I possess boundless talent; even geniuses are no match for me.

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"You three...you're untrustworthy!!!"

Die Xiaoxiao, Ling Langtian, and Wan Wuxia were all ashen-faced, never expecting the other three to change their minds at the crucial moment.

"Dude, don't panic. This is a free-for-all. What's credit anyway?" Zhao Tianyi looked at Ling Langtian and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Wang Qianjun brandished his spear and said coldly, "Why are you so convinced that we are your teammates?"

Their words left Die Xiaoxiao, Ling Langtian, and Wan Wuxia speechless.

Yes, this is a free-for-all.

Enemies can become friends, and friends can become enemies in the next instant.

"But without our help, the three of you alone might not be a match for Chen Yu. How could you possibly win first place?" Die Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled.

"First place?" Zhao Tianyi looked puzzled and shook his head. "Actually, no matter the result, Chen Yu is already in first place."

"No matter how hard we struggle, we can only ever aim for second place."

"Don't forget, this warm-up competition is to secure contracts with the three top universities. The rankings don't really matter; there's no reward for first place."

The essence of the warm-up competition is not ranking, but showcasing one's strength and gaining recognition from the Wuhan University representatives.

Rankings are not important.

"I see, I was overthinking it." Die Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, and then stopped asking questions and walked out of the football field.

She lost, that's all. There's no point in arguing. She can afford to lose.

Ling Langtian and Wan Wuxia also looked dejected and left the scene helplessly.

"Phew~ I was really worried that you two wouldn't help me!" Chen Yu looked at Zhao Tianyi and Wang Qianjun.

This was naturally within his expectations, but he wasn't very confident. If the two of them weren't willing to help him, there was nothing he could do.

However, he didn't have a high need for first place anyway, so if he lost, he lost, since his talent had already been copied.

He has already made a fortune.

"Hey, we're both cyborg brothers, don't be so formal!" Zhao Tianyi smiled slightly.

"Acting is too difficult," Wang Qianjun sighed. He had really put in a lot of effort this time.

It would be too much to ask him not to give himself away.

"But you..." Chen Yu looked at Hao Xi. He had not cooperated with this person, and the other party's actions were completely unexpected.

"I only guessed a little bit, but Wang Qianjun's performance was a bit too stiff," Hao Xi casually explained.

She only confirmed this at the last minute, so she simply changed her mind and eliminated one person.

"So, what are your plans now?"

Now only the four of them remain on the field.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Tianyi suddenly attacked Hao Xi, but Hao Xi was prepared and parried with his sword.

Without hesitation, Wang Qianjun launched a surprise attack while Zhao Tianyi's old strength had been depleted and his new strength had not yet been generated.

The three immediately engaged in a fierce battle, completely ignoring Chen Yu standing to the side.

Chen Yu's performance in this warm-up competition was so outstanding that they no longer needed to compete with him; they could only try their best to compete with others for second place.

"It's finally over."

Chen Yu sat down cross-legged a little further away, finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Before his eyes, the talent he had just copied after fighting with Die Xiaoxiao, Ling Langtian, and Wan Wuxia slowly emerged.

【Transparent Movement Technique (Blue)】: Movement technique enhancement is thirty times that of ordinary people.

[Martial Arts Grade B Root (Blue)]: Cultivation speed is increased by thirty times compared to ordinary people.

[Sword Master]: Swordsmanship training is increased by thirty times compared to ordinary people.

"Three blue-quality talents and eighteen yellow-quality talents—truly a warm-up competition that gathers Jiangcheng's top geniuses!"

Chen Yu was immediately overjoyed.

It wasn't in vain that he put in so much effort, both in creating the character of a "martial arts fanatic" and in taking a full thirty doses of body-tempering potion before the competition.

"Using these talents as consumables should be enough to forge two cyan-quality talents."

The higher the quality of the talent, the better it will be as a consumable for forging.

Chen Yu didn't expect these talents to be able to forge the [Grandmaster of Swordsmanship (Purple)] to a higher level.

After all, the higher the quality of a talent, the higher the quality and quantity of talents required to acquire it.

For example, gray and white talents, when used to enhance purple talents, have almost no effect.

Generally speaking, only talents of the same or one lower quality can show noticeable effects.

For example, if you want to forge a blue-quality talent into a cyan-quality talent, it would be best to use one that is also blue-quality.

Yellow quality is of secondary quality.

Below the yellow quality level, the green quality level can barely make a splash, while the gray and white quality levels have almost no effect, making it difficult to simply stack them up by quantity.

"What talent should I forge?"

Chen Yu fell into deep thought, finding it difficult to decide.

On the other side, after a fierce battle, Zhao Tianyi, Wang Qianjun, and Hao Xi finally came to a conclusion.

Zhao Tianyi eliminated the other two by a narrow margin, securing second place.

With this, the preliminary rounds of this year's competition have finally come to an end.

"Brilliant, truly brilliant!" Mo Bai couldn't help but applaud.

I thought it would be another boring match, but it turned out to be so interesting!

A martial arts madman who single-handedly took on the entire arena, and the crucial backstab at the end... it was simply one of the most dramatic and exciting matches Mo Bai had ever seen!

He was starting to regret not recording it.

"Tsk, the martial arts students in Jiangcheng are really embarrassing, letting two cyborgs take first and second place." Dai Guang was not in a good mood when he saw the final results.

He's not really keen on signing this group of people anymore.

I don't want any of them.

However, Imperial University also has signing quotas, so he can't refuse to sign any; he has to at least secure one or two contracts.

Otherwise, there's no way to deliver on the promise.

After the match ended, all the players stood obediently on the football field, waiting for the final result.

The essence of the pre-competition is to allow students to sign a contract with their desired university, Wuhan University, in advance and become students of Wuhan University ahead of time.

Moreover, the level of the contract signed varies depending on the performance, and the benefits are naturally completely different as well.

Soon, a representative from Wuhan University came to the genius they had their eye on and gave their offer.

The scene became incredibly lively for a time.

Meanwhile, some of the less-than-stellar geniuses, without any representatives from Martial Arts University approaching them, could only look around awkwardly, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

However, most people's attention was actually focused on the three Wuhan University representatives at the head of the group.

Those are students from the three most prestigious universities.

The three top martial arts universities represented by them attracted the attention of everyone present with their every move.

Everyone knows that if you get selected, your job is practically guaranteed.

At this moment, a man and a woman among the three suddenly stood up, attracting everyone's attention.

"They're here! The three top universities are selecting students!"

"Tsk, Chen Yu is the biggest winner of this warm-up match. He'll get at least a B-level contract, and maybe even an A-level one!"

"There's no way around it, this martial arts fanatic is ridiculously strong. Apart from being a bit crazy, his strength is undoubtedly number one."

"This is the way of martial arts: strength reigns supreme, and it's extremely realistic."