My slightest action was the system's limit.

Chapter 142 The Battle of the Stars (Part 2)

All eyes turned to Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye cupped his hands in greeting to Elder Bai, then looked at the dozen or so teachers in front of him.

The teachers whose gaze swept over him all smiled and nodded in acknowledgment.

Jiang Ye's choice of whom is his own business.

The teachers did not intervene at this critical juncture.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ye finally looked at the red-haired old man.

"Teacher Zhu," Jiang Ye said, cupping his hands in greeting, "I am willing to become your disciple."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stared at him in utter astonishment.

Chen Yuntian looked at Zhu Honglie in disbelief and asked, "Old Zhu, what benefits did you give him?"

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Honglie laughed heartily and shook his head, saying, "What benefits could I possibly give him? It's just that this kid has good taste."

Chen Yuntian looked at Jiang Ye and asked, "Little guy, won't you reconsider?"

"Teacher Chen."

“Teacher Zhu has been kind to me.” Jiang Ye cupped his hands in greeting and said, “I had planned to become his student long before I entered Penglai University.”

He knew that Chen Yuntian wanted to take him as his apprentice.

But Zhu Honglie had once saved his adoptive father.

If it weren't for Zhu Honglie, Jiang Dahai would likely have died at the Shadow Hunting Bureau during that Ancheng Shadow Disaster.

Now that things have come to this, Jiang Ye has finally figured it out.

The reason Zhu Honglie made that call was probably because he had long admired him and wanted to take him as his apprentice.

Otherwise, how could they have contacted him the very first moment the Shadow Calamity broke out in Ancheng?

therefore.

After much deliberation, Jiang Ye finally chose Zhu Honglie.

"I see." Chen Yuntian didn't say anything more.

He glanced at Zhu Honglie beside him and cursed inwardly, "No wonder this old bastard has been showing off in front of me lately, he was prepared all along!"

Zhu Honglie was all smiles.

"Eno."

"Since you are willing to become my disciple, then I will accept you as my apprentice." Zhu Honglie said loudly, "From now on, anyone who dares to bully Jiang Ye is going against me."

"I, Zhu Honglie, am his backer!"

After Jiang Ye made his choice, the others also chose their teachers in turn.

Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao both chose Chen Yuntian.

Yun Qing'er and Xu Haoran, like Jiang Ye, also chose Zhu Honglie.

time flies.

The top 100 students have all been assigned jobs.

Zhu Honglie's side, including Jiang Ye, makes a total of nine people.

"You guys," Zhu Honglie said to Jiang Ye and the others, "go back to your dorms first."

"Today, each of you will cultivate yourselves."

“Starting tomorrow, I will assign you individual training plans,” Zhu Honglie said. “Go back now.”

"Yes," everyone replied.

"Jiang Ye," Zhu Honglie suddenly said, "you stay behind."

"Okay." Jiang Ye nodded.

"Jiang Ye, I'm going back now." Xu Haoran, Zhao Qingli and the others waved to him.

Jiang Ye nodded to them, then quickly followed Zhu Honglie.

in an office.

"Teacher Zhu." Jiang Ye looked at the red-haired old man in front of him and said solemnly, "Thank you for your help with what happened a month ago."

"Haha, no need to be so polite."

Zhu Honglie sat on the sofa and laughed heartily, "You were a student I had my eye on, it was nothing, not worth mentioning."

Despite saying that, Jiang Ye still bowed respectfully.

A life-saving grace is no small matter.

What might seem like a simple gesture to the other party could be a momentous event to him.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Zhu Honglie's eyes when he saw this.

He said it was nothing to brag about, but a person who knows how to be grateful is undoubtedly more likable.

"Don't say that."

"Since you won first place this time, the school has decided to upgrade your benefits."

Zhu Honglie paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Top-tier, Class A!"

"Top-tier Class A?" Jiang Ye held his breath.

He then showed a look of surprise.

This result far exceeded his expectations.

"Don't rush to be happy yet."

“Although your treatment has been upgraded to Grade A,” Zhu Honglie said, “the contract level will remain unchanged for the time being.”

"Not changing the contract?" Jiang Ye asked, taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"Your college entrance exam score is far from the top tier, and you also have innate talent."

"Therefore, many teachers feel it is inappropriate to promote you to a top-tier contract based on just one trial."

"If you can achieve outstanding results in the freshman competition three months from now," Zhu Honglie said, "the school will then promote you to a top-tier contract."

Jiang Ye suddenly realized, and then nodded.

Very reasonable.

If he were in a higher position, he probably wouldn't have offered a top-tier contract directly.

Primal endowments are full of uncertainties!
His progress is very fast now, but what will happen after the second breakthrough? Apart from Jiang Ye himself, no one else has any way of knowing.

The school offered him top-tier treatment in advance, but did not sign a contract, probably to observe his performance.

If the freshmen's performance in the competition is not good enough, they may no longer be offered the same treatment as top-tier players.

"The freshman competition?" Jiang Ye couldn't help but ask, "Is it a competition for our own school?"

"Yes, it's a competition among you thousand freshmen," Zhu Honglie said with a smile. "The date is set for three months from now."

"Your goal is to be among the top ten in our school."

"Top ten from our school?" Jiang Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

"Although you came in first place in this freshman entrance exam."

“But your life level is actually lower than that of the top 100 students.” Zhu Honglie said with a smile, “If we really compete in combat strength, it will be quite difficult for you to be among the top ten.”

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, appearing calm on the surface, but his heart was stirred.

He knew that for a strong person like Zhu Honglie...

Seeing through his life's layers is effortless.

In terms of actual ability, he might not even rank in the top 100 among this year's freshmen.

Even the top-tier students are at the mid-to-late stage of the first breakthrough level.

For Jiang Ye to take first place, given his level of life experience, is actually somewhat illogical.

However, Zhu Honglie didn't seem to care about these things.

"That's why it's among the top ten."

Zhu Honglie smiled and said, "Because the top ten contestants among you will participate in the Twenty-Five Schools Genius Cup in the second semester of your freshman year."

"The Twenty-Five Schools Genius Cup?" Jiang Ye asked doubtfully, "Is it a competition between the strongest freshmen of the Twenty-Five Schools Alliance?"

"good."

Zhu Honglie nodded and said, "Among the twenty-five schools, there are two schools that are at a similar level to us: Nanyang University and Donghai University. Their freshmen are not much worse than yours."

"Of course, our school is definitely the strongest. It would be very embarrassing if we didn't get into the top three."

"In short, the Twenty-Five Schools Genius Cup is a competition that we attach great importance to."

"The school will also offer extremely generous rewards for this," Zhu Honglie said with a smile. "At the very least, it will be a bonus of tens of millions of yuan."

Jiang Ye took a deep breath.

The worst possible prize is tens of millions?

And the highest? Beyond imagination.

suddenly.

Jiang Ye, remembering something, asked curiously, "Teacher, Bailong University is right next to us, won't they exchange ideas?"

"Hakuryu University?"

Zhu Honglie was somewhat taken aback, then shook his head and laughed, "Those are the top ten prestigious universities; they have their own circles."

"Usually, students from schools like Hakuryu University participate in the 'Battle of the Stars,' which is a battlefield for top geniuses."

Jiang Ye's expression shifted slightly.

"Is it the star-studded battle that Teacher Chen Yuntian mentioned before?"

"Correct."

“Some people from our school also participate, but they usually don’t rank very high,” Zhu Honglie said. “They usually rank around 500th.”

Jiang Ye looked puzzled.

He remembered that his teacher, Chen Yuntian, had mentioned that one of his students had become famous in the All-Star Battle.

Five hundred people, is that what you call becoming famous?
"Haha, don't underestimate this ranking."

Zhu Honglie knew what he was thinking and said with a smile:

"The Battle of the Stars, or the full name of the Starry Sky Martial Arts Battle of the Stars, is a competition among the most brilliant geniuses of the Blue Star civilization."

"There, you can see extremely powerful Dao bone endowments, and you can also see peerless geniuses with extraordinary talents appear!"

"They are all the strongest geniuses of their generation, each one a dazzling star."

"To achieve a ranking in such a major competition is an honor for every martial artist in the Starry Sky," Zhu Honglie remarked.

Jiang Ye suddenly realized. No wonder Teacher Chen Yuntian was so proud when he mentioned that sentence before.

A battle of stars, a stage for unparalleled geniuses.

Its value is indeed beyond doubt.

"You may have the opportunity to step onto that stage someday."

"Go and witness the unparalleled geniuses of your generation," Zhu Honglie said with a smile. "But for now, your primary goal is the freshman competition at our school three months from now."

Jiang Ye nodded.

He already knew that only by performing exceptionally well in the freshman competition could he secure a top-tier contract.

"My requirement for you is the top ten."

“Of course, if you have ambition,” Zhu Honglie said, looking at him, “then aim for an even higher ranking.”

"Higher?" Jiang Ye asked.

“Not all teachers think highly of you,” Zhu Honglie shook his head and said, “Some teachers think you’re only worth an A grade.”

"If you live up to expectations, take first place and prove to them that you deserve a top-tier contract!"

"Let them know that even those with innate talent are qualified for the highest level!"

Zhu Honglie's voice was deafening.

Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback.

A moment of silence.

Call ~
"is teacher."

Jiang Ye took a deep breath and solemnly said, "I will do my best!"

"it is good."

Zhu Honglie smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Go back now. Come back tomorrow, and I will give you a separate training plan."

"You're still far from being able to defeat Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao! You must give it your all," Zhu Honglie said in a deep voice.

“Yes, teacher.” Jiang Ye nodded solemnly.

He also had a lot of energy to burn inside him.

Winning first place in the entrance exam this time, if it were any other person with Dao Bone Talent, or even a freshman talent, they could probably easily get a top-tier contract.

But because of his original endowment, the contract was blocked.

Does one's innate talent make them inferior to others?

Although Jiang Ye appeared indifferent on the surface, he was still somewhat unsettled inside.

As Jiang Ye stepped out of the office, he received a notification from the school.

"Buzz!"

He turned on his phone.

A document projection appeared.

[Jiang Ye, your residential area has been changed to the Tianzi area, number 41]

"Top-tier treatment? Here it comes." Jiang Ye exhaled and walked towards the outside.

The "Tian" region.

This is a giant complex of buildings floating in the air.

Each floating building occupies hundreds of thousands of square meters, resembling a luxurious manor, exclusively belonging to a top-tier student.

Jiang Ye's residence is one of them.

"The character 'Tian'." Jiang Ye pushed open the door.

Inside the manor, the ground is paved with white jade, and various retro-style gardens and cultivation areas have been built.

Jiang Ye went directly into the main villa.

"Hmm?" As soon as he entered the villa, he noticed a luxurious virtual reality pod.

"Top-tier cadets are equipped with their own virtual starry sky cockpits?" Jiang Ye laughed.

This means he can enter the virtual starry sky at any time to conduct live-fire exercises.

"It seems there's more to it than that."

Jiang Ye suddenly remembered something and opened his phone to check the "Encyclopedia of Penglai University".

"Students of Penglai University can enter an independent starry sky jointly built by the alliance of ten prestigious universities and twenty-five universities to participate in starry sky level challenges."

"Class D trainees have one challenge opportunity per day."

"Category C trainees have ten challenge opportunities per day."

"Class B trainees have fifty challenge opportunities per day."

"Class A students have one hundred challenge opportunities every day."

"Unlimited attempts for students of Class A and Class A superior level."

"Independent Starry Sky? Starry Sky Rank?" Jiang Ye read it carefully.

Jiang Ye quickly realized this.

Independent Starry Sky is a small space built in the virtual starry sky world by ten top universities.

In that small space, students from the 25-school alliance and even the top ten prestigious schools can compete on the same stage.

The system will match him with a suitable opponent based on his strength.

Winning will upgrade your Starry Sky rank.

"Starry Sky Rank".

“It’s divided into five levels, from lowest to highest.” Jiang Ye looked at the projected document: “Once you reach level one, the school will reward you with 500 million federal dollars?”

"Reaching the second tier will reward you with 5000 million Federal Credits."

"Reaching stage three will reward you with 5 million Federal Credits."

Jiang Ye took a deep breath.

The rewards for this Starry Sky rank are incredibly generous!
“Top-tier students can challenge an unlimited number of times.” Jiang Ye looked ahead again.

Once he understood the whole story, he realized how rare this was.

Unlimited challenges!
This means that as long as he is strong enough, he can go up at any time.

"However, among this year's freshmen, my current strength is only considered average." Jiang Ye shook his head: "I probably won't be able to reach any higher ranks."

Thinking of this, Jiang Ye couldn't help but glance at the panel.

[You have joined a new sect!]

[System is currently undergoing testing]

"Still under testing." Jiang Ye shook his head slightly.

He already had a guess in his mind: either the system was really stuck.

Either they're preparing for something big.

"When I have time, I'll try to exploit the bug a few times and see if I can trigger an achievement," Jiang Ye thought to himself.

If you can trigger a new achievement, it means the system isn't stuck.

They're actually holding back something big!
"Buzz!" "Buzz!"

Suddenly, my phone vibrated a few times.

[Your account xxxxx5679 has received 90 Federal Credits]

[Jiang Ye, your student account has received 50 points.]

"90 Federal Credits? 50 Points?" Jiang Ye's eyes lit up.

The former should be the resource subsidy of ten million yuan per year for top-level students, distributed monthly.

The latter, naturally, is the reward for the top student in the Heavenly Refinement Training upon entering the academy.

"50 points is equivalent to 500 million Federal Credits."

"Plus, I already had nearly a million in savings," Jiang Ye calculated. "Now my wealth is close to seven million."

Seven million!
Jiang Ye took a deep breath.

This was the first time he had ever been so wealthy.

"That feels good." Jiang Ye smiled.

Who says wealth makes people feel empty?

For him, this wealth brought him immense satisfaction and filled him with happiness.

It felt like my wallet was being stuffed full, a truly satisfying feeling.

At 2 PM, after having lunch, Jiang Ye began his daily training.

He knew that with his current strength, it would be difficult to compete with people like Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao.

Fortunately
"My physical condition has been upgraded to Grade C."

Jiang Ye thought to himself, "Based on this alone, I am no less than geniuses like Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao who possess the talent of Daoist bones."

Of course, Jiang Ye's greatest advantage is actually his comprehension.

Through repeated system upgrades.

His comprehension has long surpassed that of ordinary people; even some people with innate talent and spiritual gifts may not be as gifted as him.

The only thing that worries Jiang Ye is that his current strength is far inferior to that of Shen Changxi and others.

"They are probably already close to breaking through to the peak of the first breakthrough," Jiang Ye thought to himself. "While I am only around the middle stage of the first breakthrough."

"It will be very difficult to catch up within three months."

These days, he has tried to climb the fourth level of the Martial Arts Ladder.

But still, I can't get there.

It seems I'll have to wait until the second breakthrough to unlock the fourth level.

"Teacher Zhu seems very confident," Jiang Ye pondered. "I wonder what the specifics of the cultivation plan he devised for me are."

He stopped thinking about it and closed his eyes.

The freshman competition is only Jiang Ye's short-term goal.

What he really wanted was to stand out in the Twenty-Five Schools Genius Cup, and even in the All-Star Battle.

Compete against those peerless geniuses of the same generation!
This is Jiang Ye's ambition, and also his desire.

Therefore, Jiang Ye must, and absolutely must, win the freshman competition!

(End of this chapter)