Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 37: Semi-finals, Battle Against a First Grade Spirit Master

Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Semi-finals, Battle Against a First Grade Spirit Master

What surprised Xiao Zhan was that Lin Dong was also among the top eight competitors.

This guy, although S-grade, was quite capable even within the S-grade spectrum.

"Next up, Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong will compete against Lin Dong and Liu Yan!"

The referee’s voice rang out.

Xiao Zhan wore a strange expression, not expecting to face Lin Dong in the first match.

He stepped onto the stage, gazing at Lin Dong with a playful look.

The agreed one-year promise, unexpectedly, came to a head within a month.

Lin Dong, seeing Xiao Zhan’s smile, unconsciously shuddered, having clearly witnessed Xiao Zhan’s strength throughout the week’s observation.

To him, every opponent seemed to fall with a single strike of the scythe.

Previously, he had boldly claimed he would challenge Xiao Zhan after a year, but now, with Jiang Xian’er out of the picture, he realized their strengths were not on the same level.

Fight?

What’s the point in fighting!

"Referee, I surrender!"

Without any hesitation, Lin Dong directly admitted defeat.

Xiao Zhan was stunned; without Jiang Xian’er fanning the flames, had the man come to his senses?

"Are you sure, Lin Dong?" asked the referee.

"Yes, I am sure, I surrender."

Lin Dong asserted confidently.

After speaking, he turned to Xiao Zhan with a look of noble entrustment, "Xiao Zhan, I’ll give this opportunity to you. Carry my wrath forward, and remember, don’t let that woman get too arrogant! Make her realize that those who betray for profit will not have a good end!"

He spoke as if he could defeat Xiao Zhan.

After saying this, Lin Dong glared at Jiang Xian’er then strode down from the stage.

In fact, if Jiang Xian’er had communicated properly with him, Lin Dong wouldn’t have been so angry.

It was infuriating that Jiang Xian’er was too dismissive and disrespectful, straightaway dissolving the Contract without a second thought!

Equal Contracts, although meant to be equal, still needed to uphold the spirit of a Contract!

"This match, victory to Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong!"

Following the referee’s announcement, Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong also stepped down from the stage.

The quarterfinals were not battled simultaneously but one after another; following Xiao Zhan’s match, it was the turn of the other six pairs to compete.

Among those six pairs, three pairs had both Spirit Masters and Artifact Spirits with SS-grade talents, reaching the level of a First Grade Spirit Master.

They were the favorites to take the crown.

The remaining three pairs, like Zhao Long and Jiang Xian’er’s combo, consisted of one SS-grade and one S-grade.

Not favored to win.

The battles began.

First were the fights between students who were both SS-grade. With similar talents and not much difference in their strength, the battle was a back-and-forth affair, with both sides depleting their Spirit Manipulation Energy and sustaining significant injuries before a victor was decided.

But having fought so fiercely, tomorrow’s semifinals could indeed be affected.

Then it was the turn of the SS-grade group to fight against another pair with slightly lesser talents.

As expected, the pair with superior talents claimed the victory.

Xiao Zhan watched the battle from below the stage, with Ye Youlong next to him pointing out the winners, "This Chen Shun possesses a Talent Skill of Instantaneous Movement, and his Artifact Spirit, Suzan, is a Wave Light Sword, whose attribute allows invisibility through the manipulation of light refraction. If we face them, we need to be cautious of this."

"Hmm."

Xiao Zhan nodded, his gaze lingering for several seconds on the Wave Light Sword in Chen Shun’s hand.

This is one of their threats.

And Chen Shun seemed to feel Xiao Zhan’s gaze, turned to look at Xiao Zhan with a dismissive smile, and then made a throat-slitting gesture.

"This Chen Shun is quite arrogant."

Xiao Zhan was astonished, such an arrogant gesture.

Did he really have that much confidence in his own strength?

He shook his head.

Time would tell.

The last pair of competitors were Zhao Long and Jiang Xian’er against another team with the same talents as theirs.

Everyone thought this would be an exhilarating fight, but surprisingly, it only took Zhao Long a few rounds to win the match.

Much to everyone’s surprise.

But Xiao Zhan knew this was to be expected, for Zhao Long and Jiang Xian’er had both reached the level of First Grade Spirit Masters, which their opponents hadn’t. It was normal for the match to be easily won.

Thus, today’s competition had come to an end.

And the top four were decided.

They were Xiao Zhan’s group, Zhao Long’s group, Chen Shun’s group, and another group with dual SS talents.

The crowd dispersed, discussing who would take the first place.

Soon, the second day arrived, and the top four began their battles.

After drawing lots, Xiao Zhan was still the first to fight, and his opponents were the group with dual SS talents.

The male was named Ma Shu, a twin brother of Ma Li whom Xiao Zhan had defeated earlier. The female was named Liu Yan, with an Artifact Spirit Form of a Fire-tipped Spear.

Perhaps having learned of Xiao Zhan’s prowess from his brother Ma Li, Ma Shu looked at Xiao Zhan with greater seriousness and didn’t show as much disdain as Chen Shun.

From another perspective, it also made sense. How could anyone who made it to the top four lack strength?

With the referee’s command, the battle officially began.

"Please enlighten me!"

Ma Shu grasped his spear with both hands and chopped down, assuming a battle stance.

Xiao Zhan didn’t dare to be careless, both of them had the strength of First Grade Spirit Masters, and his own talent was even slightly higher, giving him a certain advantage.

But let’s not forget, Xiao Zhan’s Talent Bloodline didn’t come with any bonuses, so fighting anyone was like having one less Talent Skill.

Moreover, Ye Youlong’s Talent Skill was more supportive, without any bonus to offensive power.

So although Xiao Zhan was confident, he remained cautious.

He gripped the Death Demon Scythe tightly in his hand, that was billowing with black mist, like flames burning. Just from the momentum, the Death Demon Scythe was leagues ahead of the Fire-tipped Spear.

This was the gap in levels.

Ma Shu felt the dense Death Aura emanating from Xiao Zhan and felt a bit envious, for that type of aura was unique to the Shared power of a Life and Death Contract.

He would never be able to possess the attribute of the Fire-tipped Spear.

Shaking off the random thoughts in his head, he focused and shouted, launching the first attack.

He stepped forward quickly, thrusting the spear tip directly at Xiao Zhan’s face.

As the saying goes, a longer weapon has a stronger advantage. The length of the Fire-tipped Spear was no shorter than that of the Death Demon Scythe, so it wasn’t realistic for either side to rely on the length of their weapons to win.

Facing this fierce thrust, Xiao Zhan remained calm, took a retreating step and turned his head, easily dodging it.

With the doubled ’Perception’ skill, he could easily evade in advance.

That was the advantage of the Life and Death Contract.

However, Ma Shu was also experienced in combat. When his thrust missed Xiao Zhan, he followed with a powerful side sweep aiming for the head.

Xiao Zhan immediately ducked and bent over to dodge, while the Death Demon Scythe in his backhand spun, sweeping towards Ma Shu’s waist.

Caught off guard, Ma Shu reacted quickly, bending his body almost one hundred eighty degrees forward, shifting his center of gravity back, barely avoiding the blade of the Demon Scythe.