Filling the Ranks to Slack Off—There's Such a Good Deal?

Several of them headed for the secret realm location listed on the official account.

On the way, the boy began introducing himself.

"Ha ha, beautiful, you really got lucky today, running into us!"

"Otherwise, no other team lacking combat power would ever let you join just to slack off."

He cleared his throat a few times. "My name is Su Hang, and this one beside me is Su Yun. She's sort of my cousin. We're both students at Chongyang Spirit Academy, and we're both seniors!"

Out of courtesy, Mo Shiyu gave her name as well. "North Sichuan Spiritmaster Academy, Mo Shiyu, first year."

She truly hadn't expected the two of them not to mind that she had brought along Xia Yuan, a level 38 Contract Spirit. Without asking for any explanation, they had simply let them join the party.

Su Hang looked mildly surprised for a moment. "Hm? Why does your name sound so familiar? I feel like I've heard it somewhere before, but I can't remember..."

Su Yun rolled her eyes beside him and teased, "Such a cliché pickup line. Ignore him, Classmate Mo."

She secretly glanced at Xia Yuan a few times, envy showing in her eyes. "Classmate Mo's Contract Spirit is human? That's so nice. I've always wanted a human Contract Spirit too..."

Su Hang cried out from the side.

"Hey, hey, Su Yun! Your Contract Spirit is A Rank, and it's one of the really powerful kinds. Its combat power is practically close to SR already, and you're still jealous of someone else?"

Su Yun snorted. "What the hell do you know?"

She only wanted a companion she could spend every day with.

Her Contract Spirit was indeed powerful, but it was simply far too huge!

Other than during combat, it wasn't suitable to bring out at all...

Xia Yuan placed both hands behind his head and lazily asked, "I'm level 38. You're really letting us join the team? Aren't you afraid we won't have enough combat power?"

The lion Contract Spirit crossed his arms, looking entirely confident as he responded, "Not at all, because... I'm strong!"

"And Su Yun's A Rank Contract Spirit is even stronger!"

Xia Yuan snorted. "Pfft!"

The lion Contract Spirit pointed at him angrily. "Hey! You're laughing at me again, aren't you? Laugh one more time, and I won't carry you through the dungeon!"

Xia Yuan put on a pleading expression, raised his voice in an exaggerated falsetto, and said, "Ah... Lord Lion, don't abandon us. Please, take us with you!"

The lion snorted and nodded in satisfaction. "That's more like it. Since you're here to slack off, you should look like you're slacking off."

Su Hang looked speechless and couldn't help reminding him, "Blade God, he's obviously still mocking you. Can't you hear it...?"

Xia Yuan said, "Blade God... your name is Blade God? Pfft, hahaha...!"

The lion said, "Hey!"

Su Yun stopped walking and interrupted their conversation.

"We're here."

The entrance to the Four-Star Secret Realm was already right before them.

An official staff member stood in front of it.

After Su Yun showed him her phone, he signaled that they could enter the dungeon and reminded them, "Each Spiritmaster may make room reservations and form a party, with a maximum of three consecutive dungeon runs per day."

"In a Four-Star Secret Realm, the monsters are all level 60 or above elite monsters. The BOSS is level 80. There is a chance for second-stage monsters to appear, as well as a very small chance of a level 90 red-named BOSS appearing."

"Please assess your own strength carefully!"

"If you encounter an enemy you cannot defeat, do not force it. Use a teleportation crystal immediately and escape!"

"If any accidents occur within the secret realm, our Chongyang Demonic Beast Secret Realm Service Area bears no legal responsibility..."

Su Yun took the lead and stepped into the secret realm portal first.

The others followed after her.

The scenery around them changed.

They entered a deep, ancient forest, where all the surrounding plants emitted an eerie blue glow.

In the distance stood an enormous tree that radiated a dim light.

Glowing, mysterious inscriptions floated around the twisting, winding trunks, carrying an indescribable sense of holiness.

Beneath the tree lay the ruins of a broad, level ancient altar, covered in strange writing and murals.

"So this is... the Inscription Divine Tree!"

"The Contract Spirit Inscriptions were created by it!"

It was Mo Shiyu's first time entering a secret realm as well, and she couldn't help exclaiming in amazement.

Upon hearing that, Su Hang looked embarrassed.

"So you really are here in a Monster Secret Realm for the first time..."

"You dared challenge a four-star one on your first visit? You two have some serious guts!"

Su Yun took a deep breath. "Get ready..."

All of a sudden.

A massive shadow suddenly appeared beside her!

An armored Titan Behemoth carrying twin axes and a giant cannon on its shoulders emerged from the void!

It was enormous, nearly five meters tall, like a giant.

Standing at its feet, Su Yun looked especially tiny.

A Rank!

Level 78!

Armored Titan Behemoth!

Seeing the massive Titan before her, Mo Shiyu finally understood why Su Yun had said those things...

This kind of Titan Behemoth was certainly powerful, but it really wasn't suitable for spending every day together...

It was too large, and it looked terrifying. Normally, it was much more convenient to leave it inside the Contract Spirit space.

Mo Shiyu glanced at Xia Yuan beside her and suddenly found him much more pleasing to the eye.

Though he never acted serious, was always carefree and flippant, had an especially foul mouth, loved acting like an asshole, reeked of scumbag energy, and even rode on her head...

Compared with a Titan Behemoth, those flaws in his personality were nothing at all!

Xia Yuan sharply noticed her gaze. "Chubby Yu... did you just insult me?"

Mo Shiyu blinked her beautiful eyes. "Huh? How did you know!"

Xia Yuan said, "..."

"Let's go."

"Let's see what kind of BOSS this secret realm has."

Su Yun was the first to walk toward the ancient altar ruins. The Titan Behemoth beside her moved as well, and every step it took made the ground tremble.

Everyone followed them up.

The instant they stepped onto the ancient altar ruins, the secret realm BOSS finally appeared!

Buzzz...

The barrier of air walls around the ancient altar activated.

Three deep, shadowy doors emerged in the center!

From the left door, a skeletal monster carrying a long spear and clad entirely in blood-black armor emerged. It slowly declared, "Though this body has decayed, this spear remains!"

[Level 70, Eroding-Bone Spear Sentinel, Elite Monster!]

From the right door stepped a skeletal monster holding a massive shield and wearing sacred white armor.

It slammed the giant shield onto the ground and roared, "Those who cross this shield shall see only the Yellow Springs!"

[Level 70, Unbreakable Iron Shield of Ten Thousand Skeletons, Elite Monster!]

From the middle doorway emerged an undead king wearing a cloak and crown.

Its entire body was bathed in ghostly blue flames. Red light flickered within its skull's eye sockets as it raised the longsword in its hand and shouted, "The Yellow Springs remain, and the God of Death lives forever!"

[Level 80, Lord of the Yellow Springs, BOSS!]

What an entrance.

Its presence was overwhelming!

Xia Yuan and the others were left staring blankly.

With just a glance from Su Yun, the Titan Behemoth beside her moved, striding forward as the ground shook continuously.

The three skeletal monsters looked like raw recruits in front of it.

Even Xia Yuan couldn't help commenting, "This Titan Behemoth looks more like a BOSS than the secret realm BOSS does!"

Blade God stepped forward, bumped Xia Yuan aside with his shoulder, and grinned as he said domineeringly, "Move aside, human Contract Spirit. We'll take the vanguard. Don't steal our experience."

"You can just hide in the back and cheer us on!"

There was such a good deal?

Xia Yuan raised a brow, retreated behind them, cupped his hands around his mouth, and began cheering them on.

"Cowboy Lion, so handsome! Go for it! Get up there and chop it with your blade!"

"Titan Behemoth, you're so huge! You need to work hard too! Get up there and crush them with Mount Tai pressing down!"

He was delighted to take it easy.

Since he could obtain inscriptions without putting in any effort, why not?

He could save his spiritual power for other dungeons.

In their eyes, level 38 Xia Yuan truly didn't count as combat power. He was merely there to fill out the party.

One more person meant one more inscription reward.

That also meant one more chance of obtaining the type of inscription they wanted.