Nine Fire Saber Breakthrough, Strength Rises Again

Lin Jinyu's expression was as calm as ever as she walked through the crowd with her female classmates, indifferent.

Just then, their eyes happened to collide in midair.

If it were his former self, Su Zhan would have immediately lowered his head.

But now, Su Zhan had a cheat by his side, giving him more than enough confidence.

Not only did he not flinch or avoid her gaze.

Instead, he smiled and nodded in greeting.

This even made Lin Jinyu pause for a moment.

But she silently nodded back, then brushed past Su Zhan.

She didn't know why Su Zhan had suddenly become so "audacious."

But she didn't want to cause him any trouble.

However, after she took a few steps, her elegant brows furrowed.

"He broke through?"

Lin Jinyu, a talent with Commander Rank aptitude, immediately sensed that Su Zhan had already reached Intermediate Quasi-Martial Artist.

Then she thought about it.

That made sense.

Su Zhan had been stuck at Beginner Quasi-Martial Artist for nearly two years.

Breaking through now was normal.

On Su Zhan's side.

"What the hell? She's already a Martial Artist?"

Su Zhan was shocked.

Through the perception of his techniques, Su Zhan learned that Lin Jinyu's current realm had quietly broken through to Beginner Martial Artist!

"As expected of Commander Rank aptitude."

"By the time the college entrance exams come around, even Advanced Martial Artists probably won't be able to stop her—she'll be heading straight for Martial Master, right?"

Su Zhan sighed in admiration.

A high school student at the Martial Master level.

The top Martial Sciences universities would probably be fighting tooth and nail to recruit her!

What is the gap?

This is the gap!

"I wonder if there's a chance to surpass her someday?"

Su Zhan's eyes flickered.

Before, he wouldn't have dared to think about it.

Now?

There was nothing he didn't dare to imagine!

"No rush, take it step by step."

"First, test my strength."

Su Zhan stepped into the Cultivation Room, and the door automatically closed, sealing off all the noise from the outside world.

A moment later.

He walked out of the Cultivation Room, his eyes gleaming.

The result was exactly as Su Zhan had expected.

Qi and Blood Value: 32 points.

Strength: 324 kilograms!

According to the basic standards of the realms:

Beginner Quasi-Martial Artist: Qi and Blood 10 points, 100 kilograms.

Intermediate Quasi-Martial Artist: Qi and Blood 30 points, 300 kilograms.

Advanced Quasi-Martial Artist: Qi and Blood 50 points, 500 kilograms.

He had fully met the criteria.

"Others have to stabilize after breaking through, spending time to solidify their foundation... I just skip that step—as long as my techniques improve, I can absorb everything directly!"

Su Zhan couldn't help but break into a bright smile. "Next, it's just a matter of waiting for time to pass."

Over the following days, Su Zhan continued to coast along.

But this time, the fish he was angling for was very targeted—he spent every day online researching ways to quickly harvest Gold Coins, Elixirs, Heavenly Treasures, metal ore veins, and so on.

Too bad.

After looking into it, there were ways, but the minimum requirement was at least a Martial Artist to start; Quasi-Martial Artists weren't even worth a glance!

So for now, he could only develop slowly.

Not only that.

Su Zhan also made a point to look into other information.

For example, which type among each different grade of Spirit Weapon was the cheapest, and where the purchasing channels were.

For example, which Elixir among each different tier was the cheapest, and whether bulk purchases came with hidden discounts.

For example, which group offered a more reasonable price for acquiring Ferocious Beast meat, and so on...

Just like that.

Five days passed in a flash.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Your technique Nine Fire Saber has successfully broken through, reaching the Intermediate Grade!"

As the prompt sound suddenly popped up in his mind.

The next second, a flood of information about Nine Fire Saber moves—experience, proficiency, tips, and tricks—surged into Su Zhan's mind like an ocean.

In just one second.

Su Zhan's understanding of the Nine Fire Saber technique had risen to a whole new level!

"So that's how it is..."

Su Zhan's eyes lit up.

This feeling was incredibly strange—all the information felt innate, as if it had long been etched into his mind!

The group chat was lively at this moment too.

Basic Qi and Blood Method: "Congratulations, Second Brother, on your promotion!"

Jade Body: "Hahaha, congratulations, Second Brother, on your successful breakthrough!"

Bloodthirsty Rampage: "Congratulations!"

After several days of interaction, Bloodthirsty Rampage had gradually adapted, but his aloofness remained as always.

Su Zhan: "Congratulations, Second Brother!"

Nine Fire Saber: "Thanks, Big Boss, Big Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother! Hahaha..."

Clearly, he was overjoyed.

Su Zhan: "Second Brother, how long until you break through to Advanced Grade?"

Nine Fire Saber: "Big Boss, about 18 days!"

18 days.

Half a month.

"That's a bit long..."

Su Zhan muttered.

If anyone knew what he was thinking right now, they'd probably tear him apart... A weapon technique breaking through to Advanced Grade in just 18 days—what did that even mean?

Even Lin Jinyu, with her Commander Rank talent, might not be able to pull that off!

And he was complaining it was too long?

"Let's go test my current strength first!"

Su Zhan headed straight for the Cultivation Room.

The results came out quickly.

His Qi and Blood Value was still 32 points, unchanged.

But his maximum strength had increased by over forty kilograms, reaching 370 kilograms!

"This rate of improvement isn't bad!"

Su Zhan grinned.

If anyone heard that, they'd still want to chop him down... Was this a matter of "not bad"?

It was outright cheating, plain and simple!

Su Zhan left the Cultivation Room with a pleased smile.

But he didn't notice a figure passing by not far away.

Lin Baitian.

The future heir of the Lin Group, Lin Jinyu's brother, and a genius Martial Master at Qingwu High School!

He was the one who had come to find Su Zhan's predecessor before, telling Su Zhan to keep his distance from Lin Jinyu.

"That kid's heading to the Cultivation Room?"

"Is he preparing for the Martial Sciences?"

Lin Baitian furrowed his brow.

He walked straight into the Cultivation Hall.

A moment later.

A set of data was sent to his phone.

"370 kilograms—still mediocre."

Though test data was private, for him, finding it out was as easy as lifting a finger.

And with numbers like these, Lin Baitian couldn't be bothered to give them another glance.

"Big brother!"

Lin Baitian looked up, and the disdain on his face instantly shifted into a doting smile.

"Jinyu, how is it? Did the Grade 3 Pill work?" Lin Baitian said with a grin.

"Of course!"

Lin Jinyu smiled sweetly. "I'm improving really fast now, all thanks to you, big brother!"

"That's right!" Lin Baitian smirked proudly. "Don't worry, once your big brother breaks through to the Martial General level, I'll definitely get you some Fourth-grade Pills to try!"

"No need. Dad's already prepared plenty of Fourth-grade Pills for me—enough to last."

"That won't do. How can what Dad gives you compare to what your brother gets you? Those are all my Tower Challenge rewards—you have to try them!"

"Alright, alright. Big brother is the best to me. I'll only eat what you give me!"

"Haha, that's more like it!"

Lin Baitian laughed heartily. "Oh, by the way, I just ran into him."

At those words, Lin Jinyu paused.

"Big brother, don't always go looking for trouble with people..." Lin Jinyu's pretty brows furrowed.

"Relax, I didn't cause him any trouble this time."

"I just looked into his test data."

"Here, take a good look—only a measly 370 kilograms. Can't even catch up to a fraction of your score. Now do you believe what your brother's been saying?"

Lin Baitian shoved his phone right in front of Lin Jinyu, crossed his legs, and wore a smug expression, as if to say, Trust your brother—he's never wrong.

"370 kilograms?!"

But when Lin Jinyu saw that number, a flicker of surprise passed through her beautiful eyes.