Seeing Mo Tianyun's stubborn pride, Shen Xiyue chuckled, letting out a clear, bell-like laugh. Her eyes, as clear as blue waves, radiated a gentle warmth, and the curve of her lips was as perfect as a crescent moon, revealing two adorable dimples on her face.

What an alluring enchantress!

If he weren't still in class, Mo Tianyun would have pounced on him like a wolf.

"Okay, okay, my Tianyun is the best, alright?"

Shen Xiyue smiled sweetly and soothed Mo Tianyun in a soft voice.

"That's more like it~"

Mo Tianyun said it as a matter of course.

The two had recently expressed their feelings for each other, and their relationship had been rapidly developing; they were now inseparable.

"Tianyun, you need to pay enough attention to the level of mecha control. If you want to become a true cosmic powerhouse, your own evolution and combat mecha are the foundation!"

"Whether it's martial arts combat skills or mental strength, they are all supplementary to combat mechs. Only by being strong yourself, having a powerful mech, and possessing superb skills in controlling the mech can you achieve the fundamental path!"

Shen Xiyue changed the subject and spoke earnestly.

"You are currently overwhelming others with your strong mental strength and martial arts skills that are more advanced and have reached a higher level. However, this is not a long-term solution. As you progress to higher levels, when you face people with stronger mental strength and more advanced martial arts skills, these advantages will disappear."

Mo Tianyun also put away his playful attitude and listened attentively to Shen Xiyue's words.

He knew that Shen Xiyue's words were meant to make him pay attention to the level of mecha piloting skills.

"Yes, I will take the level of mecha piloting skills seriously, and I will never be careless in the future!"

Mo Tianyun said humbly.

Back in the classroom, Professor Lin Tianyu continued the lesson.

"As you all have seen, Mo Tianyun and I presented a mecha battle."

"The same mechs, in mech battles, different levels of mech piloting skills lead to huge differences in combat power, which is why mech piloting skills are so important!"

"Mo Tianyun's mecha piloting skills have reached the 'micro-control level,' while my mecha piloting skills are much more advanced, reaching the 'do as I please' level."

"Therefore, in the mecha battle just now, it would have been difficult for Chief Trainee Mo Tianyun to even encounter me, let alone defeat a combat mecha pilot with superior mecha control skills on the battlefield."

"Some people shouldn't think they're invincible just because they've dabbled in every path of mecha piloting and made a name for themselves in each one!"

"Mech pilots who have qualified to study at our academy, don't underestimate yourselves. As long as you focus on any path, you will definitely reap rewards. At least you will be more likely to succeed than mech pilots who pursue multiple paths simultaneously!"

Clearly, Lin Tianyu's words were somewhat discouraging to Mo Tianyun, especially the last two sentences, which were practically a direct indication of his intentions.

These words were spoken with ulterior motives. On one hand, they were meant to discourage Mo Tianyun and make him more humble. On the other hand, they boosted the confidence of the other trainees.

While Lin Tianyu's mentor may seem to be constantly criticizing Mo Tianyun, he actually wants Mo Tianyun to pay more attention to mecha piloting skills!

Because just now, Instructor Lin Tianyu confirmed that Mo Tianyun's mental power had reached the "emptiness of thought" level.

That's why he had the idea of ​​giving Mo Tianyun a hard time.

Generally speaking, when a combat mech pilot's mental strength reaches the "Mind Void" level, with the support of massive mental strength, it is easy to raise their mech control skills to the "Perfect Unity" level.

Judging from Mo Tianyun's ability to create an epic combat mech during the academy's admissions assessment, Mo Tianyun is at least a top-tier mech manufacturer, meaning his understanding of combat mechs is far more thorough than that of ordinary combat mech pilots.

However, Mo Tianyun's mecha piloting skills are still at the "micro-control" level, which is a bit strange.

Therefore, Lin Tianyu's mentor guessed that Mo Tianyun must have neglected to practice and improve his mecha piloting skills!

Only then did he have the idea of ​​fighting Mo Tianyun, with the aim of giving Mo Tianyun a good beating.

Make him realize the importance of mecha piloting skills!

This made Mo Tianyun realize that he shouldn't think that just because he's a combat mech pilot who can build, repair, and manufacture mechs, he's something special!

Currently, although Mo Tianyun has surpassed all other young people of his generation in the Empire on every path of mecha piloting, each path becomes a hundred or even a thousand times more difficult as you progress. If Mo Tianyun continues to study every path simultaneously, he will definitely not master any of them and will eventually be surpassed by others on each path of mecha piloting.

The goal is to get Mo Tianyun to focus on one path: the path of a combat mech pilot!

This is Lin Tianyu's purpose.

"Last time I talked about the mech control level of the 'micro-control' mech."

"Regarding the 'micro-control' level of mech piloting, there is another very rare situation, which is being able to use 'mech piloting skills'. This situation is still special, and very few mech pilots can do it when they are in 'micro-control'."

"Generally speaking, a mech pilot only has a slight chance of mastering mech control skills when their mech control level reaches the 'Perfect Unity' or even 'At Will' level! We'll talk about that later."

"Next, we will explain the next few levels of mech control."

Professor Lin Tianyu continued the lesson, and every student, including Mo Tianyun, listened attentively, as did you, who were reading a novel on your phone.

"'Perfect integration' means that when a mech pilot reaches this level of mech control, they can completely merge with the mech. Of course, this fusion does not mean that the mech pilot's body and the mech merge with each other, but rather that the mech pilot's mental power and the mech are completely integrated."

"Only by reaching this level of mech piloting skills can one unleash the full power of a mech. It's a level of mech piloting that represents a qualitative leap in mech control!"

"The next level of mecha control after 'Perfect Integration' is 'At Will'. Reaching this level of mecha control is already considered a superb skill. The mecha can perform various agile movements like a human. This is the level I've reached in my life. I was over three hundred years old when I reached this level, and I haven't made any further progress in the past thousand years."

"When I was young, I was also a genius! But as my mecha piloting skills and gene evolution warrior level got higher and higher, my progress became slower and slower. Eventually, I hit a bottleneck and never improved again. So, I advise some people not to be greedy."

Instructor Lin Tianyu stared intently at Mo Tianyun.

The tone was both a warning and a complaint.

"That's strange, why is this teacher Lin Tianyu keeping an eye on me every day? I haven't offended him!"

Mo Tianyun used his mental power to transmit a message to Shen Xiyue.

"They might be valuing talent, but I hope you don't go astray."

Shen Xiyue said with a grin.

"Well, it seems I was narrow-minded. But I chose this path, and no matter how difficult it is, I will keep going!"

Mo Tianyun said calmly.

"Now that we've come this far, let's move on to a detailed explanation of mech piloting skills."

Instructor Lin Tianyu finally began explaining the mecha piloting skills.

"Mech piloting skills require exceptional proficiency in controlling mechs, to the point of being highly skilled, and also require a thorough understanding of the structure of mechs in order to develop one's own mech piloting skills."

"Mech piloting skills can only be developed when the mech piloting level reaches the 'micro-control' level or above."

"I just had a training battle with Mo Tianyun in the virtual world, and I found that he hasn't developed his own mecha control skills either."

"Therefore, it is not easy to develop your own mecha piloting skills at the 'micro-control' level. Even if you are exceptionally talented, you still have to put in a lot of hard work to develop your own mecha piloting skills."

Mech piloting skills?

When Mo Tianyun heard his mentor Lin Tianyu mention this, he immediately raised his hand in response.

"Mo Tianyun, is there a problem?"

Mentor Lin Tianyu did not have any negative emotions because Mo Tianyun interrupted him.

Since Mo Tianyun is the top student, he is free to speak in class. Mo Tianyun raising his hand is a sign of respect for him.

"Mentor, I do have the skills to pilot mechs,"

Mo Tianyun said these words to correct what his mentor, Lin Tianyu, had just said.

"You have mecha piloting skills, but I've never seen you use them."

"Instructor Lin Tianyu asked, puzzled."

"My mecha piloting skills cause a lot of damage to the mecha, so I don't usually use them casually unless it's an emergency.

Mo Tianyun explained.

"Mech control skills capable of damaging mechs?"

Professor Lin Tianyu tilted his head slightly, seemingly deep in thought.

"No way? Could it be a mecha piloting skill of godlike transformation?"

Instructor Lin Tianyu suddenly widened his eyes, looking at Mo Tianyun as if he were a monster.

At this moment, the entire classroom erupted in gasps of amazement and endless whispers.

"Your mecha piloting skills are actually god-level mecha piloting skills? Mo Tianyun, are you telling the truth or not? Are you really not lying to this old man?"

Professor Lin Tianyu asked three questions in a row.

"Replying to the mentor, I'm not entirely sure either. All I know is that after I use the mecha control skill, my combat mecha's power will rapidly increase. After a period of time, the mecha's power will gradually decrease. If it lasts too long, the mecha may be damaged."

Mo Tianyun replied.

"Then there's no problem, this is the Divine Transformation!"

"You will now re-enter the virtual world with me. I want to personally witness you unleash the Divine Transformation!"

After speaking, Instructor Lin Tianyu led Mo Tianyun and the other trainees into the virtual world.

This time, Mo Tianyun used his mecha control skills to greatly increase the mecha's power and speed.

He actually severed one of the arms of Instructor Lin Tianyu's mecha with a single sword strike.

However, Mo Tianyun's mecha control skill duration expired, and he was unable to defeat his mentor, Lin Tianyu.

However, even if Lin Tianyu's mecha only had one arm left, it would still be able to defeat Mo Tianyun's combat mecha when it was not using its full mecha control skills.

At the very last crucial moment.

"Thousands of Starlight Swords!"

Mo Tianyun conjured a starlight sword and slashed through Teacher Lin Tianyu's mecha with a single strike.

Both mechs were severely damaged in the process.

This infuriated Instructor Lin Tianyu so much that his beard stood on end. He wondered why Mo Tianyun had suddenly abandoned all martial ethics during the fight.

However, Lin Tianyu was still extremely happy. He hadn't expected that Mo Tianyun would develop his own mecha control skill at the 'Micro-Control' level, and that it would be the most powerful type of mecha control skill—the Divine Transformation!

There are many types of mech control skills, including those that allow for partial mech transformation, weapon modification, speed enhancement, and armor thickening...

It can be divided into variant, modification, speed, defensive...

The most powerful and rarest of all is the so-called divine mech control skill.

The Divine Mech Control Skill can temporarily increase a mech's overall performance, including maximum power enhancement multiplier and speed, making its effect truly exceptional!

"This kid truly deserves to be called a once-in-a-millennium genius! As expected of a genius, his mecha control skills are so powerful! Hahahaha!"

Instructor Lin Tianyu approached Mo Tianyun and pretended to be a little angry, saying, "You brat, why did you use such powerful martial arts techniques while we were fighting? Was it on purpose or by accident?"

"It was on purpose!" Mo Tianyun replied proudly.

Upon hearing Mo Tianyun's answer, Instructor Lin Tianyu frowned deeply, glaring at Mo Tianyun through gritted teeth. (Can anyone post that picture? You're asking me which picture? Everyone just smiles without saying a word.)

Afterwards, everyone returned to the classroom to listen to the lesson.

"'Dao Jia Zi Ran' (道甲自然) is an incredibly profound level of mecha control. If a combat mecha pilot reaches this level of mecha control, then his martial arts will naturally merge with his combat mecha."

"Upon reaching the 'Dao Armor Nature' level of mecha control, during mecha combat, every move of the mecha will be in harmony with your martial arts. Releasing martial arts combat techniques will automatically form mecha martial arts combat techniques that are more powerful than mecha martial arts techniques without needing to go through mecha combat seals, and their power will be ten or a hundred times greater than that of mecha martial arts techniques!"

"Epic combat mechs have their own mech battle seals. When we use martial arts combat techniques, they are released through mech battle orders and become mech martial arts techniques. Although mech martial arts combat techniques have the word 'martial arts' in them, their power is quite different."

"This is the level of mecha piloting I've pursued my whole life, but unfortunately, I may never be able to break through it in my lifetime. You, as the future of the empire, should strive to reach that level!"

Instructor Lin Tianyu swept his hopeful gaze across all the trainees present.

"Alright, enough with the sentimental talk. Let's get to the last level of mech control."

"Speaking of the 'Divine Source Unique' mecha piloting level, our Oron Empire has only one, the only combat mecha pilot, who has reached this level. This combat mecha pilot is the pride of our empire and its strongest pillar. His life was incredibly glorious. Does anyone here know him? Could you tell us?"

Instructor Lin Tianyu asked all the trainees present.

"It's the Great Emperor!"

"It is the King!"

...

Many trainees shouted at the same time, their voices so loud and their momentum so great that they echoed throughout the classroom and even beyond, reverberating in the sky above the Oron Genius Mecha Master Academy.

Mo Tianyun knew of Emperor Aorong, but he didn't know him as well as most of the other trainees present.

The reason is that he came from an immigrant planet on the edge of the Oron Empire, and he dropped out of school halfway through, so he didn't have much access to knowledge from a young age.

Most of the trainees here are either exceptionally talented or come from very privileged backgrounds; otherwise, they would hardly have the opportunity to grow into a mecha pilot genius.

If Mo Tianyun hadn't obtained the core of the miracle and hadn't received Shen Xiyue's help, he might still be scavenging discarded life-sustaining mech scraps in some remote corner of Ururu Star.

To be honest, this empire has too many people, and as a galactic-level civilization that has only recently entered the history of galactic-level civilization, it is really difficult to support such a large population.

Moreover, there are simply too many colonized planets, tens of millions of them, each with at least hundreds of millions of people, and some even have billions or tens of billions of people. In other words, the entire empire has at least one hundred trillion people...

With such a huge population base, the number of geniuses born is as numerous as the stars in the sky. It is impossible to allocate enough resources to every genius to support their growth.

Only geniuses born into privilege and with abundant family wealth have the resources to grow into mecha pilots, and even more so, mecha pilot geniuses. (Many readers are fixated on the reason why Mo Tianyun, a clearly talented individual, was forced to drop out of school in the first chapter… After all, social backgrounds differ, and we can't judge certain actions in the book using the social context of Earth or even China… This fills in a plot hole. The protagonist will change all of this later… consider this a spoiler!!!)

"Yes! It is our great ruler—Emperor Oron!"

Lin Tianyu's deep eyes seemed to shine, and his mustache curled up again, even higher than before!

Emperor Auron was his idol!

Lin Tianyu grew up listening to stories of Emperor Auron. Under Emperor Auron's influence, he embarked on the path of a combat mech pilot, overcoming numerous obstacles to become an Imperial Major General and eventually an Imperial Marshal!

It was the inspiration from the glorious deeds of Emperor Aulong that enabled Lin Tianyu to continuously strive for excellence, forge ahead bravely, overcome one difficulty after another, and ultimately become an imperial marshal.

If a person, a combat mech pilot, chooses a positive idol, that idol will have a positive influence on their growth, and the influence will be positive; conversely, the opposite will also be true.

The kind of people and life we ​​aspire to will be the kind of people and life that choose us.

The reason we can find our way by looking at the stars in the sky is that those stars are the correct compasses. With their guidance, no matter how far the journey or how grand the goal, we will always have a clear direction and will not be blinded by the darkness or bound by the mire.

"Alright, everyone, quiet down. 'Divine Source Unique' refers to the fusion of mental power and mecha energy into one. From this moment on, a combat mecha is truly and completely integrated with itself. Although 'Perfect Unity' is very similar to 'Divine Source Unique,' the two are not the same thing!"

"Our mental power can control the movement of matter because matter is a tangible entity, while energy is an intangible source. Similarly, our mental power is also intangible, but we can continuously enhance our mental power and transform it into substance."

"Controlling a tangible body with an intangible body is the original way we use mental power to control mechs. When our mental power level is high enough, reaching the 'divine realm' level, our mental power can try to control all intangible sources such as energy and light. At this time, energy does not need to go through the mech's energy transmission channels to appear in any part, core, or component of the mech. The energy will not be lost, and the efficiency will always be one hundred percent!"

"Just think about it, when the mecha piloting level reaches 'Divine Source Unique,' how much will the power of that mecha increase when we pilot it! The energy utilization efficiency of 99.999%... and 100% energy utilization efficiency are only 0.000... one point apart, but that tiny difference is like a huge chasm!"

"At that time, the mech will no longer need to replenish its energy; it will only need to consume mental energy to maintain its power indefinitely!"

Lin Tianyu, the mentor, became more and more excited as he spoke. This was the level of mecha piloting he had always dreamed of, the same level of mecha piloting as Emperor Oron!

"Xi Yue, controlling energy with mental power—isn't the mecha piloting skill I've mastered just controlling energy movement with mental power? Could it be that I've also reached the 'Unique Divine Source' mecha piloting level?"

Mo Tianyun suddenly felt puzzled, so he asked Shen Xiyue.

"What are you thinking? Your mecha piloting level is still a long way from the 'Divine Source Unique' level!"

"Your mecha piloting skill is nothing more than temporarily enhancing the mecha's power by accelerating energy consumption!"

Shen Xiyue used her mental power to send a message to Mo Tianyun to answer his question.

"Okay, I know it's far from enough, but I was just asking."

Mo Tianyun already understood.

"Oh right, I just mentioned the 'divine realm' level of spiritual power. So, I'll take a few words to briefly explain the various levels of spiritual power, since spiritual power is extremely important!"

Mentor Lin Tianyu also gave a special explanation of the different levels of mental power.

After listening, Mo Tianyun had a general understanding of the different levels of spiritual power.

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