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Chapter 167 Ice Armor

Su Daoshan woke up from his comprehension of the martial arts, opened his eyes and looked at his hands.

Just after finishing the comprehension, the skin of the body was slowly returning to its original appearance. It was as if there was a layer of densely packed and stacked icy scales, which were silently melting and disappearing.

Su Daoshan knew that this feeling of having scales all over his body was just an illusion. But the improvement in defense brought by the Ice Armor Technique was not an illusion.

In fact, in this world, warriors have been training their bodies since childhood, and their skin, muscles and bones are much stronger than ordinary people. Especially the fists, feet, calves, arms, shoulders, lower abdomen, chest, back and other parts are extremely tough due to years of training in leaning, bumping and hitting. A lowest-level ninth-grade warrior can punch a brick, stone or tree without even breaking the skin.

However, the body is still the body.

No matter how strong a warrior's body is, he cannot withstand a sharp sword. Especially for eighth- and ninth-rank warriors, before they transform their strength into power, they have no power to resist at all.

However, things are different after practicing Ice Armor Technique.

This technique can be regarded as Hangu's unique skill, and its status is higher than the "Lying in the Snow and Fiery Sun Technique", "Eighteen Crazy Hammers", "Phantom Cloud Palm" and "Loach Body Technique" that Su Daoshan practiced before.

The reason is very simple, because this kind of defensive skills is extremely rare. Not to mention the sects in Xiazhou, even if you look at the entire continent, it is rare to see it.

Ice Armor Skill can greatly enhance the physical strength and defense of a warrior. Just by getting started, one can resist the claws of an ordinary mad puppet or the sword of an ordinary warrior. If one cultivates to a high level, one will be almost invulnerable to swords and guns. For many years, the children of Hangu have traveled the world and competed with others. Among the unique skills of Hangu that are the most troublesome for opponents, Ice Armor Skill is enough to rank among the top three.

If it weren't for the fact that Sect Leader Wei Qikong had already sent a message to accept Su Daoshan as the Sect Leader's personal disciple, and if this guy was not so gifted that he would have mastered the Eighteen Crazy Hammers and other skills to perfection in just a few days, otherwise, Xie Xunbai would not have made an exception to teach him.

Su Daoshan was the first person who could practice Ice Armor Skill before entering the mountain gate in all the years since Hangu was founded. Xie Xunbai learned the same skill in his fifth year, Meng Qiaofu in his sixth year, and Song Xier, the fastest, in his third year.

Su Daoshan turned his head and saw that Song Xier was still meditating with her eyes closed, with a calm expression.

He refocused his attention on himself.

"The wild world is full of dangers. Since I have nothing to do, I might as well continue practicing. I will try to master this technique before arriving at Wanchang City!"

"When the Ice Armor Technique reaches the minor success stage, the defense will be twice as high when facing an opponent of the same strength. As long as the opponent does not have a magical weapon, it is no problem to withstand a few hits. It can also greatly reduce fatal injuries. And if it can be promoted to the major success stage, even if you meet a sixth-rank warrior, you will not be afraid. It can be said that even if you cannot beat a warrior below the fifth rank, it is enough to save your life."

Thinking of this, Su Daoshan did not hesitate and simply stood up and left the hall.

Unlike offensive techniques such as the Eighteen Crazy Hammers, as a defensive technique, the focus of Ice Armor Training lies in its unique internal Qi circulation pathway and the stimulation of Qi and blood.

In other words, the [strength] in the body must be distributed to the skin and muscles in a special way, so that they become tough and at the same time, as if covered with a layer of armor, thereby achieving the effect of enhancing defense.

However, although the practice of Ice Armor Skill seems simple, it has two difficulties.

The first difficulty is that practitioners cannot simply use the strength in their bodies for the Ice Armor Technique. To put it bluntly, only a portion of the strength can be used for the Ice Armor Technique. More strength should be used for other techniques. The reason is also very simple. If a practitioner is stubborn and can only use the strength for the Ice Armor Technique, then no matter how strong the warrior's defense is, he will only be a target to be beaten.

The second difficulty is that just like warriors who have been strengthening their bodies since childhood, the muscles of the body need to undergo repeated reaction forces before they can become stronger.

Kick, hit, bump, collide, lean... Warriors use sandbags, wooden stakes, and dolls to continuously improve their physical strength. From childhood to adulthood, everyone's bones have been broken countless times, and their muscles and fascia have been torn countless times. It is precisely in this repeated destruction and repair that they become more and more tough and stronger.

Similarly, Ice Armor Technique also requires external assistance. The more attacks you encounter, the faster you will practice.

Su Daoshan walked to the open space on the embankment in front of the temple, took off his blue shirt and inner clothes, folded them and placed them on the stone pier beside him, then drew out his sword, closed his eyes and recalled the key points of the martial arts, took a deep breath, and chopped down his left forearm with the sword.

Su Daoshan's force was not great. But even so, in his previous life, this sword would have surpassed the full force of a warrior with the strongest physique and professional training. If it had been chopped on a tree, a tree as thick as a bowl would have been broken.

However, just as the sword was about to hit his arm, the skin on his wrist turned white as if covered by frost and snow. Soon, the white turned into a layer of transparent ice crystals.

With a "ding" sound, the sword tip hit the forearm and then bounced back, leaving only a shallow mark on the forearm skin.

It was as shallow as a scratch made by an ordinary person with a fingernail on the skin. "It's done." Su Daoshan raised a little arc at the corner of his mouth, and then he stopped hesitating and stretched out his body, simulating a fight with others while constantly attacking himself with the sword. Or stabbing, or chopping, or smashing... like a madman.

However, what no one knew was that at this moment in the hall, a pair of wonderful eyes were staring at Su Daoshan through the gap.

Those who have not practiced Ice Armor Skill will not understand what Su Daoshan's actions mean.

The first difficulty of the Ice Armor Skill is that you can't do two things at the same time. When a warrior is performing a martial art in a fight, both his mind and body will focus on the internal Qi of the martial art he is performing. A little distraction may cause the Qi and blood to not keep up, not to mention performing two things at the same time.

At first, Song Xier herself was troubled by it when she was practicing the Ice Armor Technique. Although she had a good understanding of the technique, it was not until a month later that she gradually grasped the secrets of the Ice Armor Technique under the guidance of her master.

Ice Armor Skill is not an independent set of skills.

If someone treats it as an independent martial art and tries to cover the whole body with ice armor to resist the opponent, then he will just become a target to be beaten.

The real purpose of the Ice Armor Skill is to help warriors have stronger defense in battle. It makes the parts that are usually easily injured no longer easily injured. It makes the vital points that are usually fatal no longer fatal. It does not need to cover the whole body, but should be like a shield that keeps moving and always appears at the most critical point!

This is the true use of Ice Armor!
Therefore, the key to practicing Ice Armor is to not try to do two things at once. That kind of practice will only make it difficult for you to take care of both ends in battle. The real way to practice is grafting!

The operation of the internal energy and strength of the Ice Armor Skill will be grafted onto other martial arts.

When you use other martial arts to fight the enemy, when you use this move, if there are any flaws, and which parts of the body are vulnerable to the opponent's attack, then the ice armor of the Ice Armor Skill should appear there, instead of being greedy and trying to cover everything.

What Song Xier didn't expect was that Su Daoshan had just practiced Ice Armor Technique and he had already figured out this truth.

At this moment, Su Daoshan was performing the "Eighteen Crazy Hammers" while integrating the Ice Armor Technique.

For a moment, all that could be seen was Su Daoshan's figure in the starry night, dodging and evading like a swimming dragon, punching and kicking. The long sword in his hand was thrown into the sky, chopped back, or pressed against trees and bricks, stabbing himself in different ways and angles.

At the beginning, Su Daoshan was a little unfamiliar with the use of the Crazy Eighteen Hammers and the Ice Armor Technique. The Crazy Eighteen Hammers, which had already reached the Great Perfection stage, became awkward and awkward.

However, as the fight went on, Su Daoshan's moves began to become smooth again.

And every time the long sword attacks the body, no matter where it lands, a layer of white ice armor will appear on the skin accordingly.

Once, twice... As Su Daoshan practiced, at first, these ice armors were only the size of a small jade coin. After six rounds of the Crazy Eighteen Hammers, each time they appeared, they had become the size of a palm. The protective area was greatly increased.

When Su Daoshan finished performing Eighteen Crazy Hammers twelve times in one breath and changed his moves to Phantom Cloud Palm, a ray of cold light shot out from the window of the hall and pierced his vest.

Su Daoshan's perception was so sharp that his hair stood on end in an instant. His Ice Armor Skill, which he had already practiced to the highest level, suddenly burst into full force. For a moment, a piece of ice armor the size of a watermelon suddenly appeared on the skin on his back, occupying one-third of the area.

when!
The cold light pierced the ice armor, only making a small hole in the flesh. It only penetrated half a meter before turning into a dagger and falling to the ground with a clang.

Su Daoshan looked back and saw Song Xier walking out with an expressionless face.

"Mastery?" Song Xier picked up the dagger.

"Yes," Su Daoshan said happily, "Thank you for your help, Senior Sister."

When the stone tablet of the skill broke, Su Daoshan had already mastered the Ice Armor Skill. In just half an hour, he had improved the Ice Armor Skill from the entry level to the proficient level. And this moment just now was the critical moment. After all, it was not convenient to attack yourself. It was Song Xier's knife that made him fully stimulate and improve the Ice Armor Skill from the proficient level to the mastery level in one fell swoop.

"You're welcome," Song Xier looked at Su Daoshan, an indescribable color flashed in her eyes, she pursed her lips and stabbed him with a knife, "I'll help you again!"

(End of this chapter)