After the trial ended, Su Yuan resumed his normal school life.
Since his Awakening during the winter break, Su Yuan had been in various battles without much rest or time to calmly cultivate.
Now that life had returned to a semblance of calm, he could focus on cultivation.
The coursework for the Star Apprentice Class, aside from liberal arts subjects, consisted of more than half specialized courses, including Star Power cultivation, Skill and Martial Arts practice, and so on.
To accelerate his progress and enter the Ninth Stage as soon as possible, Su Yuan applied to his homeroom teacher, Yang Jun, to swap all his specialized courses such as Skill and Martial Arts practice for individual Star Power cultivation sessions.
Yang Jun already knew of Su Yuan's astonishing Skill Talent and would have suggested that Su Yuan focus on Star Power Cultivation even if Su Yuan hadn't mentioned it.
Moreover, on the day the trial ended, Wang Haiping, upon leaving, personally instructed that Su Yuan be given more freedom, which included dropping some specialized courses and permitting him to leave the school for a few days now and then.
After all, in Wang Haiping's view, Su Yuan might need to go to the Great Barbarian Mountain Area to hone his skills.
A week later, inside Yang Jun's office at Guangchuan Fourth Middle School.
Su Yuan put away the Green Star Card that Yang Jun had carefully handed over.
"Thank you, Teacher Yang."
"You earned first place in the trial; this is what you deserve!" Yang Jun said, smiling and patting Su Yuan's shoulder, encouragingly adding, "Keep it up, Su Yuan!"
Su Yuan nodded, then stepped out of the office, closing the door behind him.
"Is this the Green Weapon Card for the top three of the trial?"
Leaning against the wall, Su Yuan held up the Green Star Card that Yang Jun had just given him, looking at it with a bit of anticipation.
[Dragon Armor Blade]
[Grade: Green]
[Introduction: Forged from White Rock Gold as the main material, combined with a variety of First-level and Second Stage materials and a small amount of Black Dragon's Claw fingernail powder, it boasts extremely high hardness and sharpness.]
"Dragon Armor Blade, Dragon Armor Blade, so the 'Armor' they're referring to is actually 'Armor' from 'fingernails'..." Su Yuan felt speechless, thinking the naming really had a sense of mischief to it.
However, Su Yuan didn't underestimate the Dragon Armor Blade because of this; on the contrary, being from the Dragon Clan, one of the top Star Beast Species on Blue Sea Star, even a fingernail was an extremely precious biological material!
Its hardness and sharpness were even higher than that of natural Second Stage minerals! Adding just a bit during Artifact Refining would significantly improve the overall quality of the resulting Star Device.
Though it lacked Zhuang Xun's Black and Red Longsword's distinct burning Trait, the superior hardness and sharpness were the most important foundational Element for all bladed weapons.
Back to basics, eschewing flashy extravagance, this Dragon Armor Blade was indeed more precious than Zhuang Xun's Black and Red Longsword.
I really have to thank Director Wang...
Su Yuan smiled to himself.
The rewards for the trial were all taken from the Guangchuan Education Bureau's inventory, and securing this Superior Grade [Dragon Armor Blade] Star Card wasn't hard to guess that it had been specially instructed by Wang Haiping.
Without hesitation, Su Yuan connected to the [Dragon Armor Blade] Star Card with his Star Power, and the green glow from the card was absorbed into his body in a Flash.
"Let me see, my very first Star Device!"
Su Yuan stretched out his right hand, a faint light shimmered in his palm, and a silver-gray Longsword appeared in his hand.
The touch was cool to the skin; the blade was three feet two inches long and two fingers wide, and overall, it seemed unremarkable and plain.
However, the side of the blade was slightly darker; from a distance, the entire edge of the blade looked like a thin black line, which suggested that the powder of the Black Dragon's Claw fingernail was used here.
Su Yuan's mind stirred, and the Star Power surged from the Star Power Vortex in his chest, flowing along his arm into the Dragon Armor Blade without the slightest delay or obstruction.
"True to its nature as a Star Device, just this smooth infusion of Star Power is incomparable to ordinary Mortal Iron!" Su Yuan was very pleased in his heart.
The previous E-3 Longsword conveyed Star Power very poorly; at most, 70% of the infused Star Power could be utilized when wielding it, also giving a sense of lag.
But now this Dragon Armor Blade was entirely different; the flow of Star Power moved through it without any obstruction, as if it were an extension of his own body.
"Let's try it out in the training arena!"
Su Yuan happily sheathed the Dragon Armor Blade and quickly headed toward the Practical Combat Hall where the training arena was located.
The Practical Combat Hall at Guangchuan Fourth Middle School was a square building even larger than the swimming center, divided into several training areas for martial arts, skill practice, and sparring.
In fact, the Practical Combat Hall of Guangchuan Fourth Middle School was considered quite small. The halls in the various Star Power Academies were at least ten to twenty times larger than this one and much more professional.
Since the arenas were equipped with barriers, students could practice and spar with one another safely. Once they entered the academy, the hall would also become one of the most frequently visited places by the students, besides their dormitories and lecture buildings.
It didn't take long for Su Yuan to arrive at the Practical Combat Hall on the east side of the lecture building.
"Is that Su Yuan? Look over there, Su Yuan is coming!"
"Why is he here? Hasn't he been skipping this class for many days?"
"I have no idea."
...
"Is that Su Yuan who participated in the recent joint trial?"
"Yes, that's him!"
"He is pretty handsome, especially his eyes. Those silver eyes are so beautiful!"
"Emmm, Little Yun, stop drooling, you're embarrassing yourself!"
...
It was class time and the classes present in the Practical Combat Hall included the Star Apprentice Class One and Class Three of the senior year, along with a few classes from the freshman and sophomore years.
After the joint trial, Su Yuan had become completely famous in Guangchuan City; the scores exceeding ten thousand had created quite a stir in Guangchuan Fourth Middle School, and rumors about Su Yuan had become more and more incredible and exaggerated.
For the time being, he was even more talked about than the specially recruited student, Chen Jiujun.
Sensing the various gazes of curiosity, scrutiny, and admiration in the hall, Su Yuan didn't pay much attention and made his way to an empty training area by himself.
Before long, Jiang Jun approached from a distance, "Su Yuan, weren't you focused on cultivating your Star Power? Why did you come here?"
"I came to test the Weapon Card," Su Yuan replied, lifting his hand slightly, summoning the Dragon Armor Blade into his grasp.
Jiang Jun's eyes lit up as she looked at the silver-gray longsword in Su Yuan's hand, "A Weapon Card reward from the trial... That longsword looks simple, but it seems very extraordinary."
As a fellow longsword user, a hint of envy flashed in Jiang Jun's eyes.
Su Yuan was also very much looking forward to the power of the Dragon Armor Blade. He immediately channeled his Star Power and found several Black Steel Stones at the edge of the training area to test out the blade.
With a few slashes of the longsword, he easily cut through the practice targets made of Black Steel Stone as if slicing through tofu. The cut surfaces were smooth and even reflective!
These sharp slashes immediately startled Jiang Jun and the many students watching from afar.
This was Black Steel Stone, with a hardness comparable to First-level Material, and to split so many blocks in one go was simply astonishing.
"Indeed very sharp. The previous E-3 longsword couldn't even cut through one Black Steel Stone, let alone several in a row!"
Su Yuan carefully ran his hand along the blade of the Dragon Armor Blade, which didn't have a single scratch on it, and he was very pleased.
This time he really had found a treasure!
At that moment, Chen Jiujun had somehow made his way over.
With a fixed gaze on Su Yuan, Chen Jiujun said in a deep voice, "Su Yuan, do you dare to have a match with me?"