Multitasking Breakthrough
On one side, Di Tian and Zi Ji were immersed in the joy of refining the Ancestral Dragon's power. On the other side, within the cultivation room, time was passing, and the evolutionary energy within Yao Xuan's body was continuously being refined. His Ancestral Dragon bloodline continued to improve.
Ten minutes later, accompanied by a profound sense of sudden enlightenment, Yao Xuan's Ancestral Dragon bloodline finally broke through the 25% mark.
At this moment, a unique connection instantly formed within Yao Xuan's body between the originally immensely powerful blood energy and the Ancestral Dragon's power. As if drawn by an invisible force, they began to circulate within his body along a specific, sacred path, forming a nascent nine-colored grid.
This nine-colored grid was far from complete; it was merely in its initial, condensed state, covering only about 70% of Yao Xuan's body. It would need continuous refinement as his Ancestral Dragon bloodline improved and would finally solidify completely once his bloodline reached 30%, granting him his third tier of Blood Energy ability.
Although only in its initial stage, this nascent third Blood Circulation made the Blood Power and Ancestral Dragon Power within his body easier to control and endowed him with enhanced physical prowess.
[Ding! Bloodline Enhancement complete. Ancestral Dragon Bloodline unlocking level +1.1%, current Ancestral Dragon Bloodline unlocking level: 25.0%]
As his bloodline reached 25%, the torrent of evolutionary energy previously flowing from within Yao Xuan was completely absorbed. A system notification then echoed.
"Excellent! My strength has also broken through, exceeding 20,000 kilograms!"
Feeling the surge of power within, Yao Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
After ten days of dietary supplements, combined with the initial formation of the third Blood Circulation of his Ancestral Dragon bloodline, Yao Xuan's base strength had increased by 2,500 kilograms, officially surpassing the 20,000 kilogram mark.
His overall physical prowess naturally improved alongside the strength gain – endurance, recovery ability, defense, and speed all saw marked enhancements.
Furthermore, his meridians and Dantian showed a subtle increase in flexibility, enhancing his potential for cultivating Spiritual Power.
With the initial condensation of the third Blood Circulation, Yao Xuan's strength naturally improved further. Combined with the guidance from Di Tian and Tian Feng Douluo, his strength was now very close to the baseline requirement for the lowest tier of Soul Emperor.
"It's getting late. If I continue cultivating Spiritual Power now, I risk stopping midway to have lunch. Let's continue studying multitasking!"
With a thought, Yao Xuan retrieved the Tian Feng Douluo manual and began carefully studying it.
"Multitasking" is the foundational, lowest tier of multitasking abilities, and also the easiest level to achieve among these advanced skills. Yet, even so, only one in a hundred Soul Masters can truly master multitasking, let alone perform it three times daily or at higher levels.
Furthermore, multitasking in the Soul Master world is fundamentally different from the everyday concept of multitasking. Even without dedicated training, many can handle two simple, repetitive tasks simultaneously – that's the common understanding of multitasking. However, such basic multitasking is limited to handling straightforward, repetitive tasks. Faced with slightly more complex situations, it often leads to disorganization, let alone the precise control required for Soul Skills.
The "multitasking" concept within the Soul Master world refers to a state of mind and spirit requiring formidable mental power. This mental state allows a Soul Master to truly multitask, simultaneously controlling, rather than simply releasing, two Soul Skills, or simultaneously controlling their Spirit Armor and a Soul Skill – a cornerstone of a powerful Soul Master.
Even without multitasking, a Soul Master can release multiple Soul Skills, but they cannot control these skills effectively, making coordinated use difficult and sometimes causing interference, reducing their power.
The core of multitasking at the mental level is dividing mental power into two distinct streams, ensuring they do not interfere or affect each other, allowing for the independent and parallel execution of different tasks, such as controlling Soul Skills or using Spirit Armor.
Since everyone possesses some basic multitasking ability, transitioning from simple multitasking to mental multitasking is relatively easy. Yao Xuan had already grasped the fundamentals.
At the very least, Yao Xuan could already split his mental power into two streams, each handling different tasks. However, he had not yet fully broken through to the level of true multitasking; a small bottleneck still existed.
With continuous practice and studying Tian Feng Douluo's experience, Yao Xuan was steadily approaching the level of multitasking, and this bottleneck was about to be overcome.
"Then, let's try again!"
With concentration, Yao Xuan split his mental power into two distinct streams.
Since his second Soul Skill, "Ancestral Dragon Overlord Body," did not require additional mental control, he chose to simultaneously control his first Soul Skill, "Ancestral Dragon Sky-Splitting Strike," and his second-tier Blood Energy ability, "Ancestral Dragon Chaos Aura."
Spiritual Power and Blood Energy were activated simultaneously. Behind Yao Xuan, his first purple Soul Ring flared brightly, and within his body, his second-tier Blood Circulation was activated.
Unlike previous attempts, this time Yao Xuan did not simply release his Soul Skill and Blood Energy ability. Instead, he continued to control them after activation, training his multitasking skills.
Compared to usual, Yao Xuan's progress in training his multitasking today was exceptionally smooth. Several difficulties that typically troubled him were easily overcome.
Finally, Yao Xuan successfully achieved multitasking, albeit with a few lingering stumbles. This meant his mental strength had successfully broken through to the level of multitasking, and with continued practice, he could solidify this ability.
While this breakthrough wouldn't directly increase his Soul Power or Blood Energy, it significantly enhanced his combat prowess, bringing him closer to the standard of the weakest tier of Soul Emperor.
However, Yao Xuan's current strength still had a certain gap compared to the standard of an average Soul Emperor, and the gap was even greater relative to stronger or top-tier Soul Emperors (Strength Standard ≠ Realm; it only measures raw power, divided into Lowest Tier, Average, Stronger, and Top Tier).
"Great! I've initially condensed the third tier of Blood Circulation and broken through to the multitasking level. Today is truly a double celebration! Well then, let's continue consolidating my mental state!"
Sensing the improvement in his mental state, Yao Xuan's lips curved into a slight smile, his face radiating joy. He was very pleased.
Immediately, Yao Xuan continued his multitasking training to consolidate the newly broken level and better apply it in actual combat.