I've got one more S than you

At close range...

Everyone could clearly make out the Humanoid Tyrannosaur's appearance.

She was actually a cute-looking woman!

Two black horns sprouted from her head, and black scale armor covered her voluptuous, athletic figure. She was indescribably sexy.

The long bone blade in her hand extended directly out of her arm.

Her slash had failed to kill Xia Yuan.

A stunned expression appeared on her face, and she stammered in human speech, "What... happened? Something... blocked it!"

Xia Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Dungeon bosses can talk too? So you were a female tyrannosaur all along..."

Without hesitation, the Ice Soul Queen drew her sword and slashed at the Humanoid Tyrannosaur's back!

Sword light flashed, bringing a piercing chill!

The temperature throughout the space plummeted, and the moisture in the air instantly condensed into frost.

"Ice Chill for Ten Thousand Miles!"

The Humanoid Tyrannosaur spun around and raised her bone blade to block. The icy sword energy continued erupting, blasting her backward.

Crack, crack, crack, crack...!

Wherever the sword energy passed, a thick wall of sharp ice formed, dragging the Humanoid Tyrannosaur farther and farther back.

She raised her bone blade and swung a backhand slash, splitting the ground. Only then did she manage to break free!

"Hmm, that slash wasn't bad either."

Xia Yuan rubbed his chin and offered his assessment casually.

As expected of a level 95 SR Contract Spirit, she did have some damage output.

"So who exactly are you?"

"How did you block her attack at level 28?"

The Ice Soul Queen sheathed her sword and fixed Xia Yuan with a sharp gaze.

The oppressive presence of a high-level SR needed no explanation.

Mo Shiyu hurriedly explained, terribly nervous:

"We... we're students at North Sichuan Spiritmaster Academy."

"He's my Contract Spirit. His name is Xia Yuan, and his ability is really unusual. Ahh... I can't explain it all right now!"

Xia Yuan gave her a pat on the head. "Chubby Yu, you're all over the place."

He got straight to the point:

"Basically, I'm here to help you."

"That one seems to have a mind of her own. I should be able to immobilize her and put her in a stupor."

"But with my current level and Chubby Yu's spirit power, it'll last about a minute at most."

Han Yue looked up at Mo Shiyu, whom Xia Yuan was carrying. "Wait. Let the girl into our spirit power barrier first. It's safest in here."

Xia Yuan reached out and touched the barrier. "This looks pretty flimsy. Is it really reliable?"

Han Yue explained, "It's a barrier exclusive to raid teams. It shuts out the boss's perception, so she subconsciously won't attack this spot. Ordinary shock waves from battle can't break it either."

Only then did Xia Yuan toss Mo Shiyu inside.

The Ice Soul Queen frowned at the level displayed above Xia Yuan's head. "You say you can immobilize the boss? But you're only a level 28 Contract Spirit. How can we trust you?"

Xia Yuan planted his hands on his hips, held his head high, and smiled at her. "You're an SR, right? Well, I've got one more S than you. That should be enough!"

Han Yue and the Alliance Contract Spirit Masters present were all rather surprised.

"You're an SSR?"

"That's right, I saw a report earlier. Chuanda Spirit Master Academy really did get a new SSR!"

For some reason, the silver-haired man before her irritated the Ice Soul Queen. She retorted haughtily, "What good is one more S? I'm level 95, and I even have max-level spirit power inscriptions equipped!"

Xia Yuan was even more merciless with his words, replying with an infuriating grin, "So you're still an SR. Ahahaha... there's a whole S between us. Why don't you add another S? Don't you like it?"

Seeing his smug expression, the Ice Soul Queen gritted her teeth. "Master, can I beat him up?!"

Han Yue immediately spoke sternly:

"Enough. Both of you, stop fooling around. Take a look at the situation we're in."

Mo Shiyu puffed out her cheeks in annoyance. "Xia Yuan...!"

Xia Yuan waved his hands helplessly:

"All right, I get it. What a pain..."

"Anyway, like I just said, I can immobilize her for one minute. During that time, Miss SR here just needs to hit her with everything she's got alongside me."

Han Yue began chewing on her finger again as she thought.

The ability Xia Yuan had just demonstrated was extraordinary.

As a T1 Rank Contract Spirit Master of the Alliance, Han Yue had extensive knowledge and knew a fair amount about SSRs.

SSRs were notorious for their overpowered skills.

Some skills weren't affected by level at all. They might really have a chance!

So she decided to give it a try.

Han Yue glanced at the boss in the distance. Xia Yuan's appearance had made her cautious, and for the moment, she didn't seem inclined to attack.

They had time to discuss things!

"All right!"

"You'll need to tell us exactly how your immobilization ability works so we can plan our tactics!"

Xia Yuan had no intention of hiding anything. He immediately explained how to activate his domain, Unlimited Void, and what it could do.

"Simply put, I can pull her into my domain and force her brain to repeat perception and signal transmission countless times."

He pointed at his head:

"It's basically like pouring a massive amount of useless information into her brain, shutting it down and leaving her dazed and paralyzed."

"Once I activate Domain Expansion, only people I'm touching will be unaffected."

"Besides that, my attack power increases greatly inside my domain, and my attacks are also guaranteed to hit."

After hearing his explanation, everyone was utterly stunned.

The Ice Soul Queen in particular wore an expression of disbelief on her delicate, beautiful face. "How could such an absurd immobilization skill exist in this world?"

Mo Shiyu was even more dumbfounded. She had never imagined Xia Yuan's ultimate move would be so broken!

Forcing the enemy's brain to crash, guaranteeing hits inside the domain, and adding Xia Yuan's powerful Jujutsu attacks on top of that—it was practically invincible!

No wonder Xia Yuan kept going on about being the strongest. He hadn't been bragging at all!

Han Yue and the Alliance Contract Spirit Masters were stunned too:

"SSR... skills really are ridiculous..."

"That's way too overpowered!"

"What did I just hear? I can hardly believe my own ears..."

Han Yue bit down hard on her finger. "All right, let's do it. I hope you're not bluffing..."

The other support-type Contract Spirits were all summoned back as well and briefed on the final battle plan.

They might have been supports, but they could still provide considerable help.

Two of them could boost the main damage-dealing Contract Spirit's attack power, with an increase of up to 300%!

Another could provide a speed boost.

That was also why the Ice Soul Queen had been able to hold off the Humanoid Tyrannosaur boss alone for so long.

Xia Yuan loosened up his body. "Give all those buffs to Miss SR. I don't need them."

The Ice Soul Queen snorted. "Just focus on immobilizing her. Leave the rest to me."

Xia Yuan glanced at her and chuckled. "Remember to hold on tight to me when I activate Domain Expansion. If you end up an idiot, I'm not taking responsibility."

The Ice Soul Queen ignored him. Instead, she slowly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. A powerful chill erupted from her entire body!

Layers of glittering ice crystals formed over her knight's skirt. Encased in ice, she seemed to bloom like an ice lotus, breathtakingly beautiful!

"All attributes increased!"

"Ice-Crystal Goddess of War Form!"

Xia Yuan applauded from the sidelines. "Impressive, impressive. Ice all over you! I didn't think Miss SR would have a second phase just like the boss. Ice Cream Form!"

A vein bulged on the Ice Soul Queen's forehead as she shouted, "It's Goddess of War Form! Are you deaf?!"

At some point, Xia Yuan had adopted a solemn, serious expression. With a perfectly straight face, he said:

"All right, Miss SR. This isn't the time for jokes. Take this seriously!"

The Ice Soul Queen: "..."

Once we beat the boss, I'm definitely giving this guy a beating!

How could such an obnoxious Contract Spirit exist in this world?!