The Age of Contract Spirits

Mo Shiyu tilted her head up and stared blankly at Xia Yuan beside her, feeling the surge and drain of spiritual power within her. For the first time, she experienced the sheer strength of an SSR!

Had the other party already noticed someone watching from the shadows?

Still, Xia Yuan's words had intimidated them enough that Mo Shiyu felt much more at ease.

This was no place to linger!

Mo Shiyu did not let herself get carried away. She immediately led Xia Yuan away from the scene.

Under the envious and jealous gazes of teachers and students throughout the school.

With both hands clasped behind his head, Xia Yuan looked up at the sky and followed behind Mo Shiyu with an utterly carefree, swaggering stride, leaving the card-drawing grounds.

They did not stop until they reached the residential district within Sichuan University Academy, in front of an exquisite and luxurious standalone villa.

Only then did Mo Shiyu let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Xia Yuan glanced at the luxurious villa. He had not expected to contract with such a wealthy young lady.

He had never managed to live off a rich woman in his previous life. This life was finally making that dream come true.

Meanwhile, Mo Shiyu could no longer suppress the joy in her heart. Her eyes sparkled as she circled Xia Yuan, examining him from every angle, her excitedly pretty face slightly flushed.

She even took out her phone and started snapping pictures of Xia Yuan.

"This is an SSR, hehe..."

"I have an SSR too!"

The aloof school belle in everyone's eyes now wore the expression of a lovestruck fangirl.

She had not looked closely before, but now that she examined him carefully, the more Mo Shiyu looked, the more handsome she found her SSR!

He was already this handsome while wearing an eye mask. She really wanted to see what he looked like after taking it off.

"Senior Xia Yuan, is there something wrong with your eyes?"

Mo Shiyu curiously examined the eye mask on Xia Yuan's face and guessed wildly.

"Could you be blind? But even with your eyes covered, you seem able to see where you're going. I was wondering whether I should hold your hand, but it turned out you did not need me to at all..."

Xia Yuan flicked her forehead. "What are you talking about? My eyes are the Six Eyes—360-degree vision. Even if my sight is blocked, it does not affect my vision. I can see even distant things perfectly clearly."

He pointed at his eyes. "Their processing power is too strong. They are like a super information processor. Only by wearing an eye mask or sunglasses can I reduce the information I see and lessen the burden on my brain."

Mo Shiyu covered the spot where she had been hit. Although she did not fully understand, it sounded incredibly impressive.

The name Six Eyes was indeed listed among the skills on Xia Yuan's Contract Spirit panel.

Being able to observe everything from every angle without blind spots would undoubtedly be a huge boost in combat.

An SSR really was amazing!

After saying that, Xia Yuan strode happily into the villa, practically bouncing into the living room as he kept letting out exclamations of amazement.

Then he began looking around and touring every corner of the house.

At last, he flopped onto the leather sofa and clicked his tongue twice. "Didn't expect Chubby Yu to be this rich. You can even live in a villa at school? Then supporting me should not be a problem. Mm, I can just lie flat now..."

Mo Shiyu watched quietly from the side.

She kept feeling that her SSR was a little too carefree. He did not walk properly, nor did he sit properly...

Out of habit, Xia Yuan propped his long 190-centimeter legs on the table, accidentally knocking over a teddy bear and many cute little decorations placed there.

Mo Shiyu's eye twitched. "Those are my favorites..."

Xia Yuan lazily sank into the sofa as if he had not heard her. "Huh? What? What do you like most? You like me? Normal, normal. After all, I'm too handsome."

Mo Shiyu rolled her eyes in frustration.

Forget it...

Forget it...

She had to endure it.

Even if he rode roughshod over her, she had to put up with it.

Who made him an SSR, the dream of every Contract Spirit Master...

Xia Yuan suddenly shed his lazy demeanor, his tone turning serious.

"So..."

"What exactly is going on with this world? Why can you draw me?"

"And what exactly are Contract Spirit Masters and Contract Spirits?"

Xia Yuan roughly understood the concept of drawing cards, but he still did not know much about this world.

What exactly was he supposed to do as a Contract Spirit?

And what meaning was there in coming to this world?

Mo Shiyu took a deep breath, smoothed her Contract Spirit Master robe, and sat down gracefully before speaking slowly.

"No one knows when it began, but countless strange Monster Secret Realms and Monster Dungeons quietly began appearing all over the world. Even more deadly were the raid boss calamities that could descend anywhere at any time."

"They possessed savage physiques and enormous numbers. They invaded human society without restraint and regarded humans as hunting targets."

"Among them, those world-level bounty bosses possessed power so despairing that every appearance was a catastrophe for humanity."

"Even with modern firearms and all kinds of heavy weapons, we achieved very little against them."

"Their rampage dealt devastating blows to all of human civilization!"

"Perhaps it was the mercy of the gods. When humanity was on the brink of extinction, Contract Spirit Masters with spiritual power were finally born, while Primordial Contract Spirit Card Pools of all kinds miraculously descended across the world."

"By killing monsters, Contract Spirit Masters obtain Spirit Stones. By consuming Spirit Stones, they can randomly draw powerful otherworldly beings from these Primordial Card Pools and form Contract Spirit partnerships to fight alongside them."

"It was precisely by relying on the power of Contract Spirits that human Contract Spirit Masters were gradually able to clear dungeons, purge monsters, defeat powerful enemies, and finally stabilize the foundations of human society with great difficulty."

Mo Shiyu sighed softly. "Unfortunately, the drop rate for Contract Spirits in the card pools is extremely low. The stronger the being, the harder it is to draw... That is why humanity remains at a disadvantage against Monster Dungeons."

Xia Yuan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Looks like this world is broadly similar to what I expected."

This was practically a card-drawing and cultivation game brought into reality.

Everyone drew cards, raised the characters they obtained from card pools, and fought against all kinds of Monster Dungeons.

Xia Yuan raised a hand and clenched it lightly, feeling the power in his body. "My power has been restricted. I can only use at most ten percent of my peak strength. What is that about?"

Mo Shiyu continued her explanation.

"I haven't taken you dungeon grinding to level up yet!"

"An SSR starts at Level 10, so you can currently only exert ten percent of your power."

"If you want to return to your peak strength, you have to kill monsters and level up. The maximum level for a Contract Spirit is Level 100."

Her gaze drifted away, and her voice lowered a little as she muttered embarrassedly.

"Also, since I'm a freshman who has only just entered the Contract Spirit Academy, my total spiritual power is not very high. That also weakens your strength."

Xia Yuan rested his hands behind his head, a teasing smile curling at his lips. "I felt that from the moment we contracted. Well... ten percent is enough for early-game development."

He could clearly sense that whenever he used his abilities, Mo Shiyu's spiritual power was consumed.

That was why he had not kept the Limitless Technique active.

Otherwise, he would probably have drained Mo Shiyu dry of spiritual power long ago...

"My skills are all rather straightforward, so they probably consume quite a lot of spiritual power."

Xia Yuan smiled at his school belle master. "So work hard, Chubby Yu. Don't hold me back."

His smug, needling expression instantly ignited the girl's displeasure!

Mo Shiyu angrily thrust out her impressive chest, her little face full of pride.

"Hmph, don't look down on me. I have the strongest spiritual power among this year's freshmen. I'm a recognized genius!"

"And besides..."

She picked up the white-winged black cat on her shoulder again and proudly showed it to Xia Yuan.

"Xiao Hei is my C-rank support Contract Spirit. It has a rare hidden attribute that can enhance my spiritual power and reduce how much of my spiritual power you consume."

"So during battle, you can use your skills however you want!"

The white-winged black cat trembled as it let out a weak "meow," its obsidian-like pupils filled with fear of Xia Yuan.

Curiously, Xia Yuan grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up, looking it over from side to side. "Whoa, a cat with wings? That's a rare breed! Bird cat? Cat bird?"

His brow rose before he burst out laughing. "Cat pee? Pfft... That name is incredible!"

Mo Shiyu immediately snatched the pitiful Xiao Hei back into her arms and protectively held it close, glaring fiercely at him.

"How rude! What bird cat?! Its name is Xiao Hei! It's a noble elf species!"

Her cheeks puffed up with anger.

Xia Yuan curled his lip disdainfully. "Wow... Xiao Hei? Your naming sense really is... hard to describe..."

Mo Shiyu clenched her little fists, her knuckles cracking.

She really wanted to punch this guy!

As the two bickered and traded insults, the shocking news about Xia Yuan had already swept through the entire Great Xia Contract Spirit Master community like a storm.

"National breaking news: A new SSR-rank Contract Spirit has appeared at North Sichuan Spirit Contract Master Academy!"

"Today's explosive card-drawing news! Someone drew an R-rank Contract Spirit and abandoned it, only for it to become an SSR and be picked up by someone else!"

"Latest card-drawing intelligence from the Myriad Realms Spirit Card Pool! Attention! R-rank Contract Spirits may also become SSRs! A Chuanbei freshman has drawn a hidden card pool character!"

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