March was drawing to a close in the blink of an eye.
Inside the virtual space of the Trial Room on the ninth floor of the Ninefold Building, Jiang Yan stood before the Trial Tower gate, exhaling softly.
"Finally cleared the B-rank stage of the fifth floor. As for C-rank… that thing is downright inhuman. I can barely last a few breaths before getting killed."
He turned his gaze to the stone pillar beside the gate.
Name: Jiang Yan
Gender: Male
Identity: Global Inspector, Extreme Martial Arts Hall
Trial Tower Level: 5.7
Over the past month, aside from several trips to City 1001 with Janet, Luo Feng, and the others to hunt monsters, nearly all of Jiang Yan's time had been spent cultivating in the Gravity Room and the Trial Room.
Today, he had finally passed the B-rank difficulty of the fifth floor.
The Trial Tower beyond the fifth floor was notoriously brutal. Even with Jiang Yan's current strength, reaching the C-rank stage meant instant death within seconds.
Still, nearly a full month of bitter cultivation had brought about earth-shaking changes.
Jiang Fang's monthly ten hours in the Gravity Room had been completely used—by Jiang Yan, Janet, and Jiang Fang together. Coupled with real combat in City 1001 and endless trials inside the tower, Jiang Yan's overall strength had multiplied several times compared to the beginning of the month.
After exiting the virtual space, Jiang Yan opened his personal panel.
[Name: Jiang Yan]
[Warrior Realm: Planetary Level 1 (56/100)]
[Spirit Master: Advanced Warrior Level (86/100)]
[Law: Thunder (16/100 · Entry)]
[Domain: Thunder Domain (12/100 · Entry)]
[Movement Technique: Transformation Realm]
[Marksmanship: Ultimate Transformation]
[Blade Technique: Artistic Conception (36/100)]
[Body-Weapon Unity: Transformation Realm]
[Ninefold Thunder Spear: Eighth Layer (86/100)]
[Ninefold Origin: Perfect]
[Soul Extinction: Minor Mastery (2/100)]
His warrior cultivation was steadily advancing. At this pace, breaking through to Planetary Level 2 next month was almost guaranteed.
Such speed was nothing short of monstrous.
On Earth, over ninety percent of Planetary-level experts were stuck at the first level for years—sometimes for life. Yet Jiang Yan, aided by his unique advantages, could advance realms within one or two months.
His spiritual cultivation was even more astonishing. In a single month, he had leapt from Beginner Spirit Master to Advanced Warrior-level Spirit Master.
Jiang Yan was certain that it wouldn't be long before his spiritual power stepped into the God of War realm—or even the Planetary realm.
As for Laws and Domains, progress was slow but steady. Even so, mastering a Thunder Law and Thunder Domain at the Planetary stage was already heaven-defying. Normally, Domains were something only Domain Lords could comprehend.
His movement technique, spear arts, and body-weapon unity had all reached the Ultimate Transformation Realm. During casual sparring with Jiang Fang in the Gravity Room, his blade technique had even broken into the Artistic Conception stage.
The Ninefold Thunder Spear had reached the eighth layer, granting him a terrifying 6.3× explosive power.
Finally, there was Soul Extinction—a soul attack technique chosen from Spirit Master Fundamentals.
Now at Minor Mastery, its lethality was horrifying. Ordinary high-level Beast Generals could be silently erased with a single strike. Only monsters with exceptionally powerful spirits—such as Silvermoon Ferocious Wolves—could resist it.
That limitation stemmed from Jiang Yan's current spiritual realm.
As stated in Spirit Will Theory: to completely suppress another being's soul, one's spirit realm must exceed the opponent's by at least two minor realms.
"Jiang Shen!"
As Jiang Yan exited the Trial Room, students throughout the ninth-floor hall greeted him respectfully.
There was no doubt—he was now the most dazzling figure in the entire elite training camp.
For a full month, his name had remained unshaken at the very top of the Black Dragon List.
"Jiang Shen, Luo Feng broke into the top 100 today! He's ranked 98th now!" a Chinese student reported excitedly.
"That's right—first month in camp and already top 100!"
"Tomorrow's the 28th. He won't be able to hunt anymore, but even if he drops a bit, he'll still finish inside the top 100."
"The final day is always brutal."
Jiang Yan smiled faintly.
Luo Feng would definitely make it.
——
Meanwhile.
Renates stared at the Black Dragon List with bloodshot eyes.
"No… still can't surpass him."
After submitting his monster vouchers for the day, his ranking remained firmly suppressed beneath Jiang Yan's name.
An entire month.
No matter how frantically he hunted, no matter how desperately he pushed himself, the gap never closed.
The prodigy who had dominated the Black Dragon List for nearly two years had been crushed.
Jiang Yan's name loomed like an immovable mountain.
His pride shattered.
Soon, March's Black Dragon List was finalized.
NO.1 Jiang Yan (570321)
NO.2 Renates (530321)
NO.3 Chu Qiang (540601)
NO.4 Shi Jiang (540309)
…
NO.19 Janet (550322)
…
NO.59 Luo Feng (570303)
…
NO.156 Li Wei (570331)
The Chinese faction erupted in celebration.
Inside Jiangnan Pavilion, Jiang Yan smiled at Luo Feng.
"Top 60 in your first month. That's outstanding."
"Thanks to you, Brother Jiang," Luo Feng said solemnly.
"Talent and effort matter more," Jiang Yan replied.
Turning to Li Wei, he nodded approvingly. "156th is also very good—among the best of this year's newcomers."
Li Wei grinned. He knew his place well.
Finally, Jiang Yan looked back at Luo Feng.
"Over the next few days, many forces will try to recruit you."
Luo Feng froze. "Reject them all?"
"Yes." Jiang Yan smiled calmly. "The Extreme Martial Arts Hall is where you belong."
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