Chapter 67: Brand New Mode

Chapter 67: A Brand-New Model

Qian Duoduo immediately slipped into his role as "intelligence officer," cleared his throat, and explained:

"This is easy to understand. Think about it—the official ranked matches in the Imperial Arena match you against registered martial artists from billions of planets across the Boundless Star River. The range is vast, and you get to see all kinds of fighters."

"But this 'Qiming First High Private Domain,' as the name suggests, is a 'subspace network' private domain set up by our principal or the academic affairs office, using their authority, that belongs exclusively to our school's sophomore year. You can think of it as a local area network, or a private server—the server master is probably the principal himself."

He grew more excited as he spoke: "In this private domain, your opponents are only your fellow sophomores and those legendary graduates who left behind battle recordings. The points are independent too—they don't affect your rank or points in the official arena matches."

"As for the completely random matching with unfixed vitality index..."

Qian Duoduo chuckled slyly. "That's the cruelest part. In ranked matches, the vitality index is locked, making everyone's physical bodies exactly the same. But in the private domain, the vitality index isn't locked, which means whatever your physical body's strength is, that's how strong you'll be in battle."

He looked at Qin Feng and Shi Potian and concluded: "This isn't just pure competition anymore. It's forcing you to abandon all chances of cutting corners and fight with everything you've got. Your killing method realm, physical strength, combat IQ, willpower... everything will be put to the test. This is a contest of the most unadulterated—raw power!"

Raw power.

Qin Feng and Shi Potian silently repeated those three words, both feeling the heavy weight they carried.

"What about the practical combat class?"

Qin Feng asked, more concerned about this.

Qian Duoduo nodded. "That's also very different. In freshman year, practical combat classes are team operations, with a teacher leading and classmates supporting, focusing on developing teamwork and basic battlefield survival skills."

"But sophomore year's solo practical combat class is completely different. 'Solo' doesn't mean you go on a mission alone; it means that for each mission, the school only sends one student and one mentor. You might be dropped into some corner of the star river to clear out Greenskins with teammates who've accepted the same mission; or you might join a caravan of wandering merchants as a mercenary, protecting them through dangerous asteroid belts; or you might independently complete a reconnaissance or assassination mission."

"Because these missions are extremely random and dangerous, and require the mentor to carefully select and tailor them to each student's characteristics, they're said to be unscheduled. Whether you can get good missions, and how many you get, depends on your strength, your luck, and even more on how much your mentor cares about you."

After hearing Qian Duoduo's explanation, Qin Feng and Shi Potian fell silent again.

After a long while, Shi Potian spoke slowly, a hint of emotion in his voice: "Every sophomore needs their mentor to individually screen missions... There must be at least ten thousand sophomores."

"Yes."

Qin Feng also nodded and added, "It's not just screening—the follow-up mission tracking, evaluation, and wrap-up require an unimaginable amount of work."

They finally understood the enormous responsibility that lay beneath Wu Shangfeng's cold exterior.

Every teacher here was exhausting their minds for the growth of all students.

Qiming First High truly deserved to be one of the top seven high schools on the educational planet Qiming.

The discussion in the dorm gradually quieted down. Qian Duoduo smacked his lips, still not fully satisfied, but eventually settled down and began his own cultivation.

As for the new system for sophomores, aside from envy, he mostly turned it into motivation to catch up.

Dormitory 402 returned to its usual tranquility.

Qin Feng sat cross-legged on his bed, reorganizing all the information he had just obtained in his mind, ensuring he had a clear understanding of the new rules for sophomores.

Then, he raised his wrist, and with a thought, summoned his subspace network pass.

A pale blue, technologically beautiful virtual light screen silently unfolded before him.

It was an interface he knew all too well—at the top were his personal ID and Imperial citizen number.

But today, he keenly noticed that beneath the top information bar, the path representing his identity affiliation had changed.

Previously, it had displayed: [Subspace Network - Qiming First Martial Arts High School].

Now, that line had become: [Subspace Network - Qiming First Martial Arts High School - Private Domain].

The added "Private Domain" two characters marked his promotion in status in a low-key yet striking way.

This wasn't just an added suffix; it signified that he had stepped from being an ordinary student into the threshold of the school's cultivation circle.

Qin Feng's gaze lingered on this new line of the path for a moment, then he reached out and lightly tapped the light screen.

With his touch, the entire interface rippled like water.

The original general panel quickly faded and contracted, replaced by a brand-new, completely different interface.

The new panel's overall color had shifted from the original sky blue to a deeper, more textured dark gold.

The layout was also simpler and more efficient, with all functional modules clearly listed on the left side in a modular fashion, easy to see at a glance.

At the top of the light screen was his personal core information.

[Name]: Qin Feng

[Student ID]: GY1031488

[Identity]: Qiming First Martial Arts High School · Sophomore Student

[Class]: Sophomore (7) Class

His eyes moved downward, and he saw several new functional modules emitting a soft glow.

The first module was under the "Resource Center" category.

[Refining Method Resources]: Intermediate Imperial Body Refining Method (Instructional Video)

It was currently glowing white, indicating that Qin Feng had obtained the qualification to access and study it.

The second module was an independent, prominently marked option.

[Mentor System]: Apply for In-School Mentor Guidance (Remaining Count: 2)

Because Qin Feng had received two private lessons from Teacher Gu Yue, he hadn't used the mentor guidance function from the C-level contract, so he had accumulated two unused guidance opportunities.

This was one of the core benefits exclusive to C-level contract students.

Each guidance session meant receiving one-on-one, targeted instruction from a mentor with at least a Fighter rank.

Professor Gu Yue's three "private lessons" had made him deeply understand the value of such opportunities.

And now he still had two chances to actively apply.

Qin Feng's gaze finally fell on the bottommost module, which occupied the largest section.

[Imperial Arena]

But unlike before, below this module, there was a prominent line indicating the server direction.

[Current Matching Private Domain: Qiming First High - Sophomore - Private Domain]

This was the only point-earning channel for sophomores, the core battlefield where they would measure their strength, earn credits, and rank in the future.

Subspace Network - Qiming First Martial Arts High School - Private Domain had transformed the projected panel into a highly integrated, personal cultivation terminal tailored for elite sophomore students.

From learning techniques, to expert guidance, to a dedicated competition platform—everything was built around the core goal of "individual strength enhancement."

Qin Feng quietly stared at the light screen before him, his fingers hovering over those new modules, but he didn't click immediately.

Complete self-study, solo practical combat, private server points matches, duels with legendary seniors' recordings...

Qin Feng thought for a moment, then tapped on the Intermediate Imperial Body Refining Method instructional video. His mental consciousness was instantly pulled into another space, where a teacher appeared before him, teaching the Intermediate Imperial Body Refining Method.

But the teacher was rigid and mechanical, clearly a pre-recorded image.

This kind of 3D video teaching of refining methods and killing methods was the standard teaching mode when purchasing such methods from the Imperial Exchange.

Qin Feng took a deep breath and immersed himself in learning the Intermediate Imperial Body Refining Method.

Sophomore life had begun.

(End of chapter)