7: Don't compare yourself with Qin Yang, you won't be able to survive if you continue to compare.

On a clearing full of shattered stones, Qin Yang's figure appeared in a flash of white light.

The Professionals who were gathered, chatting, all froze.

They were very familiar with the Secret Realm of Mother Insect Forest.

The Mother Insect Forest, one could say, was easy to enter but difficult to leave.

To exit the Secret Realm midway, one needed to meet the conditions of being out of combat.

And the fungal mat of the Mother Insect Forest was considered part of the Mother Insect.

As long as one touched the fungal mat, they would be located by the Mother Insect and considered to have entered combat status.

Therefore, in the Mother Insect Forest, it was impossible to exit midway throughout the entire process.

Unless a Town Portal Scroll was used.

But the channeling time for this item was extremely long.

Successfully activating it in front of a monster was almost unrealistic.

“Oh my, how did this guy get out?”

“Maybe he used some rare item. The Qin Family is so rich; this Young Master Qin must have life-saving items on him.”

“Alas! For us, entering a Secret Realm is like climbing a mountain of blades; we even have to prepare our last wills. But for him, it’s like a picnic; not a single hair is out of place.”

“Who told him not to worry about treasures? He probably went in, took a look, realized he couldn't win, and then came out.”

The Professionals speculated, their eyes filled with envy and unwillingness.

If they had a life-saving item, they wouldn't be stuck farming Materials in beginner Secret Realms for a living, even though they were already above Rank 10.

Suddenly, someone noticed something.

“Look! Qin Yang has something following him!”

The others simultaneously looked towards Qin Yang.

Only then did they realize... behind Qin Yang, there was a warrior wearing heavy armor, a golden Ghost Face (ghost mask), and a long saber at his waist.

The dark-gold armor had exquisite patterns, reflecting streaks of flowing light.

The long saber at his waist was almost the size of a polearm, radiating a chilling Evil Qi.

His two-meter height, combined with the Evil Qi-filled Ghost Face (ghost mask), made him look not to be trifled with!

“This summoned creature’s Aura is so strong...”

“Damn it! Qin Yang’s Awakening is actually a summoning-type profession!”

“I have to say, this person truly has good fortune!”

The Professionals were all filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Qin Yang entered the Secret Realm alone, but came out with two people.

Without a doubt, that heavily armored warrior was absolutely a summoned creature.

Qin Yang had awakened a hidden profession; this was known throughout Hongwu City, but no one knew the detailed information about his hidden profession.

Before, many people had said that with Qin Yang's ability, he might not be able to fully develop the capabilities of his profession.

Now it seemed they had overthought it.

Summoning-type professions were the most brainless.

As long as the summoned creature was powerful, even if the Professional was a dog, they could still have considerable combat power. Why would they need to develop it?

“Let me check the attributes of this summoned creature.”

Out of curiosity, a warrior wanted to use Detection Art on Qin Yang’s summoned creature.

A Ranger Professional beside him quickly advised, “Don’t do anything foolish! Using Detection Art on a Professional is equivalent to attacking them. If Qin Yang notices, he has reason to kill you.”

“It wouldn’t go that far, would it? Is Qin Yang’s temper that bad?”

The warrior didn’t believe it.

The Ranger shook his head, “Does having a good temper mean he’ll let you strip him bare? My ‘Danger Perception’ tells me that summoned creature is stronger than all of us. Don’t make trouble for yourself!”

Hearing the Ranger’s words, everyone showed shocked expressions.

“Qin Yang only awakened his profession yesterday, and this initial summoned creature is already stronger than us?”

“This is too exaggerated!!!”

“If that’s really the case, then he is fully capable of clearing the Mother Insect Forest.”

Everyone felt the Ranger’s words were a bit outrageous, but they would rather believe it than not.

Qin Yang’s hidden profession was only of unknown strength, not weak.

When he awakened, he caused a phenomenon of heaven and earth!

From this alone, one could judge that the strength of this hidden profession was at least at the extraordinary level.

It might even be Epic-grade!

If it was an Epic-grade profession... it would be reasonable for the initial summoned creature to have this level of strength.

“Having good fortune truly is different! Not only was he born into a good family, but his profession is also a hundred times stronger than ordinary people!”

“Crucially, it’s also the most brainless and easiest summoning-type profession.”

“Don’t compare yourselves; if you keep comparing, you won’t be able to live...”

The Professionals beat their chests and stamped their feet, hating heaven and earth, hating that they weren't Qin Yang.

Just then, Qin Yang walked over.

He nodded to the few people, smiled, and asked, “Can I show off... no, do you buy Materials?”

A clear voice and a gentle smile.

It actually made these Professionals, who had been mocking Qin Yang behind his back, feel as if they were basking in spring breeze.

Eh?

When did Qin Yang’s persona change?

Weren't the rumors that he was arrogant and out of touch?

Today, why does he seem so polite?

Everyone was a bit confused, secretly wondering if this person was truly Qin Yang.

As the leader of this gold-farming team, the Ranger was the first to react. He smiled at Qin Yang and said, “Young Master Qin, we buy all Materials from the Mother Insect Forest.”

Qin Yang nodded and said, “I happen to have one here. If the price is right, I’ll sell it to you.”

Saying that, he used a function in his personal interface to display the item information.

【Materials】: Mother Insect Venom Gland.

【Rank】: 5.

【Rarity】: Gold-grade.

“Mother Insect Venom Gland!!!”

As soon as Qin Yang’s information bar appeared, the Professionals all exclaimed simultaneously.

Item rarity was divided into: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Meteorite, Star Core.

The rarity of the Mother Insect Venom Gland was Gold-grade.

Opening a hundred Silver treasure chests might not even yield one.

But what surprised everyone wasn't that point.

The Mother Insect Venom Gland only dropped from the clear-stage treasure chest.

Which meant Qin Yang had already cleared the Secret Realm!

What the heck!

What was going on?

Several Professionals specializing in farming Materials were stunned.

All of them were Rank 16 or higher.

It still took them about an hour to fully traverse the Mother Insect Forest.

But Qin Yang had been in the Secret Realm for less than five minutes.

How did he clear it?

The Professionals looked at each other.

Each had their own guess in their hearts.

The clear condition for the Mother Insect Forest was to kill the Mutated Mother Insect.

Qin Yang having the Mother Insect Venom Gland proved that he had indeed killed the Boss.

This much was understandable.

Qin Yang’s summoned creature was even stronger than them.

Naturally, it had the strength to kill the Mutated Mother Insect.

But the problem was... five minutes wasn't even enough time to walk to the Boss!

Unless... he had a way to skip parts of the Secret Realm!

Thinking this, the Ranger Captain suddenly realized.

“Skipping parts” meant using certain methods to bypass minor stages in the Secret Realm, shortening the entire Strategy (strategy) process.

Some Secret Realms even allowed skipping all small monsters and going directly to the Boss room.

The Qin Family owned the strongest guild in Hongwu City, with numerous Professionals under its command. The number of times they had cleared Secret Realms probably reached millions.

It wasn't surprising that Qin Yang knew a few “skipping methods.”

Not only did he have a powerful summoned creature, but he also had tricks to go straight to the Boss room.

No wonder he dared to solo the Mother Insect Forest!

After figuring everything out, the Ranger Captain said to Qin Yang, “Young Master Qin, the purchase price for the Mother Insect Venom Gland is 60,000 Crystal Coin. I’m willing to offer an additional 5,000 Crystal Coin to make a friend. If that’s acceptable, we can trade now.”

“The price is good.”

Qin Yang readily agreed.

At the same time, a trade request popped up in front of the Ranger Captain.

【Qin Yang (Rank 9) has initiated a trade with you.】

【Trade Item】: Mother Insect Venom Gland.

【Trade Amount】: 65,000 Crystal Coin.

Seeing the prompt, the Ranger Captain stood frozen.

Huh?

He’s Rank 9?

Huh???

Didn’t he just Awaken yesterday?!?