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The mech transformation technology that Mu Ye referred to was the core technique of integrating mechs with battle armor.
Little Red, Mu Ye's Red-Rank mech, had fused with one of his key soul spirits—a highly intelligent Red-Rank mech that could be considered the mech closest to amplifying power at the level of Four-Word Battle Armor in the current world.
During combat, Little Red could provide amplification to Mu Ye while he wore Four-Word Battle Armor. One of its most aggressive combat forms involved transforming into a long blade, fusing with Mu Ye's Four-Word Battle Armor and unleashing an incredibly powerful force.
Thanks to the integration of the soul spirit, when Little Red transformed into a blade, it was no less potent than Mu Ye's martial soul. It resonated deeply with his intentions, and Mu Ye could even directly channel his soul skills through the blade formed by Little Red. Blood essence bursts and enhancements were also shared proportionally by Little Red.
Although Little Red wasn't as strong as Four-Word Battle Armor, it still surpassed it in terms of additional components and overall enhancement.
The mech transformation technology Xu Yuan referred to was the technique for transforming mechs into different forms.
However, most mechs weren't suitable for this technology.
"Xiao Yuan, this transformation technology requires at least spirit-forged metals to function. Even your mech should only be able to fully utilize spirit-forged metals once it reaches Purple-Rank, right?"
"Teacher, I'm just planning ahead. My mech is almost complete. Once I get familiar with it and make some progress in forging, I'll upgrade my mech. I want to finish designing my Purple-Rank mech before then."
Mu Ye nodded upon hearing this. It made sense.
"Alright, speaking of which, haven't you started making your battle armor yet?"
Xu Yuan shook his head.
His battle armor currently had zero progress.
Yes, Xu Yuan hadn't even begun crafting his battle armor.
"Do you plan to wait until you can forge god-forged alloys with a 99% fusion rate before starting your One-Word Battle Armor?" Mu Ye frowned.
At other times, he could understand Xu Yuan's ambition, but was this pursuit for One-Word Battle Armor too extreme?
Starting early on crafting One-Word Battle Armor allowed one to experience its amplification effects, nurture its sentience, and reap its benefits.
Battle armor, like soul spirits, grew alongside the soul master.
Outstanding battle armor masters used 1st-Grade Thousand-Forged metals when crafting One-Word Battle Armor.
True battle armor masters inevitably required such conditions.
Only 1st-Grade Thousand-Forged metals began to possess sentience, their life force initially awakened by the blacksmith.
Even if they couldn't yet integrate into the soul master's body like spirit-forged alloys from fusion-forging, they already possessed true sentience and rudimentary intelligence. Each mutual enhancement during battles fostered interaction between the soul master and the armor's spirit.
This was the process of nurturing and cultivating the spirit.
For Two-Word Battle Armor, all metal materials might need to be replaced, but the spirit would transition—transferring the sentience of the One-Word Battle Armor into the new Two-Word Battle Armor crafted from entirely new metals.
Similarly, for Three-Word Battle Armor, if new metals were used instead of performing secondary or tertiary forging on the existing alloy, the spirit would still need to transition.
From weak to strong, while the metals used to craft battle armor might undergo batch changes or multiple transformations, the spirit would grow alongside the battle armor master from the very beginning.
Thus, starting early on crafting One-Word Battle Armor had its benefits.
Even if new metals were later used to craft Two-Word Battle Armor, spirit transition techniques could help the battle armor master complete this step.
"Teacher, I understand. That's why I'm trying to quickly improve my forging skills. I'm also nearly ready to design the core arrays for my One-Word Battle Armor." Xu Yuan paused briefly before revealing the real reason. "Teacher, you should know that after my martial soul splits, the situation remains unclear. If I design now, it might not align later. I need to wait until my martial soul has fully split."
Mu Ye exhaled deeply.
Indeed, Xu Yuan's martial soul had issues.
With two unstable martial souls, no one could predict the outcome after the split. Designing battle armor now would only lead to increasing misalignment.
"Ah, alright. Your situation truly is different."
Despite being so far ahead in cultivation, Xu Yuan's battle armor crafting would have to follow the same timeline as most ordinary students, waiting another year or two before attempting it.
Mu Ye finally noticed one aspect where Xu Yuan's progress aligned with that of ordinary geniuses.
"For the next two years, you can rely on your mech for amplification. After all, the mech you've built provides boosts comparable to battle armor." Mu Ye thought for a moment, then handed over another set of materials.
"This is my previous experience from studying Yellow-Rank and Purple-Rank mechs. See if it helps. I've inspected your mech, and its basic qualities surpass most Purple-Rank mechs. Many operations that only Purple-Rank mechs can attempt are already within your reach."
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Leaving Tiandou City, Xu Yuan piloted his mech back to Shrek City.
Along the way, he remained vigilant, though the chances of encountering heretical soul masters in this era were extremely low.
Even with the Holy Spirit Sect preparing to resurface, they wouldn't dare act recklessly while Shrek Academy still stood.
During the journey, Xu Yuan realized how much time had unknowingly passed.
"When exactly did the Holy Spirit Sect and Qiangu Dongfeng launch the Godslayer Missiles in the original story?"
Recalling the details, Xu Yuan remembered it was at least after Devil's Island.
And Devil's Island occurred after Tang Wulin returned.
Before Tang Wulin's return, he visited Star Dou Continent, and the Thousand-Day Dragon Burial lasted at least three years.
Before that, Xu Yuan recalled there had been an end-of-year assessment.
Roughly calculating, there was still at least four years left.
But four years wasn't much time.
Xu Yuan had already been cultivating for a full seven years!
"I should think of a way to subtly warn Teacher Yun Ming."
Xu Yuan didn't head directly to Sea God Island.
How to gently remind Yun Ming still required some thought.
In truth, the destruction of Shrek Academy held significant meaning for Xu Yuan—it was the key prerequisite for him to rebuild a Shrek Academy that was entirely his own.
However, he had trained here for six years.
Xu Yuan was conflicted.
Another crucial point was that the Godslayer Missiles didn't just destroy Shrek Academy and the headquarters of the Tang Sect—they obliterated half of Shrek City!
This was the most prosperous city on the continent, with a population numbering in the tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions.
Returning to his dormitory, Xu Yuan calmed his mind and resumed his cultivation.
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The Next Day
Sea God Island
"Junior Brother, you seem distracted today," Na'er said teasingly, lightly tapping Xu Yuan awake.
Xu Yuan snapped out of his daze and forced a bitter smile.
"Na'er, what do you think cultivation is for?"
"To become stronger."
"And becoming stronger… what's the purpose of that?"
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