Sub-Profession Choices (Please Keep Reading!!!)

"You managed in just five days to develop the ink formed by fusing your Heaven Origin Brush Martial Soul with your own Soul Power and Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to the point where you could freely control its explosions and cause secondary damage. That shows your Heaven Origin Brush has an extremely powerful mechanism for fusing two types of power!"

"To control the ink's explosions, you need to regulate the Soul Power during the fusion process. Being able to accomplish that within five days is partly due to your Martial Soul's powerful mechanism, but you yourself must also be talented in this regard. With both factors combined, if you truly gain the ability to control elements, you will surely progress rapidly in areas such as elemental fusion."

Although Zhen Hua said that he did not specialize in Elemental Power, he was very familiar with the elements.

That was perfectly normal. When someone had been struck by Elemental Lightning Tribulations often enough, they were bound to become familiar with them.

"I have some experience in this area. If you obtain a similar Soul Skill in the future and encounter any doubts while developing it, you can ask me."

Mu Ye glanced at Zhen Hua in surprise.

Zhen Hua folded his arms across his chest and gave a cold snort.

"What? Am I not allowed to teach a junior?"

Zhen Hua looked at Xu Yuan and asked, "Xiao Yuan, you come from the Spirit Pagoda, so you should know the requirements for Battle Armor Masters. Have you decided on your Sub-Profession?"

Xu Yuan looked at the expectation in Zhen Hua's eyes, but could only sigh inwardly.

Although a Divine Craftsman stood before him, Xu Yuan knew very well that forging was not his strength.

"Senior, I've actually already made my decision. I have an advantage in Spiritual Power, so learning Mecha Design should go smoothly for me. Mecha Design mostly involves theory, so I plan to also study Mecha Manufacturing. At the same time, I'll learn the fundamentals of Mecha Maintenance through those two fields. If I have enough energy, I'll study Mecha Maintenance as well."

Xu Yuan's words surprised Zhen Hua so much that, for the moment, he did not even feel regret at being turned down.

He wanted to study three fields at once?

Just how greedy was this kid?

"You don't need to call me Senior anymore. Call me Martial Uncle from now on." Zhen Hua waved a hand, without explaining why Xu Yuan could call him Martial Uncle. "Don't get too greedy, kid. There's a reason the skills required of a Battle Armor Master are divided into three parts. Every one of them is broad and profound. Mastering even one is already enough to stump the vast majority of Soul Masters."

Mu Ye also frowned and cautioned Xu Yuan.

"Xiao Yuan, are you thinking this way because Soul Engineers ten thousand years ago could independently complete the production of Soul Tools? This is not remotely the same level of difficulty. Though it may appear to have been divided into three, any modern Sub-Profession requires more content to be learned and is harder to learn than a Soul Engineer of the same level ten thousand years ago."

Mu Ye himself was a Mecha Designer, so he naturally understood the difficulty involved.

Mecha Designers seemingly only had nine levels, but the gap between different level-nine Mecha Designers could be as vast as heaven and earth. It was like the nine ranks of Titled Douluo: an Ultimate Douluo at the pinnacle and a rank-ninety-one Titled Douluo were entirely different concepts. Even among Ultimate Douluo, there were three basic divisions, with gaps measured in multiples. It was said that even Quasi-Gods at the highest level varied in strength.

Since one had chosen a Sub-Profession, one had to take it seriously. One could not simply pursue a rank. If he chose to become a Mecha Designer, then he should strive for the very peak instead of feeling satisfied upon reaching level nine.

"Teacher, don't worry. I've looked into these three professions before. I was actually struggling over whether to make this choice, and if it didn't work out, I would give up and choose only Mecha Design as my Sub-Profession. But after my Martial Soul awakened, I finally gained the confidence to pursue all three professions at once."

"Oh?" Mu Ye and Zhen Hua both looked at Xu Yuan with curiosity, wanting to see what had made this kid so confident.

"Teacher, Martial Uncle, didn't I mention it before? My Martial Soul also has a Pen Spear form."

As Xu Yuan spoke, he activated his Soul Power and transformed the Heaven Origin Brush in his hand. The Heaven Origin Brush instantly became larger, longer, and harder. Its tip gleamed with a metallic luster as it transformed into a spearhead streaked with black ink-like patterns.

The Heaven Origin Brush-Spear fell into his hand, and Xu Yuan's aura changed as well.

Zhen Hua sensed that change clearly.

It was similar to when the Heaven Origin Brush had appeared earlier.

"In this form, you can also draw upon the Power of Heaven and Earth. This feeling seems to be a kind of intent."

Xu Yuan nodded and explained, "Martial Uncle is right. In the Pen Spear form of my Heaven Origin Brush Martial Soul, it naturally possesses Spear Intent. In my future cultivation, I will primarily cultivate the Pen Spear form, and only develop the Heaven Origin Brush form if I have the spare energy."

With an uncle who held the position of Spirit Transfer Envoy and also possessed a spear-type Martial Soul, there was no reason for Xu Yuan not to focus on developing his Pen Spear form. Of course, if he had energy left over, he naturally would not abandon the brush form either.

"I will definitely practice the spear. While practicing it, I can directly use the spear in place of a carving knife for Mecha Manufacturing, training both skills at once."

Xu Yuan's reasoning was sound enough, but before they saw any actual results, neither Mu Ye nor Zhen Hua would believe his nonsense.

Likewise, before he truly began learning, they could not be sure of Xu Yuan's talent in these areas. Perhaps he really could study all three professions without delaying any of them, and they might even promote one another and complement each other.

After all, if they were not divided up into specialized roles instead of becoming true Soul Engineers, no one would be willing to take part in only a portion of the work. They would rather participate in the entire process of designing and manufacturing Battle Armor.

It's a pity Xiao Yuan's ambitions are still a little too small. Otherwise, if he also studied forging... Zhen Hua muttered to himself inwardly.

If Xu Yuan's ambitions had been a little greater and he had studied everything from the start, then as a Divine Craftsman, Zhen Hua would have had plenty of ways to guide Xu Yuan into abandoning the other professions once he discovered that he lacked the energy, leaving forging in the end.

Although Mu Ye wanted to persuade Xu Yuan regarding his choice of Sub-Profession, he could feel Xu Yuan's determination and could only accept it helplessly. He planned to guide Xu Yuan when the boy himself began to feel overwhelmed.

Even Soul Masters had limited energy. Otherwise, it was easy to fall behind.

Mu Ye himself was the best proof of that.

He also silently set a bottom line for Xu Yuan. If Xu Yuan could not produce satisfactory results in all three Sub-Professions before turning ten, he would force Xu Yuan to give up the other two professions and focus solely on Mecha Design.

"Does your Pen Spear form require Soul Power to maintain?" Mu Ye began asking Xu Yuan about the details of his Martial Soul.

A Body Sect Secret Technique combined with a spear-type Martial Soul truly was a perfect match.

"Transforming requires Soul Power, but once the transformation is complete, it is the same as maintaining an ordinary Martial Soul," Xu Yuan said.

Mu Ye nodded, very satisfied with that answer.

"I'll teach you spear techniques this month as well."

As the Sect Master of the Body Sect, he could be said to know a little of all eighteen martial arts. Though it was only a little, it was more than enough to teach a beginner like Xu Yuan.

Zhen Hua stood to the side, looking at Xu Yuan's Heaven Origin Brush-Spear, when something suddenly came to mind.

"Is your father Xu Zhi?"

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