Spinning Tops, the Provincial Tournament Begins!

Spinning Tops, the Provincial Tournament Begins! Su Yun covered her mouth and chuckled softly:

"Don't misunderstand, Mo Shiyu, I was just sharing some inside information about the tournament with brother Xia Yuan..."

Mo Shiyu smiled on the surface, "Oh, is that so."

Inside, however, she was silently criticizing the other girl for being so manipulative. Why was she putting on such a sweet, affected voice? Calling him "brother Xia Yuan" this and "brother Xia Yuan" that...!

Su Yun gave a sweet smile, "I get the feeling you care a lot about brother Xia Yuan, Mo Shiyu. You have to ask about everything."

Mo Shiyu said with an expressionless face, "He is my Contract Spirit, the partner I spend every day with. Is there a problem with that?"

Su Yun picked up the wine glass she had previously used to feed Xia Yuan and took a sip with her rosy lips, "I would never restrict my Contract Spirit from doing anything. Even if he wanted to find a wife, that would be perfectly fine..."

Mo Shiyu's eyes widened. She raised her hand and then lowered it, wanting to speak but stopping herself. That was the glass Xia Yuan had just drunk from...

Looking at Xia Yuan, he paid them no mind at all. He went right back to picking up plates, continuing his search for food and enjoying the delicacies.

Rhythmic music began to play in the Starry Sky Banquet Hall, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

Men and women entered the center, following the beat and beginning to dance.

The gazes of Mo Shiyu and Su Yun suddenly sharpened, and they rushed in front of Xia Yuan almost simultaneously:

"Brother Xia Yuan, could you dance with me?"

"Xia Yuan, dance!"

At the same time, a much larger group of beautiful women was on their way, and their goal was very clear.

Xia Yuan had just finished eating. He rubbed his stomach and let out a satisfied burp.

Seeing both Mo Shiyu and Su Yun reaching out their hands to him, he laughed, "Are you sure you want to dance with me? I don't actually know how to dance..."

Mo Shiyu: "It's fine!"

Su Yun: "I can teach brother Xia Yuan how to dance..."

The two spoke almost in unison.

Seeing the massive wave of women approaching from behind, Xia Yuan simply grabbed both their hands and ducked into the dance floor, "Alright, let's do it together. It's the perfect post-meal exercise!"

Mo Shiyu looked stunned, "Hey, hey... wait a second, doing it with two people is just too..."

Su Yun also hadn't expected Xia Yuan to want both of them; dancing was usually a one-on-one affair.

Although Xia Yuan had never danced before, he felt he had a natural talent for it. Becoming the king of dance was just a matter of a single thought!

And then...

Two rotating, blooming flowers blossomed on the dance floor.

One a rose, one a snow lotus.

Xia Yuan laughed heartlessly, holding Mo Shiyu and Su Yun's small hands and guiding them as they spun around and around...

"Whoo... this is fun."

"Dancing is actually quite simple!"

The two girls' long dresses flew and swirled, blooming like flowers.

It was certainly a high-spectacle performance!

It was just a bit exhausting for the participants...

"You're spinning so fast, you can go even faster. Steady now, I'm going to make you take flight!"

The more Xia Yuan played, the happier he became, even putting in effort to help them accelerate their rotation.

Mo Shiyu and Su Yun were spun until they were dizzy and disoriented. They wanted to refuse and stop, but they were completely unable to get a word out...

They regretted it; they truly regretted it!

Xia Yuan was treating them exactly like tops to be whipped!

The entire venue erupted in gasps, the crowd applauding and cheering for their super-spinning, top-style dance as if they were watching an acrobatics show!

When the Starry Sky Banquet ended...

Mo Shiyu and Su Yun had already been gone for quite a while.

They had suffered terribly.

Before they passed out from dizziness, they had already sworn that they would never ask Xia Yuan to dance again in this lifetime!

If you can't find the book title, try searching for the author; perhaps the name was just changed!

The next day.

The provincial tournament officially kicked off!

A total of 270 young Contract Spirit masters, selected from 27 Cloud River Province Contract Spirit academies, gathered at the Heavenly Cauldron Grand Square in Chongyang City!

The Heavenly Cauldron Grand Square was equivalent to the Bird's Nest of his previous life, covering a vast area.

The spectator stands on all four sides could accommodate nearly 100,000 people!

Today, the venue was already packed to capacity!

The crowd was roaring, and the atmosphere was incredibly lively!

Prominent Contract Spiritist families from Cloud River Province, officials from the Spirit Tamer Alliance, and even some big shots from the Military Department were present to watch the match.

The entire event was being broadcast live nationwide with no blind spots in the camera coverage.

Major media outlets from Great Xia were all on-site, providing live coverage and commentary.

Given this scale and the grand spectacle, it was hard to believe this was merely a provincial-level tournament.

It was clear just how much importance was placed on the National Contract Spiritist College Tournament!

As the future stars of Cloud River Province and the fresh blood tasked with supporting humanity in the fight against Dungeon Monsters and Secret Realm Monsters, they entered Heaven Cauldron Plaza amidst the cheers of the massive crowd!

Within the Chuanbei Representative Team.

Xia Yuan strode forward with a swaggering gait, gazing at the earth-shattering spectacle around him and clicking his tongue in wonder:

"Wow, as expected of a provincial tournament; the scale is countless times larger than Chuanbei's."

He maintained his usual relaxed and lazy demeanor, "Still, let's just take first place and finish the match early so we can head back to the hotel. I have plans with Censor and a female netizen..."

Censor was the nickname for the Holy Light Knight.

After the two became familiar with each other, Xia Yuan started calling her that, finding it convenient and catchy.

The female netizen was a woman Xia Yuan had met while playing a game online—a woman with excellent skills.

The rest of the Chuanbei team didn't think Xia Yuan was posturing or bragging when they heard this.

Because he truly had the strength to back it up...

This was Mo Shiyu's first time participating in such a major tournament, and she felt slightly constrained and a bit excited.

She wondered, if Xia Yuan were to shine brilliantly, how should she manage her facial expressions?

How could she avoid those envious and jealous gazes?

It was hard to keep the corners of her mouth from curling up!

Mo Shiyu rubbed her chin; her mouth had been sore from smiling so much lately, so she really needed to control it...

After all the participants entered the arena.

High-ranking officials from the Cloud River Province government walked over and delivered a speech full of encouragement and outlooks, which was both long-winded and boring.

Just as Xia Yuan was thinking about going up there to shoo them away, the Chief Examiner of the Spirit Tamer Alliance, who was in charge of this provincial tournament, finally took the stage to announce the rules:

"This tournament has abolished the conventional arena battles and will instead adopt a Dungeon Speedrun Competition."

"Before the match begins, ten portals to special dungeons will appear in the center of the arena."

"These special dungeons were created by my SR Contract Spirit—the Secret Realm Creator, Zhuang Meng."

"The monsters appearing in the dungeons are identical, and the difficulty is equivalent to a four-star dungeon!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted in a commotion, with gasps of surprise rising one after another.

The participants were even more astonished, whispering among themselves.

The Chief Examiner was a sturdily built middle-aged man dressed in proper attire.

He raised a hand to signal for silence, then continued:

"You must have your Contract Spirits solo a four-star dungeon at the fastest possible speed!"

"However, you have three chances for error; you may attempt the dungeon three times, and your shortest clear time among the three will be your final score."

"There are a total of 270 participants, and only the 5 Contract Spirits with the shortest times will be selected to head to the Great Xia Imperial Capital to participate in the Peak Tournament of the national competition!"

He scoffed, "If you can't even solo a four-star dungeon, you should just voluntarily withdraw. The Peak Tournament is not something for people at your level..."