Chapter 214

That was fast!

Su Ping had no time to dodge. He hurriedly put up the astral shield.

The golden ray of light pierced through the astral shield and hit Su Ping's head.

Buzzing!

Su Ping felt his head was buzzing and his mind was blank. When he came back to his senses, he felt his forehead was burning as if something were moving there. It was a strange and terrifying feeling.

Su Ping touched his forehead. There was a wrinkle on his forehead.

What was that?

He didn't feel anything like that when he challenged the ninth dragon bone in the cultivation site.

While he was feeling uneasy, a picture suddenly popped up in his mind. It was an ancient and boundless world. Lightning flashed, thunder rumbled, and a storm swept across. The entire world seemed to be in the middle of doomsday.

Then, a ray of golden light appeared. From the lush forest that stretched for thousands of miles, a five-clawed golden dragon the size of a mountain flew out. The dragon roared and dashed toward the lightning in the sky.

However, there seemed to be a vague but huge figure in the clouds of lightning. The figure was holding a bolt of lightning and slashing down.

The five-clawed golden dragon was penetrated by the lightning and its scales were cracked.

The scorching white light dimmed the entire world. Su Ping felt a stinging pain in his eyes. When he regained his sight, he was back in the ancient battlefield inside the ninth dragon bone.

While Su Ping was still in a daze, pieces of information jumped into his head.

Su Ping came to a sudden realization after he absorbed the information. The image he had seen was the scene before the old dragon king died. The information that popped up in his head was about the Mysterious Realm.

Apart from that, he also knew what the flesh lines on his forehead were.

It was the mark of the preliminary selection.

He was qualified to receive the legacy through the ninth dragon bone. That was how he got the mark.

With the mark, he was qualified to inherit the legacy of the dragon king.

If all the dragon scale lands in the Mysterious Realm were unsealed, the legacy would be activated immediately. By then, he, who had the mark of the preliminary selection, would be teleported to the Mysterious Realm and enter the legacy space.

Besides, the mark of the preliminary selection had many other abilities.

First of all, with the mark of the preliminary selection, Su Ping could enter the Mysterious Realm at any time. Even if the entrance to the Mysterious Realm was closed, he could still teleport in!

Secondly, the mark of the preliminary selection contained a strand of the dragon king's remnant soul. In times of crisis, Su Ping could activate the dragon king's remnant soul and summon the remnant soul of the dragon king to assist him in battle. The remnant soul of the dragon king was … at the beast king level!

That was a life-saving charm that the dragon king gave to its inheritors!

After all, not many could reach the ninth dragon bone and receive the legacy. Naturally, the dragon king had to take care of them.

Besides, with the mark of the preliminary selection, Su Ping could teleport to any dragon scale land. He also learned more about the Mysterious Realm, such as the progress of the development of the dragon scale lands.

When he received the mark of the preliminary selection, the progress of the dragon scale lands appeared in his mind. Su Ping was stunned after he read it carefully.

It wasn't the 57 dragon scale lands that he had heard about. There were 95 dragon scale lands!

More than half of them had been developed!

There were only 14 dragon scale lands left before the legacy would be officially activated!

Ninety-five dragon scale lands have been developed. No wonder I couldn't find all those important treasures. I thought they had been destroyed by beasts. It seems that someone else got there before me.

From 57 to 95, the gap is almost double. Clearly, this was not something that could have been done in such a short period of time. I think the information was kept from the public.

Su Ping's eyes flickered. Hiding the truth from the public. That was a question worth pondering.

If it wasn't something shameful, why would they hide it?

Could it be that the ones in charge of the Mysterious Realm have figured out the real purpose of the Mysterious Realm? The Mysterious Realm was only opened to speed up the development of the dragon scale lands. Once all the dragon scale lands were developed, the legacy would be activated …

If so, then the height of the dragon bones might not be as what was announced. Maybe Tang Ruyan was the only one who had reached the sixth dragon bone. Maybe someone had already reached the seventh and eighth dragon bones in secret.

Su Ping speculated.

He was familiar with the dragon king's heritage ground but not the real Mysterious Realm. After all, it was his first time there.

After some thought, Su Ping opened the scroll and sent his psychic power into it. He saw Tang Ruyan sitting under the Soul Fruit Tree, bored to death. She had clearly given up on finding the exit.

"How much do you know about the dragon bones?" Su Ping asked. His voice echoed in the scroll like thunder, majestic and majestic.

Tang Ruyan was bored. She had tried for a while when Su Ping closed the scroll, but eventually, she had learned to give up.

She couldn't find any way out.

She was not strong enough to break the scroll and break free unless Su Ping took the initiative to let her out.

Realizing this, she stopped her futile efforts. She sat under the fruit tree, smelling the strange aroma, cultivating her astral powers and thinking about something else at the same time.

The scroll was opened and Su Ping's consciousness seeped in. She woke up from her cultivation. She was overjoyed. Finally, there was a chance to negotiate.

She was surprised by 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? Still, she curled her lips at the thought of Su Ping's age. Su Ping was indeed talented enough to challenge the dragon's bones.

He could definitely reach the seventh dragon bone. He might even be able to try for the eighth dragon bone.

She looked up at the huge face that Su Ping had created with his consciousness. "Let me out and I will tell you. Also, let's make a deal. Let me go and I will forgive you. I won't hurt you with this fruit tree. Or else …"

"Answer my questions. A prisoner has no right to bargain!" Su Ping said coldly.

"You!"

"Hmm. That's what I've said. If you don't agree, I'll die and you can forget about the fruit tree!" Tang Ruyan stood up. Astral powers enveloped the fruit tree as she threatened Su Ping.

Su Ping seemed to have given in. "Fine. Tell me about the dragon bones first. I'll think about it."

Tang Ruyan was glad to see that Su Ping was backing off. Her trick had worked. After all, she was a prisoner and was about to die. As far as Su Ping was concerned, her life wasn't worth sacrificing such a precious fruit tree with her.

"Deal." Tang Ruyan didn't withdraw her astral powers. She could destroy the fruit tree the moment Su Ping made a move. "I don't know much about the dragon bones. If you want to know how I can take the challenge, 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 how many dragon bones have they reached?"

Tang Ruyan was puzzled. "You want to make it to the Dragon Bone Talent List? Ye Tianming from the Ye family of the Longchuan Base City is at the top! Last time, he reached the sixth dragon bone. I heard that he's going to try for the seventh dragon bone but he hasn't started yet. But I heard that he's been cultivating diligently and he has a rare top-level pet. I think it's possible for him to reach the seventh dragon bone. "

"The Dragon Bone Talent List? Does it have any value? "

Ever since he learned about the development of the dragon scale lands, Su Ping didn't think much of such lists. "So, you're saying that the sixth dragon bone is the one with the highest number of dragon bones? Is there anyone who has reached a high number but isn't on the list? "

Tang Ruyan pulled a long face when she heard that Su Ping was questioning the Dragon Bone Talent List. After all, she had been striving for a higher position on the list and she was proud of it. Su Ping, on the other hand, sounded like he didn't care about the list at all.

She was aware that Su Ping was powerful and that he would most likely rank first on the Dragon Bone Talent List. Still, she found it hard to accept Su Ping's disdainful attitude.

"Apart from the older generation, the younger generation is ranked according to the Talent List," Tang Ruyan said, displeased.

Su Ping darted her a glance. He didn't know that a young family head could be so naïve. But he didn't want to correct her. "Do you know that this Mysterious Realm is a place of legacy?"

Tang Ruyan was surprised. "Place of legacy? What kind of legacy? "

Su Ping was disappointed to see her reaction. It seemed that she didn't know either.

Disappointed, Su Ping heaved a sigh. "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 of you."

Tang Ruyan was surprised.

But she was clever enough to deduce something from Su Ping's words. "Are you saying that this Mysterious Realm is an ancient place of legacy? Then whose inheritance was this … Could it be the inheritance of that Dragon King? Oh my god, that's a creature at the level of a beast king. This legacy … "

She opened her eyes wide in shock. She was no longer able to stay calm.

She had been to this Mysterious Realm several times but she had never expected that it would be a place of legacy!

It was the legacy of a beast king. She could imagine how precious that legacy must 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 legacy, then how can I get it? Is it … "She had an idea but this idea made her heart tremble.

Su Ping wanted to ask her for more information but since she didn't know anything, he lost interest in the conversation. "Take good care of the fruit tree. Like before, you will die a horrible death if a leaf is missing," he said coldly.

With that said, he exited the scroll.

Tang Ruyan was stunned.

She stopped thinking about the Mysterious Realm and the legacy. She stared at the scroll in confusion.

Did he run away again?

He was so arrogant. Wasn't he afraid that she would damage the fruit tree?

Of course, Su Ping had just left. She didn't have the courage to damage the fruit tree. After all, that was her only bargaining chip. She would die for sure if she were to destroy it!

She clenched her teeth. She believed that Su Ping must have known this would happen. That was why he was so rude to her.

"Damn it …"

She stomped her feet in anger.

The ground was shaking and the fruit tree was shaking. She moved back in fear when she heard the sound of the leaves swaying. But when she realized that she was being cautious and nervous, she flew into a rage. How hateful!!

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Su Ping exited the scroll and fell into deep thought.

He didn't get any useful information from Tang Ruyan but her silly reaction did give him some useful information.

First of all, even the Tang family, which had connections in several base cities, didn't know the truth about the Mysterious Realm. Su Ping could tell that the person in charge of the Mysterious Realm was much more powerful. That person had to be above the titled rank!

Second, the Chosen One List was not trustworthy. Not even Tang Ruyan, who was at the top of the list, knew anything about the Mysterious Realm. The list was meant to fool people. In fact, someone might have already reached the eighth or even the ninth dragon bone.

Third, Tang Ruyan was adorably silly. It seemed that his attempt to elicit information from the Tang family would go smoothly …