107: Chapter 17: The Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear is complete!

Finally, the time arrived on the night of January 11th.

Qin Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, not engaging in any strenuous physical training.

However, within his mind, a storm far more intense and complex than any physical activity was brewing!

The Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear: Flesh and Skin Chapter, from the first revolution to the ninth.

All the force-exerting techniques, blood qi pathways, subtle points of skin and flesh tempering, and the profound method of condensing and utilizing the "Counter-shock Astral Qi"...

Countless intricate mysteries, like scattered pearls.

At this moment, they were being rapidly strung together by an invisible thread.

Forming a perfect, harmonious, and impeccable whole!

Around his body, layers of invisible yet tangible faint counter-shock qi emerged on their own, rippling slowly like water.

The golden light membrane on his body's surface became increasingly deep in color.

Like red gold that had undergone thousands of refinements, its light was contained within, making it indestructible.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Yan's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open!

In an instant, a substantial flash of brilliant light flickered through the quiet room!

All the phenomena around him instantly retracted to the extreme, and his entire aura became harmonious and flawless, returning to a state of simplicity.

A sense of transparency and control never felt before permeated his entire body.

"Success comes naturally; the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear: Flesh and Skin Chapter—today, it reaches mastery!"

He murmured to himself, his voice calm yet containing immense joy and a sense of achievement.

Months of arduous cultivation, consuming vast amounts of resources and effort.

Finally, at this moment, it bore the most fruitful results.

He did not howl with excitement, nor did he immediately test his strength.

He simply rose slowly, performed a simple wash, and rinsed away the fatigue and dust covering him.

Then, with a fulfilled and peaceful heart, he fell into a sound sleep.

January 12th, early morning.

Qin Yan walked into the classroom feeling refreshed.

After a night of rest, yesterday's exhaustion had been swept away.

In its place were abundant energy and infinite expectations for the future.

He keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the class had undergone another subtle change compared to a week ago.

The auras emanating from many Classmates were deeper and more condensed than before.

Clearly, during this week-long "dormancy period," everyone had used their resources to achieve significant breakthroughs.

"Junior Brother! You've finally come!"

As soon as Lu Youyou saw Qin Yan, she immediately approached him, her lively large eyes filled with curiosity and concern. "Why haven't you gone to challenge the Secret Realm Tower and Mechanism Alley lately?"

"I saw our class's academic credits rankings, and your name is at the very bottom!"

Hearing this, Qin Yan smiled faintly. "I recently exchanged for some resources and have been focusing my energy on digesting and absorbing them to solidify my foundation.

So, I haven't gone to challenge those for the time being."

His tone was calm, showing no anxiety despite his temporary low ranking.

This was indeed the case.

To quickly earn academic credits, almost every other student in the class.

Had gone through Mechanism Alley and received substantial first-clear rewards.

Because Qin Yan had been focused on reaching mastery in the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear over the past few days, he had not yet set foot in Mechanism Alley.

Relying solely on the rewards from the first seven floors of the Secret Realm Tower.

His academic credits naturally could not compare to those who had already obtained the full academic credits from Mechanism Alley.

As for the large amount of academic credits he earned through alchemy, they were not counted in this class ranking, which was intended to encourage actual combat.

While they spoke, Qin Yan carefully sensed Lu Youyou's aura.

He found that although the blood qi around her was majestic, it didn't seem as harmonious and restrained as before.

Instead, it had a sense of faintly overflowing, not yet fully controlled, which was different from her usual state.

"Hahaha, Junior Brother, have you realized something?"

Lu Youyou noticed Qin Yan's gaze observing her.

Her face immediately broke into a playful, slightly proud smile as she intentionally kept him in suspense.

"Realized what?"

Qin Yan didn't react for a moment, looking somewhat confused.

"Stupid!"

Lu Youyou gave him a charming roll of her eyes, her tone teasing, "My blood qi is so active and unstable, can't you guess?"

With this reminder, a flash of insight crossed Qin Yan's mind.

He suddenly realized and said, "Senior Sister, you... you've broken through to the Second Grade Bone Forging Realm?"

"Yep! That's right!"

Lu Youyou lifted her small face, confirming Qin Yan's guess.

Then her gaze swept over the other Classmates in the room, and she lowered her voice, "It's not just me; among those at the top of the class rankings, quite a few have broken through to the second grade."

"I've been observing specifically these past two days and found that among the top ten.

Currently, only you, Leng Feng, and Sun Kong are the three whose auras I can still roughly see through.

As for the others..."

She drawled meaningfully, "I can no longer see through them."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan immediately understood the deeper meaning in Lu Youyou's words.

Her being able to see through an aura meant the other person's martial dao grade was lower than hers;

Her inability to see through it meant the other person's grade was at least equal to hers!

"It seems that besides me, those in the top five are likely all practicing top-tier Body Tempering Martial Arts.

Leng Feng and Sun Kong might currently be in the process of tempering their Silver Skin."

He thought to himself.

Those students who could break through to the second grade so quickly.

Clearly did not spend time pursuing the ultimate 'Silver Skin' of the First Grade Realm.

Instead, they chose to break through directly to the second grade to gain a realm advantage first.

After all, a Second-Rank Martial Artist facing a First Grade Martial Artist.

Has a natural advantage of 5 Cal in basic blood qi, which is a huge benefit in actual combat.

Through this simple conversation, Qin Yan gained a clearer understanding of the talent and strength distribution of his top competitors in the class.

He casually opened the real-time class academic credits ranking displayed on his smart bracelet:

[1st Place: Xiao Wangshu — 270 points]

[2nd Place: Lu Qingfeng — 135 points]

[3rd Place: Lu Youyou — 135 points]

[4th Place: Zhao Qingyun — 135 points]

[5th Place: ... — 135 points]

[...]

[30th Place: Qin Yan — 56 points]

As expected, the list clearly showed that from second to eighth place, the academic credits were all 135 points!

This number was very symbolic—it meant these people had not only obtained all 45 points of the first-clear rewards from Mechanism Alley.

But they had also successfully challenged the tenth floor of the Secret Realm Tower, earning a cumulative 90 academic credits, eventually reaching 135.

And given the "nearly invincible within the First Grade Realm" strength of the tenth floor guardian.

Unless one broke through to the second grade and had their blood qi surge by 5 Cal, creating a crushing advantage.

Trying to defeat it while still in the first grade was as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Looking at this list, Qin Yan felt a tangible pressure once again.

The top competitors had already stepped into the second grade, putting them one step ahead of him in terms of realm.

Of course, there were others who felt even more pressure than he did.

For example, Leng Feng and Sun Kong, who were still stuck in the first grade, struggling for the "Silver Skin."