Dragon's Origin

Chapter 228: Underground Palace (Part 1)

Although Black Snake had been paying attention to Wang Sheng's movements, he hadn't actually noticed anything unusual about Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng often climbed a large tree on the road to observe from a high vantage point. Who would have thought that Wang Sheng was climbing those trees to find hiding places for a group of shopkeepers?

However, Black Snake did notice some unusual things. For example, the number of insects in the places they passed was significantly reduced. Even when there were occasional casualties, it was because those people were foolish. If they had really been as careful as Wang Sheng had asked, those unfortunate things wouldn't have happened.

This was completely different from when Black Snake was learning and training in the dense forests of the Thousand Absolutes Land outside of Worry-Free City. Even outside Worry-Free City, there were a frightening number of insects. Dozens of small insects would often crawl on the gauze of his hat. But now, in the depths of the Thousand Absolutes Land, the insects were actually fewer? How could this be?

The only explanation was Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng probably had some unusual method to drive away insects. This was the real reason why Wang Sheng was able to run rampant in the Thousand Absolutes Land.

For a moment, Black Snake was tempted. If he could obtain Wang Sheng's method before killing him, wouldn't he also be able to enjoy the same treatment as Wang Sheng now?

From the moment they entered the Thousand Absolutes Land, there had been more than a dozen excellent opportunities where Black Snake felt he could deliver a fatal blow to Wang Sheng. Unfortunately, the owner of Baoqing Yu Tang was acting crazy and specifically demanded that Wang Sheng not be touched before the task was completed, wasting all those opportunities.

Letting opportunities to see Wang Sheng's blood spurting from his neck slip away one after another, Black Snake, as a seasoned killer, felt an unbearable itch. If he didn't have amazing self-control, he might have already made a move. This feeling of restraint was really making him uncomfortable.

However, the discovery of the entrance to the underground palace completely grabbed Black Snake's attention, shifting his gaze away from Wang Sheng and fixing it firmly on the entrance to the underground palace.

This was a complete ruin in the Thousand Absolutes Land. Going down from this entrance would likely lead to immense wealth and opportunities that countless people couldn't even imagine in their lifetimes. Not to mention a seasoned killer like Black Snake, even someone as worldly as Flying Fox couldn't help but hold their breath when they saw the exquisitely carved stone door suddenly appearing beneath the floating soil, afraid that their heavy breathing would make the stone door disappear.

After a brief period of stunned silence, the group stepped forward and began to clear away the broken walls, rubble, and shrubs from all around. Only then did the stone door lying on the ground reveal its true appearance.

The stone door was very large, at least five meters long and four meters wide for each of the two leaves, lying flat on the ground instead of standing upright like ordinary stone doors. Everyone understood this scene, as it was normal for it to be fixed to the ground since it was sealing off the underground palace.

The collapsed palace had not damaged the stone door, but it was enough to completely cover it. The searching group spent two full days searching through this vast palace complex before they finally found the entrance to the underground palace. There was no other way; all the palace ruins had to be dug open to see what was underneath, so it couldn't be done quickly.

Opening this stone door would reveal the immense wealth and opportunities that even Baoqing Yu Tang coveted. The thought of this made everyone around the stone door breathe heavily.

"Those who want to die quickly, move faster!" An unpleasant voice rang in everyone's ears, jolting them awake and making them realize how out of control they had become. Only then did they realize that it was Wang Sheng who had just spoken.

"Formation masters, formation masters! Flying Fox, don't tell me you didn't bring any formation masters." Wang Sheng's seemingly harsh voice didn't sound annoying to anyone at this moment. Everyone secretly shuddered, thinking how close they had come.

Just a stone door had made everyone forget the purpose of their trip. If someone couldn't help but touch the stone door at that time, who knew what the consequences would be?

While everyone was secretly wiping away cold sweat, Flying Fox hurriedly called the accompanying formation masters forward to inspect it. The female owner had said that the power of this formation was supported by terrestrial fire, and it wouldn't fail even after hundreds of years.

When the four formation masters, distributed at the blind spots of the stone door, used a formation formed by connecting four formation stones to completely break the protective formation on the stone door, all the stones, branches, and things that hadn't been cleared within a few feet of the stone door were turned into dust. If the four formation masters hadn't been protected by the formation, the result would have been no better than the dust on the ground.

This wasn't an exaggeration, but a demonstration given by an impatient and careless guy with his own life. He hadn't actually made a big mistake; his only mistake was being a little too close and not retreating beyond three meters.

So, in front of everyone's eyes, this unlucky fellow staged a vivid special effects scene. At the moment the formation stone was activated, his entire body suddenly turned into a blurry cloud of blood-colored smoke, scattered with the wind, leaving nothing behind.

The whole process seemed so plain, without any illusory exaggeration or disgusting gore. Yet, that scene, seemingly without even a ripple, made almost everyone break out in a cold sweat and involuntarily take a step back.

The only two people who didn't move were Wang Sheng and the female owner beside him. At this point, there was no longer anyone restricting his contact with the female owner. Even if they had more contact, it was just the two of them, wasn't it?

Wang Sheng didn't move because he was already far enough away, and he was confident that the formation there wouldn't hurt him. After all, he was standing outside the palace ruins that covered the entrance to the underground palace. No matter how powerful the formation was, it wouldn't damage the outer palace, so the area further out must be safe.

The female owner didn't move because she was standing next to Wang Sheng. She trusted Wang Sheng very much, believing that as long as she stood by his side, she would be safe. That sense of security was something she had never enjoyed before in her family or in Baoqing Yu Tang. Even if all the bodyguards around her were enemies, she would only feel safe as long as she stood by Wang Sheng's side.

The four formation masters had been controlling the formation for a while, but no one on the scene moved. Everyone was frightened by the tragic death of their companion, turning into ashes, and no one dared to step forward.

"If you guys just keep standing there, then there's no need to go down and take a look. Just turn around and go back!" Finally, Wang Sheng couldn't stand it anymore and sighed, saying, "I thought the purpose of your trip was to explore the ruins. I didn't expect you were just going to look at the entrance, wasting my time!"