Dragon's Origin

“It’s a pity!” Wang Sheng also sighed, smiling as he asked Grandmaster Qian, “Are these your trump cards? Didn’t you leave any reserves?”

“Of course, I left some.” A glint flashed in Grandmaster Qian’s eyes, but he still answered Wang Sheng’s question, “Knowing how capable Duke is, how could I put all my eggs in one basket? I always have to leave something for my children and grandchildren.”

“It’s good to leave something.” Wang Sheng nodded, “As long as your children and grandchildren aren’t greedy, they can live a life of wealth and ease.”

A fierce light flashed in Grandmaster Qian’s eyes, and a faint glow of a protective formation being activated to its maximum already shimmered in front of him. He was only about thirty meters away from Wang Sheng, but he was still very cautious in protecting himself. Wang Sheng’s killings were known to be elusive and unpredictable, so he couldn’t be careless at any time.

Wang Sheng’s words clearly indicated that he was about to make a move. However, Wang Sheng himself was at a disadvantage, surrounded by dozens of experts with peak ninth-realm combat power. Grandmaster Qian, the master of the Exquisite Pavilion, had already decided to take Wang Sheng and Lin Ling’s lives, so how could he let Wang Sheng strike first?

Bang, bang, bang, bang. Before the continuous sounds of bowstrings reached Wang Sheng’s ears, four heavy arrows, specially designed by Wang Sheng and crafted by the grandmasters of the Exquisite Pavilion for the heavy sniper crossbow, had already arrived at Wang Sheng’s location. Two heavy arrows targeted Wang Sheng’s chest and throat, while the other two targeted Lin Ling on Wang Sheng’s back.

Wang Sheng’s heavy sniper crossbow was crafted by the grandmasters of the Exquisite Pavilion at Wang Sheng’s request. Wang Sheng personally oversaw the design, and even the special metal materials needed for the heavy sniper crossbow were purchased through the Exquisite Pavilion. According to the Exquisite Pavilion’s quotation at the time, Wang Sheng’s heavy sniper crossbow cost more than fifty million gold coins just for the crossbow itself, not including the price of the heavy arrows.

After all parties learned of the power of the heavy sniper crossbow, they wanted to have one made through the Exquisite Pavilion as well. But upon hearing the price, even the Eight Great Families frowned and eventually gave up. There was no way, the price was simply too expensive, and after it was made, it had no scope and could only be used at close range. Moreover, it could only be used once in a battle because they didn’t even have the strength to draw the string after firing.

Unless they gathered the strength of multiple people or used animal power or mechanical assistance before using it, otherwise, how many people besides Wang Sheng, that freak, could draw the string with tens of thousands of pounds of force?

But this price was a joke to the Exquisite Pavilion Master. Others couldn’t afford it, but could he not afford it? He was originally the supplier of the metal materials, and he could earn at least half the price difference from it. The grandmasters of the Exquisite Pavilion, others couldn’t find a way to get them to take action, but for the Exquisite Pavilion Master, was that even a problem?

In terms of cost, if the Exquisite Pavilion wanted to build one themselves, they could probably build four for the price of Wang Sheng’s one. Heavy arrows were even simpler, they could just let a group of grandmaster-level people practice making them casually.

Apart from the drawbacks of only being able to use it once and at close range, using Wang Sheng’s designed heavy sniper crossbow to snipe Wang Sheng was simply the most perfect kill setup. The two sides were within a hundred feet of each other, such a short distance that there was no need for a scope at all, and those experts could accurately hit the target.

Wang Sheng’s super-sensitive intuition allowed him to detect something was wrong the moment the other party fired, and he flashed his body in time, avoiding the fatal position.

However, the speed of the heavy arrow was too fast, several times the speed of sound, which was beyond the reach of almost all hidden weapons in this world. Although Wang Sheng’s intuition for danger was keen, he was still a bit slow at such a close distance.

Clang, the heavy arrow aimed at Wang Sheng’s throat was blocked by Wang Sheng’s Tiger Tooth Dagger. The formation on the arrow did not explode because of Wang Sheng’s Seven Word Incantation suppression. However, Wang Sheng failed to block the other heavy arrow aimed at his chest, and it hit Wang Sheng’s left shoulder squarely.

Puff, the heavy arrow collided with the protective suit, making a dull sound. With Wang Sheng’s strong physique, he was still knocked back two steps by the huge kinetic energy of the two heavy arrows. The formation on the arrow also failed to explode. Apart from Wang Sheng’s left shoulder almost instantly losing consciousness, there was almost no effect.

The protective suit’s strong protective effect was finally demonstrated. The protective suit made of the skin of a fourteenth-realm super sperm whale was strong enough that the arrowheads of the heavy arrows failed to penetrate the protective formations and skin on it. The liquid bulletproof vest dutifully dispersed the power of the heavy arrows throughout the upper body. The heavy arrows also stopped in the air for a moment because they had exhausted all their kinetic energy and began to fall.

Wang Sheng’s body retreated backward with the heavy force of the heavy arrows. Coincidentally, one of the two heavy arrows aimed at Lin Ling was dodged, and one arrow missed.

However, the other one was unavoidable. Just as Wang Sheng was worried about whether Lin Ling’s extremely weak body could withstand the impact of the heavy arrow, Lin Ling, who was slowly recuperating in a coma, extended her right hand almost instinctively. In a flash, her entire palm smeared on the heavy arrow that should have hit her waist and ribs.

The extremely fast supersonic heavy arrow turned a corner at an incredible angle within that distance of less than two feet, but still maintained its supersonic speed and shot in another direction.

The next moment, the familiar roar of two heavy arrow explosions sounded, mixed with a scream.

Wang Sheng didn’t need to look to know that one explosion was the arrow that missed and hit a tree, causing it to explode. The other one was the heavy arrow that Lin Ling lightly deflected, directly hitting one of the experts surrounding them, and definitely not a legendary realm expert, but a peak ninth-realm expert. Even in a coma, Lin Ling would instinctively look for the easiest enemy to kill.

This was Lin Ling’s combat instinct, which was exactly the same as Wang Sheng’s response. Of course, Wang Sheng also learned it from so many revolutionary seniors on Earth: it’s better to break one finger than injure all ten. Even killing the weakest one is worthwhile. Killing one reduces the number of times you are besieged, and it can also打击the opponent’s confidence. If this happens a few more times, one’s own momentum will become stronger and stronger, while the opponent will become颓丧because of continuous deaths and failure to attack for a long time. That will be the opportunity.

The four heavy arrows kicked off the battle. Wang Sheng and the Exquisite Pavilion decisively started the war in this situation.

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Just as Wang Sheng was sniped, A Qi shrank back extremely cleverly and hid behind a big tree. Her cultivation determined that she could only be a burden. Being able to protect herself was already great luck. Killing enemies was absolutely impossible.

Boom, an explosion that was even stronger than the combined explosions just now suddenly rang out.