The Reach of Cursed Technique: Blue

Chapter 13: The Reach of Cursed Technique: Blue. "Here it comes!"

Xia Yuan's pupils narrowed. The emerald mantis blurred and appeared before him in the blink of an eye, slashing at him.

The blade struck Limitless.

Xia Yuan kept his hands in his pockets. "So you're built for speed. You really are fast."

He raised a hand. As if sensing something, the emerald mantis vanished with a whoosh and reappeared ten meters away, watching him warily.

Mo Shiyu huddled behind Xia Yuan, observing in secret. Her brows drew together.

That speed... No wonder it's a level-70 Red-Name Boss!

By now, she had a rough grasp of Xia Yuan's abilities.

Whether it was Cursed Technique: Blue, Cursed Technique Reversal: Red, or the most powerful of them, Hollow Technique: Purple, none of their attacks traveled particularly fast.

Hitting a monster with such terrifying speed would be difficult!

It was far harder to deal with than that hulking B Rank female warrior.

Mo Shiyu focused on the one ability on Xia Yuan's skill panel that he had yet to show. It was also the one she cared about most: Domain Expansion!

It sounded incredibly imposing. What kind of power was it?

Mo Shiyu guessed it was Xia Yuan's ultimate move!

"Xia Yuan, are you going to use Domain Expansion?"

She could hardly wait to ask.

Xia Yuan turned to look at her in surprise. "How do you know I can do that? Have you watched Jujutsu Kaisen too?"

"What's Jujutsu Kaisen?" Mo Shiyu looked baffled. "Contract Spirit Masters can see their Contract Spirits' skill panels. Of course I know what skills you have. I just don't know what they do yet."

She smiled smugly. "I'll let you in on another secret. I can see the stats and potential of uncontracted Contract Spirits, even without making a contract."

Xia Yuan raised an eyebrow. "You have a system too?"

Mo Shiyu said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Blades flashed!

The mantis seized the moment Xia Yuan was distracted and attacked again, slashing at him several times. Once more, it accomplished nothing.

Xia Yuan reached to grab it, but it darted away.

He grinned and raised his palm toward the dungeon boss in the distance.

"No need for Domain Expansion here."

"I'll show you another advanced use of Cursed Technique: Blue!"

"Guess what happens if I compress the distance and space between that mantis and me."

Mo Shiyu's mind raced.

Cursed Technique: Blue was attraction, so the answer had to involve that!

If he compressed the distance and space between them, the result was obvious.

"Teleportation!"

Realization struck Mo Shiyu.

The next instant—

Xia Yuan vanished and appeared directly before the mantis boss. His palm slammed into its body!

It was as though the Blade King had been hit head-on by a truck. The impact doubled its body over, and green fluid spewed from its mouth.

"Bingo!"

"You got it!"

While the boss was stunned and unable to move from the blow, Xia Yuan raised a finger and fired off Cursed Technique Reversal: Red. Crimson light erupted!

The mantis boss flew backward into the trees, snapping several trunks before it finally stopped.

Its health bar, which held tens of thousands of points, had dropped by only a third. It was nowhere near empty.

Xia Yuan sighed. "Pretty tough. Guess the strength of someone in the teens really is too weak."

The mantis boss had not been pierced through. Only a crack had appeared in its emerald shell.

Mo Shiyu's mouth fell open. She knew how powerful Cursed Technique Reversal: Red was. "As expected of a level-70 Red-Name Boss. It actually survived that!"

She immediately shouted, "You idiot, Xia Yuan! Why didn't you use the stronger Hollow Technique: Purple?"

The battle continued.

Once the mantis boss got back up, it dared not linger. It fled at top speed.

Green afterimages filled the entire area!

"Ah..."

"I thought Cursed Technique Reversal: Red would be enough. I forgot my power's still restricted..."

Xia Yuan laughed it off and raised his hand again. "Speed won't help you anymore!"

He teleported once more.

Xia Yuan flashed in front of the mantis boss and drove his palm toward it. This time, however, the boss sensed the attack and crossed its arms in front of itself, absorbing most of the impact!

"Not bad!"

"But not good enough."

At the same time, he had already lifted one of his long legs and kicked it in the side!

The mantis boss flew away again and crashed down from the sky, smashing a deep crater into the ground!

Its health dropped again!

Xia Yuan's assault was not over. He aimed a finger-flicking gesture at the fallen boss. "Hollow Technique... Purple!"

That familiar purple light illuminated the entire world once more!

BOOM!!!

This time, the mantis boss could no longer withstand the energy of Hollow Technique: Purple. Its body shattered completely!

A massive crater was blasted into the ground.

The boss's health bar emptied!

The three-star dungeon had been cleared!

Light flashed around Xia Yuan as he leveled up from 16 to 20!

He had also gained a level earlier from killing the lesser monsters.

And the System Reward Bar had reached 6%!

[Dungeon cleared successfully!]

[Contract Spirit Xia Yuan leveled up: Lv. 16 → Lv. 20]

[Contract Spirit Black Cat Spirit leveled up: Lv. 35 → Lv. 50]

[Obtained Mantis Heart]

[Obtained Red Name Crystal]

[Obtained Whirlwind Blade]

Notifications of levels and rewards kept ringing out.

Mo Shiyu happily collected the boss's drops.

They had earned more than 3,400 Spirit Stones on this run alone. What a haul!

Clearing a dungeon on their own felt amazing!

No one at North Sichuan Spiritmaster Academy could match their dungeon-clearing speed.

The two teleported back to the academy's dungeon entrance.

Xia Yuan remained on guard, but no one tried to ambush them this time.

They probably knew how strong he was now and did not dare attack lightly.

When the other students saw that they had cleared a three-star dungeon too, another wave of envious cries broke out!

Comparisons really could drive a person mad.

Jiang Li, in particular, gritted her teeth when she heard the commotion!

She still had to bring her Skeleton General along, use her looks to coax an older student into leading the party, and only then dare enter a beginner dungeon.

Meanwhile, those two were already clearing three-star dungeons by themselves!

They were raking in Spirit Stones and leveling up like crazy!

"Jiang Li?"

"What are you staring at? Hurry over. We're about to enter the dungeon."

An older student with a sleazy face called out impatiently, "If you weren't somewhat pretty and a member of House Jiang, I wouldn't bother taking a newbie like you through a dungeon!"

Disgust flashed through Jiang Li's eyes. Then she put on a sweet smile and hurried over. "Coming, big brother!"

After that, Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan continued clearing three-star dungeons.

The difficulty was just right, the rewards were good, and they could clear them quickly.

They stopped for the day only after draining Mo Shiyu's spiritual energy. Even with the medicine she had taken, she could manage only three more three-star runs.

Xia Yuan carried the beauty queen, now as limp as a rag doll, back to the villa and tossed her onto the bed.

And he had finally reached level 25!

The System Reward Bar had reached... 10%!

The higher the level, the more experience was needed for the next one. Leveling up would only get harder.

"Xia Yuan..."

"I really can't anymore..."

"Mmm... Don't. You can't touch me there..."

Mo Shiyu lay on the bed, her Contract Spirit Master robe tracing the curves of her hips. Her long, slender legs drew together slightly as she mumbled incoherently.

Xia Yuan's face darkened.

What on earth is this girl dreaming about?

He tossed a blanket over her, covering her body.

Night fell.

Four in the morning.

With nothing else to do, Xia Yuan was still in his room, engrossed in a game.

House Mo had provided the top-of-the-line computer. After all, they granted nearly every request Xia Yuan made.

One great thing about being a Contract Spirit was that even staying up all night did not leave him tired.

The longer Xia Yuan played, the more energized he felt, probably because Mo Shiyu's spiritual energy was steadily recovering.

Suddenly, a piercing alarm sounded outside!

An anxious teacher's voice came over the academy broadcast:

"Attention!"

"Attention!"

"An Abyss Dungeon has suddenly appeared in the South China District of North Sichuan City!"

"The Great Xia Spiritmaster Alliance is short on personnel. Contract Spirit Masters with Contract Spirits above level 50, please go and assist!"