They Gave Far Too Much

They Gave Far Too Much

"B-level Contract?"

"Once I awaken Martial Arts Spirituality, it will be upgraded directly to an A-level Contract?" Li Yuan felt slightly dizzy.

It felt as though happiness had suddenly fallen from the sky and knocked him senseless.

After all, before this, even after he entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking, neither Starfire Martial Hall nor the Martial Arts Hall had made any move. The only one that had shown interest was Starry Sky Martial Hall.

And Starry Sky Martial Hall had dragged things out for half a month. In the end, all they were willing to offer was a D-level Contract.

The difference between a D-level Contract and a B-level Contract was not merely a little bit.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan took a deep breath. He did not let it go to his head, instantly recalling the teachings his uncle, Li Changzhou, had drilled into him since childhood. "No matter how excited and joyful, or angry and pained you are, before making a major decision, you must calm down and ask yourself three questions."

What is it?

Why?

How should I do it?

Four words summed it up—hold steady! Don't get reckless!

In just a few seconds, Li Yuan regained his composure and found the core question. "Why?"

Why was Hall Master Wan offering him a B-level Contract? This was a contract worth tens of millions. The cash alone was nearly ten million Blue Star Coins.

He was not Lu Bu. He did not have so many foster fathers to dote on him.

"Hall Master Wan."

Li Yuan said calmly, "The B-level Contract is excellent, far better than I expected... but why are you offering me such a contract? I haven't even awakened Martial Arts Spirituality."

Wherever something was abnormal, there had to be something suspicious.

Was it because his physical fitness was good? There were quite a few Elite Class students better than him.

Martial Arts Technique? He was indeed good, but not so good that he stood unrivaled beneath heaven.

"You're quite steady. You weren't blinded by profit." Hall Master Wan smiled at Li Yuan, raising his assessment of him another notch.

Hall Master Wan smiled. "I don't wish to hide it from you. I'm willing to offer a B-level Contract because your Spiritual Power is very strong. It may already rival that of a First-Order Martialist."

Spiritual Power? Li Yuan was slightly startled.

This man could actually sense the strength of someone's Spiritual Power?

That was right. He cultivated the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra every day, and his Spiritual Power had continuously increased. It had already reached Level 13.2. Even among Martialists, it was probably not considered weak.

For the most part, Spiritual Power rose in step with the body.

"Of course, I can only sense it vaguely, so my judgment isn't precise." Hall Master Wan continued, "Technological instruments cannot directly test Spiritual Power. Normally, testing it requires a Third-Order Martialist to do so in person... I am only a Second Order Source Martialist. My cultivation method is special, and because you are still relatively weak and cannot completely restrain your Spiritual Power, I was able to sense a little of it."

"If you were already a Martialist, with your Spiritual Power drawn inward into your sea of consciousness, even I would find it difficult to sense." Hall Master Wan spoke frankly, without the slightest airs of a superior.

When speaking to Li Yuan, he seemed to be merely chatting casually, making people feel very comfortable.

Hall Master Wan's words cleared up many of Li Yuan's doubts, but also gave rise to new ones.

"Stronger Spiritual Power alone is enough for a B-level Contract?" Li Yuan could not help asking.

Li Yuan knew Spiritual Power was important, but just how important was it? He did not know.

There was no detailed information online either.

"Whether it is important depends on the person." Hall Master Wan smiled. "If one wishes to become a Second Order Source Martialist, then Spiritual Power is crucial. But if one is merely a First-Order Martialist... whether Spiritual Power is a little stronger or weaker makes little difference."

"After all, no matter how strong your Spiritual Power is, if someone cuts off your head with one slash, you still die."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, thinking to himself, A Source Martialist? Hall Master Wan is actually a Source Martialist? No wonder he is stronger than Teacher Xu.

A First-Order Martialist?

A Second Order Source Martialist?

The classification of ranks among Martialists was not entirely secret in society. Li Yuan and the other senior high school students were quite interested in such things and generally knew a fair amount.

Martialist ranks were divided according to physical fitness.

Levels 1 to 9.9 were all within the range of ordinary people.

Levels 10.0 to 19.9 were Entry-Level Martialists, also known as First-Order Martialists.

Levels 20.0 to 29.9 were known as Second-Order Martialists.

Source Martialist was an honorific title for Second-Order Martialists and above.

First-Order Martialists with physical fitness between Level 10 and Level 19 generally needed the aid of firearms to contend against Star Realm Creatures.

Source Martialists had physical fitness of at least Level 20. Combined with their ability to wield the miraculous Source Power, they were immensely powerful. Ordinary firearms were basically ineffective against them.

Using cold weapons in conjunction with Source Power, they could battle powerful Star Realm Creatures... but Source Martialists were exceedingly rare.

At least, in Li Yuan's more than ten years of life, aside from all kinds of recordings, he had never encountered a Source Martialist in real life.

Hall Master Wan was the first.

"Your Martial Arts Technique and the rapid improvements in your physical fitness lately should both be directly related to your Spiritual Power." Hall Master Wan smiled. "Spiritual Power is difficult to test directly, and people with extraordinary Spiritual Power talent are extremely rare... for example, among Jiang City's population of twenty million, not even one might appear in a year."

"So, whether in the National College Entrance Examination or ordinary special recruitment, Spiritual Power is not included in the testing range."

"Besides, generally speaking, even without testing, people with such extraordinary spiritual talent will gradually reveal themselves once they enter university. It will not be too late to cultivate them specifically then."

Li Yuan suddenly understood. With a little thought, he grasped it.

Testing Spiritual Power? It basically required a Third-Order Martialist, yet even Second Order Source Martialists were already extremely rare.

The strength of a Third-Order Martialist... was already beyond an ordinary person's comprehension. Why would such a figure have time for this sort of thing?

The investment and return were not proportional.

"And you, Li Yuan." Hall Master Wan smiled. "You are exactly the kind of person with extraordinary Spiritual Power talent who appears once in a million."

Li Yuan was speechless.

Extraordinary Spiritual Power talent? He probably did not have that.

"However, since I can cultivate the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra, my upper limit will only be higher than those people with extraordinary talent." Li Yuan muttered inwardly.

From Hall Master Wan's attitude,

Li Yuan had already realized just how precious the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra was. A method that could directly raise Spiritual Power? It absolutely belonged to the realm of the unbelievable.

However, Li Yuan had no intention of exposing it for now.

Because from his own experience, having the method alone seemed useless.

"Every time I cultivate it, my consciousness is focused upon the Great Sun Jade Platform within the Mind Divine Palace." Thoughts raced through Li Yuan's mind. "If I hand over the method? It may very well endanger me first."

"How would I explain where the method came from? Say that I awakened it?"

Who would believe that?

Would some powerful figure take him away for experiments? That was entirely possible.

In only two seconds,

Li Yuan had already made up his mind. Before he understood the true secret of the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra,

and before he possessed enough strength to protect himself, he absolutely could not reveal the secret of the Mind Divine Palace.

"From now on, whenever I cultivate the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra, I must be careful not to let anyone notice." Li Yuan secretly resolved.

"Li Yuan."

"What do you think?" Hall Master Wan smiled. "A B-level Contract is the highest authority I can offer: nine million Blue Star Coins in cash, resources and treasures with a total value of nine million Blue Star Coins, plus instructors, spear technique manuals, and Source Power manuals valued at a total of eighteen million Blue Star Coins."

"It will be granted in six installments over six years."

"If you are still not satisfied, I am willing to personally sponsor you with another one million in cash as a one-time payment." Hall Master Wan smiled at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan held his breath, suspecting he had heard wrong.

He had imagined that a B-level Contract would be good, but he had never imagined it would be this good.

The instruction from teachers valued at eighteen million Blue Star Coins—not to mention the manuals, since those were not tangible items and their value was somewhat abstract.

But the cash and treasures alone had a total value of eighteen million Blue Star Coins.

That was a full three times the value of the D-level Contract!

Even if it was distributed over six years, it was still incomparably extravagant for Li Yuan, a boy who had only just entered his senior year of high school.

Besides, Hall Master Wan was also willing to provide a private sponsorship of one million Blue Star Coins? In cash?

That made Li Yuan feel even more incredulous.

That was right.

A B-level Contract might be worth tens of millions of Blue Star Coins, but it was provided by the Martial Hall, not paid out of Hall Master Wan's own pocket.

But private sponsorship meant Hall Master Wan would be paying real money out of his own pocket.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan took a deep breath, and his heart could not calm for a long while.

It was not that Li Yuan lacked composure. It was simply that... the other party was giving far too much.

Hall Master Wan was in no hurry. He simply smiled as he watched Li Yuan.

"Hall Master Wan."

Li Yuan finally spoke. "The terms you are offering are indeed so good that I cannot refuse them... but I still need to go home and discuss this with my family."

"No problem. You are not yet an adult. To sign in advance, your guardian would have needed to sign anyway." Hall Master Wan nodded in agreement.

"Also." Li Yuan hesitated for a moment. "A couple of days ago, Starry Sky Martial Hall approached me. They also mentioned wanting to sign with me in advance, though it was only a D-level Contract, and I have not agreed yet."

"I had originally planned to go discuss it this weekend." Li Yuan chose to tell the truth and did not deliberately exaggerate.

"Starry Sky Martial Hall?"

"They approached you to sign in advance? How could they?" This time, Hall Master Wan was stunned.

In only a second,

Hall Master Wan seemed to realize something.

"Li Yuan, wait a moment." Hall Master Wan raised his hand, activated his Smart Ring Watch, and quickly checked something.

Very soon, Hall Master Wan's fingers stopped sliding across the light screen.

"So that's how it is."

Hall Master Wan suddenly laughed. "Li Yuan, you have already entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking. I only just took office, so I did not know about this document before."

"The Blue Star Youth Ranking comes from Starry Sky Fighting Net... Starry Sky Martial Hall certainly has a fine scheme."

"They must have discovered it."

"But given your qualifications, even if they wanted to sign with you in advance, they should at least offer a C-level Contract."

"A D-level Contract? It is simply an insult to a martial arts genius like you." Hall Master Wan shook his head lightly.

"An insult to me?" Li Yuan was stunned.

(End of Chapter)