Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 209 Pre-selection Mark

So fast!

Su Ping had no time to dodge and could only hurriedly raise his star shield.

A flash of golden light pierced through the star shield and struck Su Ping directly on the head.

hum!

Su Ping felt his mind buzzing and went blank. When he came to his senses, he felt a heat on his forehead, as if something was moving on it. The feeling was extremely strange and somewhat terrifying.

Su Ping reached out and touched it, feeling a winding line of flesh protruding from his forehead.

What is that?

He completed his challenge against the Ninth Dragon Bone in the breeding grounds without such an unexpected turn of events.

As he felt a growing unease, a scene suddenly appeared in his mind: an ancient and desolate world, with lightning and thunder, and raging storms, as if the whole world was on the verge of its end.

Immediately afterwards, a golden light appeared, and from the vast, towering forest of giant trees stretching for thousands of miles, a five-clawed golden dragon as large as a mountain range soared into the sky, roaring as it charged towards the thunder in the heavens.

However, within the dark clouds filled with lightning, there seemed to be a blurry yet enormous figure wielding lightning, slashing down fiercely.

The five-clawed golden dragon was pierced through the body by lightning, and its scales shattered.

The scorching white light instantly drained the color from the world and caused Su Ping a sharp pain in his eyes. When his vision returned, he found himself back in the ancient battlefield space within the Ninth Dragon Bone.

Just as Su Ping was stunned, a series of messages suddenly jumped into his mind.

After absorbing all this information, Su Ping's eyes lit up with realization. The scene he had seen earlier was the old dragon king's death scene, and the information that was now surfacing in his mind was about this secret realm.

In addition, he also learned what the fleshy lines on his forehead were.

This is a pre-selected mark.

He obtained the right to inherit the legacy through the Ninth Dragon Bone, and thus received this mark.

Having this mark qualifies one to inherit the Dragon King's legacy.

If all the energy seals in the dragon-scale landmasses within this secret realm are broken, the inheritance will be activated immediately. At that time, he, who possesses the pre-selected mark, will be directly summoned through the mark and teleported to this secret realm to enter the inheritance space.

In addition, this preselected mark has various other abilities.

First, through this pre-selection mark, Su Ping can enter the Dragon King's Secret Realm at any time. Even if the entrance to the secret realm is closed, he can still be teleported in directly!

Secondly, this pre-selection mark contains the power of a remnant soul of the Dragon King. In times of crisis, it can activate the Dragon Soul and summon the remnant spirit of the Dragon King to assist in battle. And the combat power of this remnant spirit of the Dragon King... is at the level of a King Beast!

This is a life-saving talisman given by the Dragon King to the successor!

After all, there aren't many beings who can come to the Ninth Dragon Bone and obtain its inheritance qualifications, so it naturally has to take care of them.

In addition, through this pre-selection mark, Su Ping can be directly teleported to any Dragon Scale Land. Furthermore, he also knows many things about this secret realm, such as the progress of the Dragon Scale Land being opened up.

When he received the Pre-selection Mark, the progress of the development of the Dragonscale Land also appeared in his mind. After Su Ping read it carefully, he was stunned.

This is not the 57 Dragon Scale Regions he had heard about, but a full 95 Regions!

Most of it has already been cleared out!

With 14 Dragon Scale regions remaining, the inheritance process will officially begin!

"Actually, 95 regions have been opened up. No wonder I couldn't find so many important treasures. I thought they were destroyed by monsters. It seems that someone else got there first."

"From 57 regions to 95 regions, the difference is almost double. Obviously, it cannot be achieved in such a short period of time with this opening. It must have been kept secret from the outside world."

Su Ping's eyes flickered; concealing the truth from outsiders was a question worth considering.

If it's not something to be ashamed of, why hide it?

"Could it be that those who control the secret realm already know its true significance? Opening the secret realm is merely to accelerate the expansion of the Dragon Scale region. Once the entire region is expanded, the inheritance can be activated..."

If that's the case, then perhaps the height of the dragon bone challenge isn't what's publicly announced. While only Tang Ruyan and her group reached the sixth dragon bone, some may have secretly already reached the seventh or eighth.

Su Ping had a guess in his mind.

He was very familiar with the Dragon King's legacy site, but not with the actual situation of this secret realm, as it was his first time here.

After thinking for a moment, Su Ping took out the scroll and extended his thoughts inside. He saw Tang Ruyan sitting under the Soul Fruit Tree, looking bored. She had obviously given up on finding the exit of the scroll.

"How much do you know about this Dragon Bone Challenge?" Su Ping asked telepathically, his voice booming like thunder within the scroll, grand and majestic.

Tang Ruyan was feeling incredibly bored. When Su Ping closed the scroll, she tried her best, but finally learned to give up.

She couldn't find any way out.

With her combat strength, she couldn't break through the painting or forcibly escape unless Su Ping released her on his own initiative.

Realizing this, she stopped wasting her time and sat under the fruit tree, inhaling its unique fragrance, cultivating her star power while contemplating other things.

Seeing the scroll unfurl and Su Ping's consciousness seep in, she awoke from her cultivation, overjoyed to finally have a chance to negotiate.

Hearing Su Ping's question, she was somewhat surprised, wondering why Su Ping would ask her about the dragon bone. Did Su Ping also intend to challenge the dragon bone? However, considering Su Ping's age, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. With Su Ping's talent, he was indeed qualified to challenge the dragon bone.

Reaching the seventh dragon bone is definitely not a problem, and perhaps even the eighth dragon bone can be challenged.

She looked up at the enormous face conjured by Su Ping's thoughts in mid-air, her expression turning indifferent. She said, "Let me out, and I'll tell you. Besides, we can make a deal: let me go, and I'll forgive and forget. I won't harm you in the slightest for the fruit tree. Otherwise..."

"You answer whatever I ask. A prisoner has no right to bargain!" Su Ping said coldly.

"you!"

"Hmph, I've already said what I wanted to say. If you don't agree, I'll just die, and you won't get this fruit tree either!" Tang Ruyan stood up, her star power surging and enveloping the fruit tree as she made a threat.

Su Ping seemed to have given in, saying, "Alright, tell me about the dragon bone first, and I can consider it."

Tang Ruyan was overjoyed to see Su Ping back down. This tactic had indeed worked. After all, she was imprisoned and about to die. In Su Ping's eyes, her life was not necessarily worth sacrificing such a precious fruit tree.

"Then it's settled." Tang Ruyan said, but her star power still enveloped the fruit tree and did not withdraw. As long as Su Ping made any move, she could destroy the fruit tree instantly. "I don't know much about the dragon bone. If you ask me how to challenge it, then you're just asking for nothing. I've only challenged up to the sixth dragon bone, and I don't know about what comes after that."

Su Ping asked, "Do you know who has currently reached the highest point on the dragon bone, and which section of the dragon bone they have reached?"

Tang Ruyan was taken aback, a complex look appearing in her eyes. "You want to challenge the Dragon Bone Prodigy Ranking? The current number one is Ye Tianming from the Ye family in Longchuan Base City! He reached the sixth Dragon Bone last time, and I heard he's aiming for the seventh Dragon Bone this time, but he hasn't officially started yet. However, I heard he's been cultivating extremely diligently these past few years and has also obtained a rare top-tier pet beast, so he should have a good chance of reaching the seventh Dragon Bone."

"The Dragon Bone Prodigy Ranking? Does that even have any value?"

Since learning the true extent of the Dragon Scale Land's development, Su Ping had become somewhat dismissive of this published, simplistic list, saying, "So, according to you, the highest-ranking one we know of so far is the Sixth Dragon Bone? Are there any others that have reached very high levels but aren't listed?"

Tang Ruyan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant when she heard Su Ping question the Dragon Bone Prodigy Ranking. After all, she had been vying for a place on the list and taking pride in it. Now, Su Ping seemed to be looking down on the list.

Although she knew that Su Ping was very strong and that he was very likely to become number one if he were to challenge the Dragon Bone Prodigy Ranking, she found it hard to accept Su Ping's disdainful attitude.

"Apart from the older generation, the younger generation is ranked according to this list of prodigies," Tang Ruyan said unhappily.

Su Ping couldn't help but glance at her, surprised that the young master of a powerful family was so naive. However, he was too lazy to correct her thinking and asked again, "Do you know that this secret realm is a place of inheritance?"

Tang Ruyan was stunned. "The Land of Inheritance? What inheritance?"

Su Ping felt disappointed upon seeing her reaction; it seemed she was also unaware of the situation.

"I never expected that your Tang family, who seem so powerful, would be kept in the dark. You didn't even know that this secret realm was a place of inheritance. You're too naive," Su Ping said with deep disappointment.

Tang Ruyan was taken aback.

But she was quick-witted and soon deduced some information from Su Ping's words, saying, "You mean, this secret realm is an ancient inheritance site? Then whose inheritance is it... Could it be the Dragon King's inheritance? My god, that's a creature of the king level, this inheritance..."

Her eyes widened, her face filled with shock, and she instantly lost her composure.

She had been to this secret realm several times, but she never expected that it would actually be a place of inheritance!

Moreover, it's the inheritance of a king-level creature; just imagine how precious that inheritance must be!

After the initial shock, she looked up at Su Ping and couldn't help but ask, "How did you know this was a place of inheritance? If it is an inheritance, how do you obtain it? Could it be...?" A guess immediately formed in her mind, but this guess made her heart tremble.

Su Ping had wanted to ask her for some information, but seeing that she knew nothing about it, he lost interest in chatting and said coldly, "Take good care of the fruit trees. As I said before, if you lose even one leaf, you'll die a horrible death."

After saying that, he consciously withdrew from the painting.

Tang Ruyan was stunned.

Her thoughts gradually returned from the secret realm's inheritance, and she was somewhat bewildered when she saw the closed scroll.

They ran away again?

His tone is so arrogant, isn't he really afraid that she will damage the fruit tree?

However, Su Ping left just like that, and she really didn't dare to damage the fruit tree rashly. After all, it was her only bargaining chip, and if she destroyed it, she would surely die!

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, guessing that Su Ping had anticipated this, which was why he dared to treat her this way.

"Damn it..."

She stomped her feet in anger.

The ground shook, the fruit trees swayed, and she heard the leaves fluttering. Startled, she quickly pulled her feet back, but realizing her cautious and tense posture, she was instantly filled with uncontrollable rage. How hateful!

……

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Consciousness withdrew from the painting, and Su Ping fell into deep thought.

Although he didn't get any useful information from Tang Ruyan, her dazed reaction still gave him some useful intelligence.

First, even a powerful family like the Tang family, which spans several base cities, is unaware of the truth about this secret realm. This shows that the power of the one who controls this secret realm is even more powerful and terrifying, definitely a being above the title level!

Secondly, this Dragon Bone Prodigy Ranking is obviously unreliable. Even Tang Ruyan, who is at the top of the list, is unaware of the truth, which shows that this thing is just a hoax. In reality, some people may have already challenged the eighth or even the ninth dragon bone.

Third, Tang Ruyan is really adorable and innocent, so it seems like getting information about the Tang family later will go smoothly...

(End of this chapter)