Chapter Eight
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In the imperial capital, beneath Qin Fuyu's flame coat, a small mechanical sound could be heard.
"The main energy fluctuates, system reboot..."
Although Qin Fuyu did not know the significance of the reboot of the black armor system, the resonance between artificial particles and his magic temporarily ceased.
The thick arms of the Great Angel shimmered with several reinforced magic arrays, strengthening his body against Qin Fuyu in close combat. The Great Angel knew that the abilities of the "Fire Phoenix Coat" were very troublesome, so he dared not use magic attacks casually.
The winds of their punches were chilling, with the Great Angel delivering a vertical elbow strike to Qin Fuyu's skull. The black flame coat's defensive capabilities in combat were relatively weak, so Qin Fuyu skillfully evaded the strike. With sharp eyes, he immediately found a chance to thrust his fist towards the Great Angel's abdomen.
Although the Great Angel's speed was not slow, the reinforced muscles affected his aerial speed. In Qin Fuyu's sharp gaze, he could catch every opening of the Great Angel. In terms of magic, Qin Fuyu might not match the Great Angel's power, but in combat skills, it all depended on their respective training.
"What about the Great Angel's magic?"
"I'm not a fool. With this flame coat, I can reflect back any magic attack with double the strength. Fortunately, I witnessed the mystery of the Phoenix Clan a thousand years ago!" The Great Angel was extremely powerful, but he also had some awe for Qin Fuyu's flame coat. The only explanation was that he had witnessed it firsthand.
"In hand-to-hand combat, we humans might not lose!"
In mid-air, Qin Fuyu and the Great Angel grazed past each other. The hem of the flame coat brushed against the Great Angel's wings as they exchanged glances and threw punches. Qin Fuyu swiftly distanced himself, deliberately concealing the injury on his right hand from the Great Angel. This wound was not inflicted by the Great Angel but by the lingering soul of the dragon on the Dragon Tombstone of The Demon Realm, making it difficult to heal. Despite this, he engaged in battle with the Great Angel, causing Nia to worry deeply for him.
Qin Fuyu traced out a magic array, sending a swarm of black fire bees towards the Great Angel. He then flashed behind the Great Angel, who flapped his wings in response. In that fleeting moment, Qin Fuyu delivered a flying kick to the Great Angel's waist, grazed by the flame coat and leaving a mark on the Great Angel's side.
"Pierced through my protective magic?" The Great Angel had been careless, forgetting that the flame coat was still the fire of the celestial demons, the pain of which ignited his anger.
Without thinking, the Great Angel cast a Light Magic spell, the stinging sensation triggering his habitual use of magic. Only when the spell was cast did he remember.
Qin Fuyu extended his hands, using the flame coat to catch the Great Angel’s magic and return it with much greater force. Surprisingly, the Great Angel, with his single-winged eight feathers, managed to resist the attack unscathed. Angels often used their wings as a defense, and the thickest protection was always on the areas with the most feathers. However, the abdominal area of this Great Angel was the weakest spot, which Qin Fuyu exploited with multiple attacks.
"So, your coat isn't that strong after all! Trying to intimidate me." In the eyes of the Great Angel, Qin Fuyu's flame coat did not seem as formidable as the Phoenix Clan he encountered a thousand years ago. His anger subsided, replaced with a sense of superiority.
Qin Fuyu had a foreboding feeling that the Great Angel would soon break free and launch a full-scale attack.
"If I were to release my full force, I wonder if your 'Fire Phoenix Coat,' Emperor War God, can withstand it and even return it to me?"
In the hands of the great Angel gathered all the elements of light in the night, making him even more dazzling if it were morning.
"I am more than willing to accompany you."
The scene of the hundred birds facing the phoenix behind Qin Fuyu disappeared, boosting the confidence of the great Angel. He performed his magic with grand gestures, unafraid and undaunted. Initially, he came to toy with these humans, but was temporarily restrained by the abilities of the phoenix clan. Now, the playful attitude rose within him once more, and amidst his constant questioning of "Is it a pity to fear humans too much," a smile appeared on his face.
"Saint Slaughter Sword!" A hundred-meter giant sword formed by Light Magic, with inscriptions along the blade as if speaking an arrogant language from a high and mighty saint.
The light was dazzling like a small sun. At this moment, Qin Fuyu had no direction to escape. In his view, as long as he didn't fall, the great Angel would not summon the Angel legion.
"Guardian Swords!" Before the inscription on the giant sword was complete, the great Angel summoned dozens of small swords to attack rather than defend.
Qin Fuyu dodged the sword rain of small swords, then turned around to find the light sword closing in. The pressure of the sword energy constricted his windpipe, making it hard to breathe. Although he could react to the sword blade, the question was whether he had the ability to convert Magic into multiplied energy for counterattack.
The killing intent contained in the "Saint Slaughter Sword" overshadowed the sword energy, and Qin Fuyu feared that he would only bolster this drum of killing intent.
*Sizzle* Qin Fuyu's wounds split open once more, blood splattering like rain.
"The death of the Empire's War God, a tribute to the nation's doomsday!"
Qin Fuyu fell silent, feeling that this power was difficult to convert on his external layer.
'System restart complete, Alien Magic system initialized, system renamed - Black Flame Phoenix, countdown to Flame Phoenix Armor - 722 seconds, auxiliary affinity element - Light, maximum affinity state activated confirmation...'
The system voice of the black armor suddenly sounded in Qin Fuyu's ears. The particle-produced goggles displayed a countdown of 722 seconds, around fifteen minutes, roughly estimating the remaining time the Flame Phoenix Armor could sustain. With the time available plus the preceding time, Qin Fuyu could probably last half an hour. The activation of the auxiliary affinity element involved the diffusion of "L" particles and resonance with the manipulator and element. As for the so-called "maximum affinity," Qin Fuyu was uncertain and hesitated to confirm.
"What?"
If the great Angel saw something horrifying, in his bulging eyes, the scene of the hundred birds facing the phoenix appeared again. The birds carried away those Guardian Swords and the giant sword all sucked into the Black Armor. The flames leaking from the armor crevices became stronger, permeated with sparkling particles.
"Return tenfold!" Qin Fuyu also manifested a hundred-meter giant sword in his hand, with small birds made of particles carrying the Guardian Swords flying in the air. The sword blade cut across the great Angel's arm, who, after a desperate struggle, temporarily lost his attack capability. This time, defense was truly needed.
"Why? Clearly, you didn't have this ability just now."
"Human wisdom has always been advancing." The "wisdom" Qin Fuyu referred to was the operation system of the artificial particles within the armor. While the black armor was specially crafted for Qin Fuyu, the system was also tailored for him. The Black Flame Phoenix system evolved from self-modification, whereas Qin Fuyu had never used the true power hidden in the phoenix bloodline of the Qin family. The family's secret techniques were only superficial.
'Starting maximum affinity, countdown at five times speed.'
Ignoring any possible dangers, Qin Fuyu activated the option - maximum affinity. The particle-generated goggles displayed red warning signs, counting down at five times the speed, while feeling the rapid depletion of the external layer.
The giant sword vertically sliced through the Great Angel. In one-third of a second, the Great Angel made an evasive move, feeling clearly that the energy of the giant sword was not just ten times, but nearly twenty times greater.
White feathers fell from the sky onto the defensive magic shield of the imperial capital, torn to shreds by the defense magic. A piece of Angel wing quickly descended among the feathers, a piece of the Great Angel's wing. The sixteen-winged Great Angel was humiliated by having its wings cut off.
After evading, the Great Angel touched the broken wing with one hand, while the other arm was severely injured and could no longer move, with other wings all pierced by sword guards.
"Ha~~" Qin Fenyu took a deep breath, the countdown on the goggles in front of him had reached zero. The Phoenix cloak instantly disappeared, and the hundred birds turned back into particles swirling around the armor. His other hand, with an old injury, also temporarily lost its fighting capability.
In an instant, both of them grabbed the Flame Sword and the Light Sword, engaging in a single-handed duel. The anger of the two had reached its peak, Qin Fenyu struck with the sword, kicking out sideways to tempt the Great Angel to dodge. As the Great Angel instinctively opened its arms, he quickly struck through the Great Angel's abdomen.
The blood of the Angel clashed with the fire of the celestial demon, emitting a sizzling boiling sound.
Enduring the pain, the Great Angel crushed the Light Sword, and a golden thread magic array popped up behind it. The Great Angels across the empire summoned border Angel legions, while the soldiers in major cities nationwide were ready. When the Angel legions descended, the war officially began.
"Hahaha..." The Great Angel watched the arrival of the Angel legions, as if seeing the prosperity of The Divine Realm swallowing The Human Realm, as if he were a prophet himself.
"Do not underestimate humans," Qin Fenyu wanted to deal with the Great Angel, end the summoning, buy time for the empire. There was still a chance for the imperial capital to counterattack with a new type of weapon. If the experiment with the new weapon succeeded during this time, a formal counterattack was not out of the question.
Two Angels instantly cut in between them, protecting the Great Angel.
Following them were three more Angels, holding musical instruments, they entered the battlefield and started playing, inspiring the bright elements on the battlefield, boosting morale.
In Qin Fenyu's eyes were Angels, surrounding him on all sides, top and bottom, 360 degrees encircling him. Breaking through temporarily had exhausted his magic.
Suddenly, Qin Fenyu saw a faint yellow flash. Five seconds later, the yellow light arrived, a beam of light covering the Great Angel with overwhelming force.
After the pale yellow main cannon, there was a shimmering light path left behind within the Angel legion, floating in the air were shimmering Angel spirits. Angels looked at these beads in astonishment, even the Great Angel had retreated under a single blow from an Angel spirit.
"What is this?"
"The main cannon! It's the main cannon! Human's main cannon carrier, where is it?"
The Angels were startled by the sudden barrage, but looking around, they could not see the carrier's trace.
"The Azure Carrier! Such a powerful frame cannon, with such power even from this distance, the wounds of the Dragon's Tomb were not in vain," Qin Fenyu covered the wound on his arm, as if he saw the hope of the empire, saw his son, and knew he could safely return home.
