The concept of triggering a critical hit was something Baiyu had only dreamed about.
When the slot machine lit up with a full screen of red lights and a stylish set of combo swords appeared on the screen, he could hardly believe what he was seeing.
Even someone with notoriously bad luck can have a turnaround day.
No one can have such bad hand luck forever unless they’re playing a game of chance with penguins.
This set of the Eighteen Swords of Abi Hell, from the moment it was drawn, exuded a sharp aura, clearly not an ordinary item. It’s a set of combo swords, each powered by magic energy, hence called magic energy weapons.
Should be a bit better than A-Level alloy, its sharpness and toughness only slightly inferior to living iron and S Level alloy.
All eighteen magic energy weapons are flying swords, which can be activated as long as blood qi is infused, making them the perfect tools for killing and looting, ambush, and self-defense.
"Baiyu, this is the training plan I’ve drafted for you, take a look."
"The human body has a total of 206 bones, divided into trunk, skull, and limbs, similar to when opening the qi veins. I suggest you start tempering from the limbs, followed by the trunk and head."
Cang Yan held a sturdy diary, filled with scribbled training plans.
This is something she recently volunteered to research in the scholar’s space.
Forged skin, bone tempering, blood exchange.
Are the key to moving from Tier Nine Martial Artist to Tier Seven Martial Artist.
After three instances of blood and qi overflow, next is bone tempering. Enhancing the body’s strength while also improving its capacity and ability to withstand blood qi.
Bone tempering, like opening qi veins, has no shortcuts; refining each bone one by one is the most reliable method.
Which requires professional bone tempering spirit techniques.
And if you want to speed up the process, you’ll have to supplement it with various medicinal herbs.
He didn’t have much cash on him right now, if not for scraping a little from those people in Profound Celestial Pivot, he wouldn’t even have been able to buy the medicinal herbs for forged skin before.
"Bone tempering will have to wait for a while, I’m currently a Tier Nine Martial Artist, and that should be more than enough for the college entrance exams."
Baiyu was very confident.
Even if there were surprises in Linjiang City’s exams, they shouldn’t be too big. In past years, the top scorer only reached the level of Five Meridians Open and Quasi-Martial Artist.
If one could possess extraordinary abilities, that might be a bit more remarkable.
But right now, he was a Tier Nine Martial Artist.
Although nothing to boast about in front of bigshots, among students, he shouldn’t be too weak, right?
In the next three days.
Baiyu quietly stayed home, occasionally honing his martial intent.
This thing is profound and mysterious.
Even now, Baiyu hasn’t fully grasped its principles.
Believe it exists, or believe it doesn’t?
After training in the Celestial Profound Cultivation Room and developing martial intent, as long as he integrated it into spirit technique moves, he could achieve effects as if they were real.
The shadow formed entirely by blood qi bursts behind him during moves, constantly shining, sometimes as a demon ape, sometimes as a ferocious tiger, incredibly imposing.
In two words, flashy, fierce!
Baiyu then also detailed his study of the spirit technique given by Yang Jinhua, the Blood Burning Technique.
This thing relies on burning one’s blood qi to generate powerful forces, causing damage to the body. In short, it’s a desperate measure.
But with the physical recovery power boosted by the Core Ice Skin Jade Bone Skill’s [Ice Skin Jade Bone].
This damage is still within an acceptable range for Baiyu.
It’s a practical spirit technique.
Very quickly, three days passed.
In these three days, Baiyu did not leave the house, avoiding anything that might disrupt his exam preparations, having a hunch that leaving the house would invite trouble.
He didn’t even attempt the missions refreshed in the scholar’s space.
Right now, the most important thing was the college entrance exams.
Three years of effort, all for this moment of explosion?
The higher the scores, the better, and ideally a renowned martial arts school.
Kyoto Magic University.
Maple Leaf Martial Arts University.
These two were Baiyu’s current choices.
Linjiang City belongs to Maple Leaf County, choosing Maple Leaf Martial Arts University meant he already had half the land covered. The situation around Kyoto Magic University was unclear; though it’s one of East Prosperity Imperial’s most famous schools, it’s ultimately in a foreign land, far from Linjiang City.
Lin Shan promised the medicinal herbs were also delivered on time.
These were all the medicinal herbs Baiyu needed for bone tempering, stored in the basement, to be used after the exams.
Also, the underground facilities in the North District piqued his interest.
According to the scholar’s space, the red glowing spots in the Devouring Fog were creatures called "Fireflies," and the underground facilities resembling a research lab were their "Firefly Nest."
Baiyu informed Lin Shan about this.
And Lin Shan said she would report these findings to the authorities. The group of true powers in Linjiang had already dealt with the mine district issues and retreated from the outskirts.
They are currently investigating the anomalies beneath the North District.
Opening the door, fresh air rushed in.
Due to the spirit realm passages from earlier, the entire sky was a fiery red, resembling a pot of boiling hotpot soup, giving an intense feeling of pressure at all times.
Now stepping outside into clear skies, it was hard not to feel cheerful.
"Only peace can provide a quiet learning environment and a stable living state."
"Only peace can bring beautiful girls."
Baiyu sincerely exclaimed.
Outside the residential area.
A pricey, bright red sports car quietly parked by the roadside, Ning Qian holding a bun in one hand and a large box of milk in the other, devouring her breakfast.
The foolish woman hadn’t seemed to change much externally after over a month of special training.
Still retaining that aura of a wealthy young lady.
Black hair draped over her shoulders, twin ponytails on the sides, adorned with pink bow hair clips.
She wore a Linjiang school uniform on the upper half.
With a figure far exceeding her peers, the entire uniform seemed taut, highlighting her petite figure even more adorably.
The lower half was clad in light sky blue shorts, hitting just above the knee.
Matched with a pair of white flat shoes, her smooth, jade-like legs were revealed.
The foolish woman was impressive not only above but had slender and graceful legs, possibly the most perfectly proportioned Baiyu had seen.
"Bai... Brother Bai."
Ning Qian hurriedly swallowed her bun, running over with rosy cheeks, "Wow, finally got to see you, did you miss me over this month?"
"Ah, of course, I did. Being the study committee member of our class, I, as the class president, have to be concerned about your study progress. How’s the revision going?"
Baiyu changed the subject.
Ning Qian’s face brightened with confidence, "I’m super strong now. At least, I’m much stronger compared to a month ago."
Having not seen each other for a while, the young girl naturally had a lot to share.
And beneath the North District.
As the college exams in Linjiang City proceeded in full swing and surrounding security forces withdrew. In the deepest part of the underground facility discovered by Baiyu, a shadow cloaked in black gradually opened its eyes.