Chapter 479 - 217: Obtaining a Golden Augment (2)
Chapter 479: Chapter 217: Obtaining a Golden Augment (2)
Its name was Lanton’s Omen!
Effect: At the start of combat, all allies within one li of the wielder gain a 20% damage reduction that lasts until the end of the battle.
"Uh... damage reduction?"
Xiao Chen read the description and couldn’t help but frown. ’I don’t think this thing will be very useful in actual combat.’
Magical Combat between Cultivators was different from sparring between Martial Artists.
It was rarely a slugfest of trading blows to see who would collapse first.
If an enemy’s attack was blocked by his Spiritual Qi or Defense Magic, then this damage reduction seemed useless.
If an enemy’s attack wasn’t blocked and wounded him directly, he would still be injured even with a 20% damage reduction.
’Something’s not right. It can’t be this useless, can it?’
Xiao Chen wondered if he was overthinking it. Perhaps this damage reduction simply weakened the enemy’s damage by 20%.
That would be equivalent to increasing his allies’ defensive capabilities by 20%.
’At the very least, it would have to be that powerful to be worthy of the title ’Divine Artifact,’ right?’
’So this is actually a Divine Artifact for team fights?’
In a Sect war, or something like the previous War of Righteous and Evil.
If one side possessed such a Divine Artifact, it could indeed directly influence the course of the battle.
As for Xiao Chen himself, he was a lone wolf at the moment, but a 20% boost to his defense was still decent.
Especially when facing High Tier Cultivators or Demon Beasts, it could somewhat increase his survivability.
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’Alright, let’s see what the other two Divine Artifacts are.’
The second card depicted a staff with a silvery-white appearance against a sky-blue background.
Its name was Demon Essence!
Effect: After casting the first Magic in each combat encounter, the wielder will continuously restore a total of 1,200 True Essence over four breaths.
"This is far more useful to me than Lanton’s Omen."
Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up. The effect of this Divine Artifact was simple, direct, and easy to understand: it was used to replenish spent True Essence.
In theory, with this Divine Artifact, Xiao Chen could wield many Spiritual Artifacts at once to fight his enemies.
He could even activate the Spirit Ascension Form of multiple Spiritual Artifacts simultaneously, effectively increasing his combat power.
Especially in one-on-one battles, he could gain a massive advantage in Spiritual Artifacts and overwhelm his opponent.
"Excellent. This will be a significant boost to my combat power."
Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction. With Demon Essence as a solid baseline, this Augment choice hadn’t been a waste.
"Let me see what the last one is."
The third card depicted an earth-yellow palm with an iron chain attached to its back.
Its name was Rocket-Powered Iron Fist!
Effect: Can only be used once per battle. Pulls an enemy into melee range and stuns them for one breath.
"Huh?"
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment. "Isn’t this just the Mechanical Flying Claw?"
Mechanical Flying Claw was another name for Rocket-Powered Iron Fist.
In the game, you could use it to hook an enemy’s high-attack, low-defense backline damage dealer to the front for a focused assault.
If your aim was good, you could even achieve victory against a stronger opponent.
’But the question is, how would this thing work in actual combat?’
Xiao Chen reread the description at the bottom of the card carefully. "’Pulls into melee range?’"
"Holy shit, isn’t this a Body Cultivator’s wet dream?"
As everyone knows, the thing Body Cultivators feared most was being kited, unable to get close to their enemy no matter what.
If he could just pull someone right in front of him, wouldn’t it have the same effect as when he ambushed Xu Gongtong in the Sea of Space?
And not only that, the Rocket-Powered Iron Fist also came with a one-breath stun effect.
’What is this? This is a precious targeted crowd control ability!’
It might not sound like much, but one breath, which seemed very short, was enough time for Xiao Chen to land three consecutive strikes with his Red Gold Four-Sided Mace.
’Then again, isn’t pulling an enemy over a form of control in itself?’
Xiao Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "It only says it can be used once per battle, not *when* it can be used."
In the future, if an enemy tried to flee, he could just raise his hand, launch the Flying Claw from his sleeve, and yank them back like catching a chicken.
Just imagining the scene made him want to laugh.
’Hey, wait a minute. It doesn’t seem to list any other restrictions on its use?’
As he thought, Xiao Chen suddenly realized that this item was more than it seemed; its growth potential was actually quite good.
He was in the Golden Core Stage now, so he could use it against Golden Core Cultivators.
So when he advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future, it seemed he could also use it against Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
Something like this had probably never appeared in the Cultivation Realm before, which meant that enemies would most likely have no defense against his hook.
HISS~!
Xiao Chen sucked in a cold breath. "Doesn’t that make it the ultimate ambush artifact!"
You could say that the Rocket-Powered Iron Fist was the polar opposite of Lanton’s Omen.
The latter was a Divine Artifact for team fights, with its boost in one-on-one situations not being very significant.
The former’s effect was average in a chaotic melee with multiple people, but in a one-on-one duel, it was definitely the strongest of the three Divine Artifacts.
Moreover, the higher his Cultivation became in the future, the more he could accomplish in that single breath of time.
’And it seems I can even use it in conjunction with an Array!’
Xiao Chen had another sudden realization. If he stood inside a pre-arranged Array, couldn’t he just pull an enemy directly into it?
’Wouldn’t that make him practically invincible!’
With a powerful enough Array, it wouldn’t be impossible to fight enemies of a higher stage.
’This mechanic seems to have a lot of potential for development!’
Xiao Chen felt that if he studied it carefully, he might be able to develop even stronger or more interesting uses for it in the future.