You Ditched an R-Rank, Now That I’m an SSR, You Wanna Cry? Chapter 77

Inside the waiting room for Yun Chuan Province.

Xia Yuan had his hands behind his head, looking up leisurely at the live broadcast on the TV showing the Imperial Capital team. He pointed at the cold, stern-looking man with silver hair and red eyes walking at the very front and said:

"Is that guy last tournament's champion?"

"What was his name again... I remember you told me last night, something like a vampire..."

Mo Shiyu, sitting beside him, rolled her eyes and said helplessly:

"Eternal Night Judgment Alcas!"

"Xia Yuan, he's the biggest favorite to win this tournament, our greatest enemy. You should at least remember his name!"

Xia Yuan spread his hands and couldn't help but complain:

"His name is so long, who can remember it?"

He couldn't help but stroke his chin, pondering, "Should I also add a prefix to sound sufficiently domineering? Like 'Universe Sovereign Xia Yuan', 'King of Gods Xia Yuan'?!"

Mo Shiyu was a bit embarrassed. "That's a bit over the top..."

The Platinum Dragon King was nervously shaking his leg, but hearing this topic, he immediately became interested:

"Adding titles, I'm familiar with that! There are lots in cartoons!"

"Overlord of the Green Grasslands—Platinum Dragon King!"

"Mountain King of Bear Ridge—Platinum Dragon King..."

He scratched his head with a claw. "Huh? Those seem okay, just not very rhythmic."

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Zhou Ke wanted to say something but thought better of it.

He had long known his own Contracted Spirit wasn't very promising.

The opening ceremony for the competition was just too slow...

Twenty provinces, each provincial delegation had to walk across the stage one by one.

Xia Yuan really couldn't be bothered to watch, so he simply took out his phone and started listening to music, humming along happily to himself.

Inside the waiting room, everyone else was nervous beyond belief.

Only he was having fun all by himself...

Mo Shiyu was already used to Xia Yuan's carefree attitude. She took out her little notebook on her own and started making records about the other SSR Contracted Spirits.

On the Golden City competition grounds.

The college Spirit Tamer representatives from twenty provinces took the stage one after another. The powerful, uniquely shaped Contracted Spirits triggered thunderous cheers!

Yun Chuan Province was scheduled to appear last, essentially as the grand finale.

Because this year, Yun Chuan Province had unprecedentedly produced two SSR Contracted Spirits!

They were only one short of Imperial Capital, which gathered countless lucky Spirit Tamers from across the nation.

Xia Yuan was still rhythmically patting Mo Shiyu's little head when she suddenly stood up, took off his headphones, and said nervously:

"Xia Yuan, it's our turn to go on stage!"

Then, she waved her hand to remove the hidden rank display from Xia Yuan, revealing that dazzling golden SSR once again.

In this kind of setting, there was no need to hide ranks anymore.

It was necessary to show off the SSR to boost morale!

The voice of the official commentator, full of passion, rang out from outside:

"Next up, please welcome our final group of contestants!"

"They are the revitalized Yun Chuan Province team, possessing two SSR Contracted Spirits!"

The applause and cheers from the entire venue were earth-shattering!

Xia Yuan stood up, stretched lazily, and said with a laugh, "Oh, still the grand finale appearance. Seems the organizers know what's up. Hmm, fitting for my status as the strongest!"

With that, he pulled the nervous Mo Shiyu and, with a swaggering, confident stride, led the way to the front.

Zhou Ke and the Platinum Dragon King followed closely behind.

The remaining three Spirit Tamers and their Contracted Spirits from Yun Chuan Province then followed their lead, the hierarchy clear.

They were very self-aware.

From the nearly several-minute time gap they were pulled ahead during the previous provincial competition, they knew the two SSR Contracted Spirits ahead were existences from a different dimension!

Now, being able to ride their coattails and become the only region besides Imperial Capital to have two SSR Contracted Spirits was already incredibly fortunate.

Over the past ten years, the performance of the Yun Chuan Province team in the National College Spirit Tamer Competition had not been remarkable.

Their presence was extremely low.

Among the twenty provinces, they ranked near the bottom.

But this time, Yun Chuan Province could finally hold its head high, no longer the insignificant presence it once was!

Everyone also walked with their heads held high behind them, sharing in the honor.

The moment Xia Yuan's group stepped into the arena, a tsunami-like wave of cheers and shouts from the massive crowd washed over them, the atmosphere incredibly heated!

The gaze of the entire venue was focused on them.

The stares of over a hundred thousand spectators, plus the scrutiny from the other provincial teams and those powerful SSR Contracted Spirits.

For a moment, everyone felt immense pressure!

Fortunately, they had Xia Yuan, the supremely relaxed street-roamer, leading the team.

His hands were in his pockets, his stride still arrogant, as if a leader coming to inspect or a lion patrolling his territory. He cheerfully kept waving to the spectator stands!

Mo Shiyu walked beside him, her nervousness gradually calming down.

With him here, she feared nothing!

The Platinum Dragon King even shrank behind Xia Yuan, following step-by-step, moving forward with a strong sense of trying to sneak by unnoticed.

With Xia Yuan as this bright sun, he, as a mere star, received much less attention, and the pressure wasn't as great.

"Yun Chuan Province has two SSR Contracted Spirits. I believe everyone has heard of their exploits."

"The Northern Chuan God of Slaughter, Xia Yuan!"

"And the Platinum Dragon King!"

"Their Spirit Tamers are Mo Shiyu from Chuanbei Spirit Tamer Academy and Zhou Ke from Cangyun Spirit Tamer Academy!"

The official commentator introduced them with overflowing passion:

"It is said that Xia Yuan evolved from an R-card character. When he was only in his thirties level-wise, he once charged into an Abyss Instance, making outstanding contributions to defeating a max-level Abyss BOSS!"

"Later, in the Chuanbei Academy selection tournament and the provincial competition, he overwhelmingly took first place to advance!"

"In just a few months since his birth, relying solely on grinding instances himself, his level has reached 55!"

"Mo Shiyu, as a first-year college Spirit Tamer, is participating in this tournament, truly legendary!"

"So, what kind of results can they achieve in this Peak Tournament filled with powerful competitors?"

"Let's wait and see!"

Under the watchful eyes of the multitude.

Xia Yuan led the Yun Chuan Province group past the front of the various provincial teams and, under the guidance of the officials, entered their designated waiting area.

But just as they were passing by the Imperial Capital team, a deep-toned female voice suddenly rang out:

"Mo Shiyu."

"I do not acknowledge your identity as a Lucky Spirit Tamer!"

Xia Yuan and Mo Shiyu stopped and looked toward the speaker.

They saw a short-haired girl with heterochromatic eyes staring at them seriously, continuing:

"Because you didn't draw an SSR card through your own luck. You just picked up an SSR that someone else discarded!"

She snorted coldly, her face full of arrogance:

"Therefore, I absolutely will not acknowledge you as a Lucky Spirit Tamer of equal status to us!"

Mu Xiaoxiao, student of Imperial Capital's Number One Spirit Tamer Academy, Spirit Tamer who drew the SSR Nightmare Clown Mr. J.

The little princess of a top-tier Spirit Tamer family in Great Xia.

For a moment, the atmosphere grew slightly tense.

Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan looked at the heterochromatic girl who had suddenly jumped out to speak, both utterly confused.

Mo Shiyu asked doubtfully, "What did she say? Something about acknowledgment, something about a Lucky Spirit Tamer identity?"

Xia Yuan shrugged and pointed at his head. "Don't know. Maybe there's something wrong up here. Let's just go, before she bites us..."

Suppressed laughter rippled through the crowd.

Luo Ziyan laughed without restraint. "Haha, Mu Xiaoxiao, they think you're a psycho!"

Mu Xiaoxiao looked left and right, hearing the stifled laughter around her. She immediately stomped her foot in anger, pointing at Mo Shiyu furiously:

"You... you guys!"

"Anyway, I won't acknowledge you, you lucky scavenger!"

Xia Yuan and Mo Shiyu couldn't be bothered to deal with her, treating her like a dog barking by the roadside.

Mu Xiaoxiao, furious and flustered, said to the SSR beside her, "Mr. J, if we encounter those two later, you must teach them a harsh lesson for me!"

Nightmare Clown Mr. J silently swapped the smiling face mask on his face for a crying face mask. A deep, mature male voice sounded:

"Master, am I the clown, or are you the clown?"

Mu Xiaoxiao blinked. "Of course you are! How could I possibly be...?"

She instantly realized and immediately felt wronged. "Even you bully me! I'm not the clown, you're the clown!"

Mr. J let out a hearty laugh. "Alright, alright, I'll help you teach them a lesson."

Within the team, the vampire noble Alcas silently watched Xia Yuan walk past, only withdrawing his gaze after Xia Yuan entered the waiting area.

His Spirit Tamer, Ma Yunfei, seeing this, couldn't help but ask:

"What do you think of that Xia Yuan?"

Alcas snorted coldly and said nonchalantly:

"He's not as handsome as me."

Ma Yunfei: "..."

Is that what I'm f*cking asking?

I'm f*cking asking you about his f*cking strength!

He took a deep breath. His innate upbringing as a scion of a top-tier family still prevented him from actually cursing out loud.