22: Chapter 22 Who Stole My Opportunity!

After the battlefield was cleared, Wawan held a storage ring and slowly walked up to Su Ming, her posture extremely respectful.

"Lord God, a total of 8,112 monsters were slain in this battle. All collectable spiritual materials, magic cores, and resources inside and outside the lair have been fully counted, collected, and stored in this ring."

This storage ring was specifically handed over to Wawan by Su Ming when he was transferring the dragon bones earlier, used for deploying thralls and taking full charge of clearing the battlefield.

Su Ming raised his hand to take the ring, and his divine sense swept into it.

The next instant, bright brilliance suddenly burst from the depths of his eyes, and an irrepressible ecstasy surged in his heart.

The previously empty storage ring was now completely filled to the brim with all kinds of heavenly treasures and materials. All resources were classified, neatly arranged, and well-organized.

"One hundred stalks of Netherglow Grass, fifty stalks of Red Water Chestnut Flowers, over seven thousand magic cores, several millennium spiritual ores from the secret realm..."

Su Ming swept through them one by one, ecstatic joy churning in his heart.

Who would have thought that the foundation of a monster lair would be so unimaginably rich. If all these resources were cashed out, their value would definitely exceed one hundred thousand divine crystals!

Su Ming couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Indeed, a horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a person cannot get rich without windfall wealth.

The harvest from this trip was simply too bountiful!

With a thought in his mind and without a moment's pause, he waved his hand to transfer all the resources out of the storage ring, storing them within his own Jiuyou Divine Domain to be sealed away.

Only his own divine domain was the safest place.

The moment the resources entered the domain, a sudden change occurred.

Su Ming keenly noticed that the Jiuyou Divine Domain could autonomously assimilate these external spiritual materials, wanting to transform them all into nether attributes!

His heart stirred, and he immediately manipulated the nether yin qi to envelop a stalk of Netherglow Grass.

Visible to the naked eye, the originally verdant spiritual grass rapidly darkened in color, its textures and lines reorganizing and transforming. Within a few breaths, it turned into a brand-new nether spiritual grass with a bizarre form and restrained yin qi, one of a kind in the world.

Su Ming raised his hand to summon it to his palm, sensing it carefully.

"The basic medicinal efficacy is virtually the same as the original, but the enhancement effect on nether thralls is directly doubled."

Brilliant light flickered in his eyes, which then slightly converged as he thought to himself: "It's just that this kind of nether spiritual grass has never appeared in the world before. If it leaks out in large quantities, it will inevitably attract prying eyes and breed disaster. Afterwards, I must think of a secure way to handle it and avoid making a fuss."

Having made up his mind, he casually threw the spiritual grass back into the Jiuyou Divine Domain to be sealed.

Immediately after, Su Ming's gaze fell upon the trial token at his waist. With a sweep of his divine sense, the real-time leaderboard of the secret realm abruptly appeared.

On the leaderboard, his points totaled over 19,000, yet his rank was merely sixty-sixth.

"It seems I'm not the only one with opportunities; not a single genius from the major planets is mediocre."

Su Ming sighed softly. Twenty thousand proud talents competing on the same stage, hidden dragons and crouching tigers, far exceeded his expectations.

He casually glanced at Gu Qingfeng's ranking; the other party was ranked eighty-eighth. To achieve such results on the opening day was already extremely dazzling.

After putting away the token, Su Ming searched the entire palace once more to make sure nothing was missed before leaving.

...

Not long after Su Ming and his group left, a stream of light pierced through the distant sky.

A brocade-robed youth led over ten thousand thralls to forcefully descend upon this place, brimming with menacing momentum.

But when he saw the devastated battlefield that had long been completely cleared out, his expression instantly darkened completely, and the ferocity between his brows surged explosively.

"How is that possible!"

He cried out in a low voice, full of disbelief: "The commander of this lair is a Transcendent Eighth-Stage peak monster, which ordinary geniuses simply have no power to shake. Who on earth wiped out this place in advance?!"

As the thought settled, his heart suddenly sank, and an extreme panic and anger surged into his heart.

"The lair has been cleared, so the dragon-related supreme treasure... must have also been taken away by someone!"

He could no longer care about his subordinates, his figure flashed as he charged straight into the deep lair, heading directly for the ancient palace at the very depths.

But the moment he stepped into the main hall, he froze completely in place.

The entire palace was empty, with only a wisp of residual dragon might, thin to the extreme, proving the supreme opportunity that once existed here.

The suppressed anger to the extreme completely broke through its shackles, and the youth gritted his teeth and let out a low roar, his voice hoarse and ferocious: "Dammit!!"

His chest heaved violently, his eyes filled with unwillingness and madness, countless forbearance and expectations collapsing completely at this moment.

"Years ago, my clan's elder brother accidentally strayed into this place, perceived the hidden dragon might in the lair, and knew that a dragon supreme treasure was hidden here! Regrettably, his strength was insufficient at the time, so he could only give up with regret."

"This time the secret realm opened early, and the family spared no cost, overdrawing my potential and consuming massive resources, just to let me step into the secret realm and seize this treasure!"

"I forced my way into the secret realm at the cost of damaging my foundation and restricting my future cultivation, only to find someone else had beaten me to it!!"

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white, his eyes bloodshot, full of despair and venom in his heart.

That was a treasure carrying the aura of the dragon race!

As long as he captured this item, he would have the opportunity to sprint towards a top-tier divine palace, and at that time it would be a direct ascent to the heavens!

His family was merely a bottom-tier small family on Blue Star, with only two True Gods holding down the fort.

His rise carried the hopes of the entire family.

But now, years of preparation had ultimately ended up like drawing water with a bamboo basket—completely empty!

"Who... Who on earth stole my opportunity!!"

The final question was squeezed out hard from between his teeth, piercingly venomous.

He lowered his head to look at the blood stains on the ground that had not yet completely dried, his eyes blood-red, killing intent soaring to the heavens.

"The blood is not yet cold, the person definitely hasn't gone far!"

"All personnel listen to the order, disperse and pursue! Dig three feet into the ground, and you must find that person out! No one can take Wang Haoyu's things!"

Over ten thousand thralls boisterously acknowledged the order, instantly scattering and surging forth to pursue in all directions.

...

Outside the secret realm, divine warships floated in the sky, and a huge virtual leaderboard hung above the void, real-time refreshing the rank changes of the Hanging Secret Realm's proud talents.

Luo Li stared at the names on the light screen, her tone full of exclamation and approval, turning sideways to look at Mu Qingge beside her.

"Sister Mu, your vision is simply too sharp! You really didn't misjudge him!"

Mu Qingge's cold and detached gaze fell upon the two characters "Su Ming" on the leaderboard, a trace of obvious surprise flashing across the depths of her eyes.

Although she had casually favored Su Ming earlier, she hadn't truly pinned high hopes on him.

The Hanging Secret Realm gathered the top geniuses of the entire Canglan Star Domain, and major clans had passed down for hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, with extremely profound foundations.

Before entering the secret realm, the descendants of major clans all had secret realm information provided by their families, and were fully supported by their families, far surpassing Su Ming at the starting line.

Su Ming being able to rush into the top seventy on the opening day was something she had never even imagined before this.

Mu Qingge pondered for a moment, slowly shook her head, and her tone remained calm: "It is only the first day of the secret realm now; there are still many variables, and it is too early to say."

Hearing this, Luo Li suddenly leaned in half a step closer, lowering her voice to ask mysteriously: "Sister Mu, is that rumor from before true?"

"It should be true." Mu Qingge nodded slightly, her eyes distant, "The early opening of the secret realm this time is to pave the way for this matter. It's just that the specific selection rules are still unknown."

"I really envy this group of little fellows." Luo Li looked up and sighed softly, her face full of emotion, "Back in our day, we didn't have such an opportunity. The children of this batch are truly blessed."