Chapter 211

There was a long line in front of the dragon bones. Those people were ready to go in and train. They regarded the legacy test set by the old dragon king as the best place to train in the Mysterious Realm.

That being said, the test inside the dragon bones was indeed effective. After all, the person they were training with was the remnant soul of the old dragon king, which was the highest level of training.

That being said, one had to be cautious. Once things went awry, the challenger could be crippled or even killed!

"Look, that guy is on the fourth dragon bone."

"Tsk, tsk. What a tough guy. I think he is at least an eighth-rank master battle pet warrior."

The onlookers looked up at the golden glow on the fourth dragon bone and exclaimed.

Even in this Mysterious Realm where powerful warriors were everywhere, eighth-rank master battle pet warriors would be the best of the best. They were not as rare as titled battle pet warriors, but they were still team leaders. In the base cities outside, master battle pet warriors would be well-connected.

Su Ping raised his head and stood at the back of the line, expressionless.

He waited in silence.

The front of the line was quite lively. Some of the people in line were from the same team or were friends in groups of three to five. They were there specifically to challenge the dragon bones, to make it onto the Dragon Bone Chosen One List and make a name for themselves.

Many people began to talk about the challenger who had reached the fourth dragon bone. After all, it was rare to see someone reach the fourth dragon bone.

Soon, someone behind Su Ping joined the line.

"Huh? Are you … Mr. Su? "

All of a sudden, Su Ping heard a voice behind him.

Surprised, Su Ping turned around and saw a strange face.

"And you are?"

Su Ping was confused. He had no recollection of that face. Besides, most of his customers were students of the Phoenix Peak Academy. Few of them were qualified to go to the barren areas, not to mention the Mysterious Realm.

The young man forced a smile and said politely, "Mr. Su, I am Gu Beichen. I bought something from your store and trained a Fantasy Beast. Do you remember me?"

Su Ping remembered something about the Fantasy Beast. That was a long time ago. Back then, his store wasn't popular and his main source of income was selling food. He vaguely remembered that the young man was an explorer.

"It's you."

"Mr. Su, great people have short memories."

Gu Beichen smiled. He had made a lot of money from buying food from Su Ping's store. However, he was unhappy about the cost of training the Fantasy Beast. Later, when he needed the Fantasy Beast in the barren areas, he summoned it. To his surprise, his Fantasy Beast was much stronger than before.

Gu Beichen remembered the training in Su Ping's store. He realized that he had wronged Su Ping. Such a service was worth a hundred thousand astral coins.

However, he was training in the barren areas and didn't have time to go back. Otherwise, he would have gone to Su Ping's store again to train the pets he was going to use in the competition. Little did he know that he would run into Su Ping there not long after he arrived at the Mysterious Realm. Life was full of wonders.

"Mr. Su, are you here to train as well?" Gu Beichen sized Su Ping up and down. He couldn't sense any strong fluctuation of astral powers from Su Ping. Besides, at Su Ping's age, he would be considered a genius if he could reach the fifth rank. Most of the students at his age would only reach the fourth rank.

Su Ping nodded.

Gu Beichen looked at the person in front of Su Ping. He could tell that he didn't know Su Ping. Surprised, Gu Beichen asked, "Are you here alone?"

"Yes."

Gu Beichen was surprised by Su Ping's answer.

How dare he come to the Mysterious Realm alone?

Even if he didn't explore the dangerous areas, the journey to the Mysterious Realm was full of dangers. He was surrounded by barren areas, not to mention that there were other explorers around. It would be normal for him to be robbed and killed if he ran into them on a road with few people. What a brave man!

"Well … do you want me to give you a ride when you go back?" Gu Beichen asked.

Gu Beichen didn't want to do such a troublesome thing. However, he remembered that he had bought things from Su Ping's store and made a lot of money. He didn't mind helping Su Ping out.

Su Ping shook his head. He would go back after he passed the dragon bone test. Gu Beichen clearly wanted to spend more time here. They couldn't make it.

Gu Beichen was surprised by Su Ping's refusal. He didn't expect that Su Ping wouldn't cherish the chance he had given him.

Gu Beichen wasn't the strongest in the Mysterious Realm but he was at the upper position of the sixth rank. If he hadn't reached the seventh rank, he wouldn't have been able to participate in the Elite League this year. As long as he worked hard, he would soon reach the seventh rank and become an advanced battle pet warrior.

That being said, Gu Beichen's combat strength wasn't weak. He could even deal with the average beasts at the upper position of the seventh rank. He would be able to fight against beasts of a higher rank!

Gu Beichen wouldn't be very safe with Gu Beichen's company. At the very least, it would be better than Su Ping being alone.

Gu Beichen wanted to ask Su Ping if Su Ping really didn't want to go back with him.

However, Gu Beichen held back the words. He wasn't a talkative person. Besides, he was willing to help Su Ping because the items in Su Ping's store were cheap and good. Otherwise, Gu Beichen wouldn't have bothered.

"Take care, then," Gu Beichen said.

Su Ping nodded.

Gu Beichen didn't say anything else. Su Ping was happy to have some peace and quiet. The two of them waited in line quietly.

"Grandpa, I must reach the fifth dragon bone this time. Tang Ruyan from the Tang family reached the fifth dragon bone at this age. I can do it too!" Standing in front of Su Ping was a girl with fair skin. She pouted and her round face was filled with fighting spirit.

The old man in front of Su Ping smiled. "Grandpa believes in you."

"Yes." The girl nodded.

Su Ping heard their conversation. He thought of Tang Ruyan in his scroll. He raised his eyebrows. He began to think about how he should interrogate her when he got back.

While he was thinking, the line in front of him was getting shorter and shorter. Soon, they were in front of Su Ping.

The round-faced granddaughter in front of the old man had already entered the dragon bone. The old man looked up at her with satisfaction. In less than a minute, the second dragon bone suddenly glowed. The girl had reached the second dragon bone.

It was obvious that this was not the first time the girl had come to challenge the dragon bones. She simply ignored the illusion of the first dragon bone.

Anyone who had never been there before would have run away in a panic. Even a talented warrior like Tang Ruyan was no exception. After all, the illusion of the dragon soul was so intimidating that even titled battle pet warriors would break out in a cold sweat.

A few minutes later, the third dragon bone glowed.

The smile on the old man's face grew wider. Gu Beichen, who was standing behind Su Ping, looked up with a frown. He remembered that the girl who had entered the dragon bone was very young, about twenty years old. He was already in his mid-twenties. He felt the pressure.

Soon, the fourth dragon bone glowed as well.

Some onlookers exclaimed in surprise when they noticed that it was the girl who had entered the dragon bone.

That girl was so young. How could she have reached the fourth dragon bone?

This time, after a long time, the first dragon bone opened up again. The round-faced girl walked out. Her fair face was filled with frustration.

A glint of regret flashed across the old man's eyes, but it was gone in the blink of an eye. "It's okay. You can come back next year. One year is not a big deal."

The round-faced girl knew that the old man was trying to comfort her. The gap between the two geniuses could be measured by one month, let alone one year. She bit her teeth and said, "I have to wait in line. I was so close. I could have reached the fifth dragon bone."

The old man took a look at her body. He was relieved to see that she wasn't injured. "Okay. But don't push yourself too hard."

"Sure." The girl nodded.

The old man didn't want to challenge the dragon bone. After all, he was an old man. Fighting over the dragon bones would be pointless; it would be embarrassing. The old man turned around and was surprised to see a young man standing in line behind him.

Of course, since someone of his granddaughter's age had come, there would be other people of the same age. The old man put away his surprise and said with a smile, "Buddy, I won't challenge anymore. You go ahead."

Su Ping was thinking about how to extort a confession from Tang Ruyan when he heard someone talking to him. He came back to his senses. He looked up and saw that it was his turn.

The old man was surprised to see that Su Ping was lost in thought. It seemed that Su Ping was not mentally strong enough.

"Are you ready? This is not a small challenge. One careless move and you could be crippled." The old man kindly reminded Su Ping.

Only then did Su Ping turn his attention to the old man. "Ready? Well, I'm ready. "

The old man was speechless. It was clear that Su Ping wasn't ready.

"Never mind. Take care of yourself." The old man didn't say anything else. After all, Su Ping was a stranger and he wasn't related to him. The old man left the team and made way for Su Ping.

"Mr. Su, be careful," Gu Beichen reminded Su Ping. He could tell that Su Ping wasn't in a good state.

"Okay." Su Ping nodded. He thought about it and said, "Be careful. It's quite dangerous in there."

Gu Beichen was speechless. Of course, he knew that it was dangerous inside. But he didn't know that Su Ping was aware of it as well. Since he knew, Su Ping was brave enough to take the challenge in his current state.

Before Gu Beichen could say anything else, Su Ping had already stepped into the dragon bones.

"That guy is quite young," the round-faced girl commented as she saw Su Ping enter the dragon bones.

The old man nodded. "He must have a way to train in the Mysterious Realm at such a young age. But his mentality is much weaker than yours."

"Is that so?" The round-faced girl didn't feel proud. Many people her age were inferior to her. She was used to it.

"Let's go back and wait in line," the round-faced girl said.

"Sure." The old man nodded.

The two of them turned around and walked to the end of the line. Just as they were halfway there, they suddenly heard a few exclamations around them.

The round-faced girl was surprised. She turned around and her eyes widened. The fourth segment of the dragon bone was glowing with a golden light!

How long had it been? He had reached the fourth dragon bone?!

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