Talents Assembled!

The poor pursue literature; the rich pursue martial arts.

Whether genius or ordinary person, anyone who wanted to go further on the martial path needed an endless supply of resources.

For geniuses in particular, their extremely high cultivation efficiency meant their hunger for resources far exceeded that of ordinary people.

That was why most renowned geniuses in River City came from wealthy and influential families.

For example, Wang Qianjun was the son of the River City Wang Family, whose companies were spread throughout every corner of the city.

Although Hao Xi's background was not as impressive as Wang Qianjun's, her family owned a fairly large martial hall, so she did not need to worry about daily cultivation resources either.

Over this period, Chen Yu had constantly gathered information on martial arts geniuses from various sources. Most of them did not lack cultivation resources, and their schedules were kept secret from the public.

Of course, there were exceptions to everything.

Outside Jiang City No. 7 Middle School, Chen Yu squatted by the roadside without a care for his image, ignoring the curious looks around him as he carefully watched every student passing through the school gates.

Suddenly, a young man in a faded, repeatedly washed school uniform, with a crew cut, entered Chen Yu's sight.

It's him. Chen Yu's heart stirred. He waved and shouted, "Zhao Tianyi!"

Zhao Tianyi paused and turned to look at Chen Yu, only to realize that he did not know him at all.

"Who are you? Do I know you?" Zhao Tianyi asked in surprise.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know me. It's enough that I know you." Chen Yu smiled, then got straight to the point.

"My name is Chen Yu. I like sparring with experts, so I specifically waited here for you today."

"Sparring? I don't have time!" Zhao Tianyi immediately shook his head and prepared to leave quickly.

He still had to work as a sparring partner later to earn money for cultivation resources. How could he have time to spar with some stranger?

"Hey, don't be in such a hurry." Chen Yu flashed in front of Zhao Tianyi and held up three fingers.

"Thirty thousand. One fight."

He had investigated beforehand. Like him, Zhao Tianyi was a Biohuman, though his martial arts talent was exceptionally outstanding.

However, all Biohumans had one thing in common: they lacked money.

Zhao Tianyi was naturally no exception.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhao Tianyi stopped again and said dully, "My time is valuable. One price—fifty thousand."

"Forty thousand. Take it or leave it." Chen Yu bargained. He did not have much money on him either.

If it were not for a Blue-Quality Talent, he would never have been willing to spend forty thousand to fight Zhao Tianyi.

"You're a family heir, yet you're haggling with me over a mere ten thousand?" Zhao Tianyi was rather puzzled.

This boy named Chen Yu could afford to pay someone for a challenge, yet he was fussing over ten thousand!

Was he really that stingy?

"You're the family heir... I'm a Biohuman just like you. Every last cent was earned through hard work." Chen Yu curled his lip, realizing Zhao Tianyi had misunderstood his identity.

Still, it was understandable. Someone idle enough to spend money looking for fights clearly behaved like a family heir.

It was already difficult enough for Biohumans to support themselves. Where would they get spare money to pay people to fight?

"You're a Biohuman too?" Zhao Tianyi's face was full of disbelief.

But after Chen Yu opened the personal information on his Terminal, Zhao Tianyi had no choice but to believe him. He could not help complaining.

"Do you have nothing better to do? You're paying money to suffer!"

"Enough nonsense. Are we fighting or not?" Chen Yu said impatiently. He was already getting somewhat impatient.

He only needed one more Blue-Quality Talent to unlock a new function on the System Panel. He truly could not wait any longer.

"Fight? Why wouldn't I?" Zhao Tianyi immediately said. "Come with me. We'll go to the martial arts room."

The two did not linger and quickly arrived at the martial arts room of Jiang City No. 7 Middle School.

Quite a few martial arts students from Seventh High School were sparring on the platforms inside. However, when they saw Zhao Tianyi, they immediately gave up a platform for him.

Among Martial Artists, strength was king. This was plain to see.

Even a Biohuman, as long as they possessed formidable martial strength, would still earn the respect of Natural Humans.

"Come up whenever you're ready." Zhao Tianyi held a longsword, his tone confident.

He had every right to be confident.

As a Biohuman, becoming the class monitor of Jiang City No. 7 Middle School's Martial Arts Class and ranking alongside the top geniuses of other high schools was not something an ordinary person could achieve.

"Watch out."

Chen Yu said no more and stepped forward with his saber in hand.

Boom!

Thunder exploded as the Proficient Stage Thunder Extreme Saber erupted in an instant.

The commotion even made the martial arts students of Seventh High School stop fighting and watch.

"That movement... a Proficient Stage martial art. Who is this guy?"

"A Proficient Stage martial art? No wonder he can fight Zhao Tianyi... Wait, why is he only at the Body Tempering Fourth Stage?!!"

On the platform, Chen Yu did not let his guard down. He went all out from the first strike.

However, Zhao Tianyi was not someone from a martial hall. He was a top genius who ranked among the best in all of River City!

Body Tempering Eighth Layer!

Proficient swordsmanship!

Roar!

As saber light flashed, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out.

Bang!

The two blades collided, and Chen Yu was instantly sent flying. He came within a hair's breadth of being blasted off the platform.

Without the Talent's boost, I would have lost to that move!

Chen Yu was secretly shocked.

Even Zhang Hanqing of the Extreme Bear Martial Hall had not put him under such immense pressure. He could not see even the slightest chance of victory.

This was the gap between an ordinary genius and a top genius.

"Your saber technique is decent, but you're only at the Body Tempering Fourth Stage. Asking me to spar is purely a waste of money." Zhao Tianyi frowned slightly.

Sparring against someone at the Body Tempering Fourth Stage could not help him improve at all.

The gap was simply too great. In terms of combat power, it was an absolute one-sided crushing.

"Again!" Chen Yu did not care in the slightest and charged forward with his saber again.

The Blade Technique Grandmaster Talent operated at full capacity, yet it was of little use. The difference in cultivation was too great; even if he spotted a flaw, it was utterly useless.

Overwhelming strength could break through ten thousand techniques. This was exactly that kind of situation.

In less than half a minute, Chen Yu was forced off the platform by Zhao Tianyi's saber.

There was no doubt that Zhao Tianyi had won.

And he had won with ease.

Yet there was not the slightest hint of disappointment on Chen Yu's face. Instead, he was visibly brimming with excitement.

[Battle Complete, Talent Copying Successful]

[Copied Talent—Sword Dao Prodigy (Blue)]

[Sword Dao Prodigy (Blue)]: Sword technique comprehension increased to thirty times that of an ordinary person.

"My third Blue-Quality Talent is finally here!!!"

Chen Yu could not help laughing heartily.

To outsiders, however, Chen Yu's behavior seemed extremely strange.

He had clearly not won, yet he laughed so freely, as though Zhao Tianyi were the one who had lost.

"This guy wasn't lying to me. He really does like sparring with experts!" Seeing this, Zhao Tianyi no longer doubted Chen Yu's earlier words.

Only a Martial Arts Madman who truly loved fighting could still feel genuine excitement after losing.

At least, Zhao Tianyi did not think he could do that.

If he lost to another genius, even if he did not show it on his face, there would still be a trace of unwillingness in his heart.

"Thank you." Chen Yu smiled brightly.

"It was a transaction. What are you thanking me for?" Zhao Tianyi shook his head helplessly. In his entire life, Chen Yu was the only person he had ever seen who paid him money and still smiled at him.

What a weirdo.

Chen Yu readily transferred forty thousand Red Radiance Coins to him. But just as he was about to leave, he discovered that Zhao Tianyi had inexplicably transferred thirty thousand back.

"Biohumans don't have it easy saving money. I'll just take a fee for my trouble. Keep the rest to buy supplements."

"Your talent for saber techniques isn't weaker than mine, but your martial cultivation is too low."

Zhao Tianyi waved his hand.

He was a Biohuman himself, so he knew exactly how difficult it was for Biohumans on Crimson Radiance Star to practice martial arts.

Even talented Biohumans often could not afford resources due to a lack of money, causing their cultivation progress to be extremely slow.

"Thanks!"

Chen Yu smiled knowingly, accepting the favor. After waving goodbye, he strode away.