Earth Sovereign, Academy Legend

During this time, he had been so busy cultivating that he had nearly forgotten he even had a system.

He rolled over and sat up, silently calling to it in his heart. A virtual panel slowly appeared in his mind.

[Host: Qin Yu

Cultivation: One-Star Battle Master

Traits: Top-Tier Comprehension (Gold)

Condition for next draw: Cultivation reaches Da Dou Shi

Current draw conditions met. Draw now?]

"Draw."

A virtual roulette wheel slowly appeared in his mind. It had three trait slots, all currently shrouded in mist.

Below the roulette wheel was another passage of text:

[Current draw chance: Gold trait 90%, other traits 10%]

[If a Gold trait is obtained this time, the chance of obtaining a Gold trait will increase by 8% with every subsequent one-star breakthrough. If not obtained, it will remain unchanged.]

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

After reading it, Qin Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. This mechanism...

It was understandable.

[Please make a selection.]

[Earth Sovereign (Gold): Establishes an absolute connection with the earth, allowing you to easily draw upon Earth Vein Force. Its strength increases with cultivation.]

[Golden Kidney Warrior (?): Missing once doesn't matter—you still have a second chance. Become an unyielding golden spear and fight your opponent to the destruction of the world!]

[Sword Maniac (Green): Slightly increases the host's comprehension of sword-type weapons and slightly boosts the cultivation speed of sword-type battle skills.]

Qin Yu stared at the three options, and the corner of his mouth twitched. Golden Kidney Warrior again.

Did the system have some kind of issue with his kidneys?

Qin Yu grumbled inwardly.

If this thing could appear again in the future, didn't that mean he was really choosing between two options?

But if he got truly unlucky and the other two traits were both complete trash, then this Golden Kidney Warrior...

After thinking it over, Qin Yu found that he was not quite so opposed to it anymore.

As for that green-quality "Sword Maniac"...

Qin Yu merely glanced at it before skipping over it.

With Top-Tier Comprehension, what did he need the Sword Maniac trait for?

"I choose Earth Sovereign."

The next second, a warm current of energy surged up from the soles of his feet, traveling up his legs and spreading throughout his entire body.

Qin Yu felt his body sink slightly. His feet seemed nailed to the ground, merging with the earth beneath them.

He could sense with incomparable clarity that the ground beneath his feet seemed to have a pulse.

Deep within the earth were invisible "meridians," one after another. Earth Vein Force flowed, surged, and gathered within them, no different from the meridians of the human body.

And now, he could draw upon that power.

Qin Yu took a deep breath, raised his right foot, and stomped down.

"Boom!"

The room visibly shook. The cup on the table trembled and nearly tipped over.

Qin Yu's expression changed as all the strength seemed to drain from his body, leaving him slumped on the floor.

"Whew... Isn't this a little too outrageous?"

Although Qin Yu had previously reached the realm of Resonance with Mountains and could vaguely sense the flow of the Earth Vein, his strength had not been enough to draw upon that power.

He had not expected that, with the enhancement of Earth Sovereign, he could command Earth Vein Force on such a scale while still only a Battle Master.

Jia Nan Academy's dormitory buildings had been specially reinforced during construction by experts in Earth-Attribute Battle Qi. Their rooms were so sturdy that even Da Dou Shi could do nothing to them.

Qin Yu's dorm was on the third floor, yet the tremors could still be felt so clearly through several floors. The power behind it was obvious.

Still, this was the maximum amount of Earth Vein Force Qin Yu could mobilize at his current stage.

"If I used this ability in the arena... tsk, feels like I'd get scolded."

Even with a dormitory building standing on the ground, the vibrations had been obvious. If he used it in an open arena, wouldn't the ground be left in ruins?

Forget it. The construction crew would just have to work a little harder.

It was not as if he was like Xiao Yan in the future, casually carrying out indiscriminate demolition jobs on Jia Nan Academy. It would only be damage to the arena.

With that thought, Qin Yu let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and began to comprehend and consider the various uses of Earth Sovereign.

First was the improvement to his combat ability.

In environments connected to the earth, his Dou Qi recovery speed, battle skill power, and movement speed would all be greatly enhanced.

Especially when standing on the ground, he could draw power from the earth without end.

His level was not high enough, and his energy reserves were on the low side, but he could regenerate automatically!

And if this ability were combined with his battle skills, what kind of chemical reaction would it produce?

If he used this ability in different places in the future, would it yield even more unexpected effects?

Countless new ideas instantly flooded Qin Yu's mind, and his thoughts began racing once more.

"Practice... I need practice."

He took a deep breath, immediately got out of bed, left the dormitory building, and headed straight for the mountains.

No sooner said than done. He would think and experiment at the same time.

Thus, a few days later, a new academy legend appeared in Jia Nan Academy's Outer Academy. The most majestic mountain on the academy's outskirts...

Seemed a little unclean.

Mysterious shockwaves appeared in the mountain at irregular intervals every day. Their locations were uncertain, their intensity varied between strong and weak, and their durations differed as well.

At first, the students thought some magical beast was causing trouble, so they asked the academy instructors to investigate.

But after the instructors went there, the shockwaves actually began appearing in different mountains.

Fortunately, the strange shockwaves had not injured any students, and the Outer Academy students eagerly discussed the matter.

Some claimed that a senior student was in secluded cultivation, but after asking several Earth-Attribute Battle Qi experts in the Outer Academy, all of them clearly stated that it had nothing to do with them.

That morning, Qin Yu emerged from the mountains. Instead of returning to his dormitory to rest, he headed straight for the competition grounds.

Today was a special day: the Points Tournament rankings were about to undergo their annual point reset.

The academy would redistribute base points according to each student's grade and performance in the previous academic year.

Most older students near the top of the rankings would immediately fight a match after their points had been reset.

However, because the points had been reset, the rankings had been reset as well. Therefore, today's matches were mostly contests meant to settle grudges between students.

But this was still within the academy. No matter how ruthless they were, it was not to the extent of fighting to the death outside.

Jia Nan Academy's system differed somewhat from the one in Qin Yu's previous life. It followed an academic-year system.

One academic year lasted ten months, followed by two months of recruitment, which also served as the students' vacation.

After the academic year ended, students could choose to remain at the academy and continue cultivating, or return home to visit their families.

The eight months Hu Gan had mentioned earlier actually included those two months of recruitment.

Qin Yu arrived at the competition grounds. Just as he was about to reset his points and find an opponent to test the results of his recent cultivation, someone came looking for him.