Free Web NovelChapter 120: Chapter 120: Second Gate Settlement
The return from Floor 20 shook the Heavenly Gate Tower entrance hall.
Not physically.
Symbolically.
The platform lit with three colors first: red, blue, and black, echoing the First Gate. Then thunder-gold light descended like a banner. Behind Qin Yuheng’s team, a faint gate-shaped mark appeared and vanished.
Every instructor present turned.
Yu Qingmei arrived almost immediately.
Han Shuren followed.
Xu Chengdao, rarely seen in public areas, appeared on the upper platform.
The evaluation crystal displayed:
[Floor 20: Second Gate Path Trial]
[Class Resonance Trial activated.]
[Foreign interference detected and defeated.]
[Second Gate Guardian defeated.]
[Class Path Awakened.]
[Final Evaluation: SSS]
The hall erupted.
"Class Resonance Trial!"
"Foreign interference?"
"Second Gate Guardian defeated!"
"Qin Yuheng awakened his class!"
"What class?"
The public record did not reveal the class name automatically.
That was private unless Qin Yuheng disclosed it.
Yu Qingmei led the team into a sealed chamber before rumors could swallow them.
Her expression was colder than Qin Yuheng had ever seen.
"Foreign interference," she said.
"Blood Sun," Qin Yuheng answered.
She did not look surprised.
"Explain."
Qin Yuheng described the Blood-Thread Path Invader, the dormant interference hidden in the spear fragment, the class resonance trial, and the purified result. He did not reveal Primordial Origin Evolution directly. He described the purification as a class resonance rejection combined with law resistance.
That was partly true.
Yu Qingmei listened carefully.
"They interfered with a class material before auction?"
"Yes."
"Which material?"
"The Broken Spear Class Token Fragment."
Her expression hardened.
"Lin auction."
"I do not believe Lin Xian’er knew."
"I agree. But the supply channel is compromised."
Qin Mo added, "The thread was hidden deeply. We purified residue before, but it was delayed-type, not active corruption."
Yu Qingmei looked at him.
"You detected it during the trial?"
"After it tried to eat our class."
"Good enough."
She turned back to Qin Yuheng.
"Your class?"
Qin Yuheng paused.
He did not have to answer.
But Yu Qingmei had protected them repeatedly. The academy needed enough information to guide him.
"Tri-Gate Thunder War Commander."
Yu Qingmei’s eyes widened slightly.
"Grade?"
"SSS."
Even Han Shuren reacted.
Qin Mo said, "The final trait includes Commander’s Burden. We are all concerned."
Yu Qingmei exhaled slowly.
"That is a powerful class. Also a dangerous one. Commander-type SSS classes attract responsibility trials."
"I know."
"Do you?"
Qin Yuheng smiled faintly.
"Probably not fully."
"That is honest."
The settlement rewards appeared.
[SSS Evaluation Rewards]
EXP +7,000
Tower Coins x100,000
S Grade Second Gate Treasure Chest x1
SSS Grade Class Awakening Reward Chest x1
S Grade Second Gate Authority Crystal x1
S Grade Commander’s Trial Banner x1
S Grade Path Stabilization Stone x1
Special Mark: Second Gate Class Awakener
Additional reward:
[Foreign Interference Defeated]
SS Grade Blood Contract Resistance Crystal x1
SS Grade Purified Law Residue x1
Qin Yuheng’s level rose significantly after the EXP reward.
He reached Level 8.
Still early.
But his foundation was monstrous for his level.
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When Qin Yuheng revealed his class to the core family, Qin Wanshan closed his eyes for several breaths.
"Tri-Gate Thunder War Commander," the old man repeated softly.
Gu Tianhe’s gaze sharpened.
"That class can command formations?"
"Class trait improves battlefield awareness and team coordination," Qin Yuheng said. "It does not control people."
"Good," Qin Zhengyuan said.
Mu Qinglan looked at him.
"Commander’s Burden?"
Qin Yuheng explained.
She sighed softly.
"The Tower will give you people to protect."
"I expected that."
"No," she said. "You expected missions. Burden is different."
Qin Yuheng accepted the correction.
That night, he opened the S Grade Second Gate Treasure Chest only after evolving it.
[S Grade Second Gate Treasure Chest]
↓
[SSS Grade Ancient Second Gate Sovereign Chest]
Contents:
[SSS Grade Second Gate Sovereign Core x1]
[SS Grade Skill Book: Tri-Gate Thunder Command Step x1]
[SS Grade Gate Authority Stabilization Crystal x1]
[S Grade Commander Formation Blueprint x1]
[S Grade Path Protection Talisman x3]
Then the SSS Grade Class Awakening Reward Chest.
Could it be evolved?
His panel flickered.
[SSS Grade Class Awakening Reward Chest]
[Eligible for Primordial Origin Evolution.]
[Warning: Current authority may cause unknown upgrade beyond standard grade.]
[Proceed?]
Qin Yuheng stopped.
Unknown beyond standard grade.
This was tempting.
Too tempting.
He remembered every warning.
He chose not to evolve it yet.
Instead, he opened it normally.
[Obtained:]
[SSS Grade Tri-Gate Commander Heart Crystal x1]
[SSS Grade Thunder War Formation Manual x1]
[SSS Grade Commander’s Soul Protection Seal x1]
[SSS Grade Class Skill: Gate Thunder Command Field x1]
Even without evolution, the reward was terrifying.
The class skill was most important.
[Gate Thunder Command Field]
[Class Skill]
[Effect:
Creates a temporary command field where allied members who willingly accept command gain improved coordination, reaction timing, resistance to confusion, and minor thunder reinforcement.]
[Current Range: 30 meters]
[Warning:
Mental burden increases with number of allies.]
This skill fit him perfectly.
But he would train slowly.
He would not activate it on the Silent Heaven Army yet.
Not until he understood the burden.
Outside Heavenly Gate City, Xue Rong received confirmation that Blood Sun interference had failed.
He remained silent for a long time.
Then he laughed.
Not happily.
"Even our thread became his resistance."
The higher Blood Sun contact sent a new message.
Continue observation.
Do not attempt class interference again.
Prepare long-term vessel plan.
Xue Rong burned the message.
Long-term.
Qin Yuheng had crossed the Second Gate.
Capturing him would now require more than traps.
It would require a war of patience.
And the Qin family was also preparing for war.
