The Steel Pioneer, the Arcane Inheritance Ian intended to use to replace his Third Energy Level bloodline true form, actually had a considerable foundation. It was not being developed from scratch.
Most of its design came from the Fairy lineage and the Immovable Fortress.
The Fairy lineage's inheritance was highly mature and exceptionally compatible, while the Immovable Fortress lineage had always left ample room for improvement. That was why Ian could integrate the two into the Arcane Inheritance.
Moreover, most of the magic potion materials for the Immovable Fortress lineage had already been prepared.
The Steelwing Dragon, Dust-Cleansing Dragon, precious sublimation metals, and Earthvein Source Crystals were all ready. Ian could begin refining them now.
The Fairies, on the other hand—Ian had originally planned to ask whether Hua An had any channels for obtaining a Third Energy Level Fairy Inheritance. But Hua An herself was only at the Second Energy Level, so she truly could not help in that regard.
He would have to wait until Mentor Gan Song arrived.
But it was not a major problem. The Fairy lineage was responsible for the Steel Drive's mobility, ranged attacks, and area attacks, while the Immovable Fortress lineage was responsible for the basic framework and core power.
Which was more important was obvious. Completing the framework and power furnace first, then gradually filling in the mobility and attack modules afterward, was entirely feasible.
However, before refining the magic potion, Ian had to make certain modifications to his body so it could adapt to the structure of the future Steel Drive inheritance.
"Ian... are you sure you want me to operate on you?"
Adalbert had just extracted the souls of those Dragon-Worshiping Cult captives from their bodies and suppressed them within the Void Realm, lest they pull some trick to escape or