SSR's Efficiency at Speed-Clearing Dungeons

Almost no one queued for Five-Star Dungeons.

After all, the difficulty was right there—they had to fight a level 100 BOSS.

So Mo Shiyu's group was able to enter the dungeon right away.

Naturally, that had been Xia Yuan's decision.

Fortunately.

They did not run into another red-named BOSS this time.

Su Yun and Su Hang trembled as they looked at the level 100 BOSS.

Though it did not carry the same overwhelming pressure as the Deep Sea King, it still left them too afraid to move.

Blade God even gripped his sword hilt, lacking the courage to draw it.

Of course, Xia Yuan did not need them to do anything.

For efficiency, and to clear the dungeon without any risk, he planned to activate his Domain Expansion from the very start, leaving the dungeon monsters no time to react!

"Hold on tight to me."

"Otherwise, you might end up brain-dead."

Xia Yuan raised his hand, already forming the hand sign to activate his domain.

Blade God looked puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Xia Yuan replied casually:

"Nothing much. I just want to see if I can instantly solo-clear a Five-Star Dungeon."

Blade God's confusion turned to disbelief. "Instantly solo-clear it? How is that possible?!"

The second time around, they knew what to do.

Su Yun and Su Hang skillfully hugged Xia Yuan's legs. They had originally planned to put Blade God into the Contract Spirit space.

But he insisted on seeing what Xia Yuan's ultimate move really was and whether he could truly clear the dungeon alone in an instant, so he remained outside, placing a paw on Xia Yuan's shoulder.

The elite monsters and the BOSS in the dungeon had already charged over!

Blade God broke out in a cold sweat.

"Domain Expansion."

"Unlimited Void!"

The entire world went dark once more, as though they had traveled through the starry cosmos.

Whether the level 100 BOSS or the elite monsters, all of them stopped moving, frozen in place and unable to budge.

Blade God's eyes nearly popped out from shock!

Even though it was Su Yun and Su Hang's second time experiencing it, they were still utterly stunned.

At level 43, Xia Yuan had grown considerably stronger again.

Solo-clearing a Five-Star Dungeon was still somewhat difficult.

The monsters all had rather thick health bars.

So he had no intention of holding back. He first used the gravitational force of Cursed Technique: Blue to gather the BOSS and elite monsters together, then directly unleashed a full-power Hollow Technique: "Purple"!

Before entering the dungeon, Mo Shiyu had relied on potions to restore her spiritual power to its peak. Otherwise, she would not have been able to endure it.

Half her spiritual power was spent.

After the violet light flashed, the elite monsters were almost completely wiped out, their health bars emptied.

But the level 100 BOSS was still standing, with one-quarter of its health remaining.

Even as a living target, it had forcibly endured one of Xia Yuan's strongest current attacks.

In the end, Xia Yuan followed up with Cursed Technique Reversal: "Red" before successfully clearing the dungeon.

He let out a regretful sigh.

"Speed-clearing the dungeon: failed!"

Su Yun, Su Hang, and Blade God were already so stunned that they could not close their mouths.

They looked at the time. It had taken at most one minute!

He had not cleared the dungeon in seconds, but was he really still dissatisfied with that clearing speed?

They could already imagine that once Xia Yuan reached the maximum level, he would most likely be able to solo speed-clear Five-Star Dungeons with a single skill!

That was the absurd strength of an SSR!

But then again, could other SSRs really be as invincible as Xia Yuan?

Su Yun and Su Hang were truly jealous beyond words. If they could have an SSR like Xia Yuan, they would be willing to lose ten or even twenty years of their lives!

Su Yun could not help asking:

"Mo, which origin card pool did Xia Yuan come from?"

Mo Shiyu replied, "The Myriad Realms Spirit Card Pool."

Su Yun and Su Hang silently memorized it. From now on, if they drew characters from card pools, they would only draw from that massive pool...

[Contract Spirit Xia Yuan, level increased: Lv.43 → Lv.45]

[Contract Spirit Black Cat Spirit, level increased: Lv.60 → Lv.75 (second breakthrough available)]

Listening to the level-up notifications, Mo Shiyu felt incomparably delighted.

Xiao Hei lay on her shoulder, feeling even more ecstatic. "I'm a level 75 Contract Spirit now too!"

Following Xia Yuan meant nine meals in three days!

After clearing these two dungeons, even Blade God and the Titan Beast had gained seven or eight levels in a row!

The Five-Star Dungeon had been successfully cleared.

The three of them each obtained another five five-star inscriptions.

Mo Shiyu did not have much spiritual power left, so they did not continue farming dungeons.

They sorted through the inscriptions they had gained today.

Xiao Hei finally had three inscriptions that enhanced support abilities.

One four-star and two five-star ones!

Though they were not from the same set and did not grant any set effect, they were more than enough for Xiao Hei's current level.

Before everyone parted ways.

Su Yun could not help asking:

"Mo, will you participate in this year's National College Spiritmaster Championship?"

Mo Shiyu nodded. "I've already signed up."

Su Yun and Su Hang glanced at Xia Yuan and immediately broke out in cold sweat.

With Xia Yuan's strength, entering this competition would be a complete dimensionality-reduction strike against the other Contract Spirits!

Su Hang scratched his head. "Looks like North Sichuan Spiritmaster Academy is going to become famous this time. The national championship will probably be yours...!"

Su Yun sighed. She had once wanted to make a name for herself in the competition too, but now that thought had completely vanished.

If she really encountered Xia Yuan, she would surrender immediately...

Mo Shiyu said modestly:

"The national championship will still be difficult, won't it? After all, among all the college Spiritmasters in Great Xia, I probably won't be the only one with an SSR, right?"

She had also seen in the news that quite a few students from renowned colleges across the country had drawn SSRs.

At least five of them had been reported on!

Xia Yuan spoke sarcastically from the side. "Huh? Chubby Yu has so little faith in me? I'm hurt..."

Su Yun gazed at Xia Yuan with sparkling eyes, already transformed into his brainless fangirl. "Mo, you're overthinking it. I dare say that none of the other SSRs can be as powerful as Xia Yuan. He's definitely the strongest!"

Xia Yuan laughed heartily.

"Little Su Yun has good taste. That's right, I'm the strongest!"

To be honest, as long as his opponent's Contract Spirit had no means of preventing Domain Expansion, he would almost certainly win.

But he still had to be humble and stay vigilant.

Just in case he ended up getting bisected at the waist like in the world of curses!

Xia Yuan did not want to become Gojo 2.5...

But once he filled up the system reward bar and drew his next top-tier template, his combat power would soar again!

He truly did not know how he could lose.

When Su Yun heard him call her "little sister," her small face immediately turned crimson, charming and delicate. "Th-then... can I call you Brother Xia Yuan?"

Xia Yuan replied, "Of course!"

Blade God's huge lion face took on an expression of tender affection. "Then can I too?"

Xia Yuan rejected him mercilessly. "Get lost."

Mo Shiyu looked left, then right.

Her cheeks puffed up.

She turned around, grabbed Xia Yuan, and left. "See you another time."

As Xia Yuan was dragged away, he protested, "Hey, hey...? I still wanted to talk to little Su Yun some more?"

Mo Shiyu muttered unhappily, "I'm out of spiritual power, I'm tired, and I need to go back and rest!"

Xia Yuan shoved his hands into his pockets and lowered his head to stare at the top of her head. "What? Are you jealous? Can't stand seeing me get along with other female Spiritmasters?"

Mo Shiyu answered expressionlessly, "No. You're just way too narcissistic."

Xia Yuan placed both hands behind his head, leaned back to look at the sky, and sighed. "Sigh, Chubby Yu is actually cuter than Su Yun. It'd be nice if you could sweetly call me Brother Xia Yuan too..."

Mo Shiyu's crystal-clear little ears instantly turned much redder. Her lips pouted high as she softly harrumphed:

"Sorry I'm not the sweet type you like."

The two arrived at the station and waited for the high-speed train.

With nothing else to do, Mo Shiyu began studying Xia Yuan's Contract Spirit status panel.

He was already level 45 and getting close to level 50. She needed to prepare the breakthrough materials in advance!

An SSR surely required quite a few breakthrough materials.

As she continued looking...

She noticed that several skills had appeared in the skill list?

Mo Shiyu wiped her eyes with her sleeve, thinking she was seeing things. "Xia Yuan? It looks like you have more skills now?"

However, Xia Yuan did not answer her. There was none of his usual playful grin on his face. Instead, his voice rang out, filled with killing intent:

"Chubby Yu, take your medicine first."

"Someone's come to die."