Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 297: Rather than Elevate Oneself, It’s Better to Belittle Others

Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Rather than Elevate Oneself, It’s Better to Belittle Others

Su Mingdi revealed a trace of disdainful light laughter upon hearing these words. "No need to worry, it’s just some Demon Beasts. Compared to that, I am more eager to see who dares to disrupt the Su Family’s wealth."

His gaze lingered on Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong, an SSS-level pairing, truly a rare sight.

Then, he looked at Ye Youlong more intently, with a hint of covetousness in his eyes.

Following that, he turned his gaze towards Han Dingxiang of the Han Family and said, "Is that woman the SSS-level Support Type Artifact Spirit you mentioned?"

"Yes," Li Quanxian nodded.

"Hmph!"

Su Mingdi suddenly let out a cold snort.

Li Quanxian immediately felt a chilling coldness rushing towards him, quickly lowering his head, not daring to look into Su Mingdi’s eyes.

A Sixth Grade Spirit Master reduced to such a state in front of a Fourth Grade Spirit Master youth, if outsiders saw this scene, they would barely believe it.

Who exactly was this Su Mingdi?

"So this Han Dingxiang has awakened for three years now, why did you inform the Su Family only now? Could it be that you were planning to hide and use her for yourself?" questioned Su Mingdi with an accusatory tone.

Li Quanxian’s brow twitched with his head still lowered, obviously Su Mingdi had hit a nerve.

But being old and cunning, how could he let a youngster get the better of him? He said, "Young Master Su worries too much. My Li family depends on the shelter of the Su Family, how could we possibly engage in such selfish acts of hoarding treasures? It’s just that Han Dingxiang is a Support Type Artifact Spirit, not suitable for heavy use, so I dared not to report her."

A convoluted response.

An SSS-level Artifact Spirit, even a Support Type, was still a contested entity.

Not suitable for heavy use?

What a phrase to utter.

However, Su Mingdi did not delve further into this issue. Some things are clear in one’s heart, to say them out loud would change their nature.

"After this martial contest concludes, the Li Family’s tribute will increase by ten percent," said Su Mingdi.

"What? Increase by another ten percent?"

Upon hearing this, Li Quanxian’s expression changed, and he lifted his head in disbelief.

"What? You’re unwilling?" Su Mingdi asked indifferently, glancing sideways at him.

Li Quanxian looked grave, "Ten percent is too high. We already contribute thirty percent of our total profits to the Su Family every year. With an additional ten percent, we’ll have no profit left at all."

"That’s your problem, not mine."

"But..."

Li Quanxian wanted to say more, but Su Mingdi directly denied him the opportunity to speak, as a black-clad guard stepped in front of him.

Seeing this black-clad guard, Li Quanxian’s face instantly changed to a flush red, his throat full of unsaid words that he didn’t dare to voice.

Su Mingdi looked on at this scene with a cold laugh.

Then, he turned his gaze back to Ye Youlong and Han Dingxiang—two SSS-level Artifact Spirits. This trip to Federation had indeed been very fruitful.

...

The time for the start of the competition arrived swiftly.

To avoid any conflicts at the outset, Fushan Plain was divided into four regions, and a drawing of lots determined entry into respective areas.

Of course, the division of regions was not a strict limit; movement was allowed. The intention was merely to prevent conflicts at the beginning.

Xiao Zhan drew the eastern region, they were quite fortunate as the eastern region had the highest occurrence of Demon Beasts, with a variety of species present, almost negating the need to search elsewhere.

The Han Family was drawn to the western region, right opposite the Xiao Family, which was a bit unfriendly for the alliance of the two families.

However, it was fortunate that the Li family and the Zhang Family faced the same situation, unable to join forces immediately.

This added an element of unpredictability to the situation.

Nevertheless, Xiao Zhan and his group did not place their hopes on the Han Family. If they could help, it was icing on the cake; if not, it was not like adding fuel to the snow.

In any case, relying on their own strength, Xiao Zhan was confident in obtaining first place in this grand competition.

Subsequently, the four major families each headed toward their respective areas.

The family competition had a duration of one month. Within that month, the more Demon Beasts slain, and the higher their grade, the better.

Half a day’s journey later.

Xiao Zhan and his allies arrived at the eastern region of Fushan Plain.

Instead of diving into action immediately, they first analyzed the situation.

Death’s Brain, Hose, the strategist, also participated in this competition, while Ghost Abacus, that scaredy-cat, did not come along.

"In the eastern region we are now in, there are many Demon Beasts, which present both opportunities and risks. If we go for the safest method, we could start hunting a sheer number of Demon Beasts right now." frёewebnoѵēl.com

"If we choose to win by quality, we need to go to the central Fushan Ridge, where the Demon Beasts are the strongest. The effect of hunting one there is much higher than hunting ten here."

"Master, which method do you think is better?"

Hose handed the choice back to Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan pondered for a moment and said, "Staying here and hunting may be safe, but the quantity is not definite, and we don’t know how many need to be slain to be sufficient."

"Going to Fushan Ridge also poses the same issue, not knowing the number to win means having no target. Hence, I find neither method suitable."

"So, Master, what do you think we should do?" Hose asked.

Xiao Zhan replied, "To borrow an ancient saying, rather than elevating oneself, it’s more effective to diminish others."

"To kill a lot of Demon Beasts is time-consuming and exhausting, and we don’t know the exact target. What if we go through all this trouble, almost half of the nearly two hundred groups suffer losses, or worse, unlucky ones are completely wiped out, and we still lose? That would be a huge loss."

"So, I think, instead of hunting Demon Beasts, we should directly deal with our competitors!"

Hearing his words, Hose nodded, then shook his head.

"It’s correct, but the strength of the Li family is not to be underestimated. Clashing with them will result in severe losses for us."

Without mentioning anything else, just the Fourth Grade Master and Fifth Grade Experts of the Li family were not something Xiao Zhan’s side could match.

Moreover, for Xiao Zhan’s future development, Hose didn’t hope to see members of the Hand of Death lost in such a conflict.

Xiao Zhan nodded, acknowledging his point.

But in reality, he had already considered the issue Hose brought up, and he said, "What you said is true, a direct confrontation would indeed lead to great losses. But I never planned to face them head-on."

With that said, Hose immediately understood his intent.

Xiao Zhan continued, "I plan to split our forces for this competition. One side will be led by Li Teng to hunt Demon Beasts, while I will lead a few to ambush the Li Family’s members."