The Strong Break the Rules: SSR Platinum Dragon King Appears!

Xia Yuan stood with his hands in his pockets, quite satisfied after hearing this.

Su Yun's insider information was pretty accurate. It seemed she had quite the background...

Then, without caring whether this was the competition venue, he immediately raised his hand and shouted:

"Examiner Big Strong, can I be the first to take the assessment?"

Mo Shiyu was drenched in sweat, constantly tugging at his sleeve below the stage and warning him not to mess around.

This was the alliance's chief examiner, someone of immense strength and status!

And he dared give him a nickname?!

The chief examiner looked at him. Not only was he not angry, he even smiled.

"You're SSR Xia Yuan, aren't you? I've heard of you. You once helped with the Abyss Dungeon disaster relief."

"Han Yue is my colleague. She mentioned you and said you were very strong."

"I personally admire you, but rules are rules. If I let you go first, I'd be breaking them..."

Xia Yuan looked listless.

He had wanted to finish the competition early and return to the hotel to play games.

The game's events would not wait for him. If he got there too late, the other teams would probably have already claimed the first-clear rewards!

Then he would get flamed with his name censored!

Mo Shiyu let out a breath of relief. It was good that he was not angry. As for going first, that was out of the question. Wouldn't that be asking the chief examiner to openly give them special treatment?

But the very next second.

The chief examiner spoke again:

"However, aren't rules meant to be broken?"

"Every SSR is a national treasure of Great Xia. I judge that you have the qualifications, so I am willing to break the rules for you!"

The entire venue was stunned by those words!

In the livestreams of major news outlets across the country, viewers flooded the chats with question marks.

The contestants erupted into an uproar, breaking into heated discussion.

Mo Shiyu was completely dumbfounded. She had not expected him to actually agree?!

Xia Yuan changed his expression quickly and immediately brightened up. "Examiner Big Strong, you sure know how to handle things. Tell me your name. I'll remember it. If you ever need something, maybe I'll help you out if I'm in a good mood."

Good heavens!

What kind of upside-down world was this?!

The people from Chuanbei were used to it.

But everyone else had never seen such an arrogant and haughty Contract Spirit!

Mo Shiyu frantically tugged at his sleeve and whispered in panic, "Xia Yuan, show the chief examiner some respect!"

The chief examiner planted his hands on his hips. Far from being angry, he burst into laughter. "Then I won't stand on ceremony. My name is Lu Changhe, a T1-level Contract Spirit Master in the alliance."

Among the contestants, Lin Junhao gritted his teeth in fury. Naturally, he could not stand seeing Xia Yuan do well. He immediately egged on many of his followers to start shouting:

"This isn't fair!"

"Exactly! Competitions are supposed to be fair. If he gets to go first just because he's an SSR, wouldn't the whole world fall into chaos?"

"We refuse to accept this! We demand a fair competition!"

"Protest! Protest!"

"..."

Lu Changhe swept his sharp gaze over the protesters and said in a deep voice:

"I know the rest of you feel unbalanced. But if any of you have a Contract Spirit as powerful as Xia Yuan, I would be happy to break the rules for you too. How about it?"

His tone turned icy.

"You fledgling brats, have you ever experienced a raid boss disaster?"

"Have you ever seen the hellish front line of the Contract Spirit Great Wall?!"

"Do you know how terrifying a world-class bounty boss is?"

Lu Changhe's eyes reddened. This burly man was now shaking all over, and he forced out several words through gritted teeth:

"I have...!"

"Even my Contract Spirits would be nothing more than ants they could crush to death with a casual flick!"

"Only those truly powerful Contract Spirits can save the ordinary people suffering through disasters!"

"I have seen them risk everything, snatching lives back from the hands of death!"

"The number of people they saved was in the tens of millions, if not more!"

"Can someone who may contribute so greatly to humanity in the future not enjoy a privilege as simple as cutting in line?"

The entire venue fell silent.

Lu Changhe took a deep breath, calmed himself, and slowly said:

"Of course, that is only my personal opinion. If you still refuse to accept it, you may file a complaint against me. I will take full responsibility."

After those words.

The contestants no longer had any objections.

Xia Yuan froze for a moment. After hearing Lu Changhe's words, he unexpectedly fell into deep thought.

It seemed this world was not as simple as he had imagined. He had to become stronger!

Still, he had to play games in his spare time...

Just as the entire venue had fallen silent, a voice rang out:

"Since SSRs have special privileges and can go first..."

"Then my Platinum Dragon King wants to go first too!"

A refined-looking man wearing gold-rimmed glasses stepped out from the Cangyun Contract Spirit Master Academy team.

He was Zhou Ke, the Contract Spirit Master of the Platinum Dragon King!

He walked to the front of his team and raised his head. At the same time, a platinum-colored Western dragon appeared behind him!

Its body was agile, its torso covered in firm, defined muscle.

Platinum scales covered its entire body, though it was not particularly large.

Its fangs protruded from its gaping maw!

Its enormous wings were folded against its sides, while a pair of fiery-red vertical pupils, like red lanterns, glared ahead!

Yet its gaze lacked the sharpness and oppressive aura unique to dragons. Instead, it looked somewhat confused, as if it did not understand why it had been summoned...

This was the strongest trump card of Cloud River Province's number one Contract Spirit academy: the SSR Platinum Dragon King!

Level 57!

Everyone's eyes focused on it.

Human-like cold sweat beaded across the Platinum Dragon King's forehead.

But under so many stares, it still gathered its courage, held its head high, puffed out its chest, and let out a series of "Wooo, wooo, wooo..." noises, like the warning growls of a vicious dog before it bit someone...

It looked extremely fierce!

Since the other side had stepped forward to challenge him, Xia Yuan leaped to the front of the team and faced the dragon.

With no other choice, Mo Shiyu followed him.

Xia Yuan and the dragon stared at each other. The two SSRs sized each other up, weighing something in their minds.

To be honest, this was Xia Yuan's first time encountering another SSR, and he truly could not see what was so powerful about this dragon.

But just like himself, powerful Contract Spirits were often unusual and hid their strength well.

You could not judge them by their appearance.

The longer Xia Yuan looked at the Platinum Dragon King, the more foolish it seemed. Unable to help himself, he asked:

"Dumb Dragon?"

"Are you sure you want to fight me for first place?"

Upon hearing that, the Platinum Dragon King guiltily looked away, lowered its head toward its master, and spoke in a low voice:

"Master, it's fine if we don't fight for first place, right? I don't really want to fight for it..."

It clearly had an immensely majestic dragon's voice, yet its tone was indescribably meek and gentle.

Zhou Ke said coldly, "No. You do."

The Platinum Dragon King obediently raised its head and gave Xia Yuan two words.

"I do."

The moment the two SSRs appeared, the tension was already palpable. The livestream viewers and audience at the venue were thrilled, their nerves rising with excitement!

Lu Changhe gave a light cough and stepped forward.

"You are both SSRs, so I can break the rules for either of you."

"However, I cannot decide who goes first..."

"Why don't you... fight?"

The moment those words came out, the audience's eyes were filled with anticipation!

Make it a good one!

You really understood what the audience wanted to see!

You were exactly the kind of person who should be chief examiner!