Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start
Chapter 144 Unexpected Kill, Demon Beast Crystal Core

Chapter 144: Chapter 144 Unexpected Kill, Demon Beast Crystal Core

On the other side.

Liu Xin watched as Xiao Zhan’s silhouette vanished into the distance rapidly.

A flicker of surprise crossed her eyes.

He’d made his choice so decisively, didn’t he care about his life at all?

Even if he didn’t care about his own, didn’t he care about Ye Youlong’s?

She was somewhat puzzled.

Typically, at such a dangerous juncture, and given the opportunity to hold multiple Contracts, anyone would not decline to sign a Contract with her.

Not only would that involve no loss, but it could also improve the chances of survival.

And perhaps, they might even gain a Contracted Artifact Spirit to keep permanently, achieving freedom to choose one’s partner.

Isn’t that attractive?

Or is it that I am not attractive enough?

Liu Xin looked down at her figure; she couldn’t see her feet with a single glance, it was a very nice figure, no worse than Ye Youlong’s.

Other than being a few years older and a Grade lower in talent compared to her, she couldn’t see where she fell short of Ye Youlong.

Xiao Zhan was even unwilling to consider forming a Contract, that was just too

It’s not like he had to sign a Life and Death Contract; an equal Contract would have the same effect, wouldn’t it?

Liu Xin shook her head, truly failing to understand why Xiao Zhan would make such a decision.

Was it because she had phrased things too subtly just now?

It wasn’t that subtle; anyone could understand the meaning of those words. Plus, Xiao Zhan was no fool.

She simply couldn’t fathom why.

She sighed, "Ah, and here I was looking forward to experiencing what it feels like to be Contracted, but not even giving me a chance. Humph, what a miser."

Liu Xin wrinkled her nose in the direction Xiao Zhan had left.

Assuming the manner of a petulant young girl.

Boom boom rumble~

The returning Demon Beasts charged from afar, closing in on Liu Xin, barely a kilometer away.

But Liu Xin merely glanced at them indifferently, unflustered, as if they posed no threat at all.

At her feet, there was no intention to hide.

She just looked in the direction where Xiao Zhan had gone and muttered to herself, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be about ten seconds now."

...

On the other side.

Xiao Zhan was on high alert, shrouding himself with Death Aura as he rapidly approached the Earth Elf.

He was prepared to face death.

But as he drew closer to the Earth Elf, he realized that within his range of Perception, not a single Demon Beast could be found.

The entire area was eerily empty!

This struck him as odd; logically, once the Earth Elf spotted him, it should have sent out Demon Beasts to intercept him, but why was there no sign of movement?

It was a strange phenomenon.

But Xiao Zhan couldn’t stop, he could only continue charging forward, skin thickened against trepidation.

Perhaps they were lying in wait for him, ready to battle life and death in its presence.

Xiao Zhan thought so.

But as the distance narrowed, and the Earth Elf appeared within his Perception, those so-called Guardian Demon Beasts were still nowhere to be seen.

Xiao Zhan was confused.

Were Demon Beasts using a stratagem of an empty fort?

But he had Perception; the empty fort ploy was useless.

Looking at the Earth Elf which quietly floated above, Xiao Zhan didn’t know what ambush lay in wait, but now, he had no time to consider that.

His form surged forward rapidly, like a shadowy specter in the night.

As he came within tens of meters of the Earth Elf, Xiao Zhan leapt up, unleashing his Spirit Manipulation Technique simultaneously. A black, gigantic Other Shore Flower materialized and brutally bombarded the Earth Elf!

He had thought the Earth Elf would produce some sort of unexpected response.

Xiao Zhan was already on full alert, his spirit taut and ready.

But as his strike was about to land on the Earth Elf, there was not the slightest sign of resistance.

This caused Xiao Zhan’s brow to furrow deeply.

However, he didn’t have time to think about that—regardless of whether it resisted or not, he had to deliver a lethal blow!

Boom!

Surprisingly, Xiao Zhan’s strike landed solidly on the Earth Elf!

The Earth Elf had no reaction whatsoever, just like that it was hit by the Other Shore Blossom.

The powerful force rampaged through its body, tearing it to shreds in a mere moment.

Xiao Zhan landed from the air, feeling somewhat unreal.

Is it over just like that?

Although Liu Xin had said that as long as he could get close to the Earth Elf, it would undoubtedly die, wasn’t this a little too easy?

There were no Demon Beasts blocking the way, not a hint of resistance.

It was resolved just like that, lightly and effortlessly?

Plop.

A green bead fell to the ground.

Xiao Zhan swept his Perception over it and felt a rich energy emanating from it.

This was a Demon Beast Crystal Core, which Fourth Grade Demon Beasts and above would have, while it wasn’t certain for those below Third Grade, it depended on chance.

Seeing this Demon Beast Crystal Core, Xiao Zhan was certain that the Earth Elf was truly dead.

But this simplicity made it hard for him to believe.

"This is a pure Energy Attribute Crystal Core, without any mixture of attributes."

Xiao Zhan picked it up, gave it a look, and then tossed it into the Dimension Space.

Any Spirit Master and Artifact Spirit could absorb this type of Demon Beast Crystal Core, and it would not cause any side effects.

If Xiao Zhan and the others absorbed it, without any accident, they should be able to break through to the Third Grade Realm.

Looking over at the shattered remnants of the Earth Elf, Xiao Zhan still felt it was too easy.

But he didn’t linger and turned to run back in the direction of Liu Xin.

On the other side.

The scene of Xiao Zhan easily killing the Earth Elf was fully witnessed by Liu Xin.

Her expression was very calm, as if she wasn’t surprised by any of this but had expected it all.

She glanced at the Demon Beasts surging towards her and then at the timer in her hand.

She nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, even a second faster than expected, it seems I still underestimated him."

Saying that, she sighed.

"Ah, it’s such a pity, what a wonderful opportunity. I really would have liked to experience what being under a Contract feels like."

In a low murmur.

The Demon Beasts rushing toward her suddenly slowed down, their ferocious eyes gradually clearing up, eventually stopping about a hundred meters away from Liu Xin.

The Demon Beasts exchanged confused glances.

Then they became panicked and exploded in all directions.

Before long, they had scattered completely.

After a while, Xiao Zhan arrived in front of Liu Xin.

Seeing that she was safe and sound, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why didn’t you hide?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"I did hide. When I heard no noise, I came back out."

Xiao Zhan didn’t quite believe her words, but he had no evidence.

"You killed the Earth Elf so quickly? The unexpected ease of the victory is really fortunate," Liu Xin commented as if she had just survived a catastrophe.

Xiao Zhan countered, "Didn’t you say that the Earth Elf had Demon Beast guardians? Why wasn’t there a single one?"

"None?"

Liu Xin looked perplexed, "I don’t know about that. Maybe it was very confident in itself and didn’t leave any Demon Beasts to protect it. Every Demon Beast has a different personality, it’s normal."