With the Freshman Championship Match over and the title won, Lu Yuan declined every celebration and invitation, went straight back to Nebula Manor, and threw himself completely into secluded cultivation.
Spinning Ice Sky Rush had already reached Supreme-grade. For now, his focus was entirely on another EX2-rank ice spell—Ice Blade Piercing Kill.
Sitting cross-legged in the seclusion chamber, Lu Yuan closed his eyes and gathered his focus, thoroughly sorting through the pathways and structure of the Ice Blade Piercing Kill techniques he had cultivated before. His fingertip tapped lightly at the air, and a light-blue system panel instantly appeared before his eyes.
His gaze fell on the spell column, and a line of clear text entered his sight:
[Seventh-Ring Spell: Ice Blade Piercing Kill (EX2) (Beginner) (↑)]
After repeated practice over the past several days, this EX2-rank ice-type Martial Skill, specialized in piercing bursts and adept at long-range area clearing, had successfully stepped into the beginner level. The "↑" behind it clearly indicated that his Sublimation Points reserves were sufficient, and he could directly add points to upgrade it.
Lu Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest. His gaze was firm as his fingertip went straight to the seventh-ring spell entry on the panel.
Incidentally, all EX-grade spells were seventh-ring spells.
The next second, the system prompt sounded in his mind. The panel's light flickered, and the value of his Sublimation Points jumped rapidly:
[Sublimation Points -100!]
[Martial Skill: Ice Blade Piercing Kill (EX2) (Beginner) → Ice Blade Piercing Kill (EX2) (Elementary)]
His eyes swept over the panel. Current remaining Sublimation Points: 68,421.
A mysterious stream of information instantly poured into his mind. The core force logic of Ice Blade Piercing Kill and the condensation trajectory of the giant ice blade were fully integrated and understood by him. The originally