9: Hope of improving qualifications

“That’s right, I have a way to improve your Aptitude.”

Ye Yan didn’t hesitate and said it directly.

“You said that things that can improve Aptitude are beyond our current strength to acquire, so how will you give them to me?”

“Sometimes, improving Aptitude doesn’t necessarily require overly precious Materials.”

Ye Yan said mysteriously.

“What are you trying to say?”

“I have a method that can gradually improve the Aptitude of people with less than 50 points of bone structure, up to a maximum of 50 points.”

“Furthermore, the Materials required are only first and second Rank, making them very easy to obtain.”

“Even for us, it wouldn’t be difficult to acquire them.”

“I wonder if this method will satisfy Lu Qianyuan?”

Ye Yan looked at Lu Qianyuan with a smile, his face full of confidence.

This was a method he had collected in his previous life that could improve bone structure, but it was useless to him at the time; now, it could be put to good use.

Hearing this, Lu Qianyuan was slightly moved.

His previous body’s Aptitude was too poor: Spiritual Qi 9, bone structure 23. His Aptitude was ridiculously bad, almost falling out of the normal range.

The worse the Aptitude, the slower the increase in strength.

Especially Spiritual Qi, which is related to the efficiency of absorbing Origin Qi and the conversion speed, severely affecting a Spirit Master’s Realm advancement speed.

Lu Qianyuan hadn’t Cultivated yet, but he knew that Spiritual Qi Aptitude was very important, and if he had the chance, he still needed to improve it.

Unfortunately, the method Ye Yan mentioned was for improving bone structure, not Spiritual Qi.

Bone structure is related to the improvement of physical strength; in terms of importance, bone structure is not as good as Spiritual Qi.

However, Lu Qianyuan was limited by his own Aptitude and could only learn martial Battle Skills, so bone structure was still very useful to him.

“Tell me about it.”

“I can tell you, but you must give me that Gray Battle Spirit.”

“How do I know you’re not lying to me?”

“To be safe, I can let you try it first. If it works, you must give me that Gray Battle Spirit.”

“No.”

Lu Qianyuan thought for a moment and directly refused.

“Why? Is there something you’re not satisfied with?”

“Compared to bone structure, I need a method that can improve Spiritual Qi more.”

“Although I really want to complete this transaction, I’m sorry, but I don’t know any method that can improve Spiritual Qi.”

Ye Yan spread his hands, looking a bit helpless.

“If that’s what you want, then I can only reluctantly give up.”

“Alright then.”

Hearing this, Lu Qianyuan didn’t hesitate and turned to leave directly.

Seeing Lu Qianyuan show no hesitation, Ye Yan was not worried at all.

Lu Qianyuan was merely gambling with him, betting on whose patience was better.

This was precisely what he had in abundance.

He stood quietly in place, watching Lu Qianyuan’s retreating figure.

The other party would definitely stop, because he had no other choice.

No matter how good something was, it needed someone who recognized its value.

Lu Qianyuan left Training Ground No. 3 without the slightest hesitation, preparing to skip class while Luo Gang wasn’t paying attention.

Anyway, bone structure wasn’t essential for him; it just meant a slightly slower improvement speed.

Since he could copy skills, even if it was a bit slower, it wouldn’t have much impact.

On the other hand, Ye Yan was very concerned about the Slayer of Shadows in his possession.

He would definitely be the first to relent and try to keep him.

Both sides were enduring, and at the same time, betting on the other’s patience.

Until Lu Qianyuan left Training Ground No. 3, neither side gave way.

But after a while, Ye Yan still followed Lu Qianyuan’s footsteps and skipped class.

The other party wasn’t flustered at all, but he was starting to panic a bit. He couldn’t let this continue; if Lu Qianyuan really left, he wouldn’t know where to find him.

Soon, Ye Yan arrived at the entrance of Training Ground No. 3 and found Lu Qianyuan, who was about to leave.

This guy really wasn’t worried at all, completely disregarding the bargaining chips he had offered.

“I truly don’t have a method to improve Spiritual Qi, but I can give you something else.”

“What is it?”

“Have you heard of an Ascension Battle Spirit?”

“What is that?”

“An Ascension Battle Spirit is a type of auxiliary Battle Spirit. It has only one effect: to upgrade the quality of another Spirit without consumption, directly raising it to the Rank of the Ascension Battle Spirit itself.”

“However, the higher the quality of the Spirit, the more high-Rank Ascension Battle Spirits are required.”

“I can find a way to get you a green-quality Ascension Battle Spirit. A green-quality Ascension Battle Spirit can directly upgrade a white or Gray Battle Spirit to green quality.”

“For you, this should be very useful, right?”

Ye Yan said with some heartache.

This was originally something he planned to prepare for the Slayer of Shadows, but unfortunately, the Slayer of Shadows was now very likely in Lu Qianyuan’s hands.

He could only abandon it.

Hearing this, Lu Qianyuan fell into thought.

An Ascension Battle Spirit, was it useful to him?

He was a Supreme True Spirit; a mere green-quality Ascension Battle Spirit was completely useless to him.

Moreover, he couldn’t control other Battle Spirits. Even if he were given a green-quality Battle Spirit, he couldn’t use it; at most, he could only copy its skills, which would have a mediocre effect.

“No, a green-quality Ascension Battle Spirit isn’t enough. You need to offer a different condition.”

“What do you want?”

Ye Yan was also confused by Lu Qianyuan’s condition. He didn’t want an Ascension Battle Spirit, which was very rare.

Although the green quality wasn’t high, Ascension Battle Spirits were inherently scarce, and a green Ascension Battle Spirit was enough to be sought after by countless people.

How could Lu Qianyuan, a Rank 1 rookie who hadn’t even undergone Natal Spirit Fusion, have the right to disdain a green-quality Ascension Battle Spirit?

But soon, Ye Yan realized something was amiss.

Through his previous conversation with Lu Qianyuan, Ye Yan knew that Lu Qianyuan wasn’t a fool.

It was unlikely that he would disdain it; he probably had a better option.

If it was a better option, then Ye Yan needed to be even more vigilant.

Lu Qianyuan, an unremarkable, transparent underachiever, actually looked down on an Ascension Battle Spirit—there was definitely something wrong.

However, that wasn’t what he should be thinking about. How to get the Slayer of Shadows from Lu Qianyuan was the most important thing.

“I want Advanced close-combat Battle Skills, the more Advanced, the better.”

Ye Yan fell into a brief thought. As a Rank 9 powerhouse, he possessed countless Battle Skills; even S-Rank Battle Skills, he had five.

However, these Battle Skills were too difficult to execute and learn.

Even if he taught them to Lu Qianyuan, he wouldn’t be able to learn them, and he wouldn’t reveal his trump cards to the other party.

Moreover, if he, an ordinary student, produced so many Advanced Battle Skills, it would also arouse Lu Qianyuan’s suspicion.

“You are only Rank 1 right now; even if you had Advanced Battle Skills, you couldn’t use them.”

“Don’t worry about that. Just find me Battle Skills; whether I can learn them is my business.”

“Oh, and at least B-Rank.”

After speaking, Lu Qianyuan added another sentence.

This was also his test of Ye Yan’s background. C-Rank Battle Skills were already quite rare; he wondered if Ye Yan could produce them.