You Ditched an R-Rank, Now That I’m an SSR, You Wanna Cry?-Chapter 27: Who's the Real Villain Here?

Infinity?!
Su Yun and Su Hang were utterly shocked beyond words.
This SSR skill once again shattered their expectations, completely trampling all their conventional knowledge about Contracted Spirits!
"Technique Forward Rotation..."
"Maximum Output!"
"Cang!"
Xia Yuan's cold, merciless voice rang out as he waved his hand, trapping all five Sea Monster Kings within blue gravitational spheres, their agonized screams echoing continuously!
The health bars above the five elite monsters' heads visibly emptied at an alarming rate!
"Ahhh!!!"
"Boss, save me!"
"I don't want to die!"
The tables had turned!
The ones begging for mercy were now the monsters.
Xia Yuan seemed to have transformed into a demon king, effortlessly crushing them.
Su Yun murmured in a daze:
"This... this level of power?"
She felt ashamed of her previous arrogance, having believed her A-rank Titan was nearly invincible within the academy, ranking among the top few.
But facing a truly overwhelmingly powerful Contracted Spirit, its combat power was practically like a chick compared to a hawk!
The Deep Sea King watched his subordinates die and spat in disgust, "Useless! Trash will always be trash!"
He took a deep breath, stared at Xia Yuan, and revealed a maniacal grin, "I have to admit, you're strong, but..."
The Deep Sea King assumed a combat stance, gill-like organs growing all over his body that opened like vents, spewing gas!
A powerful aura covered everything around them!
Whipping up hurricane-like gusts!
He roared:
"I'm stronger than you!"
[Deep Sea King, Second Stage!]
[Rage Aura State!]
Xia Yuan stood in place as countless fist shadows came raining down, so dense they nearly covered his entire body!
Su Yun, Mo Shiyu, and Su Hang watched the battle, barely able to keep their eyes open, only feeling countless invisible fist winds madly striking at Xia Yuan!
The Deep Sea King's near-perverted laughter echoed around them:
"Can you catch me?!"
"Can you even see me?"
"I'm different from those trash! I'm a monster who's aspired since childhood to become a World-Class Bounty Boss!"
"Ultimate Technique, Saturation Combo!"
Xia Yuan simply stood there calmly, letting him attack.
No matter how intense the saturation combo was, it couldn't breach the infinite distance before him.
After attacking for a while, the Deep Sea King realized his strikes still weren't landing.
He immediately abandoned attacking Xia Yuan and shifted targets, charging toward Mo Shiyu!
"If I'm not mistaken, the human Spirit Tamer is your weakness!"
The Deep Sea King flashed to appear before Mo Shiyu, throwing a sudden punch.
Boom!
A transparent barrier manifested.
The Deep Sea King's punch smashed against the Spirit Tamer's barrier!
Mo Shiyu's large, fluttering eyes suddenly focused on him, showing no surprise as she sneered coldly:
"Don't underestimate human Spirit Tamers, you bastard!"
Because this red-name boss was intelligent and could think like a human.
So Mo Shiyu had already anticipated he might try this.
She wasn't just Xia Yuan's battery pack.
She was a smart, beautiful battery pack with considerable self-defense capabilities!
Su Yun and Su Hang were nearly scared to death.
Seeing the barrier, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But creating a Spirit Tamer barrier was a technique only Spirit Tamers with over ten thousand spiritual power could learn!
Generally, only university-level Spirit Tamers contained geniuses with over ten thousand spiritual power!
Mo Shiyu was just a high school student, yet she had over ten thousand spiritual power?!
They finally understood.
Not only was the Contracted Spirit an unreasonable, super invincible pervert, even the Spirit Tamer was completely inhuman!
He was about to erupt and shatter this barrier.
But then he felt a chill down his back.
Xia Yuan's palm had already suctioned onto his back, "Cursed Technique Reversal, He!"
A tremendous repulsive force erupted, suddenly blasting the Deep Sea King away, crushing him against the barrier at the ruins' edge, flattening him into a pancake shape.
Xia Yuan stood before Mo Shiyu, glancing back at her, "Master, well done. Barrier experiment complete. Time to end this battle."
Mo Shiyu nodded slightly, "Yes, it's time. We still need to continue farming Inscriptions."
Both coincidentally placed their hands on their hips, showing maniacal grins toward the Deep Sea King, "Hehehe..."
Su Yun and Su Hang watched dumbfounded from the side—these nuclear-kindness smiles would make anyone think they were the villains!
"Ahhhh!"
"I can't take it! I'll definitely kill you all!"
He clasped his hands together and bellowed:
"Ultimate Technique!"
"Boundless Ocean!"
Instantly, massive amounts of seawater sprayed from the vents all over his body.
The entire ruins became submerged in seawater, as if sinking into the deep blue sea.
Fortunately, Mo Shiyu's barrier kept all the seawater out.
But without air, they couldn't hold out for long.
In the seawater, the Deep Sea King's various attributes and stats skyrocketed, with speed and power greatly enhanced!
His figure continuously flickered through the water, his voice coming from all directions:
"Feel honored!"
"Humans!"
"You're the most troublesome opponents I've encountered so far, worthy of me using my third stage power!"
[Deep Sea King, Third Stage!]
[Ocean Dominator!]
"In the water, I'm invincible!"
"I know I can't break through your defense, but... you humans need oxygen, right!"
"To become a World-Class Bounty Boss, I didn't even neglect studying!"
"Tremble!"
"Humans!"
Su Yun and Su Hang were starting to break down mentally—this red-name boss they encountered was ridiculously strong!
It actually had a third stage ability!
This power level was probably approaching that of Raid Bosses!
And what's with the studying?
It actually used its brain too—was it planning to avoid combat and let them exhaust their oxygen and die?
Su Hang: "What do we do?"
Su Yun also grew anxious, "If he keeps running and doesn't fight Xia Yuan, waiting until the oxygen in our barrier runs out..."
That's right.
No matter how powerful Xia Yuan was, ultimately he was still human.
Without oxygen, he would die too!
Mo Shiyu's expression also turned serious, "Xia Yuan..."
Xia Yuan formed a hand seal with one hand and sighed helplessly:
"Understood. No choice then. Looks like I can't conserve spiritual power anymore."
Su Yun's eyes lit up slightly, "Is there still a way?"
The Deep Sea King's voice came again:
"Hahahaha!"
"With my speed, how will you kill me?"
"As long as I avoid combat, no one can kill me!"
Mo Shiyu stood on her tiptoes, hooking both hands around Xia Yuan's arm, telling the other two:
"Quick, come over and hold onto Xia Yuan."
"No time to explain now, just do it."
"As long as you have contact with Xia Yuan. No matter what happens, absolutely don't let go."
Although Su Yun and Su Hang didn't understand why, they complied.
They both hugged Xia Yuan's legs.
The Deep Sea King watched this ridiculous scene and mocked again:
"Hahaha..."
"Have you gone crazy?"
"Seeking comfort before death?"
Xia Yuan ignored his taunts, merely curling the corner of his mouth slightly as he slowly uttered a few words:
"Domain Expansion..."
"Unlimited Void!"
Instantly, the entire space was occupied by his Unlimited Void domain!
No matter how fast the Deep Sea King was, he couldn't escape.
He only felt near-infinite information flooding his brain, leaving him no time to think before he instantly crashed, frozen in place!
They only knew that the boss who had been darting around everywhere had suddenly stopped, as if trapped in some strange state, paralyzed in place.