Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 18 Your weapon crafting is too fake.

The next day, after some follow-up processing, the flying artifact was completed and ready to be used. When Xiao Yan stepped out of the tent, he saw Huo Yuhao soaring through the air.

"In terms of flight speed and agility, it is far inferior to that of a Battle King." Yao Chen floated to the side, recording the data.

Huo Yuhao flew for a short while, then hovered in the air, closed his eyes to sense the consumption of his battle qi, and then said, "Because it can draw on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the consumption of battle qi should be far lower than that of flying battle techniques." After saying that, Huo Yuhao prepared to test the attack capabilities of this spiritual weapon.

On the front of the wings, two sky-blue spirit patterns lit up, and wind elements flowed around Huo Yuhao, condensing into pieces of energy feathers.

【Wind's Feather】!

Under Huo Yuhao's guidance, countless wind feathers shot down like arrows released from a bow, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound!

*Puff puff puff puff!* The solid ground was instantly pierced through with countless tiny holes.

After unleashing this spirit rune skill derived from the combat technique "Ice Phoenix Feather," Huo Yuhao's face turned pale, and his internal battle qi instantly depleted. He controlled his flying spirit artifact and slowly descended to the ground.

"Awesome!" Xiao Yan came running over excitedly, his voice even more excited than Huo Yuhao, the creator, and slapped Huo Yuhao hard on the shoulder. Huo Yuhao had just landed and hadn't even stood up properly when he was slapped so hard that he almost fell to the ground.

"This power is so great that even a Great Dou Master would have a hard time resisting it!"

Huo Yuhao steadied himself, thanks to the continuous circulation of the Zhou Tian Technique within his body; in this short time, his battle qi had recovered considerably. He looked at Xiao Yan, who was sporting a smug grin, and reciprocated with a malicious smile.

"This is still too low; it can only bully some newly-broken Great Dou Masters." Yao Chen floated down, first sensing that Xiao Yan had broken through to the Two-Star Dou Zhe level. After nodding to Xiao Yan, he continued to share his thoughts on this flying artifact.

"This is the effect achieved by Yuhao, the creator himself. This spirit rune, derived from the Ice Phoenix Feather, is only between the mid and high levels of the Profound Rank, but its consumption is comparable to that of a Di Rank combat skill. Its value is not high."

Feeling a little uneasy at Huo Yuhao's laughter, Xiao Yan turned his face away and asked, "You can already fight against a Great Dou Master, isn't that valuable enough? Yuhao is only a One-Star Dou Master right now!"

Putting away his flying artifact, Huo Yuhao explained, "In my teacher's and my conception, a Dou Shi or Great Dou Shi who uses a third-grade artifact should, depending on the type of artifact, at least have sufficient suppressive power in terms of attack ability at the Great Dou Shi level if it is a weapon... In addition, I am already three-star."

"A three-star Dou Shi?" Xiao Yan was astonished.

Huo Yuhao checked Xiao Yan's condition and then revealed his previous malicious smile again.

"Let me see, not bad, already a two-star Dou Zhe, and just broke through. Truly a genius!"

"you--"

"Yes, the Sea of ​​Spirit has been opened up as well." Huo Yuhao took out the Purple Cloud Wings from his ring and tossed them to Xiao Yan. "Now you can cultivate. I've almost finished my research."

Xiao Yan hurriedly caught the scroll, his displeasure at Huo Yuhao's sarcastic remarks vanishing instantly. He gripped the scroll tightly in his hand, as if afraid it would fly away.

Having finally acquired the long-awaited flying combat technique, Xiao Yan wasn't in a hurry to cultivate it. He put away the scroll and watched Huo Yuhao and Yao Chen begin cleaning up the "junk" scattered all over the ground, unable to help but complain.

"I thought your weapon-forging method was some kind of high-end technique, but it turns out it's all just blacksmithing and carving, it has no class at all."

Yao Chen laughed and scolded, "You're complaining now? If you're so capable, why don't you use it? As long as it improves your strength, who cares about how it looks? Besides, Yu Hao's weapon-refining method is still only in its infancy."

Xiao Yan scratched his head awkwardly, trying to change the subject: "By the way, I've heard Sister Ya Fei say that the high-level weapons commonly found on the Dou Qi Continent are all inlaid with magic cores. Yu Hao, don't you need your spiritual weapon?"

Huo Yuhao was currently dealing with the pile of wrecked weapons on the ground. To call it "dealing with" was a bit of a stretch; he was really just packing up the scrap metal and piling it in a corner of the valley. Hearing this, he explained to Xiao Yan, "I've researched it. Those high-level weapons inlaid with magic cores can only slightly increase the power of fighting techniques of the same attribute. Moreover, the magic core's energy dissipates very quickly. Its effect on strength is not even comparable to a first-grade spiritual weapon."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao took out a weapon inlaid with a magic core and a first-grade spiritual weapon and handed them to Xiao Yan. Then he took out a medicine bottle containing Spirit-Attracting Liquid refined by Yao Chen. "One of the main ingredients of Spirit-Attracting Liquid is a magic core."

"I remember now, you even poured medicine into it, it was so...so disgusting."

Xiao Yan covered his face, his beautiful imagination of "cultivating immortality and refining weapons" from his previous life's novels shattering into pieces.

At this moment, Yao Chen seemed to remember something and fell into deep thought: If the wind element gathered earlier were used…

As the fluctuations in her battle aura subsided, Little Fairy Doctor opened her eyes, her gaze filled with undisguised joy. After this period of cultivation, she had successfully broken through to the three-star Battle Warrior level. The first thing she did after the breakthrough was to lift her clothes and examine the seven-colored hidden line on her lower abdomen. After confirming that the line had hardly changed, Little Fairy Doctor jumped up.

"Brother Yuhao, teacher, I've broken through..."

"Teacher, what are they doing?" Before she could finish speaking, Little Fairy Doctor saw the two people facing off in the middle of the field and couldn't help but ask.

Yao Chen handed Little Fairy Doctor a slice of watermelon: "Oh, they're preparing to have another spar."

Little Fairy Doctor took the melon, nibbled on it, and stood beside Yao Chen to watch the battle.

"How many times has Xiao Yan challenged Brother Yuhao now? Hasn't he gotten enough beatings lately?"

At this moment, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Yan were about fifty paces apart. Xiao Yan's muscles were tense, and his eyes and mental energy were locked on Huo Yuhao, trying to find an opening.

Huo Yuhao rubbed his wrist, looked at Xiao Yan, and said with a relaxed expression.

"Same old rules, use battle qi of the same level. Let's see how your footwork has improved lately, Xiao Yanzi."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao had already launched his attack. Without any visible effort from his legs, he charged straight towards Xiao Yan. His speed was astonishing, yet not a sound could be heard. In the blink of an eye, Huo Yuhao appeared before Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan's pupils contracted sharply. Even with the aid of his mental energy, he couldn't clearly see Huo Yuhao's movement. He sensed the surging battle qi gathering on Huo Yuhao's right fist—it was the familiar "Eight Extremes Collapse" technique. In that critical moment, Xiao Yan was terrified. Before his brain could react, his body moved instinctively.

A soft popping sound came from beneath Xiao Yan's feet. Relying on the muscle memory he had developed during this period, Xiao Yan's legs reacted and successfully used the Explosive Step, his body flashing to the side.

"You want to kill me outright..." Having narrowly dodged the fatal blow, Xiao Yan was still in shock. His angry roar had just left his mouth when he discovered that Huo Yuhao, who should have been unable to stop, had vanished instantly. Upon closer inspection, Huo Yuhao was still standing in the same spot, with no sign of gathering any Dou Qi on his right hand.

"Not bad, that's fast enough." Huo Yuhao nodded slightly, acknowledging Xiao Yan's explosive speed this time.

"Is this a simulation?" Xiao Yan had seen Huo Yuhao use this skill before and thought he understood it well, but now, facing this move directly, he couldn't tell the difference at all. The biting sense of danger and the gust of wind hitting him were completely flawless.

What Xiao Yan didn't know was that if he thought it was just a mental illusion and stood still without dodging, the punch would have really hit him in the face.

"Speed ​​is acceptable, but what about agility?" Huo Yuhao didn't explain. With a flick of his right index finger, an ice spike instantly formed and shot straight toward Xiao Yan.

Crack! With a burst of Dou Qi beneath his feet, Xiao Yan once again used his Explosive Step to dodge the ice spikes while rushing towards Huo Yuhao, preparing to use the Eight Extremes Collapse technique that he had mastered.

Just then, Huo Yuhao threw out several more ice spikes, completely blocking Xiao Yan's only path in front of him, as well as the directions on his left and right sides where he could dodge.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to be skewered like a candied hawthorn, a smug smile appeared on his lips. He pushed off with his toes, his body tracing an irregular Z-shape, dodging the ice spikes with an almost acute angle, his speed increasing rather than decreasing, as he charged towards Huo Yuhao once again.

"Haha! Take this! Eight Extremes Collapse!"

A hint of satisfaction appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes. He stopped dodging and decided to give Xiao Yan a chance to meet his fist head-on. He threw a punch of his own, which collided with Xiao Yan's fist.

Bang! ! !

Like the sound of metal clashing, Xiao Yan felt a terrifying force surge through his fist, and in an instant, he was sent flying backward like a baseball being hit!

In contrast, Huo Yuhao only took two steps back.

"How is this possible?!" Xiao Yan, ignoring his fist which instantly swelled up, exclaimed in disbelief, "This is the Eight Extremes Collapse, containing six layers of energy!"

"Teacher?" Little Fairy Doctor looked up.

"You little idiot, does he think Yuhao didn't learn?" Yao Chen spat out a bunch of watermelon seeds.

"Your physical condition isn't quite there yet. Let me modify the Golden Body Technique again." Huo Yuhao rubbed his fingers, feeling a little numb.

"Alright, the flexibility is up to par, how about we test its limits?"

【Octagonal Omnidirectional Spike】!

It was like a hailstorm. A flurry of ice spikes flew past, leaving no blind spots.

Once the ice spikes disappeared, an ice sculpture shimmered in the sunlight.