With Han Tianyi's assistance, an enormous model took shape within Jiang Xia's Broken Dream.
Its complexity had reached the point where a single glance made Jiang Xia's head swim.
Of course, if he examined each small section carefully, Jiang Xia could slowly work out a few things.
But the whole was far too vast. Trying to discern anything from an overall view only left him dizzy.
In theory, a rank-five mecha designer could study it, but its various structures were assembled on a foundation of hundreds, even thousands, of top-tier rank-five arrays.
Combining some of these basic components could produce even more top-tier rank-five arrays.
Its complexity was utterly impossible to quantify.
It was like adding multiple line segments to a triangle, then asking how many triangles the diagram contained.
Jiang Xia had to study the structure corresponding to every triangle. Then, when different triangles combined into a new triangle, he had to master the principles of that new triangle as well. While engraving, he even had to ensure that portions of the arrays in the two earlier triangles worked together to form this new triangular array.
It was incomparably vast, simply not something a human brain could complete in a single step.
There was a reason only soul masters with powerful minds could attempt the secondary profession of mecha designer.
By the same token, the critical importance of this profession was beyond question.
With a core array this complex, any casually laid trap within it could leave someone beyond redemption.
It was extremely important for Jiang Xia to study mecha design himself.
Especially since, among those around him now, Gu Yue had the highest mecha design rank.
On the surface, his relationship with Gu Yue was also quite good.
In theory, if he did not study mecha design and wanted to make Battle Armor, approaching Gu Yue would be the most reasonable choice.
Not approaching her would instead be a sign of wariness.
But could Jiang Xia really approach her?
So he absolutely could not neglect his training as a mecha designer.
Nor could he neglect mecha manufacturing and forging.
They were inherently one whole, split apart only because they were too complex.
Jiang Xia's Broken Dream could provide considerable assistance in training all three secondary professions.
Beyond that, just how much assistance his Broken Dream could provide also depended on whether he pursued all three secondary professions together.
Because he forged, he understood rare metals and could simulate them within Broken Dream, then make Battle Armor with very little consumption of materials in reality.
At the same time, the toll on himself was minimal, allowing him to accumulate experience as quickly as possible.
Mecha design and mecha manufacturing also complemented each other. Knowing how to manufacture something allowed him to design it with greater ease.
Because he designed it himself, manufacturing it would go more smoothly.
Knowing the direction he wanted his designs to take allowed him to guide the spirituality in a designated direction while forging.
Because he had forged the ghost metal himself, engraving the spiritual core arrays during manufacturing would be easier.
Everyone understood this principle, but not everyone had enough time and effort to pursue all three professions together.
Jiang Xia, however, had precisely that foundation.
First, his Martial Soul could assist him in pursuing all three professions together. Second, his talent truly was sufficient.
Back to the matter at hand.
Once the entire model was complete, Jiang Xia's spiritual power began circulating within it.
An elusive sensation rose in his heart.
Everything within Broken Dream overlapped with real space at that moment.
Jiang Xia tried to simulate the circulation of elements within Broken Dream.
The next moment, a Four-Element Vortex of water, fire, earth, and wind appeared before his eyes.
At the sight, excitement flashed in Jiang Xia's eyes.
This was the first time since he began cultivating that he had controlled elemental power in the real world.
Of course, he did not grow overly excited. After confirming that he had completed the crucial step of turning the illusory into the real, he began condensing his blood essence.
He still remembered his main objective this time.
As he simulated the circulation of Blood Essence Power, the blood essence within his body began to surge.
Rolling waves of heat emerged within him.
Surging power within his blood essence was activated.
Wisps of blood-red mist began to appear around Jiang Xia's body.
His condensed blood essence soared skyward, finally gathering into a single force.
Jiang Xia felt his own strength become a seamless whole.
A power similar to spiritual power and Soul Power was born.
He could circulate it as naturally as moving his own fingers.
Compared to the simple simulations in his dreams before, only now did he truly experience the mysteries of circulating Blood Essence Power. No wonder he had never managed to condense it before.
He had to turn the illusory into the real.
Watching Jiang Xia condense Blood Essence Power, Han Tianyi revealed a faint smile.
This physical enhancement from illusion to reality could be achieved.
Then his coming breakthrough would also go much more smoothly.
Watching this, Mu Ye said, "With Blood Essence Power, your training with me will be a little easier from now on."
He intended to teach Jiang Xia some of the Body Sect's basic combat techniques.
Ten thousand years ago, the Body Sect had not yet possessed a path for cultivating blood essence. Not all its disciples had condensed Blood Essence Power-or rather, the vast majority of its disciples had lacked this power.
They developed combat techniques purely through their own Martial Souls.
As the times progressed and they gradually worked out techniques for condensing Blood Essence Power, their combat techniques became increasingly universal.
Combat techniques that had once been available only to soul masters with arm Martial Souls could still be used after activating both arms with Blood Essence Power.
The Body Sect's foundations grew even firmer.
Jiang Xia was also full of anticipation.
"How has your success rate with First Grade Thousand Refined been lately?"
Zhen Hua now asked Jiang Xia about his progress in forging training.
Jiang Xia answered truthfully.
"Mm, you can try making a push for Spirit Forging."
For an ordinary blacksmith, attempting Spirit Forging with three-ring cultivation was almost impossible.
To be honest, if someone had reached the age of attempting Spirit Forging yet still only had three-ring cultivation, that blacksmith's talent for Soul Power really was far too poor.
Jiang Xia was a special case. His blacksmith rank had risen too quickly.
Ordinary rank-four blacksmiths were already in their thirties or forties.
A rank-four blacksmith under twenty was almost certain to become a Saint Craftsman.
Jiang Xia was even more outrageous. When he had reached the level of a rank-four blacksmith, he had only been nine, not even ten.
Now he was only ten, yet he was already beginning his push for Spirit Forging.
Who knew whether those blacksmiths who had never qualified to attempt Spirit Forging in their entire lives would want to find a pillar to dash themselves to death against after hearing this news?
And if Jiang Xia succeeded, becoming a true rank-five blacksmith at ten and mastering Spirit Forging, who knew what the other rank-five blacksmiths would think?
Zhen Hua sighed inwardly.
In truth, he felt a little ashamed himself. Back then, he had been far inferior to Jiang Xia.
The key was that, even as Jiang Xia advanced his forging skills, he had not neglected his Soul Power cultivation.
What did that mean?
It meant Jiang Xia was certain to become a Divine Craftsman in the future!
After all, one major hurdle in Heavenly Forging was bringing one's spiritual power to the Spirit Domain Realm.
With Jiang Xia's talent in the spiritual attribute, coupled with his cultivation, his spiritual power reaching the Spirit Domain Realm in the future was practically nailed to the board.