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Chapter 258: The Serpent Seal and the Azure Sea Essence! Breakthrough Begins!
Chapter 258: The Serpent Seal and the Azure Sea Essence! Breakthrough Begins!
On Yanxun Island.
Sage Sang and Huang Tianbing watched a display screen.
The scene in the video was from the perspective of a few people.
The situation in this secret realm was beyond Huang Tianbing's imagination, and when numerous Blackwater Serpents appeared, he truly felt anxious.
Although Sage Sang had made thorough preparations, the Asura Squad was also the most elite secret realm exploration team of the Heavenward Surveillance.
But they were still worried about the unexpected.
However, the final outcome was beyond even Sage Sang's expectations.
What kind of pet beast was that strange, shape-shifting shield? Or was it some bizarre mechanical weapon? Huang Tianbing didn't know, but there was no denying that its power was unquestionable. It was probably another hidden card that Sage Sang had given to Su Ping?
However, only Sage Sang herself knew that she hadn't given him that item.
This thing was purely something Su Ping had created on his own.
Did this kid create this with Liu Fuhai and Master Zhu Hong?
Sage Sang pondered, then spoke again:
"The capabilities of the Heavenward Surveillance are truly astonishing!"
This simple statement caused sweat to appear on Huang Tianbing's forehead.
He quickly replied:
"Please forgive me, Sage Sang. Indeed, we were not fully prepared..."
Sage Sang didn't even blink:
"Not fully prepared? Does being unprepared solve everything? You should know the consequences if this space were to collapse. If I weren't here, could you guarantee that all the Blackwater Serpents would be eliminated without spreading after they appeared? Yanxun Island is only twenty kilometers away from the East Sea and many provinces of Jianghai Province. Even with the presence of the Legion, what if something goes wrong? At the same time, after the spatial anomaly, Yanxun Island may not be completely shattered, but it will definitely not remain intact. This is a destruction of our territory!"
Huang Tianbing felt a little stifled by these accusations.
But at this moment, what the other party said was indeed true.
However, Sage Sang noticed the hidden meaning in her words, and quickly said:
"This is my negligence. I will correct it when I return. Also, Beastmaster Su has been of great help to our Surveillance. This time, he can take two items produced from this secret realm!"
Sage Sang glanced at him, and only then did she stop speaking. Her narrow eyes slowly narrowed as she seemed to notice something in the video.
At this moment, Su Ping had no idea that Sage Sang was advocating for his interests outside. All of Su Ping's attention was focused on enjoying the absorption of the space's origin.
It was at this moment that Su Ping truly understood what it meant to have a strong backing.
Compared to this unknown Tide or Serpent secret realm, all the other secret realms he had absorbed, except for that strange Flame Phoenix secret realm, were nothing more than trivial toys.
The difference was so vast that it couldn't be accurately measured in words.
The richness of the Serpent secret realm's origin far surpassed that of any other secret realm Su Ping had absorbed before.
His Beast Taming Space expanded at an astonishing rate as it absorbed the origin, and at the same time, abundant water-attributed energy slowly infused into it.
Moreover, Su Ping could also feel his mental power increasing.
In fact, his mental power increased to the point where Su Ping almost couldn't control his realm and was about to forcibly break through to the Overlord Rank.
At this moment, Su Ping's spiritual fluctuations and aura began to surge chaotically.
Su Ping knew that regardless of whether there were other resources to activate the space's traits, his breakthrough was imminent.
However, this was clearly not the right place to break through.
Su Ping clenched his teeth and forcibly suppressed the terrifying surge in mental power, channeling it all into his Beast Taming Space.
Fortunately, the Flame Nurturing Domain in his Beast Taming Space could condense Flame Fruits through mental power. The previously surging mental power temporarily subsided.
However, Su Ping also knew that as his mental power recovered, it would continue to surge to this extent.
And he couldn't keep suppressing it forever.
It was time to break through once he returned to the Wood Heart.
Nonetheless, as the space's origin was absorbed, cracks appeared, and the secret realm began to collapse.
Under the pressure of the secret realm, the figures of the five people flickered amidst the cracks in the space, and the scene gradually transitioned to the outside world.
The space shattered and dissipated.
Su Ping, with his eyes closed, stood in his original spot, absorbing and comprehending the changes in his Beast Taming Space.
The space expanded further, revealing a brand-new area.
This area was different from all the previous ones, which were flat lands.
A deep pit appeared.
At the same time, feedback from the Beast Taming Space revealed a new space trait obtained from this absorption.
[Accumulating Pool (Incomplete): A water-attributed field trait that continuously absorbs energy as a water source, but due to its incomplete state, some trait abilities are missing.]
Incomplete!
Su Ping was speechless.
In the fire-attributed secret realm, he had merely extended his hand into it and absorbed from the outside, yet he gained a new trait. Now, standing within the secret realm and absorbing such a vast origin, he couldn't even obtain a complete space trait.
This indicated that absorbing space traits might not be as simple as Su Ping had thought.
The previous Flame Nurturing Domain seemed purely due to the strange fire domain, which indeed differed significantly from the normal secret realms left by Beast Taming Spaces.
However, this was sufficient to initially address the balance of water and fire elements within the Beast Taming Space.
Su Ping opened his eyes, and the others were staring intently at him. The previous Tide Vortex Realm had already disappeared, and his figure had returned to Yanxun Island.
Everyone's gaze was a little strange, especially Sage Sang.
As a Holy Spirit Rank existence, Sage Sang naturally sensed the mental ripples emanating from Su Ping at that moment.
Obviously, she had witnessed the previous scene clearly and understood that after Su Ping had destroyed the secret realm, he seemed to have gained a significant advantage.
No wonder Sage Sang was thinking so much; at this moment, her gaze at this stinky little brat was filled with suspicion.
Could it be that when this little brat went to the Megacity Academy, he intentionally let that wolf blow up the Lin Sea Secret Realm, turning it into that state?
And then he wanted to take this opportunity to absorb the resources? But what ability is this? Is it an innate effect of the Companion Beast Home after its enhancement? Or is it a skill of a special Companion Beast, or even a spatial trait, or some kind of mental technique?
At this moment, Su Ping wasn't thinking about Sage Sang's suspicions; he hurriedly said, "The matter is resolved; let's head back first."
His restless and unstable realm fluctuations already explained the reason for his urgency.
However, Sage Sang decisively spoke up, "You should first suppress your mental energy. The items produced in this secret realm haven't been collected yet!"
Of course, Su Ping knew, but since Sage Sang had spoken, he could only continue to endure for a while longer.
However, what Su Ping didn't expect was that Sage Sang seemed to have planned this all along.
After she gestured for everyone to release the items they had scavenged from the Spatial Bracelet, her gaze fixed on one particular item. With a nod and a smile, as if confirming her suspicions, she said, "The Serpent Sage, one of the early Eastern Sea Area Saint-rank Beastmasters in the initial period of the Liang Dynasty, was most adept at cultivating various types of serpentine Companion Beasts. He left behind a formidable reputation during the Liang Dynasty."
There were various speculations about how this rising Holy Spirit Rank existence of the Liang Dynasty had reached such heights.
Some said he was exceptionally talented and extremely lucky, and that he had an unknown background that others were unaware of...
After she spoke, everyone was slightly taken aback, including Su Ping, who clearly didn't understand why she was talking about the origin of the secret realm's owner at this time.
However, she soon got to the main point.
Sage Sang paused for a moment and then continued, "In fact, the Serpent Sage, Liu Changming, indeed had an unimaginable background! When he was a teenager, he saved a special existence.
This existence was not a person but a snake, a snake that had drifted to the East Sea to seek refuge. This snake came from the Endless Sea, a vast underwater world east of the East Sea.
It was during that era that he formed a soul contract with the ninth son of the Sacred Serpent Sage of the Snake Kingdom. Based on this relationship, Liu Changming gained the qualification to enter the Endless Sea and the Snake Kingdom.
He was naturally talented and his strength increased rapidly. Later, he helped the Snake Kingdom overcome several troublesome crises, not only earning the recognition of the Sacred Serpent Sage but also gaining the favor of the Snake King of that generation.
Liu Changming was granted a high status and was bestowed the Sea Serpent Seal, which represented the Snake Kingdom of the Endless Sea. Those who held the Sea Serpent Seal could enter the Snake Kingdom, receive their hospitality, and make one request or ask for help from the Snake Kingdom!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ping and the others, including Huang Tianbing, finally understood why Sage Sang wanted to talk about these things.
As expected, the next moment, Sage Sang extended her hand, picked up a strange dark blue token from among the items scavenged from the secret realm, and placed it in an iron-jade box. She then handed it to Su Ping.
"Although the Endless Sea is filled with constant warfare among the underwater nations, and no powerful entity has emerged to unify the sea since the Liang Dynasty, the Snake Kingdom has become weaker. Nevertheless, they still possess a deep foundation.
Take this with you; it might come in handy one day."
She gave it to him?
Su Ping blinked, looking at the object in his hand, somewhat unable to process what was happening.
He was, of course, familiar with the Beastmaster Empire.
Such an item, which represented diplomacy, was given to him just like that?
He subconsciously asked, "Sage Sang, shouldn't this be handed over to the Dragon Country for diplomatic purposes between the Dragon Country and the Snake Kingdom?"
"Diplomacy?"
Sage Sang gave Su Ping a strange look and then smiled, "The Snake Kingdom has always been a vassal state under our rule. It is one of the underwater nations with a stable relationship in the Endless Sea. If the Dragon Country wants to engage in diplomatic activities with the Snake Kingdom, they don't need this. This is for personal use."
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"Hmm..."
Su Ping was taken aback and scratched his head.
At this moment, he gained a new understanding of the Dragon Country's strength.
Could it be that the Dragon Country also has vassal states primarily composed of beasts?
With this thought, Su Ping confidently took the object into his hand amidst the pained gazes of Huang Tianbing and the others.
The object felt icy cold.
It was as if it had been carved from ancient, unmelting frost, its body a dark blue hue. On its surface, a giant black serpent was engraved.
It looked incredibly lifelike, unlike a mere carving.
What surprised Su Ping even more was that at that moment, on the back of the Sea Serpent Seal, there were inscriptions carved into the surface.
Could it be that the origin of the ancient serpent script is from the Snake Kingdom of the Endless Sea?
Shouldn't be the case, right?
Su Ping didn't understand what he meant, but at this moment, he didn't have the energy or mental strength to comprehend the ancient serpent script on the seal.
Let's talk about it later.
He tossed the item into the Beast Taming Space.
Sang Sheng, still feeling a bit sore, brought out another item under Huang Tianbing's gaze.
"Earlier, Huang Supervisor mentioned that you contributed the most and did the heaviest work in exploring this Black Water Serpent Mystic Realm. So, among the resources obtained this time, you can choose two!"
After Sang Sheng explained, she tossed the other item she casually picked up into Su Ping's hands:
"Earlier, I heard that you wanted a Water-type tool for the Beastmaster Association and the Legion to further develop the Beast Taming Space. Luckily, one was produced here!"
Upon hearing this, Su Ping's eyes lit up.
Damn, no wonder that Zhang family brother was so interested in tomb raiding!
No wonder this Heavenward Surveillance is so generous!
Turns out the harvest from this is incredibly huge!
Just from this single Mystic Realm, they obtained the Serpent Seal and such valuable resources. If they had more of these, wouldn't they strike it rich?
Su Ping's heart trembled as he looked at the item Sang Sheng had thrown to him.
It was a tiny water droplet, about the size of a dragon's eye, shimmering in a beautiful azure blue.
During this time, Su Ping had been longing for this type of Water-type resource, so he immediately recognized it at first glance.
Azure Sea Essence, an Emperor Rank peak special resource.
Can be used on both pets and Beastmasters. After a Beastmaster uses it, the Mystic Realm will generate increased Water Element energy, and there's a certain chance to obtain the Spatial Trait 'Azure Tide Surge'.
Su Ping couldn't help but feel tears welling up. What a stroke of good luck! He had been searching for something like this frantically.
Not only did he obtain this incomplete Accumulating Pool with a missing trait, but he also got this resource.
At this moment, Su Ping looked at Huang Tianbing with a warm and friendly gaze.
What a good person!
What a good brother!
No, a good pen pal!
He hadn't encountered such good fortune in many years.
So, for the first time, Su Ping sincerely expressed his gratitude to the slightly helpless Huang Tianbing:
"Huang Supervisor, if there are any more Mystic Realms like this in the future, just find me directly. As a member of Heavenward Surveillance, it's our duty to help without hesitation!"
Huang Tianbing pursed his lips and eventually replied:
"Sure, I'll definitely look for you when the time comes."
Although the two most valuable items in this Mystic Realm were directly taken away by Sang Sheng, Huang Tianbing couldn't say anything about it.
Without Su Ping, not only would they have failed to obtain any value or treasures from this Mystic Realm, but the spatial anomaly might have caused even more trouble.
Thinking of this, Huang Tianbing felt it was worth it.
Moreover, Su Ping's abilities were indeed intriguing. He said he was from Heavenward Surveillance, which made Huang Tianbing feel a bit embarrassed. So, he thought for a moment and tossed the sheepskin scroll on the ground to Su Ping:
"This should be the cultivation insights of the Serpent Sage, right? Heavenward Surveillance will hand this over to the Beastmaster Association later. Su Ping, as a senior Beastmaster, you can pass it on."
Indeed, he lived up to his reputation as the Supervisor of Heavenward Surveillance. This favor was well-played.
Originally, this item was to be handed over to the Beastmaster Association. With Su Ping's help, he, as a senior Beastmaster, should be able to take a look, right? Even if he looked at it for a while, what's the harm? After all, they would give it to the Beastmaster Association whenever they wanted.
Su Ping chuckled and didn't refuse, making the pen pal even more satisfied.
Even Sang Sheng, standing beside them, nodded in approval.
With this, Huang Tianbing's purpose was undoubtedly achieved.
"Alright, I can't hold on much longer. Supervisor Huang, I won't stay long."
Su Ping waved his hand and finally continued onto Sang Sheng's Luo Shui Xian Lian.
This return trip was much faster.
Sang Sheng wanted to provide Su Ping with a quiet environment to complete his breakthrough as quickly as possible. In less than twenty minutes, they crossed the distance from Xihu Lake, the East Sea, and the Heart of All Spirits.
When they returned to the Heart of All Spirits, the sun had barely started to set in the west. After more than half a day, they had such a harvest, and Su Ping heaved a sigh of relief.
Without any formalities with Sang Sheng, Su Ping returned to his room and, after giving instructions to Feifei, finally lay down on his bed.
However, Su Ping didn't rush to activate his mental energy and enter the breakthrough state.
Instead, he took a moment to calm his excited emotions.
Since last June, when he finally awakened his talent and Beast Taming Space, becoming a true Beastmaster, until today, more than half a year had passed, and he was about to consecutively cross two major cultivation realms. Su Ping's promotion speed was indeed astonishing.
However, through his various experiences, Su Ping's vision had become much broader.
He knew that this was just the beginning.
His journey as a Beastmaster was still long!
The surging emotions in his heart gradually subsided, and Su Ping slowly closed his eyes. The mental energy that had been suppressed all this time finally burst forth like a flood, instantly surging.
(End of Chapter)
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