Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

Chapter 70 The Person with the Lowest Emotional Intelligence Laughs at the Mortal World, Six-Ring Sword Maniac Challenge, Fifth Soul Skill Mechanical Cycle (5K)

The girl's steps were light and graceful, her emerald green ponytail swaying gently.

Leaving their homeland in the far north where they had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, the Ice Emperor stepped into a human city as if he had entered a beautiful new world.

Following the irresistible aroma, Hyotei dragged Lin Qing through different food stalls. The clanging of cleavers against cutting boards aroused Hyotei's appetite, and the sizzling sound of grilled squid tempted her stomach.

Of all the foods that attract her most, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's diet consists of various insects.

Hyotei ate silkworm pupae, scorpions, and cicadas with great relish.

Lin Qing ordered another plate of fried grasshoppers. The grasshopper skewers were sprinkled with a secret chili powder. Like a starving ghost reincarnated, she ate them with both hands, her pink lips inevitably getting a layer of bright red chili powder on them. Then she exclaimed "Wow!" and crunched down the whole plate before gently patting her flat stomach.

Seeing this, the fried insect vendor couldn't stop smiling. He had been setting up his stall on Mingdu Food Street for twenty years and had seen all kinds of customers. This was the first time he had ever seen such a stunningly beautiful girl. She was petite and delicate, with an air of arrogance. Even when asking someone to buy her food, she held her head high.

Besides insects, Ice Emperor also likes icy cold ice cream, which fits Lin Qing's stereotype of ice-attribute soul beasts.

Considering that Lin Qing had been generous with his money the whole way, Hyotei had a change of heart and held up the crispy ice cream cone to Lin Qing's lips.

"Here, this is what I bestow upon you."

"I was the one who paid!"

Lin Qing grumbled, complaining that Hyotei was using her as a front for their own benefit. Then, she took a big bite of ice cream and watched Hyotei haughtily toss their heads and run towards the world of fireworks.

The warm, dusky sunlight accentuated the slender waistline of her white and green dress, while the gentle evening breeze made her milky-white stockings, which clung to her graceful legs, captivating the eye.

Her graceful figure exudes youthful vigor; who wouldn't cherish her innocent and youthful beauty?

While mature chapters are certainly captivating, the opening prologue is equally worth savoring, and Hyotei perfectly satisfies both conflicting aesthetic preferences.

"Mingdu's specialty, gray juice?"

Hyotei stopped next to a shop, seemingly curious about the authentic drinks that could only be found in Meido. This time, without Hyotei even asking, Lin Qing, with his keen eye, proactively paid, generously saying, "Boss, a large bowl, please!"

"Okay!"

The middle-aged boss looked at the smiling Lin Qing, then glanced down at the clear and innocent girl with pigtails. As a native of Mingdu, he immediately realized that a classic local drama was unfolding, and ladled out a large bowl of ash juice and handed it to Hyotei.

"This taste—" Hyotei hesitated slightly.

Lin Qing quickly offered encouragement: "It smells sour and pungent, but it tastes uniquely fragrant and thick. Once it goes down your throat, the warm heat soothes your meridians, much more comfortable than the grasshoppers you've eaten."

"I'll give it a try."

Under Lin Qing's expectant gaze, Hyotei raised the large bowl with a mixture of belief and doubt, opened her red lips, and gulped down more than half of it.

That unique smell assaulted his very senses, causing his orange-gold eyes to widen instantly like copper bells. Hyotei vomited everything up, gasping for breath, and roared in a fit of impotent rage, "Pah! Pah! Pah! Destroy the human world!"

Lin Qing and the ash juice shopkeeper covered their mouths and chuckled. Finally, Hyotei jumped up, grabbed Lin Qing by the collar, and shook him back and forth, forcing him to buy a full 100 gold soul coins worth of bugs and ice cream. Only then did he reluctantly forgive the evil little brat who tricked him into drinking sour sock water.

As the sun set and the moon rose, the two left the food street and returned to Zhanghua Garden, their hands full of snacks.

Pushing open the gate of the mansion, Zhanghua Garden was empty. Miss Angel seemed to still be out learning about high-altitude soul tools with Starry Sky Douluo. Only Lin Qing and Ice Emperor were left at home.

"Zhanghua Garden has twelve courtyards, and ten rooms are still vacant. Which one do you like?" Lin Qing asked.

"I live next to you." Hyotei remains true to its original aspirations.

"Alright." Lin Qing nodded. "The Bone Robe is on my left, and the right courtyard will be yours from now on."

Bingdi pouted: "You've mentioned Ye Guyi several times tonight, and you even wanted me to pretend to be your sister's old friend and stay here. Who exactly is she? Is she the mating partner you crave?"

"That's such a crude way of speaking!" Lin Qing exclaimed in shock.

"You don't need to explain, I understand the ins and outs." Hyotei said, shaking her head. "You're worried that she'll misunderstand your relationship with me and interfere with your passionate mating desires."

Little did they know that I am the great Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, my heart as cold as the drifting snow in the far north's core. Four hundred thousand years have passed, and love is long gone, as fleeting as clouds to me.

"Where is Xue Di?"

"—Going to sleep."

Hyotei's defenses were completely breached, and with puffed-out cheeks, they flew away in a flash.

All night long, Ah Bing couldn't sleep. She racked her brains but couldn't figure out how Lin Qing knew the top secret. She hadn't mentioned a single word about her feelings for Xue Di!

The next day, early morning.

Lin Qing left Zhanghua Garden and headed to the ancestral home of the Hongchen family. Zhu Qingbingchan was lying in the storage soul tool, so it was natural to deliver it to her door.

The ancestral home of the Hongchen family is located in the southwest of Mingdu. From a distance, it appears as a continuous stretch of deep mansions with green tiles and white walls, surrounded by high walls, exuding a sense of antiquity. After all, it is one of the most prestigious families in the Sun and Moon Empire, and the three-legged golden toad is quite impressive.

Stopping in front of the door, Lin Qing stared at the golden sculptures at the entrance and said with a strange expression, "These two golden toads are—"

The guardian stone lions have lost their jobs, and a pair of gleaming three-legged toads stand in front of the Hongchen family's gate. The Hongchen patriarch clearly believes in a creed: since one is born into the mortal world, one should enjoy all the riches and glory of the mortal world.

After knocking on the door and announcing his name, the steward of the mortal world respectfully invited Lin Qing to rest in the reception room for a while. Before he could even drink a cup of tea, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed outside the door.

"Qing, I missed you so much!"

Xiao Hongchen beat his sister to it and gave Lin Qing a passionate bear hug, which made Meng Hongchen stomp her feet in anger. She secretly hid a block of highly poisonous ice in her palm, ready to stuff it into her brother's mouth at any time.

"I'll visit the dean first, then we'll talk." Lin Qing patted Xiao Hongchen on the back and smiled at Xiao Meng through Xiao Ge.

Meng Hongchen elbowed Xiao Hongchen in the waist eighteen times from behind before finally repelling her troublesome brother. She then said sweetly, "Grandpa led a group of Mingde Hall Soul Masters to test Soul Guidance Devices. They will return to Mingdu when the new semester starts."

That's a real shame.

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Reaching into his robes, Lin Qing took out a beautifully decorated jade box: "This is a small gift I made for my first visit, Meng. Please give it to the Dean for me."

"Uh-huh!"

Meng Hongchen nodded repeatedly, while Xiao Hongchen grimaced and rubbed his aching back as he leaned closer. The three-legged toad's instincts told him that the cold jade box contained high-quality ice-attribute metal, but its aura was unusually unfamiliar, unlike any rare metal he had ever encountered.

The answer is revealed: walnuts carved from Ice Extreme Crystal.

Having learned from Xiao Meng that Jing Hongchen loved playing with metal walnuts, Lin Qing worked overtime on his way back to the Sun Moon Empire, using Ice Extreme Divine Crystal to create two walnuts, which he then put into a jade box as a gift for his first visit.

"Xiao Meng, and your spirit ring."

With a flash of silvery light, the Zhu Qing Ice Toad crashed to the ground with a bang. Its jade-white beast body was bound into a rice dumpling with a pretty bow tied on top, showing that the gift giver was very thoughtful and considered that the soul beast given to the girl should have a sense of ceremony.

"Zhu Qingbingchan!"

Soul rings are one of the most beloved gifts for soul masters. Meng Hongchen has always longed for Zhu Qing's Ice Toad Soul Ring, but has never been able to obtain it.

At this moment, immense joy surged into her mind, and her icy blue eyes rippled with overwhelming emotion. If her brother hadn't been there cosplaying as a wooden stake, Meng Hongchen would have already pounced on him and given him a good beating!

"I won't say thank you."

Xiao Meng smiled brightly, then pretended to be shy and asked, "Lin Qing, what do you usually eat for breakfast? I feel like I have trouble choosing, I'm a little confused."

"Hey sis, what are you pretending to be? It's a bowl of incredibly delicious Black Horn Mountain Boar Lean Pork Congee with boiled Bluebird Eggs, both tasty and nutritious!" Xiao Hongchen retorted immediately.

Ignoring Xiao Hongchen's comment, Lin Qing said softly, "Um, how about we go out for breakfast together tomorrow?"

"Okay, okay!"

Brother Xiao: (°°)

No, it turns out I'm the one with the lowest emotional intelligence!

"Idiot bro!"

Qingxiao's superiority was immediately apparent. On the free day when Miss Angel was not at home, Qingzai completely unleashed his true nature!

Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes at her brother, then dragged Zhu Qingbingchan deep into the ancestral home's cultivation room to absorb the fifth soul ring.

Xiao Ge clutched his chest for a long time before finally recovering from his heartache. He looked at Lin Qing with melancholy eyes and asked, "Brother, Grandpa and my sister both received gifts, but what about me?"

"Three Ultimate Gold Experience Cards." Lin Qing prescribed the right remedy.

"Cool!!!"

After bidding a reluctant farewell to Xiao Hongchen, Lin Qing headed to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. His accumulated metallic energy was completely depleted, and he urgently needed to replenish it in the metal world of his simulated cultivation ground.

Things are different now. With the backing of the wealthy and powerful Sun Moon Royal Soul Masters, they can cultivate at their own expense.

nonexistent!

"Stop, man."

Suddenly, the roadside bushes rustled, and two figures jumped out one after the other. Ji Juechen held the Meteorite Iron Sword with a cool and aloof air, while Jing Ziyan rubbed her hands together like a fly and said, "It's better to be lucky than early. We both hate it when the academy is on holiday. Instead of making the most of every minute to cultivate, you people are running around everywhere!"

"It's been over two weeks since I sparred with you, my hands are itching to get back to practice. How about we go to the practice area and get some practice?"

"Let's go!" Lin Qing agreed decisively.

Since they met, the three of them often sparred together, sometimes with the Hongchen siblings and Ye Guyi by their side.

Both combat fanatics are obsessed with real combat and welcome anyone who comes along, the more the merrier. Among them, Qingmeng is their favorite.

Lin Qing always deliberately "cuts off one arm" by giving up his powerful long-range soul tool, while Meng Hongchen is a close-combat soul tool master. Although they are almost always poisoned by Zhu Qing's ice toad, they still enjoy it.

In contrast, Ye Guyi and Xiao Hongchen made Ji Jing and his companion feel restricted.

The natural advantage of high-altitude flight puts Ye Guyi at ease, while Xiao Hongchen is a pure long-range explosives master, and the Three-Legged Golden Toad's abilities are all tailored for long-range firepower.

Brother Xiao's bottom line is also unfathomable. He often drags Lin Qing and two human punching bags to have a two-person battle, just to have fun with the ultimate gold.

Arriving at the experimental area, they stood on opposite sides. Their sparring never needed a referee. Ji Juechen took a deep breath, and wave after wave of soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

Two yellow, two purple, two black.

After more than half a year of intense and exhilarating battles, Sword Maniac used battle to fuel his own battles and successfully broke through to the sixth-ring Soul Emperor!

Jing Ziyan's soul power has improved considerably, and she is not far from reaching level sixty. Lin Qing lightly raised his left hand, and mechanical elements swept across the sky and earth. The two arrived just in time to meet. He was just about to try out his newly mastered soul skill, and a series of dazzling soul rings rose up.

Yellow, purple, purple, black, black!

"Congratulations on breaking through to Soul King."

Jing Ziyan offered her congratulations loudly, holding a blasting nine-section whip, her body slightly lowered like a hunting leopard.

Ji Juechen remained silent, changing his sword-holding posture from one hand to two hands gripping tightly, the meteorite iron sword from beyond the heavens gathering a terrifying sword aura.

"Same to you, you guys be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fourth soul ring of the ten-thousand-year-old shone brightly, and the fourth soul skill, the Mechanical Burn, suddenly erupted, instantly transforming the silver-white elements into a sea of ​​molten gold and fire.

A dazzling fiery cloud seemed to descend upon the test area, and mechanical elements surged wildly towards Lin Qing, forming a shimmering, molten gold armor. He gripped a blazing longsword, its entire body condensed from the ultimate gold, in his right hand.

"Wow, she unleashed her ultimate move right from the start!?" Jing Ziyan clicked her tongue in amazement.

"We'll get through this and wait for the overload to happen."

Ji Juechen's words were concise and to the point.

They understood Lin Qing's soul skills. The burst of mechanical burning was a violent enhancement, but the price was a period of weakness after the burning was exhausted. When Lin Qing used soul tools such as the Dragon Gland Thermonuclear Cannon and the Giant Spear Dragon Devourer, the aftereffect of mechanical burning was that the soul tools had to carry a heavy load.

At this moment, Lin Qing directly ignited his mechanical element and entered melee stance, without using any soul tools, so he would bear the side effects of the mechanical burning himself.

"First Soul Skill, Illusory Smoke!"

Purple smoke billowed and swirled around her. Even though she knew that mechanical elements were her nemesis, Jing Ziyan still tirelessly started with her first soul skill, as if sounding the horn of attack.

A jet-black crescent-shaped sword light burst forth from the misty smoke, and the meteorite iron sword energy, capable of cutting through anything, attacked Lin Qing.

"Clang!"

The sword rang out with a cold, clear sound. The molten gold longsword slashed horizontally, and golden sword energy exploded and burned. Ji Juechen, who rushed in from within the smoke, was moved.

Lin Qing had used his melee form dozens of times, and Ji Juechen was extremely familiar with the Ultimate Blade. After each battle, his sword-obsessed sword intent would take a step forward, and so would Lin Qing's. The Heart of Elements beat more and more intensely, and the power of the mechanical element became more and more terrifying!

"boom!"

The black and gold sword energies clashed head-on, fighting fiercely with their masters' will, the golden light shining brightly and tearing through the black sword light, rushing into the smoke exhaled by Jing Ziyan.

Mechanical elements rampaged wildly, and the purple smoke was ignited by the high temperature of the burning mechanical elements. Jing Ziyan was so frightened that she hurriedly released the Condensing Smoke Soul Skill and transformed back into human form, looking at the undying molten gold flames with lingering fear.

Left with no other choice, the two had to abandon the cover of the illusionary smoke and approach Lin Qing openly. The meteorite iron sword and the molten gold longsword clashed head-on. Ji Juechen heard the painful groan of his precious iron sword. The stoic sword fanatic's lips twitched slightly, and a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes.

The upper limit of the Heavenly Meteorite Iron Sword is limited to this, unable to keep up with the Sword Maniac's cultivation level. However, this sword has been with him since he was six years old, cutting across the world. Ji Juechen has long been accustomed to holding the Heavenly Meteorite Iron Sword and talking to himself every day, reluctant to abandon it.

Lin Qing reached out with his left hand and locked the Exploding Nine-Section Whip. The sharp whip blade cut through his palm, but it couldn't even break through a layer of molten gold armor. He looked up at Ji Juechen.

"I'll enhance your sword with mechanical elements?"

Thank you.

Ji Juechen, being straightforward, didn't realize that a battle was underway.

Mechanical elements clung to the meteorite iron sword from outer space, while burning molten gold elements tempered the entire blade. Sparks scattered across the sky, and the blade hummed softly, as the ultimate gold sublimated the essence of the meteorite iron!

Over the years, Ji Juechen and the Meteorite Sword have become inseparable partners. He can sense the joy his old friend feels from the bottom of his soul. As long as the Meteorite Sword is happy, he doesn't care about completely transforming it with mechanical elements, or making it into any shape!

"Buzz"

The meteorite iron sword has been completely renovated. Its blade is as clear as water, and its body is covered with interwoven gold and silver patterns. The rough marks of the past have been swept away, and the meteorite iron sword has undergone a dramatic change in its aura.

Having undergone elemental sublimation and tempering inside and out, this sword has been completely cleansed of impurities, becoming a truly divine weapon. From now on, Ji Juechen will not need to search for a new sword. Using this piece of extraterrestrial meteorite iron as raw material and inscribing it with the unique core array of the sword soul tool, he can create a level nine soul tool exclusively for the sword fanatic!

For a swordsman, loyalty to one's original purpose is the ideal. Ji Juechen is deeply attached to his transformed old companion. His troubled and confused mind is suddenly enlightened. His sharp sword intent resonates with the meteorite iron sword from outer space, and the sword energy bursts forth, creating a storm of sword blades that clangs and clatters as they bombard the mechanical elemental armor!

At the same time, the golden hue slowly faded, the mechanical burning time was nearing its end, and the mechanical element was exhausted and powerless after the explosion.

Ji Juechen felt a little embarrassed because the energy from the burning weapon was not used in the battle; most of it was used to temper the meteorite iron sword from outer space. This victory was not honorable!

"If Old Ji can't bring himself to chop you up, I won't hold back." Jing Ziyan chuckled, and her second explosive nine-section whip drew a deep purple arc of light, tearing through the air with a sharp sound!

"It's too early to be complacent at halftime."

The last-ranked ten-thousand-year soul ring shone brightly, as if the listless mechanical element had been suddenly injected with a powerful stimulant.

Jing Ziyan's eyes bulged out like goldfish, and a scene that shattered her worldview immediately occurred. She witnessed the mechanical element return to its peak incredulously. The dim patterns flowed with scorching light and turned into molten gold that burned fiercely once again!

Fifth Soul Skill: Mechanical Cycle!

The mechanical element undergoes self-renewal, returning to its former glory, and can cycle multiple times, stacking and enhancing its state.

The true form of the Formless Golden Demon is a pool of liquid metal born from an underground mineral vein. It continuously devours metal energy to complete its transformation and growth. The innate soul skills of the extreme northern soul beasts it absorbs are also repeatedly superimposed on this basis, eventually achieving a complex fusion of soul skills that surpasses those of the Mirror Shadow Beast and the Silver Elite Beast.

The cycle repeats endlessly, and Jing Ziyan is utterly powerless against the peak mechanical element.

The molten gold longsword severed the exploding nine-section whip, its terrifying sharpness grazing close to her neck. Jing Ziyan raised her hands in surrender, indignantly saying, "Even the ultimate gold has its tricks; it's making life unbearable!"

Seeing this, the sword fanatic's fighting spirit was rekindled. His sword intent surged into the primordial meteorite iron sword, and man and sword became one, without distinction. A sword aura three meters wide shot out, the pitch-black sword aura swelled in the wind, and fine black cracks bloomed along the way!

Lin Qing's pupils reflected Ji Juechen's all-out sword strike, and a mischievous smile appeared on his lips. His eyes transformed into dark gold vertical pupils, resembling those of a formless golden demon.

The sword light that Ji Juechen swung was crystal clear, like an image magnified a thousand times. Then, the molten gold sword blade, formed from the ultimate gold, was slashed out with unparalleled will and power!

The Formless Demon Eye comes with the skill, Myriad Forms!