That was fast!
Su Ping didn't have time to dodge. He hurried to put up the astral shield.
The golden light pierced through the astral shield and landed on Su Ping's head.
Buzzing!
Su Ping felt his head was buzzing and blank. When he came back to his senses, he felt his forehead was hot as if something was moving on his forehead. It was a strange and horrifying feeling.
Su Ping touched his forehead, only to find a wriggling line on it.
What was that?
Nothing like that happened when he challenged the ninth dragon bone in the cultivation site.
While Su Ping was feeling uneasy, he suddenly saw an image in his head. It was an ancient and boundless world. Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled. Storms were raging. The entire world seemed to be in the midst of doomsday.
Then, a ray of golden light came out. From the lush forest, a five-clawed golden dragon the size of a mountain rose. The dragon raised its head and roared, dashing toward the lightning in the sky.
However, there seemed to be a blurry but huge figure in the dark clouds. The figure was holding a bolt of lightning and slashing at the dragon.
The five-clawed golden dragon was pierced through by the lightning. Its scales were cracked.
The scorching white light dimmed the world. Su Ping felt a stinging pain in his eyes. When he could see again, he was back to the ancient battlefield in the ninth dragon bone.
While Su Ping was still in a daze, pieces of information suddenly popped up in his head.
Su Ping was enlightened after he absorbed the information. The image he saw before was the scene before the dragon king's death. The information that popped up in his head was about the Mysterious Realm.
Apart from that, he also knew what the flesh tattoo on his forehead was.
That was the pre-selection mark.
He had passed the ninth dragon bone and was qualified to inherit the legacy. That was how he got the mark.
With the mark, he was qualified to inherit the dragon king's legacy.
If all the energy seals on the dragon scale lands in the Mysterious Realm were unlocked, the legacy would be activated immediately. By then, Su Ping, who had the pre-selection mark, would be summoned by the mark and be teleported to the Mysterious Realm to enter the legacy space.
In addition, the pre-selection mark had many other functions.
First of all, with the pre-selection mark, Su Ping could enter the Mysterious Realm at any time. Even if the entrance to the Mysterious Realm was closed, he could still be teleported in!
Second of all, the pre-selection mark contained a trace of the dragon king's remnant soul. At critical moments, the dragon king's remnant soul could be summoned to assist in battle. That remnant soul would be … at the beast king level!
That was a life-saving talisman the dragon king gave to its inheritor!
After all, not many people could reach the ninth dragon bone to inherit the legacy. Naturally, the dragon king had to take care of them.
Apart from that, he could teleport to any of the dragon scale lands with the mark. He also learned a lot about the Mysterious Realm, such as the progress of the development of the dragon scale lands.
When he received the mark, the progress of the development of the dragon scale land appeared in his mind. He was stunned by what he saw after reading it carefully.
This was not the 57 dragon scale regions that he had heard of, but a total of 95 regions!
More than half of them!
There were 14 dragon scale lands to go before the legacy would be officially activated!
"There are actually 95 regions that have been opened up. No wonder I couldn't find so many important secret treasures. I thought they were destroyed by the demonic beasts. Seems like someone else has already found them."
From 57 to 95. That's almost twice the number. Clearly, this couldn't have been done in such a short time. They must have kept it a secret.
Su Ping blinked. Keeping the truth from the public was a question worth pondering.
Why would they keep it a secret if it wasn't a secret?
Could it be that those in control of the Mysterious Realm already know the true purpose of the Mysterious Realm? Opening the Mysterious Realm is to speed up the development of the dragon scale lands. Once all the lands are opened up, the legacy will be activated …
If that's the case, then maybe the height of the challenge isn't the same as what was announced. Maybe, Tang Ruyan is the only one who has reached the sixth dragon bone. Maybe, someone has already reached the seventh or eighth dragon bones.
Su Ping speculated.
He was familiar with the dragon king's legacy site, but not with the real Mysterious Realm. After all, it was his first time there.
Su Ping took out the scroll and reached his consciousness inside. Tang Ruyan was sitting under the Spirit Fruit Tree, bored out of her mind. Clearly, she had given up on finding the exit.
"How much do you know about the dragon bones?" Su Ping asked telepathically. His voice was like rolling thunder in the scroll, grand and majestic.
Tang Ruyan was feeling bored. When Su Ping closed the scroll, she had tried and finally learned to give up.
She couldn't find a way out.
Given her strength, she couldn't break the scroll and break free, unless Su Ping let her out on his own.
Realizing this, she didn't waste any more time. She sat under the fruit tree and smelled the strange fragrance of the fruit tree. She cultivated her astral power while thinking about other things.
When the scroll was opened and Su Ping's consciousness entered the scroll, Tang Ruyan woke up from her cultivation. She was overjoyed. Finally, there was a chance for negotiation.
She was surprised to hear Su Ping's question. Why would Su Ping ask her about the dragon bones? Was Su Ping planning to challenge the dragon bones as well? However, she curled her lips at the thought of Su Ping's age. Su Ping was indeed qualified to challenge the dragon bones.
It wouldn't be a problem for him to reach the seventh dragon bone. Maybe, he could even try for the eighth.
"Let me go and I'll tell you. Also, let's make a deal. You let me go and I'll let bygones be bygones. I won't hurt you in any way. Otherwise …" She looked at the huge face that Su Ping had conjured with his mind and said indifferently, "Let me go and I'll tell you. Also, we can make a deal.
"Answer my questions. A prisoner has no right to bargain!" Su Ping said coldly.
"You!"
"Hmm, that's all I have to say. If you don't agree, I'll just die and you'll lose your fruit tree!" Tang Ruyan stood up. Astral powers surged out and enveloped the fruit tree.
Su Ping seemed to have given in. "Okay. Tell me about the dragon bones first. I'll think about it."
Tang Ruyan was happy to see that Su Ping had backed down. Her trick worked. After all, she was a prisoner and was about to die. As far as Su Ping was concerned, her life was not worth sacrificing such a precious fruit tree.
"That's a deal, then." Tang Ruyan didn't withdraw her astral powers. She could destroy the fruit tree in an instant if Su Ping made any moves. "I don't know much about the dragon bones. If you're asking me how to challenge them, then you're wasting your time. I've only reached the sixth dragon bone. I don't know much about the rest."
Su Ping asked, "Do you know who has reached the highest number of dragon bones and which dragon bone he has reached?"
Tang Ruyan was surprised. "You want to make it to the Dragon Bones Genius List? The number one is Ye Tianming from the Ye family in the Longchuan Base City! Last time, he reached the sixth dragon bone. I heard that he's going to reach the seventh but he hasn't made it official yet. Still, I heard that he's been cultivating diligently over the past few years. He has a rare top-level pet. I think he has a good chance of reaching the seventh dragon bone. "
"Dragon Bones Genius List? What's so special about that? "
Ever since Su Ping learned about the development of the dragon scale land, he didn't think much of the silly list. "So, according to you, the one with the highest number of achievements is the sixth dragon bone? Is there anyone who has reached the highest number but isn't on the list? "
Tang Ruyan pulled a long face when she heard Su Ping questioning the Dragon Bones Genius List. After all, she had been fighting for a place on the list and was proud of it. However, Su Ping seemed to be dismissive of the list.
She was aware that Su Ping was powerful and that he could reach the top if he made it to the Dragon Bones Genius List. Still, she found it hard to accept Su Ping's disdain.
"Apart from the older generation, the younger generation is ranked according to the Dragon Bones Genius List," Tang Ruyan said, displeased.
Su Ping couldn't help but cast a glance at her. He didn't know that the future family head of a major family could be so naïve. But he didn't bother to correct her. "Do you know that this Mysterious Realm is a place of legacy?"
Tang Ruyan was surprised. "Place of legacy? What legacy? "
Su Ping was disappointed to see her reaction. It seemed that she didn't know the answer to that question.
"I didn't know that the Tang family was kept in the dark. You don't even know that this Mysterious Realm is a place of legacy. How naive." Su Ping heaved a sigh of disappointment.
Tang Ruyan was surprised.
But she was smart. Soon, she figured out something from Su Ping's words. "Are you saying that this Mysterious Realm is a place of legacy? Then whose inheritance is this … Could it be the inheritance of the Dragon King? Oh my god. That's a creature above the king level. That legacy … "
She opened her eyes wide in shock. She could no longer stay calm.
She had been to that Mysterious Realm several times, but she had never thought that it was a place of legacy!
Also, it was the legacy of a creature above the king level. She could imagine how precious that legacy would be!
After the initial shock, she looked at Su Ping and asked, "How do you know that this is a place of legacy? If it's a place of legacy, how do I get it? Can it be … "She had an idea. But that idea made her heart tremble.
Su Ping wanted to get some information from her, but since she didn't know anything, he lost interest. He said coldly, "Take good care of the fruit trees. Like I said before, you will die a horrible death if you lose even one leaf."
With that said, he withdrew his consciousness from the scroll.
Tang Ruyan was stunned.
She stopped thinking about the legacy and stared at the scroll. She was dumbfounded.
He ran away again?
Why is he so arrogant? Is he not afraid that I will destroy the fruit tree?
But Su Ping had left just like that. She didn't have the courage to destroy the fruit tree. After all, that was her only bargaining chip. She would be doomed if she destroyed it!
She gnashed her teeth. She believed that Su Ping must have expected that. That was why he dared to treat her with such an attitude.
"Damn it …"
She stomped her feet in anger.
The ground was shaking and so was the fruit tree. Tang Ruyan stepped back in fear when she heard the sound of the fruit leaves swaying. But when she came back to her senses, she was furious again. How annoying!!
…
…
Su Ping withdrew his consciousness from the scroll. He was in deep thought.
He didn't get any useful information from Tang Ruyan. That being said, her dumb reaction did give him some useful information.
First of all, not even the Tang family, which had influence in several base cities, knew the truth about the Mysterious Realm. The master of the Mysterious Realm must be more powerful than the titled battle pet warrior!
Second of all, the Dragon Bones List was not trustworthy. Not even Tang Ruyan, who was at the top of the list, knew the truth. The list was meant to fool people. In fact, someone might have reached the eighth or even the ninth dragon bone.
Third of all, Tang Ruyan was adorably dumb. It would be easy for him to get information about the Tang family …
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