He turned and headed back to the Weapons and Equipment Exchange.
He had now officially entered the Fourth Rank, becoming a True Qi Realm martial artist.
With true qi born within him, his requirements for a weapon had naturally risen too.
The Ink Trace 2.0 spear had accompanied him into battle at Gu Yue and earned its share of glory.
Though finely made, it was ultimately a premium weapon designed for Third-Rank Martial Artists.
Its materials could no longer fully withstand or unleash his 9,000 Cal of vitality and his newly awakened Five Elements True Qi, each element bearing a different nature.
Whenever he tried to channel true qi into it, he could feel a faint sense of saturation and resistance in the shaft.
It's time to let it retire.
This time, however, Qin Yan chose not to sell it or exchange it for Credit Points.
He decided to keep it as a memento.
It would rest in his Storage Ring, a witness to every step of his journey.
"I need a spear from the Ink Trace series," Qin Yan told the forging student behind the counter.
The student clearly knew his weapons. One glance at Qin Yan's bearing and the aura faintly emanating from him, and he nodded. "You're after the Ink Trace 3.0 Ultimate Edition, right?
"It's the final model in the Ink Trace series, designed specifically for Fourth-Rank Martial Artists. Its core incorporates Stellar Steel and Flexible Memory Alloy.
"That lets it conduct and withstand true qi far better. The tip is forged from Armor-Piercing Tungsten Gold, with sharpness and qi-piercing power leagues beyond the 2.0. Of course, the price is also..."
"How many Credit Points?" Qin Yan asked directly.
"2,400 Credit Points," the student replied.
That price was enough to make many students who had just