Future Plans

Lin Xingyu said excitedly, "Besides, my Soul Spirit also added a small wonder for me. It lets me sense the spirituality of most metals and stones."

When Lin Cheng heard this, his face filled with shock and he blurted out, "Amazing! You absolutely must not tell anyone about this Soul Skill's effect. Based on my experience, even a ten-thousand-year Soul Skill can't compare to your First Soul Skill. Just the wonder added by your Soul Spirit alone is worth many Soul Masters' thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year Soul Skills!"

After all, Lin Cheng had never seen an even stronger Hundred Thousand Years Soul Skill, so he had no way to compare them, but he felt that even compared to the legendary Hundred Thousand Years Soul Skills, this First Soul Skill would not be inferior in the slightest.

"Come, let's try out your First Soul Skill." As Lin Cheng spoke, he took out a pile of metals from his Storage Soul Device. There were ordinary metals, Hundred Forging metals, Thousand Forging metals, and even a piece of top-grade Spirit Forging Tungsten Steel.

Lin Xingyu picked out all the Tungsten Steel, wanting to test how much the Soul Ring could absorb from Tungsten Steel of different qualities, starting with ordinary Tungsten Steel.

He directly summoned his Martial Soul and used his First Soul Skill.

In an instant, a metallic luster flashed over his body and merged into the Tungsten Steel in his hand.

A dozen minutes later, a stream of light flew back from the Tungsten Steel into Lin Xingyu's body. At the same time, he slowly opened his eyes.

Lin Xingyu murmured, "Ordinary metal has an effect too, but it's tiny. I'll try Hundred Forging, Thousand Forging, and Spirit Forging metals next."

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. A stream of light returned to Lin Xingyu's body, and the test ended. The metals he had chosen looked as if their life had been drained away, becoming dull and lifeless. This was especially true of that piece of Spirit Forging metal, which had lost all spirituality.

Lin Xingyu slowly opened his eyes, looked at Lin Cheng, and said, "The test has results. Whether it's ordinary metal, Hundred Forging metal, Thousand Forging metal, or Spirit Forging metal, they all have clear effects. It's just that the effects from ordinary, Hundred Forging, and Thousand Forging metals aren't very significant, while the Spirit Forging metal brought a qualitative change. After absorbing this piece of Spirit Forging metal, I gained an ability called 'Toughness,' which can make my Martial Soul, body, and even internal organs tougher."

He paused, then added, "But the effect is very weak. It can't even compare to a ten-year Soul Skill, and its effect is negligible. If I want to improve the effect, I'll probably need a large amount of Spirit Forging metal. I estimate it'll take around ten pieces to bring this ability up to the level of a ten-year Soul Skill."

After hearing this, Lin Cheng felt a twinge in his teeth and thought, So this Soul Skill isn't as powerful as I imagined. The cost is too great!

Although Lin Cheng felt somewhat disappointed, he quickly came to terms with it. He understood that a Soul Skill that could help a Soul Master grow should naturally have some limitations. Otherwise, it would be too heaven-defying.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Cheng analyzed aloud, "If you want this ability of yours to grow strong enough, in my view, there are two methods. First is to increase the age of your Soul Spirit. Once its age goes up, the Soul Skill's effect will definitely become stronger, and the consumption will also decrease. Second is to pile on large amounts of Spirit Forging metal. It's just uncertain whether there will be an upper limit."

Then he added, "But the problem shouldn't be too big. At the very least, there shouldn't be any issue within the Soul Spirit's level. The strength of this ability depends partly on the metal absorbed and partly on the Soul Spirit's age."

After hearing this, Lin Xingyu nodded in agreement.

Lin Cheng could not help praising, "Looking at it this way, aside from being expensive, your Soul Skill doesn't have any major flaws. It can even be considered a perfect Soul Skill!" After all, in this era, a Soul Spirit's age could be increased.

At this moment, Lin Xingyu looked firmly at Lin Cheng and said, "Father, I plan to become a Forging Master. My physical fitness is good, and my Spiritual Power is also strong. The ability bestowed by my Soul Spirit is a divine skill for a Forging Master. It will definitely help me grow quickly on this path."

Lin Xingyu explained seriously, "And if I want my First Soul Skill to exert its greatest effect, I'll need all kinds of high-level metals. No one can provide that for me. I can only rely on myself. The quantity of metals I need is enormous. To any person or force, that would be a massive amount of high-level metals, and not just one or two types. If I want this Soul Skill to receive the greatest improvement, I'll definitely have to gather all top-grade metals. The ability my Soul Spirit bestowed on me to sense the spirituality of metals and stones at least guarantees my foundation for becoming a Forging Master. I can try forging high-level metals myself. People always say high-level Forging Masters lack money, but I've never heard of them lacking metals."

After hearing this, Lin Cheng already had plans in mind. He said earnestly, "Your reasons are very sound, but there's no need to rush. You're still young, and this is the golden period for raising your Soul Power. Don't let your First Soul Skill disturb your thoughts. Right now, the most important things are improving your Soul Power, developing your Martial Soul, and laying a solid foundation."

"You must understand that to the strong, Soul Power Level is crucial. Any secondary profession needs the support of high-level Soul Power if it wants to reach great heights. For truly powerful people, Soul Skills aren't even the key. Self-Created Soul Skills are enough to sweep across the world. Your current cultivation should focus mainly on raising your Soul Power Level."

"Although your Soul Spirit gave you a powerful ability, that doesn't mean your forging talent is good. I don't have time to personally teach you forging, so I'll first arrange for a Spirit Forging-level Forging Master to be your teacher and see what your talent is like. If your talent is decent, then Mu Chen, the president of the Eastsea City Blacksmith Association and an Eight-Star Saint Craftsman, I'll try to let you show your skills in front of him."

"As for Mecha Design, manufacturing, and maintenance, I've also found teachers for you. Don't refuse. First, see what your talent is like in these professions. After all, these professions have high requirements for Spiritual Power and are mostly theoretical knowledge, while your Spiritual Power talent can be called terrifying. Choose whichever profession you have good talent in. Even if your talent in the other professions isn't great, you can still build a foundation."

"If you have good talent in other secondary professions but poor forging talent, don't insist on choosing Forging Master. Other professions can make money too. What high-level secondary profession can't earn big money? If there's really no other way, just spend more money to buy high-level metals. No matter how precious high-level metals are, they can still be bought."

"A Soul Master's Soul Power is the foundation. Don't let one Soul Skill disturb your heart. In the future, you can have up to eight more Soul Skills. You're still young now. Spend the next few years building your foundation and focus mainly on improving your Soul Power. You don't need to spend too much time on secondary professions, and don't care too much about your First Soul Skill."