Dragon's Origin

Chapter 309: The Perilous Return Journey (Part 1)

Wang Sheng had said long before they set out that the expert's position hadn't moved. Even if it had, it was only within a one-mile radius. Everyone might not have said it, but they didn't really believe it.

However, this expert from the Tang family had now confirmed Wang Sheng's judgment before they set out. That expert was trapped within a binding formation.

If that was the case, it could explain why everyone wasn't affected beyond a certain distance, but as soon as they got close to that small icy slope, they were attacked.

The problem was, that expert was still in a bound state, yet he could turn everyone into tumbling gourds with just a cold snort. What kind of realm was that? What kind of expert? It was laughable that a group of people were still speculating whether he was in the mid-stage or peak of the Legendary Realm. Did they even have the right to judge?

Furthermore, what kind of binding formation could restrain such an expert? The crowd directed their questions to the Tang family expert who was proficient in formations.

"I don't know!" The Tang family expert wore a crying face as he answered everyone, "I only had a few breaths of time at most, and I had to face such a terrifying expert. Do you think I had time to carefully confirm what kind of formation it was? I was lucky to even determine that it was a binding formation."

The thought of that terrifying cold snort sent chills down everyone's spines. Thinking that the Tang family expert had to divide his attention to determine what formation it was under those circumstances was really putting him in a difficult position. They certainly couldn't have done it themselves. At least, before the Tang family expert mentioned it, everyone had forgotten to determine whether there was a formation there.

"The formation is very powerful. The formation fluctuations are completely sealed within a certain area." The Tang family expert held a formation stone and continued to explain to everyone, "Logically speaking, we should have been able to detect the formation fluctuations emitted by such a strong formation from here, but even with this formation stone from Lone Wolf that amplifies formation fluctuations tenfold, I can't detect a trace of formation fluctuations at this distance."

No one spoke, including Wang Sheng. The situation was simply too unbelievable. Even though everyone except the Tang family expert wasn't proficient in formations, they knew some common formation knowledge, and this was clearly against common sense.

The core of the Perpetual Killing Ground was truly too strange. There were such unusual phenomena. The crowd still couldn't explain why there was suddenly an ice-sealed basin in the jungle, nor could they explain how the formation could be so strange. Of course, the biggest doubt was still the identity of that expert, and why he was bound by a binding formation. In addition, when that expert was bound was even more thought-provoking.

Now there were only twelve people left, including Wang Sheng. Thinking of the anomaly that the Tang family expert had mentioned, everyone felt an indescribable feeling in their hearts. This feeling was very strange, making people feel so unreal.

"Why tell us this?" The expert from the Dai family was still in the team. He was silent for a while before asking directly, "These things are currently only known to you. If you don't say it, your Tang family will definitely be able to take the lead in knowing some of the secrets of the Perpetual Killing Ground's core after returning. Why tell us?"

This question was actually what everyone other than Wang Sheng wanted to know. Everyone was from different families, with different interests. What was the Tang family's motive in revealing such a big secret?

"We have already lost four people, including two ninth-stage companions." The Tang family expert didn't hide his thoughts at all, "I can't be sure if I can return alive, so I just hope that those who return alive can bring this news to the Tang family. Tang is extremely grateful."

The words were spoken to everyone, but the Tang family expert's gaze was mostly on Wang Sheng. In his mind, perhaps Wang Sheng was the most likely to return alive. The others probably didn't have much of a chance.

Wang Sheng nodded silently, not saying anything, but he had already expressed his meaning. If he could return, he would tell the Tang family about the Tang family expert's discovery.

The others also fell silent. The Tang family expert's cultivation wasn't the highest in the team, only at the peak of the eighth stage. He wasn't carrying any injuries, but he actually already had plans to not be able to get out. This made the others in the team a little uneasy.

"We might not be unable to get out!" Dai Laoqi smiled somewhat weakly, then looked at Wang Sheng, "Going back should be easier than coming in, right?"

Everyone actually thought so in their hearts. When they came in, they were cautious every step of the way, and they only lost four people with the addition of that terrifying expert. Could it be that going back would be even more dangerous?

"It depends on whether that expert is willing to let us out!" Wang Sheng sighed, "His aura eruption can affect our camp over there."

Hearing Wang Sheng's words, everyone was stunned. The expert's aura eruption did indeed affect the camp over there. It should be known that it was a straight-line distance of almost fifty or sixty miles. If he really didn't want everyone to go out, this journey would probably be really troublesome.

Everyone's hearts were heavy, and their speed of moving outwards also increased a lot. However, as if the Tang family expert had hit the nail on the head, the road out was indeed full of dangers.

When they came in, they only encountered four monster beast attacks, killing three and leaving one with a broken arm. But when they went out, they only traveled half the distance and encountered seven monster beasts. Of the twelve people, only eight were left, including three with minor injuries, one seriously injured and unable to move, and only four who were unscathed, including Wang Sheng.

It must be said that Wang Sheng was able to remain unscathed, not entirely due to the merits of that Red牌 killer, but at least half of it.

Wang Sheng could detect danger in advance, but only within a very close range. Sometimes, even if Wang Sheng discovered the danger, he might not be able to avoid the sudden attacks with his cultivation. It was very obvious that the monster beasts in the core area of the Perpetual Killing Ground were very smart, knowing to prioritize attacking the one with the lowest cultivation.

Of the seven monster beast attacks, three were aimed at Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng dodged one himself, and the remaining two were saved by that unremarkable Red牌 killer.

The companion who lost the ability to move could only be abandoned under these circumstances. However, the loss of five people was not without gain. Two powerful white monster beasts were killed by everyone. Among them, the corpse of a white giant rat, whose body was only the size of an ordinary hunting dog, was now lying in one of Wang Sheng's storage rings. This was also the only monster beast corpse that the storage ring could hold.