Chapter 313 - 213: First Gold

Chapter 313: Chapter 213: First Gold

Joy and sorrow are not shared by all. While the Yulin Army was lost in unprecedented revelry, someone posted the merit point distribution to the freshman prodigies’ group chat, immediately sparking a chorus of sour grapes.

Then again, no one was foolish enough to complain about Yu Fei or Li Jueyin. After being eliminated, they had watched Yu Fei’s performance on the battlefield and learned from chatting with the eliminated second-year students that he was a special case, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in at least a decade.

In the Desperate Fortress military exercise, no freshman had ever lasted more than eight hours. Even defeating a few second-year students by a stroke of luck was considered a rare and commendable feat.

In any other year, Li Jueyin’s team’s record of eliminating seven upperclassmen would have easily placed them in the top three—an already impressive accomplishment.

Yu Fei was a statistical anomaly, and the Yulin Army’s good fortune was simply unprecedented.

Meanwhile, the three second-year teams had just signed the battle damage agreement. They would be responsible for covering all of the Yulin Army’s earnings, with the cost distributed based on the number of members each team had lost. This amounted to nearly 25 million merit points, with the Salted Fish Team bearing 50% of the cost, while the Puppy Patrol and Sleep Bureau each shouldered 25%.

The school would front the points and then deduct the amount from any future merit points the second-years earned.

Zhang Hu’s dream was shattered. Not only did he fail to win the bet, but he also ended up having to pay out a sum.

Qingshan privately calculated that Yu Fei’s victory was actually the best possible outcome for him.

Had Yu Fei not burst onto the scene, the Sleep Bureau, having lost seven members, would have surely finished last. According to their bet, he would have had to pay 20 million merit points. Now, he only had to pay around 8 million.

What a steal!

Yu Fei ultimately received 17.85 million merit points. According to Ye Shuping’s estimate, mastering the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill would likely cost over a hundred million.

Once this Iron Body technique was fully mastered, the resulting body would be considered exceptionally powerful, even among Martial Saints.

Following the notes in his secret manual, he posted several purchase requests on the "Pacify the World" trading platform, covering thirty-two kinds of "hard gold, soft jade" and "soft gold, hard jade" materials.

These were all ores or alloys with supernatural properties, making them extremely expensive.

Furthermore, his cultivation required them in large quantities, so it certainly wasn’t going to be cheap.

For example, the Bright Spirit Crystals that Su Yue had once provided him were on the list. This material was valued at 2,000 merit points per 100g, and Yu Fei was purchasing a full 50 kilograms. The list price alone came to 1 million merit points, but because it was a bulk order, the seller gave him a 5% discount.

It was the same situation for the other materials. An ordinary Inner Qi Martial Artist might buy them by the gram for their cultivation, but he was purchasing them by the kilogram. The price was naturally exorbitant.

The final bill came to over 15 million merit points, and that was after a 30% discount.

The materials Yu Fei was currently buying were still considered relatively common among supernatural resources. As his Melt Gold Jade Body Skill progressed, his requirements for the supernatural properties within the materials would only increase. This cultivation technique truly lived up to its reputation as a money-eater; the further he advanced, the more it would cost.

He checked the shipping information and saw the delivery was scheduled for the next day. An order this large was more than any single individual could fulfill; checking the order details, he saw that three different companies had combined to fill it.

Besides the resources for the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill, Yu Fei also ordered about 500,000 merit points’ worth of cultivation resources for the Inner Qi Realm. His progress in the All Things Return to Origin Scripture had become his biggest weakness.

Comparatively speaking, among all cultivation techniques, Iron Body Skills had always been at the top of the list for resource consumption, costing ten, or even a hundred times more than other techniques.

After taking care of these matters, Yu Fei went through his usual cultivation of the Star Soul Forging Scripture. His practice of this technique was already starting to show results, which meant he would soon be able to cultivate perception-based Secret Techniques as well.

Before bed, he transferred a large "red envelope" of 50,000 merit points to Li Mengyao. By now, she was numb to it.

Her call to Yu Fei didn’t go through, so she left him a message instead.

"God, just let me know when you need me to warm your bed. I’ll be there whenever you call!"

After being at the academy for this long, she now fully understood what it meant to be an S-rank prodigy. The gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth.

Yu Fei was destined to become a Grandmaster and even stood a high chance of becoming a Martial Saint—the pinnacle of humanity’s combat strength.

Meanwhile, it was unlikely she would ever become an Inner Qi Martial Artist in her lifetime, going by normal standards. After all, hadn’t her cultivation been propped up entirely by the Vitality Elixirs from Yu Fei?

But... back in high school, he had supported her with Vitality Elixirs, and now he was casually tossing 50,000 merit points her way. ’Does a mere first-realm martial artist even need this much?’ she thought.

She hadn’t even used up his previous support before reaching the Blood Refining realm, and now her god was tossing even more merit points her way. How could she ever repay him? Besides, she had been looking forward to *this* for a long time.

Yu Fei, for his part, pushed all other thoughts aside. He would not get close to Li Mengyao before he mastered the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill. He was at an age of vigorous virility, and he cultivated a Yang-attribute technique; he relied on his non-stop training to suppress his burgeoning desires.

If Li Mengyao were to appear before him now, with that utterly submissive demeanor of hers, Yu Fei didn’t dare to imagine what might happen.

Lying on his bed, Yu Fei cleared his mind of all stray thoughts and focused his attention on the Fate Reversal Pearl.

He currently had 248 Stardust. The cost to open a new talent slot had risen to 50 points, with each subsequent slot costing an additional 10 points. He looked at the dazzling array of talent gems. The only Blue-quality one remaining was [Super-Strong Neck], a talent he didn’t plan on upgrading. ’I’ll just leave it for now,’ he decided.

He didn’t have enough Stardust to upgrade the Purple-quality gems either. Without hesitation, Yu Fei directly opened three new empty slots. This cost him 180 points, leaving him with 68 Stardust. The next slot he opened would cost 80 Stardust.

Then, he turned his attention to Feng Hua’s two talents.