Upon hearing Xu Yuan's affirmative response, Tang Wulin and the others widened their eyes in astonishment.
Good grief, your teacher is this strong?
Although Tang Wulin couldn't precisely gauge the level of the blood essence fluctuations he had just felt, the overwhelming pressure he experienced from such a great distance—even with his Golden Dragon King bloodline—was enough to confirm that the person in question was undoubtedly one of Douluo Star's top-tier powerhouses.
And this person turned out to be Xu Yuan's teacher?
Isn't he already a disciple of the Pavilion Master?
At this moment, Tang Wulin and the others couldn't help but feel enlightened.
No wonder Xu Yuan was so extraordinary.
While Tang Wulin could only vaguely guess, there were quite a few people present who could provide a definitive answer.
Gu Yue could confirm that Mu Ye's strength after breaking through had reached the same level as Di Tian.
Le Zhengyu could also confirm that Mu Ye's presence didn't fall short of the powerhouse in his family.
Yuan'en Yehui similarly affirmed that Mu Ye's oppressive aura was no weaker than her grandfather's.
"Truly impressive, you," Le Zhengyu muttered, his lips twitching.
Two disciples of Limit Douluos—your background far surpasses mine.
"My teacher hasn't actually broken through to the Limit Douluo stage. Don't spread rumors," Xu Yuan explained softly.
Not yet at the Limit Douluo stage?
Le Zhengyu and the other two rolled their eyes.
Xu Yuan himself was puzzled but didn't let it show.
However, he was certain of one thing—Mu Ye definitely hadn't broken through to the Limit Douluo stage.
After being stuck at the ninety-fourth level for so many years, how could he possibly reach the Limit Douluo stage directly?
"I'll ask my teacher when we return to the hotel."
For two and a half days, Xu Yuan was unable to contact Mu Ye.
It wasn't until after his third match—and his first doubles match—that he finally received a soul communication call from Mu Ye.
"Teacher? Did you break through?"
On the other end of the line came Mu Ye's steady voice.
"Yes."
"Congratulations, Teacher." Xu Yuan's words were heartfelt.
"It's largely thanks to your theories. I managed to separate Little Red from its metallic body, complete its transformation into a spirit, and re-fuse the contract, which resolved the previous issues." Mu Ye briefly explained the reason behind his breakthrough.
But he emphasized another point.
"The key factor is that, after freeing it from its original constraints, Little Red has evolved."
"Evolved?" Xu Yuan was confused by this statement.
"I'm not entirely sure why, but it seems to have become a true living entity. Even though it exists in the form of a spirit, it feels more alive than a mech." Mu Ye himself couldn't fully explain it.
Though he had always treated the mech as a companion and even considered it another life form, the changes in Little Red now gave him this distinct impression.
It truly had a soul.
"It's likely similar to the secondary awakening of my innate martial soul—a complete fusion. The integration between your spirit and the mech still had barriers before, but now, without the limitations of its metallic body, the spiritual fusion has reached perfection."
Xu Yuan offered an explanation.
Mu Ye affirmed Xu Yuan's interpretation.
"I'm contacting you to remind you to prepare and adjust your condition over the next few days."
"What's going on, Teacher?"
"Heh, do you think I broke through this quickly by chance?" came Mu Ye's voice from the other end.
"Isn't it because you were already close to completing the spiritual fusion beforehand?"
"Of course not. I was still lacking quite a bit. This time, it was a stroke of luck—I discovered something that allowed me to break through directly." Mu Ye didn't elaborate further.
"In a couple of days, I'll come find you. You'll know then—it's inconvenient to discuss over the communication device."
Xu Yuan looked at the disconnected call, feeling somewhat helpless.
So, Teacher was really busy with something else recently, not just focusing on breaking through?
What kind of opportunity?
Xu Yuan frowned.
Could there really be such a significant opportunity on the Star Luo Continent?
"Oh well, there are still a few days left."
Shaking his head, Xu Yuan entered the crafting room.
The suites at the Star Luo Grand Hotel were incredibly luxurious, even thoughtfully equipped with rooms for soul masters to cultivate and practice their secondary professions.
"There are still two and a half months until the finals. Before then, I need to ensure everyone's battle armor reaches its peak potential." At this moment, Xu Yuan was essentially a repairman—if anyone's battle armor was incomplete, he would step in to craft it.
One piece of battle armor per day.
That was his current pace.
Of course, the spirit-infused alloys required for the battle armor also needed to be forged by him.
Not just jade silver, but various other spirit-infused alloys as well.
Xu Yuan might be known for his unparalleled skills, but that didn't mean he was incapable of forging other spirit-infused alloys.
He simply hadn't refined them into divine alloys yet.
In fact, under Zhen Hua's support, he had experimented with fusing all two-rare-metal combinations of spirit-infused alloys.
He had experience with all of them.
Combined with the nurturing effects of the Virtual-Reality Furnace Method, achieving a fusion rate of over eighty percent for spirit-infused alloys wasn't particularly difficult for him.
After a few days of practice, he could occasionally succeed in achieving a fusion rate of ninety percent.
Over the past few days, he had consecutively completed the forging of several spirit-infused alloys like Goldstone and Primal Silver, all with fusion rates of ninety percent.
These forged products were used in crafting battle armor for his teammates.
After finishing the right thigh armor for Wu Siduo, Xu Yuan sat cross-legged in meditation, reflecting on his recent progress.
Every crafting session must yield new insights.
If there were no breakthroughs, it meant he had hit a bottleneck.
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Inside the dreamscape
"Yaoyao, help me reconstruct the forging process of this cloud iron."
Xu Yuan called out.
"Hmm~ (Coming, coming~)"
Yaoyao fluttered over, swiftly appearing before Xu Yuan.
Her ghostly form materialized into tiny hands, tapping lightly in the air.
A hologram appeared, displaying the entire forging process Xu Yuan had just completed.
"Here, here, here—do you see?"
Xu Yuan pointed to specific nodes in the forging process, instructing Yaoyao to take note.
"These are the nodes with the highest alignment during the Virtual-Reality Furnace Method. They indicate the points where the dreamscape aligns most closely with the external world."
Xu Yuan patiently explained to Yaoyao, ensuring she understood, and then tasked her with modifying the dreamscape accordingly.
With so many cultivation projects underway, Xu Yuan planned to delegate tasks systematically.
If every spirit could be like Jue—quietly comprehending spear techniques and maintaining rapid progress—how wonderful that would be.
Xu Yuan let his imagination run wild.
Unfortunately, although Yaoyao had high mental power aptitude and the dreamscape was part of her inherited soul skill, her talent for modifying and developing this ability was severely lacking.
Huan Xing was the same. Despite being among the most talented Phantom Beasts, under Xu Yuan's numerous assignments, she struggled to keep up. It had taken her so long just to master the combination of Five Elements forces—who knew when her self-created soul skills like the Five Elements Divine Light Shield would bear fruit.
As for Shan He, the paper spirit, his understanding of the Seven Forbidden Techniques was still painfully inadequate.
"Sigh, Jue is a natural-born spear spirit—his talent in spear techniques is unmatched by Yao Yao and the others in their respective fields."
Xu Yuan sighed deeply.
Seeing this, Yao Yao silently put in extra effort.
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