The system’s description of this Rabbit Fur Hat Artifact was quite concise.
Ling Xiaoyu finished scanning it in a few glances and said, “It can automatically trigger a shield to block attacks when under attack, and it can also reflect the energy of the attack back to the artifact, recharging it.”
“Furthermore, the reflected energy can be controlled by the holder. They can choose to prioritize restoring their own Spirit Power, supplying the artifact itself, or powering other artifacts.”
Listening to Ling Xiaoyu’s explanation, Bai Shuanglian nodded thoughtfully.
This was a very practical artifact. Not only could it block attacks, but it could also convert the damage from attacks into energy to absorb, and the holder could allocate it.
But thinking about this, Bai Shuanglian looked at Ling Xiaoyu’s expression and found that she didn’t seem happy about obtaining a powerful artifact like she had imagined.
Instead, she seemed … a bit regretful?
‘Could there be a limitation?’
Just as Bai Shuanglian was thinking this, she saw Ling Xiaoyu let out a soft sigh and continued, “It’s just a pity that the power it can block and absorb has an upper limit, and that limit is equal to the holder’s current cultivation level.”
“Attacks exceeding this limit will have to be endured by the holder themselves; this artifact cannot block them.”
For example, if Ling Xiaoyu used this Rabbit Fur Hat Artifact, it could only block attacks of power not exceeding the Soul Gathering Stage.
That meant if an attack exceeded the Soul Gathering Stage, the extra damage would have to be borne by Ling Xiaoyu herself.
However, as Ling Xiaoyu’s strength increased, the upper limit for blocking and absorbing would also rise.
It could be considered a growth-type artifact.
Although it wasn’t the artifact that needed to grow, but Ling Xiaoyu herself.
But even so, Ling Xiaoyu still wanted an artifact that had already fully grown.
‘Yeah, for example, if this artifact had that limit removed, it would be pretty good—very wheelchair-friendly! She’d like that!’
After hearing Ling Xiaoyu’s explanation, Bai Shuanglian roughly understood why Ling Xiaoyu was regretful.
She furrowed her brows slightly, thought for a moment, and then seemed to have an idea.
She looked at Ling Xiaoyu and said, “Although this artifact needs Xiaoyu’s own cultivation to grow to completion, we can think of a different approach.”
‘A different approach?’
Ling Xiaoyu was stunned, not quite understanding what changing the approach meant.
‘Could it be that she was going to have me do Body Refining so I could withstand attacks that the Rabbit Fur Hat couldn’t block?’
‘But that would be too troublesome, and as a Spirit creature, I’m not suited for Body Refining.’
‘I don’t even have a body! How can I do Body Refining?!’
Seeing Ling Xiaoyu’s train of thought going astray, Bai Shuanglian felt a bit helpless.
If she didn’t know what Ling Xiaoyu was thinking, she would probably have to tap Ling Xiaoyu’s little head to see what was inside.
“That’s right.”
Bai Shuanglian nodded and pointed at the Rabbit Fur Hat on Ling Xiaoyu’s head, saying, “What if Xiaoyu treats this artifact as one that can only block attacks of the Soul Gathering Stage? Then the thinking becomes much broader, doesn’t it?”
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyu was taken aback.
She really hadn’t thought of that approach, but what Bai Shuanglian said made sense.
If she didn’t treat this upper limit as a weakness but as an advantage, it suddenly felt a lot better, and the regret lessened.
But
Ling Xiaoyu tilted her little head and looked at Bai Shuanglian in confusion, asking, “But even if we treat it that way, is it still meaningless? It doesn’t change the fact that it can only block attacks of the Soul Gathering Stage’s power, right?”
“That’s true.”
Bai Shuanglian nodded.
Seeing Ling Xiaoyu’s puzzled gaze, she continued, “But following this line of thinking, we only need to consider how to leverage its advantage of fixed damage reduction and energy absorption.”
“Instead of considering how to upgrade it or make it endure more damage, we consider how to exploit its advantages?”
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyu paused.
With Bai Shuanglian’s guidance, she suddenly felt enlightened, and a flood of inspiration surged in her little head.
Among them, the most prominent inspiration was …
Ling Xiaoyu thought, her small hand reaching into her Space Ring and pulling out a Yupei.
The Yupei was exquisitely crafted, clearly a master’s work.
The front was carved with a crescent moon, and the back with a flowing, cursive “Ling” character.
This Yupei was exactly the protective magic tool that Hong Lingyan had given to Ling Xiaoyu earlier!
Although Ling Xiaoyu had never used this protective Yupei since obtaining it, she had experimented with its specific effects.
Simply put, this Yupei could absorb energy to provide Ling Xiaoyu with a temporary Damage Immunity Buff.
This buff’s immunity could reach up to the Spirit Pivot Stage at best, and it could be forcibly boosted to the Yinjiang Stage at the cost of damaging the Yupei.
When fully charged, the Yupei could provide up to three immunity buffs.
Any more would require Ling Xiaoyu to recharge it herself.
And Ling Xiaoyu had also tested the specific effect of this immunity.
It was equivalent to a short Invincibility Time.
Any damage-type attacks that hit her—whether physical, magical, curses, etc.—as long as they didn’t exceed the Spirit Pivot Stage threshold, would be immune within a certain time frame.
It could be said to be a very powerful artifact!
As for why Ling Xiaoyu hadn’t used it …
Mainly because she was a ranged fighter and didn’t usually fight much; over time, she forgot she had this thing.
But after this reminder, she quickly recalled this artifact given by Hong Lingyan.
After taking out the Yupei, Ling Xiaoyu explained its specific effects to Bai Shuanglian, then hung it around her neck and hid it under her clothes.
‘It wasn’t that she didn’t want to hang the Yupei at her waist like in manga and novels, but … she didn’t have a belt! She was wearing a skirt now; how could she have a belt to hang the Yupei?!’
After listening to Ling Xiaoyu’s explanation, Bai Shuanglian immediately understood her intention and said, “Are you planning to use the Yupei to absorb energy and provide immunity, while the Rabbit Fur Hat absorbs energy to recharge itself, combining them into a combo?”
Ling Xiaoyu nodded her little head repeatedly, very excited.
“Isn’t that a great idea? Not only that, but when the enemy finally breaks through my first shield and the remaining attacks hit me, only to find me completely unharmed—how despairing that would be!”
“That would be a huge blow to the enemy!”
Seeing Ling Xiaoyu’s excited and proud cute expression, Bai Shuanglian smiled, rubbed her little head, and wisely did not ask why she didn’t just use the immunity directly.
After all, as long as Xiaoyu was happy, that was the most important thing.