There weren't as many people on the dragon platform as before, but it was still quite lively.
Su Ping heard a lot of whispers as soon as he arrived.
"I didn't know that the Tang family had reached the sixth dragon bone. Well, well, in a couple of years, they will reach the seventh and eighth dragon bones!"
"I stopped at the third dragon bone. Those geniuses are horrifying."
"You can't compare yourself to others. I heard that reaching the ninth dragon bone would bring you great benefits. Unfortunately, that is not something that we can dream of. I think the major families will get it sooner or later."
…
Su Ping was surprised to hear the discussions. He didn't know that reaching the sixth dragon bone would attract so much attention.
Su Ping stopped someone and asked, "What's the highest dragon bone that someone has reached?"
The man was surprised to see that Su Ping was a young man. However, he didn't show any disdain or impatience. Instead, he gave Su Ping a second look. Most of the young people who could come to the Mysterious Realm had powerful backgrounds. Only a few of them were there to join in the fun.
"It is said that someone once reached the seventh dragon bone, but that is just a rumor. No one can prove it. Tang Ruyan and Feng Tianming, the top three on the Genius List, have only reached the sixth dragon bone," that person said.
Su Ping was relieved.
That being the case, those people were still far from reaching the ninth dragon bone.
The real test would begin at the seventh dragon bone. Only those with average aptitudes could pass the seventh dragon bone!
To reach the eighth dragon bone, those with average aptitudes would have to be of average aptitudes. The Inferno Dragon could only reach the eighth dragon bone!
To reach the ninth dragon bone, those with average aptitudes would have to be of average aptitudes!
The dragon bone was used by the old dragon king to test the aptitudes of the inheritors. The real test was strength. From the fourth to the sixth dragon bone, only those with advanced combat strength could pass. The sixth dragon bone, in particular, required a combat strength comparable to the ninth rank!
However, on the seventh floor, the challenges would be based on the challenger's rank. If the challenger was at the seventh rank, he or she would encounter an eighth-rank or ninth-rank dragon soul. If the challenger was at the ninth rank, he or she would encounter a beast king!
Because of that, only the most talented young warriors would be able to pass the sixth dragon bone. Even if the older ones could pass the sixth dragon bone, they would not be able to pass the following tests. After all, no matter how powerful a ninth-rank titled battle pet warrior was, it would be difficult for them to challenge a dragon soul at the beast king level. That was like fighting a beast king dragon!!
Besides, that was only the seventh dragon bone. Titled battle pet warriors could even run into battle pet warriors in the eighth or ninth dragon bones!
Since Su Ping hadn't reached the fifth rank yet, he would run into ninth-rank dragons on the ninth floor. But he had the Inferno Dragon and the Little Skeleton. After all, as a battle pet warrior, summoned beasts were part of his strength.
That being said, the Inferno Dragon and the Little Skeleton would not be able to borrow Su Ping's strength. That was the restriction of the contract. Su Ping was the master and they were his servants.
They would never go against their master.
The master could command his servants.
Su Ping could borrow their strength and see them as part of him. On the other hand, they could not borrow Su Ping's strength. The best they could do was to use Su Ping's augmentation skills.
I've only passed the sixth dragon bone and I've already attracted so much attention. If I challenge the ninth dragon bone now, many big shots will be alerted … Su Ping thought as he gazed at the towering dragon bones.
He decided to wait until he was about to leave the Mysterious Realm. He would explore the dragon scale area first.
…
Su Ping left the dragon platform and went to the entrance of the Mysterious Realm.
Many teams were lined up there. Some teams seemed to be recruiting temporary members but no one went. After all, anything could happen in the Mysterious Realm. It was common for teams to kill each other in case precious treasures were found. Naturally, teams would have to deal with those temporary helpers first and then assign them to their teams.
Su Ping looked around and joined the line.
Not long after, several teams came to invite him. They could tell that Su Ping was alone.
Su Ping turned them all down. He wasn't interested.
Soon, it was Su Ping's turn. Su Ping paid the one million fee and entered the portal. An image of 109 dragon scale areas appeared. They were arranged in the shape of a dragon.
Su Ping remembered the dragon scale areas in the cultivation sites. After a moment of consideration, he chose an area in the abdomen.
Those areas weren't numbered in the cultivation sites. He had to try his luck. If he couldn't find one, he would go to every dragon scale area. But the teleportation fee would be over a hundred million if he went to all of them.
After he made his choice, his figure slowly appeared in a desolate desert.
"This is it?"
Su Ping raised his eyebrows.
Taking a look at the surrounding environment, Yang Kai immediately recognized it, and the many artifacts and routes in this area instantly appeared in his mind.
"Did I pick the wrong one? Never mind. There are two good treasures here. I remember that this area is number 48, an area that has been explored. I wonder if the treasures are still there …"
Su Ping summoned the Purple Python, the Inferno Dragon, and the Dark Dragon Hound. He sat on the Purple Python's head and the Purple Python's scales stood up like a lotus shield to protect him.
"Let's go."
Su Ping told the Dark Dragon Hound and the Inferno Dragon to lead the way. They went straight to several important treasure locations.
Along the way, yellow sand covered the sky. They barely met any beasts. Half an hour later, Su Ping finished visiting several treasure locations. He noticed that all the treasures had been taken away. Besides, he didn't see any trace of explorers. It seemed that explorers wouldn't choose to explore dragon scale areas that had been explored.
"I've wasted one million." Su Ping didn't know what to say. He had to teleport out from a spatial node and then wait in line at the teleportation center.
Based on his previous experience, Su Ping went straight to the areas that hadn't been explored yet.
This time, he chose area number 52.
In total, 57 areas had been explored but they weren't arranged according to their numbers. For example, areas number 1 and 8 hadn't been explored yet.
As soon as Su Ping was teleported out, he smelled blood. It seemed that a battle had taken place there. He summoned the Purple Python and the Dark Dragon Hound at once. He curled up on the Purple Python's head in case of an accident. Then, he told the Inferno Dragon to come out and lead the way with the Dark Dragon Hound.
When they arrived at the source of the blood, Su Ping saw corpses everywhere and a square coffin.
The square coffin was intact. One look and Su Ping could tell that it had been made by a pet of the stone family. It seemed that not only beasts had died there, but explorers as well.
Su Ping didn't linger there for long. He found the route and treasure map of the dragon scale area in his mind and hurried toward one of the more valuable locations.
Su Ping avoided several nests of beasts along the way. Soon, he arrived at the location of the treasure.
The Dark Dragon Hound's sense of smell told him that there was no trace of human beings. He was relieved to see that.
"Charge!"
Su Ping ordered the Inferno Dragon and the Dark Dragon Hound to charge in at once.
Su Ping had explored that dragon scale area before. Soon, Su Ping found the treasure there.
It was a helmet that could resist spirit attacks. It was one of the rarer treasures. Usually, the armor would be able to resist physical or energy attacks. Even though they could be sold at a high price, they were quite common among the treasures.
Su Ping put on the helmet right away, just in case. He would throw the helmet into his storage space after he left the dragon scale area.
"I remember there's another place with Earth Lava …" All of a sudden, Su Ping remembered that there was a material he needed to cultivate the Solar Bulwark in that dragon scale area. Su Ping's eyes glowed. He told the three pets to turn around and look for that place.
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