Hollow Technique

Xia Yuan's leisurely attitude and taunts instantly ignited the Scythe of Calamity's fury.

It swung its scythe faster and faster in a frenzy!

Bang!

The force of its slashes whipped up a gale!

Its strikes carved countless cracks into the surrounding walls. The power behind them was undeniable.

Yet they could not break through Xia Yuan's defenses at all.

It let out a shriek. Realizing its scythe could not kill the man before it, it switched tactics.

The Scythe of Calamity's cloak suddenly collapsed into a swirling black hole!

Dozens of dark currents erupted from it and hurtled toward Xia Yuan!

Boom, boom, boom!

Before the terrifying energy could touch even the hem of Xia Yuan's clothes, it seemed to strike a perfectly smooth dimensional wall and split apart in a dazzling spray!

Hiding behind him, Mo Shiyu said excitedly, "I knew it! Even a ranged attack like that can't penetrate the Limitless Technique!"

The assault went on for a long time, but Xia Yuan stood there completely unharmed.

Only when the Scythe of Calamity had exhausted itself did it stop. All it could do was roar at Xia Yuan in frustration!

"Losing your temper?"

"I'm standing right here, giving you every chance to hit me, and you still can't do it!"

Seizing the moment, Xia Yuan raised a hand, pointed one finger at it, and said slowly:

"Since you're a boss, using Blue would seem a little rude..."

The next instant, a tiny black sphere glowing red formed before his fingertip, radiating a terrifying power that made the heart tremble!

Mo Shiyu was frightened, but she forced her eyes wide. She refused to miss her own SSR's skill. "What skill is this?"

Xia Yuan's calm voice rang out:

"Cursed Technique Reversal..."

"Red!"

As soon as he spoke, a flash of red shot toward the boss, the Scythe of Calamity.

It had no time to react before the red light pierced straight through its body!

A mighty repulsive force shattered it. The terrifying aftershock of Red even smashed the wall behind it, leaving the entire boss chamber on the verge of collapse!

Rumble!

Chunks of stone kept falling from the ceiling. Mo Shiyu ducked and scrambled for cover, while the Black Cat Spirit on her shoulder trembled.

Fortunately, Xia Yuan scooped her up with one hand and shielded her from the aftershock. "All right, all right. Stop scurrying around like a mouse."

[Contract Spirit Xia Yuan, level increased: Lv.12 → Lv.15]

[Contract Spirit Black Cat Spirit, level increased: Lv.20 → Lv.30]

Xia Yuan could clearly feel that more of his power had unlocked. As for the system reward's progress bar... it was at 3%!

Mo Shiyu dangled from Xia Yuan's hand like a little shrimp, still stunned.

Wait...

That powerful level-50 Red-Name Boss had been killed in one hit?!

"That wasn't Cursed Technique: Blue, was it? What skill was that? It seemed much more powerful than Blue!"

Xia Yuan went on to explain his Jujutsu:

"The infinite is everywhere. I just use Jujutsu to bring it into reality."

"Convergence and divergence correspond to attraction and repulsion."

"Cursed Technique Reversal, Blue, is attraction."

"And Cursed Technique Reversal, Red, is repulsion."

He looked down at Mo Shiyu. "By the way, I'm using Blue's attraction to hold you by the waist right now."

Xia Yuan gave her slender waist a squeeze. It felt rather nice, but he could not resist running his mouth. "This pork has a nice spring to it."

Mo Shiyu flushed with anger and embarrassment. "You're the pig!"

With the two-star dungeon cleared solo, it was time to tally the rewards.

Mo Shiyu received a precious 1,300 Spirit Stones, along with quite a few rare materials dropped by the Red-Name Boss!

[Obtained Death Scythe]

[Obtained Dark Core]

[Obtained Red Name Crystal...]

Delighted, Mo Shiyu tucked all the materials into her storage space. They had struck it rich!

The things dropped by a Red-Name Boss were hard to come by.

They were essential breakthrough materials for leveling up Contract Spirits!

She could also sell them for a high price in Spirit Stones on the Spirit Contract Master Official Website!

Every thirty levels, a Contract Spirit had to make a breakthrough before it could keep leveling up.

The further they advanced, the more valuable and harder to find the required breakthrough materials became.

After clearing the dungeon, Mo Shiyu had only a pitiful third of her spiritual energy left...

She had wanted to run it again, but now she had no choice but to go back first.

After their successful clear, Xia Yuan and Mo Shiyu were teleported back to the academy's dungeon entrance.

The moment they returned, an uproar broke out!

"They're back!"

"Looks like they cleared it on their own?!"

"Holy crap, is this what an SSR can do? Clearing a two-star dungeon on its first run!"

"He went in at level 10 and came out at level 15? He only gained five levels?"

"Leveling an SSR really is harder. But this is ridiculous! A level 10 can beat a level-40 dungeon boss?"

"..."

The crowd buzzed with astonishment.

Mo Shiyu felt as though the whole trip had been a dream. If these people knew they had actually beaten a level-50 Red-Name Boss, they would probably be even more dumbfounded...

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, a sharp whistle sounded overhead!

A massive axe came hurtling down, straight toward Mo Shiyu's head!

"Meow!"

The Black Cat Spirit on her shoulder bristled instantly, sensing danger.

Xia Yuan threw up a hand and stopped the massive axe by a hair's breadth. He had activated the Limitless Technique just in time.

He pulled off his blindfold, his azure eyes brimming with killing intent:

"Right in front of me..."

"You go after my master?"

Only then did the attacker reveal herself: a heavily built female warrior in leopard print, wielding a massive axe.

She could turn invisible. She had been lying in wait here the whole time, ready to assassinate Mo Shiyu!

When her first strike failed, the warrior retreated to put some distance between them. She spoke in a rough voice:

"Oh my, SSR cutie, those reflexes are just unfair!"

Her gaze swept over Mo Shiyu's pale face, and her smile turned savage. "Let big sis chop up this little girl... It'll be better for everyone!"

The assassin's rank was concealed, but her level was not. She was a level-70 Contract Spirit!

The entire area descended into chaos.

The student Contract Spirit Masters and Contract Spirits who had been watching scattered, terrified of getting caught in the fight.

Mo Shiyu stood frozen. She stumbled a few steps, her legs weak beneath her.

The thought of that axe still made her shudder.

So close...

She had almost died!

If Xia Yuan had not reacted fast enough, she would already be a headless corpse.

She had still underestimated how obsessed Contract Spirit Masters were with SSRs.

This was Chuanda Spirit Master Academy, yet someone had dared to attempt an assassination so openly!

Xia Yuan carefully scanned the area with his Six Eyes, but for the moment, he could not pick out the attacker's Contract Spirit Master from the students in the distance.

Since they were after him, the SSR, the master had to be hiding nearby, ready to rush forward and form a contract the moment Mo Shiyu died.

"Chubby Yu, you won't mind if I kill her, will you?"

It was the first time Mo Shiyu had seen Xia Yuan look so serious. Warmth rose in her chest.

To be honest, she was furious too!

The fear drained from Mo Shiyu's face. She stood straight and swept a sharp gaze around her.

She asked the warrior Contract Spirit, "Let me ask you something. Who's your Contract Spirit Master? Or who sent you? Do you know who I am, attacking me like this?"

The warrior hoisted her massive axe onto her shoulder and laughed heartily. "Hahaha! Little girl, do you really think I'd tell you?"

She glanced toward the center of the academy and frowned slightly.

"We're running out of time. If those meddlers show up, killing you will be a lot harder!"

"SSR handsome, I suggest you step back. I don't want to kill you. My job is only to kill the woman beside you!"

Mo Shiyu's pretty face turned icy as she said:

"Xia Yuan, kill her."

"I doubt we'll get the name of whoever's behind this out of her."

The muscular warrior rested her axe on her shoulder and sneered. "Little girl, you think a level-15 SSR can kill a level-70 B Rank Contract Spirit like me? That's quite a boast!"

Mo Shiyu paused when she heard the woman was B Rank.

Whoever was behind this was willing to go to great lengths, sending a B Rank Contract Spirit to assassinate her!

"Xia Yuan..."

She was about to say more, but Xia Yuan cut her off. With a cold smile, he brought his hands into position:

"This time, I might have to be a little rough."

"You're rich, aren't you? You can afford to pay for a little damage to the academy grounds..."