Andres' clone was too far away and couldn't react fast enough to deflect the Iron Spartan. Jorn was knocked out. Roni was useless without any of his ink-summoned beasts. And the figure was too far away from Dom to properly control. They couldn't prevent this from happening.
Immediately, regret was painted on their faces. They were supposed to be his bodyguards. Instead, they became the very people that tried to hurt Patty! Sure it wasn't intentional, but a sharp iron sword couldn't be reasoned with. It would go through Patty's eyes no matter if it was intentional or not.
These people only knew Patty as the person who gave them their powers. From their perspective, his only power was giving Teqx to other people. They haven't seen him do any feat that showed off his strength. After all, from the very first moment that Andres and the others met Patty, he was lying on his bed the entire time.
Even now, Patty was still nonchalantly lying on his bed with his eyes focused on the television. From all they knew, Patty was a cripple. They had never seen him away from his bed at all.
They thought that they did something completely unthinkable to Patty. However, they didn't expect the iron figure to move in mid-air as if Dom was still controlling it!
The Iron Spartan somersaulted in the air like it was a professional gymnast with the same mobility and flexibility as a real human. It moved its arms with such grace and maneuverability that they thought that a small human was controlling the Iron Spartan from the inside.
Even Dom, who had the Iron Manipulation Teqx, wasn't sure if he would be able to show that kind of control on his Iron Spartan even if he practiced for three whole years! He was the one who knew how difficult that feat was, so he was the one most surprised out of all of them.
The Iron Spartan then landed on Patty's shoulder with a superhero landing, down on one knee with an outstretched hand to the side. Andres and the interns suppressed the urge to clap their hands in appreciation. They felt as though they saw a performance by a professional!
Patty then held out its hand and the Iron Spartan jumped down from his shoulder and hovered above his palm.
"This is a pretty good humanoid figure," he commented.
Meanwhile, the Iron Spartan showed off its moves, even throwing its shield and its sword up in the air and juggling them. This was a flex if they'd ever seen one.
All of them were speechless. It was clear that Patty had complete control over that iron figure with ease.
Why were they surprised?
It was because they didn't see Patty bend 40-fold Damascus steel with his bare hands. They didn't see him destroy a Fiendish Weapon without even touching it. They didn't know that even if a nuclear attack happened right now, Patty could come out of it unscathed.
Even if somehow, the Iron Spartan had a power output greater than a nuclear bomb and could potentially kill Patty, they didn't know that he had the Seraph of Lazarus coupon, which would heal all of his lethal injuries instantly. And he had two of those! He could escape the clutches of death two times!
This Iron figure would have been nothing more than a fluffy mushroom that hit his eyes. And because of the system and how Yi Power worked, even his most vulnerable eyes were as protected as the rest of his body.
It was more probable that the Iron Spartan would simply crumple into scrap the moment that it hit Patty's eyes.
And most importantly, Patty had a magical power that was as powerful as telekinesis.
[SSS+class Supreme Spirit Physique]
That SSS+class rarity wasn't there for nothing. It was already established that Patty could control other Teqx powers, especially if it had a majority Earth Aura.
[Earth Aura: 772/1000]
[Water Aura: 208/1000]
[Fire Aura: 208/1000]
[Air Aura: 207/1000]
[Light Aura: 207/1000]
[Dark Aura: 207/1000]
Each Teqx power consisted of different Auras. For example, Andres' Cellular Self-Cloning consisted of a combination of Fire and Light Aura. Why?
That was because the Light Aura was responsible for creation. Every Teqx that consists of creating something, especially something with life and thinking, needs the special properties of the Light Aura. The Fire Aura was also mixed in there because what was being cloned was a human and therefore it was man-made.
For Jorn's Ice-Skate Legs was a combination of Earth and Fire Aura. Since ice was naturally found in nature, it fell under the Earth Aura. And since the ice and slippery effect was concentrated only on the legs, it also fell under the Fire Aura.
From what Patty understood, these were the criteria for the Auras;
If a Teqx is solid and comes from nature, then it has the Earth Aura.
If a Teqx is very flowy, versatile, and abstract, then it has the Water Aura.
If a Teqx is concentrated or man-made, then it has the Fire Aura.
If a Teqx is invisible, spreading, or an area-of-effect power, then it has the Air Aura
If a Teqx creates life, then it has the Light Aura.
If a Teqx destroys something or subtracts something from reality, then it has the Dark Aura.
For example, Grammo's previous unevolved Teqx of Poison Breath had a combination of Dark Aura and Air Aura. Since poison subtracts life, then it falls under the Dark Aura. And since it spreads in the air, it was also in the Air Aura.
Patty's Earth Aura was in the high 700s, which meant that he had near-perfect control over every Teqx that had a majority of Earth Auras. That included Dom's Iron Manipulation Teqx.
Controlling the Iron Spartan was second nature to Patty. All he had to do was think of the move, and his telekinetic hand would work and manipulate the iron figure to what he wanted to do. It was instant. As soon as the neurons in his brain made contact, the invisible hand moved.
That's why he was able to make the Iron Spartan move like a professional gymnast.
If Dom was able to progress through his cultivation and learn more about his Teqx, then he too would one day become as skilled as Patty in controlling the Iron Spartan. By then, he would also be very skilled in the Earth Aura, and could potentially control other Earth Aura Teqx like Patty could.
But for now, Patty's Auras could dominate all the Teqx users in his age range. With just a few Yi Power, he could skip through a decade of training and immediately know the intricacies and complex concepts of the Auras.
That was how overpowered Yi Power was. Speaking of which, he received another reward from the investment.
[Your investment (Dom) has defeated an equal opponent in a spar]
[You have earned 100 Yi Power as a dividend]
"Whoa!"
"Damn…"
"How…that…I'm speechless."
All of them were rendered mute by Patty's show of power. It was then that they realized that despite their high praises for Patty, it turned out that they were still underestimating him. What couldn't he do?
He could give out any Teqx in the history of the entire world and he could control every Teqx in the entire world. At this point, they wouldn't even be surprised if he could use any Teqx he wanted, which wasn't entirely untrue but they didn't know that.
They were even more amazed now at Patty. Their loyalty burned even hotter. They would be honored if they were allowed to serve their life in the service of such a great man like Patty. They decided right there and then that no matter what happened, they would never betray Patty.
Even if they died, they would always be loyal to him, and only him.
"Cool fight, guys!" Patty clapped at their amusing spar. "As a reward, I'll be giving all three of you 10 carrots each."
Patty summoned thirty carrots from his Space Ring and laid it out on his bed. As expected, the three interns were clueless as to the uses of this carrot. Only Andres knew how precious these Magical Carrots were. Even he was a little bit envious of them.
"Take them," he quickly said to them. "If you eat one, you'll understand."
Andres shoved the carrots down their mouths and forced the interns to eat them. It was much faster for them to realize it themselves than if Andres tried to explain it to them.
As soon as the carrots dissolved into pure Yi Power and went down their body, they experienced another form of euphoria that was equivalent to getting their Teqx for the first time. Their eyes bulged once again, completely surprised at the effects of this seemingly normal carrot.
"This–"
"Yes, I know your cultivation feels like it's increasing."
"But–"
"Yes, even though you didn't do anything, you feel as though you've advanced a step."
"How–"
"How's that possible? I don't know either. I was surprised as well when I ate the carrot for the first time."