Spring, summer, autumn, and winter—the seasons changed.
In the blink of an eye, another year had passed. The Elite Class welcomed its annual Wilderness Training Assessment, whose results would affect academy applications after graduation.
Ruiguang Residential Area, Building 2, Unit 602.
The traces of childishness and immaturity had faded from Qin Yuan's face, replaced by maturity and steadiness.
He was tall, standing well over 1.85 meters.
His features were handsome and refined, with a high nose bridge, thin lips, swordlike brows slanting toward his temples, and black eyes full of spirit. Sharp and cold, they seemed capable of seeing through people's hearts.
His temperament was even more eye-catching. He possessed both the brightness of youth and a faint, elusive air of nobility.
A year had passed, and Qin Yuan was already eighteen.
It was not only his handsome appearance that had changed, but also his cultivation and strength.
"The Ice Element is about to reach completion. Extreme Cold's amplification has risen to 2.5 times, and my Spiritual Power has also broken through to the Second Realm."
"More importantly, my Pure Yang Spirit Body has reached minor achievement. My physical body is comparable to a Great General Grade Demon. The gains have been immense."
Qin Yuan murmured as he sorted through his major gains from the past year.
His magical cultivation, Spiritual Power, and physical body had all improved tremendously with the help of cheats.
Aside from those three foundations of strength, Qin Yuan had also obtained all sorts of Spirit-level Magic Artifacts and Spirit-level Magic Tools through the Check-in System.
Without exaggeration, the number of treasures on him was already nearly half of Zhao Manyan's.
"The Ice Element will soon reach the Intermediate Level. I need to devote more attention to it over the next while."
"As long as I reach Primary Level Completion, I can borrow the Earth Sacred Spring Power to break through to the Intermediate Level in one go."
"Mm, I'll break the Ice Element through to the Intermediate Level within a month."
After setting his goal, Qin Yuan's thoughts shifted slightly, and he silently said, "System, check in."
[ Ding, detected that the host has checked in for a full year. ] [ Ding, check-in successful. Congratulations, host, for obtaining Bone Spike Fierce Wolf Spirit Essence x3. ]
"Bone Spike Ferocious Wolves are General Grade Demons."
"A General Grade Demon Spirit Essence averages around twenty million Huaxia Coin. Three of them are roughly sixty million."
"Adding the six Servant Grade Spirit Essences and several Remnant Spirits I got from previous check-ins, the Demon Spirit Essences and Remnant Spirits alone are worth over one hundred million."
Qin Yuan's thoughts raced, and he instantly settled the accounts.
Demon Spirit Essences could either be auctioned off for money or used extravagantly to Strengthen Star Seeds. Both were good choices.
The former enhanced strength indirectly, while the latter enhanced it directly.
"Bzz, bzz, bzz~"
Suddenly, the phone on the table vibrated, pulling Qin Yuan's wandering thoughts back.
Qin Yuan picked up the phone and glanced at the contact name. His previously calm expression instantly changed, and delight appeared on his face.
His finger tapped the screen, answering the call.
"Beep!"
A breathtakingly beautiful face filled the phone screen. Her pure, snowlike eyes contained endless tenderness.
"Little Yuan."
Her soft, gentle voice came through the phone.
"Sister Yuer..." Qin Yuan's voice trembled slightly, while the cold sharpness in his eyes gradually softened.
They had not seen each other for over a year. Whether Qin Yuan or Qin Yuer, both missed the other deeply.
The two simply looked at each other, speechless for a long time.
After a while.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qin Yuan's mouth as he asked, "Sister Yuer, did your seclusion go smoothly this time?"
"Mm."
Qin Yuer nodded slightly and smiled. "Although the timing of the breakthrough was somewhat unexpected, I still broke through to the Archmage level very smoothly."
"Your sister is now an Archmage."
"Also, because of my special constitution, my spellcasting has begun to somewhat transcend the Star Seed System."
Because of her calamity constitution, breaking through to the Archmage level had been far more difficult and time-consuming for her than for ordinary mages.
However, once she broke through, her strength would undergo an earth-shaking transformation. She simply could not be measured by the standards of an ordinary Archmage.
"All roads lead to magic. Huaxia's Ancient King is a typical example."
"The Star Seed System may not be the only way to learn magic in this world. It is merely the simplest, easiest, and most widely accepted one."
Qin Yuan smiled.
One could question the Holy City's character, but not deny its contributions. The Star Seed System had indeed made it easier for humanity to learn magic, multiplying the number of mages.
Of course, Qin Yuan would only use the Star Seed System as a transitional path for now.
Once he grew into an Archmage, he would try to explore new paths of magic and walk a different magical road.
"Mm." After softly responding, Qin Yuer asked with concern, "Little Yuan, how have you been in Bocheng? Have you gotten used to it?"
"Sister Yuer, I'm doing well in every way."
"Oh, right. I also ran into Sister Tang Yue. She's temporarily a teacher at Tianlan Magic High School, and she's been taking very good care of me."
Qin Yuan said.
"Tang Yue?"
Qin Yuer was slightly stunned.
She had contacted Qin Yuan immediately after leaving seclusion and had not had time to sort through everything that had happened recently, so she did not know that Tang Yue was in Bocheng.
But it was not too late to know now.
Qin Yuer revealed a smile and said, "Since Tang Yue is in Bocheng, I can rest easy."
Although she had asked Zhan Kong to look after him, he was ultimately a Military mage who had to protect Bocheng. He could not watch over Qin Yuan at all times.
Now there was Tang Yue as well, and she often saw Qin Yuan around. That was a good thing.
"Mm, Sister Tang Yue came to Bocheng to investigate the Black Vatican." Qin Yuan did not hide it and told her truthfully.
Not to mention that he already knew, Tang Yue had also spoken with him quite pleasantly over the past year.
Perhaps because of Qin Yuer, Tang Yue believed that Qin Yuan already knew the full story, so she had not concealed her purpose for coming to Bocheng from him.
"The Black Vatican." Qin Yuer frowned, concern appearing on her face. "Little Yuan, be careful in everything."
"Don't worry, Sister Yuer. I know what I'm doing," Qin Yuan said.
"Mm... If you sense anything wrong, contact me immediately," Qin Yuer instructed.
"I will."
Qin Yuan smiled lightly, then changed the subject. "Sister Yuer, there may be something I need your help with?"
"What is it?"
"It's nothing much. It's just that... Ning Xue hopes to ask you for guidance regarding Ice Element magic."
"Little Yuan, you've grown bold. You actually dare ask your sister to help you coax a woman."
Qin Yuer said meaningfully.
"Hehe."
Qin Yuan smiled somewhat awkwardly.
Qin Yuer and Mu Ning Xue's relationship could, in a sense, be considered that of "enemies."
Asking Qin Yuer to teach Mu Ning Xue—he really was bold.
"Honestly, I don't know what to do with you." Qin Yuer rolled her eyes at Qin Yuan and said helplessly, "Give Ning Xue my contact information. I'll teach her."
"Thank you, Sister Yuer."
"Hehe, how are you going to thank me?"
"Mm... I'll give Sister Yuer a child."
"Repaying kindness with revenge!"
"..."
The two chatted for a long time before finally ending the call, as Qin Yuer still had many things to handle.
Qin Yuan immediately contacted Mu Ning Xue. After explaining the situation, he forwarded Qin Yuer's contact information to her.
"They should get along quite well, right?" Qin Yuan muttered.
Big ice cube, little ice cube.
Just thinking about it felt cold. Fortunately, he had a Pure Yang body, feared no cold, and possessed abundant energy.
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