Specifically, Ming Hong couldn't remember either.
This is also a rule of the Civilization Trial.
In order to prevent Contractors from providing too much information related to the Civilization Trial System to the Summoners, most of the Contractors' memories are sealed.
Only with the promotion of Levels will the memories be gradually restored.
In such circumstances, the only thing Ming Hong could remember was that in order to break through to the Ninth Stage, he gave up the success under the rules of the Civilization Trial and, although he grasped the opportunity, he was deemed a failure. At that moment, most of his power was forcibly sealed, and he was inscribed with a consciousness contract and cast into the "prize pool" as a Contractor.
As for what kind of opportunity it was, what rules there were, he could not remember anything.