is from your body.”
Yuan Tong said with some emotion.
One of the most important secrets of the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield is the recipe for the Great Pill. Only by taking the corresponding Great Pill can it be possible to cultivate it.
Compared to ordinary Great Pill, the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield has a lot more of two types of metals, lead and mercury.
Even among toxic heavy metals, the toxicity of mercury is still one of the highest, and most recipes try not to use it. Even if they do, they will try to reduce the amount.
“Kid, if you are afraid, you can give up. To cultivate the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield, you can’t be like those cowards who only take a little bit each time. You must take the entire Great Pill directly. People with weak constitution can die on the spot.”
Li Mu naturally wouldn’t give up.
Yuan Tong nodded and detailed the key points and steps of cultivating the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield to Li Mu, even inspecting him to make sure he remembered everything.
“As for the materials needed to make the Great Pill, you also know that we of Eastern Xia have been putting all our efforts into repairing the River No. 1. Various heavy metals are very scarce, so I only brought fifty pieces of gold lasus. The rest is up to you to figure out.”
Molybdenum and tungsten are indispensable elements for making high-strength alloys. After Eastern Xia collected them, most of them were invested in the repair of aircraft carriers.
Yuan Tong felt sorry as he took out the gold lasus from his pocket, ready to use a little bit first.
Seeing his stingy appearance, Li Mu pushed the gold lasus back into his arms.
“Never mind, I’ll figure it out myself. I robbed several banks in Avonigarda before,” Li Mu said.
It seemed that he could only purchase the missing alchemy materials from Raginbeard. However, the demand for the large quantity of materials required by his Dragon and Tiger Astral Specter technique exceeded that of ordinary energy techniques. Coupled with the Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield, the amount of metal to be purchased was probably astounding. To complete the purchase without alarming anyone, he would need some special skills.
Thinking of this, even Li Mu himself had some doubts about whether he would die after swallowing the Golden Pill.
Yuan Tong blushed and stood up, shouldering his long spear and not even allowing Li Mu to take the gold he had snatched from gold lasus. Dongxia had invested almost an enormous amount of resources to repair the aircraft carrier.
Many young people harbored dissatisfaction, especially those who had advanced to the fourth level and were preparing to build a psychic energy pathway. They felt that their interests had been compromised.
The commanders also felt powerless and could only do their best to reconcile.
As long as River No. 1 was repaired, everything would be alright!
“I’ve finished teaching you energy techniques, and I should go now. Be careful in the Xingdu Federation. If there is a risk of exposure, just run back to Easter Xia. You are a rare genius, but even geniuses need time to fulfill their potential. The most important thing is to stay alive,” Yuan Tong said, bidding farewell.
After parting ways, Yuan Tong’s figure shot away and disappeared in just a few breaths, appearing hundreds of meters away. He had not even used any force while testing the situation.