103: Chapter 13 The Seventh Skin Tempering!

Originally, he was quite interested in the "small harvest" mentioned by Instructor Jiang Mo.

He felt that it might be a goal worth working towards.

But now it seemed that this goal was still quite a distance away from him.

He couldn't even defeat the energy figure on the eighth floor.

Let alone challenge the existence on the tenth floor who could be called a "Great Demon King" in the first grade realm.

This special area on the south side of Modu University of Martial Arts was highly functional.

But the living facilities were not complete, and no cafeteria had been established.

Qin Yan and the other two walked for a good distance before finally arriving at the nearest cafeteria.

Having experienced a high-intensity Secret Realm Tower challenge, the physical and mental energy consumption of the three was very high.

As soon as they entered the cafeteria, the rich aroma of food piqued their strong appetites.

They each ordered a large portion of a nutritious meal rich in qi and blood.

They found a quiet corner to sit down and began to feast.

Although Xiao Wangshu's eating manner was still elegant, chewing slowly.

But the stack of empty food plates in front of her was the largest.

The stronger a martial artist's strength, the more energy the body requires for daily maintenance and repair, and the amount of food naturally rises.

Qin Yan glanced at Lu Youyou nearby, who was vigorously shoveling down her food without any regard for her image.

Then he looked at Xiao Wangshu across from him, who had a composed posture as if she were tasting delicacies.

He couldn't help but feel a bit amused.

If someone who didn't know the situation saw this scene.

They might mistakenly think that Lu Youyou was the "glutton" with the greater consumption.

After a full meal, the feeling of fullness in the stomach dispelled the body's fatigue.

Qin Yan then said goodbye to the two girls, Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu, and returned to his own manor alone.

He had an important plan for the afternoon—to continue Spear Technique training and accumulate precious Skill Points.

Meanwhile, Lu Youyou and Xiao Wangshu planned to go to "Mechanism Alley" together.

To use the special environment there to temper their movement techniques and reaction speed.

And earn a wave of academic credits along the way.

...

After returning to the quiet and private manor, the first thing Qin Yan did was check the balance of academic credits on his smart bracelet.

When he saw the number on the screen, his eyes instantly lit up!

[Academic Credit Balance: 120 points]

Just this morning, he had successfully cleared the first to seventh floors of the Secret Realm Tower!

According to the reward rules, passing the first floor rewards 2 academic credits, and the second floor 4 academic credits.

And so on; accumulating up to the seventh floor brought him a huge income of 56 academic credits in total!

Plus the academic credits he had previously accumulated through the hard work of alchemy.

The total balance strikingly broke through the 120-point mark!

This was an unprecedented "huge sum"!

Without any hesitation, Qin Yan immediately logged into the school's internal resource library.

He found the rare resource list specifically open to Key Class students.

With burning eyes, he quickly selected the two items he needed most urgently at the moment:

[qingxin tea]: Exchange price 5 academic credits.

[golden body marrow]: Exchange price 8 academic credits.

What he needed most urgently right now was to improve the cultivation progress of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear and his own Skin Tempering realm!

Of these two resources, qingxin tea could greatly improve comprehension and help him understand martial techniques;

golden body marrow could accelerate the body tempering process and strengthen the skin membrane, making it the best choice to meet his needs!

Confirm, place order, pay 13 academic credits!

A moment later, the doorbell of the manor rang.

A dedicated delivery robot delivered two jade boxes into his hands.

Qin Yan took these two resources and quickly went to the cultivation quiet room on the second floor.

He first opened the slightly larger jade box.

Inside was exactly the [golden body marrow].

It was about the size of a baby's fist and its entire body presented a warm and restrained golden-yellow color.

As if it were condensed from the purest amber.

Inside, there was a faint golden luster flowing slowly like liquid.

Qin Yan did not delay, following the usual practice.

He prepared a large tub of medicinal bath at a suitable temperature, with basic golden scale grass and iron bone flower added.

Soon, the pale golden medicinal liquid rippled in the bathtub, emitting a familiar medicinal fragrance.

Then, he carefully dropped that piece of golden body marrow into the bathtub as well.

A strange scene occurred!

As soon as the golden body marrow touched the medicinal liquid, it seemed to be activated.

The surface flickered slightly, and then it slowly melted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Releasing an even more concentrated and pure golden liquid.

The originally pale golden medicinal liquid instantly became as thick and dazzling as molten gold!

Qin Yan took off his clothes, took a deep breath, and lay down into this transformed medicinal bath.

"Hiss—!"

At the moment his body was immersed in the medicinal liquid.

A piercing pain, several times stronger than any previous medicinal bath, instantly stabbed into every inch of skin and flesh on his body!

This pain came so fiercely that he couldn't help but gasp, and the veins on his forehead bulged slightly.

"This effect... is so strong!"

Qin Yan gritted his teeth, but his heart was filled with wild joy.

The stronger the pain, the better the stimulation and transformation effect of the medicinal power on the body!

He could clearly feel that his skin and flesh were being tempered and strengthened at an unprecedented speed.

His qi and blood also became more condensed and active!

He endured this bone-scraping-like intense pain, silently bearing the nourishment of the medicinal power.

A few minutes later, the medicinal liquid in the bathtub, which was as thick and dazzling as molten gold.

Its color had become extremely thin, almost transparent.

Qin Yan knew that the energy of the golden body marrow had been completely absorbed by him.

Standing up from the bathtub, he felt the wonderful sensation of lightness and fullness coexisting in his body.

Without a moment's pause, he went directly to the training ground on the third floor.

After taking a body tempering pill, he grabbed the long spear placed to the side and immediately began to practice!

"Hu! Ha!"

The long spear cut through the air, and qi and blood surged!

The skin and flesh that had just been strengthened by the golden body marrow.

Under the operation of the Spear Technique and the washing of qi and blood, it was further tempered and solidified.

Every swing of the spear, every step.

He could feel the toughness of the skin membrane increasing, and the combination of qi and blood with the skin and flesh becoming tighter.

The cells of his whole body seemed to be cheering, greedily absorbing the medicinal power remaining from the previous medicinal bath.

Two hours later, the qi and blood around Qin Yan's body suddenly surged violently.

A clearly visible layer of pale golden luster appeared uncontrollably on the surface of his skin.

Then it slowly receded, completely merging beneath the skin and disappearing.

A sense of power, thicker and more condensed than before, filled his entire body!

The seventh Skin Tempering, completed!

"Success!"

Qin Yan stood with his spear retracted, a look of wild joy irrepressibly appearing on his face!

The effect of this golden body marrow was truly too powerful!

According to his previous estimation, even with resource support.

To complete this seventh Skin Tempering, it would take at least ten days to half a month of hard work.

However, with the help of the powerful effect of the golden body marrow, he actually completed the breakthrough within a single day!

This saved him a full half month of precious time!