You Ditched an R-Rank, Now That I’m an SSR, You Wanna Cry?-Chapter 45: Xia Yuan in a suit, looking quite respectable

After a day of selection matches, the ten representatives for Chuanbei Spirit Tamer Academy were chosen.
Without a doubt, Mo Shiyu was the top seed contestant, while Xia Yuan was the acknowledged God of Slaughter in Northern Chuan, the sole ace Contracted Spirit!
Although Han Guang's three Contracted Spirits had been completely wiped out once by Xia Yuan, after Xia Yuan left, he still dominated the arena with his powerful spirit lineup and successfully made the team.
The schedule for the National College Spirit Tamer Competition was quite tight.
Xia Yuan hadn't played games at home for more than a few days before following Mo Shiyu onto the special provincial competition bus, heading to the central city of Yun Chuan Province, Chongyang City!
Chongyang City was far more prosperous than Chuanbei City.
Whether in urban development or the scale of Spirit Tamer Academies, everything was significantly higher level.
The college Spirit Tamers from the provincial center naturally had much stronger overall capabilities.
Just take SRs for example - in local academies in Chuanbei City, there were at most one or two!
Whereas in the major Spirit Tamer colleges in the provincial center, there were at least three or four SRs.
However, SSRs remained as rare as phoenix feathers.
In this year's college competition, there were only two SSRs in the entire Yun Chuan Province.
One was Xia Yuan.
The other was the ace Contracted Spirit from Cangyun Spirit Tamer Academy, the highest-ranked Spirit Tamer college in the entire Northern Chuan Province - the Platinum Dragon King!
Inside the bus.
Xia Yuan lounged lazily in his seat, legs crossed casually, looking completely at ease.
The other nine people's Contracted Spirits had all returned to the Contracted Spirit Space.
Only he was the exception.
It wasn't that they didn't have humanoid Contracted Spirits.
Mainly because with this God of Slaughter present, other Contracted Spirits simply didn't want to ride in the same vehicle with him, instinctively afraid...
When they recalled that day's purple energy, the scene of one blast piercing through five arenas made their legs tremble.
Afterwards, someone had done statistics - Xia Yuan had killed nearly two hundred Contracted Spirits during that day's selection matches!
Who the hell wouldn't be afraid of that?
He just kept hunting other Contracted Spirits!
They were genuinely afraid Xia Yuan might get inspired and start killing Contracted Spirits right in the bus!
Xia Yuan, feeling bored, glanced toward the front seats and spotted Han Guang not far away.
He immediately greeted him with a cheerful grin:
"If it isn't Senior Han Guang..."
"You made it in too!"
"How's that tough-talking little boy doing now? Why doesn't he come out and chat with me? I'm pretty bored right now!"
Xia Yuan's tone carried a hint of apology, but his words were utterly irritating:
"Really sorry about that, I actually thought he was pretty strong back then, so I got a bit serious. Who knew it'd be like using a cannon to shoot mosquitoes..."
Han Guang maintained a pleasant smile on the surface while secretly gritting his teeth.
Now whenever Superpowered Boy saw purple energy, he immediately had a stress reaction, went completely stiff, and passed out cold...
And the culprit was this guy right here!
But given the other's overwhelming power, he could only smile and say, "Just lucky to advance..."
Xia Yuan stood up directly, reached out and patted his shoulder, offering sincere-looking encouragement:
"Don't lose heart, your Contracted Spirits aren't that weak. At least they're stronger than those other spirits that offered no resistance at all."
"They gave me quite some entertainment!"
He gave a thumbs up, "Keep working hard!"
Han Guang's smile looked more painful than crying - was this guy specifically targeting him for torment?
Fortunately, the torment didn't last long.
Soon, the special bus arrived at the luxury hotel accommodation provided for them by the provincial competition organizers.
The best five-star hotel in Chongyang City!
It was particularly famous for its rooftop starlight banquet, where many important figures would host feasts to entertain distinguished guests.
And today, Mo Shiyu and the others were going to attend this banquet composed of outstanding young Spirit Tamers from across Northern Chuan Province, to meet and socialize with each other.
The provincial competition would officially begin the next day.
Mo Shiyu wasn't particularly interested in the banquet, just going through the motions.
But Xia Yuan was quite enthusiastic, wanting to have some proper fun.
Attending a banquet required presentable high-end suits and evening gowns.
So Mo Shiyu and Xia Yuan used their remaining time to stroll around this bustling provincial capital city, incidentally buying clothes.
Mo Shiyu changed clothes with full confidence, expecting to receive compliments from Xia Yuan.
But Xia Yuan's mouth remained as sharp-tongued as ever...
Only when she put on black stockings did he reluctantly offer one compliment, "Hmm, these legs could entertain me for a year."
As they shopped and bantered, to others they looked nothing like a Contracted Spirit and Spirit Tamer relationship, but more like a flirting young couple...
Xia Yuan finally changed out of his classic black outfit, buying several sets of fashionable casual clothes.
Once he put them on, combined with those cool sunglasses, his aura instantly elevated!
When he stood on the street, passing women couldn't help but approach him proactively asking for his WeChat, questioning if he was a model or celebrity...
Xia Yuan adopted a come-one-come-all attitude, chatting those girls up with such smooth talk that they giggled continuously, utterly delighted.
In Mo Shiyu's eyes, he was simply a playboy!
By afternoon, the two had enjoyed themselves enough and finished buying clothes.
As dusk fell.
The starlight banquet officially began!
Xia Yuan put on his suit, wore his sunglasses, walked with hands in pockets, looking thoroughly roguish - somehow managing to make the suit exude an air of both playboy and thug...
Mo Shiyu wore a white evening gown, resembling a cold and elegant noble snow lotus, displaying quite an impressive figure.
When the two made their entrance, they instantly became the center of attention.
Whether in terms of looks or reputation.
Mo Shiyu gently raised her hand, expecting Xia Yuan to take it like a gentleman, but after waiting for a long time, she saw that silver-haired guy cheerfully rushing into the banquet hall alone, leaving her standing there utterly bewildered...
However, the banquet wasn't as harmonious as imagined, the atmosphere somewhat tense.
Groups had largely formed by region and academy, with Han Guang staying together with the other eight from Chuanbei Spirit Tamer Academy and their Contracted Spirits.
After all, they were representing their academy in competition, so they maintained some group solidarity.
Meanwhile, those selected from big city academies mostly had arrogant attitudes, looking down on these people from rural areas...
Xia Yuan completely ignored this atmosphere, cheerfully greeting everyone he saw:
"Hello! Brother!"
"Oh! Beautiful lady, that outfit looks great!"
"Hey everybody, let's get this party started!"
As long as he didn't feel awkward, then the awkwardness belonged to others.
As the Northern Chuan God of Slaughter, an SSR who had gained immediate fame upon being summoned, they naturally recognized Xia Yuan.
Many people showed him respect, responding one after another.
Numerous female Spirit Tamers in evening gowns gracefully approached him to greet him.
However, Han Guang and the others on the other side didn't receive such treatment.
After all, most of them had brought C-rank and B-rank Contracted Spirits into the banquet hall, immediately drawing contemptuous looks from many city Spirit Tamers:
"Nowadays even trash can sneak into provincial competitions..."
"Pfft! Are you serious? C-rank Contracted Spirits can get in too?"
"Aren't C-rank Contracted Spirits just fodder cards? Tsk tsk, at most they're beginner transition spirits. Still using C-ranks in third year? Really not impressive."
"Some people don't even have A-rank Contracted Spirits and still made top ten? How garbage are these local academies?"
"No wonder that so-called God of Slaughter SSR could solo everyone - they're all weaklings. I could do that too!"
"......"