Star-Martial Prodigy Talent Development

Star-Martial Prodigy?

Talent Development Program?

Lin Yuan fell into thought.

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This term... seemed familiar somehow.

"This is a special selection organized by the Human Federation for newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors, intended to identify the truly promising geniuses worth cultivating..."

Gu Yiyi explained.

At the same time, she mentioned that this was also the most important opportunity for all newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors!

Why was the Stellar Martial Path so difficult?

Aside from one's innate talent and aptitude, resources were even more important—and difficult to obtain.

Wealth, companions, methods, and a suitable place were known as the four indispensable elements on the path of cultivation. There was a reason wealth came first.

Practicing breathing techniques cost money, and the natural treasures that could improve their efficiency were even harder to acquire than gold.

Learning Stellar Force Secret Arts cost money too. Advanced Stellar Force Secret Arts could easily require thousands or even tens of thousands of Contribution Points...

More importantly, some top-tier resources had prices but no market. It was not something money alone could buy.

Lin Yuan knew very well that anything visible and purchasable in the Star-Martial Marketplace was not truly rare.

There had to be better, more miraculous top-tier resources reserved exclusively for specific groups!

For example, those in the King-Sealing Realm and Marquis-Sealing Realm—or perhaps...

Geniuses!

No matter the world, geniuses had privileges, especially on Azure Star.

In this once-in-ten-million-years Era of Stellar Changes!

"So, if I'm selected for this so-called Star-Martial Prodigy Talent Development Program, I'll get precious resources ordinary people can't access?"

Lin Yuan became slightly interested.

"Of course."

Gu Yiyi sat demurely. Combined with the carefully chosen pink lace dress she wore, her skin as white as creamy jade made her even more difficult to resist.

Her eyes shone brightly as she spoke with confidence.

"You know about Starflow Pulp, right?"

"It's said to be the greatest treasure for Starry-Sky Warriors to refine their Natal Stellar Force."

"As long as you pass the preliminary selection, you'll receive ten drops directly!"

The famous Starflow Pulp?

Of course Lin Yuan knew of it.

What was most important to a Starry-Sky Warrior?

Wasn't it Natal Stellar Force?

Natal Stellar Force was the foundation of one's path. Refining it meant broadening one's future path.

When first stepping onto the Stellar Martial Path, one needed to refine enough Natal Stellar Force to safeguard the Great Path.

The first realm of the Stellar Martial Path—the Transcendence Realm—required the refinement of a full eighty-one strands of Natal Stellar Force to reach completion.

Each of those eighty-one strands of Natal Stellar Force weighed a hundred thousand jin!

At the peak of the Mortal Transcendence Realm, one could possess a force of 8.1 million jin. Combined with Stellar Force Secret Arts or techniques that multiplied one's strength, one could even unleash ten million jin of force and shake mountains.

But how could Natal Stellar Force be so easily refined?

Even one strand was difficult, let alone eighty-one...

Starflow Pulp was a special treasure specifically used to refine Natal Stellar Force.

A single tiny drop contained the vast stellar energy of one strand of Natal Stellar Force, greatly reducing the time Starry-Sky Warriors needed to refine their Natal Stellar Force.

It was one of the natural treasures countless Starry-Sky Warriors desired most.

Lin Yuan had not even seen Starflow Pulp for sale in the Star-Martial Marketplace—because the moment it appeared, a massive number of Starry-Sky Warriors would rush to buy it. No matter how much Starflow Pulp there was, it would be sold out in an instant.

It truly had a price but no market, impossible to obtain even with a fortune!

Such a treasure would be given away in ten drops just for passing the preliminary selection of the Star-Martial Prodigy Talent Development Program?

Lin Yuan admitted that, at that moment, he was tempted.

This truly was a rare and important opportunity!

"How do I sign up?"

Gu Yiyi seemed to have expected Lin Yuan's reaction. She secretly pumped her fist in excitement, though she maintained her demure appearance on the surface.

"There's no need to sign up. The June Joint Exam will serve as the starting point, and the talent selection will take place one year later."

"This will be the grandest event for all newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors across human civilization, including the eighty-one satellite cities and the Central Imperial Capital!"

"To select the true Star-Martial Prodigies!"

A selection for all newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors?

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

It seemed things would be lively then...

He was starting to feel eager to try.

After all... if he kept hiding his abilities and playing the fool for too long, he might actually become a fool someday.

The Great Path belonged only to those who fought for it!

Sometimes, to clear one's path on the Great Path, one truly had to reveal one's edge at the right time...

Lin Yuan then asked about the specific process for the preliminary selection.

The answer surprised him—

"Kill Star Beasts?"

"The preliminary candidates from Azure River will be determined by Contribution Point rankings earned over the next year?"

Was the rule really that simple and brutal?

Lin Yuan had thought it would be far more complicated, given that this was a large-scale selection involving all newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors.

"Because there are simply too many people."

Gu Yiyi said helplessly.

The number of students taking this year's June Joint Exam had continued to rise. Azure River Satellite City alone had a full 2.8 million examinees.

Although most of them had been eliminated, like Lin Yuan before...

Nearly two hundred thousand students had still reached the fourth stage of Body Tempering—Marrow Cleansing—qualifying them to cultivate in Starry-Sky Martial Academies and take a shot at the Stellar Martial Path.

Of those who had gone even further and reached Body Tempering Grandmastery, true geniuses capable of beginning breathing technique cultivation, there were more than three thousand.

Add to that the Martial Prodigies who had advanced to Starry-Sky Warriors early, the Stellar Martial Seeds who would break through over the course of the year, and the newly advanced warriors who emerged among the general public each year...

"Up to now, Azure River Satellite City alone has already registered as many as six thousand eligible participants for this edition of the Star-Martial Prodigy Talent Development Program."

"Across all eighty-one satellite cities of human civilization, the total will probably exceed 500,000..."

Five hundred thousand newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors?

That many?

"The Star-Martial Prodigy Talent Development Program will first conduct preliminary selections in each satellite city. The ten strongest from each city will head to the Central Imperial Capital for the true talent selection."

"That makes 810 people from the eighty-one satellite cities, plus 100 selected by the Central Imperial Capital itself—for a total of 910 true geniuses competing for the final 100 spots..."

Gu Yiyi paused here and looked up at Lin Yuan.

"Those final 100 will be the true Star-Martial Prodigies!"

"They are the Hidden Dragons this talent development program seeks."

"And only those final 100 will receive the Human Federation's focused cultivation, with every kind of precious resource at their disposal... Starflow Pulp? That's merely among the most ordinary of them."

Lin Yuan: "..."

Five hundred thousand newly advanced Starry-Sky Warriors, filtered through layer upon layer of selection until only one hundred remained?

It sounded insane.

That was truly one in several thousand, wasn't it?

And those capable of becoming Starry-Sky Warriors had already passed more than one round of selection. They were geniuses chosen from among millions, even tens of millions, of Joint Exam students.

Even then, another 99.9% would be eliminated...

"Is this the true weight behind the official designation of 'Star-Martial Prodigy'?"

"That's terrifying..."

Even Lin Yuan could not help sighing at that moment.

It was ridiculous.

Wouldn't every one of those selected be a monster?

"Still, only something like this is worth fighting for."

"One hundred spots... As a Player of Destiny, a traveler between two worlds, the holder of eleven Talent Traits, and the future strongest being in the universe... reserving one spot in advance shouldn't be too much, right?"