Dragon's Origin

A figure walked out from the dust-filled air. Everyone glanced at him and burst into laughter.

It was definitely Wang Sheng, but he was in an extremely miserable state.

His entire body was covered in dust of various colors, concealing every inch of his skin, leaving only a human-shaped outline visible.

The outline was draped in rags even more pathetic than those of the most destitute beggar. These scraps could hardly be called clothing; they were more like strips of cloth or rags. Even these tattered strips were covered in dust of various colors.

The only visible human features were Wang Sheng's eyes. He probably closed them during the attack, so dust had settled on his eyelids. Now, as he opened them, everyone saw two extraordinarily bright eyes.

Equally noticeable was the bulge on Wang Sheng's face. The dust obscured what it was, but the old Daoist remembered it was the hard mask Wang Sheng had used in the Perpetual Killing Land.

No wonder Wang Sheng's voice sounded muffled; he was using that thing to block the dust from entering his mouth and nose.

Overall, though disheveled, Wang Sheng seemed unharmed. His gait and posture were normal, and he didn't appear to be short of breath.

“Hahahaha!” Starting with the old Daoist, then the five formation Daoists, and finally the Daoist experts who rushed over to see what was happening, everyone burst into laughter. Wang Sheng's current appearance was a classic image of a miner in distress, guaranteed to make anyone's stomach hurt from laughing.

“What are you laughing at? Are you all in better shape than I am?” Wang Sheng gave the old Daoist a rude middle finger and then angrily said, “Get me water! I need to shower!”

This request was quickly fulfilled. Water from a lotus pond in the Old Lord Temple was directly used to rinse off the dust before Wang Sheng was provided with a room to bathe.

After showering, Wang Sheng changed into ordinary clothes but brought the tattered rags to the newly cleaned old Daoist and five formation Daoists. The experts who had come to watch had already dispersed, waiting for the day the Old Ancestor would pass down supreme techniques. They believed that after today, that day wouldn't be far off.

“Old Daoist, your move was truly powerful! Luckily, the formation wasn't aimed at the Scripture Depository, or you would have been in serious trouble.” Wang Sheng threw the pile of rags in front of them. The tattered cloth had been washed, revealing its true form: Wang Sheng's eighth-realm demonic beast skin protective suit, compensated by the Feng family.

One of the formation Daoists picked up two strips with great interest, examining them closely. Although it was the old Daoist who had acted, it was still a formation attack, which was of great research value to them.

After only a few glances, the formation Daoist exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention.

“This isn't a single protective suit!” The formation Daoist exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief. The two strips he picked up were clearly from two different demonic beast skins, making it impossible for them to be from the same protective suit.

In other words, the old Daoist's formation attack had directly turned Wang Sheng's two protective suits into rags. These were eighth-realm demonic beast skin protective suits; how terrifying was the attack power required to do that?

“Actually, I was wearing a total of five protective suits this time.” Wang Sheng couldn't help but remind the formation Daoist, who was still making a fuss, “The Feng family compensated me with five eighth-realm demonic beast protective suits after I was assassinated in the Perpetual Killing Land. They're all here.”

Only then did everyone remember that Wang Sheng had seemed a bit bloated standing there, which was because he was wearing multiple protective suits. But if there were five protective suits, where were the other three? Everyone searched back and forth, but there were only fragments of two protective suits.

The old Daoist had experienced Wang Sheng's assassination in the Perpetual Killing Land and knew about it. Looking at the fragments of the two protective suits, he couldn't help but shake his head.

“Old Daoist, if you were to go all out, could you achieve such an effect?” Wang Sheng asked curiously.

“Impossible!” The old Daoist directly shook his head. “I could shatter all five, but I can't yet pulverize three of them into dust.”

“That's because your Tai Chi's soft force isn't refined enough.” Wang Sheng commented unceremoniously, “It seems you, old Daoist, will have a long time of cultivation ahead of you! This formation's power is very valuable for reference!”

This was the truth, and the old Daoist was very happy. Having a goal to strive for was better than having no goal, wasn't it? Especially since the Tai Chi soft force had already been used in the formation, as long as he referred to this formation in the future, he could have a clearer direction for cultivation, which was worth celebrating. However, even happier things were clearly yet to come.

“Your five layers of protective suits were all shattered, but you are safe and sound.” The old Daoist looked at Wang Sheng with a smile and asked, “You can now withstand attack formations?”

This question directly piqued the interest of the five formation Daoists, who all stared intently at Wang Sheng, waiting for his answer.

“By chance!” As soon as Wang Sheng gave this answer, a smile appeared on the old Daoist's face. The five formation Daoists were also filled with excitement, happy for Wang Sheng.

Anyone could see that this was definitely a huge step forward in the Xing character formula. If he could cross it, the Xing character formula would likely enter a new level; if he couldn't, he would remain stagnant. And all of this was with the full participation of the five formation Daoists, each of whom felt honored.

The Xing character on Wang Sheng's Sky-Supporting Giant Tablet had already begun to emit dazzling light. At this point, Wang Sheng also knew that it was probably impossible to improve further by studying the formation.

A basic offensive formation had already caused such terrifying consequences; what would happen with a more complex and powerful formation? It was simply unimaginable. Moreover, the old Daoist might not really be able to control the formation in such a way, and the Old Lord Temple would definitely not allow the old Daoist to act like this again. If he lost control and harmed the old Daoist, the Old Lord Temple would probably fight Wang Sheng to the death.

If he wanted the Xing character formula to improve further, if he wanted the Nine Secret Words to improve further, he would probably only be able to complete the Púláo Transformation and then use spiritual energy to temper his body to further enhance the Nine Secret Words. This was the conclusion Wang Sheng had drawn from his previous upgrade experiences, which had always been effective and had never failed.

“I'm afraid I can only cultivate the Nine Secret Words to this level.” Wang Sheng revealed his bottom line to the old Daoist, “If you've summarized enough, start passing it on! I believe many people are already impatient. However, before that, please help me find a quiet and safe place. I'm about to advance, and I'll also trouble you, old Daoist, to protect me!”