"Level B contract?"
"Once you awaken your Martial Spirit, you’ll be promoted to a Level A contract?" Li Yuan felt a bit dizzy.
It was like being suddenly hit by happiness.
After all, even though he had entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking, he hadn’t received any news from Starfire Martial Hall or the Martial Arts Hall. The only one that showed interest was the Starry Sky Martial Hall.
And after waiting half a month, they only offered a Level D contract.
The difference between a Level D contract and a Level B contract was huge.
Li Yuan took a deep breath and didn’t let the excitement overwhelm him. He remembered his uncle, Li Changzhou, who had taught him since childhood: "No matter how excited or angry you are, before making a big decision, you must calm down and ask yourself three questions."
What is it?
Why?
How to do it?
In short, stay steady! Don’t rush!
Just a few seconds later, Li Yuan calmed down and focused on the key question: "Why?"
Why would the Hall Master offer him a Level B contract? This was a contract worth over ten million, with nearly ten million Blue Star Coins in cash alone.
He wasn’t a legendary figure like Lu Bu, so he didn’t have that many people to love him.
"Hall Master Wan."
Li Yuan said calmly, "A Level B contract is great, even beyond my expectations… but why would you give me such a contract? I haven’t even awakened my Martial Spirit."
Something unusual was going on.
Was it because his physical constitution was good? There were plenty of elite class students who were better than him.
As for martial arts skills? He was decent, but not to the point of being unmatched.
"You’re quite composed and haven’t let the benefits cloud your judgment," Hall Master Wan smiled at Li Yuan, raising his opinion of him even more.
Hall Master Wan continued, "I don’t want to hide it from you. The reason I’m offering a Level B contract is that your spiritual power is very strong. It might even rival that of a ranked martial artist."
Spiritual power? Li Yuan was surprised.
The other party could sense the strength of his spiritual power?
That’s right, he practiced the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra every day, and his spiritual power had continuously improved, reaching level 13.2, which was probably not weak among martial artists.
Spiritual power usually increases alongside physical ability.
"Of course, I can only vaguely sense it, and my judgment isn’t precise," Hall Master Wan continued. "Technology can’t directly test spiritual power. Generally, it requires a third-level martial artist to conduct the test personally… I’m only a second-level source martial artist, and my cultivation method is special. Plus, your strength is too weak to fully conceal your spirit, so I can sense a bit."
"If you were a martial artist and your spiritual power was contained in your consciousness, I wouldn’t be able to sense it." Hall Master Wan spoke casually, without any superiority.
He treated Li Yuan as if they were just chatting, which made the conversation comfortable.
Hall Master Wan’s words cleared up many of Li Yuan’s doubts but also raised new ones.
"Is strong spiritual power enough for a Level B contract?" Li Yuan couldn’t help but ask.
He knew spiritual power was important, but how important was it? He wasn’t sure.
There wasn’t much detailed information online.
"How important it is depends on the person," Hall Master Wan smiled. "If you want to become a second-level source martial artist, then spiritual power is crucial. But if you’re just a first-level martial artist… the difference between having strong or weak spiritual power isn’t that significant."
"After all, no matter how strong your spiritual power is, if someone cuts off your head, you’re still dead."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, thinking, "Source martial artist? This Hall Master Wan is actually a source martial artist? He’s definitely stronger than Teacher Xu."
First-level martial artist?
Second-level source martial artist?
The ranking of martial artists isn’t a complete secret in society. Li Yuan and his classmates in their senior year were quite interested and had a general understanding.
Martial artists are ranked by physical ability.
Levels 1-9.9 are considered ordinary people.
Levels 10.0-19.9 are ranked martial artists, also known as first-level martial artists.
Levels 20.0-29.9 are called second-level martial artists.
Source martial artists are a respectful term for those above second-level martial artists.
First-level martial artists with a physical ability of 10-19 usually need to use firearms to compete against creatures from the star realm.
Source martial artists have a physical ability of at least level 20, plus they can use the mysterious source power, making them incredibly strong. Ordinary firearms are basically ineffective against them.
They use cold weapons combined with source power to fight powerful star realm creatures… but source martial artists are extremely rare.
At least in the past decade, Li Yuan had only seen source martial artists in various media, never in real life.
Hall Master Wan was the first.
"Your martial arts skills and physical ability have improved so quickly recently, which should be directly related to your spiritual power," Hall Master Wan smiled. "Spiritual power is hard to test directly, and those with exceptional spiritual talent are extremely rare… for example, in Jiang City, with a population of two million, not a single one emerges in a year."
"So, in college entrance exams and special recruitments, they usually don’t include spiritual power in the testing criteria."
"Moreover, generally speaking, even if they don’t test it, those with exceptional spiritual talent will gradually reveal themselves in college and can be specially trained later."
Li Yuan understood after a moment of thought.
Testing spiritual power? It generally requires a third-level martial artist, but second-level source martial artists are already very rare.
The strength of a third-level martial artist… is beyond what ordinary people can comprehend. How could such people have time for that?
The investment and return don’t match.
"And you, Li Yuan," Hall Master Wan smiled. "You are one of those rare individuals with exceptional spiritual talent."
Li Yuan was speechless.
Exceptional spiritual talent? He didn’t think he was one.
"However, I can practice the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra, and my potential is likely greater than those with exceptional talent," Li Yuan thought to himself.
From Hall Master Wan’s attitude,
Li Yuan realized how precious the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra was. It could directly enhance spiritual power? It definitely belonged to an incredible method.
But for now, Li Yuan didn’t want to reveal it.
Because from his own experience, just having a method didn’t seem enough.
"Every time I practice, I focus my consciousness on the Great Sun Jade Platform in my Spiritual Palace," Li Yuan thought. "If I were to share this method? It could put me in danger."
"How would I explain where the method came from? Would I say I awakened it?"
Who would believe that?
Wouldn’t I risk being taken by someone important for experiments? That’s entirely possible.
In just two seconds,
Li Yuan had made up his mind. Until he understood the true secret of the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra,
he couldn’t reveal the secret of his Spiritual Palace without enough strength to protect himself.
"I must be careful when I practice the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra in the future, so no one notices," Li Yuan resolved.
"Li Yuan."
"What are you thinking?" Hall Master Wan smiled. "A Level B contract is the highest authority I can offer. It includes 9 million Blue Star Coins in cash, resources worth a total of 9 million Blue Star Coins, plus 18 million Blue Star Coins worth of teaching, spear techniques, and source power methods."
"It will be given in six installments over six years."
"If you’re still not satisfied, I’m willing to personally sponsor you another one million in cash." Hall Master Wan smiled at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan held his breath, doubting he had heard wrong.
He had thought a Level B contract would be good, but he never imagined it would be this generous.
Not to mention the 18 million Blue Star Coins worth of teaching and methods, which were not physical items and had a very vague value.
But just the cash and resources totaled 18 million Blue Star Coins.
That was three times the value of a Level D contract!
Even if it was given in six years, for Li Yuan, a senior in high school, it was incredibly extravagant.
Moreover, Hall Master Wan was also willing to provide a personal sponsorship of one million Blue Star Coins? In cash?
It was even more unbelievable to Li Yuan.
Yes.
A Level B contract is worth tens of millions of Blue Star Coins, but that’s provided by the martial hall, not Hall Master Wan’s personal funds.
But a personal sponsorship means Hall Master Wan was putting his own money on the line.
"Wow!"
Li Yuan took a deep breath, feeling restless for a long time.
It wasn’t that Li Yuan wasn’t steady; it was just that… the other party was giving too much.
Hall Master Wan wasn’t in a hurry, smiling as he watched Li Yuan.
"Hall Master Wan."
Li Yuan finally spoke, "The conditions you offered are indeed too good for me to refuse… but I still need to go home and discuss it."
"No problem. You’re still a minor, so if you want to sign early, your guardian needs to sign as well," Hall Master Wan nodded in agreement.
"Also," Li Yuan hesitated and said, "A few days ago, the Starry Sky Martial Hall contacted me and mentioned wanting to sign me early, but it was only a Level D contract, and I haven’t agreed yet."
"I was planning to go talk to them this weekend." Li Yuan chose to be honest, not exaggerating.
"The Starry Sky Martial Hall?"
"They want to sign you early? How could they?" Now it was Hall Master Wan's turn to be surprised.
Just a second later,
Hall Master Wan seemed to realize something.
"Li Yuan, wait a moment." Hall Master Wan raised his hand and opened his smart wristband, quickly checking something.
Soon, Hall Master Wan stopped sliding his fingers on the screen.
"I see."
Hall Master Wan suddenly smiled, "Li Yuan, you’ve entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking. I just took office, and I didn’t know about this document before."
"The Blue Star Youth Ranking comes from the Star Combat Network… the Starry Sky Martial Hall is indeed making good calculations."
"They must have discovered it."
"But based on your conditions, even if they want to sign you early, they should at least offer a Level C contract."
"Offering a Level D contract? That’s simply an insult to a martial arts genius like you." Hall Master Wan shook his head gently.
"An insult to me?" Li Yuan was stunned.
(End of Chapter)