Chapter 0386: Qimen Flying Armor

Crack!!

A crisp sound echoed as two spider spears forcibly pierced through the Giant Spirit God's defenses and stabbed into its body.It looked ferocious—terrifying even.For an ordinary living being, this blow would have been fatal.Unfortunately, this Giant Spirit God was formed from the stones of the earth itself. It had no real vital points. Unless its entire body was destroyed, attacks like this—even a hundred of them—would not be able to destroy it.

Boom!!

Completely ignoring its injuries, the Giant Spirit God stomped heavily on the ground. The earth rumbled, a layer of yellow light surged, and countless fierce earth spikes burst out of the ground like bamboo shoots after rain.In the blink of an eye, the area within dozens of meters was covered in deadly spikes. Ferocious beasts were impaled on the spot, blood gushing like fountains, staining the earth crimson.

However, the Human-faced Demon Spider was extremely agile. As the spikes shot out, its eight legs danced like it was performing on a cliff's edge.In an instant, it escaped the spiked zone with terrifying agility—so nimble it was unnerving.Compared to it, the Giant Spirit God appeared clumsy and slow.

Roar!!

Enraged, the Giant Spirit God let out a furious roar. It stomped again, unleashing a thick yellow radiance that surged like a tide. Wherever it swept, even the ambient spiritual energy seemed locked down.The pressure in the air soared. Even the nimble demon spider froze for a moment, as if a mountain had fallen onto its back.

Its agile movements became sluggish.

"Qimen Flying Armor!!"Leaf Zhiqiu's eyes flashed with brilliance as he let out a powerful shout.

At that moment, the bamboo tube on his back lit up with divine light.Mysterious runes flickered and shifted across its surface—arcane, unpredictable.

Crack!!

With a sharp sound, the bamboo tube disassembled, breaking into countless small fragments.Each piece bore a glowing mystical rune, imbued with a strange spiritual essence and the principles of the world itself.

These glowing rune fragments floated around Leaf Zhiqiu, like tiny radiant elves exuding divine brilliance.Then, in a flash, they surged toward him, covering his arms, legs, chest, neck, even his head.

Within a single breath, they assembled into a full suit of armor.This battle armor, glowing with cyan divine light, shimmered with continuously shifting runes, mysterious and unfathomable.

It was a strange and powerful armor.

Whoosh!!

As soon as the armor enveloped him, Leaf Zhiqiu drew his sword.His entire figure became a gust of wind, leaving countless vivid afterimages behind him.In a flash, he soared off the city wall and into the battlefield like a streak of lightning.

In that very instant, he appeared before the Human-faced Demon Spider.

A cyclone of afterimages swirled around the spider, each one flashing with divine light.

In just a few breaths, Leaf Zhiqiu had already returned to the city wall.

The battle armor instantly disintegrated, turning back into countless runes that reassembled into the ancient bamboo tube, now once more strapped to his back.

The entire battlefield fell silent.All eyes turned to where the demon spider had stood.Everyone was stunned. Leaf Zhiqiu's afterimages still lingered in the air.

Crack!!

A crisp snap echoed.

Then more. A series of sharp, breaking sounds.

The monstrous spider's eight legs were cleanly severed, sliced by something incredibly sharp.Its massive body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.Then—crack—its head was severed from its body.

Instant death.

From the moment of attack to its end—only a few breaths had passed.The speed was beyond comprehension, and the result even more so.

Many looked at the mutilated corpse of the spider, their faces filled with disbelief.

When they looked at Leaf Zhiqiu—and the bamboo tube on his back—their eyes held awe and fear.

"Unbelievable. So powerful. That must be part of the Qimen Dunjia arts. The Divine Fire Demon-Slaying Talisman and the Giant Spirit Demon-Slaying Talisman were already terrifying—one becomes a divine fire to incinerate all, the other summons the Giant Spirit God, a war puppet with immense might. But this…"

"That bamboo tube… It transformed into a cyan battle armor and in under one breath, he charged out and killed a Tier-2 King-ranked beast. That thing was just eliminated like that?! Is this for real?!"

"No, it's the power of that armor. He only moved at that incredible speed after putting it on. Even that spider couldn't react—it was instantly slaughtered. That wasn't just some ordinary bamboo tube. We thought it was a personal quirk, but it's clearly a magical artifact."

"The armor was entirely formed of divine runes. It granted that lightning-fast speed, which was the real killer."

"Insane. With this armor, he can slay Tier-2 King Beasts! Qimen Dunjia truly defies all logic!"

Everyone—from civilians to soldiers—gasped inwardly.Their gaze toward Leaf Zhiqiu had completely changed.

It was a reverent awe—the awe reserved for overwhelming strength.

Many were now wondering just what kind of treasure that bamboo tube really was.

"Qimen techniques, Qimen Dunjia… That bamboo tube truly is a celestial treasure. To think it could manifest into armor and grant such terrifying speed! Even the spider died instantly."

Even Yi Tianxing was shaken when he saw Leaf Zhiqiu don the armor.

It reminded him of scenes from movies where Iron Man suited up—but this was even more breathtaking.Watching runes morph into armor—something so extraordinary—shattered all expectations.

And the power the armor granted?Beyond imagination.

He wasn't shocked by the power—it was the concept.That armor could be replicated.

"That bamboo tube must contain a vast array of runes. Once activated, they form the armor. If the principle can be understood, perhaps we could mass-produce similar armor. Portable, instant to wear, yet immensely powerful…"

"It's not even about the material—it's the runes. If this can be deciphered, rune masters might be able to forge similar armors. If so, the strength of Xuanhuang Town would skyrocket."

"If every soldier had a rune armor like this… Our entire military would transform. Portable, instant defense… even for cultivators already wearing immortal clothes, these could layer over or fuse with them."

This would not just be innovation—it could trigger a revolution in warfare.

"An incredible artifact. If it can be mass-produced, it could greatly boost the town's foundation and power."

Huang Chengyan approached from the southern wall, a knowing look in his eyes.

"Looks like that Emperor Crocodile has been subdued by you," Yi Tianxing nodded, noticing a faint killing aura on Huang's body.

"Fierce beast or not, it's still a beast," Huang replied calmly. "I pierced its mouth with my Tongue Sword, tore its organs from the inside. Though its vitality was monstrous and it escaped into the river, it won't stir up more trouble in this beast tide."

Tongue Swords, raised by Confucian cultivators, were sharper than flying swords—deadly and infused with righteous Qi.Deadly against evil or demonic beasts.

Just then—

Clang!!

A sword-drawing sound echoed above the battlefield.

A battle blade slowly drew from its sheath, visibly inch by inch.

As it was unsheathed, worldly energy surged toward the blade like a sea flowing into it.

A towering blade light burst into the sky—meeting a massive blood-red war sword in a titanic clash.