456: Chapter 100 Test

Upon arriving at the manor, Meng Li had Xu Si, Feng Zheng Hao, and the others wait in a clearing. He then went inside and returned with a backpack.

Walking up to them, he spoke, "Who wants to test it?"

Feng Sha Yan immediately said, "Xingtong and I will do it."

Feng Xingtong nodded in agreement.

"Alright," Meng Li agreed. He pulled out a marble-like Magical Artifact from his backpack and tossed it to Feng Xingtong.

Feng Xingtong reached out and caught it.

Meng Li took the opportunity to explain, "This is a protective Magical Artifact I refined early on, called the 'Protective Pearl'. You activate it by channeling a wisp of Qi into it. Once activated, just carry it on your person. If it detects a malicious attack, it will automatically emit a magical light to form a protective barrier."

"As for how strong an attack it can withstand..."

"...I never tested it before. This is a good chance for your sister to try."

Feng Xingtong gave an OK sign and proceeded to activate the Protective Pearl as instructed.

Instantly, he felt a faint, almost imperceptible connection form between himself and the Protective Pearl.

Immediately after, Feng Xingtong put it in his pocket, quickly stepped back a distance, and then said to Feng Sha Yan, "Sis, give it a try."

Feng Sha Yan promptly used her ability, throwing a punch. Her fist traveled through space and appeared right in front of Feng Xingtong, landing squarely and causing him to stagger.

Throughout this, the Protective Pearl showed no reaction whatsoever.

Feng Xingtong: "?"

Feng Sha Yan, Feng Zheng Hao, Xu Si: "???"

Xia He, Chen Duo: "??"

The group was stunned for a moment, faces full of question marks, then they all turned their eyes to Meng Li.

What's going on? Did it malfunction?

But Meng Li looked at Feng Sha Yan. "You just made a casual strike just now, without any malicious intent towards Xingtong, right?"

Feng Sha Yan was taken aback for a second, then nodded.

Feng Xingtong was her biological brother, he hadn't done anything to anger her, and this was just a test. Naturally, she harbored no malicious intent towards him.

Meng Li immediately said, "That's the issue, and the flaw of the Protective Pearl. Its defensive mechanism is triggered by sensing malicious intent. If the attacker holds no malice, it remains inactive, just like now."

Then, he said to Feng Sha Yan, "Next, try attacking Xingtong with some malicious intent. It doesn't need to be strong."

"Just think of something he did that annoyed you, and imagine beating him up to vent."

Feng Sha Yan complied, throwing a punch with the thought of giving Feng Xingtong a good thrashing.

This time, the moment her fist appeared before Feng Xingtong, the Protective Pearl on him activated, emitting a layer of pale white magical light that formed a protective shield.

Feng Sha Yan's fist struck the shield, merely causing a few ripples.

"Interesting," Feng Sha Yan chuckled lightly upon seeing this, gathering her strength to throw another punch.

However, compared to the previous punch, this one only made the ripples larger. It still couldn't shake the shield, let alone break it.

Feng Sha Yan narrowed her eyes, getting serious, and threw a powerful punch with all her might.

The shield wavered slightly but did not break.

A hint of gravity appeared on Feng Sha Yan's face. She then aimed at one spot and delivered a series of powerful punches in rapid succession.

The shield shook violently. After taking several heavy blows, cracks began to appear, yet it still did not shatter.

Refusing to believe it, Feng Sha Yan kept up the assault. It took a full two and a half minutes of continuous output before the shield finally shattered with a *crack*.

Then, Feng Xingtong took a solid hit, staggering back several steps.

"Sis." Feng Xingtong rubbed his struck cheek, sucking in a sharp breath, his expression full of grievance.

Feng Sha Yan looked a bit sheepish. "Sorry, I got carried away in the heat of the moment and didn't hold back."

Then, changing her tone, she crossed her arms and said, "But, the defensive power of this Protective Pearl is indeed strong."

Feng Sha Yan said this sincerely.

Although she succeeded in breaking the shield, it was because Feng Xingtong stood there like a training dummy, letting her unleash her attacks for the test.

In a real fight, no one would be foolish enough to stand still, letting an opponent focus their full power on one spot for over two minutes. If the target dodged or counterattacked, preventing her from concentrating her output like this, breaking the shield would be very difficult for her.

Moreover, the shield formed almost skin-tight, leaving little to no gaps. This restricted her spatial ability.

Although her spatial ability could teleport her fist, she dared not send it into a space too narrow to accommodate it or into a solid object. Doing so would cause her and the target to overlap, resulting in difficult-to-repair damage.

Hearing Feng Sha Yan's words, Feng Zheng Hao and Xu Si nodded in unison, expressing agreement.

Earlier, they had estimated that, if not exploiting the malicious intent mechanism flaw, breaking that shield would require some effort from them as well.

And one of them was a member of The Ten Elders, the other a regional head of the company. In terms of strength, they ranked among the upper echelons of the entire Realm of Extraordinary People.

For a Magical Artifact to require effort from them was already quite remarkable.

If the people under their command could be equipped with these, compared to ordinary opponents, it would be like having a layer of invincible armor.

This Protective Pearl was worth buying!

At that moment, Feng Xingtong walked over. He took out the Protective Pearl, saw a crack on it but it wasn't completely shattered, and immediately handed it to Meng Li, asking, "Brother Meng, can it still be used in this condition?"

Meng Li took the Protective Pearl and put it away, replying, "It's damaged and can't be used. It needs repair."

"If it had shattered completely, it would be scrapped, and you'd need a new one."

After saying that, he took out a Magical Artifact resembling a small flashlight from his backpack and handed it to Feng Xingtong. "This is an offensive Magical Artifact, called the 'Qi Light Sword'."

"The usage is similar to the Protective Pearl. First, channel Qi to activate it. Then, by continuously channeling Qi, you can form a Qi blade."

"The sharpness of the Qi blade can reach the commonly understood level of slicing through hair blown across it and cutting through iron and stone."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xingtong immediately activated the Qi Light Sword. He then tested it on the stone and iron block Meng Li provided, finding the effect exactly as described.

Afterwards, Meng Li retrieved the Qi Light Sword. He then pulled out a black-suited, sunglasses-wearing bodyguard puppet from his backpack.

Feng Xingtong and the others were shocked to see Meng Li pull out a "person" far larger than the backpack itself.

In an instant, they realized the backpack must be a spatial Magical Artifact, and that "person"...

"This is a guardian-type combat puppet, the 'Black Martial Guard'." Meng Li gave a brief introduction. He then opened the energy slot on the Black Martial Guard puppet, took out its core, and handed it to Feng Xingtong, saying, "Same method as before. Channel your Qi into it. Afterwards, it will obey your commands."

Feng Xingtong immediately took the core and channeled his Qi into it.

The core instantly lit up. Meng Li placed it back into the Black Martial Guard puppet's energy slot and closed the opening.

In that instant, a light flashed across the Black Martial Guard puppet's sunglasses. It looked at Feng Xingtong, then the light vanished.

Feng Xingtong clearly felt a connection form between himself and the Black Martial Guard puppet.

Seeing this, Meng Li spoke to Feng Xingtong, "You can tell it what to do verbally, or issue commands through thought."

"For example, right now, you can try having it attack your sister."

Feng Xingtong immediately complied. Pointing at Feng Sha Yan, he said to the Black Martial Guard puppet, "Attack her."

The Black Martial Guard puppet immediately looked at Feng Sha Yan, locking onto her. It then stomped its foot, gathered strength, and lunged towards her...