Dragon's Origin

#554 - New Challenges (Part 1)

“Speaking of which, has anyone seen a demon beast disguised as a human?” Along the way, everyone was carefully exploring the Thousand Absolute Land, using their own methods and senses to search, for fear of missing anything. Seeing everyone's nervous appearance, Wang Sheng couldn't help but ask, also as a way to ease the atmosphere.

Wang Sheng's question stunned everyone. A demon beast disguised as a human? What level would it take to do that? Legendary realm?

A group of people almost unanimously shook their heads. Their cultivation levels, it seemed, the highest was only at the early stage of the ninth realm, and they had only recently broken through. How could they have the opportunity to see a legendary realm demon beast?

Looking at everyone shaking their heads, Wang Sheng suddenly had a strong premonition. Perhaps, this time entering the core of the Thousand Absolute Land, they might be able to see the so-called humanoid demon beast.

Wang Sheng had previously asked everyone to find a suitable entry point, and no one had any objections. This was the cautious approach. If Wang Sheng had led everyone to just randomly find a place to enter without regard, that would have been despairing.

The reason for searching for a breakthrough point within a hundred miles in this direction was because Wang Sheng felt that it was the closest direction to the aura of that expert.

Everyone displayed their abilities, especially the expert from the Tang family, who used the array stones given by Wang Sheng to constantly explore whether there were any array fluctuations in the core area. This allowed him to accurately find three arrays.

Wang Sheng memorized the locations and ranges of the three arrays, and when someone was free, he would mark them on the electronic map that Wang Sheng himself drew on the individual combat terminal.

They were all experts, and with Wang Sheng hurrying to drive away most of the insects that could harm them, the group only spent three days in the hundred-mile area to find three points where they could enter.

None of these three points had array distributions, and no one felt any powerful aura. They all seemed suitable. Thus, the final decision was handed over to Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng had always been keenly perceptive in the Thousand Absolute Land. More than one person had witnessed Wang Sheng's ability to discover demon beasts far in advance and avoid them. Therefore, there was no problem in letting Wang Sheng decide.

After carefully recalling the feeling each of the three areas gave him, Wang Sheng chose the middle point. Everyone obeyed the order and headed straight for that area.

“There's still time to turn back now. Does anyone want to quit?” Standing at the edge of the very obvious aura dividing line, Wang Sheng took a deep breath and asked everyone.

Fifteen people, each with their own expression. The red-牌 killer was observing the surroundings like someone who had never seen the world, two familiar experts were chatting, the Tang family expert was carefully looking at the array stone… In short, no one responded to Wang Sheng's words.

This was simply nonsense. They had already arrived at the entrance, so how could they let these guys retreat? Not to mention the pressure from the various vassal states behind them, the aura inside and the possible impact on their own cultivation were enough to make these cultivation fanatics rush in headlong. Anyone who retreated after reaching this point would be a fool.

“Let’s go!” Wang Sheng also realized that he had asked a stupid question. However, this kind of constant psychological suggestion would make people cherish this opportunity even more. Even if someone died inside, as long as one person could come out, they would probably desperately brag about Wang Sheng.

Taking the lead, Wang Sheng raised his foot and crossed the line. Although no one could see the line, everyone could feel it. It was a real, invisible line that separated the core and outer areas of the Thousand Absolute Land.

Hiss! As soon as he entered the inner circle, Wang Sheng subconsciously took a breath, and then gasped. The spiritual energy here was simply too rich, as if there was a difference of at least one fold between the two sides of that line.

It wasn't just Wang Sheng who was gasping. Everyone who stepped in for the first time had the same surprised reaction. If they cultivated here, the efficiency would probably be at least twice as fast as outside. The outer area of the Thousand Absolute Land was already an enviable place for cultivation, but the core area was even more so. They wondered what kind of surprises would await them further inside.

After careful exploration, neither the senses of the crowd nor the feedback from the array stone of the Tang family's array expert, nor even Wang Sheng, detected any powerful demon beasts ahead. They could confidently move forward.

Some people had already noticed that they hadn't encountered many of the small insects that had previously given them headaches along the way. They knew that these seemingly inconspicuous but extremely dangerous insects had claimed at least ten lives from each of their families. But now, they were almost non-existent. What did this mean?

Everyone knew it, but no one said it explicitly. What if they knew? The most important thing now was to see what was in the core of the Thousand Absolute Land and whether they could find the location of that expert.

As if walking on thin ice, the group moved forward for a few miles. Fortunately, along the way, apart from dense forests and some small, insignificant demon beasts, they didn't encounter anything that made their hearts palpitate. It seemed that they were heading in the right direction.

Something seemed different ahead. Wang Sheng intuitively realized this. The Tang family expert didn't have any reaction, and the array stone detection should be normal. This difference wasn't anything dangerous, but something indescribable.

“Watch your step!” Wang Sheng had just reminded them when the expert who was leading the way stepped on nothing, slipped forward, and disappeared without a trace.

Everyone quickly stood still. When they looked forward from the path cleared by the expert, everyone was stunned by the incredible scene in front of them. They even forgot to worry about their companion who had suddenly disappeared.

The place where everyone was standing was still a forest, but after parting the shrubs and vines, the front suddenly turned into a huge basin. It was as neat as if the place under everyone's feet had been chopped off with a knife.

If it was just a change in the terrain, no one would have been so stunned like they had never seen the world. The important thing was that the huge basin in front was completely covered in ice and snow. One step away was still a tropical and temperate forest, and the next step was all solid ice. How could such a magical change not shock people?

Ah ah ah! Continuous screams woke everyone up. Only then did everyone realize that their companion had suddenly disappeared because he had stepped on nothing and slipped down from the edge of the ice. Because it was all ice, he couldn't stop himself and slid all the way to the bottom. He managed to stabilize himself by taking out his weapon and stabbing it into the ice.

However, just when everyone thought there was nothing serious, an accident occurred. A white shadow leaped out from under the ice and pounced on their companion.

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