55: Chapter 55 SSS-level movement technique, Nine Steps of Star Mark

After more than half an hour, Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a golden light flashing through them and vanishing.

He stood up straight, took out an outfit from his storage space, put it on, and a confident smile filled his face.

Mu Qianqian looked at him curiously. The perception of a Ninth-Rank Expert was extremely sharp. Even though Lin Yuan had concealed his aura, she could still sense that he seemed slightly different from before.

He seemed a bit stronger, much more confident. This was just a feeling, after all, a martial artist's combat strength wasn't something that could be easily perceived.

Lin Yuan cupped his hands, bowed deeply to the four Deans, "Student Lin Yuan, thank you four Deans for your full assistance!"

"Heh heh --- Lin Yuan, it seems you've gained quite a bit. Has your physical body strength greatly improved?"

Dean Huang leaned on a golden metal cane, unsure if it was an ornament or a weapon, but with his strength as an Eighth-Rank martial artist, he certainly wouldn't need a real cane.

"Yes, there has been quite a significant improvement," Lin Yuan said slowly with a mysterious smile.

"Good! It's good that you've improved greatly! It was not in vain that we placed high hopes on you!" Vice Dean Yuan also spoke up.

"Rest assured, since I chose Qing University, I will do my utmost to strive for honor for Qing University," Lin Yuan said firmly.

Mu Qianqian merely raised the corner of her lips slightly and nodded at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan looked at her exquisitely beautiful face and nodded back at her. The two seemed to share a subtle tacit understanding...

Since Lin Yuan arrived at Qing University, Li Cangfeng had been good to him. Later, when he met Mu Qianqian, he could feel that she was also genuinely good to him, perhaps even showing a degree of favoritism.

Perhaps it was because his talent was so powerful, capable of bringing glory and color to Qing University?...

"Student Lin Yuan, my surname is Liang. The Forging Workshop falls under my jurisdiction. Your weapon wasn't forged today, right? Bring out the metal, and I will forge it for you. I won't charge you for materials or academic credits, considering it compensation for today," Vice Dean Liang said to Lin Yuan with a slight smile. He genuinely felt a bit embarrassed about today's events; it was mainly because Han Bei had disgraced him too much.

Lin Yuan was not pretentious and directly took out the S-grade metal, handing it to Vice Dean Liang. "Thank you, Dean Liang. I want to forge a sword, something similar to this one."

Saying that, Lin Yuan took out floating snow and handed it to Vice Dean Liang. Vice Dean Liang took floating snow, glanced at it casually, and then smiled as he handed it back to him. For a Forging Master like him, floating snow wasn't worth much attention.

"Heh --- Lin Yuan, are you looking down on Dean Liang? Dean Liang is a famous Forging Master in Great Xia. Just leave it to him, you can rest assured, I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Mu Qianqian chuckled lightly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan scratched his head awkwardly. How would he know these things...

Vice Dean Liang, however, laughed heartily: "Hahaha --- No matter. Student Lin is new to Qing University, so it's normal not to know. Come find me for your sword in three days, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Lin Yuan quickly cupped his hands and bowed: "Thank you, Dean Liang!"

"You're welcome," Dean Liang waved his hand with a smile.

"Lin Yuan, you should go back first. I still have things to discuss with the other three Deans. The graduation test for the sophomores is this weekend, don't embarrass me," Mu Qianqian said softly.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly upon hearing this. After cupping his hands in farewell to the Deans, he left the office and headed toward the Martial Arts Hall.

He had planned to look for a movement-type Martial Art today; he was almost delayed by Han Bei and the others...

As soon as he left the administration building, his phone rang. It was Jiang Sheng calling; it turned out Jiang Sheng was also planning to go to the Martial Arts Hall and asked if Lin Yuan wanted to go together.

The two agreed to meet at the Martial Arts Hall. Lin Yuan hung up the phone and hurried towards the Martial Arts Hall.

Before long, Lin Yuan arrived at the Martial Arts Hall. It was a magnificent venue, somewhat resembling the libraries in those universities, but much larger than a typical library.

Not only could one borrow Martial Arts here, but one could also rent practice rooms using academic credits to drill Martial Arts techniques. Some Martial Arts even had instructor teachers who could guide you to quickly get started and reach the level of basic proficiency.

Jiang Sheng was standing at the entrance. Upon seeing Lin Yuan, he waved his hand towards him, "Brother Yuan, over here!"

After Lin Yuan walked over, the two exchanged a smile and entered the Martial Arts Hall.

"Brother Yuan, I heard that our New Students' access only allows us to choose one Martial Art, and the highest rank we can choose is B-rank," Jiang Sheng said with slight disappointment. He had an A-rank Ice ability, so an A-rank Martial Art would naturally suit him better than a B-rank one.

Lin Yuan frowned upon hearing this as well. If it was only B-rank, he wouldn't need to come here...

"Let's go in and see the situation first. If we can only choose B-rank, we'll just have to wait until later," Lin Yuan said helplessly.

Entering the first floor of the Martial Arts Hall, they were immediately guided by staff to a consultation room, which was specifically provided for New Students to look up Martial Arts.

The room contained over twenty query devices. These were projection devices that could project images in front of you and be operated by your fingers.

Lin Yuan had only seen this kind of thing in science fiction movies in his previous life. He hadn't expected it to be so common on Blue Star. Blue Star's technology was still far ahead of Lin Yuan's old home.

Lin Yuan sat in front of a device and began his search. Movement-type Martial Arts were relatively rare; even those collected in the Sacred Academies were not numerous.

As expected, the search results showed only five Martial Arts: three B-rank, one A-rank, and the last one was surprisingly SSS-rank.

This stunned Lin Yuan. He hadn't seen S-rank or SS-rank, yet there was an SSS-rank one—a rank so high.

Lin Yuan's heart immediately became fiery. A Martial Art's grade was unrelated to an ability's grade; as long as you could comprehend it and had enough spiritual power to support it, you could use it.

He impatiently clicked on the introduction, and the Martial Art's related information immediately appeared before his eyes.

Star Scar Nine Steps, an SSS-rank movement-type Martial Art. All ability owners could cultivate it, but the difficulty of comprehension was extremely high. Currently, no one in Great Xia could comprehend it.

This Martial Art was only recorded in the Four Great Sacred Academies, awaiting a destined person to start a legend...

The introduction was only this much, which made Lin Yuan even more curious. If no one in Great Xia could comprehend it, it must be unique, truly extraordinary.

For Lin Yuan, comprehension wasn't an issue. The system would directly imprint the comprehended Martial Art into his mind, and he could upgrade the proficiency level using ability points.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan unhesitatingly swiped his student card and clicked the borrow button. A line of green text appeared: "SSS-Rank Martial Art Star Scar Nine Steps successfully borrowed."

"It seems Dean Mu raised the permissions on my student card high enough that I can even borrow SSS-rank Martial Arts," Lin Yuan thought secretly.

A few seconds later, the machine chimed softly, the compartment opened, revealing a delicate booklet.

Lin Yuan snatched it out and eagerly began flipping through it. The information in the booklet wasn't much—only six pages in total, with some text and a few illustrations.

"Who is it? They actually snatched my Star Scar Nine Steps Martial Art! Hmph! Don't let me meet you!"

Just as Lin Yuan started reading the Martial Art, a harsh voice echoed in the room.

Lin Yuan looked up and saw a young man who looked like a spoiled rich kid, slamming the table with an angry expression.

Standing beside him was a girl with exquisite features. Although she wasn't as breathtakingly beautiful as Mu Qianqian, she was still considered a top-tier great beauty.

Not only was she beautiful, but her figure was also curvaceous, especially her temperament—gentle and lovable, practically the dream lover of most men.

The beauty frowned and spoke in a slightly lowered, displeased voice:

"Chen Xing, what are you doing? Don't disturb the other students. I'm not in a hurry to borrow Star Scar Nine Steps; I probably wouldn't be able to comprehend it anyway."

"How can that be? I finally borrowed a student card from my older brother, and someone beat me to it! Don't let me find out who that person is, or else..."

Chen Xing said with a look of anger. He had intended to show off in front of the beauty, but he hadn't managed to put on a show, which naturally made him feel awful.

But suddenly, Chen Xing's gaze swept over and spotted the flashing text on Lin Yuan's screen. He immediately jumped to his feet.

His face turned icy, and he walked towards Lin Yuan---