Opportunity Realm

Opportunity Realm. When Xiao Yan opened the Game Forum, the top-ranked post nearly blinded him: "Case closed! Yang Shan is Xiao Yan in the game!"

After opening the post, he found two videos right at the top.

The first showed Yang Shan breaking through the encirclement and forcibly killing the badly wounded Fire Cloud Leopard.

The second showed Yang Shan betting against Nalan Yanran and sending her sword flying with a single slash.

Both videos were recorded from a third-party perspective, but they were remarkably clear.

The post's author also explained why Yang Shan had triggered two Global Announcements at once.

In Cloud Frost City, over ten thousand Players had besieged the Fire Cloud Leopard, only for Yang Shan to snatch the prize.

That was how Yang Shan had broken through to the Dou Master level in one go, while also claiming the first kill of the Tier 2 King of Beasts!

Only twenty minutes after it was posted, the thread had already received over two hundred thousand replies.

ID Bao Yin Bao Shi: I just got out of the Novice Realm, so why the hell is he already a Dou Master? Isn't that cheating? ID Shit-Soaked Brain Still Wants to Stir: Cheating? You're just jealous! If he were cheating, he'd have been hauled in for tea ages ago! You didn't watch the video at all, did you? Stop yapping. When are you going to eat that shit you said you'd eat last time?

ID Dragon King Returns Loves to Show Off: If this were in the game, I'd say a Great God truly lives up to his name, the number one Player in Battle Through the Heavens without question. But on the forum, I can only say: mediocre! ID Retired Argumentative Expert: I'm retired, and yet you people still force me to come out and argue. Dragon King up there, have you even left the Novice Realm? ID Xiao Aotian: Ah! Nalan Yanran! How could my Nalan Yanran lose? She can only lose to me! ID Su Yitang: Ho, you've got some skills! ID Yi Qingyang: Little miss upstairs, you're talking pretty big. I slowed that video down to 0.1 speed and watched it for ages. I have to admit, Great God Yang Shan's execution was flawless.

ID Tang Baizhan: War Soul Alliance, the number one guild in Blade's Edge, has entered Battle Through the Heavens! Heroes from all walks of life are welcome to join!

ID Ji Fengchun: Tian Hao Alliance, the number one guild in Shun Huo Nuan, has entered Battle Through the Heavens! Heroes from all walks of life are welcome to join!

ID Chao Bafang: Don't join Tian Hao Alliance, everyone. It's a complete mess. They claim territory and monopolize monsters everywhere. Plenty of Players in Cloud Frost City are complaining about them.

ID Ji Fengchun: @Chao Bafang, damn it, it's you, you idiot! You still dare to slander us? Believe it or not, I'll bring people and kill you all the way back to the Novice Realm?

ID Chao Bafang: Everyone saw that, right? They casually threaten to kill Players back to the Novice Realm.

ID Mei Yangyang Does Not Double Standard: Can you stop arguing? This thread has gone way off topic. Any good old bros got Great God Yang Shan's friend list? Can you give little sis one? Little sis wants to have his babies.

ID Ye Suifeng: I'm friends with him, but beautiful, you're being a little too forward. I'm worried you're some kind of biological mother body. I can't let you harm Great God Yang. And while I'm at it, a quick ad: Hero King Manor has made a powerful entry into Battle Through the Heavens. We've got handsome guys, pretty girls, money, and brotherly passion. Friends from all walks of life are welcome to join!

ID Mei Yangyang Does Not Double Standard: What's a biological mother body? Please explain!

ID Gynecology Research Specialist: @Mei Yangyang Does Not Double Standard, come on, let big bro explain. There are a lot of details involved. Add me on V Letter and we can talk privately.

The thread had veered all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Not only that, but footage also spread of Nalan Yanran taking the initiative to ask Yang Shan's name, only for Yang Shan to leave in style.

After all, Nalan Yanran was now recognized by the old pervert crowd as one of the two ultimate goddesses.

Nalan Yanran had taken the initiative to ask for his name.

How was that any different from the school belle taking the initiative to add someone on V Letter in real life? What kind of man could refuse an invitation like that? Was he bent? Of course, many people also tried to gain attention by using all sorts of fake data under the guise of "video analysis" to prove that Yang Shan really was using cheats.

No matter whether the forum was stormy or calm, Yang Shan had already eaten his fill, slept comfortably, and entered the game room feeling refreshed and energized.

After opening his notebook and reviewing the details on "Alchemist Qin Wu" once more, Yang Shan entered the Game Pod.

"Battle Through the Heavens, launch!"

The moment Yang Shan logged in, his notification chime began ringing wildly.

Although Yang Shan had already disabled friend requests through his ID.

He had still added two friends himself.

One was Chao Bafang, and the other was Jin Shankao.

Jin Shankao had sent only one message.

But he had also included three screenshots.

Every screenshot showed a fair-skinned, beautiful girl with long legs.

"Brother Yang Shan, got time to help me train some newcomers? These three girls are pretty good at the game. I want to cultivate them into female streamers for the guild. I'll pay you ten thousand a day!"

Yang Shan immediately replied:

"Sorry, Old Bro Jin, I've been pretty busy lately. Ye Suifeng from your guild is very strong. Just have him lead them; I'm sure he'll be more than happy to."

Meanwhile, Chao Bafang had sent him far more messages.

But their content could generally be divided into two matters.

First, he was currently grinding levels like mad in the Magical Beast Mountain Range by hunting Tier 2 Elite magical beasts. He was determined not to leave the mountains until he became a Dou Master.

Second, he sent Yang Shan screenshots of all kinds of drops and medicinal ingredients, asking whether Yang Shan needed any and whether he should save them for him.

"Not for now. Just focus on leveling up."

After replying, Yang Shan left the Mitier Auction House.

Before logging off, Yang Shan had found Master Yao and taken out the Tier 3 material Lightning-Attracting Steel, as well as the Fire Cloud Leopard's hide.

Of course, Yang Shan was not putting them up for auction. He wanted to ask Master Yao to find a highly skilled equipment refiner to turn the materials into gear.

Master Yao agreed, but Yang Shan would have to pay the crafting fee himself.

And because the materials were of a relatively high grade, Yang Shan could not receive an internal discount.

Although the crafting fee would cost at least ten thousand Spirit Stones, Yang Shan agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Once he got the Gathering Yuan Pill formula, earning ten thousand Spirit Stones would be easy.

The opportunity associated with "Alchemist Qin Wu" lay thirty miles southeast of Cloud Frost City.

There was a densely grown Ironwood Forest there.

Tian Yao Company's "opportunity" system was exceptionally complex.

Theoretically, any Player could trigger an "opportunity" at any time and under any circumstances.

Every opportunity could provide Players with assistance, great or small.

Yang Shan remembered it clearly.

In his previous life, a Player named "Hao Yunqi" had truly stepped in dog shit. He accidentally fell off a cliff, only to land at the source heartflame of the Mystic Yellow Flame!

In the end, Hao Yunqi became the first Player on the entire server to obtain a "Heaven and Earth Oddity"!

Although the Mystic Yellow Flame ranked dead last on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

As the only Player in that version who possessed a Heavenly Flame, Hao Yunqi naturally became one of that version's top Players!

In his previous life, a saying had circulated in Battle Through the Heavens:

Once opportunity arrives, one step takes you to the heavens.

There were countless opportunities in Battle Through the Heavens, too numerous to count.

As the Battle Through the Heavens version continued to update, powerful figures fell while later generations constantly rose to prominence. This design was inseparably tied to that.

Following his memories, Yang Shan accurately found the Ironwood Forest.

Countless Magical Beast clans inhabited the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and this Ironwood Forest was home to Ironhide Rats! Yang Shan had barely taken a few steps when he spotted a large rat with silver fur.

It was only slightly smaller than an ordinary cat.

The large rat seemed to notice Yang Shan. Its nose twitched, and it tilted its head as it squeaked:

"Squeak, squeak!"

It looked just like an enlarged, adorably dim-witted pet rat from real life.

Ironhide Rat (Elite)

Level: Tier 2

Attribute: Metal

Qi and Blood: 1500 Attack: 101 Defense: 120 Bloodline Secret Skill: Spiked Silver Needles (Time Acceleration: 5 seconds)—Channels Dou Qi to make all the fur on its body stand erect like a hedgehog's. It can protect itself and also fire its needle-like fur as silver needles.

Description: It looks adorable, but it's ferocious in battle. Friend, watch your life!

The Ironhide Rat's attack was merely average among Tier 2 Elite Magical Beasts, and its Qi and Blood was not even half that of a Savage Bull.

But its defense was absolutely top-tier!

Moreover, it was one of the rare low-tier non-Beast King Magical Beasts that possessed a Bloodline Secret Skill!

Ironhide Rats were found in many regions, and their adorably foolish appearance had once stirred the girlish hearts of many female Players in his previous life.

Then, the Ironhide Rat was given the title of "Female Newbie Killer"!

The female Players who got pierced met truly miserable deaths. But Yang Shan was different—he was the Number One Dou Shi Under Heaven!

Player: Yang Shan

Level: Three-Star Dou Shi

Attribute Stats—

Thunder Spirit Root: 15 Fire Spirit Root: 2 Wood Spirit Root: 1 Remaining Usable Spirit Roots: 3 Constitution: 13 Bone Root: 27 Agility: 16 Meridians: 21 Comprehension: 16 Good Fortune: 7

Combat Stats—

Qi and Blood: 2000 Attack: 140 Defense: 68 Speed: 48 Dou Qi Intensity: 41 Total Dou Qi: 205

Skill: "Thunderclap Skill" (Gold; Yellow Rank High-Level)

Dou Technique: "Thunder Cleaving Slash" (Purple; Yellow Rank Mid-Level)

Equipment: Refined Frost Blade (Purple; Fine), Standard Inner Armor (Blue; Common)

With 140 Attack, breaking through an Ironhide Rat's defense was effortless! If he used Thunder Cleaving Slash, the damage of Yang Shan's current strike could reach 234! (140 + 41 x 1.8 + 20)

"Squeak, squeak squeak."

The Ironhide Rat waddled toward Yang Shan, swaying its big backside.

If it had encountered some female Player with a few screws loose, she might have had stars in her eyes. "Good little thing, come here."

Then she would have been pierced into a hedgehog.

Yang Shan was different.

He added two more words: "Good little thing, come here and die!"

When the blade left its sheath, blood had to spill.

Harsh electric arcs raced across the blade of the Refined Frost Blade.

After the Ironhide Rat approached Yang Shan, its eyelids lowered. Its adorable foolishness was replaced by ferocity as it pounced forward, opening its mouth to take a bite out of Yang Shan.

Yang Shan saw it clearly. This slash struck the Ironhide Rat's side, at its waist.

"Off you go!"

Defense Break + Blade Severing + the unique "electric therapy" of lightning-attributed Dou Qi. The Ironhide Rat, still in mid-pounce, convulsed wildly as a bloody gash opened across its lower abdomen.

-105!

Unfortunately, although the slash looked impressive, the actual damage dealt was only normal.

That was another troublesome aspect of the Ironhide Rat.

Aside from its eyes, the creature was protected from head to toe by tough fur.

Ironhide Rats were not particularly large and were fairly quick. Yang Shan was fast as well, but accurately hitting their eyes was still an extremely difficult task.

Therefore, the safest way to land a Weakness Strike was to first break through the Ironhide Rat's hide! The wound on the Ironhide Rat's lower abdomen was not particularly deep, but the pain had provoked its fury.

The Ironhide Rat hunched over, and silver light began to radiate from its fur.

It was about to activate its Bloodline Secret Skill, "Spiked Silver Needles."

This was exactly the moment Yang Shan had been waiting for! Combat skills required activation time, and Bloodline Secret Skills did too.

Spiked Silver Needles were powerful and covered a wide area, but they took a full five seconds to activate.

During those five seconds, the Ironhide Rat could not make any large movements.

It was little different from a living target.

Yang Shan immediately struck again.

This time, Yang Shan did not use "Thunder Cleaving Slash."

But the strike was fast, precise, and ruthless.

The Refined Frost Blade slid straight into the wound Yang Shan had cut open earlier.

With a wet squelch.

-207!

With fur, there were no weak points.

Without fur, every spot was a weak point! This applied to the vast majority of magical beasts in "Battle Through the Heavens."

The Ironhide Rat immediately began squeaking, its voice nearly cracking.

"You're so noisy!"

Yang Shan gripped the hilt with both hands and twisted the blade wildly inside the Ironhide Rat's wound.

-193.

-188.

-202.

The Ironhide Rat's Bloodline Secret Skill failed to activate due to the interference, and its health was plummeting every second.

After all, it was only a Tier 2 Elite magical beast.

Without its Bloodline Secret Skill and its absurdly high defense, the Ironhide Rat had no other tricks left.

Trying to run was even more wishful thinking.

Yang Shan had invested heavily in Agility, so he was only faster than the Ironhide Rat, never slower.

The Ironhide Rat only had 1,500 health in total. How could it withstand such punishment?

After letting out one final cry, the Ironhide Rat collapsed to the ground, dead.

Player killed Ironhide Rat (Tier 2 Elite), gaining 120 experience points!

Besides that, another system notification appeared:

Ding! Player triggered Opportunity "Alchemist Qin Wu." Requirement to enter the Opportunity Realm: cumulatively kill 100 Ironhide Rats. Current progress: 1/100.

Please note: this realm is a "trigger-refresh" realm. If the attempt fails, the realm will disappear and refresh at a random location after some time.