Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 272: The Power of Money

"But over a decade ago, unexpectedly, a genius emerged within the family, extraordinarily gifted, breaking all the federation’s cultivation records. Leading the Li Corporation, he swept away all obstacles, absorbed one of the four major families, and became a new member of the four great families, eventually taking the utmost authority of the federation."

"So, we want to take back that authority from them, but I’m afraid it’s going to be extremely difficult."

Hearing this, Ghost Abacus smiled dismissively, "Calculate it with your Machine Brain, if it’s Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong representing the Xiao Family, do you still think it’s difficult?"

Hose was slightly startled, then he turned serious and began to analyze with Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong considered as representing the Xiao Family.

After a moment, he said, "Among the younger generation, no one is a match for our masters."

"See, that settles it."

"But!" Hose continued, "But as far as I know, the martial arts tournament is not only individual competitions but also team competitions, which weight heavily in scoring."

"One of the four major families, the Xiao Family, although strong, is ranked last in overall strength among the four. How can they compete with the Li Corporation?"

"That’s not for me to worry about. If I could handle it myself, why would I come to you?" Ghost Abacus, glaring, expressed his dissatisfaction towards Hose.

He chose to collaborate with Xiao Zhan because he knew that relying solely on his own strength wouldn’t be enough to bring down the Li Corporation.

Only through cooperation could they achieve a win-win situation.

Now Hose was throwing the problem back at him, which was rather ridiculous.

Hose fell into brief silence; the rules of the martial arts tournament were established after the reconstruction of the federation following an anomaly, by the four major families who were balanced in strength but competitive with each other.

But now, the Li Corporation was a colossal entity, its family’s power alone could contend with the other three major families.

They often monopolized the top three places in individual matches.

And as for the team matches, they were even more dominant, creating a significant gap with the second place, crushing them like a collapsing mountain.

Currently, the Li Corporation obscured everything; whether individual or team competitions, the possibility of the other three major families winning was slim, nearly impossible.

Even if Xiao Zhan could lead in the individual matches, seizing an advantage in the team competition would be challenging.

However, as he pondered, Xiao Zhan spoke, "Even if it’s difficult, we still have to try. The benefits this plan could bring absolutely outweigh those from other plans. Even if we fail, we can still implement other plans."

Hose nodded, indeed, he wasn’t wrong.

For them, even if the plan failed, it wouldn’t make much impact.

A venture with only gains to make.

The big picture remained unchanged, it’s just that the final result might differ a little.

But even if the result varied largely, it was still within the acceptable range for Xiao Zhan and the others.

"Alright, since that’s settled, let’s decide on this. The martial arts tournament is a week away, and I think to avoid unnecessary losses, you can hold off any major moves for these next few days."

Ghost Abacus said his piece, then turned to Xiao Zhan, "The martial arts tournament ostensibly prohibits outsiders from participating, but secretly it’s not strictly enforced. However, both of your appearances and the tattoos on your foreheads are still too conspicuous, they need to be concealed."

"How do we conceal it?" Xiao Zhan asked.

It couldn’t be a mask.

"That’s simple. I’ve already prepared for it."

Ghost Abacus chuckled, then the black abacus on top of his head irradiated a black light.

"Spirit Manipulation Technique, Making Money Makes Me Smiley!"

The black light immediately engulfed Xiao Zhan’s and Ye Youlong’s heads, and they felt something kneading their faces, as though their muscles were moving by themselves.

The sensation didn’t last long, less than ten seconds, before it dissipated.

"How does it feel?" Ghost Abacus chuckled.

Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong instinctively touched their faces, feeling that their contours seemed somewhat different. Grabbing a mirror, they indeed saw completely different people.

Xiao Zhan slightly furrowed his brow, "Who is this? This is too ugly."

Looking at Ye Youlong, his brows relaxed a bit.

Although Ye Youlong was not as beautiful as she originally was, she still ranked as a top beauty. Xiao Zhan found this acceptable to his eyes.

Ghost Abacus said, "I didn’t want to make you this ugly either, but there’s no one more handsome than you in the world. Whosever face I used would never surpass yours."

Xiao Zhan enjoyed such flattery.

Ghost Abacus continued, "This face belongs to a missing member of the Xiao Family. With my skill transforming you to this face, your participation in the martial arts tournament won’t raise any suspicion."

Using external assistance for one’s own family in the martial arts tournament was actually an unspoken rule among the four major families.

But while participating was one thing, it had to be done discreetly to avoid disqualification.

Xiao Zhan nodded; he used his Talent Skill Perception to probe his own face and discovered a very faint layer of energy obscuring it, hindering the Perception Ability.

This energy layer was very weak, undetectable by an average Spirit Master.

Even for Xiao Zhan, it required extreme care to detect.

He then intensified his probing to see if he could penetrate this energy layer. However, to his surprise, no matter how hard he tried, it was impenetrable.

After trying for a while, he eventually gave up, inwardly commenting, "Is this the power of money?"

He then felt reassured, knowing that if he himself couldn’t detect what was underneath, neither could others.

In terms of strength, Xiao Zhan was slightly worried about those secretive old creatures, but regarding Perception Ability, he believed even if those Sixth Grade elites came, none could surpass him!

But then another issue arose, "The appearance can change, but what about the Artifact Spirit?"

Ye Youlong’s SSS-grade Artifact Spirit True Body was globally unique, surely the Li Corporation would recognize it.

"That’s simple."

Ghost Abacus acted as if he had anticipated this, then he asked Ye Youlong to transform into her Artifact Spirit Form.

Ye Youlong obediently transformed, and instantly, a Demon Scythe emitting billowing Death Flames appeared in Xiao Zhan’s hand.

A powerful cold aura immediately filled the room.

Hose unconsciously wrapped his arms around himself. He felt helpless as every time the Death Demon Scythe transformed into the Artifact Spirit Form, he had to endure the coldness.

But it was unavoidable as Ye Youlong had tried her utmost to control it, but a superior-quality Artifact Spirit naturally contained such a formidable aura.