102: Jiagu Yiyan's childhood beliefs

With his Minds Eye unfolded, not only did everything around him begin to slow down, but Jia Gu Yi Yan's thoughts also started to accelerate.

The seawater flowing through his body.

The boiling water from his armor.

The dense bubbles continuously rising from his armor.

Breathe.

Maintain his breathing.

Fight, he must fight!

Jia Gu Yi Yan desperately circulated the Basic Breathing Technique, enduring the intense pain even with injured lungs, constantly keeping the Breathing Technique in motion.

But...

The Breathing Technique could no longer enhance his body, nor could it make the Fire Finch Armor ignite and enter a burning state.

This was the bottom of the sea.

What other means did he have?

Switch to Light Armor.

But it was the First Generation's armor, and he couldn't unleash its full power at all.

There was no fear in Jia Gu Yi Yan's eyes, whether it was due to a life review or the effect of Minds Eye, he didn't know.

At this moment, his mind suddenly began to recall various random things.

When Jia Gu Yi Yan was very young, he was a sickly child.

Because of his physical weakness, he was often bullied by children his age.

At that time, he was very small and very afraid.

If he had continued like that, he likely wouldn't have become who he was now.

Instead, he would have become an ordinary person, or simply fallen into degeneracy, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, or becoming cowardly and insecure.

But he didn't.

When he was being bullied, a girl of similar age, or slightly older, rescued him.

The girl looked wealthy from her attire, like a young lady from a prominent family.

Wearing small leather shoes, she didn't care about her expensive clothes getting dirty as she raised her fist.

She thoroughly beat up everyone who was bullying him.

And then, just as he was about to express his gratitude, she also gave him a thorough beating.

Even now, though he has forgotten the little girl's appearance, he still remembers what she said.

"Little brat, learning to take a beating will only get you more beatings!"

"You must learn to resist, fight until you can no longer fight, never stopping!"

"By then, either you fall, or your opponent falls!"

"That way, no one will bully you anymore!"

Jia Gu Yi Yan understood quickly at the time, and his heart was immensely shaken.

So, he immediately tried to resist the little girl's beating.

And then he was beaten again.

But when the little girl left, she gave him a thumbs-up as he lay on the ground, showing an expression of approval.

Thinking about it now, that little girl was probably in her chuunibyou phase.

She had just learned some taekwondo or something, and couldn't contain herself, so she went out to act chuunibyou.

But it deeply influenced Jia Gu Yi Yan.

For a long time, she was Jia Gu Yi Yan's idol.

From then on, Jia Gu Yi Yan continuously honed his physique and trained his combat skills, day after day, never stopping.

When he saw despicable scumbags, he would directly throw a punch.

Why was he thinking of such boring things at this moment?

But...

Fight until the last moment!

Jia Gu Yi Yan, continuously plummeting into the deep sea, pulled out his Light Armor card.

Feeling the seawater around his body, Jia Gu Yi Yan's body instinctively stopped the Basic Breathing Technique.

Then, he began to circulate the Mian Yu Technique!

As the monster's attack was about to tear through the seawater and rush towards Jia Gu Yi Yan, Jia Gu Yi Yan seemed to have been waiting for this moment, and the card he drew also moved.

"Light Armor."

Crack!

"Combine!"

The flames dispersed, replaced by an incredibly dazzling platinum-gold Light, even amidst the obstruction of the deep sea!

That brilliant platinum-gold Light bloomed around Jia Gu Yi Yan's body, and the monster's attack was repelled by the transformation power.

Yes, Jia Gu Yi Yan had seized the opportunity, using the powerful force generated at the moment of armor transformation to block the monster's attack.

In other words, he used the invincibility frame of transformation!

Repelling the monster's attack, the platinum-gold Light instantly solidified, forming a dazzling platinum-gold armor.

"Damn it!"

The monster was startled.

Everything was as he expected; this bastard indeed had a trump card.

Light Armor.

He could actually summon the First Generation's Light Armor now.

Although based on the information the monster had collected so far, the power displayed by the Light Armor would not pose a threat to him.

But...

The previous intelligence on the Fire Finch Armor was already outdated; the combat power displayed by Jia Gu Yi Yan completely exceeded the old information.

So, what about the information on the Light Armor?

Damn it!

Damn it!!

An unexpected turn, an unexpected turn, another unexpected turn!

He hated unexpected turns the most; every time one occurred, it went beyond his control.

It made his cautious personality feel an immense threat.

He had clearly been able to perfectly restrain the Fire Finch, and had already somewhat grasped the Fire Finch's information and combat style.

Moreover, with that recent attack, this hateful guy should have lost his combat ability!

His lungs suffered such an attack; logically, he shouldn't have been able to maintain that special breathing!

Why could he still fight?

Didn't he feel pain?

Are Summoners all pain-immune monsters?

Whew...

Calm down, calm down.

Especially at a time like this, he needed to be calm, not lose his rationality.

First, maintain distance, re-probe the opponent's abilities, and see if there was any power that could threaten him.

If not, he would then resolve the opponent with lightning speed.

Intense pain emanated from Jia Gu Yi Yan's lungs and chest.

Forcibly switching from the Basic Breathing Technique to the Mian Yu Technique put an even greater burden on his already injured lungs.

After all, his current level of Mian Yu Technique was not at all suitable for combat.

However, now he only had to adapt!

Pain?

Pain made him feel the reality of being in combat; pain made him feel at ease.

Because he was still alive, his heart could still beat.

Then he could still fight!

Bang, bang, bang!

The monster continuously threw punches, the wind pressure it generated compressing the surrounding water into one water bullet after another in the deep sea, smashing towards Jia Gu Yi Yan.

Jia Gu Yi Yan took a deep breath.

The Mian Yu Technique circulated to its limit, and the Light Armor changed accordingly.

On the surface of the platinum-gold armor, reflected by the seawater, ripples of Light appeared.

"Light Armor: Ripple Form!"

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!

Clenching his fists, he furiously threw punches!

Each strike was delivered by his tightly clenched armored fists, condensing water-colored Light in the deep sea, blasting towards the incoming dense water bullets!

In an instant, ripples of Light and water bullets continuously collided!

The seabed stirred up visible ripples and waves in the surrounding area!

And those on the surface of the sea could only see intense Light constantly flashing beneath the seawater.

The sea surface also began to churn, from small to large, raising waves!

'Stamina is rapidly depleting.'

'And...'

'The burden of this form is simply too great!'

Light was not Jia Gu Yi Yan's innate armor; it was a power inherited from the First Generation.

His adaptability was not high, and he had always been unable to unleash its full power.

Now, driving Light, then forcibly circulating the Mian Yu Technique, and then entering the Light Armor: Ripple Form, which was completely opposite to the Fire Finch.

The drain on his stamina was as if a floodgate had opened within him, continuously drawing out his physical strength.