Chapter 258: The Sea Serpent Token and the Azure Sea Essence! The Breakthrough Begins!

Chapter 258: The Sea Serpent Token and the Azure Sea Essence! The Breakthrough Begins!

On Yan Xun Island, Sang Sheng and Huang Tianbing observed a display screen, showing a first-person perspective of the secret realm.

The situation within the secret realm was beyond Huang Tianbing's expectations. When countless Blackwater Mystical Snakes appeared, he became genuinely anxious.

Although Sang Sheng had made thorough preparations, the Asura Squad was the most elite secret realm exploration team of the Heavenward Inspectorate.

But one can never be too careful.

The outcome was beyond what even Sang Sheng had anticipated, let alone Huang Tianbing.

What kind of companion beast or strange mechanical weapon was that peculiar, shape-shifting shield? Huang Tianbing didn't know, but there was no denying that the power of this object was unquestionable. He estimated that it must be another trump card that Sang Sheng had given to Su Ping.

However, only Sang Sheng herself knew that she hadn't given him this item.

This thing was purely something Su Ping had created on his own.

Could this be what Su Ping had been working on with Liu Fuhai and Zhu Hong these past few days?

Sang Sheng pondered this in her heart but spoke up again, "The capabilities of the Heavenward Inspectorate make me very suspicious!"

With just a simple sentence, Huang Tianbing's forehead broke out in a sweat.

He hurriedly replied, "Please forgive me, Sang Sheng. Indeed, we were not adequately prepared..."

Sang Sheng didn't even blink, "Not adequately prepared? Does that excuse everything? You should know the consequences if this space were to collapse. If I weren't here, could you guarantee to eradicate all the Blackwater Mystical Snakes after they appear and prevent them from spreading? Yan Xun Island is only twenty kilometers away from the coastal provinces of Jianghai Province in the Bohai Sea. Although there are legions stationed there, what if something unexpected happens? At the same time, after the space becomes chaotic, Yan Xun Island may not be torn into four or five pieces, but it will definitely be impossible to continue living there. This is a destruction of the Dragon Kingdom's territory!"

Huang Tianbing felt a bit suffocated by the series of accusations.

However, at this moment, what Sang Sheng said was indeed true.

But he also understood the underlying meaning in Sang Sheng's words and quickly responded, "This is my negligence. I will definitely make amends when I return. At the same time, Su Ping, as a breeder, can take away two items from this secret realm!"

Sang Sheng glanced at him, then stopped speaking. Her narrow eyes slowly narrowed as she seemed to notice something in the video footage.

At this moment, Su Ping had no idea that Sang Sheng was advocating for him outside, securing benefits. All of Su Ping's attention was focused on absorbing the essence of space and enjoying the process.

It was at this moment that Su Ping truly understood what it meant to have abundant resources.

Compared to the previous secret realms he had absorbed from, including the peculiar flame phoenix secret realm, the rest were all inferior.

The difference was so vast that it couldn't be accurately measured through words.

The richness of the essence in the Mystical Snake Secret Realm far surpassed that of any other secret realm Su Ping had absorbed before.

His Beastmaster Space expanded at an astonishing rate during this absorption, and at the same time, abundant water-attributed energy slowly infused it.

Not only that, but Su Ping also felt that his spirit energy was improving.

It even elevated to the point where Su Ping almost forced his realm to break through to the Overlord Rank.

At this moment, Su Ping's entire body began to emit chaotic spiritual fluctuations.

Su Ping knew that regardless of whether there were other resources to activate the space's traits, his breakthrough was about to begin.

However, this was clearly not the right place for a breakthrough.

Su Ping clenched his teeth and forcefully suppressed the surging spirit energy, directing it all into his Beastmaster Space.

Fortunately, the Flame Nurturing Domain in his Beastmaster Space had a space trait that could condense flame fruits through spirit energy, temporarily calming the surging spirit energy.

But Su Ping also understood that as soon as his spirit energy recovered, it would surge again.

He couldn't keep suppressing it like this.

Returning to the Heart of Wood, it was time for the breakthrough.

Nevertheless, as the secret realm space continued to be absorbed, cracks appeared.

Under the pressure of the secret realm, the five people's figures began to flicker within the space filled with cracks, and then the scene gradually transitioned to the outside world.

The space collapsed and dissipated.

Su Ping, with his eyes closed, stood in place, digesting and sensing the changes in his Beastmaster Space.

The space expanded further, revealing a brand-new area.

This area was different from all the previous ones, which were all flat.

But at this moment, what appeared was a deep pit.

At the bottom of the pit, there was about a handful of water.

At the same time, the Beastmaster Space provided feedback on the newly acquired space trait.

[Incomplete Pool of Accumulated Water: A water-attributed field trait that can continuously absorb energy as a water source, but due to its incomplete state, some of its abilities are missing.]



Incomplete!

Su Ping was speechless.

In the fire-attributed secret realm, he only had to extend his hand into it and absorb from the outside to gain a new trait. Now, standing within the secret realm and absorbing such a vast amount of essence, he couldn't even acquire a complete space trait.

This showed that acquiring space traits might not be as simple as Su Ping had thought.

The previous Flame Nurturing Domain seemed to be purely due to the peculiar fire domain, which was indeed very different from the secret realms left behind by the Beastmaster Space.

However, this was enough to initially satisfy the balance of water and fire elements within the Beastmaster's Space.

Su Ping opened his eyes, and everyone else was staring intently at him. The previous Tidal Secret Realm had disappeared, and his figure had returned once again to Yan Xun Island.

Everyone's gaze was somewhat peculiar, especially Sang Sheng.

As a Holy Spirit-level existence, Sang Sheng naturally could sense the spiritual ripples emanating from Su Ping at this moment.

Clearly, she had witnessed everything that had just happened and understood that after Su Ping destroyed this secret realm, he seemed to have gained a significant advantage.

Therefore, it was no wonder that Sang Sheng had doubts, and her gaze towards this stinky brat at this moment was somewhat suspicious.

Could this little brat have intentionally let that wolf destroy the Lin Sea Secret Realm and turn it into that state when he went to the Demon Capital Academy?

Then, did he want to take this opportunity to absorb the essence? But what exactly is this ability? Is it the innate talent effect of the Companion Beast Home after its upgrade? Or is it a skill of some special companion beast, or even a spatial trait or some kind of meditation technique?

Su Ping didn't think about Sang Sheng's doubts at this moment and hurriedly said, "The matter is resolved, let's go back first."

His unstable realm fluctuations had already explained why he was so anxious.

However, Sang Sheng spoke decisively, "You should first suppress your spiritual realm. The items produced by this secret realm haven't been collected yet!"

Su Ping, of course, knew this, but since Sang Sheng had spoken, he could only continue to endure a little longer.

However, what Su Ping didn't expect was that Sang Sheng seemed to have planned this all along.

After she signaled for all the scavenged items to be released from the spatial wristband, she fixed her gaze on one particular item, and with a look of confirmation, she smiled and said, "Wan She Shengzhe, Liang Dynasty's initial Eastern Sea Area Saint-level Beastmaster, was most skilled in the cultivation of various snake and python-type companion beasts. During the Liang Dynasty, and the Beastmaster's Space. During the Liang Dynasty, he left behind a formidable reputation!"

Regarding how this rising Holy Spirit-level existence from the Liang Dynasty had reached this point, there were various speculations.

After he spoke, everyone was slightly stunned, including Su Ping, who obviously didn't understand why this person was talking about the origin of the secret realm's owner at this moment.

However, soon after, she got to the main point.

Sang Sheng paused and continued, "In fact, Wan She Shengzhe Liu Changming did have an unimaginable background! When he was young, he once saved a special existence.

This existence was not a person but a snake, a snake that had drifted and sought refuge in the deep sea, a snake that originated from the endless sea, the vast underwater world east of the East Sea.

It was the ninth son of the Snake Kingdom's Mystic Snake Grand Sage during that era, and he later formed a soul bond with him. Based on this relationship, Liu Changming gained the qualification to venture into the endless sea and enter the Snake Sealed Kingdom.

His innate talent was extraordinary, and his strength increased rapidly. Moreover, on several occasions, he helped the Snake Sealed Kingdom overcome numerous difficulties, not only earning the favor of the Snake Lord of that generation but also receiving great status.

Liu Changming was granted an extremely high position and was bestowed the Sea Serpent Token, representing the endless sea's Snake Kingdom. Whoever holds the Sea Serpent Token can enter the Snake Sealed Kingdom, receive the Snake Kingdom's hospitality, and make one request or ask for help from the Snake Kingdom!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ping and the Huang Tianbing in front of him finally understood why Sang Sheng wanted to talk about these things.

Sure enough, a strange dark blue token, carefully preserved in an iron jade box, appeared in their hands.

And in the next second, Sang Sheng directly threw it to Su Ping.

"Although the endless sea is filled with constant warfare among the various underwater countries, and the Snake Kingdom has been in decline since the Liang Dynasty, it still has its foundation.

Take this with you, and in the future, it might be useful for diplomatic relations between the Dragon Country and the Snake Kingdom."

"Diplomatic relations?"

Sang Sheng gave Su Ping a peculiar look and then smiled, saying, "The Snake Kingdom has always been affiliated with us, and it is one of the stable diplomatic underwater countries in the endless sea. If the Dragon Country wants to engage in diplomatic activities with the Snake Kingdom, they don't need this token."

"Hmm..."

Su Ping was stunned and scratched his head.

At this moment, he gained a new understanding of the Dragon Country's strength.

Did the Dragon Country have a vassal country primarily composed of beasts?

Thinking of this, Su Ping calmly took the token into his hands amidst the painful gazes of Huang Tianbing and the others.

The token felt icy cold.

It seemed to be carved from ancient, unmeltable frost, entirely dark blue, and on it was engraved an enormous black giant snake.

It looked extremely realistic, not like a carving.

What surprised Su Ping even more was that at this moment, on the back of the Sea Serpent Token, there were lines of characters engraved.

These characters were actually the ancient serpent script!

Could it be that the origin of this ancient serpent script was from the Snake Kingdom in the endless sea?

It shouldn't be that bad, right?

Su Ping didn't understand the meaning, but at this moment, he didn't have the energy or spiritual power to comprehend the information on the token.

We'll talk about it later.

He tossed this thing into the Beast Space.

Sang Sheng continued to be in the midst of Huang Tianbing's painful gaze, and brought out another item.

"Earlier, Huang Jianzheng said that this time, when exploring the Xuan Snake Mystic Realm, you'll be taking the lead and doing most of the heavy lifting. So, from the resources produced in this realm, you can take two!"

After Sang Sheng's explanation, she tossed the other casually picked-up item to Su Ping:

"Earlier, I heard that the Breeding Association and the Legion are looking for a water-based item to further develop the Beast Space. Coincidentally, this place produced one!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ping's eyes lit up.

No wonder the Zhang family brothers are so interested in tomb raiding.

No wonder the Celestial Inspectorate is so lavish.

Turns out the rewards are truly immense!

This is just a Mystic Realm, and with this Sea Serpent Token, a resource of this caliber, if we get more of them, wouldn't it be a huge deal?

Su Ping's heart stirred as he looked at the item Sang Sheng had thrown to him.

It was a small water bead.

About the size of a dragon's eye.

It appeared in a deep blue, looking extremely clear and beautiful.

During this time, Su Ping had been eagerly awaiting such a water-based resource, and naturally, at first glance, he recognized what it was.

Azure Sea Essence.

A pinnacle-level resource for the Imperial Rank.

Can be applied to companion beasts and beastmasters, after the beastmaster uses it, the energy of water elements born in the Mystic Realm increases, and at the same time, there is a certain probability of acquiring the spatial trait 'Emerald Tide'.

Good heavens, Su Ping couldn't help but feel tears welling up, what does it mean to search high and low, only to find it effortlessly?

He had been looking for this kind of thing for so long that he was almost going crazy.

After absorbing the Mystic Realm, not only did he obtain such an incomplete trait pool, but he also managed to get this resource.

At this moment, Su Ping looked at Huang Tianbing with a more intimate gaze.

Good person!

Good brother!

No, a good pen pal!

He hadn't encountered such a good thing in so many years.

Therefore, for the first time, Su Ping sincerely expressed his gratitude to Huang Tianbing, who was a bit helpless on the side:

"Huang Jianzheng, if there are any more unsolvable Mystic Realms in the future, just find me. As a member of the Celestial Inspectorate, it's absolutely our duty!"

Huang Tianbing pursed his lips and finally could only say:

"Sure, I'll definitely look for you when the time comes."

Although the two most valuable things in the Mystic Realm were directly taken away by Sang Sheng using a bamboo pole, Huang Tianbing couldn't say anything.

If it weren't for Su Ping, not only would they not get a single valuable thing from the Mystic Realm, but they might also cause quite a bit of trouble with the space disorder.

Thinking of this, Huang Tianbing felt it was worth it.

Moreover, Su Ping's ability was indeed impressive.

So, Huang Tianbing thought it over and, feeling a bit embarrassed, tossed the sheepskin scroll on the ground to Su Ping:

"This should be the cultivation insights of the Sage of Ten Thousand Serpents, right? The Celestial Inspectorate will hand this over to the Breeding Association later, and you, as a senior breeder of the Breeding Association, can pass it on."

As expected of someone who can reach the rank of Celestial Inspectorate, he's really good at getting along with people.

Originally, it was something to be handed over to the Breeding Association, but now that Su Ping is involved, he's a senior breeder, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to pass it on, right? Looking at it for a while longer shouldn't be an issue, right? In the end, it's about giving it when the time comes.

Su Ping chuckled and didn't refuse, seeing this good pen pal even more satisfied.

Even Sang Sheng, standing by, nodded in approval.

Thus, Huang Tianbing's purpose was undoubtedly achieved.

"Alright, I can't hold on much longer. Huang Jianzheng, I won't stay long."

Su Ping waved his hand and finally continued onto Sang Sheng's Luo River Lotus.

This time, the return trip was much faster.

Sang Sheng could also feel that Su Ping now needed a quiet environment to complete his breakthrough, and at the fastest speed, in less than twenty minutes, he crossed the distance of the West Dragon Lake, the East Sea, and the Heart of Ten Thousand Spirits.

When he returned to the Heart of Ten Thousand Spirits, the sky was only slightly west, but in less than half a day, he had achieved such a harvest, and Su Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Without any courtesy to Sang Sheng, Su Ping directly returned to his room, instructed Feifei, and finally lay down on his bed.

However, Su Ping didn't rush to activate his spiritual power and enter the breakthrough state.

Instead, he quickly calmed his own excited emotions.

From last June, when he finally awakened his talent and Beast Space, becoming a true beastmaster, until today, in just half a year, he was about to consecutively cross the ranks.

Su Ping's promotion speed could be described as rapid and vigorous.

However, along with the experiences he had gone through, Su Ping's vision had long since become broader.

He knew that this was just the beginning.

His journey as a beastmaster was still long!

The surging waves of emotion gradually subsided, and Su Ping slowly closed his eyes. The spiritual power that had been suppressed finally burst forth like a flood, instantly overwhelming him.

(End of Chapter)

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