Xia Yuan's Cheer Squad, Something Isn't Right

Xia Yuan's Cheer Squad, Something Isn't Right

"Go!"

"Go!"

Xia Yuan became a cheerleader, waving flags and shouting encouragement from the sidelines.

Mo Shiyu was utterly speechless.

There was no doubt that Xia Yuan's shamelessness was just as overpowered as his skills...

Her face could barely hold itself together.

Su Hang and Su Yun did not mind at all. From the very beginning, they had not expected a level 38 Contract Spirit to be of much use.

"Titan, end this quickly. Don't waste time!"

Su Yun issued her orders like a queen.

The Armored Titan Behemoth let out an earth-shaking roar at the Secret Realm Monster in the center:

"ROAR!!!"

The gale produced by the roar alone forced the two elite monsters back several steps.

Titan stomped forward with heavy strides and charged at them!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It rammed forward. The shield-wielding undead elite stepped out, raising its massive shield to stand at the very front.

"Immovable Fortress!"

The two sides collided, and Immovable Fortress was sent flying. It crashed into the transparent air-wall barrier, losing a quarter of its health bar!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

"Titan, you're so fierce! I like you so much!"

Xia Yuan pinched his voice and cheered loudly from the side.

Even Su Hang shuddered in disgust. He looked at Mo Shiyu with considerable sympathy. "Classmate Mo, your Contract Spirit... really is quite the clown..."

Mo Shiyu gave a shy smile, her toes curling into the ground.

As Titan drew close, it lowered its body and aimed the pitch-black cannon barrel on its back at the Netherworld Sovereign and Spear Guard!

An Annihilation Cannon fired, and the entire arena was instantly shrouded in smoke.

The Netherworld Sovereign and Spear Guard dodged, but not completely. Their health bars dropped somewhat.

They charged out of the smoke from opposite sides and began attacking Titan.

A circle of mysterious inscriptions lit up around Titan's body. Facing their attacks, it showed no fear and simply endured them head-on.

Even under the attacks of a level 80 BOSS and a level 70 elite monster, it did not budge in the slightest. It was a true "Immovable Fortress"!

Mo Shiyu was slightly surprised when she saw that ring of inscriptions.

"A Three-Star Defense Set?!"

Su Yun nodded. "That's right. I gave Titan a defense set. I plan to raise it into a frontline tank."

Xia Yuan put both hands in his pockets and smiled.

"Who says this big guy isn't good? I think he's super cool!"

Seeing that the lion had not moved for so long, he loudly needled him.

"Lion boy, what are you doing? Get in there already!"

Blade God's brow furrowed deeply as he drew his blade and charged forward. "Shut up!"

With a Blade Flash, he engaged the Spear Guard in battle.

The longsword and spear clashed fiercely, sparks flying everywhere.

Blade God's martial skill was clearly superior to his opponent's. While deflecting the other party's attacks, he also inflicted damage from time to time.

"There's an opening!"

"Lion Overlord Slash!"

Blade God slashed out a rift that tore through space, instantly wiping out a quarter of the Spear Guard's health bar.

Xia Yuan started shouting again.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

"Big Brother Lion, that slash was so cool! Keep it up!"

The shield-wielding undead that had been knocked away rejoined the battle.

A five-way melee erupted. Three against two, with both sides trading blows as the battle grew intense!

However, it was clear that the Secret Realm Monsters' health bars were steadily decreasing, while the Contract Spirits' side had suffered almost no damage.

The outcome of the battle was already decided.

Twenty minutes later.

The level 80 BOSS unleashed one final burst, slashing out towering netherfire. Both Titan and Blade God were forced back and finally took some damage.

But this was also its final swan song.

After one last struggle, Titan and Blade God attacked again, completely emptying the BOSS's health bar!

The Four-Star Secret Realm had been successfully cleared!

It had to be said that Titan and Blade God were both quite strong Contract Spirits.

Otherwise, they truly would not have been able to clear it.

Besides acting as a cheerleader, Xia Yuan had also been evaluating the combat power of the Four-Star Secret Realm Monsters.

Hmm...

His experience had increased by a quarter.

The System Reward Bar had moved just a tiny bit as well.

As a free ride, this was already pretty good.

The Secret Realm rewards began to be settled.

The lush Inscription Divine Tree overhead began growing branches, splitting into three branches that pointed respectively at Mo Shiyu, Su Hang, and Su Yun.

The three of them each received three inscriptions of different colors and types.

After examining and discussing them, they each took what they needed and traded with one another.

Su Yun took the inscription that increased defense.

Su Hang took inscriptions for attack and speed.

As for Mo Shiyu, she naturally wanted inscriptions that could strengthen her support abilities.

However, among the nine inscriptions this time, there was only one of that type.

She could only take one Spirit Power Inscription and one attack inscription instead.

Even inscriptions of the same type differed in set names.

Therefore, gathering a complete set of suitable inscriptions was still rather difficult.

"Let's continue..."

"Let's use up my three party-room openings first."

Su Yun spoke up.

Naturally, Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan had no objections. Free rides were just too good!

They temporarily exited the Secret Realm before entering again.

On the way, Blade God even shot Xia Yuan a smug grin and bragged.

"Well? Your Brother Blade is still strong, right?"

"You lucked out running into us. We'll carry you for free two more times!"

Xia Yuan held back his laughter and put on the look of an utterly admiring little brother as he flattered him.

"As expected of Brother Blade!"

"You're way too strong!"

"My eyes were dazzled watching you. The combat power you displayed feels like it's in a completely different dimension from mine!"

The lion Contract Spirit was instantly delighted by the praise. He laughed heartily, patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder, and encouraged him.

"It's fine. Keep leveling up. One day, you'll become a powerful Contract Spirit like me too!"

They entered once more.

The scene changed again. This time, it was no longer the ruins in a deep ancient forest, but the center of ruins surrounded by the sea on all sides.

The only thing unchanged was the magical Inscription Divine Tree above the ruins!

Everyone stepped into the ruins again amid laughter and chatter.

The Secret Realm Monsters appeared once more.

For a moment, none of them could laugh anymore.

Because this BOSS was a little different...

A dark-blue humanoid monster BOSS emerged from the void alongside five sea monster subordinates of different types.

Su Yun, Su Hang, Blade God, and the others immediately froze.

The marker above that humanoid monster BOSS's head was actually red!

[Level 90, Deep Sea King, Red-Name Boss!]

The sea monster subordinates guarding him on both sides had all reached level 80 as well!

[Level 80, Squid King, Elite Monster!]

[Level 80, Shark King, Elite Monster!]

[Level 80, Lobster King, Elite Monster!]

[Level 80, Turtle King, Elite Monster!]

[Level 80, Jellyfish King, Elite Monster!]

These monsters' names did not sound impressive. They even sounded a little silly.

Yet the aura and pressure they radiated were utterly incomparable to the monsters from the previous round!

The Deep Sea King was massive, far larger than a human, his muscles bulging with explosive power!

His entire body was covered in smooth, moist skin like that of a fish, and he was dark ocean blue all over.

His head looked both human and fish-like.

His facial features were clearly visible, yet they carried distinct fish-like traits.

The Deep Sea King wore an extremely humanlike, ridiculous grin. Looking at Su Yun and the others, he bared his sharp teeth and smiled.

"Yo, yo, yo..."

"There are actually two pretty human women this time. I'm really lucky!"

Everyone's faces instantly darkened, gradually turning solemn.

Aside from being ten levels higher, a Red-Name Boss was generally much stronger than an ordinary BOSS.

Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan remained calm. After all, they had seen even stronger Abyss BOSSes and had already killed several red-named ones.

However, the other two were extremely nervous.

Su Hang swallowed. "Holy shit, five level 80 elite monsters and one level 90 Red-Name Boss... There's no way we can fight this. Everyone, get your Teleport Crystals ready. Let's give up this chance..."

Cold sweat seeped from Su Yun's little face. But since it was her first time encountering a Red-Name Boss, she still wanted to give it a try.

"Don't rush. Let's fight first and see."

"Keep your Teleport Crystals in hand. The moment anything goes wrong, retreat immediately!"

Blade God gripped his longsword tightly. Though the pressure was immense, he still grinned.

"Running away right away really doesn't suit Brother Blade's style!"

"What if this Deep Sea King BOSS is another flashy weakling like the one from the last round?"