Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains!

"Senior, is there anything I should be aware of regarding this exchange activity?" Xu Yuan still wanted to ask this senior for some details.

After all, judging by the timeline, this senior student may have experienced two such conferences.

"You want to participate? To be honest, your level isn't high enough. Level 2 professionals should just stay on the sidelines and listen to the discussion. Don't even think about getting involved." Yu Yang rolled his eyes, his words quite malicious.

"Senior, my theories are no less than those of a level three professional." Having combined cultivation of multiple professions, Xu Yuan has a deeper understanding of each one.

"If you really want to participate, you can go over there and take a look. They discuss some of the main issues there, while other places are more... well... just arguing."

Yu Yang pointed in a direction.

"Thanks, senior. I wish you a speedy completion of your gauntlet."

Xu Yuan took his leave and offered his best wishes to his senior classmates.

Yu Yang rolled his eyes.

No way, I'd like to postpone it a bit longer.

......

Xu Yuan moved closer.

A seven-year-old child standing out conspicuously among a group of teenagers.

Even though Xu Yuan's growth was much faster due to his cultivation breakthroughs, he was still only 1.5 meters tall and had a childlike innocence on his face, which made him stand out.

That's right, seven and a half years old and 1.4 meters tall.

This is also a special case in Douluo Continent.

Physical development is also linked to martial spirit cultivation.

Seeing a child trying to squeeze in, the senior students kindly made way for him, allowing him to get in.

Xu Yuan looked at the sections where several fourth-year students were in charge and browsed through the research and discussion directions for each.

His eyes lit up.

And you know what? There were topics that actually interested him.

For example, the topic of the necessity for a Soul Master to nurture their Battle Armor.

"When a battle armor reaches the second rank, it has already begun to possess spirituality. A battle armor with the third rank may have basic consciousness and be able to communicate with the soul master's mind."

"As we all know, four-word battle armor can only be made with Heavenly Forged Metal forged by a Divine Craftsman. However, there is only one Divine Craftsman on the continent, and Heavenly Forged Metal is extremely scarce. Not everyone has the opportunity to obtain a complete set of Heavenly Forged Metal."

“I once went to the Star Luo Continent for exchanges. The national teacher of the Star Luo Empire was a four-word battle armor master. However, it is said that his four-word battle armor was nurtured and upgraded by himself.”

"Therefore, I raised this question: Is it theoretically possible to replicate the process of nurturing and upgrading a three-word battle armor using a Soul Master's own body? What is the success rate? How can the success rate be improved?"

As Xu Yuan listened to his senior's story, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted when he was interested.

Isn't this an event about the future development of mecha...?

Why is it still battle armor?

However, the topic of bypassing the Heavenly Forging to create a four-word battle armor is still very appealing.

“Since there are successful examples, it means that there is a theory to support this path, but…” a female senior student hesitated before speaking.

"Just what?" The senior who asked the question looked at the female senior with shining eyes.

"But you yourself have already set the conditions. That Imperial Advisor is a Limit Douluo, and his fusion with a three-word Douluo stage Douluo armor should be extremely high. Yet, even so, he's the only one who succeeded. This shows that it requires opportunity, and it also needs to be in harmony with one's own destiny; otherwise, success is impossible." The senior, oblivious to the gleaming light in the senior's eyes, analyzed earnestly, "But you must understand, he's the Imperial Advisor, a Limit Douluo. There are probably only a handful of opportunities on the entire continent that could be more effective than his, and it also needs to be in harmony with one's own..."

To put it bluntly, an exception is an exception; even if it can be replicated in theory, it cannot be replicated in reality.

Many people around nodded in agreement.

“Since we’re going to bypass Heavenly Forging, why not consider other secondary professions?” Xu Yuan asked.

A child interrupted, surprising the older students.

"Little brother, you wouldn't want the mecha designers to design Soul Forging Metal as a Heaven Forging-level metal, would you?" a senior student teased.

Xu Yuan, however, asked in return with great seriousness.

"Isn't it possible?"

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The senior student was taken aback.

May I?

Seeing that Xu Yuan was small and young, but quite handsome, she subconsciously made a teasing remark.

I haven't really thought about this issue in depth.

If you don't go into depth, then it's definitely not possible.

But as they went deeper, the senior student started to frown...

We used the design principles of mecha to bypass the Heavenly Forging technique in creating the four-character battle armor.

The subconscious reaction was to simplify the core magic array so that the magic array with the effect of the four-word battle armor could be engraved on the soul-forged metal.

This is obviously impossible.

The current development system of Battle Armor has been streamlined to the extreme. Battle Armor itself is a simplified version of mecha. In order to facilitate the exertion of individual Soul Master strength, many unnecessary functions of mecha have been discarded while streamlining. However, there is one thing that cannot be streamlined at all, and that is the amplification effect in battle.

The pursuit of battle armor is for power, not for fame.

If the magic array inscribed on the Soul Forging can achieve the effect of the current four-word battle armor, then what about the more complex magic arrays inscribed with the Heaven Forging metal?

Will there be a new version of the four-word battle armor?

Therefore, there is an unbreakable equal relationship: those made of Soul Forged Metal are three-word battle armors, while those made of Heaven Forged Metal are four-word battle armors.

People generally categorize the Star Luo National Preceptor's situation as his battle armor upgrade being achieved through an unconventional method of Heavenly Forging.

This is a subconscious reaction without deep thought.

But let's think about it further: what if this little brother meant upgrading metal through mecha design techniques...?

“It’s not just blacksmiths who deal with spirituality; other secondary professions do too. Why can’t those in other secondary professions complete the Heavenly Forging? Even if it’s not something that can be achieved overnight, can’t they do it through gradual guidance?” Xu Yuan offered his opinion.

The senior who asked the question smiled, but it wasn't a mocking smile; it was just a helpless one.

"Hey junior? Do you know what long-term induction means?" Before Xu Yuan could react, the senior gave the answer: "It means that you have to constantly change the induction method according to the changes in the battle armor. This will continue for several years, even more than ten years, or even decades. The premise is that you should become a Limit Douluo. The four-word battle armor that you eventually nurture will have a much weaker amplification effect than a four-word battle armor made by Heaven Forging through normal means."

Because you have become powerful, you can nurture him to this level.

Moreover, it is virtually impossible to cultivate to the same rank as you.

Xu Yuan realized that what his senior said made sense.

Take the current Limit Douluo in the mainland as an example. Perhaps the simple enhancement of a four-word battle armor can give an ordinary Title Douluo the combat power of a Limit Douluo. However, Limit Douluo are also divided into levels. The power exerted by such a four-word battle armor master is at most the lowest level of quasi-demigod among Limit Douluo.

Compared to demigods or even quasi-gods who are not four-word battle armor masters, their strength is far inferior.

For demigods and even quasi-gods, what they need is a four-word battle armor that can amplify their abilities.

If one spends decades cultivating a set of four-word battle armor that is only suitable for quasi-demigods, and the enhancement to demigods or even quasi-gods is negligible, then what is the point?

All of this is based on the premise that success can be nurtured.

......

I must say, I gained a lot from communicating with the senior students.

The pre-conference activities were all about ideas for battle armor, fulfilling Xu Yuan's plans and visions for battle armor, but there was no real exchange that would help him improve his secondary profession.

"Junior Xu, if you want to improve your secondary profession skills, you should wait until the conference starts. Although what you're doing now is helpful, it's just riding the wave and doesn't really contribute to improving your secondary profession," Yu Yang said helplessly.

With a sigh, Xu Yuan left the Mech Pilots Association.

As a transmigrator, he was never short of ideas and imagination, but he could not underestimate others. This was a real world. Soul Masters might lack innovative ideas, but even if a Soul Master only had one special idea, dozens or hundreds of people would come together to discuss it, and the number of ideas would increase.

......

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

Xu Yuan spent the next three days immersed in his wildly imaginative ideas.

The inner court.

Xu Yuan and the other two gathered together, and Shen Yi looked at their mental state with some helplessness.

Her advance warning that the assessment would be difficult was meant to put pressure on Xu Yuan.

As a result, Xu Yuan went to the Mech Pilots Association every day to join in the fun as if nothing had happened, while Xu Lizhi and the other two trained like crazy and were almost exhausted.

Of course, because of the assessment today, Xu Lizhi and his companion had a good night's rest last night.

......

"Your assessment today is very simple: fight against yourself from six months ago," Shen Yi said.

The assessment method is simple, but the assessment itself is not simple.

Can I surpass my self from six months ago?

Xu Yuan was amused when he heard this.

This is no problem at all.