Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 365: Belief

Of course, it doesn’t really matter if she told Reksen that—Xiao Zhan would only break through after defeating Shan Hao.

The most crucial data about Xiao Zhan, she would absolutely never divulge to Reksen.

Liu Xin smiled with a gleam of excitement in her eyes, "I am very much looking forward to the day when you and Xiao Zhan step into the arena together."

...

On the other hand, Xiao Zhan returned to his room.

Today’s battles were exhausting.

Fortunately, the higher the ranking, the better the privileges—Wan Lv prepared a full bath of hot water for both Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong.

This was not merely hot water but a bath concocted from various precious spiritual medicines. Soaking in it, one’s fatigue would swiftly vanish, all sorts of negative states within the body would rapidly dissipate, restoring one to the best physical condition.

Just as Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong were enjoying the comfortable bath, Wan Lv knocked on the door.

"What is it?" Xiao Zhan asked.

Wan Lv was originally supposed to serve Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong during their bath, but Xiao Zhan had declined.

Otherwise, the bath might have ended up with an additional corpse.

"Master, a letter has been delivered to the door."

A letter?

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan was momentarily startled.

He thought of the group who had invited him to participate in the arena when he first arrived at Barbarian City; there had been no movement for two days, and this was most likely from them.

With a gesture, the letter slid under the door into Xiao Zhan’s hand.

Xiao Zhan examined the seal, saw it was unopened, then tore open the letter and the contents were revealed.

Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong read it line by line.

Both with furrowed brows, puzzled.

After reading it, Spirit Manipulation Energy was used to turn the letter in hand to dust.

"Who would supply us with this information? Could it be Liu Xin?" Xiao Zhan muttered doubtfully.

The contents of the letter informed Xiao Zhan that his next arena opponent would be Shan Hao, and it revealed both Shan Hao’s strengths and his fatal weakness.

The opponent being Shan Hao was something Xiao Zhan didn’t need to be told; he knew it.

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With Shan Hao ranked second and Reksen first, it was natural to proceed one by one.

But Shan Hao’s fatal weakness was something Xiao Zhan was unaware of. The letter not only revealed Shan Hao’s weakness but did so in great detail.

As if fear that Xiao Zhan might not understand, it seemed intent on spelling it out mouth to mouth.

Knowing an opponent’s weakness was a skill that made Xiao Zhan think of Liu Xin first. And coincidentally, Liu Xin herself was here.

But if Liu Xin had been abducted, how did she know of Xiao Zhan’s situation so clearly, and how did she convey such critical information?

Did she manage it herself, or did someone else deliberately allow her to pass it on?

If it was deliberate, then what was the purpose?

Xiao Zhan shook his head violently, feeling his thoughts in chaos, unable to make sense of any leads.

"If this letter is really written by Liu Xin, then at least we know that Liu Xin is still alive, and there is something to work towards. If she didn’t write it, then it’s still a good thing for us, we don’t need to think too much, and just take it one step at a time."

Ye Youlong said by his side, advising.

She suggested Xiao Zhan not to overthink.

Hearing her words, Xiao Zhan felt much calmer.

Right, what’s the use of thinking so much now?

Even if he understood everything, he still had to complete all procedures in the arena, otherwise, even if he saved Liu Xin, it would be meaningless.

Because he simply couldn’t leave Barbarian City.

"Alright, we’ll deal with tomorrow’s matters first," Xiao Zhan said.

He emptied his mind, once again indulging in the medicinal bath.

As for the truthfulness of the letter’s content, Xiao Zhan didn’t need to doubt it.

Because if it were false, it would have no effect on Xiao Zhan whatsoever; he would still be engaging in a desperate fight with Shan Hao.

If someone hoped for Xiao Zhan to die, there was absolutely no need to do this.

So it had to be this way.

...

The next day.

Inside the arena.

Xiao Zhan stood holding his Demon Scythe, an upright figure emitting a chilling black aura, like the Grim Reaper of the mortal world.

Five hundred meters opposite him, Shan Hao stood confronting him.

With the same expression as when in the room—his face always wore a dumb look, appearing like a big idiot who only knows body training.

This facial expression, coupled with his exaggerated muscles, was not quite the same style.

In the spectator stands.

A sea of people, without a single empty seat, everyone had come early, waiting for this exciting battle.

"Ranked top three, no longer subject to the arena’s once-a-month battle rule; it’s been more than a year since Shan Hao last fought, right?"

"It’s been over a year, and Shan Hao’s muscles seem even more explosive. I really don’t know how he trains; it feels like his muscles could grow infinitely."

"Shan Hao’s strength is like his name, an unshakable mountain; his previous opponents couldn’t last three moves against him, so Xiao Zhan probably won’t even get past him."

"Shan Hao is no human, this fight, I hope Xiao Zhan can win."

"I want to see beauty, so I also hope Xiao Zhan can win."

"..."

As always, most people hoped for Xiao Zhan to win, but they didn’t think Xiao Zhan stood a chance of winning.

Back in the room.

Liu Xin and the others were watching the imminent battle with rapt attention.

Easy expressions were written all over their faces.

However, only Liu Xin’s demeanor silently contrasted with theirs.

They all believed that Shan Hao could easily defeat Xiao Zhan, but only Liu Xin believed that Xiao Zhan could easily defeat Shan Hao.

...

In the midst of the arena.

Xiao Zhan unleashed his Perception Skill, continuously scanning Shan Hao’s body.

The heavy aura radiating from Shan Hao made Xiao Zhan inwardly startled.

Shan Hao’s aura had reached the realm of a Sixth Grade Spirit Master, yet he was utterly different from an ordinary Spirit Master; his body did not hold that pure Spirit Manipulation Energy Power.

A typical Spirit Master’s energy would be concentrated around the dantian.

But Shan Hao was different, his energy was spread throughout his entire body, with no trace of anything special at the dantian, the energy density identical to that in other parts of his body.

If others practiced Qi Refinement, he practiced Body Refinement.

He treated his body as a weapon to be refined.

This different method of cultivation gave off an aura from his body akin to a burning sun, bringing all around oppressive might.

Xiao Zhan had never before seen such a method of cultivation.

"This Shan Hao isn’t human; like Reksen, he is a creature from the Secret Realm," Ye Youlong reminded.

"I know, but what does it matter what creature he is? Our goal is to kill him."

Xiao Zhan gripped his Demon Scythe tighter, and at that moment, his aura burst forth, as bone-chillingly cold as ice, scattering in all directions, causing the spectators near him to involuntarily pale.

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