Limitless

[Contract Spirit Xia Yuan, level increased: Lv.10 → Lv.11]

[Contract Spirit Black Cat Spirit, level increased: Lv.1 → Lv.15]

Mo Shiyu stared blankly at the level-up notifications.

Without comparison, there was no damage.

Was this for real?!

More than a dozen monsters above level 20, and Xia Yuan had only gained one level?!

Meanwhile, the cat accessory that had merely provided a little support at the side had jumped fifteen levels in one go?!

As expected, SSRs required many times more experience to level up than ordinary Contract Spirits.

"Why are you spacing out, Chubby Yu?"

Xia Yuan turned around and saw Mo Shiyu still standing there in a daze.

Only after hearing him did she come back to her senses. She jogged after him, waved a hand, and drew all the Spirit Stones on the ground into a Contract Spirit Master's exclusive storage space.

The space constructed with a Contract Spirit Master's spiritual power could store Spirit Stones and all sorts of materials dropped by monsters. It was extremely convenient, much like a storage ring.

"This dungeon run is a little slow. Let's pick up the pace."

After saying that, Xia Yuan reached out and used the pull of Cursed Technique: Blue to seize Mo Shiyu around the waist, abruptly lifting her into the air.

"Hey, hey... wait, what are you doing, Xia Yuan...?!"

Before she could finish speaking, he grabbed her and broke into a rapid sprint.

The scenery around them blurred past as wild winds lashed their faces!

Monsters from the cave kept charging at them along the way, but Xia Yuan casually flicked them away with a raised hand, crushing and slaughtering them until they turned into Spirit Stones.

The Spirit Stones continuously flew into the Contract Spirit Master storage space at Mo Shiyu's waist.

Mo Shiyu could not resist at all. Carried around like an object, she could only cry out in exasperation:

"Can't you carry me like a princess?!"

Xiao Hei struggled to cling to her collar and let out a meow as well.

With that, the two of them truly cleared the dungeon at an incredible pace!

Xia Yuan slaughtered monsters as he ran wildly, moving through the cave tunnels like a swimming dragon.

Any monster that pounced at him was instantly crushed.

Less than five minutes later.

They saw the final dungeon Boss room.

Only then did Xia Yuan stop and let her down. "You're so heavy. Shouldn't you lose some weight?"

Mo Shiyu was close to losing it. "How am I heavy?"

After being carried at high speed all the way, she was a little unsteady on her feet. She stood up and smoothed out her beautiful hair, which the wind had blown into a bird's nest.

They had killed many more level-twenty-something monsters along the way, yet Xia Yuan had only reached level 12.

Xiao Hei was already level 20...

Xia Yuan examined the Boss room before them. "Chubby Yu, how much spiritual power do you have left?"

Mo Shiyu sensed it, her expression turning surprised.

She was the top freshman in spiritual power, and she even had the passive boost from Xiao Hei, the spirit.

Yet after just this trip, she had already consumed thirty percent of her spiritual power!

"Seventy percent..."

Mo Shiyu felt rather discouraged. The spiritual power she had always been proud of was completely insufficient for Xia Yuan.

And they had not even fought the dungeon Boss yet...

Xia Yuan placed both hands on his waist and loosened up his body.

This time, he did not run his mouth. He only wanted a general grasp of the situation so he could allocate his strength accordingly. "That's enough. Let's fight the Boss."

Mo Shiyu nodded slightly, her nerves taut as she shrank behind Xia Yuan for a sense of security.

"Bosses in two-star dungeons are usually level 40 monsters."

"But in extremely rare cases, a level 50 Red-Name Boss can appear. They're difficult to clear, but they drop huge amounts of experience and Spirit Stones, as well as rare materials."

"I heard the trigger conditions are harsh. We probably won't run into one... right?"

Xia Yuan slipped one hand into his pocket and pushed open the Boss doors with the other.

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

Inside the room, layers of blue bonfires ignited one after another, illuminating the surroundings.

The Boss revealed itself!

A black, ghost-like monster floated in midair.

Its body was enormous, about three stories tall.

It wore a black cloak marked with stars and held an enormous scythe, like a Grim Reaper harvesting lives!

The red level indicator unique to a Red-Name Boss lit up above its head, displaying its imposing name:

[Level 50, Red-Name Boss, Scythe of Calamity!]

Mo Shiyu's beautiful eyes filled with terror as she swallowed hard.

"No way. What we feared most really showed up!"

Xia Yuan, on the other hand, grinned happily. "Not bad luck. We hit the jackpot!"

The black ghost shuddered, and a blast of air swept outward, sending Mo Shiyu's long hair flying and her robes flapping. Her slender, pale bare legs trembled uncontrollably.

It was her first time personally facing such a powerful dungeon Boss, and she was genuinely afraid.

Looking at that scarlet red name, Mo Shiyu began to lose her nerve. "Xia Yuan, why don't we run? A level 50 red-name monster is too hard for a level 12 you to handle!"

Even for an SSR, fighting a level 50 Boss at level 12 should be impossible...

Xia Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "We're already in the dungeon. Can we even run?"

Mo Shiyu took out the Teleport Crystal the academy had distributed to the freshmen and explained:

"Unlike the wild Monster Dungeons outside, the dungeons within the Contract Spirit Master Academy have a safety measure. You can use a Teleport Crystal to escape whenever you want."

Xia Yuan smiled confidently and walked forward. "No need. Trust me. I told you—I'm the strongest!"

Wasn't this a heaven-sent opportunity to level up?

He did not want to miss it.

Xia Yuan removed the blindfold from his face, revealing a pair of brilliant, sapphire-blue eyes like gemstones!

Mo Shiyu was instantly stunned. It was the first time Xia Yuan had taken off his blindfold.

She had never seen such beautiful eyes!

They were like the deep ocean, like the azure sky, and like a dazzling river of stars...

Paired with Xia Yuan's handsome face and striking silver hair, they were impossible to look away from!

For a moment, Mo Shiyu could not help staring blankly.

As if possessed, she began to feel at ease, and her fear temporarily faded.

The dungeon Boss saw the silver-haired man approaching without taking any precautions and immediately flew into a rage!

It violently swung its scythe at Xia Yuan's head!

A powerful gale swept across the entire room.

Mo Shiyu shut her eyes in fright. When she opened them again, she discovered that the sharp scythe had stopped motionless right in front of Xia Yuan.

"Eh...?"

"What happened?"

Even the Scythe of Calamity Boss showed a trace of shock.

Xia Yuan dusted off his shoulder, his bright eyes fixed on the Boss as the corners of his lips rose slightly.

"Do you understand? Between us..."

Smiling, he raised two fingers. "There is an infinite distance."

Xia Yuan knew Mo Shiyu wanted to understand his abilities so she could arrange tactics for him in the future.

Though he felt it was unnecessary, he still respected his master and began explaining.

"This is my Limitless Technique."

"At its core, it materializes the Achilles and the Tortoise Paradox."

"It can interfere with matter at the atomic level and control space."

"But it requires extremely precise cursed-energy control, so only a Six Eyes bearer can use this technique."

"Simply put, the Limitless Technique is relative stillness in reality. The closer objects and attacks get to me, the slower they become, until they can never touch me."

Mo Shiyu was utterly astonished after hearing that.

She had seen the skills of many powerful Contract Spirits on the Spirit Contract Master Official Website, but she had never seen anything this broken!

Mathematical infinity had actually been realized in reality!

Mo Shiyu had originally thought Xia Yuan was just an arrogant show-off, but now it seemed he truly had the right to be arrogant!

With the Limitless Technique, even if Xia Yuan was only level 10, he could still battle powerful enemies!

Because this skill was a mechanics-based ability, unrelated to the difference in levels.

Whether he was level 10 or level 100, he could use it.

In other words.

Xia Yuan's defense was roughly equivalent to infinity?!