48: Holy Contract Master

【Experience + 3,280,000】

【Ding, congratulations to the player for successfully clearing the Dinosaur World dungeon on abyss difficulty.】

【This clear took 8 hours, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds, surpassing 68% of challengers. Overall evaluation: B.】

【Congratulations to the player for obtaining the corresponding clear rewards: academic credits + 2. It has been recorded in your student ID; please check.】

"We won!"

The crowd cheered.

After two full hours of exerting their maximum power—like walking on a tightrope—their tightly wound nerves suddenly relaxed. The three who had been charging forward collapsed onto the ground, their sweat instantly soaking the floor.

Bai Yuru's body wasn't tired, but her spirit had been just as tense as the others. To maintain her composure, she found a rock and sat down.

It was too hard!

Even though it had less than 10,000 HP, after hacking at it with full force for two hours, Xu Le felt his head spinning.

The ground was littered with the corpses of Little Dog Clones. Clearly, when facing a big guy like this, the advantage of numbers was almost completely nullified.

Little Black Snake had also been battered to the point of being unrecognizable and returned to the Contract Space feeling dejected.

Little Peach Tree could restore HP and mana, but the exhaustion of the spirit was impossible to resist.

The dungeon countdown ended.

None of them had the heart to chat, so they simply bid each other farewell.

Xu Le curiously asked about the price of a Forbidden Curse.

The three looked at Hong Yuantai in surprise.

Hong Yuantai looked back at Xu Le in astonishment: "It's in the group chat. In the Logistics Department's list, it's the 23rd item from the top."

"Uh..."

Xu Le felt a bit awkward; he had been too obsessed with Cultivating ancient martial arts and hadn't paid attention.

Upon returning to his dormitory, he immediately took out his phone and saw messages flying around in the group chat.

[Hello, Teacher!]

[Hello, Teacher!]

[Hello, Teacher!]

[How has everyone been these past few days?]

...

He checked the group creation time: three minutes ago.

Xu Le: "..."

Never mind, it helped him fly to Rank 42, so he wouldn't get angry.

[I am the Teacher: academic credits concern everyone's vital interests, so here is some motivation for you. Table.xlsx]

He opened the spreadsheet, and dense rows of redemption information popped up.

[City Heart: Redemption price 3,000 academic credits: Requires Rank 90 or above and approval through the middle-level committee meeting; Stock 1]

Xu Le was shocked. He clicked on the City Heart to view the details and discovered it was actually the core Material for building a massive city. Coupled with some relatively less rare Materials, one could build a massive city right on the spot.

However, what humanity lacked most right now was clearly not massive cities, but high-end combat power capable of withstanding monster sieges.

He continued scrolling down, drooling with envy at the various powerful Skills, until he saw the Forbidden Curse that Hong Yuantai had mentioned.

[Forbidden Curse: Meteor Fire Rain: Redemption price 2,800 academic credits: Only once per year; Stock 18]

Besides Meteor Fire Rain, there were also Forbidden Curses like "Descent of the Fire God," "Doomsday Storm," and "Undead Kingdom."

The price for each one was 2,800 points.

He continued scrolling down; there were all sorts of Skill books and Materials, and he even saw something familiar.

[Unknown Black Stone: Redemption price 200 academic credits: Stock 118]

He clicked to open the detailed description.

[A common stone that originally grew near the abyss, which mutated into a strange, special stone for some reason. It cannot be damaged by axes, is immune to high and low temperatures, and has a fatal attraction to certain monsters. No other effects have been discovered yet.]

"This is it!"

Xu Le was certain this was the Divine Stone he had obtained from Hong Yuantai.

"Wait, what happened to the stone I gave Little Peach Tree?"

Xu Le focused his mind into the Contract Space and discovered that the stone at the roots of Little Peach Tree had been completely digested.

Looking at the peaches on the tree, they had barely reached the size of soybeans.

"Pah, trash! I don't want it anymore!"

Just as he finished cursing, he sensed Little Peach Tree's anxious emotions: "Want, want, want, want, want..."

The peach tree's branches and leaves parted, and a ripe immortal coil hung from the branch. It was bright red, looking just like the shyness of a water lily unable to withstand the cool breeze.

So beautiful!

I want it so much!

Xu Le felt like a big pervert, with an urge to eat it bubbling up from deep within his heart.

It was as if there was some kind of incompleteness in his body, and eating it would make him reach Perfection.

"It's just a peach!"

After Xu Le told himself this twice in his heart, that intense desire finally vanished.

He activated "Divine Eye," and the attributes of the immortal coil popped up:

【Item】 immortal coil

【Grade】 Legendary

【Item Details】 Bred with great difficulty from the Yaochi immortal coil, it has an alluring color, an intoxicating fragrance, and is delicious and juicy. It is a rare wonder of the world; consuming it can raise a Professional's grade.

Note: Professionals below S-Rank can be promoted to an S-rank Professional by consuming one. S-rank Professionals can be promoted to SS-rank Professionals by consuming two. SS-rank Professionals can be promoted to SSS-rank Professionals by consuming four.

Xu Le's heart surged.

Even the lowest F-Rank Professional would only need seven immortal coils to become an SSS-rank Professional.

"Keep, keep, keep, keep..."

In the Mind Link, the aggrieved thoughts of Little Peach Tree came through.

Clearly, it wanted to keep a ripe immortal coil.

Even the most honest little guy wasn't so honest anymore; it was thinking about keeping it?

He couldn't spoil it.

Xu Le picked the immortal coil, and its alluring scent became even more intense.

"Should I trade it for some credits, then exchange them for Divine Stones to grow more immortal coils?"

As soon as the thought arose, he rejected it.

He was Rank 42 now, and his attributes had skyrocketed, but the fact that he was so strained against a Rank 60 Tyrannosaurus Rex Lord instantly made him realize the reality.

He still wasn't strong enough!

If others found out about a Divine Artifact like the immortal coil that could raise a Professional's grade, even the Demon Slaying Academy probably wouldn't be able to protect him.

He still had to keep a low profile.

He set a small goal: reach Rank 60 first, then go to the Fallen Zone.

Since that was the case, he would just have to eat the immortal coil himself.

He wiped it off casually and swallowed a big bite.

Sweet juice poured from his mouth into his stomach, turning into nourishment that moistened his limbs and bones.

With just one bite, he felt as if his body was being nourished and his Divine Soul was being replenished.

After eating one immortal coil.

Xu Le felt as if his whole being had evolved.

Originally, his Divine Soul was not quite compatible with this world, but now the hidden danger was finally eliminated. Even if a legendary god were to jump out, they wouldn't be able to detect anything unusual about his Divine Soul.

He opened his attribute panel again.

【Name】 Xu Le

【Profession】 Holy Contract Master (SSS-Rank)

【Rank】 42 (3,449,000 / 14,000,000)

【Talent】 Innate Divinity, The Gift

【Strength】 5045+4000

【Agility】 5445+4000

【Physique】 5044+4000

【spirit】 5050+4000

... (Collapsed)

It was because his Divine Soul was not in harmony with the world that he had become the lowest F-Rank Professional.

Now that the disharmony was eliminated, he was directly promoted to the SSS-Rank Profession "Holy Contract Master."

Combined with the "Innate Divinity" Talent, his four-dimensional attributes could increase by 120 points per Rank.

He had even Awakened The Gift Skill, allowing him to gain a 1,000-point bonus to his four-dimensional attributes for every SSS-Rank pet beast he contracted.

Now that his four-dimensional attributes were close to 10,000 points, facing a "low-health" Tyrannosaurus Rex Lord would definitely not be so difficult.

"This is true strength!"

Xu Le's heart was surging. He immediately began to Cultivate Soaring Nine Steps Shattering Jade Force to adapt to his suddenly powerful physical attributes.

After practicing it a dozen times in a row, a message flew in.

[Brother, come to Hongyun Hotel at ten o'clock tonight. I have something very important to tell you. — Xiang Ying]