Chapter 1017: Arrival at the Domain Gate
Right now, terrifying magical fluctuations erupted all across Opportunity Island, even worse than before.
The entire island was starting to quake violently.
That was due to excessive terrain destruction.
What made the Professionals even more pale-faced...
Half an hour later—
The three girls who had just ruined their opportunity hunt strolled leisurely back into the town, carrying a Golden Crow hatchling and a Holy Dragon hatchling.
"It's them!!"
All the lucky survivors surrounded them at once.
Well...
They only dared approach because this was a safe zone.
Within the safe zone, their skills and attacks had no effect on others.
That gave them the guts to come over and bark.
But Yun Man, Meng Shuang, and Chang Yue didn't even bother responding.
They ignored them coldly and walked toward the place where their master was staying.
No need to ask—they had a contract with Ling Zhan and could sense his location anytime.
"Who the hell are you? Why did you come here to cause trouble?!"
A Professional couldn't help shouting.
They were seriously upset about losing their loot.
After all, securing one opportunity was basically a ticket to riches.
Even more so—
If they got something tailored to them, they'd be soaring.
But it was all ruined by these three unknown girls.
That was...
"Enough! Shut up, trash!"
"You call it causing trouble? You think it's fine for you to kill each other for loot, but it's wrong when I kill you?"
"You've all been running around the wild this long and still need me to explain that crap to you?"
"In this world, opportunity belongs to the strong!"
"Since you're all just trash, then shut up and stay that way!"
"Not convinced?"
"Fine! If you've got a problem, step out of the safe zone and fight me!"
"Come at me all at once—I'll take you on solo!"
At that moment—
Yun Man stepped forward with a cold expression and dropped the bomb.
As her words fell—
Everyone's faces turned hideous.
But...
Not a single Professional dared step forward.
"What? Cat got your tongues?"
"Let me repeat myself..."
"If you've got a problem, come fight me outside the safe zone!"
"But the real question is—do you even dare?"
Her words were like daggers,
Piercing straight into their hearts.
It stung—and they had no counter.
Brutal!
Absolutely brutal!
And the worst part was—they really didn't dare to step up!
Total humiliation!
"Since you're all cowards, stop barking already!"
"If you're out there killing others, you'd better be ready to be killed too!"
"And since you're so mad..."
"Fine! From now on, for every day I stay here, if any Professional dares step onto the battlefield, I'll kill them on sight!"
"Don't like it? Come kill me back!"
With that, Yun Man and the others turned and left, leaving behind a cold, majestic silhouette.
And there—
Silence.
Dead silence.
A suffocating awkwardness spread across the crowd.
"Ahem... I'm heading back. I'm starving."
"Yeah yeah, let's go grab a drink and chill out."
"Back to rest—these days have been exhausting..."
Everyone quietly made up excuses to disperse.
And then came the funny part...
Over the next few days, not a single Professional dared step outside the Opportunity Battlefield.
"Clearly, that girl's warning scared these cowards into staying put."
"Haha! Feels great! They were so arrogant before. Now it's their turn to suffer."
As others gloated...
Buzz!!
A black light shone from the domain gate.
Then...
Fragments of that black glow scattered across the island.
"Another poor soul who failed the trial!"
"All their gear will now shatter and scatter across the island."
"But..."
"No one dares go out there now!"
"The Professionals must be losing their minds."
True enough.
Just like he said.
The Professionals were about to lose it.
They all wanted to go out.
But they didn't dare.
They could only watch, helplessly, as the loot scattered.
Yun Man, Meng Shuang, and Chang Yue strolled out of town every day, sweeping up all the loot under the envious, jealous, and hateful stares of everyone.
Ling Zhan hadn't expected things to turn out like this either.
Originally, he just wanted his divine beasts to relax.
Now? They'd completely blocked every other Professional.
But Ling Zhan didn't object.
These so-called Professionals could use a good wake-up call.
He had planned to stay for just three days before entering the Nether Domain Ruins.
But ended up staying ten.
During that time, the Professionals were seething.
All they could do was watch those three girls sweeping the battlefield clean.
And honestly…
Over those ten days, more than twenty Level 200 Professionals had died.
Proving that the Nether Domain Ruins was no easy trial.
Also proving something else...
Those Level 200s probably weren't top-tier.
Most had likely reached their level just by grinding over time.
But still...
Those fallen ascenders were loaded.
Skill books, items, gear, elixirs—and plenty of Sacred Crystals.
It was basically a goldmine.
Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang's storage rings were nearly full.
There was just too much loot.
And finally, after ten days—
Under everyone's gaze, Ling Zhan led his divine beast girls out of town and toward the domain gate.
"Finally! Those demons are gone!"
"Took long enough!"
"Holy crap! They finally left!"
"Don't go out yet though—wait until they're really gone!"
"Looks like they're heading for ascension. I hope they fail and die!"
"Yeah! They hoarded way too much stuff!"
"..."
Whisper after whisper.
But still, no one dared go out.
Meanwhile, Ling Zhan and his group had arrived at the domain gate.
Upon seeing it, even Ling Zhan couldn't help but marvel.
It was a heavenly gate standing tall above the Endless Sea.
Surrounded by clouds, shining with divine light—it radiated power and majesty.
The aura coming from within made people instinctively wary.
"So this is the domain gate..."
"Whether I ascend or not depends on this trial..."
Ling Zhan murmured.