Above all, he still had to buy weapons, gear, and martial techniques.
And then, he also had to prepare a "Water of Life" for his brother — an item worth tens of billions. Money was getting tighter.
That's why signing with a major organization was the best choice.
"It's all thanks to you, Brother Ye!" said Luo Feng.
If Ye Yu hadn't advised him to wait a bit, he would've signed with the Limit Dojo the moment he became a warrior. At that time, he would have only gotten a first-level contract.
He never would've received what he had now — double the benefits: a 200-million budget for secret manuals and 100 million in free funds.
Tomorrow, he could even move into the luxury villa in the Mingyue district.
"Why thank me? It was your talent that convinced them," Ye Yu replied.
"Well, I'm moving in tomorrow, and the day after, I'll invite you all to dinner at my place!" Luo Feng said with a smile.
"Alright! That's in the Mingyue district, right? See you the day after then!" answered Ye Yu.
"Yeah, see you then, Brother Ye."
As Luo Feng left with Wei Wen, Ye Yu also left the school with Liu Ting and Xu Xin.
In the car, Ye Yu, eyeing the two young women now transformed by their new outfits, instinctively placed his hand on Liu Ting's silk-covered thigh.
"My second sister left last night. How about coming over to my place tonight?" Ye Yu asked with a smile.
The "second sister" Ye Yu mentioned was named Jiang Fang.
Yes — the very same who, in the original work, taught Luo Feng the art of twin sabers at the Warrior Training Camp: the "Lunar Demon" Jiang Fang.
Sixteen years ago, it was she and their eldest sister, Tang Qin, who rescued Ye Yu in the wilderness.
As for Tang Qin, she didn't appear in the original work.
But after years of Ye Yu's influence, she had become a senior officer in the Chinese Army's Security Department.
"Really?!"
Upon hearing this, the two girls' eyes instantly lit up.
Liu Ting, with a swing of her long legs, climbed onto Ye Yu's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Once someone has tasted pleasure, they always want more. Though they had been intimate with Ye Yu for six months now, they weren't living together and could only indulge on weekends. It was far from enough.
"Come here."
Ye Yu caressed Liu Ting's slender, curvy waist, and seeing her dreamy eyes, felt his desire flare up.
But Xu Xin, sitting in front and watching through the rearview mirror, wasn't going to let them go that easily.
Her perfect brows lifted slightly, and with a mischievous smile, she gently pressed the brake pedal with her foot.
"Ah!"
Caught off guard, inertia violently flung Ye Yu forward.
He was fine, but Liu Ting took the hit, rolling her eyes before fainting.
Ye Yu looked at Xu Xin, exasperated, as Liu Ting climbed up from the car floor, crying with gritted teeth.
Had the car not been going so fast, she would've likely pounced on Xu Xin to teach her a lesson.
Xu Xin gave them an innocent look, as if saying, "It wasn't my fault."
"It's fine, let me get revenge for you!"
Ye Yu stroked Liu Ting's head before leaning forward.
Under Xu Xin's startled cries, he grabbed her and lifted her into his lap at the driver's seat.
"No!"
Xu Xin's face turned crimson, her small hands gripping the wheel desperately, trying to push Ye Yu away.
"Watch… watch the road!"
"Don't worry. Even if we crash, it won't change anything!"
With one hand, Ye Yu steered the car, while with the other, he slammed the accelerator.
"Screee!"
At that precise moment, a sharp bird cry pierced the sky.
In the distance, a massive avian beast — a monstrous eagle — dove down from the clouds.
Its wingspan exceeded forty meters, and it moved at over four times the speed of sound.
At the sound of its screech, thousands of people below bled from their eyes, ears, and noses before collapsing.
The shockwave shattered the windows of nearby skyscrapers, which crumbled into countless pieces.
In an instant, chaos overtook the streets.
"Vile beast, cease your rampage!"
A thunderous voice rang out, echoing through the air.
In a flash, a figure clad in red and blue armor, wielding a longsword, shot through the sky like a meteor.
A supersonic roar tore through the atmosphere.
Within a blink, the man appeared before the golden-crowned black eagle.
Though barely two meters tall, dwarfed by the forty-meter wingspan of the creature, his aura, vast as the heavens and earth, rivaled — no, surpassed — that of the beast.
A few blocks away, Ye Yu, one arm around Xu Xin's slender waist, watched the lightning and thunder crackling in the sky.
"A golden-crowned black eagle!"
"At least a High Lord level!"
Xu Xin and Liu Ting also looked up, stunned and in awe.
Though they had seen many such battles on video, this was their first time witnessing one live.
However, the battle ended quickly.
A glowing blade sliced through the clouds, letting sunlight through, and cleaved the giant eagle in two.
The creature's massive body crashed into a skyscraper several hundred meters tall.
"So powerful!"
Cheers erupted through the streets, eyes filled with reverence for the celestial warrior.
"Some things have changed, but others remain the same," thought Ye Yu.
Just like in the original work — and the anime — some developments diverged.
Once the battle ended, Ye Yu didn't linger and left with Xu Xin and Liu Ting.
The car sped off at over 300 km/h, reaching the city center in under ten minutes.
This zone housed many warriors.
The Limit Dojo, Thunder Dojo, the base government, the military, the Security Bureau, the HR Alliance, and independent warriors.
Residential areas for warriors radiated outward in concentric circles from the government center.
Ye Yu's car drove straight into the central district, adjacent to Mingyue.
Unlike Mingyue, this sector was under no organization's control.
Built by the government, it was designed for sale to independent warriors.
With the exponential rise in warriors globally, more and more chose that path.
The tires screeched as the car stopped before the district's largest villa.
A 3,000-square-meter estate, with a three-story mansion surrounded by lush trees.
Perched on high ground, it offered a sweeping view of most of Yangzhou.
After parking, Ye Yu carried the still-weak Xu Xin inside swiftly.
"Go take a shower!"
Liu Ting, who was about to follow them in, stopped dead, shooting Ye Yu a glare before heading to the bathroom with a mutter:
"So you think I'm dirty now, huh?"
Upstairs, she found the floor covered with equipment...