10: C-level combat skills

"Impossible, I don't have any B-grade Battle Skills."

Hearing this, Ye Yan shook his head.

Battle Skills had a huge dividing line, and that was B-grade.

B-grade and above Battle Skills were on a different level from B-grade and below Battle Skills; B-grade and above Battle Skills could draw upon external forces to enhance their power.

Therefore, B-grade and above Battle Skills differed vastly from B-grade and below Battle Skills, both in terms of rarity and price.

"I only have three C-grade Battle Skills; the rest are F, E, and D-grade. This is the greatest sincerity I can offer."

After a moment of silence, Ye Yan decided to reveal some of his true capabilities to Lu Qianyuan.

Although there was a risk of exposure, he had ways to deal with the trouble it might bring.

If they were only C-grade, he could still manage.

"Tell me about them first."

Lu Qianyuan hadn't expected Ye Yan to be so wealthy, possessing even three C-grade Battle Skills. It seemed the other party harbored deep secrets.

"I'll tell you their effects, and you can only choose one."

"Go ahead."

"Alright, the first Battle Skill..."

Then, Ye Yan began to describe an Intermediate close-combat Battle Skill to Lu Qianyuan.

After listening to Ye Yan's description, Lu Qianyuan also learned about the C-grade Battle Skills Ye Yan possessed.

The first C-grade Battle Skill was called Guan Xin Finger, which primarily focused power to a single point to attack an opponent. Cultivating it required tempering the fingers with special Materials, otherwise, there was a risk of them breaking.

The second C-grade Battle Skill was called Ji Ying Step, which could instantly increase speed several times, with relatively high demands on the body and total Origin Qi.

The third C-grade Battle Skill was called Bone Shattering Fist, which could inject Origin Qi into another person's body through extremely special means, shattering their bones. It had relatively high demands on Origin Qi.

If the Origin Qi was too low, the power of this skill could not be fully unleashed.

Two offensive Battle Skills, one auxiliary Battle Skill.

Lu Qianyuan pondered for a moment, then extended two fingers.

"Two."

"Alright."

Ye Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"And one more condition."

"Speak."

"I'll give you that Battle Spirit ten days from now."

"Then I'll give you the Battle Skills ten days from now as well."

Ye Yan retorted without hesitation.

"That Battle Spirit's name is Slayer of Shadows, isn't it?"

Just then, Lu Qianyuan slowly said.

This caused a flicker of panic in Ye Yan's eyes, but he quickly recovered.

Originally, he thought Lu Qianyuan had only guessed the extraordinary nature of that Battle Spirit, but he hadn't expected the other party to even know its name.

This meant that the other party might be very familiar with Slayer of Shadows.

"Alright."

A moment later, Ye Yan conceded a step. He was a bit unsure of Lu Qianyuan's depth, so he decided to go along with him for now.

"I want Guan Xin Finger and Ji Ying Step."

"No problem."

"When will you give me the Battle Skills?"

"Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow after school, at the school gate."

"Are you planning to skip class again?"

"I'm just using my time for more meaningful things."

"..."

The two confirmed the exchange time, then went their separate ways.

It was currently afternoon, and there was still a long time until dark.

Lu Qianyuan headed to the potion shop to buy resources needed for Cultivation.

Elementary Origin Qi Potion, two thousand yuan per vial, could directly enhance Origin Qi. One vial could be used three times; of course, if one's physical body was strong, they could drink it all at once.

Lu Qianyuan still had six thousand five hundred resource coins on him, which he had brought to buy potions.

Spending six thousand resource coins, Lu Qianyuan bought three vials of Elementary Origin Qi Potion.

With the items in hand, Lu Qianyuan went straight home. On the way, he used the remaining five hundred resource coins to buy a large pile of snacks, eating as he walked.

Soon after, Lu Qianyuan returned home.

He took out his phone and saw that five points had been deducted from his practical combat class score.

Out of a total of one hundred points, his previous self had lost fifteen points due to Aptitude, and now another five points were deducted.

At graduation, if one failed to be admitted to a martial arts academy, and their score in any subject did not reach the sixty-point passing line, they would be prohibited from graduating.

Of course, they wouldn't be given a chance to repeat a year; they would simply be expelled.

However, in this world, academic qualifications were not very important. Without a degree, at most one could not work in regional government agencies; there were no other disadvantages.

At least, that's how Lu Qianyuan saw it.

Lu Qianyuan ignored the boring message. He took out a vial of Origin Qi potion from his backpack and then took a small sip.

The moment the liquid entered his body, Lu Qianyuan felt a pure surge of Origin Qi appear within him.

He fully controlled his body to absorb it.

This Origin Qi was soon absorbed by Lu Qianyuan, and his Origin Qi Realm also improved slightly.

Lu Qianyuan could feel that his body's adaptability to Origin Qi was not good.

Of the Origin Qi he had just consumed, only about one-third was absorbed by him; the rest all dissipated out of his body.

Even with his powerful Mental Energy, he couldn't stop it.

If he hadn't used his Mental Energy, his absorption efficiency and speed would only be lower.

A Spiritual Qi Aptitude of 9 points—there was no one in the entire academy with such a low Aptitude.

In a sense, Lu Qianyuan was unique in the entire school.

However, although the absorption efficiency was relatively low, Lu Qianyuan, relying on his powerful Mental Energy, could significantly increase his speed of absorbing Origin Qi.

The amount that others would need a day to absorb, he could absorb in an hour.

Lu Qianyuan drank the remaining Elementary Origin Qi Potion, then fully refined and absorbed it.

In a blink of an eye, three hours passed, and all three vials of Elementary Origin Qi Potion had been absorbed by Lu Qianyuan.

However, merely three vials of Elementary Origin Qi Potion only slightly improved Lu Qianyuan's Origin Qi Realm; there was still some distance to go before he could Breakthrough to Tier 1 Level 2.

Currently, Lu Qianyuan still had over three thousand resource coins left. Even if he used them all to buy Elementary Origin Qi Potions, he could only buy one, which was not enough to support his Breakthrough.

No money meant no resources, and without resources, it was somewhat difficult to improve his Origin Qi Realm.

Now Lu Qianyuan needed to find a way to make money. However, his current strength was only enough for him to dominate within Tier 1; he hadn't encountered Tier 2, so he couldn't be sure.

But if it came to a fight, Lu Qianyuan still had some chances by relying on his replication ability to directly replicate the opponent's skills.

At this moment, Lu Qianyuan thought of his previous creditor, Brother Bao.

He seemed to be a loan shark, so he should have a lot of money.

If he could find a way to kill him, the money for buying resources would be settled.

Brother Bao was Tier 2, and Lu Qianyuan's current strength was still a bit strained to deal with a Tier 2 opponent.

Once the Berserk replication was complete, Lu Qianyuan would be able to replicate other abilities, then he would have a chance to kill Brother Bao.

He still had an Ironclad Lizard Battle Spirit in his hand. If he sold it, it should fetch a good amount of money, enough to cover his expenses for a period of time.

Lu Qianyuan packed the Ironclad Lizard Battle Spirit and left for the shop.