47: Chapter 47 Monthly Exam! System Upgrade?

Qin Yan picked up the smart bracelet beside him and looked at a message sent by the school not long ago.

[Modu University of Martial Arts Class of 2025 New Students, Notice for the First Monthly Exam

Exam Time: The 31st of this month

Exam Content: Actual Combat

Ranking Rewards:

10th Place: Reward of 10 academic credits.

9th Place: Reward of 20 academic credits.

...

3rd Place: Reward of 80 academic credits.

2nd Place: Reward of 90 academic credits.

1st Place: Reward of 100 academic credits!]

[Accommodation Eligibility Adjustment: The top ten in the overall ranking will be eligible to reside in the Heaven-grade Area.]

[Note: Student Qin Yan, please prepare hard for the battle~ You wouldn't want to lose your eligibility to live in the comfortable Manor No. 111, would you?

Jie jie jie~ (￣▽￣)~*]

Automatically ignoring that mischievous note, Qin Yan's gaze focused on the exam time and rewards.

The Monthly Exam is an important means for Modu University of Martial Arts to test the cultivation results of freshmen and encourage competition.

It is held once a month, rain or shine.

The rules are simple and cruel—the capable rise, the average yield, and the mediocre fall!

"Twenty days... I don't have much time left!"

A strong sense of urgency surged in his heart.

He clenched his fists tightly, his gaze becoming sharp and determined.

"I must seize every second!"

The cultivation environment of the Heaven-Rank Estate was crucial to him, and he could not easily lose this advantage.

Moreover, the academic credit rewards for the Monthly Exam were quite generous.

By evening, Qin Yan finally completed his last four-hour Spear Technique training session of the day.

He slowly withdrew his spear, steadying his somewhat hurried breathing.

Habitually, he summoned the panel, preparing to check today's gains.

However, when his eyes fell on the "Skill Points" column, he couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation of surprise, a look of clear confusion appearing on his face.

"2 points?"

He clearly remembered that when he checked the panel at noon today, the Skill Points were clearly still "0."

According to the previous pattern, completing a four-hour training session should only yield 1 skill point.

Why had it suddenly become 2 points now?

"Could it be... because I had a Breakthrough into the Martial Artist Realm?"

Qin Yan immediately thought of the Breakthrough he had achieved.

This was the most significant change that had happened to him recently.

"Has the elevation of my life level increased the efficiency and rewards of my 'effort' per unit of time?"

This speculation made his heart burn with excitement.

"If it's true that the Breakthrough in Realm caused the Skill Points gained from each training session to double..."

"...then what about when I break through to the second grade, third grade, or even higher Realms in the future?"

"Will the Skill Points gained from each training session continue to increase?"

"Will this panel reveal more unknown functions as my strength improves?"

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

He was filled with even more anticipation and imagination for his future cultivation path.

However, all of this was just speculation for now.

The truth would still need to be verified step by step in his future cultivation.

...

The next day, with a mindset of verification, Qin Yan once again threw himself into high-intensity training.

When evening came and he finished his set amount of cultivation, he impatiently checked the panel.

Skill Points: 6 points!

Sure enough!

The 2-point increase yesterday was no accident!

After breaking through to a First Grade Martial Artist, the Skill Points he gained from each four-hour standard training session increased from 1 to 2!

This meant the returns on his daily "effort" had directly doubled.

His cultivation efficiency had received a qualitative boost!

"Great!"

Qin Yan couldn't help but pump his fist, a surge of immense excitement rising in his heart.

For him, who urgently needed to improve his ranking in the Monthly Exam and keep his Heaven-Rank Estate eligibility, this was undoubtedly a timely help!

He felt even more confident about the upcoming Monthly Exam.

With this joy and motivation, Qin Yan ended his day's cultivation and went back to his bedroom for a good night's sleep.

...

The next morning, after completing his usual morning exercise and breakfast...

Qin Yan did not go to Class (3) of the Sixth Institute where he was previously.

Instead, following the guidance of the updated class schedule on his smart bracelet, he walked toward the teaching area of the First Institute.

Just the day before yesterday, after he successfully broke through to a Martial Artist, the school's academic affairs system automatically adjusted his class information from Class (3) (non-Martial Artist class) to Class (1).

Class (1) and Class (2) were classes specifically established for Martial Artists among the New Students.

Among them, Class (1) gathered the strongest group of geniuses of this year, with all of the top ten New Students being there.

When he stepped into the Class (1) classroom, there was still some time before class started.

But the classroom was already fully occupied.

His arrival immediately attracted many gazes.

These gazes carried scrutiny, curiosity, and a hint of imperceptible surprise.

Clearly, many people still remembered the dark horse from the New Student Trial a week ago, who, as a non-Martial Artist, used a Third Stage Spear Technique to defeat a Merman Warrior.

To their surprise, only a short week had passed, and he had already successfully broken through.

He had officially joined the ranks of Martial Artists and entered Class (1).

However, most of these gazes only swept over him and did not linger for long.

After all, everyone sitting in this classroom was a proud Genius.

Although Qin Yan's Breakthrough was noteworthy, it wasn't enough to keep their attention for long.

Qin Yan's gaze swept across the classroom, and he soon saw two familiar figures in the front row by the window—Xiao Wangshu and Lu Youyou.

Their presence seemed to come with its own aura.

Even in Class (1), where geniuses gathered, they appeared exceptionally outstanding.

Lu Youyou also noticed Qin Yan, and a look of clear astonishment flashed across her face.

Others might not know, but she vaguely knew from her teacher, Xiao Huo.

That Qin Yan had not been in contact with any Body Tempering Martial Art before enrolling!

This meant that Qin Yan had started from scratch within this week after enrollment.

He chose, initiated, and successfully cultivated a Body Tempering Martial Art, and then broke through to become a Martial Artist!

"It's only been a week... This Junior Brother's speed is quite something."

"I wonder what level of Body Tempering Martial Art he's cultivating and how difficult the initiation was..."

As she thought, she quietly raised her hand and waved gently toward Qin Yan as a greeting.

In the quiet classroom, she was also too embarrassed to make a loud noise.

Seeing Lu Youyou's gesture, Qin Yan smiled and nodded at her in response.

His gaze continued to search for an empty seat in the front row.

Soon, he found an empty seat next to a burly boy with a shiny bald head.

Qin Yan recognized that the bald boy was the tenth-ranked New Student, known for his iron fists and violent strength—Jingang!

Without thinking much, Qin Yan stepped toward that empty seat.

However, this action of his caused many surrounding students, who had already looked away, to turn their attention back again.

Their faces all showed expressions of waiting for a good show, as if expecting something to happen.