This Contract Spirit Was Way Too Handsome

The Abyss Dungeon matter came to a temporary close.

Inside the villa.

Mo Shiyu emptied out all the Spirit Stones stored in her Contract Spirit Space and happily began counting them.

Ever since she had lucked into contracting Xia Yuan, the number of Spirit Stones she possessed had started growing explosively.

So far, she had earned nearly twenty thousand Spirit Stones!

Adding the twenty thousand Spirit Stones House Mo gave its members as initial card-draw resources, she had a total of forty thousand Spirit Stones in hand!

"Forty thousand Spirit Stones! If I use them all to draw cards, with ten pulls costing 1,680 each, I can draw 242 times!"

"After 180 pulls, I'll get a guaranteed Contract Spirit. Maybe I can even pull two Contract Spirits!"

Mo Shiyu calculated excitedly, grinning foolishly without stop.

There were also the special materials dropped by the Abyss Boss!

Mo Shiyu had chosen the Dragon Heart and Black Dragon Horn. Both materials contained an extremely high amount of Contract Spirit Breakthrough Force!

She planned to save them for Xia Yuan's breakthrough.

Upon hearing her, Xia Yuan spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Chubby Yu, the spiritual power you have isn't even enough for me to use right now, and you still want to pull newcomers?"

"Using Spirit Stones earned through me to pull a new love... Heh..."

He sniffled, looking heartbroken as he stood and pretended to leave. "Sigh, women really do love the new and hate the old. I should just go..."

Mo Shiyu immediately panicked. She hurriedly stood up, pressed him back onto the sofa, and diligently began massaging his shoulders with her soft little hands.

"Hey... Xia Yuan... handsome Abyss God!"

"I was just saying it. I definitely won't use these Spirit Stones to draw from the card pool."

"I'm saving them all to raise you! SSR breakthroughs and Inscription sets both cost a ton of Spirit Stones!"

She raised one hand and swore.

"I, Mo Shiyu, will give you the very best even if I go bankrupt and have to sell... sell performances and beg for money!"

Xia Yuan crossed one leg over the other and finally nodded in satisfaction. "Harder. Didn't you eat?"

The corner of Mo Shiyu's eye twitched, and her little fist unconsciously clenched.

This guy really blossomed into an entire garden the moment he got a little sunshine!

She had been the young miss of House Mo all her life. When had she ever served someone like this?

He was just a Contract Spirit, yet he was really treating himself like some lord!

Xia Yuan said, "Why did you stop? Did I tell you to stop? Keep massaging."

Mo Shiyu said, "Sure! This strength should be okay, right?"

Xia Yuan hummed comfortably. "Mm, not bad."

When Mo Shiyu thought of Xia Yuan's nearly invincible combat strength, she was no longer angry at all and completely gave in.

Xiao Hei leaped from Mo Shiyu's shoulder into Xia Yuan's arms, affectionately rubbing against his hand and meowing.

Xia Yuan smiled as he stroked the white-winged black cat. "Mm... Xiao Hei is already level 50. Is it time for a breakthrough?"

Looking at Xiao Hei's flattering expression, Mo Shiyu found it hard to imagine that it had once been such a proud spirit. Now, it too had surrendered beneath Xia Yuan's overwhelming might. "That's right, but its breakthrough will require at least three thousand Spirit Stones, along with some breakthrough materials..."

Xia Yuan said generously, "Give them to it."

As if it understood him, Xiao Hei's gemlike eyes sparkled, and it obediently licked his palm with its tongue.

Mo Shiyu nodded and muttered, "I know. I was already planning to do that."

Rubbing the cat's head, Xia Yuan smiled. "Chubby Yu, Xiao Hei is so useful. Don't be stingy with resources. Tell me whatever it lacks, and I'll go farm it."

The Black Cat Spirit's hidden trait was simply too useful. Its boost to spiritual power was exactly what Xia Yuan needed most right now.

Mo Shiyu rubbed her sore little hands. "Mm, I understand. Let's go to the Breakthrough Platform and get it through its breakthrough now."

Xia Yuan frowned slightly. "Why did you stop? Did I tell you to stop? Massage a little longer before we go!"

Mo Shiyu was so angry that she nearly used all her strength to fiercely squeeze his shoulder, letting out a teeth-gritting little growl. "Yah...!"

Unfortunately...

Her show of defiance only earned Xia Yuan's comment, "That was a nice amount of force."

The Contract Spirit Breakthrough Platform had always been set up near the Origin Card Pool.

There were three of them within Chuanbei Academy.

However, Contract Spirits were difficult to level up, and breakthrough materials were extremely expensive.

Normally, not many Spirit Tamers brought their Contract Spirits here for breakthroughs.

Most of them were upperclassmen from the academy.

There were practically no first-year freshmen.

So when Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan appeared, they stood out enormously, drawing plenty of students who had come to draw cards and change their fates to watch.

"No way, is Abyss God about to break through?"

"How could that be possible? An SSR can't level up that quickly!"

"Are you blind? Can't you see Abyss God is only level 38? He's obviously here to break through that level-50 C Rank black kitten!"

"True. It's a support-type Contract Spirit. It's been leeching experience off an SSR like Abyss God the whole time, so its level must have skyrocketed!"

"They seem to have been soloing three-star dungeons these past few days. With an SSR, dungeon-clearing efficiency is insane. In one week, they've done more than the rest of us can in several months..."

"Abyss God is seriously strong, handsome, and stylish. I'm so jealous of junior Mo Shiyu. She gets to feast her eyes on him every day!"

Whenever Xia Yuan appeared, the young female Spirit Tamers at the academy could not help swooning over him, screaming, staring, and secretly taking pictures.

By now, he had long become number one on North Sichuan Spirit Contract Master Academy's ranking of the most handsome Contract Spirits.

Some of the secretly taken photos posted online had gained considerable popularity and attracted plenty of fans.

Even female students from other academies had been drawn in.

After all, they were young girls. Even though Xia Yuan already belonged to someone, that did not stop them from secretly liking him.

"Oh my god, he's seriously so stylish!"

"Abyss God, look over here!"

"Can you take off your sunglasses?"

Xia Yuan did not mind in the slightest. In fact, he rather enjoyed it.

He removed his sunglasses, revealing his Cursed Technique: Blue eyes and setting off a chorus of shrieks from the girls!

When others took pictures of him, he even struck several cool poses. He was not shy in the slightest.

Mo Shiyu watched resentfully from the side and muttered under her breath.

"Aren't powerful Contract Spirits usually supposed to be aloof? How can there be one who loves showing off this much..."

She placed Xiao Hei onto the Breakthrough Platform, and the required conditions appeared.

[Contract Spirit: C Rank Black Cat Spirit (Level 50 requirement met), first breakthrough]

[Please provide 3,000 Spirit Stones]

[Please provide breakthrough materials worth 10,000 Breakthrough Force]

When they saw the requirement of 10,000 Breakthrough Force, the surrounding upperclassmen immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn, a C Rank support Contract Spirit needs 10,000 for a breakthrough?!"

"That much? My B Rank main DPS Contract Spirit only needed 8,000, if I remember correctly!"

"A Contract Spirit's breakthrough requires different amounts of Breakthrough Force based on its rank and strength. This means that white-winged black cat is no ordinary Contract Spirit. Its abilities must be incredibly strong!"

"Do you even need to mention the academy belle's eye for Contract Spirits? She contracted Abyss God when he was only an R Card. Who knew he could become an SSR!"

"..."

Mo Shiyu took three thousand Spirit Stones from her Contract Spirit Space and placed them onto the platform. Then she brought out the breakthrough materials dropped from the Red-Name Bosses one by one.

After adding two Red Name Crystals and a Dark Core, she finally met the requirement and could begin the breakthrough!

The strange Inscription at the base of the Breakthrough Platform began to rotate.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Hei began glowing as though it were evolving!

The form of the winged black cat actually began to change!

It started shrinking and condensing.

In the end, it became an even smaller cat-eared spirit girl.

She slowly opened a pair of watery eyes. Two fluffy black cat ears sat atop her head, while the wings on her back had transformed into the nimble little wings unique to spirits. She was exceptionally adorable!

"Waaah...!"

"I finally made it into a true spirit form! That wasn't easy!"

The cat-eared little spirit was so moved that her eyes filled with tears. She immediately flew toward Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan.

She threw her arms around Xia Yuan's leg and said gratefully.

"Lord Xia Yuan!"

"Waaah... Thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I probably would have needed a long time before I could take human form!"

"From now on, I'll be your exclusive support! I'll definitely repay you properly!"

Xia Yuan pulled her off his leg and held her up for himself and Mo Shiyu to examine carefully. Both of them looked rather astonished.

"Can Contract Spirit breakthroughs change their forms too? I have to say, this little cutie looks pretty unique!"

"Contract Spirit breakthroughs do have a chance of changing their forms, but I never expected my Xiao Hei to become a cat-eared little spirit!"

The surrounding onlookers became envious again!

Whether catgirl Contract Spirits or spirit-type Contract Spirits, both were extremely rare.

Never mind their strength—their appearances alone were truly lovable!

The cat-eared little spirit put her hands on her hips and said proudly.

"Master, I originally planned to stop following you once I gained a human form."

"However, you got really lucky and contracted Lord Xia Yuan too, so I can keep hanging around with you."

Mo Shiyu felt insulted. She immediately pinched the little spirit's cheeks with both hands and stared at her with a kind expression. "Xiao Hei, what... did... you... say? Say that again if you dare!"

The cat-eared little spirit instantly cowered. Her big eyes filled with tears as she apologized indistinctly.

"Sumimasen..."

"Master, I won't dare again. I was just saying it..."

Mo Shiyu snorted coldly and finally let go of her in satisfaction.

As the master, her status in front of Xia Yuan was already far too low.

Was she really going to let a little nobody like this climb all over her too?

Remembering what Miss Ice Cream had said about Inscription, Xia Yuan asked.

"Chubby Yu, now that Xiao Hei has broken through at level 50, can it carry Inscription?"

Mo Shiyu nodded. "That's right. Buying Inscription from the official website is way too expensive. Even a single one-star Inscription costs several thousand Spirit Stones. So today's goal is to head to the Monster Secret Realm and farm a usable Inscription set for Xiao Hei!"

Monster Secret Realms were different from Monster Dungeons.

After successfully clearing one, besides experience, they also rewarded Inscription that enhanced a Contract Spirit's various abilities.

Their traits were different as well.

Monster Secret Realms were generally extremely stable and would not erupt into human society on their own.

Most existed in remote, uninhabited places and respawned in fixed locations.

Monster Dungeons, on the other hand, came in both stable and violently unstable forms.

For example, the dungeon zone behind North Sichuan Spiritmaster Academy was a safe, stable dungeon that had remained that way for years. The monsters would not emerge from the portal on their own.

After being cleared, it would automatically respawn at random after a certain period of time.

Violent and unstable Monster Dungeons were like the Abyss Dungeon that had suddenly appeared in Chuanbei's South China District last time.

They descended abruptly as one-time events!

Monsters poured out of their portals in hordes, actively attacking humans. They were the most dangerous kind!

They were currently one of the disasters that occurred most frequently among humanity and caused the highest death toll.

Countries around the world hated them intensely and found them a massive headache, so they had specifically established the Spirit Tamer Alliance to deal with such sudden disasters.

When Xia Yuan heard about Inscription, his liver inexplicably started hurting.

He had farmed plenty of this stuff in the card-collecting progression games he played in his previous life!

However, as long as Inscription could improve Xiao Hei's ability to reduce spiritual power consumption, it was absolutely worth farming.

Xia Yuan thought about it. If he pulled templates for other top-tier characters in the future, he could freely switch among different ceiling-level combat strengths to handle different situations.

Especially the outrageously overpowered ultimate skills possessed by certain characters!

The amount of spiritual power they consumed was easy to imagine!

Even squeezing Mo Shiyu into a dried corpse probably would not be enough...

Therefore, spiritual power was currently his top priority!