A-Rank Contract!

Everyone's eyes followed Mo Bai and Jiang Xiaoyue as they moved.

As expected, the two were the first to approach Chen Yu and introduce themselves.

"Mo Bai, a third-year student at Upper River Martial University."

"Jiang Xiaoyue, a third-year student at Huaying Martial University."

Chen Yu quietly sized them up.

Mo Bai was tall and slender, with a carefree smile on his face that made him seem rather dashing.

Jiang Xiaoyue wore white, her black hair draped over her shoulders. Her features were delicate, but her temperament was somewhat aloof.

[Keen Perception (Blue)] silently took effect as well, attempting to probe their exact strength.

Unfortunately, it yielded no results.

That meant the two of them were definitely experts above the Body Tempering Realm.

"Blood Exchange Realm? Or the Aperture Opening Realm above it?" Chen Yu was not too sure. After all, he had never interacted with Martial Arts University students before.

Mo Bai and Jiang Xiaoyue did not waste any time and directly gave their respective offers.

"Upper River Martial University can offer you a B-Rank Contract, with a total value of around five million Red Radiance Coins."

Mo Bai got straight to the point.

Five million!

Hearing that figure, Chen Yu could not help but sigh inwardly.

A full five million Red Radiance Coins. If he had to earn it himself, who knew how many years it would take him to save that much.

Now, all he needed to do was sign a contract.

However, before he could answer, Jiang Xiaoyue gave her offer from the other side.

"Huaying Martial University can offer you an A-Rank Contract, with a total value of ten million Red Radiance Coins."

Upon hearing that, Mo Bai could not help turning to look at Jiang Xiaoyue, his tone slightly astonished. "Huaying is actually willing to offer an A-Rank Contract?"

"What? Is there a problem?" Jiang Xiaoyue curled her lip.

Ten million Red Radiance Coins!

"Then I'll choose Huaying—" Chen Yu had barely opened his mouth when Mo Bai interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Don't be hasty. Let me contact the school and see if I can get you an A-Rank Contract as well."

After saying that, Mo Bai quickly walked to the side and opened his Terminal to contact Upper River's higher-ups.

If it had been an ordinary genius, he certainly would not have bothered going through the trouble.

But Chen Yu was indeed interesting, and he was willing to do his best to fight for him.

"Then I'll wait a little longer..." Seeing this, Chen Yu was not in a hurry to make a decision ahead of time.

Jiang Xiaoyue, however, crossed her arms and said coldly, "You really think he can secure an A-Rank Contract for you?"

"Upper River Martial University looks only at value. Your value does not meet their A-Rank Contract standards yet."

"Besides, Upper River Martial University is not friendly toward Biohumans. Though it is not as discriminatory toward Biohumans as Imperial Capital Martial University, without money, you can barely get by there."

Imperial Capital Martial University discriminated against Biohumans?

At Upper River Martial University, you could not get anywhere without money?

This was Chen Yu's first time hearing such claims.

"No wonder. I was wondering why no one from Imperial Capital Martial University came to ask me to sign a contract." Chen Yu suddenly understood.

"To be honest, Huaying is actually interested in the extraordinary digestive ability you possess. That is the reason we offered you an A-Rank Contract," Jiang Xiaoyue explained.

"We looked through your files. You should have awakened this ability two months ago, right? That is how you were able to cross six layers in such a short time."

"This ability is very helpful during a Martial Artist's early stages, but as your realm rises, its effects will only become increasingly ordinary."

"Your martial arts talent is average to begin with. If even this ability loses its usefulness, your cultivation after the Body Tempering Realm will only become slower and slower."

"But if you come to Huaying, we can help you develop this talent. That is Huaying's specialty."

Jiang Xiaoyue explained the whole situation in one breath. Then she stopped trying to persuade him, turned around, and approached Zhao Tianyi to discuss a contract.

"So that's it. It seems these people have attributed everything I've done lately to the digestive ability I displayed," Chen Yu realized.

But that made sense. He had swallowed a full thirty doses of Body Tempering Elixir in one go. That was not something a normal person could do.

Anyone would focus on that.

Before long, Mo Bai returned with a sigh. "Upper River's higher-ups said they would consider it. That basically means they didn't agree."

"Sorry, kid."

Although he rather liked Chen Yu, the contract rank was not his decision to make. There was nothing he could do.

"Brother Bai, does my performance today not even qualify me for an A-Rank Contract in Upper River Martial University's eyes?" Chen Yu was somewhat surprised.

In this Warm-up Tournament, he had taken on the entire field alone.

Although he had ultimately avoided elimination only because Zhao Tianyi and the others turned on their side at the last moment, it was still enough to prove his strength.

Were the standards for an A-Rank Contract really that high?

"For an A-Rank Contract, your combat strength needs to reach the level of the Body Tempering Peak. You're good, but you're still just a little short," Mo Bai explained.

Body Tempering Peak!

That was strength beyond the Body Tempering Ninth Layer, infinitely close to the Blood Exchange Realm. The physical body had already reached its natural limit.

Chen Yu believed that his current combat strength could rival someone at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer. With Blade Eye and the boosts from his many talents, he even had a good chance of winning.

But against someone at the Body Tempering Peak, he was indeed no match.

A Body Tempering Peak expert could easily fight three to five Body Tempering Ninth Layer Martial Artists at once. Their strength was on an entirely different level.

"And that only qualifies for an A-Rank Contract?!" Chen Yu's gaze shifted. He immediately understood that Jiang Xiaoyue was right—the conditions Huaying had offered were already extremely generous.

If not for his unique digestive ability, Huaying might not have offered an A-Rank Contract at all.

"Then what about the S-Rank Contract above the A-Rank Contract? Would one have to break through to the Blood Exchange Realm before the Martial Exam?" Chen Yu could not help asking.

Martial University contracts came in four ranks: C, B, A, and S.

The requirements for an A-Rank Contract were already so demanding. Wouldn't an S-Rank Contract be even more terrifying?

Of course, this referred to contracts from the Three Elite Universities.

Ordinary Martial Universities also divided their contracts into four ranks, but their requirements certainly were not as strict as those of the Three Elite Universities.

"Blood Exchange Realm?" Mo Bai's lips curled slightly. "It's not that simple!"

The Blood Exchange Realm was not simple?

Hearing Mo Bai's remark, Chen Yu was immediately confused.

However, Mo Bai did not explain further. He merely waved at Chen Yu before quickly heading toward the others.

"Forget it. I'll ask Lao Fang when I get back." Chen Yu did not press further, since he was not close to Mo Bai.

Since the other man did not want to say more, it would not be appropriate for him to shamelessly keep asking.

Lao Fang was, after all, a legendary figure who had ventured through the Demon Mountain Starfield. He surely knew far more than Mo Bai.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaoyue had also finished speaking with Zhao Tianyi, and the two of them walked toward Chen Yu.

"C-Rank Contract secured!" Zhao Tianyi winked at Chen Yu, his tone brimming with undisguised excitement.

With a C-Rank Contract, he could receive a total investment of two million after enrolling. To him, that was already a huge sum, one that could save him a great deal of time.

"Well?" Jiang Xiaoyue seemed to be asking, but she had already determined the outcome.

"Let's go with what we discussed." This time, Chen Yu did not hesitate in the slightest.

Imperial Capital University discriminated against Biohumans, so he had no chance of getting in at all.

As for Upper River and Huaying, naturally he would choose whichever offered the better terms.

"I'll send you the A-Rank Contract shortly. Once you sign it, you'll be one of Huaying's people."

Zhao Tianyi, who had been excited beside them, suddenly froze.

"Wait... an A-Rank Contract?!"