Free Web NovelChapter 78: Chapter 78: Spear Fragments and Warnings
The settlement for Floor 7 took place beneath a gray beam of light.
The War Remnant Stone Platform faded behind them as the Tower calculated their performance. Qin Mo remained seated on the ground until the panel appeared, claiming that standing before rewards was unnecessary labor.
The Tower messages unfolded.
[Floor 7: Broken Spear Battlefield]
[Main Mission: Reach War Remnant Stone Platform and survive battlefield spirit wave — Completed.]
[Side Mission: Defeat 20 battlefield spirits — Completed.]
[Side Mission: Collect 10 Broken Spear Fragments — Completed.]
[Side Mission: Maintain war intent stability above 60% — Completed.]
[Optional Trial: Outer Broken Spear Trial — Completed.]
[Blood Recognition Layer: Untouched.]
[Team Survival: All members alive.]
[Emergency Withdrawal: None.]
[Calculating final evaluation...]
The panel paused.
Then flashed.
[Final Evaluation: SSS]
Qin Mo raised one hand weakly.
"I accept."
The reward list appeared.
[SSS Evaluation Rewards]
EXP +1,500
Tower Coins x15,000
S Grade Broken Spear Battlefield Chest x1
A Grade Battle Will Fruit x3
A Grade Broken Spearhead x1
A Grade War Spirit Core x1
B Grade Battlefield Formation Plate x1
Special Mark: Spear Formation Breaker
Additional optional trial reward appeared.
[Outer Broken Spear Trial Reward]
A Grade Broken Commander Spear Fragment x1
A Grade War Intent Tempering Stone x1
Qin Yuheng’s eyes moved.
Battle Will Fruit.
War Intent Tempering Stone.
Broken Spearhead.
These were directly useful for combat will, weapon intent, and perhaps Qin family spear inheritance.
Then the Tower light returned them to Heavenly Gate Tower.
The return glow was gray-gold, carrying a faint spear cry.
The academy staff recorded the evaluation and, as expected, the hall erupted again.
But Qin Yuheng paid more attention to Yu Qingmei’s expression.
She looked at the record.
Then at him.
"Blood Recognition Layer untouched," she said quietly.
Qin Yuheng was not surprised she could see part of the settlement record. The academy did not see private rewards, but floor event flags were recorded.
"Yes."
"You encountered it?"
"Yes."
"And refused?"
"Yes."
Yu Qingmei held his gaze for several breaths.
"Good."
That single word carried more meaning than praise.
Han Shuren also looked relieved, though he hid it behind a stern expression.
"Medical inspection. War intent stability check."
This time, the team’s physical injuries were minor, but their mental pressure was significant. Qin Mo’s war intent stability had fallen lowest, though still above the mission threshold. Qin Yuchen and Qin Lian were steady. Qin Yuheng’s stability had dipped during the commander duel but recovered quickly.
The academy healer gave them spirit-calming medicine and ordered light training only for two days.
Qin Mo accepted enthusiastically.
After the report, Yu Qingmei asked Qin Yuheng to remain behind.
She took him to a smaller chamber.
No Xu Chengdao this time.
Only her.
"Do you understand what the Blood Recognition Layer was?" she asked.
"A deeper inheritance or bloodline path."
"Correct. Some Tower floors contain old echoes. If a compatible bloodline enters, the floor may open hidden recognition. Sometimes it gives inheritance. Sometimes it awakens memory. Sometimes it binds the climber to an unfinished cause."
Qin Yuheng listened quietly.
"You were wise not to touch it."
"My family warned me."
Yu Qingmei nodded.
"Then your family still remembers enough."
Qin Yuheng looked at her.
She did not explain further.
Instead, she gave him a sealed booklet.
"This is academy-approved knowledge about bloodline echoes. Read it. Do not share casually."
Qin Yuheng accepted it.
"Thank you."
Before he left, Yu Qingmei said, "Qin Yuheng, power that comes early often asks for payment later. Refusing power can be harder than taking it."
Qin Yuheng bowed slightly.
"I will remember."
That night, at the Qin Estate, Qin Wanshan listened to the report in silence.
When Qin Yuheng mentioned the whisper calling him heir, the old man’s hand tightened around the armrest.
Mu Qinglan’s eyes became cold.
Qin Zhengyuan looked at Qin Yuheng.
"You did not answer."
"No."
"Good."
Qin Wanshan exhaled slowly.
"The Broken Spear Battlefield may have contained an echo of an old Qin-aligned army. Or something pretending to be one."
Qin Yuheng’s eyes sharpened.
"Pretending?"
"Ancient battlefields are full of remnants. Not all who call you heir serve your blood."
That sentence stayed with him.
Qin Yuheng then presented selected rewards: Battle Will Fruits, Broken Spearhead, War Intent Tempering Stone, and Battlefield Formation Plate.
Qin Wanshan examined the Broken Spearhead.
The moment he touched it, the old man’s aura shifted faintly.
For a breath, Qin Yuheng saw not an elderly family head, but a battlefield commander standing before ten thousand soldiers.
Then the aura disappeared.
Qin Wanshan placed the spearhead down.
"This is useful."
Qin Zhengyuan looked at it.
"Very useful."
Qin Yuheng asked, "For Father?"
Qin Zhengyuan shook his head.
"Not yet. My wound still dislikes old battle intent. But for the family’s spear training, yes."
Qin Wanshan looked at Qin Yuheng.
"And for you, perhaps later."
"I use sword now."
"You use what is suitable now," Qin Wanshan said. "But Qin blood remembers spear, seal, and command. Whether you follow that path is your choice. Not now."
Not now.
Those words came often.
Bloodline.
Inheritance.
Spear path.
Mu family secrets.
Qin Yuheng was surrounded by doors he was not yet ready to open.
He accepted that.
For now.
In private, he enhanced the S Grade Broken Spear Battlefield Chest.
[S Grade Broken Spear Battlefield Chest]
↓
[SSS Grade Ancient War Sovereign Spear Chest]
Opening it produced:
[SSS Grade Ancient War Spear Soul Fragment x1]
[SS Grade Skill Book: Thunder Spear Battlefield Step x1]
[SS Grade War Intent Heart Fruit x1]
[S Grade Broken Army Command Token x1]
[SS Grade Battlefield Spirit Armor Fragment x1]
Qin Yuheng stared at the first item.
Ancient War Spear Soul Fragment.
His blood stirred faintly.
The panel appeared.
[SSS Grade Ancient War Spear Soul Fragment]
[Type: Weapon soul fragment]
[Effect: Can support spear intent awakening, weapon spirit forging, battlefield command resonance, or ancient spear inheritance reconstruction.]
[Warning: Bloodline resonance possible.] ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
[Eligible for Evolution.]
Qin Yuheng did not touch it further.
He moved it into the hidden storage layer.
Not now.
He then enhanced the War Intent Heart Fruit?
He hesitated.
This fruit could strengthen mental resilience and battle will. It was useful for him, but also for the team.
He chose Quantity Multiplication instead.
[SS Grade War Intent Heart Fruit x1]
↓
[SS Grade War Intent Heart Fruit x45]
Forty-five SS-grade battle will fruits.
A terrifying family foundation resource.
He would not distribute them quickly. But one day, they could transform the Qin younger generation and Silent Heaven Army elites.
Qin Yuheng looked at the hidden storage.
Rewards were accumulating.
So were secrets.
And somewhere far away, Blood Sun Hall was still watching.
