Blood suddenly poured out from every single pore in Alex's body as he covered him up in intricate armor.
The blood armor was the easiest way for Alex to bring out blood from his body, so he did just that.
Having just learned a little about the Dao of techniques, Alex got a little confused when the armor appeared from his body. How did that happen?
He understood that one needed Qi and a pathway for a technique to work, but the blood didn't follow that surely.
The Blood Armor disappeared back into his body as Alex carefully brought it out again. It was only then that he noticed something.
Qi was indeed being used to bring out the armor. Most of the work was actually done by Blood Aura itself, but Qi did indeed help a bit. Qi also helped strengthen the armor.
Considering that Blood Aura was the equivalent of Qi, it did make sense that it would be required in forming the armor too, alongside intent.