My Talent Skill Mutated

Fifty thousand credits!

For a first-year Elite Student, this was already a huge amount of credits.

However, this reward wasn’t so easy to obtain. The other academies were also full of elites.

If they made it to the finals, the credit reward would be even more generous.

Of course, the difficulty was much higher. The slightest mistake could mean the difference between success and failure.

The participants from the twelve Superpower Academies were the best of the best.

In the Superpower Academy, geniuses were a dime a dozen.

The gap at every stage was immense.

...

Soon, Tianhai Yoou drove to the administration building.

After getting out of the car, Chen Yu followed Tianhai Yoou and soon arrived at the dean’s office.

”Dean, Chen Yu is here.”

Pushing open the office door, Tianhai Yoou entered.

Chen Yu’s gaze, however, fell upon the group of figures inside.

There were dozens of people in the spacious office.

These people were all students from the other elite classes.

Jingzhou Superpower Academy had a total of thirty-six elite classes.

Most classes had three students, though some had four.

Counting the students from the thirty-six elite classes, plus Chen Yu, there were thirty-seven people in total.

Baili Qing was also among them.

Seeing Chen Yu, Baili Qing secretly winked at him from within the crowd.

Chen Yu returned a faint smile.

His gaze swept across the room. In addition to the Dean, he also saw Vice Dean Bai, whom he had met upon first enrolling.

”Dean. Dean Bai.”

”Chen Yu! Come, come, step right in.” The Dean seemed exceptionally friendly upon seeing Chen Yu, his face breaking into a brilliant smile.

Vice Dean Bai also offered a faint smile.

Chen Yu walked to the front of the crowd. The other Elite Students all watched him—some with curiosity, some sizing him up, others with more complicated expressions...

With his multiple S-rank talents, Chen Yu’s name had long since spread throughout the academy. However, for most of the people here, it was their first time seeing him in person.

But more than his talents, the other Elite Students were concerned with Chen Yu’s achievements.

He had completed two missions, both earning him extra rewards from the academy, and each reward was more astonishing than the last.

Especially the second time, when he killed a Level 7 Alien Race member. That feat had sent shockwaves through the entire Jingzhou Superpower Academy.

Killing a xeno-beast was one thing, but killing a powerful member of the Alien Race was something else entirely.

This wasn’t the Stellar Battlefield where the Alien Race ran rampant. The appearance of a powerful member of the Alien Race here had nearly become a major news event.

Although the Superpower Academy suppressed the matter and kept it out of the news, within the academy itself, there was hardly a soul who didn’t know.

”Why don’t you introduce yourself,” Vice Dean Bai said, looking at Chen Yu.

”Hello, everyone. I’m Chen Yu from Class Nine.”

”...That’s it?”

Vice Dean Bai stared at him, momentarily taken aback.

Chen Yu blinked. ”Was there something else?”

Vice Dean Bai was speechless.

”Ahem. Alright, that’s good enough.” The Dean cleared his throat and addressed the crowd. ”I’ve called you all here today for the upcoming academy tournament. I’m sure all of you are well aware of the details, so I won’t waste time with a long speech. I only ask one thing of you: do your best to achieve great results. Are you confident?”

”Yes!” The cry came from thirty-seven throats.

The Dean nodded. ”Very good. I congratulate you in advance on your outstanding performance, which will surely bring glory to the academy. The academy will not be stingy with its rewards for those who succeed. Any student who reaches the finals will be awarded one million credits.”

”Furthermore, you will also receive a reward of one hundred Level 4 Spirit Pearls!”

An audible gasp swept through the room.

Hearing the Dean’s words, the dozens of students’ eyes went wide, and they couldn’t help but gasp in shock.

One million credits and one hundred Level 4 Spirit Pearls!

There wasn’t a single person who wasn’t tempted by such a reward.

Especially the hundred Level 4 Spirit Pearls. The value of that reward far exceeded the one million credits.

’So generous...!’

Even Chen Yu was stunned.

One hundred Level 4 Spirit Pearls—a reward beyond imagination!

A single Level 4 Spirit Pearl cost 100,000 credits, an amount most could only dream of.

The Dean smiled faintly at the crowd’s shocked expressions.

’Excellent. This was exactly the effect I was hoping for.’

’For the academy, these resources were nothing.’

’The academy’s ranking was what truly mattered!’

”Anyone who places in the top three of the tournament will, in addition to the rewards I just mentioned, also receive one Celestial Spirit Pearl.”

The Dean dropped another bombshell.

The students were left utterly thunderstruck.

A Celestial Spirit Pearl!

It was only a single pearl, but for them, one Celestial Spirit Pearl was worth more than all the other rewards combined.

As he said this, the Dean’s eyes flicked over to Chen Yu.

Among these dozens of students, Chen Yu was perhaps the only one with a real chance of placing in the top three.

’He might even be the only one to make it to the finals.’

’It couldn’t be helped. The competition was just too brutal.’

’His students were outstanding, but so were the students from the other academies.’

The Dean was well aware of this fact.

Chen Yu snapped out of his daze and thought to himself.

’A Celestial Spirit Pearl... I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to absorb it even if I had it now.’

Only high-level, or even peak-level, Martial Artists could absorb a Celestial Spirit Pearl. Otherwise, the sheer amount of special energy contained within it would cause one’s body to simply burst.

’Eat too much and you go BOOM!’

”Dean, what’s the prize for first place?” Baili Qing suddenly piped up, asking curiously.

The other students snapped out of their reverie and also looked toward the Dean.

”An additional reward of ten Celestial Spirit Pearls.”

The Dean replied with a smile.

A fresh wave of shock washed over the students, but they quickly calmed themselves.

First place!

’For them, it was a goal that was practically out of reach!’

The preliminaries, the semifinals, the finals!

’Just getting into the finals was already a long shot.’

’As for winning the whole thing... they could only dream.’