95: Chapter 95: The Monthly Exam Ends

This scene was truly shocking!

Neither said another word. Their eyes met, and their fighting spirit burned to its peak!

In the next moment, the two of them collided fiercely once again!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The battle instantly reached a fever pitch!

After advancing to the Silver Skin Realm, their strength, speed, and defense had all undergone a qualitative leap!

The collisions between the giant hammer and the heavy sword became even more terrifying.

Silver and red glows of qi and blood flashed and clashed wildly on the arena stage!

Qin Yan stood on Arena Stage No. 10, watching this fierce struggle with an extremely solemn expression.

"The qi and blood eruptions of these two... are too terrifying! They've probably approached 25 Cal!"

He silently estimated in his heart.

A normal First Grade Martial Artist at the peak of eight Skin Tempering sessions has 18 Cal of qi and blood.

But once they break through to the Silver Skin Realm, the body shatters some of its limits.

Their qi and blood will experience a significant jump.

Generally, it can increase by about 2 Cal, reaching 200 Cal!

As for Lu Youyou and Lu Qingfeng...

Both have mastered Third Stage Martial Arts Skills, allowing them to erupt with 12% of their qi and blood's power.

In this way, their ultimate qi and blood explosive power...

...has actually reached a staggering 24 Cal!

Looking at Qin Yan himself, he has currently undergone Skin Tempering six times, with 16 Cal of qi and blood.

Coupled with his Third Stage intermediate Spear Technique skill, his ultimate explosive power is 192 Cal.

Compared to those two on the stage, there is a full difference of nearly 5 Cal!

This is a massive chasm!

"It seems that my current strength still has a quite obvious gap compared to the top geniuses like my Senior Sister."

Qin Yan's heart turned solemn.

If the gap were around 1 Cal...

...he might still be able to make up for it with the uniqueness of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear, his double spear force, or certain killing moves.

But an absolute gap of nearly 5 Cal is not something that can be easily leveled by technique and bursts of power.

This is a crushing defeat by raw strength.

On the arena stage, the battle had already entered the final decisive stage!

"Chaotic Cloak Eighth Form!"

Lu Youyou pushed her Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique to the limit, and her whole being seemed to merge with the giant hammer.

Carrying a terrifying momentum that could collapse mountains, she smashed it down toward Lu Qingfeng's head!

This was the strongest strike she could currently unleash!

Facing this world-shaking hammer strike, Lu Qingfeng also let out a roar.

The silver sword intent on his heavy sword surged, meeting it head-on without any fancy tricks!

"Splitting Mount Tao!"

He gave a thunderous shout as his heavy sword rose against the momentum, meeting the attack head-on!

"Dong—!!!!!"

On the surface of the incredibly sturdy Blue Steel Rock arena stage, centered at the point of their collision...

...cracks actually began to appear inch by inch, spreading out like a spider web!

Lu Youyou and Lu Qingfeng remained in their clashing posture, the giant hammer and heavy sword locked tightly against each other.

But in the next moment, both of their bodies shook violently at the same time.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Both of them retreated three steps back.

Each step left a deep footprint on the cracked arena stage before they barely managed to stabilize themselves.

Their breathing became incredibly rapid.

Their chests heaved violently, and the arms holding their weapons were trembling slightly.

The silver luster and light membrane around their bodies quickly receded like an ebbing tide.

Clearly, this all-out final blow had exhausted both of them, reaching their limits.

In this battle, both had exhausted all their methods.

Their strengths were evenly matched, and they ultimately fought to a draw!

According to the arena rules, if the challenger fails to defeat the defender...

...it is considered a failed challenge.

The referee took a deep breath and announced loudly, "The challenge is over!"

Lu Qingfeng has successfully defended his position and maintains second place!"

Lu Youyou looked at the result.

A hint of frustration was irrepressibly revealed on her delicate little face.

She pouted and glanced at Lu Qingfeng with some reluctance.

But she still followed the rules, picked up her now somewhat heavy giant hammer, and turned to return to her own Arena Stage No. 3.

Watching Lu Youyou's departing figure, Lu Qingfeng's tense body finally relaxed slightly.

"That was close... I almost lost."

"It seems I must work even harder from now on. I absolutely cannot lose this second-place position!"

A strong sense of crisis rose in his heart.

At this time, the battles on the other arena stages also came to an end one after another.

The new rankings were basically finalized.

Instructor Lin Jian's figure appeared silently once again on the Central Arena Stage.

His gaze swept over the New Students below, who had various expressions.

His voice spread clearly throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena:

"Very good!"

"The Monthly Exam has now come to a successful conclusion!"

"The corresponding academic credits for your rankings will be directly deposited into your personal accounts shortly. Please check them."

He paused and spoke again, "Starting tomorrow, the Classmates who finished in the top thirty of this Monthly Exam..."

...will formally enter the 'Key Class' and receive the school's focused cultivation!"

"Relevant information regarding the specific arrangements, teaching locations, and mentor information for the Key Class..."

...will also be sent to your personal terminals afterward. Be sure to read it carefully."

His gaze swept over the students who failed to make the top thirty, his tone encouraging: "Of course, the other Classmates shouldn't be discouraged."

"Monthly Exams will be held every month, and the competitive mechanism remains in effect!"

"As long as you cultivate hard..."

...in the next Monthly Exam, anyone who can defeat a member of the Key Class...

...can immediately take their place and enter the Key Class!"

"Opportunity always favors those who are prepared and dare to challenge!"

After speaking, Instructor Lin Jian's figure vanished like a ghost once more.

Qin Yan stepped down slowly from Arena Stage No. 10.

He didn't care much about the academic credits reward for reclaiming tenth place anymore.

After this period of highly efficient alchemy "income generation"...

...the academic credits accumulated in his personal account had reached a staggering 596 points!

Besides that, he had 6 bottles of first-grade qi and blood pills and 6 bottles of body tempering pills on hand.

Each bottle contained 1 pill, and each pill was worth 4 academic credits.

The total value of these stocked pills was as high as 48 academic credits!

"If I hadn't been going to the Second Floor Cafeteria to improve my meals lately and spent quite a bit, my academic credit reserves would be even higher."

Qin Yan felt as if he were experiencing some "academic credit inflation."

"Before, I suffered from a lack of resources and could hardly move an inch."

"Now, I have so many resources that I'm actually worried about how to spend them efficiently..."

He sighed softly; this feeling was truly a sweet burden.

Of course, he also clearly knew that his situation was almost impossible to replicate.

An ordinary Third-Rank Alchemist going back to refine first grade pills...

...would never be able to consistently achieve a perfect pill-forming rate of ten high-grade pills every time like he did.

And a Third-Rank Alchemist themselves is usually at least a Second-Rank Martial Artist.

The resources consumed by their own cultivation are likewise an astronomical figure.

Thus, ordinary alchemists might be called "wealthy."

But they could never reach his exaggerated state of "having more resources than one can spend."

While pondering his future resource planning, Qin Yan habitually walked toward the Sixth Institute's Alchemy Room.

The Monthly Exam had taken up some time in the morning, and the remaining time could not be wasted.